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"You have just returned from the empire not long ago, and you must be very clear about the gap between us and the knight squire team at this moment." After thinking about his opening words, Cassia said slowly, "Currently, in terms of business, factory and research, Waters and Dai The two of them can do it very well. Soon, as the mass production of artillery and shells is achieved, the focus will gradually shift to the expansion and expansion of black market middlemen, sales networks and factories. Here are the places involved. The number will increase a lot. So we will face a very difficult problem.”

"The necessary strength and manpower are not enough." Hessler also thought of this, "Just say that the two of us, even if we are separated, one person can only take care of one position, and the rest can only rely on communication. To solve the problem, the geographical expansion must be based on small countries as the distance unit. Throw away the process and trouble of transit, distance and transportation alone are enough to become a problem. The enemy will not always Even if we are given time to rush over, we will always fail at some point. So the best way is to have a strong team stationed in each location to deal with such things. "

"Is that so?" Hessler asked, "Such a set of procedures will exist as long as the power is larger. Not to mention the four forces in the empire, they have various institutions in each region. . During normal times, it seems that no one is there, but once an emergency occurs, all the hidden people come out at once. This is roughly the state."

"Just the simplified version will do." Cassia continued, "As you just felt, my surgery has just entered the third stage. After that, I will have a lot of time to make some efforts for this small force. Apart from you and me , there is indeed a lack of necessary strength teams within the force. Delya and Waters have trained corresponding personnel, but there is not a single three-stage surgeon among them, and the strength of the second stage is less than half. It is better to perform some small tasks. It is completely enough, but in the process of expansion of strength and factory, conflicts with local forces will inevitably occur. It will definitely not be realistic to send them to solve it at that time. "

"That's why I asked you to come here alone and talk about this matter in detail. Regarding the recruitment plan targeting mercenaries and bounty hunters. In addition to money, the chips in hand were brought out from the military school library. Various surgical project development materials. In addition, powerful weapons, some medicines, machines, etc. purchased and transferred from the empire can be our advantages in attracting these people." Cassia added, "Of course, showing them our Strength is also a necessary option.”

Hessler was thinking, while Cassia was waiting aside. In the process, he took out the dinner bought by Hessler and ate some of the pancakes inside.

"This should be just a theoretical plan, and no preparations have been made yet, right?"

"Yes." Cassia nodded, "The next one or two months will be the preparation period. In which areas, there are powerful mercenaries and bounty hunters, the information they can obtain, specific situations, current status, etc., are all A systematic collection and sorting is required. I will ask Waters to find professional personnel to handle this matter. What we need to do is to filter out the targets as concisely and accurately as possible so that we can go directly there when the time is right. Do the most important part of planning.”

"Ultimately, I plan to bring all these people under the Knights. As a Knight Commander, Hessler, I want you to manage them on your behalf. That's the general meaning."

"It's not that it's impossible, it's just that it's better to leave the management and dispatching to Waters and Delia. Because it goes well with the factory and business matters. It's better for me to do the training and some other daily tasks. , Commander, you are familiar with the training methods of the military school, and I am also familiar with the training methods within the Webley family. The integration will bring surprises. For these mercenaries and bounty hunters, I think they lack more than just They probably have never experienced surgical development materials and money, systematic knowledge, various procedural trainings, etc. Just like the difference between soldiers and ordinary people, they do have much richer experience and have the advantage of single-player combat. . Once a group is involved, a little collision will reveal the huge gap between the two."

After the two finished eating, Cassia spread out a map that had been prepared. The simple hand-drawn drawing simply marked the more than twenty small countries covered in the huge area surrounding the Chil Kingdom. There are marked lines, following a spider web-like pattern, with the Qil Kingdom as the radiating point, spreading out in all directions. Not every small country has a stronghold inside, but everything like renting a house and using it as an operational office is available. This is the basis for Cassia's imitation of the after-sales service locations of large companies with business covering a huge area.

"It will take a long time to complete." After looking at the map and listening to Cassia's explanation, Hessler responded, "At this point, maybe the recruitment process is not important anymore. The most important thing is how many resources we have. Support this plan. It's like an entire airship fleet suddenly belongs to a small force. What they worry about is definitely not how to use it in the future, but where to find the absolutely astronomical number of annual maintenance cost."

"Of course, the person you recruit can't just be someone who only knows how to eat resources." Cassia replied with a smile. This was not a big problem for him. "After that, I have many ways to make it play its due role." Method. Relying on yourself to support yourself is the original intention of this plan."

Hessler smiled and said, "The expansion of the factory and business disputes will definitely be there. Although I foresee that it will be very troublesome in the future, it seems good if I can meet an opponent I am interested in. Now for Captain, you are no longer interested because you know you can’t beat me.”

Smiling helplessly, Cassia did not refute. He is very clear about the strength of Hessler. He was still far away from him before, but now, this distance can no longer be shortened by relying on some powerful weapons.

At around 3 a.m., Hessler returned to his residence. Cassia continued to refine the details of the plan into the morning, and did not end the drive to the factory location until receiving contact from Waters.

Delya and others had successfully got off the heavy train and were coming over in the limo that picked them up. Things about the factory, things about research, things about artillery and shells, things about learning kinetic armor technology from Winifer and April, and things about the warehouse a few days later... there are many, many more, but Cassia knows that she It has taken a year to put all of them on the normal track. The only thing left is how to carve out a path in front and let it move forward smoothly.