《Youjo Senki CYOA (SI) Fanfiction Elmer Mandel》Chapter 5
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Chapter 5
[ x ] You focused on digging lessons, the magic blade formula is after all quite a bit more useful than most people realise. [Grants the 354th Mage Battalion the ability to build underground fortifications and improves its melee proficiency.]
[ x ] You focused on the uses of the dehydration formula, staying dry was quite important for a soldier, excessive humidity and moisture made up the first steps towards the spread of sickness. [Grants the 354th Mage Battalion the ability to improve the moral of other units.]
You continued to think about your teachers for a bit more while you had some time to yourself, and then you thought about all the efforts the instructors of the Fatherland as a whole were making to properly train the new generation. You decided then and there in your little quarter that you couldn't waste their work by letting your men embarrass the Fatherland through dying an early death trying to lift more heavily than they reasonably could. Stealth might have made for a great tool to strengthen your Battalion, but once an encounter devolved into open combat, they would simply be as hopelessly outmatched as they were now.
And while there is no such thing as too many medics on a battlefield, you couldn't imagine that the higher ups would be all that satisfied with getting a few medics after they sent you tried and tested officers to instruct the 354th. Your Battalion would need skills that were undeniably valuable to not be seen as cannon fodder due to its current lack of combat ability. And you already had an idea that should work out nicely, why not focus the efforts of your Battalion on construction work, the Empire loves its infrastructure and fortifications like no one else in the world after all.
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Using the magic blade formula on a spade or shovel to dig tunnels and trenches through solid rock at unprecedented speed should more than satisfy the General Staff if they decided to take a look, and hardening concrete with the dehydration formula didn't seem like it would be a bad idea either, there's no such thing as too much concrete on the battlefield after all. Thinking about it, it really seemed like there was nothing that war would decline to devour if offered, there were never enough soldiers and never too much concrete nor too much firepower, the God of war must truly be a glutton.
You couldn't help but shudder at the thought of someone paying for it all, for you couldn't even make a guess at how much ammunition three imperial Artillery Divisions could go through in a day. You heard some years ago that most generals back in Berun were of the opinion that mages were most of the time too simple-minded, and you guessed that they weren't as wrong on the matter as you had believed till now. It would be deeply embarrassing if the rest of your Battalion was already aware of the madness that was modern and industry fueled war, but even if they were, there was a difference between knowing and knowing, and you hoped that your men wouldn't be slowly corrupted by that knowledge like you were now.
Thinking about humans as little more than numbers or a certain military value was not something that you ever hoped to do, it made you wish that you were born a century earlier into a time in which war wasn't detached from common sense. Logic was great, and it was the foundation of the modern Empire, but planning on logic alone felt like a terrible mistake to you, and you're sure that mistake would carry down the ranks all too quickly with the imperial mindset. You had absolutely no interest in making someone into a number and neither did you like the thought of becoming one yourself just to please the higher ups, once infested it would surely weaken the Empire no matter what one might say in defence of that worldview.
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You had decided in what general direction you wanted to take your Battalion, and you knew that your officers would soon, perhaps in as little as a week, be ready to present you with the first fruits of their labour so that was all going as smoothly as you could hope. But now that everything was slowly working out, and you had time on your hands, you couldn't understand why you were still treating them more like a resource to be refined rather than people. And that sadly wasn't a matter that you could simply bring to the attention of the generals to get it resolved like the mana pollution, you would sound like a fool trying to explain how you didn't want to see your comrades in duty as resources to men that had sent thousands to their deaths to protect the Empire.
Please select the option you like the most:
[ ] This mindset absolutely wouldn't work for an officer serving his Imperial Majesty, you decided that you needed to toughen up, one justification for this worldview was that you could lessen your losses if you just detached yourself from your men, you never agreed with it, but perhaps you should rethink your stance. [This is a story decision and affects Elmer's disposition for the story moving forward, there might be a chance to change said disposition if the worldview is shaken enough by a new experience.]
[ ] This mindset absolutely wouldn't work for an officer serving his Imperial Majesty, you decided that you would need to spend some time with the troops to get your mind properly working again. [This is a story decision and affects Elmer's disposition for the story moving forward, there might be a chance to change said disposition if the worldview is shaken enough by a new experience.]
[ ] This mindset absolutely wouldn't work for an officer serving his Imperial Majesty, you decided that you couldn't let the imperial mindset corrupt your men like it was slowly corrupting you, surely his Imperial Majesty wouldn't agree to such madness. [This is a story decision and affects Elmer's disposition for the story moving forward, there might be a chance to change said disposition if the worldview is shaken enough by a new experience.]
[ ] This mindset absolutely wouldn't work for an officer serving his Imperial Majesty, you decided that you wouldn't abandon your beliefs and that you couldn't serve the Fatherland in your current position anymore. [This is a story decision and affects Elmer's disposition for the story moving forward, there might be a chance to change said disposition if the worldview is shaken enough by a new experience.]
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Delve
Truth hides behind action. Delve. A word with many meanings. It may refer to an abyss, a dark place of no return or may also be a refuge, a haven of retreat from the harshness of the outside. None of those are right to me. For me, to delve is to seek the truth. Delving into that dark abyss and coming back with answers. To leave that safe refuge and suffer the pain of the outside just because it is real. This is the story of me delving deep into the truths of the universe. Suffering things that should not be suffered in search of things that should not be known. Once a common man, drowned in the same questions that have plagued humanity since the beginning of times, now I have found my answers. Now I have meaning. Delve, and you shall have yours as well. Jack is a regular citizen of modern society: he works on an office, uses public transport every day, receives a meager salary, and drowns his frustrations with entertainment and alcohol. Maybe, the only thing that sets him apart from many others, is his unique outlook on life. Despite feeling an unfillable void in his soul and suffering from deep depression, he still sees as his duty to be a functional, exemplary member of society. All in order to prove his life-goal point: no matter how good you are, life is still shit. This point-of-view, however, will be challenged by circumstances as a mysterious encounter with a weirdly dressed man takes him to a strange and dark cave. In this place, he will have to fight for his life against fantastical creatures from fiction, and more importantly, get face to face with his own nature. In doing so, he will uncover secrets about the cave that will change both him and all he ever thought to be true.
8 155Merlin: The man who forged his own destiny
Morgan Le Fey, was your average college student, average grades, average looks... He often imagined what he'd do if magic really existed in the world. But not even in his wildest dreams did he imagine what Fate had prepared for him! He never had helped anyone nor accepted help from anyone, and when he tried to help someone else for the first time, his life came to an end. People usually have one fate, they live and die by it, but what happens when someone has two? What would you do if you could make your own choices instead of walking the path someone else had already prepared for you? And, how would your choices change the world?Discover the choices Morgan did, and how those choices affected him and those around him!Notice: At some points of the story there will be slavery, rape and murder. Not a story for kids. This is my first time writing, so any constructive comments which may help improving my writing are welcome! Also, English isn't my mother language, so if I mess up with the grammar or misspel something, please do tell me!The fixed schedule for the releases of this series will be : one chapter / week. Although there might be additional releases if I find the free time and inspiration.My side-project: The Legacy of Atlantishttp://royalroadl.com/fiction/3357
8 198Heroism and Bad Decisions
When superpowers appeared, the only reason civilization did not collapse was a century of comic books and movies making the new reality familiar and even welcome. When threats out of fantasy and science fiction became truth, people with powers rose up to the challenge because it was both a dream come true and the culturally acceptable thing to do. But not all is well in the new world. Monsters, power-related accidents and villains are on the rise. Governments, companies and opportunists are not staying idle. In this slowly darkening New Age, Valley Grant just discovered she has powers. Joining the ranks of heroes is the next step, right? What do you mean she's not qualified? Why won't hero teams let her join and why are superhero costumes more expensive than cars?! And above all else, why do cape fights keep ruining her make-up? Updates 3 times a week.
8 148Paradise Unto Us, Virtual
Mit-Han-Rou was given a chance to take on the role as a dungeon master in a VR-MMORPG, Paradise Unto Us. Failing multiple times in real-life, he set his eyes onto virtual reality with the goal of creating his Shangri-La. To once again attempt to create his envisioned paradise, he sold all his valuables to purchase the newly full-feedback diving-casket (FFDC). With the launch date set at midnight, Mit-Han-Rou prepares to dedicate his time to a second life, a world made of data.
8 162I WANT TO BE YOUR HERO
Astrid Stronghold, cousin to Will Stronghold, lost her father to a Sidekick turned Villain and yet she still chose to become a Sidekick. Lash Livingston, Hero turned Villain turned Hero, would do whatever it takes to save Astrid, if she was ever in trouble. Except she doesn't trust the bully. Astrid is his Sidekick. Lash is her Hero. They'll always save each other, no matter what.TW: Alcoholic parent ☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ ⁂☆⁂ ☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ SKY HIGH - OC PLOTLINE LASH X OC
8 185Después del amor-8cho x AuronPlay
Raul Alvarez,más conocido como AuronPlay venía de sufrir por amor.Gracias a que el amaba a Ismael Prego,pero el era feliz con su novia Ingrid,aunque el se lo habia comentado,Wismichu la prefirio a ella.Lo que AuronPlay no sabia,es que 8cho desde un principio se habia enamorado completamente de el.Podra su amor ser mas fuerte del que Auron sentia por Isma?
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