Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 127



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Episode 127. The Beginning of Alchemy 2, The Threat of the Legendary Age

The development of alchemy gave rise to the technology to lower the surrounding magical pressure through the front wheel and to artificially create high magical pressure.

And living things, then and now, are incredibly efficient. Computers that can keep up with the human brain, machines that surpass human hand movements, efficiency that surpasses human physical strength, and transportation devices that are faster than living things… … Living things are great.

At the end of the legendary era, an empire based on alchemy was born. It was the Empire of Baekhan.

They find that Erin is much more efficient at turning the wheel than the beasts. Originally, Erin had tremendous stamina, both racially and physically, and intellectually. Even more so than Homo sapiens on Earth.

Because of this, the Erins of the West are mercilessly kidnapped and taken to the High Magic Zone, where they are destined to only turn the front wheel from birth until death.

This is the most tragic and miserable history of the Erin tribe.

Surprisingly, the situation of workers in the Sanggo-seon era was not that bad before this technology was developed.

The main industry is agriculture. Agriculture requires a huge amount of labor, but if you work as much as you need, you don’t need to work more.

To be exact, it is impossible to work. No matter how neatly I manage the field, the harvest will not double or triple.

But after the Industrial Revolution, things are a little different. Individuals receive the same amount of income as they work. As a result, the amount of human labor and working hours increase like crazy.

In fact, statistically and scientifically, providing enough vacation time increases productivity, but strangely enough, the group called businessmen want the people working under them to work painfully even if it means lower productivity, so the quality of life is endlessly lowered.

The modern era following the industrial revolution has returned here.

In the high-power zone, all you have to do is turn the wheel. The longer you turn it, the better.

If someone starts turning, the neighboring country has to turn it.

Otherwise, we would be inferior in terms of mystical mobilization power.

That’s why it’s hell. What we need is Erin slaves. Pure-blooded Erin is the best. Daton is not good because they need high-powered areas, and Bark is strong but spreads quickly. Pure-blooded Erin is the only choice.

In pre-modern times, slaves and servants could be promoted if they caught the eye of their masters and showed a smart appearance, but there is no opportunity for promotion for workers in this era. Just as there is no way for workers in the industrial era to become factory owners.

That’s because what is demanded of the subordinates is not human smartphones, but labor as livestock. Smartphones are such useful items that you want to use them sparingly, manage them well, and decorate them preciously, but as the saying goes, what chance of advancement would livestock have if you whip them and make them work until they die and then just fill them up with new ones?

The Baekkans begin a war in Erin’s realm, now for people rather than territory.

Thanks to the civilization’s advantage called alchemy, we were able to overwhelm them in mystical power.

More slaves. More wheels. And more horsepower, and resources. And power… … !

Is this a bit surprising? It may be because the Erin tribe felt like a bit of a ‘villain’ when explaining a series of historical events.

But there is no race that is inherently evil. There is no race that deserves to be discriminated against.

They all did their best in life, and this is the result.

So, the Baekkan lords of Baekkara were able to block the new forces of the thousand-year-old gods who invaded from the northeast during the 300-year era of faith, and their pride grew even higher. It seemed as if the Baekkan Empire would continue to be strong forever.

The oppression and persecution reach a critical point, and eventually a slave rebellion breaks out.

There was one rebellion that was absolutely impossible to stop, even though they had repeatedly suppressed the rebellions that had occurred. Later history called the leader of that rebellion the “Invincible One.”

The achievements of the Invincible One do not end with driving out Baekhan and establishing the empire of the Erins, but in fact there is something more important… … .

“Excuse me. Just a moment.”

yes?

“Well, the history is a bit confusing when you listen to it. So, if the Alchemy Empire of Baekkan held off the forces of a thousand eons in the 300th year of the Age of Faith, and then a rebellion broke out, doesn’t that mean that the Invincible One was a new being who was active much later than the 300th year of the Age of Faith?”

Yes, that’s right.

“Then how did the legendary era end? It’s confusing because the history being described now is not in chronological order.”

That’s right. As I was naturally explaining the conflicts of the times, I ended up skipping over history.

Then, shall we briefly summarize the chronology we talked about in Jung-gu Nan-bang?

Legendary Age 0-200 AD. The Age of Theater.

Legendary Age 150-220 AD. The Luzar Excavation Team and the Death of Weiqi

Legendary Age 230s. Datang Isolation Edict

Legendary Age 350s. Datang’s isolationist order is eased.

Legendary era 1500-1600s (unclear). The world’s greatest person conquers the East.

Legendary era, 1700s. The greatest person in the world finishes teaching the nomadic people of Ta-tap and moves. The original stone of the divine sword is discovered.

Legendary era, 1850s. The world’s greatest Seiwamuyu 5th Dynasty is defeated. And the country’s name is changed to Goaraan.

Legendary era 1950s~2000s. The greatest person in the world leaves for the west to Baekala, sparks a religious dispute, and moves south. A thousand eons are born. Nomads are divided.

The legendary era of the 2000s. The meeting of the best in the world and the all-time chaewon.

Legendary Age 2300s. Unification of the thousand-year-old grassland. Becoming Bapan and mercilessly expanding.

Legendary Age 2500 years. The thousand-year-old invasion of the East. Expansion stopped by the appearance of the best in the world. Legendary Age ends.

If you look at the history described so far, it’s like this. Is it a little more organized now?

“It seems like the entire history of Datang is blank, from the legendary era of 350 AD when the isolation order was lifted to the 2000s before the meeting of the best in the world?”

Hmm… … . That’s a valid point, but honestly, I don’t have much to show you.

Just as there was no change for thousands of years in the mythical age.

Of course, there were changes in between.

The appearance of the Minniruns who are inferior to Anlair, several disasters. The eruption of the Shujor volcano. A major earthquake. Another explosion of the Hanjutamal, etc.

However, none of them left a historically significant mark. There were no revolutionary discoveries that could change the fate of Datang.

Above all, All Chaun himself was no longer interested in change. He was now just looking for a new performance every time in the repeating history.

The world has already changed enough, everyone is already happy, so there is no desire to find something better.

Should we say that this is evidence that the Datang is in decline? Well… … .

“But there, the time period after the meeting between the best person in the world and the thousand-year-old and the end of the legendary era is also empty.”

Oh, that’s a very valid point.

This is a necessary part to explain how the legendary era, or the upper ancient era, called the Shang-go era, ended.

From the perspective of the thousand-year-old and the best person in the world, the era ended when the two faced each other and clashed.

What does it matter to the southwestern Datang whether the nomads and the settled peoples in the east are fighting each other?

This is also roughly based on the standards of the datang.

In terms of the Tang era, the legendary era ends due to completely different events.

This was a tragic incident that tore in half the national power of Datang, which had been able to compete with the entire world up until that point.

While Daton was studying how to cross the sea or sea life, Kass Loran submitted a strange report.

“All right. There seem to be a lot of strange things happening along the coast lately.”

“hmm?”

“There are frequent incidents of seeing giant creatures or having something wreck the ship.”

“Hmm… … Isn’t that the problem of the Datangin?”

Let’s say that, Liwaduwan points out right away.

“No. It’s a bigger problem than you think. There’s a lot of water traffic south of Shujor, and there’s no place along the coast where there aren’t reports of strange creatures. Reports of sinkings are also becoming more frequent.”

I’d like to add a word to the Medakbo.

“Seiwamuyu… … So, in the case of the 12th Dynasty that exists to the east of Dator, it is said to be a rather serious problem. Ships are disappearing, and it is not pirates, and the reason is unknown. There may be some disruption in the supply of goods.”

All of this is a serious concern.

“What do you guys think?”

“I think we need to seriously discuss the creation of a navy, which has been put off for a long time.”

“With Iyakan and Datorin as the main force, we should be able to conduct coastal navigation and defense.”

“It seems like we need to invest a lot in research on sea spirits, or similar navigation techniques.”

It’s a valid suggestion. All rights reserved.

And for decades, similar reports have followed. Something was seen in the sea. There was a monster that sank ships. These days, if you try to sail the ocean, the ship just disappears… … .

In a sense, it would be fair to say that Datang is not very interested in the sea, so there is no damage.

It seems like the only stories going around in Datang are about sea monsters that sink ships. These are stories that were spread on purpose to raise awareness.

Then, by chance, certain eyewitness information came to light.

“Seo, Island. Our island has been invaded by those monsters!”

“Certainly. Judging from the state of the ruined island now, it seems that way… … . What does it look like?”

“It was an Iyakan like us. It had four arms and feathers. But. It had only rich feathers and a beak instead of teeth in its mouth… … . Its feathers were all black and white… … .”

Let’s see, Seiwamuyu’s administrators are perplexed.

“It’s kind of… cute, isn’t it?”

“No, but I did pirates with that. I also used spirit magic.”

“Spiritualism… …?”

“Yes, and without a spirit!”

“???”

Reports continue to be made thereafter.

“Bigger than a ship. It was a really big creature! It must have been three times bigger than a ship!”

“Then the length is 20 meters (*converted to units)… …?”

“Yes! That was the fish! There were a lot of similar ones, but they were relatively small in size!”

“hmm…….”

The most incredible report was this: a Patchar was seen coming up the shore.

“Oh, it was a huge creature.”

“how much?”

“That, that. There are also Gigards living in my village, and they are as big as Gigards. But their torsos are much bigger, and they have no legs, only a tail, but instead, their arms are huge and their trunks are long like elephants.”

“A water elephant? Was there something like that?”

“Yes! There was no ivory. But. They, they could speak! I’m sure of it! They were talking to each other, writing something on their boards and then leaving!”

“… … ? Okay, fine. But I have a question. If you didn’t have legs, how did you walk on land?”

“I didn’t walk. I swam with the sea wrapped around my body. It was incredibly fast.”

When we went there, there were traces of a truly enormous creature. After investigating, Liwaduwan guessed how big it could be… … .

“Even the most conservative estimate is that it weighs 4 tons (*converted to unit price), and its body length is 6 meters… … .”

And, perhaps, a mystical thing that is not suitable for walking on land, but can wrap itself around the sea. Magic, or spirit magic, or nature magic that the Northern Erins use… … .

If something like that were to run wild on the battlefield… … .

“This looks like it might be stronger than the Gigaguard.”

Liwaduwan muttered like that and thought about the unknown enemy in the sea. The god of war was in a position where he had to think about how to defeat even an unknown enemy.

In the legendary era of 2200, when the thousand-year-old kalpa had not yet unified the Northern Yang, and when the nomadic tribes were still growing in power, the accident finally occurred.

The southernmost part of Shujor. The southernmost land in this world. They have finally landed on this land where Hochukoi, the residence of Liwaduwan, is located.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

Crazy, gigantic monsters that lunge forward, making such bizarre noises, and those with feather-covered bodies called Iyakans.

In this world, intelligent beings were not only on land.

The polar regions were thought of as mere natural features, and no one had ever thought of crossing them.

The Glacier Nobles and their forces that rule there are now invading the land on a large scale.