Infantry mines, throwing grenades, and so on have already been developed, and light and heavy machine guns and portable artillery have also entered the final stage of design, and it is believed that finished products will appear soon.

When these weapons and equipment can be mass-produced and put into use, the military strength of the city of Leber will reach an unprecedented stage of terror, and its combat effectiveness will be close to that of a modern army.

When the time comes, with an army of about 1,000 men, you will be able to defeat an enemy ten or even a hundred times your size, and the curtain of steel and fire will make those who are still equipped in the Middle Ages feel the greatest fear.

At the same time, after Eugen's suggestion, the First Research Institute also had a certain amount of research on the steam engine and electricity, both of which represented a more esoteric concept after all, and although the director of the Institute, Kamal, was smart enough, he could not understand the mystery in a short time.

However, at least a prototype of the steam engine has been developed, and the characteristics of electricity are well understood, and it is believed that it will not be long before these two forces will be mastered by the city of Leber.

At that time, the city of Lybor will be able to lead the first and second industrial revolutions directly, and the level of technology will far exceed that of other countries of the same period.

If science and technology in other places are still in the early childhood stage, then the city of Lebor can be said to have reached the stage of adolescence and is constantly moving towards adulthood and maturity.

For these new changes, Eugen is naturally very happy, with strength, he can be more assured and bold to do what he wants to do.

Seeing that the basic conditions were about to mature, Eugen's heart moved, and a plan that had been in his mind for a long time was finally proposed.

That is, with new weapons as the center, open the door to commerce everywhere, so that the economic tentacles of Leyber City penetrate into all corners of the empire, and continue to draw huge benefits for the city.

In order to achieve this, the first thing Eugen had to do was to build a large commercial bank, which was an indispensable part of business development.

It was at this time that two members of the Wittelsbach family approached Eugen.

When he first met Viscount Pigard and Rudd's butler, Eugen had almost forgotten who they were, and almost had the guards kick them out.

It was Butler Ruud who said a word in time, which made Eugen remember.

"Count Eugen, have you forgotten? We still owe you a lot of gold? ”

Saying this, Eugen suddenly said: "Oh, yes, I remember, it's Viscount Pigard and Ruud's butler, yes, when will the gold you owe me be paid." ”

Hearing this, Viscount Pigard spread his hands with a wry smile, and said helplessly: "Hehe, Count Eugen, don't laugh, look at my current downfall, where can I still have gold coins for you." ”

Viscount Pigard is really not crying poor, in the previous Battle of Leber, in addition to the defeated Viscount Tariq, Viscount Pigard was the worst.

At the beginning, he was directly beaten out of the Lebor area by Tariq, and when he escaped, he simply lost his pants, and later with Eugen's strong return, he was lucky enough to take back the two small towns, and Eugen also turned a blind eye to this and ignored him.

Originally, Viscount Pigard had no face to come to see Eugen, but seeing that he was getting worse and worse, he finally found Eugen's door.

"Count Eugen, you see, after all, we signed an agreement to fight Tariq together, and now Tariq has been defeated by us, do you think the interests of this Lebor region should also be distributed."

"Hey, stop, stop!" As soon as he heard that the benefits were to be distributed, Eugen immediately jumped up, glared and said, "What are you talking about? Did Tariq fight together with 'us'? It's clear whether I beat it down by myself or not, you were beaten miserably at the beginning, but I saved your life. ”

Hearing Eugen say so bluntly, Viscount Pigard couldn't help but blush, after these days of grinding and grinding, he has long lost that white and fat appearance, the whole person has become thin and dry, the whole has shrunk in a circle, and he can't see his original appearance at all, and this is why Eugen didn't recognize him at first.

"Ugh." Viscount Pigard let out a long sigh and said pitifully: "Count Eugen, you can't say that, I helped you drag down part of Tariq's troops, and I also consumed a lot of his combat power at the beginning. Besides, you can beat Tariq, but you watched me get beaten and couldn't help me, which is unreasonable. ”

Eugen couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this, he said in his heart that I didn't have time to help you at that time, not to mention that I just want to help you, put it in the field to fight Tariq head-on, and I can't beat Tariq.

Of course, he didn't say these words, looking at Pigard's miserable appearance, and remembering that the other party had helped him in the early days after all, Eugen finally spoke: "Okay, okay, so let's do it, you swear allegiance to me, and I will give you a piece of power, so that you can regain the glory that belongs to you." ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Viscount Pigard was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Eugen to put forward such a condition.

"What, aren't you happy?" Seeing Pigard's reaction, Eugen immediately straightened his face and said in a cold voice: "Hmph, I am the lord of the Count of the Lybor region divided by His Majesty the Emperor Charles VI, you are the viscount here, you should be loyal to me, do you think that now is the time of such chaos?" I can tell you, if you don't pledge your allegiance, I'll just kick you out, and I see what the Wittelsbachers can do to me. ”

first showed a big stick to intimidate, Eugen immediately smiled and said: "And my development potential in Lebor City is huge, if you follow me, how can I not let you suffer, in the future, my status will be improved, and you can also become stronger, what's wrong with this?" ”

After being tricked by Eugen's big stick and sweet dates, Viscount Pigard finally sighed and nodded in agreement.

In fact, he didn't have a choice, Eugen was too strong now, let alone him, even the family forces behind him, Eugen didn't have to care too much.

Seeing Viscount Pigard nodding in agreement, Eugen suddenly became excited, and he didn't make any preparations, he directly pulled out his sword and said to Viscount Pigard: "Okay, you kneel down and take an oath." ”

Viscount Pigard was startled by Eugen's action of drawing his sword, and thought that Eugen was going to cut him, but when he reacted, he suddenly asked with a surprised face: "Huh?" Is it right here? ”