Steel steam and flame

"The ticket says it will arrive outside Manoma in eleven days. You can pick me up at the airport at that time." In the room, Cassia packed up her gifts and put several unopened books on the table. On the way, he sat down and contacted Delya, telling her his route and flight information. There is the friction sound of the machine gear chain running, making a "buzzing" sound. Delya is still at the production site, and the factory is operating at full capacity.

"I wanted to wait until the matter is over in a few days before contacting you, the leader." The voice was very brisk. Delya answered while walking in a quieter place, as if in a manufacturing office, "Waters arrived at the Kingdom of Chir the day before yesterday. Now he has collected most of the intelligence in that area. Not long ago, as a manufacturing workshop owner, he put a batch of weapons into an ordinary underground trading place, and the response was huge."

"Well... it's roughly as we expected. The goods are very popular. This has also attracted the attention of several customers with larger appetites. Next, he plans to find out the credibility and hobbies of those customers and start First contact with those people.”

"There won't be any security problems. If the identity is exposed, the word 'empire' will have a negative effect on other countries. It is not a threat, but an attractive product full of profits." Cassia reminded, according to the instructions A line simulated in his mind said, "You said that the Qil Kingdom is not very peaceful, and there will definitely be several parties fighting with each other. Only by finding the most promising party as soon as possible, reaching an agreement, and forming a long-term buying and selling relationship can is the most important."

"It's clear, but there must be an expected deviation between the actual situation and the investigation. Compared with the Empire, the Chil Kingdom is not powerful, but for us, it needs to be treated with caution. Waters is in charge of that side and will not let it The leader is disappointed. He knows how to do it, and this kind of mistake will usually not happen to him. Moreover, he was the first to propose this plan, and the expectations he had when he first obtained your approval from the leader were also his plans for the future. Direction. Waters has his own way of doing things, and he should contact me soon. At that time, I will convey the latest news to you as soon as possible. "

While waiting for news and return, Cassia was reading historical materials and theological books bought from the airport bookstore. It is an abbreviated version, which can be regarded as a relatively detailed chronicle, roughly recording some major events from the beginning of the establishment of the empire to more than ten years ago. Based on the history of steam power that he is familiar with, Cassia wants to find out whether there is a special time period within this thousand years. Major changes are almost always related to changes in power sources, such as the mutation brought to the empire when limestone became a tube.

Theological books almost all contain the same set of rhetoric. But compared with his previous understanding, when Cassia looked at these things again, he naturally had other feelings. As a means of control, there are many fanatical saints in the empire. I had wanted to become a holy envoy of the church before, but this was only used by Cassia as a means of survival. It was most reasonable to treat him as having no faith at all, even if he didn't have a little faith in his heart. Whether gods really exist, Cassia's previous answer was no.

Now that I think about it again, it seems that there are things that can be called gods. With the power and mystery of the second type of creature, as far as the Mano Kingdom is concerned, before the train entered the Manoma platform thousands of years ago, it was indeed possible that the people at that time believed it as a god.

Linna and Silla whom she met in the Brino area have already provided Cassia with evidence of this conjecture. The structure of the Flame Alliance is different from that of the Empire and the Far Sea Commonwealth. There are also people who become surgeons through surgery, but many tribes within the Flame Alliance have become strange ones through the inherited priestly activities.

Disease and aging have always been feared by people, and that has never changed. But considering the situation of the Flame Alliance, when these people pray to the gods and become surgeons or strange beings through the power of the second type of creatures, the diseases and aging problems of ordinary humans can indeed be effectively solved. The lifespan of the surgeon exceeds 100 years, and the aging period is also compressed into the last few years. So much so that even the children of surgeons at higher stages of surgery have physical foundations and potential that exceed those of ordinary humans. As for related diseases, except for things that Cassia is currently unknown in the extreme area, the first stage of surgery is almost completely divorced from diseases such as colds, fevers and terminal illnesses.

Many of the "surgery intermediaries" that Sotagang calls them have legitimate identities in the church, and under the banner of fulfilling the will of the gods, they use surgery to earn money from wealthy businessmen among ordinary humans.

"Excellent business practice." Cassia sighed, "The dark world is almost a trading place for surgeons, and the open business in the empire accounts for the majority. Otherwise, the main business of the seven giant companies would not be the base. A huge number of ordinary people have served. There are still many groups of wealthy businessmen and nobles who do not know the surgery."

Starting from this point, after reading the theological books of the empire, Cassia began to expand the scope to other countries with longer histories. Except within the scope of the empire's radiation, although other small countries are slowly experiencing a cycle of destruction and reconstruction, many of them have not experienced any gaps in the field of theology. It will not be overthrown or replaced due to the influence of the country. At most, it may just be changed to other names and expressions, but the content will still be passed down in history.

Cassia compared three or four different countries, and the descriptions of the gods were roughly the same.

"Is it because most of them are landlocked countries?" You can see the shadow of dragons from some detailed descriptions. Long before the Kingdom of Mano, the Left Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister of the mainland had not yet helped the selected countries to establish the Flame Alliance and the Far Sea During the Republic of China, the mainland was always in chaos. This vast area is occupied by a large number of kingdoms, principalities, and alliances. However, due to limited technology and knowledge, many resources were gradually utilized after the intervention of the Left and Right Continents.

Many events in the history of theology were enriched and supplemented during that period, and gradually formed into systematic things that were spread and used by the leaders of many countries with extreme means.

Closing the book, Cassia looked at the covers of several other books on the table and fell into deep thought. It can be seen from this that anything that can be formulated into a book has been processed by countless outstanding writers after it has a corresponding weight. It can be a clue, but it cannot be truly believed.

To study it requires an unusual approach. The information on the printed page is all printed in a unified format by the factory.

Cassia was not in a hurry and knew that this was a normal process. When knowledge and knowledge are accumulated to a certain extent, they will naturally become their own strength. There are many prerequisites, source and time are the most important, and Cassia currently lacks both.

After reading the book, it was already the fourth day on the airship. Cassia stood up and looked out the circular window. Below was the yellowish land, and the crops were adapting to the coming autumn.

"I'm not very sensitive to the seasons anymore." Cassia sighed. There were many things in his head that he had no answers and clues about, and he couldn't start for a while.