The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar: Volume 16 by Seiichi Takayama

Author:Seiichi Takayama [TAKAYAMA, SEIICHI]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-07-22T00:00:00+00:00

“So we’re finally ready.”

Although it was the day after a celebratory occasion, Yuuto had spent the morning deep in thought, gazing down at the map spread out on the desk in front of him. With the addition of the three Arms and Armor clans, the defenses around Glaðsheimr were now secure. When he added in the return of Sigrún and the Maidens of the Waves, he also had his capable commanders on hand. Having prepared his forces over the last month, he was now ready to set off on his campaign. All that remained was for him to issue an edict stating his intentions to conquer Jötunheimr.

“Honestly, I underestimated the Silk Clan’s strength.”

His gaze fell upon the crossed-out rune representing the Tiger Clan on the map. Reports from the Vindálfs indicated that the Tiger Clan had fallen after a Silk Clan invasion had taken their capital in a mere five days.

“So their army numbers about twenty thousand?”

The Ten Great Clans, comprising clans such as the Hoof and Lightning Clans, could only muster a force of about ten thousand troops at the height of their prosperity. The Silk Clan was able to mobilize twice that number.

“And it appears they were equipped with iron weapons and armor,” his adjutant Felicia added with a tense expression.

In Yggdrasil, ironworking was still in its infancy—bronze was, by and large, the standard alloy used for weapons and armor. The reason the Steel and Flame Clans had been able to overwhelm other clans and rapidly spread their influence was largely because they had the ability to mass-produce iron—a metal that was better suited to weapons and armor because of its superior toughness, sharpness, and ease of production.

“Does the Silk Clan have someone sent from the gods like you, Big Brother?”

“I can’t say for certain, but I think the chances of that are low.”

Yuuto shook his head in response to Felicia’s question. One piece of evidence in favor of his assumption was the presence of chariots. From the reports, it appeared that the Silk Clan Army had fielded quite a few of them. They were the most powerful weapon available in Yggdrasil, but they were a technology that, historically, disappeared after the advent of the stirrup and the creation of cavalry units. If the Silk Clan had someone who had come from the future like Nobunaga or himself, it would have been strange for the Silk Clan to have made use of iron smelting but not developed stirrups for their armies.

“They probably discovered how to smelt iron on their own.”

He had already accounted for the possibility that a clan would eventually discover iron-smelting on their own. His research into the world’s history had taught him that the Hittite Empire had developed iron-smelting in the 18th century BCE, several centuries ahead of its surrounding kingdoms. Yuuto’s estimate of the current year in Yggdrasil was approximately 1500 BCE, give or take a century or two. With that in mind, there would have been nothing historically unusual about one of Yggdrasil’s clans having learned how to do it on their own.

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