Meanwhile, over at the Prairie Military District...
Peter had to admit that he had felt a little tense when he received the order.
His comfortable life of training troops had finally left him behind.
This time, he would serve as the commanding officer of the musket troops, setting out alongside the Assault Camp and the centaur cavalry from the prairie.
And the opponent they had to face was the Holy Roland Empire!
Back when he had still been a faction leader in the Smith Republic, if he had heard that he was going to war with the Holy Roland Empire, he would have been so anxious that he could neither eat nor sleep.
But his condition was unexpectedly fine now.
After all, the information had already been confirmed. The Emperor would personally head to the Plain Fortress for this operation.
Even if the sky fell, someone taller would hold it up. No matter how the burden was passed around, it would never be his turn to bear the pressure.
His initial tension had merely come from being at ease for too long. Something had suddenly happened, and he was a little unused to it.
Having received the same order, ship after ship had already been waiting at Black Moon Port. As soon as the troops from the prairie arrived, they would board and depart at once.
Meanwhile, over at Copper Furnace Fortress, after some time had passed, the troops led by Holy Roland I had turned the entire fortress upside down, yet they had not found even a trace of the steam engine.
At first, Holy Roland I thought they might have overlooked somewhere. After all, Copper Furnace Fortress truly had a complicated structure. He had them continue searching, but there was still no result...
"Nothing? How can there be