Steel steam and flame

Next, it was time for each of them to introduce the quantity and quality of the personnel dispatched this time. Novis listened to the others at the table with a smile on his lips.

"Sure enough, they were all just doing showy things. After seeing this information." He couldn't help but feel a little mocking in his heart. Of course, when it was his turn, the original team of 200 people was suddenly reduced to 80 people. , and on his own side, the team was originally led by Lieutenants Cooper and Dennis, but now only Cooper is left.

"A young nobleman who ran to Tusinni to avoid trouble caused by his family." Novus thought as he shook his wine glass. The food on the table in front of him could not arouse his appetite at all. Of the things he ate at each meeting, perhaps the only variety of wine each person brought in turn made him feel better. After all, these are high-end goods bought from Amotan City. As for the Tushini area, apart from the large number of various workpieces processed by numerous factories, many of which are expensive gadgets, there is nothing special about it.

At ten o'clock in the evening, everyone dispersed from the hotel. After the limousines left one by one from the parking lot or the roadside, Delia walked out of the restaurant opposite. Wearing very ordinary clothes, the attire on her face does not make her beautiful face too attractive to the eyes.

"Deputy leader." A middle-aged man walked from the side with most of his hair dyed white and wearing thick clothes. "The vehicle style and details, as well as the license plate number, were all written down. Their driver or housekeeper, I also took photos from a hidden place, and within a few hours after returning, I can make a complete information sheet."

"Thank you for your hard work. You should go back first. It's over here. I have other places I need to visit, so I won't be with you." Delya nodded to the middle-aged man, "Also, don't forget The factory here, that’s the focus right now.”

"Everything is going on in an orderly manner, please rest assured, deputy leader." The middle-aged man smiled and quickly disappeared under the street lights.

Delya then looked at the time, and there was still more than half an hour until eleven o'clock. She looked around and walked along the street for about three or four hundred meters before arriving at a clothing store that had not yet closed. She looked around with interest at the new clothes that had not kept up with the trends in other prosperous areas.

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"Waters, how's it going?" Hessler gently placed the tonnage weight he was holding on the ground. He wiped the sweat from his exposed upper body with a towel while adjusting his breathing and asked, "Look. You don't seem to be going very well."

Waters didn't answer immediately, quietly walked to the table and sat down, took the cup there and got himself a glass of wine to drink. There was a worried look on his face. Compared with the smile of the previous two months, this originally healthier face had become more and more aging in a short period of time.

Waters is very eager to make satisfactory results in the Kingdom of Chil. He has been here for almost a year, and the long period of time ahead is definitely gratifying to many people. At least in the weapons business, relying on quality and very low profit prices, they quickly captured a part of the inherent market. Later, they established a local factory to imitate the technology of Webley Arms Company, and relied on several local aristocratic forces with power and strength. Although there were some differences in time from the original plan, the original goal was generally achieved. One by one it was realized.

Of course, the process was not very good. A small number of the people brought died, and they were often attacked by competitors. It was common for those buyers to constantly lower the price. Of course, it has become Waters' daily routine to default on the weapons and ammunition agreed upon in the agreement and offset them with some worthless things.

This situation quickly improved after Hessler rushed here alone from the empire. The way to deal with troubles is completely different from Waters. Hessler always chooses simple methods. Of course, the premise is to confirm with Waters whether the target is still worth staying. The things they pursue are different, and Hessler himself also likes to use these things during daily exercise to prevent himself from forgetting some important things.

Waters shook his head at this time, not knowing how to explain to Hessler: "How should I put it..." Waters drank the rest of the wine in one gulp, "It's not that things are not going well, this time the signing I placed a large order for weapons and ammunition, and half of the deposit was paid on the spot. This is absolutely unprecedented. And there is another important thing. Today, those people actually took the initiative to say to me that they were willing to provide funds and help. Let’s build a few more factories to speed up the production of artillery and imitation armored vehicles.”

"Unusual behavior."

"It is indeed an abnormal move. After the discussion, I immediately contacted people who collected intelligence everywhere. The side that launched the rebellion seemed to have the support of neighboring countries and was gathering strength to prepare for a real attack on the king's family. There’s a war.”

"Isn't this better? When there is a war, there are all kinds of huge consumption, especially weapons and ammunition. We are also one of the main suppliers of weapons and ammunition for the King's family. On the eve of preparations for war, the more of these things, the better. And If possible, I would suggest that you remind them from the side that you have the ability to smuggle some high-quality heavy firepower from within the empire and provide it to them. That will provide us with huge profits, although it carries some risks."

"That's not what I meant. I meant other aspects."

Hessler put the towel on the back of the chair, walked over and filled Waters with wine first, then took out another glass and poured himself a glass: "Waters, in the Steam Knights, you and Delya is the deputy captain and I am the knight commander. Including the captain, there are four people in total. Although Delya said not long ago that the knights have been disbanded, the relationship is still here. You have to remember that we While working for your own survival, you are also working for the Knights and the leader. This is all mutual, and only in this way can a structure be built stronger no matter where it is."

"You are worried that the king's family will fail under the attack of the rebel forces." Hessler said, "I think it is not necessary at all. Our purpose of coming here has always been to serve as smugglers. Cheap and a level higher than the quality of similar products to make considerable money, that's all. If you are worried that the rebels will attack us after the failure of the King's family, then there is no need to think about it. Because this is for sure thing, and you know very well in your heart that that is when we completely evacuated the Kingdom of Chir. We are businessmen, businessmen who sell weapons and ammunition, and we don’t see much sunshine, so we have no way to care about what our long-term customers will do. That’s it. It has nothing to do with us. At worst, we can just look for it elsewhere.”

Waters shook his head, his expression still not relieved.

"We have put a lot of energy and effort into this, but many things are just like this. There is no way. All we can do is hope that we will be lucky next time and find customers like the rebel forces." Hessler said, "One more thing, Deputy Commander Waters, you have to look further. Businessmen are just for doing business. Wherever there is a need, we will be there. Don't feel guilty in your heart. The weapons and ammunition we manufacture will make people happy." Many people died. But here, you can deceive yourself a little. Maybe one day, the weapons and ammunition we made will end the war, wouldn’t it mean saving more people?”

"The captain will need more and more help in the future. Waters, you and I have to keep up. You know my identity. Back in the family, you had the opportunity to come into contact with some information about the last war. . In my opinion, the so-called war in the Kingdom of Chil is nothing more than a small encounter compared with the Empire. The military power here is completely worthless in front of the real war machine. The Empire A formation of ordinary cruiser-class airships with full configuration and ammunition supplies can reduce all military targets and heavy firepower areas in the Kingdom of Chir to rubble within a few days, without even dispatching ground troops. Clean up.”

Hessler finished his drink and put down his glass: "Delya said that the regiment commander has graduated from the military school. There are some things that you don't know very well, but I can tell you something here. This is what the regiment commander will face in the future. Things, those large airship formations, regular armies, and a team of surgeons that we are not capable of handling now. Development is still far away. Our current situation is, at best, a private organization with inheritance qualifications among the four forces. It’s just power.”