Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 61



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Episode 61. Military Training 2

Strengthen military power by promoting sports.

It may not be well understood in the modern era, but it is a more effective policy than you might think.

All sports are in some way connected to military training.

Running, javelin throwing, wrestling, swimming, archery. All based on ancient military training.

If we can’t make all the Datons into hunters, if they’re still living the life of survival experts from their old hunter-gatherer lifestyle, then we can at least make all the Datons into trained athletes.

The selection of subjects was decided quickly, because it was for military training.

First, the pure physical section.

Short distance running. Agility is important.

Martial arts. At least you should be able to put up some minimal resistance against the Patchar tribe.

Weightlifting. Simply because it’s good to be strong.

Hide and seek. It’s important not to be detected by the enemy. So, we divide the attack and defense.

Equipment sector.

Throwing, throwing, archery. All of these require training long-range troops.

Digging. Because it’s important to build a base or trap quickly.

Crafting weapons or clothing. It is important to be able to craft and repair weapons and clothing as quickly as possible.

Sculpture. The skill of quickly carving a statue is also connected to architecture.

The magic department.

Flame thrower.

Ostrich riding.

Scaly hippopotamus fight.

Kneeling Giraffe Pilgrimage

Scaly elephant excavation.

Shadow snail wrestling.

Metallurgy.

Herbal medicine.

One for each field. It tests not only simple spirit magic but also the ability to handle spirit water.

“We also need the brain area.”

“Laurent. What are you talking about?”

“I realized this after seeing the Borin tribe. Fighting is not done with brute force, but with the mind. Let’s also test our ability to test strategy and tactics.”

“Hmm. Any good ideas?”

Castle Lorran creates something of a ‘chess’ type of game, a simple but quite deep asymmetrical game where the majority of the pieces are weak Borin and the minority of the pieces are strong Daton.

“This is fun. Does this game have a name?”

“Revolutionary War (Wan-gan Giri)”

“Your name is, ha······.”

Anyway, this game is passed down under the name of Wangangiri. Although it underwent several revisions after that, it remains in history as the first board game of this era.

It was an asymmetrical game where each player held a different piece, so at first the game was played with the Datons and Borins, but later on, various races were added. It further developed into a large-scale war game.

It’s quite trendy.

Title: Wangangiri Daton is a dog breed!

Content: The first Castel Loran favored the Daton race. If you refute, Amy Daton.

Comment: Erin-chung is whining again here.

Author: Erin is indeed a retarded race.

ㄴㄴReply: If you have average intelligence of the Erin tribe, then that seems right ㅋㅋㅋ

Comment 2: Our Erin tribe is pissed because they caught Esaggi and couldn’t win against Daton.

Comment 3: 547439th day of soil improvement······.

ㄴㄴ대 댓글: Are you coming this time?

It’s been popular for longer than I thought. Anyway, let’s go back to the prehistoric era.

All the teachings of the previous year were quickly spread to each village through the two-toned drums. Although there was no calendar concept yet, there was a concept of dry and rainy seasons, so the dates could be roughly determined.

“It’s a match. If I win, I get a medal?”

In the past and present, a medal is a great honor in the Datang society. There are no taxes, no civic duties. It was the only incentive that could be offered in such a Datang. Honor, a medal.

Therefore, in fact, military training for all citizens through sports promotion did not go well.

“All right. The participants are not taking themselves seriously.”

“Let’s give different medals and honors to the top, middle, and bottom ranks.”

“All right. Neither the top ranks, where there is nowhere higher to go, nor the bottom ranks, where there is no possibility of going higher, work hard.”

“How about gathering the top players from each region and having a top-tier match? As for the lower-ranked players, ummm… how about giving them a participation medal?”

“All cold. Even the middle-ranking ones don’t work hard anymore. I think it’s because there’s no chance of getting into the top ranks. The lower-ranking ones are even more haphazard.”

“hmm······!”

I guess sports are harder for many people to get interested in than expected.

Rather, there were a lot of Datons who hated the system of competition. Even if they were not perfect survival experts of the primitive era, the Datons of the prehistoric era preferred to see and learn new and interesting things and not necessarily compete. From the beginning, Olchaun emphasized cooperation over competition.

The medals given so far were medals that said, ‘I just have to do well’. Like giving birth to a child, building something, or inventing something new.

However, everyone hated the medals that were given for ‘beating others’, and they considered them dishonorable. Since war is fundamentally about beating others, Darton really hated war.

In particular, the most problematic category was the ‘fighting’ category. It was almost as if there was no Daton who stood out in the fighting category. It was just an instinctive feeling of ‘how can you hit someone even if it’s a match?’

In the end, the only ones who took part in the grand festival where everyone in Datang gathered to select the best hero were Erin, Bark, Patchar, and their mixed-bloods······.

Pureblood Daton’s achievements are truly astonishing. He may be number one in the field of spirit magic, but it is a field that only Daton can participate in.

“This won’t do. I don’t want the entire nation to be militarized. At the very least, we need to create people who can resist by receiving minimal training.”

“What if we made an army with Erin and the Barks?”

“All the remaining purebloods are to die? I want all the ‘Datons’ to at least withstand the invasion of foreign enemies.”

In the end, Daton’s first attempt at military reform ended in complete failure.

And what happens when military reform fails in a weak country?

Yes. It is time. The poor military training level of Datang has been revealed to the world through Datang Giruak, and the Shujor Alliance has finally drawn its sword.

It might be more accurate to say that they pulled out spears or bows rather than swords.

The Shuzor River divides Datang and Shuzor. The mixed blood of Patchar and Daton live south of the river. Further south is the Shuzor Alliance, and further south is Seiwamuyu.

In other words, there were ‘Datangs’ south of the Shuzor River. Almost all of the Daton-ized Patchars and their mixed blood.

And as soon as the Shujor Alliance confirmed Datang’s weak military power, they quickly took over the region.

The two bombs here protest with flames. The flames of Orotbe that were fired are blocked by their sorcery and fall down helplessly.

“You, you guys, if you keep doing this, a cold will come. Can you handle it?”

“That’s not for you to worry about. You have other things to worry about.”

“?”

“Can you handle us?”

“······!”

The Shujor Alliance has developed a fun spell: a powerful spell that is induced by intense emotions, allowing them to take control of the spirits.

In other words, it is a technique that manipulates spirits not through affinity for spirits, but through the power of sorcery. You could say that it is a technique close to enslavement, where you force them to obey through torture.

South of the Shuzor River, the vast jungle was eventually taken over by the Shuzor Alliance.

Tyrannical rule followed. Those who at first resisted the All-Chauns and the Mainirons eventually knelt before their spears, bows, and torture.

Naturally, Ol Chaun was furious when he received this urgent news. He formed an army like he had done before, and recruited excellent players who had stood out in the competition as soldiers before heading down.

Now, the real war begins. At this point, if the Shujor Alliance’s military power is 3, Datang’s military power is 10. The calculations made the previous day were correct.

And Daton gets caught up in their calculations.

In order to avenge their compatriots who were killed and tortured in the name of occupation, and to save their compatriots who are persecuted by their occupation, the army of Datang has come down. It is the strongest army of this era led by Ol Chaun.

“You guys still haven’t come to your senses! All of you who disobey, come out! My close friend Datang Oram will burn you alive!”

The Shujor Alliance’s strategy to counter this threat from All Chaun was simple.

“Yeah~ We’re not fighting~”

Run away. Just threw it back.

Of course. All Chaun is the strongest being in this world. The power under him is also clearly the strongest in the world. If that’s the case, there’s no reason to fight him.

The one who was in trouble was All Chaun. They had reclaimed their original territory so easily. But, of course, this was not a good situation.

“What do you want me to do about this······?”

They didn’t cause any damage to the enemies and just took their territory.

So now we have to ‘garrison’ the soldiers. And the army of the previous generation could not have imagined ‘garrisoning’.

Staying means settling down, not pilgrimage. It’s not a good idea to stay in the barren southern region compared to Datang. If you just retreat here, Shujor will attack again.

“What should I do?”

“What should I do······. Since he hid in the south, I should go in and show him an example.”

“······Into the jungle swarming with enemies?”

“······.”

All Chaun calls on Datang Oram to advance while burning the forest. The elephant corps also makes a path by dismantling trees, but looking at it objectively, Shujor is as wide as Datang.

There is no one who will remain silent and not feel the disintegration of the army while it burns noisily and breaks trees.

And as you go deeper, you have to spread out more, so the density of your troops decreases. And when the density drops to a certain level, and the enemy’s troops are reduced to just a few people attached to one elephant, then a large-scale attack is finally launched.

“It’s the enemy!”

“Pachar-kku to the Borin tribe!”

They are all impaled on spears and arrows and die without being able to speak. Then the sorcerers seize control of the elephant spirit tree.

“I got my hands on the elephant corps!”

“Scatter! Let this jungle become a graveyard for Datang!”

A single surprise attack from all sides wipes out 30% of the troops. All Chaun hurriedly reassembles the troops, but in the process of reassemble, the ostriches are also taken away, and 30% of the entire troops are wiped out again.

Only 40% of the initial troops left! All of the Chauns are angry and shoot fire, but no matter how much they are, they cannot burn down this damp jungle.

“Release the Scaled Hippopotamus! Do you think they can get through the Scaled Hippopotamus’s security?”

“Yes······? It would be incredibly difficult to transport the scaled hippopotamus from Datang to here.”

“Let’s go anyway! Turn our land into a swamp and spread the scaly hippo spirits all over it. They won’t even be able to enter the swamp!”

The Patchar are also good tree climbers, so much so that they can cross the jungle without touching the swamp.

The spirit capital of the scaled hippopotamus has been taken. The supply of people, soldiers, and supplies from Datang is endless, but when one Patchar and twenty Borin of the Shujore Alliance are killed, one elephant, two scaled hippopotamuses, ten ostriches, and fifty Datons are killed.

In the end, Mainilun also recommended that Olchaun return. It wasn’t for any particular reason, such as to let go of the grudge or that the exchange rate didn’t match, but for something else.

“Come on! You have to come back quickly!”

“Why? We haven’t even dealt with those waves down south yet······.”

“This is Seiwamuyu! The east is currently being trampled by the dragon tribe. The size of the single dragon that has appeared in the east is at least ‘Calamity’ level!”

“what?!”

“Paldin Koa died trying to stop it! It will take a long time for the next Paldin Koa to grow, and without the flames of All Chaun, there is no way to stop the catastrophe!”

“······Damn it! Turn your knees. You have no choice but to retreat from the south!”

How on earth did things turn out like this? Datang’s army was no match for Seiwamuyu’s army, and they were completely defeated by the Shuzor Alliance.

Datang eventually succeeds in stopping Seiwamuyu. Even the giant dragon known as the Great Calamity is no match for Datang Oram’s fire. And the numerous spirits and spirit beasts are capable of dealing with the dragon heart army.

But the losses are terrible. Countless people have died, and the villages in the east have been devastated. The area south of the Shuzor River has been completely taken, so it should be called simply ‘Shuzor’.

Five years ago, the anxiety that had been creeping up Ol Chaun’s ankles had now reached his knees. Ol Chaun had felt this before.

At that time, I ignored it and passed by, but I ended up losing my family in a week, but I won’t do that anymore.

“Datang is now facing its worst threat since the Hanjutamal! If we cannot defeat Iyakan in the east and Shujor in the south, Datang has no future! Datuns. My brothers, relatives, descendants, and family! Datun now declares war on them! We will show that we, Datang, are the strongest nation in the world!”

The tone of the datang has changed. Now it is a conscription system.

In a heavenly environment where each person’s working time was 3 hours, they attempted to militarize the entire nation by working 3 hours a day and training for 6 hours.

Artisans who used to leisurely create sculptures and crafts are now making weapons and building trenches and forts.

In the name of nature conservation, we create artificial fields and orchards in grassland environments that were previously neglected and maintained, and maximize food production.

Datang and Ol Chaun intend to show them firsthand how powerful a military force can be created if more than half of the economic capacity of the most powerful country in the present age is invested in military power.

But in fact, Datang only lost wars for the next 80 years.

Shujor, who spends all his time other than sleeping time on training and war.

And they are being beaten by Seiwamuyu’s joint attack, which is investing 99% of the economic power they have gained by acquiring wealth comparable to that of Datang through trade into military power.

In other words, it means that he will win after 80 years! In other words, it means that Datang was strong enough to endure even after being beaten for 80 years.

I would like to quickly put behind me the 80 years of humiliation and persecution, but I cannot ignore them.

Because that would be the right attitude to take toward history.