"Remove the current cabinet prime minister?" Todd suddenly reacted: "Wait a minute, Emerson, isn't the cabinet prime minister yourself?"
Emerson smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, I hereby propose to remove myself."
Todd frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
"I made a mistake." Emerson looked at Todd and said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that when Lone Rock City was attacked, a messenger came from the front line asking for help. Since you were not here, I made the decision without permission and made the decision temporarily.
Establish a "war cabinet", temporarily suspend cabinet meetings, and require all members to fully support the war without any objections."
Todd hesitated for a moment and said: "The matter is urgent and the war is imminent. Naturally, there is no time for the cabinet to meet and discuss slowly. You established a war cabinet at that time. This does not seem to be a problem."
Emerson said solemnly: "Your Majesty, what is the cabinet? The cabinet is a department that assists and assists the royal family in managing the kingdom. If the power of the cabinet prime minister is not controlled and restricted, it will create a dictatorial mentality among those in power."
"Take this war as an example. Although the establishment of a war cabinet was a last resort, it temporarily concentrated power on one person. In the short term, this move is beneficial to the kingdom's deployment
War resources, but if the person in power is a careerist or a lunatic, it will easily lead the entire country to slide into the abyss of war."
Todd chewed Emerson's words carefully and felt that what he was talking about now seemed somewhat similar to some history in his previous life.
"Let me give you the simplest example. Once the prime minister decides to use war as an excuse to adjust the size of his power and the scope of his functions, he may use this method to consolidate power and eliminate dissidents. Coupled with some sensational speeches and hypocrisy
The uninformed people will be blinded by its glory and become a political tool without knowing it..."
Todd interrupted Emerson: "This battle of Lone Rock City and the establishment of a war cabinet in Muxi City. As the king, I actually have an unshirkable responsibility. If I were to
If we could contact the cabinet in time, there would be no dispute today."
Cumberland cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, I still want to ask you again, where have you been? When do you plan to return to Muxi City?"
Todd was silent for a moment and said: "I am in the north and dealing with some affairs. In a short period of time, the affairs of the kingdom will still be handled by the cabinet."
Without waiting for Cumberland to ask again, Todd said: "Emerson's proposal to remove the Prime Minister this time, due to reasons, I reject this proposal. Regarding emergencies that may arise in the kingdom in the future, I will find a feasible solution."
Solution. This topic will end here, let’s move on to the next topic.”
Ignoring Emerson's statement, Todd directly asked the next official to start the report.
After everyone finished reporting, Todd made a gesture to Huggins beside him.
The latter said: "This is the end of today's meeting."
Seeing everyone stand up from their seats, Huggins suddenly said: "Mr. Dunlop, please wait for a moment. Your Majesty has something else to ask you."
Wayne froze, turned to look at Todd, who was expressionless, and sighed secretly.
The question that the king raised first was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"I heard that the keel battleship also participated in the battle of Lone Rock City. What was the result?"
Wayne saluted Todd and said concisely: "The results are excellent, but the problems are like a mountain."
A hint of curiosity appeared on Todd's face: "How do you say this?"
Turning on the 3D projection equipment on the conference table, Wayne called up the model of the keel battleship with his hands, and began to play some clips from the naval battle.
"Let's talk about the weapon first. The weapon called "Spore" is driven by black powder. Once it touches water, the gunpowder cannot be ignited when it gets wet. Therefore, this kind of weapon cannot be launched in water. After detaching from the hull, it is actually fired in the water.
Flying through the air to the target.”
Wayne showed the flight trajectory of the spores on the 3D projection, pointed at the screen and said to Todd: "Your Majesty, did you see it? The trajectory of this launch can remain straight in the first half, but in the second half due to the impact of the gunpowder
Irregular burning and damage to the tail fin will cause great uncertainty in the trajectory."
Todd looked at the "Spore" on the screen. It had only flown twenty or thirty meters before it began to gradually deviate from the track. The more it missed, the more it missed. He couldn't help frowning and said: "If the trajectory of this weapon is unstable, it also means that its trajectory is unstable."
The hit rate is very low.”
Wayne nodded and said: "Yes, when a battleship carries out a spore attack, it must be very close to the enemy ship and use multiple rounds at the same time to have a chance of hitting the target."
"But if you get too close to the enemy ship, you will enter the explosion radius." Todd rubbed his chin and said to himself in distress: "This is completely like a handheld nuclear bomb launcher..."
"Moreover, in addition to the problems of too close range and unreliable ballistics, spore missiles also have a very high failure rate." Wayne said with a headache: "Whether it is experiments or actual combat, only about 70% of spore missiles hit the target.
The numbers have exploded.”
"What's the reason?"
"Based on the results of many tests, I concluded that the kinetic energy generated during the impact was not enough."
Todd was a little surprised when he heard the word "kinetic energy" coming from Wayne's mouth.
Wayne continued to explain: "When a black powder-propelled missile travels, due to impurities in the gunpowder and incomplete combustion, its flight speed generally changes in stages. For example, the initial speed is fast in the early stage, and then slowly slows down in the later stage. It is really difficult to compete with enemy ships.
When the collision occurs, it is possible that the missile's speed has slowed down to a certain extent and cannot reach the minimum threshold for the spores to impact and explode."
Todd nodded slightly while listening: "Is there a solution?"
"Not yet. This involves too many improvement factors. Such as gunpowder raw materials, projectile design, parasite breeding, physical calculations, etc." Wayne shook his head helplessly, looked at Todd and continued: "Your Majesty,
In addition to weapons, other areas such as the hull, structure, sails, propulsion, etc., all have major or minor problems. But if you compare them with one thing, they all become minor problems."
"What happened?"
"Pilot of the Keel Battleship."
Todd said while thinking: "If I remember correctly, the driver of this ship is Ayesha. Is it because she disobeys orders and makes her own decisions?"
"No, Your Majesty, by pilot, I generally refer to everyone who wants to sail this ship."
Looking at the puzzled Todd, Wayne thought for a while and said: "Most of the energy source of the dragon bone parasite comes from the nutrients in the host body. If it is just an ordinary dragon bone armor, due to its small size and low activity, it will consume the host
It also has very few nutrients, so ordinary people can fully support the armor’s daily activities.”
"However, keel battleships are completely different. A 21-meter-long battleship is entirely composed of keel. Whether it is propulsion, steering or repair, it requires the use of nutrients in the pilot's body as a source of energy supply."
Todd took a breath: "You mean...?"
"During daily cruising, the keel warship mainly uses sails to drive and consumes less host nutrients. However, during the war stage, it needs to use a large amount of nutrients in the pilot's body. Although the naval battle in Lone Rock City only lasted an hour, Ayi
Sha not only completed the conventional tactical actions of accelerating and turning lights, she even used a keel battleship to conduct a melee collision and completely destroyed the enemy's flagship with her 'overload transformation'."
"At the end of the war, when the warship returned, Ayesha fainted directly at her seat. Although the crew relied on the manpower to safely return the keel warship to the dock, the driver's body suffered overdraft damage.
Although two months have passed, she still cannot move freely and needs crutches to even walk."
Todd rubbed his brows vigorously and whispered: "We didn't consider the nutrient supply of parasites in advance. This is indeed a big problem."
Instructing Huggins to write down these questions, Todd looked at Wayne again and said calmly: "Wayne Dunlop, let's put the keel battleship aside for now. I want to talk to you about a more important matter...
"
Wayne lowered his head, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes: "Your Majesty, please speak."
Todd leaned his upper body forward, stared at Wayne and said slowly: "About all the experiments you have conducted recently, I hope you will tell them in detail without omitting anything..."