Chapter 178: Lapse
Of course, the crooked minds of various countries have put the role of this kind of air palace on military weapons, but even with a powerful propulsion system, the sailing speed of this kind of floating ship is still quite pathetic -- compared with the airship that can reach a speed of 120 kilometers per hour, it can only fly 30 kilometers per hour, and the ceiling is only 1,000 meters. Airships are faster than it, not to mention floating warships that travel at speeds of more than 150 kilometers per hour.
And the power of this thing is really limited, the ability to float is filled with alchemy's light air, which is also the point, even the palace built on it must be carefully calculated, and some light and strong materials must be selected to do it. In addition to the defensive power that can be compared with the floating battleship because of the magic shield, the load, firepower, and maneuverability are all backward, and the only thing that surpasses the floating battleship is stability. The idea behind this thing is to be extremely smooth
The Misha Palace in Zhou Zhongmou's hand is the largest and most luxurious floating ship, and the second most luxurious floating ship is the two oval floating ships ordered by the Duchy of Belken and the Kingdom of Yuctobania. Of course, the palaces built on it have the characteristics of their respective countries. Speaking of which, in the current tense arms race, the fact that various countries and the big nobles can still come up with money to buy such useless things proves that the people are the poorest group in the national arms race, and the people at the top will not be affected by the arms race at all, maybe their lives are getting richer and richer.
The kingdom of Remiret Island does not intervene in the arms race, anyway, geographical location is the greatest power. Moreover, Zhou Zhong made a lot of money by selling equipment such as chaffinite and magic armor, and because of the local magic power. The fertility rate is nothing short of a tragedy. So any idea of forming a large army similar to that of a continental state would be foolish. The current kingdom of Remiret did not prohibit the outflow of inhabitants. Therefore, a considerable number of human residents, elves and dwarven residents have made a lot of money and moved to countries where alchemy technology is developed and life is convenient and comfortable. Relying on the large amount of money they earned from selling delirium and rare materials on the island of Remiret, they lived happily in their new homeland. Unfortunately, Remiret is a country that unilaterally allows outflow, it does not accept immigrants, and in fact immigration is quite difficult, it is easier for rich people to leave the island, but it is too difficult for poor people to get to the island. Moreover, there are so many unknown monsters on Remilet Island that they are so powerful that they are like natural disasters. This makes the rich people not want to immigrate here to try how hard their lives are.
It has been ten years since Remilet Island has become a recognized kingdom, and in the past ten years, Zhou Zhongmou has found that the earth egg in front of him has grown to the size of a football, which has given him a very powerful shot in the arm. Ten years is quite a mixed bag, he can slowly make "models" on his own, and studying the monsters on the island is also a good thing to kill time. As for the dictatorship, the country now has a population of only about 70,000, of which 60,000 are dragons, centaurs, and beasts, and the remaining 10,000 are humans, dwarves, and elves. The trend of feudal nobility that once swept the inhabitants of the kingdom has now dissipated, and most people with relatively normal brains have realized that only money is the real "noble" in this world. The title of the kingdom of Remiret is actually of little use, much more useless than the money obtained from selling ore through guò - the current trend is to use the title of the kingdom of Remiret to spend money to buy another title in other countries after making a lot of money on the island of Remiret. Since it has a knighthood itself, it is very cheap. And you can use your connections on the island of Remilet to continue your business. Enjoy the advanced life on the mainland while the financial resources are rolling. This is the reason why a large number of human nobles left the island of Remiret.
Of course, many nobles have other reasons - especially the knights of the Demon Armored Knights of the Remiret Kingdom, Zhou Zhongmou has no intention of withdrawing from them, so all the guys who want to make a name for themselves have left this knight order and went to mainland countries to join the army to earn fame and future. None of them were fools, seeing that there was bound to be a great war on the continent, and almost all the knights believed that they would definitely win enough honor and wealth in this war, and it was unlikely that staying in the Knights of Remilet would have such a chance - although they could fly the latest type of magic armor, this could not stop the young men from finding their own glory.
So the result is that all the people who stay are technical maniacs, madmen who have no interest in honor or anything, and their fun is to pursue the strongest and best magic machine soldiers or something. The number of this kind of guy is very small, and there are only nine of them at the most than one hundred and forty magic knights, and the entire Remilet Kingdom is also these nine people, and the result is that the most in the armed forces of Remilet Island is the centaur, although the centaur does not have the magic armor machine, but the centaur with an average magic index of three has also got the figure toys researched by Zhou Zhongmou. This time, Zhou Zhongmou took out an improved model of the "Iron Bucket Guangwu" that he originally designed for himself, and the redesigned PA exoskeleton was made into the shape of a centaur. But it's larger than a three-meter-tall centaur.
However, the big thing is the body, but the height has not changed much. This new type of barrel resembles a heavy set of armor specially designed for centaurs, with artificial muscles and a skin-friendly sensing layer on the inside, no artificial brain attachments, and a small mana conversion engine on the back. The armor covers the whole body of the centaur, which can greatly amplify the strength of the centaur's movement and reduce the weight pressure of the centaur, which means that after wearing this thing, the centaur can carry tons of things around. The centaurs have lost weight thanks to the same anti-gravity circle engraving, and the shrunken flight components of the Magicsuit on their backs, which allow the centaurs to perform short jumps. The magic shield is naturally standard, as for the weapons, they are the long tube cannons and magic crystal cannons mounted on both sides of the centaur horse's body, and the centaur strengthened by artificial muscles in combat can wield a more exaggerated double-headed spear and a huge machete, and can also send out a magic slash similar to that of a magic armored soldier. There is nothing whimsical about this equipment, at best it is an equally backward improvement on the Centaur Knights, who were already behind the times, - the guns on the sides of the body are not easy to aim, so the guns are made to be disassembled, and the centaurs can pick up the cannons at any time and aim and fire instead of simply hanging around and firing. As for the tail of the gun, there is naturally a reloading belt that allows the gun to be attached to the armor, and once the shot is finished, it will automatically retract and jam the gun. Such a maneuverable exoskeleton does strengthen the centaurs, and because it is slightly smaller than the Magicians and has no flight pressure, the Mana Conversion Engine can be used in a low-power version, and the outer carapace can also be processed from a low-spec product - this makes it cheaper than the Magicians, and the 1,000 Remirets Cavalry Regiment can complete the refitting in a matter of months.
Ten years later, the situation on the mainland has finally reached a point where it is on the verge of breaking out. The Duchy of Belken has healed its wounds and become stronger than ever before - and the finances of the countries have finally reached the point where they are unsustainable (to be continued......