Steel steam and flame

It was close to ten o'clock in the evening when Delya and Waters arrived at the villa base. There was no sense of relaxation in the communication words on his face, it was all tired. Things in the dark world cost them too much energy.

I came back with a lot of information, all about the recent development of the forces. Although the two of them knew that Cassia was not very interested in this, some things still needed to be known by Cassia herself.

"I won't be able to rest for most of the night, Captain." Delya was still the same. Due to material obstacles, her and Waters' operations had not been improved. But those surgical development materials seem to have had some effect. Cassia could vaguely feel the chaotic atmosphere suppressed by the suppression tube on their bodies. This was the result of the gradual changes of the dragon tissues in the body to achieve the form they wanted.

Waters has also become younger, with a slightly wrinkled face exuding vitality. Just like what he said at the beginning, after seizing the opportunity, not only his body, but also his soul and spirit, which were about to be completely swallowed up by mediocrity, returned to his extremely ambitious youth.

The business has been on an upward trend under the management of the two. Not long ago, all the goods at the volcano base were processed, bringing them an income of nearly 200 million holy coins. With the injection of this capital, the expansion of the business has gradually emerged. However, due to the joint suppression of several other forces, the momentum was cut off midway before it could take shape.

"I lost a good opportunity. I don't know what happened to those forces recently. They have become a little crazy in their work." Delya's voice seemed low. Intentionally, both she and Waters wanted to transfer their energy to themselves as soon as possible. . With the surgical development information provided by Cassia and some resources that were previously difficult to obtain, they all want to improve their strength in a short period of time.

Their senses smelled the increasingly fierce tide in the dark world, and they knew what was happening in the empire. Cassia's visit to the villa base this time just confirmed their thoughts.

"Pre-war filing?" After listening to Delya and Waters' brief overview of the development of the power, Cassia spread the information in his pocket on the table and talked about his thoughts, or how many words he had. An hour ago, Ye Jielin had another reenactment of the alliance's development plan in the cafeteria.

Cassia knew very well that Ye Jielin had known for a long time that he had developed his own small power. It's just that I have never asked much about it. I don't know if it is intentional or not, as a hidden power.

"These are the things that can affect us at the moment." After the two of them finished reading the information, Cassia continued, "Soon, a huge gap in demand will appear and last for a long time. At that time, there will be a lack of What matters is not the customers, but the output and quality of our own products. Of course, better transportation routes can minimize our losses. The imperial management agency will not watch the dark world become' because of the 'pre-war filing' Boom. This is when the large number of defense forces come into play, so after this, business on the black market must be more careful."

“I have an intermediary agent that I can trust, and I am considering whether to cooperate with him. After all, on the one hand, with his own network of relationships and cargo transportation routes, we can get a lot of benefits and growth. But On the other hand, I don’t want to expose you too much. In other words, the fewer people know about the relationship between you and me, the better. There are too many unstable factors in myself. If any one of them is exposed, it will be harmful to me. You all can see it as a disaster."

"At worst, we can go back to Brino again. That triangular gray area will also be a good place for us." Delya didn't care about this, but it was Vox who was thinking about the deep meaning of Cassia's words. The advantages brought by his age allow him to look at problems from more angles.

"It's not to that level yet, but I can't tell what it will be like in the future." Cassia smiled rarely. He is the leader of the Steam Knights and the leader of this gradually developing group. In any aspect, he has to pay corresponding responsibilities to these people, even though this thing is worthless.

"Captain..." Waters said at this time, "What the dark world will look like in the future actually has little to do with us. After all, our current business dealings may be very shocking in the eyes of ordinary people, but Only we know the real situation. The most important thing is to grow ourselves as quickly as possible, and based on this information, I believe that more people will enter the arms and ammunition sales business in the near future. Although the demand gap is huge, But the decline in profits is foreseeable. In my opinion, there may be unexpected benefits in doing more advanced ammunition business, such as artillery, or more practical high-explosives."

"Expand your business and upgrade your products at the same time?" Cassia was half puzzled and half sure that he had originally had this idea. There are production lines for these things in several factories in Webley, but the initial investment and risk are higher, and his own personality is more inclined to develop steadily. But this character does not hinder other thoughts in his mind.

After thinking for a while, Cassia's mind was still blank. This is not an area he is good at. If it were about how to accurately hit the enemy's vital points, or how to assassinate the enemy hiddenly, he would have more say.

"It's up to you to decide. Although this is my own power, due to some reasons, the distance between us is a bit far away. I don't want my immature and correct ideas to affect you." Cassia's voice sounded Seeing helplessness, Delya and Waters also smiled helplessly.

"By the way, Commander, there is one more thing that I am more concerned about." Waters continued. He took out a separate sheet of information and wrote a few lines with the pen he brought with him, "About the military department." Recruitment, although the information only says that I will be in your school, Commander, but I think this is just a notice specially formulated for people like you, Commander. I believe that soon, new military recruitment notices will be issued in various regions of the empire. ,,,"

Waters had a strange smile on his face that only he could make, which was exactly his ambition: "In this period, according to the historical process and records, the power of the military will gradually become huge over time. I have never known whether you, leader, have any pursuits, or whether you have something similar to ambition. Many people create their own forces in order to create tools for their own use. Please forgive me for speaking so bluntly, but I I don’t hate being a tool. Knowing that I don’t have the ability to be a leader, I prefer to live as an ultimate tool. And a tool is to assist its user as much as possible.”

"What I want to say is that if the leader wants to obtain more convenient and easy-to-use tools or weapons, then the 'pre-war filing' for us will reveal more opportunities than just the dark world that is about to emerge. The huge demand gap has become so small. There are now a group of loyal people in the power, whether they have undergone surgery or not. Maybe their place is not just where they are now, to help the expansion and power of the business. security. After all, to be honest, we have too many limitations. But relying on our existing resources to find other ways to break this limitation, the empire and the military will be one of the best ways .”

"Military department?" This is indeed something Cassia did not expect. Ye Jielin did not write this on the document because she did not need to make such an arrangement. Competing for the power of the Webley family is far more efficient than fighting in the military. But Cassia's situation was different. He didn't know how huge the thing behind him was, and he had no intention of contacting it.

"You and Delya are both deputy leaders of the Knights, and you have the power to make decisions." Cassia thought for a moment and replied, "I will try my best to help you implement your plan in my own way."

The three of them smiled at the same time, and they seemed to have found something in common with each other at this moment.

"Another thing, I need a very detailed information about the forces targeting us." Cassia said, "In a few days, they should be quiet forever."