novelraw #217 - Section 217
#217 - Section 217
Why was the Empire so generous in aiding the Terra Kingdom, and confident enough to let Tarsika perform?
She gradually took control of enormous wealth, absorbed investment from the great powers, and within a short period of time, she built a Terra that was even more prosperous and lively than the Empire?
It's not because they believed Tarsika was absolutely loyal; personal feelings simply don't carry much weight at the national level.
The Empire's confidence lies in the fact that Terra's development opportunities come from the dividends of magical industrialization, and the core standards of magical industrialization are firmly controlled by the Empire.
Including the Totem Hand Ring, those are all Empire standards.
Several irreplaceable core components have to be imported from the Empire, otherwise the cost will increase linearly, and the performance cannot be guaranteed.
The *Eris* magic worms used to build the *Elysium Illusion* setting up the Elysium Illusion, the Terra Kingdom received were all castrated varieties without reproductive capabilities, and they had no ability to go deep into the astral realm to replenish wild ones.
The same goes for other magic crystal machines. It seems that factories are being built one after another. Whatever the Empire sells, the Terra Kingdom can copy them, and their technical capabilities are exploding.
But in reality, the core technology is linked one after another, all firmly controlled by the Empire.
The Terra Kingdom is just an assembly factory. If it wants to maintain its current bright prospects, it cannot break away from the *Green Vine Empire's* Green Vine Empire production order.
This is not a simple choke point, it's a choke point to the point of not being able to breathe.
If the Terra Kingdom dares to violate the Empire's intentions, even the desertification that has been half-managed can be stopped directly.
The truly fast-growing and soil-changing improved desert crops also have no reproductive ability.
If the Empire prohibits exports, Terra's previous money will be invested in vain. If they don't continue planting to achieve complete transformation, it will deteriorate again in a few years...
All of the above are methods the Empire can use to deal with Terra without resorting to war.
When the Empire's barbarians begin to think, they will understand how much advantage they have by taking the first step to alleviate domestic class contradictions and liberate the creativity of magicians.
Fight? Only a fool would fight at this time.
Your Majesty, we have a hundred ways to paralyze those backward great powers in this world through non-war means.
This is the foundation of the *Green Vine Empire*, which controls industrial standards and has fully opened the magic industrial revolution.
Tarsika actually sees clearly that even though she has turned herself into a financial queen by speculating on real estate in Terra, she actually prohibits a large influx of domestic capital into real estate.
She is very clear that houses cannot bring about a real increase in national strength, but only create a super big bubble.
As long as the *Green Vine Empire* issues a threat of war, and Terra's security is threatened, house prices can explode directly.
Therefore, she has been guiding capital into real technology, catching up with the Empire's most advanced production technology, and even investing money back into the Empire, trying to prohibit sweatshop models and ensure the proportion of R\u0026D investment, etc.
Even if she can never catch up with the Empire's first-mover advantage, she is still half a step ahead of the surrounding great powers.
When this performance ends and the orcs become a new province of the Empire, Terra will become a free port with strong economic strength.
When the great era is grandly opened, some people have already figured out the rules, while others are still pretending to be asleep and unwilling to wake up, pretending that their glory has not yet ended.
In this atmosphere, Frankenstein is ten times busier than in the past, but she is happy and proud of her success.
There are big projects in industry and big projects in the military. All kinds of funds are pooled to her. Experiments that she only dared to think about before can now really be done...
Especially the absolute advantage in the military, the power of the *Chapter of Imbalance* Chapter of Imbalance, can Lydia do it?
Her competition with Lydia started in their student days, and the black-haired loli with stronger magical talent has always crushed her in overall grades.
But this era is different. With the popularization of magic crystal machinery, the competition between the *Chapter of Imbalance* and the level of life, the *Chapter of Imbalance* will definitely win with absolute advantage!
Lydia? Just a fool who gambles her life drawing cards every day.
What does she know about industry?
In this busy but joyful atmosphere every day, Frankenstein, who had been busy all day, opened the *Hyperdimensional Canvas* Hyperdimensional Canvas.
She chats with friends in different places in her spare time, and there is also her biggest military order customer, so she must serve them well!
Just when Lydia was preparing to appreciate the actual combat feedback of her masterpiece and how many mermaids she had bullied...
"What, my equipment was completely defeated?"
Frankenstein saw Nicole's message saying that the Swordfish submarine's first battle was cracked by the Sea Country's biochemical fish swarm, and subconsciously let out an unbelievable loser's wail.
I can't accept it!
Obviously, the waste modification of the *Thunder Fury Reaper* Thunder Fury Reaper can rampage on the territory of the Sea Country, and agricultural machinery almost fought back from the sea to the land.
Pink Bunny is forever God!
The Swordfish submarine is her proud product, fully prepared for deep-sea operations, loaded with many of the *Arcane Society's* Arcane Society latest technologies, and can be said to be the Empire's current highest technological crystallization in small submarines—
As a result, in Nicole's feedback battle report, she was perfectly cracked in her first appearance and half of the army was wiped out, questioning the practical value of this equipment, and Frankenstein's blood pressure instantly rose.
This feeling is like eating hot pot and singing, and suddenly being robbed by bandits!
Obviously, I just wanted to chat before going to bed to relax and help me fall asleep, but my brain was instantly electrified, and I was more awake than drinking ten cups of coffee.
"Master Copperbeard, we need more and better equipment." Nicole replied in seconds.
She had just retreated to the temporary camp, so naturally there were a lot of affairs to deal with, and she was also waiting for Frankenstein to go online.
Without the equipment provided by the master, there would be no results achieved by the Naga today.jpg
The next round of battle is about to begin, and the Sea Country suddenly got a batch of new equipment. Nicole's first thought was to ask "Master Copperbeard" for help.
The master's equipment is too good, the only one in the entire *Eternal Night World* Eternal Night World, but there are occasional flaws, but it can definitely help the Naga win the final victory.
So Frankenstein asked, she detailed the various problems exposed by the weapon in the battle, without any impatience.
This was originally a condition that she had to agree to in order to buy equipment from the Terra Kingdom.
Although recalling failure will make her angry, Nicole is a good child who values promises very much, and as a saint, she often has to appease many unreasonable believers.
Frankenstein was just in a bad mood, but the communication was still very rational, and she had been trying to answer Nicole's various questions.
Nicole finally concluded:
"Although the sneak attack failed, the Swordfish submarine still played a big role in the frontal battlefield, and it has irreplaceable value in cooperating to suppress firepower and block the enemy's retreat..."
"This was originally the meaning of their design. Now I just want to know how my submarine was killed! You speak slowly, don't miss any details!"
Chapter 194 Equipment that should not be sold
Frankenstein understands the comparison of combat power between the Naga and the Sea Country. The first appearance of the Swordfish submarine must have a strong deterrent force. When the enemy is not prepared, it is normal to be a ghost in the deep sea at this moment.
But now, she only knows how her submarine was killed.
Nicole described the battle process of Cromwell and Roger's gambling psychology. Because she couldn't believe it, she repeatedly traced back to this scene later, and it can be said that she knew it quite well.
The Swordfish submarine was originally thought to be a trump card, but it was directly scrapped, and a marshal was also lost. Nicole is also very upset and distressed, okay?
Now when she looks at the remaining fifty Swordfish submarines, she doesn't even know whether to believe them in the next battle.
Of course, the failure of the battle cannot be entirely blamed on the equipment. The Naga military's arrogance is also a huge reason.
Cromwell didn't scout at all before the war, and finally sent himself out. Unless God descends, no one can save him.
"We were negligent in supporting the *Green Vine Empire*, which led to such a result. Master, you don't have to blame yourself so much." So in the end, Nicole had to comfort the depressed Frankenstein instead.
But when Frankenstein heard Nicole's description of the coral jungle, plus those biochemical fish swarms, she didn't know that this was Lydia's handwriting, plus she heard Roger's name...
It's not just depression, but high fighting spirit and extreme anger!
I thought what was going on, it turned out to be Lydia, the insidious guy, using the latest version of magic-modified creatures to target her masterpiece!
Frankenstein quickly wrote on the *Hyperdimensional Canvas*: "I understand the situation, I will update the list of equipment available for sale to you immediately!"
She quickly added a series of targeted killing equipment based on the characteristics of the base coral and biochemical fish swarms.
Using torpedoes to destroy these things is like using a high- shooting cannon to kill a mosquito, but what about improved and strengthened insecticides that are specially designed to attack biochemical fish swarms?
In addition, there are many similar ideas of equipment, with different prices, and Nicole can choose freely according to her needs.
Frankenstein and Lydia both belong to the *Arcane Society* system. There are internal regulations for technical disclosure. The two sides compete with each other for orders, and naturally they will understand what the other is making...
After providing a lot of targeted equipment, she still felt a little unconvinced, and after thinking about it, she added two kinds of equipment that should not have appeared in this list.
*Hydrangea Mushroom*: Fission Bomb, tactical nuclear weapon, with a power range from 5,000 tons to 300,000 tons.
*Tyrant Mushroom*: Fusion Bomb, strategic nuclear weapon, limited sale, only two 5 million ton class.
This is a decisive weapon secretly developed by the Empire for the *System Sons*, and the entire series is named after fungal organisms, because the Empress said that the explosion looks like growing mushrooms, which made her hungry.
The smallest equivalent of the *Hydrangea Mushroom* has a direct destructive power comparable to a legendary spell *Meteor Shower*, and it also has the characteristics of flexibility, speed, and large-scale coverage strikes.
The *Hydrangea Mushroom* can be used as a replacement warhead for *Water Dragon Cry*, it may not be as useful as magic, but this thing has more flexible characteristics in terms of quantity and power upper limit.
Moreover, detonating nuclear weapons at the bottom of the sea, because the density of sea water is much higher than air, the same equivalent will have a higher kill radius...
Although Cromwell is a gambler, his evaluation of these hot weapons provided by Frankenstein is correct. This is providing an extra spear in addition to the original spear and shield.
However, the Empire used to sell ordinary spears to the Naga, which belonged to the transformation of dung forks from agricultural products.
But now Frankenstein is so angry that she has added the military's standard equipment to the list.
Although the pricing complies with the rules, it is very inconsistent with the rules to sell it in the name of experimentation without applying to the superiors.
For example, Roger, who is also in the group...
But Frankenstein is not afraid!
If she didn't know that the two were undercover agents and were not suitable for arguing in the group, she would have wanted to directly question Roger here what he meant!
Why use Lydia's bastard woman's stinky fish and rotten shrimp to bully her masterpiece.
However, Frankenstein is not really angry and vengeful, just a little unconvinced. She can feel that Roger used to like to chat with her about new ideas, but now he always goes to the *Life Ritual* side...
The *Night Watch* and Terra Investment also have a large amount of funds flowing there, which is a very obvious support.
Although Frankenstein does not lack research and development funds, she has the feeling of being cuckolded by Lydia because a "theoretical genius" who originally had a good relationship with her gave up on her!
Especially losing such an unfair game!
Lydia's magic-modified creatures have no technical content, just let them mutate by themselves. Maybe if you ignore them for three months, they will look like ancestors.
Looking at her magic crystal machinery, there is no such fast update and replacement. Every change is a good thing that they have worked hard to deduce and demonstrate repeatedly, okay?
Controllable, controllable, still controllable!
In Frankenstein's view, Lydia's research is very barbaric, just let the magic-modified creatures mate and mate again.
As long as the number of reproductions is long enough, interesting results can always be obtained!
Originally, this barbarian's card-drawing theory has no guarantee, but Lydia is European enough, and can always produce some strange and good things.
Now she can "coincidentally" crack her Swordfish submarine.
Of course, Lydia doesn't like Frankenstein's research either.
There are too many rules and regulations, and you have to consider this parameter and that attribute, which is completely dancing in shackles...
Because the machinery is more majestic and beautiful, from the *Eternal Night Queen* to the Empire's military, they are willing to purchase Frankenstein's broken copper and rotten iron, which is outrageous!
After learning the feedback from the front line that Roger used the reasonable arrangement of biochemical fish swarms to easily beat the Swordfish submarine designed by *Chapter of Imbalance*, Lydia couldn't help but shout good job!
Perhaps, this wave will open a new era for biochemical war beasts?
Suddenly, the weight of the *Base Coral* series project in Lydia's eyes quickly increased, and she invested more energy in related research, trying to make Roger win more beautifully and more easily.
The two major R\u0026D directors of the *Arcane Society* launched an "arms race" in the seabed.
After seeing the new "available equipment list" and understanding many functions, Nicole was like a player who installed a new DLC for the game, her eyes lit up and she fell into excitement.
Of course, her favorite is the two mushroom bombs, which are so cool to explode!
Surprise, shock, with them, we will definitely be able to complete our Lord's oracle!
Seeing the mushroom rising from the ground, she inexplicably felt a chill in her back, and at the same time, there was an uncontrollable excitement...
Even if I go bankrupt, I must get them!
There is nothing wrong with a kind saint falling into war fanaticism, right?
Kindness is to treat believers, and fanaticism is to treat enemies. Because of the exclusivity of faith, these attributes can indeed appear on one person at the same time.
However, Nicole had no money; all of the church's assets had been invested in daily development and construction.
The application written under the name of the expeditionary force's commander-in-chief had already been sent back to the Naga Imperial Palace along with the battle report, but after seeing the list Frankenstein sent, she realized she should personally return once...
May the Naga be blessed, with this equipment, victory is assured!
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