While Artoria was busy transforming the defect-ridden Kingdom, Empire next door had already taken the lead in completing the army's evolution from cold weapons to firearms under the leadership of Bloody Emperor.
Not only that, he was also keenly aware of the power of technology and industry behind it, and personally ordered the establishment of a special place at Imperial Capital, allowing Mage Guild and craftsmen to join forces to try to repair and imitate both muskets and artillery.
No one in the world is faster and more active than this guy in accepting new things.
Especially when the first Airship set sail from Yelan Tyr loaded with various supplies, and successfully landed at the high tower at the entrance of the imperial capital Adventurer's Guild in a very short time, Jircniv, who came to greet Allen in person, his eyes instantly shone, and his whole person was shaking with excitement.
Because he has already imagined what it would be like to put muskets, Cannon and other weapons on this huge aircraft, and then conduct volley fire and bombing at the enemies on the ground from a high position.
For other countries in the world that still rely on ground forces as their main force, it is completely Dimensional Strike.
It is very likely that the other side will not even be able to fight back, and can only watch their army collapse and flee in the massacre.
"Haha, it seems that Your Majesty is quite interested in this new means of transportation and transportation, isn't it?"
Allen undoubtedly noticed the other party's reaction. He turned around with a smile and glanced at the Airship cabin behind Lan, which was more than a hundred meters long and had a flight airbag four times the size.
Although from a modern perspective, this thing looks ugly and rough, just like a shoddy piece of junk.
But in fact, not only is there a large amount of anti-gravity magic inside the cabin, but its terrifying load capacity is enough to put any modern large transport aircraft to shame. Even the huge airbag above uses at least thirteen magic technologies.
For example, the air bag has the ability to automatically fuse and repair after rupture. Another example is that only a person who masters second-level magic can control the air bag to inflate and deflate, thereby achieving the purpose of raising or lowering the height.
As for the propulsion system, it is the crystallization of Azerath engineering technology - Golden Energy Core.
As long as it is charged once, it can work continuously for a long time.
"Hahahaha! Of course I'm interested! How could I not be interested! If possible, I would like to place an order with the Hunter Association now, and order three ships first, no, five ships!" Bloody Emperor laughed and slapped him.
Due to a recent fight with the City-State Alliance in the east, Empire had just annexed four cities and forced the other party to agree to pay a considerable amount of money every year, so it can be said that they are quite wealthy.
Allen smiled and nodded, "Yes! But you have to wait until the first six ships are completed before we can spare our hands to produce them for you."
"The first six ships?" Bloody Emperor touched his chin with a puzzled expression.
"Yes! I am going to take the lead in opening fixed routes from the capital of Ye Lan Tyr to the Empire, Kingdom, Theocracy. Everyone, whether they are civilians, nobles or businessmen, as long as they are willing If you buy a ferry ticket, you can board Airship to travel between the important cities in the above three countries, and enjoy fast and safe travel, and Hunter Association will send Frost Dragon to escort you to ensure everything is safe."
Allen casually revealed his plan to build an air transportation network.
Six Airships are not too many, but not too many.
Coupled with its amazing load-carrying capacity, it is enough to break down the barriers between regions and accelerate cultural, economic and political exchanges within human countries.
As for another invention - Steam Locomotive, considering the cost of steelmaking in this world, the vast land and sparsely populated characteristics, and the frequent presence of various dangerous beasts and monsters, it was finally cut down without mercy.
Maybe in the next few decades to a hundred years, when the population density reaches a certain level, it will be a better choice.
But now, Airship is the most economical and efficient means of transportation.
Otherwise, just laying and repairing railways would be enough to drag down any country's finances.
Bloody Emperor looked at the huge cabin, which was hundreds of meters long and dozens of meters wide, with a thoughtful expression on his face. "So that's it! With this epoch-making means of transportation, various commodities and goods can be transported to where they are needed faster and more safely for sale. But what about the cost? Is the starting price affordable by ordinary people and businessmen?"
Allen replied without thinking, "Of course! In fact, the cost of this thing is not as high as most people think. On the contrary, except for the troublesome enchanting part, the hull is basically the cheapest wooden structure. Just send people to the forest to cut and process it. The material of the air bag comes from the corpse of Slime, and with a few additives, a large breeding farm can be built to meet the demand."
"You mean... Hunter Association is willing to sell the technology for manufacturing Airship?" Bloody Emperor asked in an uncertain tone.
"Not only Airship! There are also muskets, Cannon and gunpowder techniques. As long as Empire is willing to learn, I will package them all and give them to you. But there are two conditions!" Allen calmly stretched out two fingers.
"This is not the place to talk. Please take a carriage with me to the palace. I have already arranged a banquet, fine wine and delicious food." Bloody Emperor hurriedly made arrangements for the invitation.
At this moment, a large number of people have gathered under the tower specially designed to dock Airship.
Obviously, the residents of Imperial Capital are full of interest in this sudden behemoth.
Especially the profit-seeking businessmen, one after another, stared at the soldiers and workers who were unloading, trying to figure out the loading capacity of this new vehicle.
We must know that in this backward era when transportation basically relies on horse-drawn carriages and human transportation, the transportation costs of various commodities and goods along the way may be much higher than the goods themselves.
What's more, if the distance is relatively long, adventurers and mercenaries must be hired to ensure safety.
Therefore, if a piece of bread worth two copper coins in one place is transported to a place dozens of kilometers away, it may have to be sold for twenty or thirty copper coins to make a profit.
If a cheap and safe transportation method emerges, it will be disruptive to the entire world.
As the business class who are most sensitive to this, they naturally have to pay attention to it.
Some chambers of commerce with relatively strong financial resources have even found out who the owner of the Airship is, and are looking for an opportunity to meet with the Allen to see if they can charter it for commercial operations.
The Hunter Association branch is not far from the palace. It takes about ten minutes to get there by horse carriage.
Under Bloody Emperor's warm greeting, Allen followed the other party to a luxurious room with a balcony and fountain.
The tables in the room are not only filled with a variety of food and drinks, but there are also several beautiful women in tulle standing aside to provide a series of services including massage, feeding, etc.
Jircniv is undoubtedly an experienced driver. He walked directly to the place that belonged to him, lay flat on the woman's soft breasts, then opened his mouth and ate a grape peeled by another woman, and even touched the other woman's thigh dishonestly with his hands.
Just when the other two women came over and wanted to do the same thing, Allen immediately raised his hand to stop him. "I don't have to! Thank you!"
"Oh? Don't these suit your taste? It doesn't matter, I can help you change a batch."
With that said, Bloody Emperor picked up the bell in his hand that was used to summon the servants.
But before he could shake it, Allen shook his head in confusion and explained, "No, it's not about taste, it's about not being used to strangers being too close to me."
"Even beautiful women?" Jircniv raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"That's right! This has nothing to do with men and women. It's purely a habit. Compared to this, shouldn't your attention be on more important things?" Allen blinked meaningfully.
"Ah! That's right! You can talk about those two conditions now."
As soon as business came up, Bloody Emperor immediately stopped all his frivolous actions, quickly sat up and entered the role of the Empire emperor.
There is no doubt that this is an outstanding ruler who can completely separate pleasure and work and always keep a clear mind.
"Article 1, to ensure the safety of these technologies, nothing must be leaked to those Alien Race and monsters. If any country or force established by Alien Race controls part of it, it must be destroyed at all costs, even if it means a genocidal massacre."
When saying these words, Allen's expression was particularly solemn and serious.
After all, humans are far from the majority in this world, and both land and population are far inferior to those established by several powerful Alien Race countries in the center of the continent.
Therefore, in the initial stage of the industry, it is necessary to establish advantages through confidentiality until the opponent is completely crushed.
"No problem! As the emperor Empire! I promise Hunter Association here that I will never let Alien Race and monsters steal any technology from here." Bloody Emperor agreed without even thinking about it.
Not to mention Alien Race and monsters!
He doesn't even want to provide these technologies to other human countries. It's best to have them mastered by himself.
But this idea is obviously unrealistic.
In any case, Kingdom and Theocracy of the Three-Nation Alliance will definitely get it sooner or later.
The only advantage of the Empire is that it accepts and advances very quickly.
Unlike Theocracy, who always hesitates between magic and firearms.
Although a large number of muskets have been equipped, they have not been used in actual combat.
Many traditional commanders still have doubts about this new weapon.
As for the Kingdom, although it is improving rapidly under the governance of Artoria, it will still take a long time to catch up with the development of the Empire.
Allen had long seen through the little calculation in Jircniv's mind, smiled nonchalantly, and continued on his own, "The second item is related to war!"
"War?" An expression of interest instantly appeared on Bloody Emperor's face.
"Yes! War! I believe you should have heard about the Hunter Association's recent actions in Demi-human Tribal Plains. Right now, the King of the Immortal who calls himself Ainz Ur Gong has been forced to continuously advance towards the Holy Kingdom border. I need you to assemble the maximum number of troops immediately to bring this operation to a perfect end."
You don't need to ask to know that this is the real purpose of Allen's trip.
Although the "Fourth Great Calamity" cultivated by the Hunter Association has made Old Bones feel scared and timid, this is not enough.
He still wants to make up for the last blow!
"How many troops do you need?" Bloody Emperor narrowed his eyes and asked.
It can be said that he is quite concerned about the fighting that is breaking out in Great Wasteland south of the Kingdom. He even asked Hunter Association for a large number of battle impact records to understand how terrifying the force calling itself Nazarick is.
If Empire were to face it on his own, he would definitely get away as far as he could and wouldn't dare to joke about the fate of the entire country.
But if Hunter Association dominates, that's a different story.
"Eighty thousand! At least 80,000 professional troops! In return, I will provide Empire with some special weapons for free, heavy weapons that surpass muskets and artillery." Allen pursed his lips and revealed a malicious smile.
"A weapon beyond muskets and artillery?!" Jircniv's eyes began to shine.
Without saying a word, Allen directly used magic to create several virtual projections of the highest crystallization of Azerath Engineering out of thin air.
He first pointed at one of the steel behemoths and introduced, "Steam Tank! A mobile firepower point with extremely thick protection capabilities. It is equipped with a super-large-caliber artillery, which can not only shoot at the enemy, but also rely on its powerful The power system directly rams and crushes the opponent with wheels and tracks. I can provide you with fifty! Imagine your soldiers driving it side by side to the enemy! The heavy cavalry will be crushed in front of Steam Tank!"
"Great! Great! There is such a weapon! Even if the guy named Ainz Ur Gown can summon one hundred thousand Undead Army, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
Bloody Emperor pushed away the woman beside him and came straight to Steam Tank, carefully observing the details of this steel beast.
Having decided to embrace the Science and Technology Cult, he directly proved with actual actions that compared to women who only think of women when they have physiological impulses and needs, weapons and machinery are the favorites engraved in men's genes.
"Don't worry, there are more interesting things later. For example, this."
Allen pointed at the tall giant steel puppet next to Steam Tank.
"Model X6 Automated Combat Puppet! Not only can you use artillery and firearms for long-range attacks, but you can also use giant melee weapons to sweep across enemies. It is definitely a good tool for attacking fortresses and covering musketeers. However, considering the relatively high cost, I can only provide you with fifteen units. In addition, there are 50,000 muskets, 800 Cannons, and an unlimited supply of various bullets, shells, and gunpowder."
"Please give me five days! After five days, I guarantee that there will be an 80,000-strong army waiting for your orders."
After hearing how many benefits could be obtained, Bloody Emperor even breathed quickly, and at the same time, he was secretly shocked by the technical strength displayed by Allen.
Especially Steam Tank and Automated Combat Puppet, they have obviously exceeded the limits of what this world's technology can achieve.
Those complex gears that look rough but actually fit perfectly are difficult for even the best Dwarves craftsmen to create.