Putting aside the tea set and snacks, Venia bowed and left backwards with the tray, Minerva sighed secretly, gently brought the black tea cup to her lips and took a shallow sip, and said:

“...... In other words, your archons are trying to help us?"

As the first person responsible at the scene and the royal family of the kingdom, she has the obligation to negotiate with the two uninvited guests, and at the same time, she cannot express her disgust. At least not as explicit as Venia.

Charlemagne has not yet formally declared war on Alfheim, and procedurally it was only after the declaration of war that the other side was considered an enemy or a rebel power. Until then, the two uninvited guests on the other side could be arrested, prosecuted, and deported on charges of illegal entry and trespassing - if anyone could arrest the two-headed dragon.

There were enough troubles now, and she really didn't want to make any more troubles.

So knowing what kind of calculation the other party had, she still treated each other politely.

The other party didn't appreciate it.

"Help?, Your Highness seems to have mistaken something. Now that the relationship between you and me has become clear, all that remains is some procedural issues. We are not interested in such a brain-dead thing as sending charcoal to the opponent in the snow. ”

Victoria wraps her hands around the teacup as gently as if she had plucked a flower, and the red dragon in her humanoid form is a dignified and beautiful maiden, and when she behaves in a manner that matches her appearance, it is especially easy to arouse affection. But the spicy words she spat out shattered all illusions.

"We only care about our interests, and any rat who wants to eat our pillars must be prepared to atone for their sins with death. I'm sure you know what happened to the guys who wanted to fight the consortium in the past. ”

Sipping on black tea, Nidhogg grinned, the snow-white canines reflecting Minerva's frowning face.

Something similar in the last dozen years...... Or tragedy happens all the time, competitors, political enemies, mercenaries, internal employees who feel that their salaries are too small, thieves who specialize in business, madmen who are forced to take risks by the pressures of life - the guys who are eyeing the assets of the consortium are always endless, with all kinds of reasons and methods, but the end is exactly the same.

hanged from a street lamp;

beheaded in the square;

dismembered and thrown into a cave;

It is worth mentioning that a considerable number of people were killed by the people they trusted the most. In the face of the huge bounty of the consortium, the trust between people is vulnerable.

The consortium will never be soft on any bandit who robs or defrauds itself. They are able to send out large numbers of bounty hunters and private armies to hunt down the robbers, and they will even offer a bounty of thirty or a hundred times the amount of the robbery for the head of the criminal, which is enough to stimulate anyone to take risks, even if he is a friend, lover, or even a loved one of the criminals.

Maybe the criminal's head and the money taken away are not worth that much combined, but that's just an inconsequential question. Doing so only means a clear warning: no one can continue to live in the world after touching the money of the consortium. This warning is enough for all the villains who are not crazy enough to take their eyes off the conglomerate's estate, and never to look back.

"So now use us to warn Brother Wang and the church and let them continue according to the script. What a good plan, worthy of the idea that the cautious archon lord came up with, and the genius was a mess. ”

"Pay attention to the tone of your voice, and don't compare your pinpoint eyes with the heart of that adult. We have never meant to pretend to be someone else, and Your Excellency the Archon has decided to educate certain people on how to behave. Your side is just doing waste disposal, and by the way, it prevents unnecessary situations from happening again. ”

"Waste disposal?"

Minerva raised her hand to stop Valrhona and stared at Nidhogg.

"The stuff has already been transported into the tank warehouse, anyway, we play with the rest, you can use it however you want. ”

A provocative raise of Valrhona's eyebrows, and Victoria happily raised her teacup in greeting.

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"Is this what they call 'waste'?"

Looking at the war machine bathed in the dazzling light of the spotlight, Minerva held back a complaint full of envy and hatred for a long time.

She has seen a local tyrant with a lot of money, and it is not the first time that a consortium has made a big news if it wants to do it, but now she is still shocked.

Large load-bearing wheels, solid tracks, sloping hull frontal armor, and boxy big-headed turrets are thicker than any tank gun ever seen...... A stubby tube that is black and shiny.

actually said that the chariot was a waste to be disposed of, and the elven army was too tyrant!

In fact, this is Minerva's misunderstanding, the defense forces did not choose this chariot for the sake of show or generosity, it is really too chicken.

According to Minerva's description, many people will make up a KV-2 on their own, and the 152 Cultists may even offer a big bow of worship. But it was actually a BT-42, and it was a Porsche Magic Modified Electric Transmission version.

The Wehrmacht's armored forces were developed on a completely blank slate, and when the design of the combat vehicles began, the engineers had not even digested the trucks, and the armored vehicles were still a bunch of lines on the drawing board. In order to let the designers deepen their understanding of the chariot and thoroughly understand the essence of the chariot design, Li Lin just gave the engineers a general direction, let them toss for a while first, and then he came out to correct. As a result, all kinds of brain-hole designs rushed out of the cage, such as the thousand-ton Land Cruiser, the super combat vehicle equipped with 800mm guns, and the ultimate doctrine of the multi-riveting steam steel cult all sprouted during this period. The Christie suspension and wheeling system is also one of many evils.

Historically, the most used Christie suspension was in the Soviet Union, and the famous BT series tanks were the users of this system. Just like the Soviet Red Army back then, the Defense Forces also tried to apply the wheel-track dual-purpose system to light armored vehicles, hoping to create an excellent reconnaissance combat vehicle of 15~20 tons, but they went further than Mao Zi or the technology tree was more crooked.

In charge of the project was Dr. Polscher, a well-known Tesla fanatic, who did not hesitate to apply his beloved electric drivetrain to a prototype car. The results were also really good, and the top speed of 75 kilometers per hour when driving on the load wheels and 55 kilometers per hour when driving on the tracks was good on the test field. Due to the use of electric drive system, it is not necessary to switch from track driving to load wheel driving like the BT series fast tank, and the crew members need to get out of the car and spend an hour outside the car, if there is an emergency situation in which the track falls off on the battlefield, the driver only needs to start the mode switch and pull out the steering wheel and insert it into the linkage mechanism of another mode, and the vehicle can use 8 independent suspension, independent drive 840mm load wheels to drive at high speed. With the 120mm short-barreled howitzer on board, it can fully achieve the goal of rapid mobile fire support, which can be said to be suitable for both attack and support.

Despite the good performance on paper, the Defence Forces just don't buy it. The reason is simple, the structure is complex, the interior space is small, and the armor is too thin.

Taking up too much space in the car is Christie's chronic problem, and the poor man-machine efficiency of the Soviet chariot has a lot to do with this, Maozi's gray animals hate it, and the elf's small body can't bear it. Although the electric drivetrain saves some space, it makes the body layout and machining process more complex. Finally, in order to meet the high mobility requirements of the military under the premise of using a 500-horsepower engine, the armor was weakened to only 6~13 mm, which is about the same thickness as an iron sheet, and even anti-materiel guns can't stop it. After the construction of a prototype assault gun that resembled the BT-42, the entire project was scrapped, and the car was locked in a warehouse and gradually forgotten to this day.

"The dwarven craftsmen have checked it, the maintenance work is good, and it can be used with a little preparation, as long as there is a driver......"

"I see, it's really 'waste disposal'. ”

Valrhona shrugged her shoulders and gritted her teeth:

"It's just that the abandoned tank was found by us, and then we found someone to repair it ourselves. There are no guests here, no freight trains from secret underground passages, and none of this has anything to do with the consortium. As long as we don't tell, no one knows the truth, and their strategy can still go smoothly. ”

Nidhogg and Victoria had no secret of their purpose, knowing full well that Minerva would never tell them about it, because it was to provide ammunition for their political opponents to attack them, and no one would be stupid enough to do such a stupid thing. In order to protect themselves and save Roland, they could not refuse it.

It is really a good calculation to exchange a very small investment for the whole strategy to go smoothly. The arrogant Valrhona also had to admire Li Lin's wrist, but during the whole handover process, a certain red guy's intentional or unintentional provocation really made her very unhappy.

"That red pool...... Sooner or later, I'm going to peel off all her scales......"

Her face was hidden in the shadow of the backlight, and the dragon princess spat out dark fragmented thoughts, and the situation that she had to endure after being unilaterally provoked before seemed to have caused her a lot of psychological shadows. Fearing the resentment that was almost tangible, the girls had to distance themselves and continue the war readiness meeting.

"The 'Stalker' and the 'Scout Leopard' each have one to use, and it is enough to block the underground passage. ”

"Can you split one up to support the ground?"

"Impossible, Your Highness. The Stalker is a turretless structure, and the gun pitch angle is not enough. The Recon Panther's 50mm tank cannon was not powerful enough to stop Metal Gorem if it didn't hit the center with a single hit. ”

That is to say...... Only this assault gun is available, but none of us are familiar with this model. ”

"According to the operation manual, because it is equipped with a 120mm howitzer and a large turret, the car's center of gravity becomes higher, and sharp turns will be very dangerous...... Where are we going to find the old driver?"

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly cooled down.

Lüders was not Alfheim, and he casually shouted "Ask for professional veteran drivers!" on the street, and immediately jumped out of the whole division and shouted "I am!" Now Wang Du can only find the old driver of the train, and as soon as he pulls the whistle, "Dirty, dirty!" It's okay to drive the train, and let the family drive the chariot......

"We are not a technical training school here, what does it mean to only send chariots, is this showing off 'which one is stronger in the battle lane?!"

Gloria shouted angrily. She had just rushed back from outside, and she was holding back a fire in her belly, and when she encountered this kind of bird thing, she was going to go crazy on the spot.

"The operation mode of this vehicle is completely different from that of the Hunter and the Scout Leopard, and even if there is an operation manual, it is impossible for the crew members who have been trained to learn to drive it immediately, let alone actual combat. Probably the only people who can do this are genius drivers or something, right?"

"Where are we going to find talented drivers now? I can't even find an old driver!"

"If it really doesn't work, I'll go out and forget it. ”

Valrhona, who had been immersed in fragmented thoughts, turned her face, and the left side of her face was illuminated by the light. The bloodshot eyes were completely unfocused, and the spasmodic smile was obviously not something that a normal person would show, although not to the level of madness, but it was enough to make people chill.

Not to mention that there was already a tail coming out from under the skirt, flicking it around excitedly, and the left arm had completely turned into a claw covered with golden scales, and the dazzling thunder light was entangled in the claw.

"Damn it, I want to suffer this kind of bird anger, and I will never let you go, see that I will not tear you to pieces, and I will never be reborn......"

"Fool! don't go back to the prototype here!"

"Stop her, if you let her run outside, the whole of Ludes will be blown away!!"

"Valrhona, calm down! Calm down! It's all for Roland, for Roland!"

"Wait a minute!"

Venia raised her hand, and Valrhona and the girls holding the dragon princess in the rampage suddenly quieted down, and all eyes turned to the girl who had not intervened and was coughing too hard at the moment.

Venia has been confirmed to have the ability to be a "Unified Builder" and can depict the correct underground road network based on forged data and drawings. What is being put forward at this critical juncture is certainly a proposal that will bring about a decisive change in the situation.

The girls believed so.

Venia, who had calmed down, did say what they expected.

"If it's someone who can drive, I know ......."

At the end of the sentence, their voices were lowered, but the eager girls did not have time to think about the slight change, and cheered loudly.

"Hooray!"

"Now the problem is solved!"

"Get the chariot ready and give those flies out there a look!"

"The ......"

"That's right! The 120mm howitzer must have been hungry and thirsty!"

"That, everybody......"

"Why didn't you find this kind of talent before? The person in charge of personnel should really be pulled out and shot!"

"That!Listen to me!!"

Venia shouted as hard as she could to silence the excited ladies and looked at the petite girl with a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong? Venia, what's the trouble?"

"That...... Your Highness. ”

After swallowing and snorting for a while, Venia plucked up her courage and said:

"They are Laplanders. (To be continued.) )