I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

"I don't mind, but Hill is already very tired. We can't add any more burden to her unless Angeline can convince Hill."

"We have a long way to go."

Luty expressed Ella's inner thoughts. Ella could only sigh and silently cheer for Angelique in her heart - the hope was too slim.

"Ah, it's the Queen!"

"Good morning, Lady Esther."

"Well, good morning."

After discovering Ester, the residents on the street greeted her one after another. There was only kindness on everyone's face, and they treated Ester as an elf like themselves. If Ella had not known in advance that Ester had been recognized by the elves, she would even think that Ester was hiding the secret that she was the Mark of Original Sin from everyone.

"Who are the two children beside Lady Esther? Were they the guests who were riding in the carriage yesterday?"

"Well, one is the Demon King of the Demon Tribe, and the other is a maid who serves the Demon King. I'm showing them around Hamel City."

"The Demon King of the Demon Tribe? So cute."

"The maid is also very beautiful."

"Let's not disturb Lady Esther anymore and quickly prepare the forest fruit for lunch and dinner."

"Look at my memory. I almost forgot. Lady Esther, we will leave now."

"Yes, but Hill is sending people to try to repair the forest, so there will be guards there, so don't worry."

Esther's words made the residents look incredulous.

"Restore the forest?! Didn't the Queen already try? Restoration is only possible after the World Tree has settled down."

"All this is thanks to the Demon King. It was the Demon King who discovered the method to repair it."

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty the Demon King."

"What a kind girl."

"Thank you very much!"

For a moment, the residents directed all their kindness towards Ella. The sudden enthusiasm made Ella feel a little overwhelmed. She could only quickly ask the elves who were bowing to express their gratitude to stand up, while remembering to say things like "It's okay".

More and more people gathered, until Esther urged everyone to pick the fruits of the forest trees, and then the residents gradually dispersed, leaving only Ella and Luty with a bunch of small items in their arms. Although they were all gifts such as handmade jewelry or dried meat, Ella could feel the gratitude and enthusiasm of the elves.

After persuading the elves to leave, Ester returned to Ella's side with an embarrassed smile.

"Master, please excuse me for making a fool of myself. We have no ill intentions. We just want to be close to you."

"Um……"

It's just a bit too enthusiastic.

Ella stuck out her tongue inwardly, then put Lotte and the various small gifts she was holding into storage.

"No one is looking at Miss Esther with tinted glasses."

"Everyone has known for a long time that I am the Mark of Original Sin. Before awakening, the Mark of Original Sin is no different from that of ordinary people. Isn't Mitis the same as me?"

"Come to think of it, Miss Esther is the only one who calls Miss Ella 'Master'. None of the Sin Marks I've met before have done so. Even Miss Mitis only calls her 'My Lord'."

Lottie's words made Ester pause for a moment, and she continued with a smile.

"My Lord is my Lord, and Master is Master. The other Seals of Original Sin may have lost their memories due to lack of strength or due to their attributes, but I still remember Master's existence. I believe that Pride, who is stronger than me, should also remember it."

"But I don't remember meeting Esther."

"Perhaps it's because Master's strength hasn't recovered, or perhaps you are indeed his daughter. But either way, you are enough for me to call you Master. Our Seal of Original Sin was originally a tool created by the Demon King. As far as I can remember, the seven of us Holy Spirits were secretly in love with the Demon King. Hehehe."

“Eh…”

Ester's snicker made Ella turn her head, it seemed that she knew something very important.

Since the Seal of Original Sin was created by the Demon King, there should be no such thing as the Seal of Original Sin bewitching the Demon King. In this case, the war thousands of years ago did have a deep secret, but he had no intention of understanding it in depth. After all, if he wanted to find out, it would be more direct to ask his sister Chloe, who managed the world's memory.

"Well, I have a feeling he won't tell me even if I ask. 】

Ella sighed and continued to stroll around under Esther's introduction.

From what they saw along the way, the elves had simple customs and the entire race had good looks. Even the men could be described as handsome. The only shortcoming was probably that there were no strong men with bulging muscles. When Ella asked this question, the answer she got was that it was precisely because the elves lacked men of this style that Hildy fell in love at first sight when she met Ester, the Beast King.

This answer made Ella wonder. If Hilti was interested in Esther because of the Beast King's appearance, why did Hilti later make Esther become a woman? Hilti's answer was that she wanted to experience what it was like to be a man. As for how to experience it, Ella didn't feel comfortable asking further. She could listen with a blushing face, but that would have a negative impact on Ruthie who was listening very attentively.

All in all, Ella just wanted to complain in her heart that the nobles who lacked entertainment life were really promiscuous.

After walking for a while, the view became wider. Neat stone buildings were left behind, and what came into view was a group of single-story earthen houses. According to Esther, the elves originally lived in tree houses or houses made of vines, but since the drastic changes in the environment, the plants gradually died and rotted, coupled with continuous earthquakes, it has become what it is now.

Compared to the neat streets before, this place is obviously much more messy, but at the same time it has become a lot more lively. You can see scattered merchants setting up open-air stalls on both sides of the road. One of the larger stalls has someone familiar to Ella.

Ella first called out to Esther, and then the three of them walked towards the stall together. In addition to the advertising slogan, the other party's cart also had the signature of "Linasphire Chamber of Commerce".

"Uh... Master Phil?"

The two girls Ella rescued from the underground tower were responsible for selling the goods. When one of them saw Ella, she hesitated for a moment and subconsciously called out Entarosphiel's name.

Ella couldn't help but cry out inwardly, "Oh no!" Although Entarosphiel was very different from her current self in temperament, and she didn't have wings in her healer state, the only difference in facial shape was the teardrop mole, apart from being less indifferent. Moreover, she didn't wear the spices made from dragon vine claws at that time, so she probably relied on vague memories and smell to distinguish - no, smell was temporarily ruled out. Ella shook her head inwardly. Not everyone has a sense of smell as sensitive as Camisia and Mitis. The former had already reached the level of being an odor fetish.

Lotte, who knew the inside story, spoke before Ella could.

"Phil? This is Miss Ella and I's first time here. Is Phil a famous person?"

"Ah, there are no wings, and the hair is golden. I guess I made a mistake... I'm sorry."

The shorter girl bowed her head and apologized, and the woman next to her, who looked like she was born into a noble family, took over the conversation.

"Phil is the savior of all of us in the guild, but she rarely shows up. Everyone in the guild misses her terribly. Your daughter looks very similar to Phil, which is why Mary mistook her for you. I've said a bit too much. Is there anything the guest needs? We have weapons crafted by the sisters in the guild. While they don't have magical effects, each one is of high quality. We have armor and swords suitable for knights and squires, as well as hidden darts suitable for the protection of noble ladies."

After hearing the other party's introduction, Ella began to look through the weapons one by one. Of course, it was mainly to check the quality. She had heard about Lintelina sending out an expedition, but she had never asked about it.

"Hmm, it's indeed a high-quality weapon. What is this? A musket?"

Ella picked up one of the tubular weapons, the caliber of which could fit into a fist. The gun body was made of bronze and was nearly two feet long. It was more like a cannon than a musket.

"A...gun?"

The other party showed an expression of obvious confusion, and Ella immediately realized that this weapon had another name.

"This is a weapon called a fire gun. Simply fill it with gunpowder and lead bullets, then ignite the fire signal at the back to unleash a powerful burst of fire. It's perfect for dealing with groups of fire goblins. Do you fancy this, young lady?"

"I feel like she looks a bit like Hela."

【Technically, it’s quite different.】

Ruthie's mumbling made Ella add in her heart that the power of this weapon was probably only equivalent to that of first-level magic, and its hit rate was also worrying. It could only be said to be the prototype of a firearm. However, since she was here, she naturally couldn't just watch it. Out of consideration for the business of the Chamber of Commerce, Ella asked Ruthie, who was keeping her wallet, for ten gold coins, gently placed them on her cart, and then picked up the musket with a barrel of nearly two feet.

"I want this."

"Miss, this only costs three gold coins. You're giving too much."

"Think of the extra as a gift from me to you because I'm in a good mood."

After saying that, Ella was about to carry the big guy away, but the other party quickly called Ella.

"Please wait! With so many gold coins, it would be a shame not to give you the matching gunpowder and lead bullets. Please accept them!"

It was not until now that Ella discovered that gunpowder and lead bullets were not free products. However, thinking about it carefully, this was natural. After all, the preparation of gunpowder and lead bullets required costs. Besides, adventurers believed in magic more than firearms. The only people who would buy muskets were nobles who wanted to keep them as collections. Since they were collections, gunpowder and lead bullets were simply dispensable.

If there were no magic as a substitute and the high cost of making muskets, muskets might have gradually replaced cold weapons as they became more popular. However, gunpowder was invented a long time ago. The reason why it has not become popular is probably because no one has invented more efficient gunpowder.

Of course, Ella had no intention of promoting the development of gunpowder. While high-efficiency gunpowder could certainly bring convenience to mankind when used to blast mountains and break rocks, it would definitely be used in wars before that. Ella did not want to see this result.

There's nothing wrong with going off-center in the tech tree.

Ella believed it sincerely.

After accepting the items except lead bullets and gunpowder, the two shop assistants also gave Ella a bag of specialties purchased on the expedition, all of which were items such as seasonings and vegetables that could be stored for a long time. Just as Ella was about to continue strolling with Ester and Ruthie, a team of elven guards ran up to Ester with horror on their faces.

"Queen, this is bad! Baphomet has appeared!"

Chapter 50 Artillery and Accidental Discovery

*Genesis 6188 February 4th 20:12 PM Hammer City

This was a room adjacent to the castle, used for alchemy. Generally speaking, alchemy workshops shouldn't be built near castles, as explosions or the generation of toxic gases could have irreversible consequences. However, for the elves, these could be completely compensated for with natural magic. The walls were reinforced with natural magic, and the toxic gases were absorbed by cultivated special plants, so there was no need to worry.

During its heyday, the alchemy workshop was the dream place of every alchemist master in the elves, but ever since Hildi cut unnecessary financial expenditures, this workshop, which only alchemists could enter, became vacant.

Now, it is being borrowed by Ella and Lotte.

Since Hildy thought that Ella and Lotte were just strange nobles who were only interested in alchemy and knew a little bit about it, when Ella asked to borrow them, Hildy casually agreed to Ella's request.

As for Ella's original purpose...

"What is Miss Ella doing?"

"Hmm? Ah, I was wondering if this was wasabi, but let's talk about other things first."

Walking to the alchemy table piled with bottles and jars, Ella placed a piece of green rhizome with a pungent smell on the table. This was a specialty given to her by the girls from the "Linasphire Chamber of Commerce" in the morning. Since it looked very much like the wasabi root, the raw material of mustard, she took it out separately.

As for Baphomet, who was reported by the guards, it seemed that he had quickly escaped using "space jump" after seeing Esther. Thanks to this, Esther had to stay in the underground world to prevent possible disasters at any time.

Ella first glanced at the room of about 30 square meters, and then took out a piece of iron the size of a human head from the storage.

"I want to create a weapon that's powerful and can be deployed quickly on the battlefield."

"Is it to help the elves?"

"Well, after seeing the scene, I felt that I had to do something."

Not only elven soldiers but also several adventurers participated in the underground defense. When he and Esther arrived at the scene, the entire underground hall was filled with blood and scattered organs. The strong smell of blood and the hellish scene made him vomit in an instant. If he had not received special training in the Holy Academy and experienced the things of the kingdoms, he might have fainted on the spot.

It was only after treating the living that Ella made up her mind to help the elves out of their predicament to the best of her ability.

The first step was to strengthen the soldiers' combat effectiveness. The elves considered melee weapons a crude form of civilization, and inspired by the muskets she had seen this morning, Ella immediately thought of the firearms of the past.

"Would you like to change your form here?"

"No... I have no such plans. While it's not impossible to deal with the underground mastermind, wiping them all out suddenly would only unsettle the elves. And who knows what the fire elves would do without their leader. If they suddenly erupt, the elves' current defenses wouldn't hold out for long."

"That is?"

"I plan to strengthen the capabilities of the elf soldiers first. I'll start by making a degraded version of Hela. Hmm, no, considering the fire elves' tough exterior, I'll upgrade directly to artillery."

Of course, she had no intention of bringing advanced gunpowder to this world. The artillery in this world was limited by the power of gunpowder, had an extremely short range, and was prone to producing a lot of smoke. There were even situations where the gunpowder could not be ignited at all, so Ella chose a more efficient approach.

That is to use Chloe's tears as gunpowder.

Although Kro's tears are extremely easy to explode and impossible to cut, that is the conventional method. Ella had found Kro before and asked if Kro's tears were related to her. The answer she got was that Kro's tears was just a name and not really her sister Kro's tears. Not only that, she also knew the method of cutting and fusing. It was only necessary to drop condensation liquid made of special materials on Kro's tears, and Kro's tears would be temporarily stable. No matter it was hit or melted at high temperature, it would not explode.

That's why Ella came up with the idea of ​​grinding Kro's tears into powder and using it as gunpowder. In this way, the elves can use artillery to deal with the fire elves, and she doesn't have to worry about them using the artillery in other places. Only the Branch of Disaster and Kro herself know how to make Kro's tears, so she just needs to stop providing them after the war is over.

"artillery……?"

"It's just a larger version of Hela."

“But didn’t you say Hela only had one weapon—ah, could it be a weapon more powerful than Hela’s?”

Lotte clapped her hands fiercely, looking as if she had suddenly realized something. Ella couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"If there's a magical weapon stronger than Hela's, it should be given to Lotte first. I want to make a finished product that's closer to the musket I bought from the Linasphiel Merchant Guild this morning."

"But the firearm is weaker than the catapult."

“So there needs to be some improvement.”

After buying the musket, Ella had Luty test it. The lead bullets propelled by the gunpowder were very weak in terms of power and distance. Due to its large size, it could only be fired while clamped under the arm, and even aiming was impossible.

Ella asked Lotte to take the musket out of her backpack, and then she took out some of Chloe's tears that had long been ground into powder from the storage.

"If the gunpowder were replaced with Chloe's tears, I think the power would be much greater, but then people wouldn't be able to hold it in their hands and fire it."

The musket in his hand was a muzzle-loading cannon. He had to first put gunpowder into the muzzle, and then put in lead or iron bullets. To ignite it, he inserted the fuse from the ignition port left at the rear. It was considered an early hot weapon.

Ella's words made Lotte look hesitant, and her eyes showed that she wanted to say something but was hesitant.

"Does Lotte have anything to say?"

"Well, instead of turning Kuro's tears into gunpowder, wouldn't it be better to just throw it out?"

"what……"

Ella froze in place for a moment.

"Also, if we create a space at the tip of the arrow and stuff Chloe's tears into it, we should be able to achieve a long-range firing effect."

"really……"