"Do you think our dragon knights brought nothing back to the Holy Demon Empire? We already got the 'guns' equipped by your soldiers in Maritsa!"
"I have to correct you, Mr. Consul Bakalov, that place is no longer called Maritsa, it is called Dragonfall City."
"Ha! You dare to call it Fallen Dragon City? We are on the battlefield to the west and may lose hundreds of dragon knights at a time!"
"I know that, but I like this name, so I'll just use it first."
"Hmph! Let's not talk about the name for now! What we are talking about now is weapons! We have actually already researched your weapon called 'gun'."
"Although most of them were destroyed by the dragon flames, a small number were still brought back to the Holy Demon Empire! We already know the principle of this weapon, which is very subtle. This is why I came alone."
"Then what are you talking about? Go back and make imitations. I can't sue you for infringing on my patent rights." Chris mentioned a word that Alan Hill was studying recently, which made Des almost laugh out loud.
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This patent law was an idea jointly proposed by Ailan Hill Military Industrial Group and Imperial Industrial Group. They believed that Ailan Hill's knowledge had reached a priceless level, so they believed that it should be protected more strictly.
By saying this, they are actually monopolizing the right to use patents. After all, most of Alan Hill's innovations come from Chris's technology tree, so what this patent law protects is actually the large factories that hold Chris' technology.
However, everyone has selfish motives. With the deliberate push of Des and other vested interests, this law is now being revised. But when Chris talks about it now, it feels quite funny to ridicule the other party.
"Don't challenge our patience. If the Holy Demon Empire really wants to start a full-scale war with Ailanthir, we can dispatch thousands of dragon knights at a time. You know this!" Bakalov couldn't hold his breath anymore.
, when had he ever been so humble to a mortal?
You know, he is also a famous tyrant in his own territory. It's just that his tyrant is a more terrifying rational tyrant. He is cruel and powerful, but he rarely shows his cruel side. Most of them
He always uses his brain to solve problems, otherwise he would not be sitting in the position of consul of the Eastern Province of the Magic Empire.
"Hmm, but your thousands of dragon knights may not be able to capture my city of Seris." Chris retorted with a smile.
Bakalov had a gloomy face and said coldly: "If I didn't need your knowledge! I would leave now! At that time, I will personally take the dragon knights to Eiland Hill, and I will not attack any large-scale
Instead of cities, they will block your transportation, massacre your people, burn your farmland, and destroy your mines!”
He saw Chris's face darken and continued: "Don't think you are the only one with brains! We have been using the Dragon Knight for thousands of years. When bullying the weak, the Dragon Knight is a weapon that can destroy cities and strongholds. Facing the strong, the Dragon Knight
We will naturally have other tactics when the time comes.”
For the first time, Chris had a new understanding of the natives of these other worlds. They were obviously not a bunch of stupid NPCs waiting for him, the protagonist, to conquer and slaughter. They also had their own wisdom and experience, and they had also developed and accumulated it.
A precious treasure that has lasted for thousands of years.
"But because you have to guard against the Eternal Empire, your thousands of dragon knights can't stay in the mortal territory for a long time, right?" Chris argued with force: "If you have been wreaking havoc here for dozens of days, you must leave!"
"So, do we have to fight to the death like this?" Bakalov thought for a while and said: "You provide us with more advanced weapons and equipment, and we give you room for development. Isn't this great?"
Frankly speaking, Chris is actually very interested in Bakarov's proposal. Others don't know it, but Des and he both know that Ireland can no longer support a protracted war.
Modern warfare requires the support of resources and productivity. Chris cannot produce enough ammunition and weapons and equipment for his consumption in a short period of time, so he cannot launch a full-scale war against the Holy Demon Empire.
On the other hand, it is the economic structure of Ireland that restricts his decision-making. From the beginning of its rapid development, Ireland has followed the deformed path of borrowing. The end of this road is expansion and using war to transfer its domestic problems.
economic crisis.
Therefore, on this deformed path, it doesn't matter how many wars of expansion are fought, because as long as there is money to be made in the war of expansion, the country's economy will not collapse. But when facing the Magic Empire, Chris found that he could only fight
Defense battle started.
This is fatal. Once the war does not end in a short time and spreads on the mainland, Chris and his followers will not be able to repay those loans, and his country will go bankrupt and will be reduced from being a savior.
for deceivers.
Therefore, Chris really wants to make peace with the other party. All he wants is to develop in peace for two years. What he wants is to use these two years to annex other countries and level up his current lending economy.
"Tell me what kind of weapons you want." Chris made a listening expression: "I also believe that peace is the most precious wealth, and we should try our best to avoid war."
"You are really a wise monarch." Bakalov returned to a more peaceful state and said: "We need your long-range weapons, weapons called cannons that can project explosive ammunition, but they only need to be more powerful.
Times!"
Even the 75mm caliber infantry cannon cannot meet the requirements? Are the ground forces of the Eternal Empire so difficult to deal with? Chris thought about it in his mind. He felt that it would not be a problem if he provided the 30mm caliber artillery to the Holy Demon Empire.
Unacceptable things.
Although it is possible that the other party has developed a lot of modern weapon technology as a result, after all, the other party cannot complete the road of ultimate evolution alone. What makes him more concerned about is the level of force of the Eternal Empire. He is weighing whether he has the ability to do it.
Challenge an existence more powerful than the Holy Demon Empire.
Although Frentzberg told Chris about the Eternal Empire, after all, Frentzberg is a great magician, not a soldier. So to understand the combat power of the Eternal Empire, he might as well go to the front line
of Archon Bakalov.
Logically speaking, the combat power of the Eternal Empire described by Bakarov should be more accurate... Wait a minute! Chris suddenly realized a serious problem. This world has always been a pattern of strong west and weak east.
The mortals in the east are the weakest, and the Holy Demon Empire is weaker than the Eternal Empire. What about the west of the Eternal Empire?
He suddenly had an urge to laugh. It turns out that this world is a world like steps. The closer to the west, the more powerful it becomes. But now the bottom step, that is, the rise of the mortal kingdom, is similar to a pyramid.
The structure almost ceases to exist.
After thinking about it, Chris felt that he did not need to hand over more advanced weapons to the Holy Demon Empire. He only needed to give the other party some weapons that better met the other party's requirements. Thinking of this, Chris pondered for a moment, and from his
A famous weapon was recalled in his mind.
"I can give you an artillery that is more powerful than the artillery we use now, but because the shells are larger, the weight is very exaggerated, and the consumption of the shells is also greater." Chris's face did not change when he lied.
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Bakalov was not someone who was easily deceived. He shook his head and said, "Don't try to trick me by trying to trick Arant! I will compare it myself and only accept it if I am satisfied! I understand the importance of this weapon.
principle, so you'd better not do any tricks."
"..." He even made up for the lessons before coming... He actually had to inspect the goods himself! I haven't had time to equip a larger-caliber artillery yet! Man! Chris complained in his heart.
However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, as long as he completed the mechanization of his troops and equipped them with large-caliber howitzers or additional howitzers, it would only be a matter of minutes.
The current bottleneck that restricts the large-caliber artillery of Ireland Hill is the lack of production capacity and transportation capacity. It is not a technical lag at all. If he didn't think that the 75mm caliber infantry gun is still sufficient for the time being, Chris would have gone to 05 long ago.
caliber cannon.
Before today, Ellandhill had been working hard to produce more anti-aircraft guns. Air defense pressure was in front of them, and the ground troops had sufficient firepower to support rifles and machine guns, so the development of infantry artillery had stagnated.
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Now the Holy Demon Empire has higher requirements, which can be used to expand the production capacity of artillery. Chris nodded and agreed to Bakalov's request: "You can send someone here, or you can supervise it yourself, we will
Provide our existing artillery for comparison until it meets your requirements."
"Also, I want 000 of your 'guns', finished products, for testing purposes. If this weapon meets the conditions, I will purchase 000,000 of these weapons from you." The Bakalov Lion opened his mouth.
said.
"One hundred thousand...yes!" Chris did not refuse, but his price was very sinister: "One rifle and five magic balls of knowledge! The price is fair."
"Cough, cough, cough!" Frunzberg choked on his saliva when he heard the quotation. He coughed repeatedly, and it took him a long time to stop in embarrassment. His cough attracted Bakalov's attention, and Bakalov
My husband realized that there might be something fishy about the price.
So, the consul thought for a while and gave a price that he thought was reasonable: "A... rifle! Two magic balls of knowledge!"
"Four!" Chris bargained.
"Three!" Bakalov, who was a little impatient, compromised.
"Deal!" Archduke Alan Hill, with a wicked smile on his face, made the final decision.