Steel steam and flame

Cassia carried her luggage and slowly passed pedestrians along the passage and walked outside the airport gate. The slightly cool air immediately hit the face, and a thin layer of thin clouds enveloped the sky. Rolls and rolls were slowly carried by the wind towards Manoma, blocking the mountainside of the Blanco Mountains.

The intensity of the light is similar to the moment before a rainstorm, and the wind keeps the air from being dull.

"Cack-clack..." The sound of luggage wheels led Cassia's steps through the crowd of pedestrians looking around, to the wide road in the parking lot. Glancing around from the street to the end of the street, he walked to a pure black limo. The door just opened and got in.

"According to your request, leader, the house near the National Library has been bought. Can we go there now?" Delya turned her head from the passenger seat and asked, "It has been taken care of simply, and basic life is no problem at all."

"Go to the factory first and see how the production line is going." Taking off her long windbreaker and removing her black-rimmed eyes, Cassia thought for a moment and then replied, "You are still preparing this batch of goods. Is there any new news from Waters? ?”

"Insignificant greetings, progress is going well. The deposit for the first batch of goods has come, one-third of the total value. When the goods are transported to the Kingdom of Chil and delivered smoothly, several factories here will be able to add one or two more A new production line." Delya said with a smile. After leaving Manoma, neither the business nor her own training encountered any major obstacles, and she was developing in the desired direction in an orderly manner. The environment here is much more relaxed than Manoma.

"A lot of people have left Manoma recently. Maybe it's because the atmosphere has become more depressing and recruitment has become easier. But I don't know if the management organization is doing this deliberately. There will be big events happening soon. My intuition is like this. Tell me. And Hessler also returned to his family the day before yesterday after knowing that you returned, Captain. He received the communication and immediately packed up his salute. I wanted to wait until today, but it seemed to be very urgent. contact."

"Going back to the family..." Cassia nodded and thought for a moment without saying anything.

The limo left the main road and headed towards the factory area on the outskirts of the city. The rumbling heavy trucks formed a line on one side of the road, and thick dark green rainproof cloth covered the cargo inside the carriages. The factories that were once covered with mold corpses all came back to life at the same time. The dilapidated sheds were newly painted, and the dusty machines finally got their chance to operate after a long time.

"In the past month, several large industrial parks have recovered. Most of them are parts manufacturers, and they are rarely more lively at night. This is not only the case here, but also in other surrounding areas of Manoma. One reason is that Manoma Many ordinary factories have closed. Another reason, I think, is that the demand has increased sharply during this period for some reason. So we must seize the time. In terms of weapons and ammunition, I will try my best to speed up the transition from platinum bullets to artillery ammunition. Expect."

Inside the factory, the differential engine controls the steady operation of the assembly line. The cold-gleaming bullets are closely placed on the conveyor belt. Each one is sealed in oil-wrapped paper according to the set program, and finally the packages are neatly placed by human workers. Inside the wooden box. Production has never stopped, but the warehouse next to the production workshop has always seemed empty. In addition to the goods waiting to be loaded and sent away, there are only some parts that have not been processed after repairs and are placed in a pile.

"Most of it is for follow-up preparations for the business in the Kingdom of Chil, and the rest has been supplied to old customers who still have contact with us. The productivity has been insufficient, but fortunately with Sotagang's help, the situation has eased a little. And that The batch of jewelry has been produced by the design company that signed the agreement, and the results will be seen soon. Coupled with the remaining price negotiated by Waters, the current situation should be able to reach a balance in the near future."

Three hours later, Cassia and Delya, who had understood the basic situation, left the factory, and the limo took them directly to the nearest resting place.

"Is there a comprehensive factory nearby that makes large parts?" The resting place is a very ordinary civilian house. It is very spacious, and most of the space is stored with weapons to warn of special situations. Not long after sitting down, Cassia remembered something and asked Delya, "There are some things that need to be customized. I will give you the specific drawings in the next day or two. It's not urgent. I can see the finished product within a month." , but it needs to be strong enough.”

Cassia briefly drew the initial concept of a giant sword with a pen. It was a giant sword that had no beauty and was designed purely for combat. It is five to six meters in length and is constructed as half-sharp blade and half-serrated. The outline of the handle is much thicker than the standard proportions: "If you can find a machinist willing to take this business, you can make a single-blade directly according to the drawings given. Pneumatic weapons are the best. In terms of price, funds are limited now, so just take out a few of the remaining dozen standard pneumatic swords as collateral."

After looking carefully, a handful of blurry images of the finished product appeared in Delya's mind: "I will send someone to negotiate with you if there is information about one or two nearby mechanics."

"That's fine. Once it's made, store it in the warehouse. It should be ready for use in a few months."

Three days later, news came from Waters that the first business of the Chil Kingdom finally came to an end smoothly. Continuing orders are being negotiated, and he asked Delya to be prepared. If necessary, she can seek short-term loans from the Golden Bank. Some plans may be able to get on track in advance with the operation of funds.

At the same time, Cassia also walked out of the stack of books, found Delya, and asked for detailed information about Perkins.

"The clues from the history professor at the nearest school were probably broken and there was no response." Delya brought a large stack of information shortly after, "The black market sellers have been keeping in touch. Although they say there is no rush, they have been keeping in touch with us. Maintaining casual contact. If there is a big problem, the other party does not seem like someone who is short of money, but..."

"On the contrary, there are 'real' collectors like us who have not collected two sets of books..."

While Cassia was looking at the information carefully, Delya was handling business agreements and orders, thinking about the new production lines that were about to be added to the factory, and asking Cassia for her opinions from time to time.

"Delya, you can contact this collector. I'll go and see it myself." While folding the information, Cassia sorted out a few key points to pay attention to and said, "Set a time for the transaction and just tell me. .Whether the other party is really sincere in completing the transaction or not, it doesn’t matter to me. As long as what the other party tells us is true and he does have several other books in his hand that I don’t have, that’s completely enough.”