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Deser let out a sigh of relief, and a smile came back to his face: "Since these weapons are useful, then my investment is worth it." β
He stood up, walked up to Chris, reached out and pressed Chris's shoulder, and said solemnly: "There are countless contradictions in this world, and rich and poor are only a small part of insignificance. β
Retracting his hand and pinching it a small distance with his thumb and forefinger, Desel continued: "So, no matter how rich I am, in the eyes of the mage, I am just an ant. β
"The oppression and bullying of mortal countries by the Magic Empire is the most cruel and intolerable thing in the world!" When Desel mentioned this, even his handsome face became distorted: "We are not human!" It's just their captive livestock, can you understand that feeling? β
"We are born in an ordinary land, and we can only bear the fate of mortals." Desel stared at Chris, gritted his teeth word by word and said, "But I'm not convinced!" I'm Desel! Dragon Tate Desel! I want to change the fate of mortals! β
"You have given me hope! A mortal can defeat the dragon and kill those magicians in their hopes! Chris! Desel clenched his fists and asked, "What about you!" Are you willing to be a dog for those magicians who claim to be gods for a lifetime? β
"I never wanted to be a dog, Desel." Chris shook his head and said, "All I know is that there is no problem in the world that can't be solved by a cannonball...... If there is, then fire two shots! β
"Hehehehehehe." Desel looked at Chris and laughed, and the more he laughed, the more unscrupulous he became: "Hahahahaha!" Well said! Let's not be slaves and lackeys! We want to be upright! β
"That's why I'm funding you! Because the first time I saw you, I knew you were the same person as I was! Dessel said with a smile: "When you ask me, 'How many times can I make a profit by investing in the monarch of a country?'" Then I knew that you and I were the same kind of people! β
He restrained his smile and looked at Chris seriously: "So, what now?" I'm not investing in a monarch, but in overthrowing everything in this world, and you're still willing to ...... Or do you dare to take my investment? β
Chris still didn't immediately answer Desser's words, he just tapped the hilt of his saber, which was a little habit he was thinking about.
As a time-traveler who wants to change the world with industrial civilization, as an outlier in this world, Chris naturally wants to make a difference. If he just wanted to live his life of mediocrity, then he didn't need to go to great lengths to make artillery.
No matter which way you look at it, there is no doubt that he wants to challenge the world in his bones, so he is very interested in what Desel said.
Indeed, he needed a reason, or rather a flag, to unite all the forces he could. Hegemony in the world cannot be done by one person, and he is not one of the top powerhouses in the novel, and of course there is no one who challenges the power of order.
Mortal power...... Challenge the Magic Empire...... That's a heart-pounding slogan...... Chris kept weighing in his heart, calculating the pros and cons.
Deser also did not rush Chris to make a decision, in his opinion, the more cautious the other party, the better it is. He wanted to work with a cautious and capable leader, not an impulsive madman.
Once the banner is raised, mortals all over the world will yearn for the rise of Elanhill, and if he fails, the magicians of the Magic Empire will not give him any chance to make a comeback. He will be burned to death on the flagpole by the dragon's breath, turning into a piece of black history that no one dares to mention.
However, even if he doesn't cooperate with Desel, one day he will become an outlier in the eyes of those magicians: modern technological civilization will one day become a fierce rival of magic, which is an inevitable result.
Science and technology have given humans the ability to travel against the wind, to transmit sound for thousands of miles, to transmit influence patterns, and to travel 80,000 miles a day while sitting on the groundβand these conveniences were once the privilege of magicians.
In the same way, terrible science and technology can destroy the world, destroying a city in an instant, and all of this was once something that only magicians could do!
Under Chris's push, mortals will also master countless means comparable to magic, and even more powerful than magic in some ways. At that time, will mortals willingly accept the slavery of magicians? Will magicians sit back and watch the rise of mortals?
So, the truth is in front of you, even if Chris doesn't go to trouble the Magic Empire, he will end up on a par with the Wizard Group...... This is a dead knot that will have to be faced sooner or later, a contradiction that cannot be compromised.
Thinking of this, Chris felt that he had no choice: on the one hand, he would have to face the pressure of the Magic Empire no matter what; On the other hand, he does need Desser's financial support right now. So he can only cooperate with Desel and take over the battle banner that represents the rise of mortals.
"Iran Hill needs a flag...... Mortals should also be in control of their own destiny! We will never be slaves! After pondering for a while, Chris's fingers finally stopped on the hilt of the sword, and said solemnly to Desser: "Iran Hill, from now on, it is the hope of all mortals!" β
"Happy working together!" The smile on Desser's face was even better, and he bowed slightly and said, "Then, I, Dragon Tate Desel, am your most loyal follower!" His Majesty Iran Hill Chris! β
Chris touched his nose and smiled shyly, and said embarrassedly: "I'm still a little unused to it, some people call me Your Majesty...... Also, did you really bring all your family's money with you? β
"How can it be ......" Deser glanced at Chris, and was quite disdainful of Chris's financial knowledge: "The 1.9 billion I said is the total value of the entire Longtate family for hundreds of years, real estate and businesses all over the world, countless caravans and secret recipes!" β
"Oh......" Chris thought that Desel was talking about such a large amount of cash, so he was slightly disappointed after hearing Desser's words.
Seeing the other party's expression, Desel forcibly suppressed his anger at the ignorant and explained: "You think I am an immortal? Even if it's an empire, it can't take out so many gold coins at once! All I can raise now is just over a million gold coins. β
In fact, Chris is not a family and does not know the price of firewood and rice, and Desel's ability to raise more than 1 million gold coins in just over a month is already the best proof of the deep heritage of the Longtaite family.
"Bribing Prime Minister Arrant to buy you the position of the Grand Duke will cost you two hundred and fifty thousand, and you will have to leave some for next year's taxes...... You now have about 600,000 gold to pay. Desel decided not to be familiar with the turtle, and directly gave Chris an approximate number.
Hearing this number, Chris suddenly felt that he had become a rich man, and immediately smiled and said, "Very good! With these funds, we can immediately procure materials and industrialize at a faster pace! β
It's like a construction game player who uses secret skills, and these cheating players have an untold amount of money to build a city, and they can ignore all kinds of business rules and directly build the buildings they need.
Chris, who got the Desail funds, is like such a player. He can purchase the raw materials he needs in a big way, and then build the industrial foundation of Seris City as quickly as possible.
Thinking that his wallet would shrink at an unprecedented rate, Dessel, who had already posted all his net worth, had a sense of powerlessness when he met someone. Holding his forehead, he agreed, "What do you want to buy...... Make a list, I've brought some caravans to help you buy back! β
With these caravans, Chris can still dispose of some of the woodworking products and textiles that are backlogged in the warehouse, which can also relieve some of his production pressure.
"Second thing......" Chris returned to his seat, opening the purchase list as he said to Desser, "that ...... You put the ...... first I'm in arrears of wages to the workers, so I'll pay them......"
"I ......" Deser suddenly felt that he might have made a mistake, this guy in front of him was definitely not a hero reincarnated, but a very unreliable bastard. He wanted to speak again and again, and finally gave up his plan to struggle: "I'll go now!" β
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Just when Desel felt that he had blown up the nursing home in his previous life and had suffered retribution in this life before he met Chris, in another room, the old gentleman Gullo was looking at a stack of data with straight eyes.
This was the first time he had seen such a terrible production capacity, and a city's reserves were consumed in a month.
With the exception of steel and wood, which are abundant in Seris, the rest of the raw materials have basically run out, and these seemingly unrelated things have been organized together into one strange product after another: machinery and equipment!
The production of Seris City is basically completed with the support of these equipment, and the production speed is extremely fast. It is foreseeable that as long as there are enough raw materials, then Seris can produce a steady stream of materials and flood the entire continent.
Gullo had been with the Dragontet family for thirty years, and in all those years, he had never seen such a subversive production capacity, nor had he ever seen such an unreasonable increase in production - he now believed what Desel said when he came to him: "The world is changing!" β