Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

After the dinner, Karl waited for Kurt who was late. The emperor was also curious about what kind of talents the marshal with a happy face had found in the prison.

"How is the situation?"

"It is much better than expected... a Caledor noble with a dragon ally, an engineer who designed the prototype of Ulric's Thunder, a man who is good at..." Kurt thought about the crazy wizard. The archives showed that Duva secretly bought several Druzy prisoners to do transformation experiments at the beginning, and installed rune steel sheets as fine as a net under the elf's skin.

The experiment was very successful, which also made his research more and more elusive, turning the first few Druzy into steel men who only used their internal organs to maintain normal life.

"Medical wizard."

"Three..." Karl pondered for a while. When he visited the military camp, he also inquired about a lot of Caledor's laws.

Some minor fights, insults, and frauds would only be detained in the nursing homes around the city. In serious cases, they would be sent to the secret prison in the Anuli Mountains. No one has ever returned from that prison.

It seems that Prince Caledor really followed his wishes and sold several criminals who were difficult to deal with in the Dragon Court to the Empire as a favor. I think there are many forces behind these three criminals, which is also a point to consider.

"What about the situation in the military camp." Kurt took off his coat and cloak. The height of the Dragon Ridge Mountains made the marshal who often waited on the plains a little uncomfortable. The frequent strong winds seemed to blow away his beard.

This time it was Carl's turn to remain silent. After seeing the military power of the Dragon Kingdom with his own eyes, he doubted how long Bretonnia could last.

In the most direct way, the Dragon Kingdom has restored the glory of its cavalry in the past. Since the Dragon Prince returned to the sky, a large number of brave young men from the people have taken over the banner of the former elite nobles charging into battle...

In Tal Kaled alone, there are thousands of heavy cavalry stationed. The excellent training, luxurious equipment, and handsome horses make Carl suspect that this is a thousand gold mountains moving.

But Caledor's real military fortress in Ulthuan is Caledor's Rest House. After Imrik was crowned the Phoenix King, the military fortress stopped expanding due to concerns about the relationship with the royal court. It has turned into a behemoth occupying most of the plain.

That is the real military assembly point, where the elite of the entire Dragon Kingdom gather. Carl cannot guarantee how much he will see in Tal Kaled.

"I doubt that the elf cavalry can advance from Marienburg to Ostermark without any obstacles."

Although he had a premonition, Kurt still felt a little palpitation: "At least now, we don't have to think about how to face this behemoth..."

"That's right." Carl nodded. The elves are just a less likely imaginary enemy. Instead of how to fight, it is better to think about win-win cooperation. At least at the banquet, Draknir has vaguely revealed some important cooperation ideas.

The emperor took out a few manuscripts. These were the cooperation items he had drawn up in half an hour, mainly involving magic, navigation, people's livelihood...

"What do you think is missing?"

Kurt took it and looked at it in detail, closed his eyes and considered what he had seen and heard today, and pondered the projects that could provide the greatest value to the empire.

"This is the first day, Carl... What new ideas do you think the Dragon Prince, who has repeatedly shown us that the empire cannot go against Caledor, will have on the second day?"

Carl was stunned, then shook his head and smiled. He was indeed a little anxious.

"Then wait, I just hope this won't be the last few days of my life."

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On the second day, perhaps because of the proposal to get rid of the troubles of the nobles, His Royal Highness finally had time to stroll in Anaheim, the land of Caledor, with the emperor from the old world.

Giant ships carrying thousands of tons of iron blocks came from the north, constantly transporting urgently needed raw materials to the steam cars in the port area. After being processed into usable steel, the high-quality raw materials will be sent to the industrial center of the entire Caledor, Val Anvil, and turned into armor worn by warriors and magic weapons in their hands.

The inferior steel will be sent to the nearest military factory, and in the wonderful combination of gears and conveyor belts, it will be transformed into shells fired at the enemy.

Thick logs rolled to the ground, and some elves dressed in Asrai costumes were asking timber merchants from the northern frontier for the raw materials that Athel Loren urgently needed in a tone of business communication that was not very proficient.

Hulled wheat was like a yellow and white ocean. After being dispatched by court officials, it was sent to Qingyan Port to become food that nurtured generations of people and the nutrition needed by soldiers after fierce battles.

Thick black smoke enveloped the entire fortress, and it was fully prepared for war.

In this port terminal that has been expanded many times, Carl saw an extremely strange phenomenon.

Huge amounts of minerals and wood from the north, meat, sugar, and medicinal plants from the south, wheat from the west, and primary processed raw materials... But this original military fortress did not have any local resources that could be used.

In one hour, the port's throughput may exceed a thousand tons. Each ship may stay in the port for no more than half an hour. After being filled with goods, it will immediately set off.

"Logistics distribution center, a test point we have been planning for many years. Anaheim accounts for 40% of Caledor's total transportation volume. It does not produce any objects, but can provide any items.

If Dawn Fortress needs 100,000 arrows, the previous process is to go to the palace military supply department to ask for a receipt, the palace will contact the Val Anvil to forge 100,000 arrows, and mobilize a transport ship from the nearby Dragon Bay to the South.

But now, Dawn Fortress only needs to send a request to Anaheim, and the quartermaster can send the appropriate amount of arrows from the warehouse according to the request based on the strategic material consumption analysis table over the years. "

Draconir's inadvertent explanation shocked the two people in the empire. This requires extremely fast information flow, sufficient cargo reserves and transportation capacity to ensure that the materials needed for each region can be processed in a timely manner.

And this premise must be that the transportation routes are safe and reliable enough. The elves rely on the sea to make a living. Except for the capital Tal Kaled, which is located on the towering Dragonspine Mountains, the other cities in Caledor have large ports.

If the Empire wanted to make a similar...

Karl thought about it and let it go. The elector would definitely not disclose his material needs to the emperor, so as not to show weakness, but if combined with the railway plan to build a small logistics distribution center in Reikland, it seemed possible.

“How much administrative efficiency will this improve?”

Karl's focus is always on the most important position. Sometimes the emperor issues orders for disaster relief, but it takes several days to prepare just the supplies, not to mention possible corruption.

After delaying and delaying, by the time the supplies were delivered to the villages and towns, all the people had been eaten by the beastmen.

The speed determines to a large extent the actual scope of an emperor's rule.

No wonder Caledor didn't worry at all about the territory that was located at the two poles of the world. The rapid delivery of supplies also meant that the army could quickly arrive to suppress all dissatisfied people with physical means.

Draconir smiled and did not give a direct answer: "Karl, I am not a technocrat, and you are not an engineer in Reikland. Compared with these minutiae, you and I have more important things to pay attention to.

Keep moving forward, hoping that what you see after this can break some of the empire's inherent impressions of Caledor. "(End of chapter)