The Empire I Create Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Across the Sea—The First Battle Echoes Through Gaegyeong The journey from Tamna (Jeju Island) to Gaegyeong usually took at least one to two weeks by sea. But Hamin's steam-powered ships, guided by GPS from Saetbyeol, a low-earth orbit satellite Hamin had launched, along with precise mapping data, followed the lead vessel and arrived at Haeju Port near Gaegyeong by around 2 a.m. the n..

제17장. 바다를 넘어, 개경 땅에 울려 퍼진 첫 전투탐라(제주)에서 개경까지, 보통은 적어도 1~2주 걸리는 항해였다. 하지만 하민의 증기기관선들은 셋별의 GPS(하민이 쏘아 올린 저궤도 위성)와 지도 데이터를 활용해, 선두의 선박을 따라 항해했고 다음날 새벽 2시 쯤 개경에서 가장 가까운 해주항에 도착했다. 정확한 시간과 위도와 경도를 측정할 수 없는 시기에 GPS라는 800년 뒤의 과학 기술의 위력은 시공간을 충분히 뛰어 넘은 셈이다. 배멀미를 하며 뱃머리에 서 있던 안무사 이지광은 창백해지면서도 흥분을 감추지 못했다. “상제님, 이게… 이게 말이나 됩니까? 하루 만에 해주항이라니! 이건 교통의 혁명입니다!”하민은 멋쩍게 웃었다.“문제없이 왔으니 다행입니다.”사실 개경으로 가는 길엔 강화도가 있었다..

Chapter 16. Off to GaegyeongBy May, the trees had begun to sprout tender green leaves, and all of Tamna felt a gentle breeze that heralded the early summer. Vibrant flowers bloomed along the roadsides, creating a dazzling scene, and the bleak landscape of the previous winter seemed but a distant memory. A year ago, everything in this land had felt unfamiliar and difficult to Hamin. Now, it brimm..

Chapter 15. The Changing Year and a New Turning PointWinter had cast a chilly glow over Tamna, yet the expressions of its people shone with hope. One day, shortly before the Lunar New Year, Anmusa* Ijigwang visited Hamin’s residence to convey news of a banquet being organized by Tamna’s royal family and nobles.*Anmusa : A military-administrative official dispatched by the central government.“Ins..

Chapter 11. A New Beginning—and an Unwanted GuestThe morning after launching the rocket, Hamin checked on the status of the satellite with Thanos via the truck’s monitor.“Communication with the satellite is stable now. What should we call it?”“Hmm… How about ‘Saetbyeol’? It means the star that shines first at dawn and dusk.”Their newly christened satellite, Saetbyeol, was now orbiting in low-Ear..