Steel steam and flame

Defoni laughed, "Well, I can only accept such a value calmly." He paused, then the smile disappeared, and he returned to his serious look, "Mr. Grote, the Mechanical Dragon Project has been successful, and the transportation The mature machine body that went out passed the inspection, and with the help of the Flame Alliance's digital dragon knights, its actual combat rating was also very high. Equipped with complete weapon modules and driven by regular members of the dragon knights, its actual combat effects and destructive power even exceeded Wild species of dragons.”

"The emergence of imitation solid red mercury and gray ring ammunition that suits the environment can also make the upper limit of the combat power of the Mechanical Dragon even more powerful. The Mechanical Dragon has reached this point, which has exceeded the expectations when the plan was launched. Moreover,,, " He looked outside the office, and at the end of his sight was the Ultimate Dragon lying quietly. "Besides, it's still there. Most of the resources and parts are not from my side, but the design and manufacturing skeleton are all based on it. The Mechanical Dragon Project exists, and I don’t have many regrets anymore.”

"The final regret is that I didn't personally control a mechanical dragon to see the sky, and didn't control it to actually fight. However, this regret will definitely be made up for, and it will be realized in the near future."

After speaking faster, Defoni quickly said everything he wanted to say. He took a deep breath, and his slightly agitated emotions calmed down, and there were no more waves, "Please forgive my...,...complaining and meaningless words, Mr. Grote. I know very well what the situation in the Far Sea Common Country is like. You can also guess part of what kind of problems the alliance is facing.”

"So," under the emphasis of the tone, Defoni's expression was completely relaxed, "There is really no need, and there is no need to do so. He is one hundred sixty-seven years old, and will enter the aging stage in three years. . If you want to live to the limit of two hundred years old, you will have to start intubating after three years. If you don’t want to lie in the freezing ward all the time, you will have to live less than ten years. Moreover, after entering the aging period, the use of strength will There is also a limit to the battle. The number of times you can fight with all your strength has dropped sharply, and you have to take a break for two or three years after fighting once."

He sighed and laughed, "There is no need. It was me who caused the Far Sea Common Country to become like this. I thought that the Mechanical Dragon Project would allow many families to join in. But at this moment, it seems that compared to the rights and interests, Dealing with the situation, being a simple factory director is more suitable for me. I prefer simple things, and dealing with cold machines without emotions makes people feel at ease and comfortable."

While listening to Defoni's words, Grote went to get another wine glass and poured Defoni a glass of wine as well.

"Have you read my information?"

"A biography published by the Empire?" Defoni took the wine glass and asked doubtfully after taking a sip, "If it is to introduce your life story, Mr. Grote, etc., I will definitely know. The first generation of Knight King of the Empire. Even if he is promoted as a villain in the Far Sea Commonwealth, there will be no one who will not miss him after he becomes a surgeon."

"Thank you for your compliment." Grote raised his cup, "Then you must know that I will join the army and become a soldier. The source is my grandfather."

Without waiting for Defoni to answer, Grote started talking to himself, "Many people say that my grandfather laid a solid foundation for me to join the army, including a strong body, proficient use of firearms, and ideological skills. The education and so on, all have the shadow of my grandfather. It is precisely because of the education and training from an early age that I was able to stand out in the army and became an experimental subject of the Avalon Agency. Please cooperate with the Long Institute, after all, the surgery at that time was not mature, the body and mental will could not meet the requirements, and the chance of death due to withering was close to 99%."

"I admit that my grandfather's training and education played a huge role in this. But you only pay attention to the fact that these training and education have given me a foundation that is better than my peers, but no one has thought about whether I really want to join the army. And become a soldier.”

"Do you know what ideal identity I want?"

Defoni shook his head and did not speak.

"A train driver is a kind of ultra-long-distance train. From one country to another country, from one region to another region. Ideally, the train cab is spacious and equipped with the most advanced analysis machine, and There is also a small room with a steel bed, a radio, a vinyl record player and multiple records. When you are tired of driving, you can use the analytical engine to drive automatically and go to the bed to lie down and sleep for a while; , just listening to locally bought vinyl records in the small room.”

When he said this, Grote had a smile on his face.

"An ideal life can make people envious just by listening to it." Defoni commented.

Grote was very happy, "Thank you for your affirmation, I think so too, an ideal life."

"However, I have never enjoyed such an ideal life, no matter what stage of life I am in. On the battlefield, I have driven tanks, armored vehicles, simple bionic machinery and ugly armors of the time. . Later on, I also drove propeller planes, airships, airships, etc. Of course, limousines are also familiar means of transportation, not to mention them.”

"But until I died, I had never driven a train. With the power and rights I had in the second half of my life, it was not difficult at all to own an ideal train and be able to drive it on a long-distance railway line. . But it has never been realized. In the second half of my life, I had very little time to live for myself. Even looking back now, the conclusion is the same - my own value has disappeared without knowing it. It’s up to others. It seems that there are many things that you can decide, but in fact, they are very few.”

"Defenni, you are actually much better than me now. At least the Mechanical Dragon plan is still decided by you. However, when you join the alliance, your value will be determined by the alliance. Even your life and so on , most of them also belong to the alliance. The Far Sea Commonwealth also has schools similar to the Imperial Military School. New students will sign an agreement when they enter. You should know the death agreement among them, right?"

Defoni nodded.

"As long as you know, your current thoughts are very dangerous. On the bright side, it seems cheerful. But in fact, when a surgeon like you thinks like this, the desire to survive and your own will will be greatly affected. The Alliance There are a large number of members inside, and many of them don’t care about their own lives, but it’s obvious that you are not among them.”

Grote finished the wine in his glass at this time, "You have to understand that in order to avoid the crisis surrounding you, delay the time and wait until Miss Elinor can come back to the mainland to completely eliminate the crisis. Over there, the Flame Alliance The planning was not as simple as finding an open space and lighting up a bunch of fireworks to celebrate.”

"Of course, we all know that you will be dealt with here. This factory is controlled by the enemy. It will indeed be one of the best solutions to turn some of the finished Mechanical Dragon products into trophies for the enemy. In this way, the alliance's losses can be minimized. However, no one stipulates that when doing multiple-choice questions, you must choose the correct answer.

"People say the fourth answer is the right answer, but you could just put his head on the table, put a gun to his temple, and politely ask him, 'I think the second answer is right too, no. Know if you approve'."

Defoni smiled, and Grote then filled the glass and raised the glass, "I envy you, and I also envy Perkins. At least you have both driven a train, but I am still thinking about it."

"There will definitely be a chance." Defoni comforted.

"Hopefully." Grote replied, "When Perkinz contacted me about ten days ago, Cassia had already made the core items. At this point in time, all preparations have probably been completed."

"If you like to drive the mechanical dragon, you need to drive it to your heart's content and drive it for a long time." Grote finally added, "You only drove it once, and then it was knocked down after turning in a circle in mid-air. That scene would be unavoidable. It’s very inconsistent with what you think, isn’t it?”

"It seems so," Defoni replied.