Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 140.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟒𝟎.1: 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐫 (7)

Iberian United Military District Command.

“That pillar of light that soared into the sky back then. . . it was definitely the kind used in Chaos summoning rituals. . .”

To make matters worse, the pillar of light had risen from the direction where the Western rebels were suspected to be located. It was only for a brief moment, but many people had witnessed it, including Oswald.

‘𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘥𝘶𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘕𝘰. . . 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘥𝘶𝘬𝘦. 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭. . . 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯.’

In the meantime, Oswald was busy ramping up production of munitions at the military factories established in the Valencia territory.

As the army of the United Military District was being reorganized into a complete army group, the demand for weapons increased, so they decided to place orders with the Valencia territory for the supply of munitions. Of course, the payment for the munitions was settled by handing over several concessions within the Iberian Peninsula to the County of Valencia.

Naturally, they had to hand them over at a reasonable price, not only to silence those who might try to make an issue of it in the future but also to provide some justification to the Emperor who had trusted him and placed him in this position.

“In about two or three weeks, the entire army group will be complete. Really. . . it was a headache.”

He had never imagined that the administrative work required to reorganize the army would be so extensive. He seemed to have spent the entire day signing approval documents, but when he turned around, they were still there, driving him crazy.

“Let’s see. . . it’s about time to start moving the Iberian Lords’ Allied Forces north.”

The County of Valencia had also begun production of Kaiser fighter jets. In addition, the B-17 bomber was also in the design stage to increase air power significantly.

This was also made possible with the help of Oswald’s Blood Daemon. He had requested researchers and craftsmen from Maesterium, and soon heard that they had joined the County of Valencia.

‘𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱?’

If the B-17 currently under development and production were properly modified, it seemed possible to use it as a gunship. In a typical place, one might wonder if it would be possible with a B-17, but in this world with space expansion magic and lightweight magic, it was entirely feasible.

“Come to think of it, Royman asked me about the demand for anti-tank weapons for infantry. . .”

Oswald knew of many anti-tank missiles for infantry, but he couldn’t think of any that could take down a Tiger tank coated with all sorts of magic.

‘𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. . .’

If they were to be magically enhanced to take down a Tiger tank, the production cost would be so high that there would be no other way but to produce more Tiger tanks and have tanks fight tanks.

‘𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵. . . 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵.’

Oswald regretted not creating a weakness for them, knowing this would happen.

‘𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬? 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭. . . 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴.’

They were suitable for use as platoon and company support weapons. If they could unleash firepower like tanks and mortars all at once, wouldn’t it be a great help on the battlefield? Moreover, if used properly, they could also be used as anti-archduke weapons, so it didn’t seem necessary to think so negatively about them.

Initially, he considered introducing the RPG-7, but. . . the RPG-7 was not enough to penetrate the magically reinforced armor of the Tiger tank. It was mostly a cheap piece of equipment, so it was cost-effective, but honestly, its power was underwhelming.

‘𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴.’

The next thing that came to mind was the M72 LAW. Its size was also appropriate, making it suitable for use while moving.

‘𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘛-4 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳?’

However, both weapons were disposable, so they were less cost-effective than the RPG-7. Well, they were more powerful than the RPG-7, but it was hard not to worry.

‘𝘛𝘴𝘬. 𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘗𝘎-7.’

It was because it needed to be portable for infantry to move quickly and be able to fire multiple times, which was better in many ways.

“First, let’s write the order.”

Oswald planned to start by advancing the Iberian Lords’ Allied Forces north. He had heard that the Central Military District troops had begun their westward advance to attack Paris, hadn’t he? In that case, it seemed like a good idea to launch an offensive here as well.

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