The last mecha test site is located on the beach, and from a distance, many leather balls rise and fall with the waves, which are floating targets for the live firing test. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

When Roland arrived at the shooting range, his companions had already started shooting tests, and the fusiform bullet tore through the air and made a sharp roar, flying out of the air for thousands of feet, and when the warhead was immersed in seawater, it became a crisp "swish" sound. Some of the shells missed, others hit floating targets that fluctuated with the waves, and the basin-sized ball burst on the spot, splattering a large cloud of paint and dyeing the sea water in the area of the bomb orange.

Roland saw it, rubbed his hands, and also raised the rapid-fire cannon to lock on to the floating target and fired frequently, and the ten shells were finished in a blink of an eye. Victoria looked at the sea through the binoculars and said with a smile: "Not bad, five out of ten shells hit." ”

Roland was satisfied with his results, opened the hatch and jumped in, and communicated with his companions, only to find that his results were not as outstanding as he had imagined. Vigrav and Bloom were both 50 percent on the same page as him, and Lyudmila was the best at shooting, hitting all 10 shots, which is not surprising, after all, she is a ranger who is proficient in marksmanship; To everyone's surprise, Nikita also hit eight floating targets, which was more accurate than Veronica, who hit seven shots, and it seems that Miss Mage doesn't throw fireballs blindly on weekdays.

Having experienced the thrill of piloting a mech, everyone seemed excited, and agreed that it was necessary to equip the adventuring team with this powerful equipment. Roland's mind also changed after testing the mecha in person, and if he could buy six Yangbo mecha at cost price, it would actually be a very cost-effective investment.

"Mr. Roland wants to buy a mech? Hehe, I knew you'd like it. Morozov smiled like an old fox, "It's okay to sell it to you at cost price, but it's out of stock now, you wait." ”

"How long will it take?"

"Hmm...... At present, the mecha still needs further debugging, and the order for the Armored Knights has not yet started production, so I estimate that it will be about the same next year-"

"Next year!?" Roland couldn't help but raise his voice to interrupt him, "You wait first, if I want to get the mecha as soon as possible, I have to add money, right?" ”

Morozov touched his chin and smiled: "It's cheesy to talk about money, I didn't mean that." ”

"And what do you mean?" Roland asked angrily.

"Mr. Roland has a good relationship with His Highness Victoria?"

"Well, it's okay...... Oh, I see," Roland nodded, looking at Morozov with a smirk, "You want me to say a few more nice words for you in front of Weta?" ”

Morozov took off his cap and sighed with bitterness on his face: "To be honest, our institute's budget for this year has been almost spent, but it's only August now, how will the work be carried out in the next few months?" Alas, it's almost impossible to open the pot......"

"I knew it wasn't going to happen!" Roland patted his forehead, "Well, I'm going to Geert Palace tonight for a banquet, and when Lady Lyubov and Weta will be there, I'll find an opportunity to reflect on the difficulties of the institute for you - I'm not responsible for whether it will work out or not!" ”

"Mr. Roland, you're so nice!" Morozov excitedly rushed up and gave him a warm bear hug, "A charismatic man like you, as long as you speak for me, your lord and His Royal Highness Viktoria have no reason to refuse!" ”

"You give me a cool side!" Roland pushed the old fox away, "Tell me the truth, who owns the design patent of the Yangbo mecha?" ”

Morozov's face changed slightly: "If I'm not mistaken, you don't just want to buy a mecha, you want to ...... Ahem, buy a mecha production line? ”

Roland nodded and asked indifferently, "Can't you?" ”

"That's a good thing!" Morozov became excited again, "As a trap warlock, I wish I could spread my inventions to the rest of the world!" ”

"Not only do I want to buy your patent, but when the time comes, I also want to ask you to go to the south as a technical guide, help me train mechanical armor design and manufacturing talents, and create a specialized mechanical armor factory in Fort Atonement."

One of the main purposes of Roland's visit to Baiou Port is to inspect commercial projects and investigate industrial policies suitable for the southern region. Mechanical armor is an important direction for the development of future warfare, this industry has broad prospects, and considering that mechanical armor is a capital and technology-intensive industry, once it grabs the starting advantage, it can form a snowball effect, and can become a pillar industry for a long period of time.

Of course, the formulation of industrial policy must consider the actual endowment of productivity factors, mechanical armor belongs to the precision manufacturing industry, and belongs to the product close to the end of the industrial chain, if you want to improve the industrial chain, you must first have sufficient materials and energy. The main material is steel, and Roland has already made relevant layouts in Icewind Dale and Kitland, so he can obtain sufficient steel resources at a cheap cost; Energy is more complicated, with magic crystal as energy, of course, high-end atmosphere is high-grade, but also very environmentally friendly, but unfortunately the cost is too high, if Roland can't get a relatively cheap magic crystal deposit, then he can only use coal instead of magic crystal as industrial energy, and the southern province is not short of coal mines.

With steel and energy, the next step is human resources. In Kitland, Roland had in-depth discussions with Beowulf, Natasha and the union leader Shabalin about the export of labor, which could provide him with a large number of skilled workers, and the export of labor would also relieve the employment pressure in Kitland. The miners and steelworkers in Kitland are not highly educated, and it is difficult for them to take on the high-tech links in the production of mechanical armor, which Roland also took into account, and can seconded dwarven craftsmen from Icewind Dale to supplement this link, and the dwarves do not need to say much about the technical foundation in mechanical processing, and they can be competent for the job with a little training.

In addition, Roland also wants to establish a technical school to continuously supply talents for emerging industries, and also provide a hotbed for the incubation of new industries related to mechanical armor. Thinking of this, Roland felt that it was necessary to visit the university town of Baiou Harbor, especially the local engineering school, and it would be best if he could convince those young talents to work in the south after graduation.

"Mr. Roland? Mr. Roland? Morozov patted him on the shoulder, "What are you thinking?" ”

Roland came back to his senses and smiled apologetically at him: "I'm sorry, I have a lot of things for a while...... When I sort out my thoughts, I'll ask you to discuss the promotion plan of the mechanical armor in depth. ”

"Yes, I'm welcome to visit you at any time." It is rare to meet a noble person who appreciates the industry in which he is engaged, and Morozov is in a good mood.

"Then again, the patent of the Yangbo mecha ......"

"Oh! I applied for this patent jointly with Ochhipovich Sukhoi, so I'm going to talk to Sukhoi first, and if he doesn't object, I'll be happy to grant you the patent. ”

"Ochhipovich Sukhoi?" Roland's heart fluttered slightly.

This name sounds familiar...... (To be continued.) )