The most powerful empire on the continent, the Alonte Emperor Fudia Carney walked through the long corridors of the Institute of Empires, following Liam Howl, the director of the Imperial Academy. The building and the corridor were renovated just last year, with large chunks of glass allowing sunlight to flood into the corridor and create patterns on the floor. The steam fan at the top of the hallway hummed and swirled, moving the air around. The surface of the ice boxes placed on both sides of the corridor is full of water droplets, and a few drops roll down from time to time, but they also keep the corridor basically cool.

"The Triple Pact has been signed, and we have no way out. Harqing, your achievements, it is better not to disappoint me. ”

Emperor Liam Hal was a tall, tiger-backed man. He is in good health, energetic, open-minded, and is a rare Ming monarch in the Alonte Empire. When the archmage Parker Ravibond was still in power on the Gushan Mage Tower, he was able to handle the relationship with the mage well, so that the Alonte Empire would always be at the forefront of the world. If it weren't for the Third Great Wave and that spoiler called Gastens Warren, he might still be the most powerful emperor of the world's most powerful empire, carefree.

"Your Majesty, although it has been confirmed by various intelligences, Gastens does not have enough pyroxene to build a second forbidden spell circle, and there is no information that he is building, or has already built a forbidden spell circle. However, this is not a 100% certain conclusion after all, if in case-"

"There is no such thing as a 100% sure thing in this world. If you have to wait until everything is foolproof, you will often get nothing. Whether you are an emperor or a scientific researcher, it is impossible to succeed without a little bit of gambling. ”

Fudia Carney seems to have a good relationship with Liam Howl, his tone is very relaxed, and his speech is more casual, "Actually, I have always felt that Paul Gibson is a rare hero, he could have eaten half of the Negru in that war and used his information advantage to become the largest country in the world. He could have used his army to take Ankenrein's last chance of survival, taking advantage of Elena's full rise. It's a pity that the times are not good, the success is lost, and in the end, he can only be an unsuccessful loser. And I'm never going to let this happen to Alonte. ”

Speaking of which, Fudia Carney walked faster, "So, little Hal, I emphasize again, you better not let me down. ”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely give you an answer that satisfies you."

Liam Hal led Emperor Fudia Carney through the long corridor, pushed open a thick door covered with metal, and asked the attendants behind the door to open the second door, before entering the heart of the Imperial Academy, the Sixth Verification Workshop.

It is a huge factory building of more than 3,000 square meters, and countless scientific creations are arranged in a regular row under the glow of pyroxene lights hanging from the steel roof. A large number of researchers dressed in white scientific services weave through the creations, pausing from time to time to jot down something in their notebooks or discuss something with their companions. Occasionally, a device with the ability to move kicks in, emitting a loud roar. There are also occasional experiments with lethal weapons that shake the air. Fudia Carney looked at all this, nodded slightly, and followed in Liam Howl's footsteps.

Liam Hal knew that in this special period, His Majesty the Emperor had limited time, and he did not hesitate to lead the Emperor directly to a steel giant. The researchers surrounding the steel giant saw Liam Hal and stopped to greet the director of the institute and His Majesty the Emperor.

"This is our behemoth?"

Looking at the giant in front of him, Fudia Carney's tone brought a slight joy. Although he didn't know the specific parameters, he felt safe just by looking at this huge, swarthy, and solid steel fortress. Who said that those steel creations can only be the patent of Elena, their Alonte Empire will never lag behind in scientific research.

"Well...... It can be understood in this way", Liam Hal was much more cautious than His Majesty the Emperor's joy, and he carefully chose his words, "Your Majesty, although we have not been able to get the physical object of the Elena Behemoth Tank, nor have we obtained much internal information. However, the principle of operation of this machine is not complicated, with full protection created by all-encompassing steel armor, and ground obstacles overcome by tracked transmission structure. Then install weapons, steam cannons, or steam machine guns on such carrying platforms. Because of the high power and high load of this operating platform, the machine gun can carry a large amount of ammunition and form a continuous suppression of the battlefield. At the same time, because the protection capability of this platform is extremely high, the existing weapons are almost unable to break through its defenses, and therefore cannot effectively kill it. This also gave the people of Ankenrein, who were exposed to this weapon for the first time, a false impression that this weapon was invincible. ”

"There is no invincible weapon in this world", Fudia Carney shook his head, "Come on, surprise me." ”

"Your Majesty, we have made this similar steel chariot based on the available intelligence and our research understanding. Like Elena's behemoth, we loaded it with two steam machine guns, a steam cannon—"

"Can we make a steam machine gun?" The Emperor interrupted Liam Hal, "I remember you saying that we couldn't make a steam machine gun that could last a long time because we couldn't get a cylinder of Elena's strength. How, the problem was overcome? ”

"No, Your Majesty," Liam Hal shrugged helplessly, "we still can't make a small steam machine gun like Elena's." However, because of the larger size of this platform, we can equip two machine guns with larger steam engines. In this way, the purpose of continuous firing can be achieved. ”

"Although it can't be miniaturized, it is also an improvement to have a steam machine gun on a tank," Fudia Carney nodded, motioning for Liam Hal to continue.

"It's the weapons side, and we're equipping this tank with the best steam-powered equipment we can make. The design principle is derived from Elena's Chaoyang 1 small steam engine. We've upgraded it to increase its power and size. so that it can keep the tank running. However, because the larger the steam engine, the higher the weight and stability requirements, we determined the optimal load of this tank carrying platform, and after balancing the factors of armor, weapons and power, our tank could move at a road speed of about 20 kilometers per hour. ”

"Twenty kilometers," Fudia Carney frowned, "I remember that Elena's giant beast seemed to be able to run fifty or sixty kilometers?" ”

"Yes," Liam Haar's expression was slightly embarrassed, "That's true, they must have better steam power equipment than the Chaoyang 1, after all, the Chaoyang 1 is only their export equipment." In this regard, their competence has to be recognized. However, this does not constitute a generational difference in weapons, the slow movement speed can be compensated for by numbers and infantry, and they are equally unable to break through our defenses-"

"I know this, you don't have to worry, if we can solve the problem of weapon generation and maintain a basic balance of power on the battlefield, we can hope to use manpower and the pressure of attacking from three sides to defeat them", Fu Diya Carney did not mind the lack of power of the tank belonging to the Alonte Empire in front of him, "Overall, I am very satisfied with it." Does this tank have a name? Is it possible to mass produce now? ”

"Your Majesty, there is no name yet, and mass production is not a big problem. If you can, I hope you can give it a name so that it can charge with your glory. ”

"Let's call it the Hunter", Fu Diya barely thought, "Elena's tank is a beast, then ours is the Hunter." No matter how cunning a beast is, can't it fight a hunter? ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty", Liam Hal saluted and thanked him, continuing to lead His Majesty the Emperor to the next device, while not forgetting to continue to introduce what he had not finished before.

"Your Majesty, the Hunter Tank is already the best balance we have achieved between power, armor and weapons, and with the weapons we can get at the moment, it is basically impossible to destroy the Hunter. Even if it's a steam cannon, you can't do anything with it unless you shoot it at a certain distance. If Elena's behemoths were faster than our hunters, they would have to compromise on their loads and weapons, and their tank armor would certainly not be heavier than ours, even if they were given the technological superiority of steam power and weapons. So, at least in terms of defense level, we are on the same level. ”

"That's good," said Fudia Kari, who watched as he walked, and many researchers noticed him and stopped to salute. Some researchers were still immersed in their own research and didn't notice him, and Fudia Carney didn't mind, and smiled and passed by them.

"Your Majesty, there is another device, I think you must be interested."

Liam Hal led Fudia Carney across two national highways and stopped in front of another steel giant. Fudiya Carney stopped after him, looking at the creation in front of him, a little curious. The steel behemoth had the same chassis, tracks, and armor as the Hunter, as well as a steam machine gun. However, in what was originally a steam cannon, it was replaced by a thick steel spear with the tip fixed to a short and thick firing tube, which shimmered in the light of pyroxene.

"Another hunter?"

Despite the difference, Fudia Carney still uses inertia to refer to the equipment in front of him as a hunter. He looked at Liam Hal and waited for his explanation.

"Your Majesty, this kind of equipment was designed by us to deal with giant beasts. Considering that the enemy's behemoths could not be destroyed with the weapons we had, we finally found a way to deal with their heavy armor after much research and consideration. That was the attack ship steam used in naval battles. This huge weapon, which uses steel springs and steam power, can penetrate the armor of the side of the ship, and naturally can also penetrate the enemy's behemoth armor without any obstacles. However, the original attack ship steam crossbow was too large, and we made a corresponding miniaturization according to a certain proportion. Moreover, we have reserved a piece of metallurgical pyroxene on this special steel spear. As long as it can penetrate enemy armor, the crushed gold will come into contact with metallurgical pyroxene, roasting the operator inside the enemy behemoth, thus destroying the enemy. ”

"Oh!"

Fudia Carney was clearly interested. Unlike the imitation weapon of the Hunter, the device in front of them seemed to be a weapon that they had made themselves and that Elena did not have.

"Tell me in detail, what is its attack range, what is its self-protection ability, and how can it be used?"

"Your Majesty, in our design, this equipment acts together with the hunter, who is responsible for dealing with the enemy's infantry, and it is responsible for dealing with the enemy's tanks. We kept its weapon load as low as possible, leaving the weight for the armor and the attack steam crossbow. Due to the short range of the Steam Crossbow, it needs to fight closely, and after approaching the enemy's Behemoth within a range of about 10-20 meters, it can shoot the Giant Bow after aiming, piercing the enemy's armor and burning the enemy inside. After that, our hunters will face enemy infantry without the protection of the behemoths, and the war will turn into a one-sided slaughter. I guess you should enjoy this kind of slaughter, though. ”

"Slaughter, that's a good word, this weapon, I decided to call him the Slayer!"

Fudia Carney laughed again, "Little Hal, you really didn't disappoint me. ”

"Naturally, Your Majesty."

Liam Hal saluted respectfully.

"Please come with me over here."

"What else is good?"

Fudia Carney was even more interested, and he followed Liam Harr through two rows of equipment and saw a cement pier more than three meters high with four thick horns.

"These kinds of things, we call them anti-tank piers. When fighting, it is placed on the battlefield and cooperates with the trenches to effectively prevent the enemy from passing. This kind of thing is very heavy, and it will take a lot of manpower and time for the enemy to move him. And this manpower and time can give us room to fight back. ”

"This thing is so heavy, how can it be transported?"

Fudia Carney asked the question with interest, "And this is more suitable for the defender, what if we have an offensive battle when the time comes?" ”

"This kind of thing is mainly transported by rail, and is used to encircle important cities and core strategic strongholds. Although we are fighting an offensive war, the enemy has a tradition of fighting guerrilla and movement warfare, and it is still very important to be able to encircle our core and important areas. ”

"Very good, this thing has no technical content, you can make the production method to the other two countries, let them make it themselves, use it themselves."

After Fu Diya Carney finished speaking, he looked at Liam Hall, "Your research is very meaningful, I chose you as the director of the research institute, and it was right." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liam Hal saluted again, "However, Your Majesty, I must remind you that our current weapons are based on speculation on the enemy's Behemoth Tank, and that the defensive and offensive experiments we have conducted are based on our own simulations. We didn't get the enemy's physical objects, so there may be discrepancies with the theory in actual combat. For example, a lot of the material mentions that the enemy's Behemoth tanks emit a high-pitched whistling sound that doesn't seem to be the sound of a steam engine, and we haven't investigated it yet-"

"I believe in you, so, you don't need to tell me the risks and benefits, you just need to tell me the results", Fudia Carney turned and looked at the rare genius of the Alonte Empire.

"What you asked me to see today, can we make the Triple Alliance win the upcoming war?"