「…… You must know that you are not only studying to give you a better life and to have access to new knowledge, but also for yourself and your family!

So go for it! Use what you have learned to change your destiny! In the future, there will be a bright and beautiful future for you in the Xinglan Industrial Park!"

Xia Lin spoke loudly on the podium, ending his opening speech for the first batch of students of Xinglan Primary School, and the audience immediately burst into warm applause.

Since the princess Dorothea and the two counts were not interested in giving a speech to a group of children on stage, Xia Lin omitted the part of the school director's speech this time, and the first opening ceremony in the history of Star Blue Primary School came to an end.

Teachers and children carried chairs to the school building one after another, while Xia Lin and several school directors took a horse-drawn carriage to the pier of the industrial park, where they took a boat to a hidden place.

"Sir Charlin, your speech just now is really wonderful, and I think those children will study hard in the future and grasp this fate-changing opportunity you have given them."

In order to facilitate the conversation, the Empress Dorothea invited Xia Lin to her carriage, and the two tasted the fragrant hot tea cooked with the heating rune plate, and the Empress Dorothea said with some emotion.

"I think this opportunity is not only given to them by me, but also by the members of the Business Alliance and Her Royal Highness, who should study hard, otherwise they will really live up to our expectations of them."

Xia Lin took a shallow sip of green tea and replied with a gentle smile on his face.

"It's true, the alliance has changed the lives of a lot of people, and I'm glad to see that."

A shallow smile appeared on the corner of Dorothea's mouth, and then she asked a little narrowly:

"Sir Charlene, I said I had news to inform you, as the Wise Man of the Alliance, you might as well try to guess what the news is?"

"News? I guess it's about the New Army, right?"

However, after thinking for a moment, Xia Lin retrieved the most likely thing in his memory, and this answer caused the princess of Dorosia to widen her clear and delicate golden twin children slightly:

"I didn't expect you to be able to guess it, you really deserve to be the 'wise man of the Alliance'!

It is indeed a matter of the Forces nouvelles, and I had already spoken to my grandfather by some means three days ago.

He was intrigued by the new weapons described in your proposal that could rival the power of low-ring spells, and agreed that in the name of the Northern Military, our Business Alliance would be responsible for training a new army of 1,000 men.

The appropriation he provided for this new army was 2,000 gold lundes, and the combat strength required to be at least able to fight against the knights of 500 people!

After this decree is officially passed in the imperial council, the military station in the imperial capital of the northern border will send someone to contact our alliance.

Our business alliance can also train an equal number of new troops in the name of the new army in the north."

"Her Royal Highness teased me, I'm just a little clever, and the place I'm going to take you next is also related to the New Army, so I can think of it so quickly.

But 1,000 people? That's more than enough, and I think that by the time this decree is officially passed in the court, our business alliance will soon have its own armed forces!"

Xia Lin was made to laugh bitterly twice by the teasing tone of the princess Dorothea, and then corrected the correct reassurance.

"That's exciting, so you've developed the muskets and cannons that are said to be so powerful?

The next place you take us to must have something to do with the "muskets" and "artillery" you wrote about in your plan, right?"

Hearing Xia Lin's confidence, Princess Dorothea made a guess.

"That's right, it's also the location of the Alliance's R&D center I chose, it's far away from people, it's convenient to keep it secret, and there's a deep water bay nearby that can transport all kinds of materials and materials.

In the future, if a new army is formed, the barracks can also be placed there, so that there is no risk of leaking secrets."

Xia Lin was not surprised that the princess Dorothea had guessed her destination so quickly, and explained in detail the reason for her choice.

"Confidential? It really should be kept secret, and when the construction of the R&D center is completed, I will ask a few court alchemists to help you improve the work of magic protection."

Princess Dorothea nodded thoughtfully. The biggest advantage of the alliance over conservatives is technology and funding, and if technology is stolen, it will undoubtedly cause huge losses.

Three horse-drawn carriages arrived at the wharf of the industrial park, where a shallow-bottomed river vessel was already waiting.

After sailing more than 20 kilometers west along the Deans River by changing boats, in a hidden tributary bay, everyone saw a concrete pier that had just been built.

Needless to say, this is the arrival destination, and the group curiously walked up to the pier, where several men dressed as industrial park security guards were already waiting, following them along a concrete road through a dense wooded field, and into the eyes of the open flat land.

Although it has not yet been paved with cement, the land is very dense, apparently treated, and is surrounded by rudimentary fences, enclosing a long strip of land about the size of several thousand Arals.

On the south and west sides of the flat land, there are a few simple wooden houses, many of which are stacked with sacks on the sides, strange buildings made of concrete in the middle, and some strange human figures made of straw.

"Sir Charrain, what is this place?"

Earl Stewart had never seen such a strange place, so empty, but there were no horses in sight of the horse farm, and there were no plants on the ground for animal husbandry.

It is said that the manor has just been cultivated, and there are no ridges or ridges on the ground, and even the land has been hardened to a certain extent, which is not suitable for planting at all.

"This is our alliance R&D center, and we have only completed the initial construction of the first phase. Come with me, everybody, and I'll show you two things!"

Xia Lin led the group to a tall wooden hut where various machines, stoves, and pools could be seen, and some people were busy, and even a few cows were blindfolded pulling devices similar to the steering wheels on ships.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our Musket and Artillery Factory, where the kind of musket and artillery I am talking about, which are as powerful as low-ring spells, are produced! Please come with me!"

Xia Lin and a few curious high-ranking members of the alliance walked inside, and soon the people working inside noticed their arrival, and Master Faun immediately greeted him, and when he met him, he first looked at several high-ranking members of the alliance curiously, and then complained:

"Boss, you're finally here, our Type 1391 Type 2 rifle has been made, and we're waiting for you to test it!"