Chapter 148 – 15. The Age of Mooning.
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After Mooning’s gunpowder demonstration, her contempt for her diminished a bit.
This is because some people, like Count Ellin, consider it useless, while others do not.
However, even so, it was not easy for anyone to approach her because she was a born-in-law. Only the gaze of her has changed.
“Phew…It’s a little better now. I used to feel stabbing stares from all directions.”
Olvia sighed as she recalled her past her.
From the point of view of the nobles, with the appearance of Muning and her mage towering her, it must have been very dear to the commoners who had regarded it as insignificant. Naturally, that gaze mercilessly scolded Mooning and her researchers her, and thanks to that, they were in a state of low spirits.
Mooning nodded as if she agreed.
“That’s not too far away. You’ll definitely praise me someday.”
She made a firm commitment and packed her various papers.
I had to run with my feet today to get the budget for the Mage Tower.
“Then, I’ll go.”
“Please buy something delicious when you come!”
“Buy it with your salary.”
“Hing.”
Mooning smiled and left the building.
Her destination her is the Military Department. She was to earn her budget by supplying gunpowder bullets she had developed.
“It’s Mooning.”
“This is Baron Algrey.”
“I heard that they developed something called gunpowder, but as expected, they said it was useless.”
“Of course ho ho ho. It was made by commoners.”
Apparently, nobles live around the palace, so 90% of the people you encounter walking down the street are nobles. Whether you like it or not, you hear that kind of sound.
Mooning listened to those words one by one and made a resolution as if cutting her bones her.
Someday, I will make sure that not a single word comes out of my mouth.
After walking for about 10 minutes to reach the military base, I heard the sound of soldiers training vigorously.
To be precise, it was not a single soldier, but a 2,000-strong palace guard made up of super elites.
“Whoa… You’re finally here.”
At the door, she took a deep breath.
Although she has the right to adjust some of the military and administrative budgets due to Aran’s tremendous support her, the woman she will deal with is the largest aristocratic force in this country, even this country and her motherland her, Persia. It is a huge aristocrat with Some her even her treated her as her her own king, and she originally tried to seal her her as her duchy her by giving her her her her domain her when she conquered the Ainu Grand Duchy in Persia.
She crossed over to the great Habsburg kingdom and became the mother-in-law of the great king, so it was obvious that the power her would grow even more.
“Welcome, Baron Algrey.”
After handing over her identity card to her, a guard moved her spear away and out of the way.
Mooning takes a look at the rather grandiose building and goes inside.
For reference, all the buildings in this city were built when Aran was awakened (?). How overwhelming the sight is. At that time, Mooning felt like he had seen the end of magic.
‘Though I’ve become a little weird.’
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“Welcome.”
She passed through the maze-like interior and met Therin.
Despite being a parlor like a soldier, there was only a monotonous interior and various weapons and armor.
“Hello, sir.”
Mooning politely bowed down and sat down in the seat he recommended.
“Looking at me, it must be a delivery problem, right?”
Therin saw right through the purpose.
Mooning said yes and held out her papers.
“The budget for this year is projected to be around 200 stadia. I have the power to coordinate 3% of that.”
Mooning plans to additionally organize 6 stadions, 3% of 200 stadiions, into the military department and deliver Algrey Magic Tower’s inventions for that amount.
“6 stadia…That’s a lot of money.”
Therin nodded and looked through her papers.
Of course, it wasn’t that he took (?) All of the 6 stadians from the Mage Tower. The sick also have their own rewards.
Her contract her, which she presented, was to add 3 % of the annual renewal budget to the ward, 6 % of which would be used to purchase products from Al Gray Magic Tower, and the rest to be used freely by the ward.
Considering that the total budget of the hospital department this year is 30 stadia, you can get a sense of how large this amount is.
‘To think that a single baron is using 3% of the budget…Your Highness…’
Therin sighed and laughed at the same time.
He is an eccentric king in many ways.
“Then, is it okay to contract for your goods with 4 out of 6 stadia and use the rest at will?”
“Yes, sir. As the administrative budget increases, the power of the Ministry of Health will become stronger.”
“Hmm…”
Aran’s intention is to empower Mooning, a commoner. However, if she makes this contract, she will also push the disease department along with it.
“Well, isn’t this also your right anyway? I’m just signing. You can raise the soldiers’ salaries.”
“The morale will go up a lot.”
Surplus budget 2 stadia.
If there are 100,000 soldiers, you can pay them 200,000 mesos each, which is enough money to build a suitable house with a field in the province.
“The morale of the soldiers is important.”
Terrine signing autographs in a businesslike way.
Mooning suddenly became curious.
What does the woman in front of her really think of her invention of her?
“I…”
Her lips were drawn open.
Therin, who was signing the autograph, glanced up.
“Your Excellency…What do you think of the powder bullets?”
“Gunpowder bullet…”
She lowered her gaze again.
“You think it’s useless.”
“…”
Back.
Her hand her on her lap her grasped the soft cloth.
She lowered her head spontaneously.
Even though she promised…
Therin’s words continued.
“Everything is useless at first.”
“..Yes?”
“Even my inaction to show off my prestige was, at first, nothing more than meaningless arm play.”
As if she had finished signing her autograph before she knew it, she was leaning her body her against her backrest her with a faint expression on her face.
“My fist, which I raised to cut through the wind, broke without being able to pierce a tree. It is a shame for a woman. I couldn’t lift a light rock, much less throw it. The guy next to me laughed so hard. But at that time, I was so angry that I bleed with my teeth, bleed with my fingernails, and broke down the walls of the whole town, enduring the pain of crushing every bone in my fist or instep.”
I laughed as if it was funny while I was talking.
“I was a ridiculous tomboy. Then I was kicked out of the village, and I was almost eaten by a bear while wandering on the road… When I returned to the village after being barely protected, I was told, ‘You have no talent, so give up.’ So weak, so useless.
What was useless, he created an empire.”
She met Mooning’s eyes.
“All greatness is found shining in the corner of garbage. If you heard that all your efforts are useless, that’s good. It has become a pile of garbage that no one pays attention to, so you are the only one who can find greatness in it.”
Munning was dazed.
As the intentions of her words her drifted in her ears, and out of her head her, she passed into the realm of barely barely understanding.
And when she understood it, she had tears in Munning’s eyes.
Ah,
This person now…
Not recognized
I heard it’s useless.
But that’s the best recognition.
The feeling of being recognized for the first time in her life her came to mind once again.
“Thank you…”
Only five syllables escaped his lips her.
I couldn’t afford to say more.
Therin looked at it all the way and then added.
“Status is not determined by God. It is determined by people. At least that’s how she and I have lived.”
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After some time passed, Mooning roughly settled down and left the building.
She stomped her feet vigorously, determined to grow by feeding on the words Terrin had told her.
“Huh? That person…?”
In-young is seen when she is about to leave the gate.
She is a woman who is so familiar with her and comes to her as a flower.
It was Moae.
“Why is Mama Woojeon here…?”
If you look closely, it’s where the mother of the sister-in-law is, so what’s going on?
While thinking so, Moae was already close by.
“Huh…Meet Ujeon Mama.”
Mooning hurriedly lowered his head.
Moae nodded slightly.
“Okay.”
And then she passes
It is as beautiful as the hallucination of petals fluttering beside her.
“Really pretty…”
Words that came out unintentionally.
Moae’s body stopped abruptly as she heard that.
She then looked back at her hardened face.
“What did you just say?”
“Yes?”
“Just. What did you say?”
“Ah…Well, over there…”
Did I make you uncomfortable?
Mooning stammered, containing some sort of fear.
“J, really… Yes, it’s pretty…”
Then her mother-in-law smiled slightly.
“I know. I wanted to hear it one more time.”
And now, walking on horseback, he disappeared behind the gate.
“……”
