Steel steam and flame

It was four days after he was completely out of the culture jar. The speed of recovery amazed the attending physician. According to him, he didn't actually help much. All he did was assist his strong self-healing ability so that it could work better.

The few missing hand bones were finally made from the best materials available on the black market, and the usual feeling was gone. Compared with the top mechanics within the Webley family, the workmanship and materials are inferior. But after using it for a short time, Cassia knew that after returning to the military school, these things would be replaced by the group of professors. But that will be a long time later.

When they came out, Ye Jielin and Atuohuan were no longer here. Coming to the window and looking at the scene outside, Cassia seemed to understand something.

The treatment room was isolated in a cargo bay on the airship and had always been on a parked airship. Almost all the internal components have the logo of the Webley family. The family power with the ability to independently manufacture airships is very easy to identify in the empire.

A group of low buildings surrounded the airship. Rather than being buildings, they were more like the remnants of a building whose heads had been cut off by an inexplicable attack. There is no human life, just ruins, with bullet casings and vehicle wreckage everywhere. The ground was pressed very firmly, visible to the naked eye. There are still cracked footprints on it, which are huge, as big as the body of an adult.

"It's located at the edge of the southern forest. I've only been here for a few days. It took me a lot of time to get here from Manoma." Dale said next to Cassia, "So I don't know much about the specifics. Wait until Ye Jielin When the lady comes back, I think she will be very happy to answer your questions, leader."

"Actually, there's no need to rush here." Cassia said, her body basically stabilized by the sedative. "But I still want to thank you for bringing two steel cans. It was a big help."

"So it's somewhat beneficial for Waters and I to come here specially." Delya smiled, and her feelings changed when she saw Cassia every once in a while. Thinking about the first time I met this man in the Brino area, the people on the two timelines were almost like twins, completely separated under different environments and experiences.

"Most of the matters on Manoma have been taken care of. Taking advantage of the recruitment opportunities of the empire and the military, we sent in many people. I'm not sure we can trust them all, but at least most of the candidates can create a lot of money for us in the future. Value." Delya talked about the recent development of the Knights and forces. With the injection of large sums of money, she and Waters barely recovered a little time. "The factory has been established and the production line has begun operation. With the help of technicians, With some of the technologies learned from the Webley Company factory, the quality of weapons and ammunition has definitely declined, but it is not as bad as imagined. We have retained a small number of customers, and Waters and I are planning to focus on developing them, which is what we reported to you not long ago. Customer Development Program Mentioned.”

"A breeding farm?"

Delya agreed with this statement and nodded: "That's true, because the ultimate plan is to gradually assimilate them during the training process and turn them into something of our own. This metaphor is very appropriate. But currently funds limit our development. There is no way to go back to Manoma, and more than a dozen factories cannot be used. Even with the money in your golden bank, head, it is not easy to develop and grow quickly. Moreover, it is becoming increasingly difficult to pay the debts of those previous customers. Recovery, friction continues to cause only losses among the various forces in the dark world, and the word "production" is rarely mentioned by everyone. If we want to develop, even if the empire has enough space and upper limit for us to exert ourselves, how to say it... ,"

"It is not suitable for a small force like us. The space is large and the upper limit is very wide, but there are relatively more rules that are fixed and cannot be violated." Cassia took over Delya's words at the right time.

"That's it. The solidification of power has created a wall that is difficult to climb. So I discussed it with Waters. Of course, Waters was the one who talked about his own thoughts throughout the whole process. His experience can help us a lot now and in the future. . We need to find a more open and 'free' place for us to develop. And most importantly, that kind of place just needs people like us to change something."

"Gray area?"

"It's not suitable for us either. Brino's experience tells me that violence exists more in that kind of place. It's almost impossible to develop from scratch in that kind of place. After all, in the three giant countries, all the forces have reached out. Entering inside. The gray area only restores everyone's equal status and equality in front of bullets. But in terms of resources and invested power, it is detrimental to many forces."

"Waters's idea is that there are more than three giant countries on the continent. Apart from them, there are many more small countries living in the cracks. To put it in easy-to-understand terms, the model is different from the three giant countries. Perhaps because they are too weak, they will struggle even more. It can also be seen as a helpless struggle. There are a large number of mercenaries gathered there, as well as various group forces. Frictions between small countries often occur, and there is not much peace time. . The names of countries that change over the course of almost a hundred years can also illustrate the relationship and status between them."

"The business of weapons and ammunition will be very good there, the demand is greater, and the quality requirements are reduced by one or two levels, and the categories are relatively single. It is not difficult to imagine that things on the standard level within the empire can become high-quality products there. It’s the state there.”

"I can imagine it."

"But there is one thing you need to know in advance, Captain. There are such demanders, but why don't some of the big forces in the empire do their business?" In a self-questioning and answering tone, Delya answered for Cassia, "Zhan Luan let The development there is not very good, and the technological level cannot be compared with that of the empire. The price is a little lower than that of the empire. There is a bill that I estimate, the cost of ammunition and weapons, plus transportation and crossing the imperial border. In terms of cost, in terms of the amount of money earned, a box of bullets in the empire can bring in a profit of 80,000, but there, it may only be less than 30,000 holy coins."

"So in the later stage, when our position is stable, we will build factories there using our own technology and produce on-site to reduce costs. This is the real purpose."

"I guess the process will be extremely troublesome." Cassia sighed. He had never thought about this. The structure of the empire alone was enough for him to worry about.

"The harvest is also extremely rich. Besides, we have not given up on the empire. This idea suddenly came into our heads after contact with Sotagang." Delya said, from Cassia's face, she Permission has been obtained.

Ye Jielin came back five days later, with only Selmer by her side. Knowing that Cassia had walked out of the culture jar, she didn't rest. She returned to her room and took out a silver-white box from the cabinet. It was intact, but the sludge on it had solidified.

"Your stuff." In front of Cassia's room, Ye Jielin followed her usual habit and kicked open the door, as if to vent her dissatisfaction. But thinking back to what happened half a month ago, this mood was instantly dispelled.

"There won't be a next time." Cassia didn't know how to observe Ye Jielin, so she thought it would be best to finish her words first.