Chapter 147: The Arms Business
"We just sold three ironclads to the folks at Fort Hurricane......"
In a larger tent, the diplomat fooled the lord away under the pretext of visiting the barracks, so the merchants hurriedly said this. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Ding Lei was speechless for a while.
They have a lot of trade dealings with the Antlers Country, and if they let them know that they have sold large equipment to their enemies, will they cancel the order in a fit of rage?
But...... Arms are sold on both sides...... That's a good note.
"Didn't the Antlers buy weapons from us?"
Faced with Ding Lei's question, the businessmen looked at each other, and one of them replied: "They only buy civilian technology from us, and it is said that they want to buy weapons and equipment, but they seem to be a little unacceptable to the price we give." ”
"What equipment?"
"Artillery, combo crossbows, demon breakers, and other heavy equipment."
"How does it compare to an ironclad ship?
"Judging by the quantity, normally speaking, ironclads are more expensive than them."
"Hmm......" Ding Lei didn't speak again, and Adonis next to him asked, "In addition to the two of them, what other forces are there in this place?" ”
"A lot! And there are many kinds of disputes. The businessmen said excitedly: "In fact, we prefer the military market to the civilian market, after all, the profit is the most." ”
Military...... Thinking of this, Ding Lei unconsciously turned his head to look at the Marine Corps escort officer who brought him.
The soldiers of the Empire have now abandoned the heavy armor in favor of lighter soft armor and other tougher protective suits, and their weapons are mainly 60-round combo crossbows, as well as portable ballistas in the shape of bazookas, but the things that shoot are still blue magic arrows, the kind that explode when they touch the target.
And the energy consumed is one crystal per shot, and the barrel still has a lifespan. It is said that the first time the Bucks Kingdom saw this thing, they wanted to purchase it in large quantities, but unfortunately they had no money and asked for credit, but they didn't do it here, and in the end it didn't work.
"Compared to the Bucks Country, the Hurricane Fort is much more magnanimous, and the three battleships are said to be bought."
"Hehe, yes."
The merchants laughed and discussed.
Adonis asked, "What kind of weapons do they have?" ”
The guard officer replied, "As we used to, swords, bows and crossbows are the main ones. ”
Ding Lei stood up and concluded: "Create an underground organization called 'Free People', and tell the Bucks that these people sold weapons to Hurricane Fort. If they don't want to be left behind in future battles, let them buy our weapons. ”
Adonis next to him said, "In short, it's just to keep this continent in a state of constant war, right?" ”
Ding Lei: "Huh? "Is that so?
The merchants below said excitedly: "Your Majesty is wise, so that our arms business will become bigger and bigger. ”
The guard officer said: "And with the expansion of funds, the research and development of weapons must also keep up, otherwise the weapons sold to these natives are similar to those used by our soldiers, and there will be no advantage in the future." ”
"Yes, yes, that's it!"
Looking at the following few more and more excited, Ding Lei reminded: "Light weapons, don't sell repeating crossbows, change the continuous fire to single shots, reduce the bomb load to half, and the range and accuracy are all smaller, our crystal production line can be placed here, but it must be firmly in the hands of its own people and must not be leaked, understand?" ”
"Understood."
"Next time you come over, bring the exploration team. Okay, let's go down. ”
The crowd respectfully retreated, and when they went out, they were still talking loudly.
"Be quiet!"
With Ding Lei's shout, suddenly, there was no sound outside the tent.
"Then let's go too, and take a look at other places this time."
Adonis nodded.
The figures of the two disappeared.
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After flashing several times in a row, the two of them kept aimlessly heading towards the east.
Along the way, if they knew it, the warlords were divided, there was chaos, and the battlefield alone went through two places.
"There may not be high-level forces in this continent, but even if they do, the number or influence should not be great." Ding Lei looked at the cavalry hedging scene on the left and right below in the air, and sighed softly. Unless it's from the sidelines like the Guardian Order did back then.
"You're saying that, if anything, it will more or less stop them from fighting like this?"
Ding Lei nodded.
The tracking beacon that was placed at the mysterious foreign merchant still hasn't responded, and the skeleton ship is quite far away.
In other words, the stronghold of those people is not here.
Forget it, the coming day is long, and the whole world will slowly push it, and one day it will be pushed to their house.
"How many forces did we just go through?"
Adonis glanced down and said, "There are about four, plus the following two, and there are currently six." ”
Ding Lei saw that one of them actually began to load flintlock pistols.
"If we hadn't intervened, in another hundred or two hundred years, this continent might have directly transitioned to modern times."
Adonis didn't hear Ding Lei's subtle murmur clearly, and asked, "Your Highness?" ”
"Nothing." Ding Lei looked up at the sky and said, "It's not too early, find a place to rest." ”
"Yes."
The two ended up in a small town of decent size.
Now it's completely dark.
Walking on the street, Ding Lei looked left and right, and it seemed that there were few pedestrians on the street.
Maybe they're all hiding from the war.
"Your Highness." Adonis pointed to the square ahead.
There were quite a few people gathered there.
"Let's take a look."
It was an empty square, and on a thick pillar was tied a young girl dressed in black, her clothes were quite tattered.
In this scene, Ding Lei has a very, very strong sense of déjà vu, as if he once ......
"This is the witch I only found today." Such voices were heard from the crowd.
"Witch?" Ding Lei muttered words, and suddenly thought of someone, "Camilla! ”
"Your Highness." Adonis next to him whispered, "When I accompanied you out on a safari, I also met Camilla under this circumstance, but she was still very young at the time. ”
So that's the case, Ding Lei was stunned for a while, this feeling of déjà vu, that is, Camilla was rescued by Austin when she was a child and then brought back to the castle?
But she didn't seem to have any memories of her past.
At this moment, the crowd around them was boiling, and a burning torch was thrown into the pyre under the girl, and suddenly screams and cheers rang out.
Now is not the time to be cranky!
With a bang, the fire exploded, and some sparks splashed into the crowd, causing a scream.
Ding Lei put the girl in his arms and checked the injury:
Burns, hunger, weakness, and scars everywhere.
The girl looked at the handsome face in front of her with her eyes half-open, and asked, "Has the angel come to save me......?"
Ding Lei said with a smile: "Yes, I'll take you home." ”
The words were closed, and in the sky behind him, three lightning-glowing portals opened.
"Roar~!!!"
Three giant wyverns rushed out. (To be continued.) )