The Sales Event Concluded Smoothly

The reason why the Golden Sunflower Family had not sold these old-fashioned Steam Engine to the public before was that the materials used in these older batches of equipment were too good, and they were reluctant to sell them directly.

However, it would be a shame to dismantle them on the spot.

From a technical standpoint, these old-fashioned Steam Engine had very little technological advantage, let alone the Xister Kingdom that successfully stole the technology.

Today, both the Iron Birch Family and the Raine Royal House have mastered the manufacturing technology of this old-fashioned Steam Engine. Although their technicians cannot yet understand many of the principles involved, by using the related technology and products of the Golden Sunflower Family, as well as the physical references provided by the Golden Sunflower Family, their current imitations of Steam Engine are already at a fairly high level.

This shows that many countries and powers, given the raw materials and skilled craftsmen they possess, are capable of replicating old-fashioned Steam Engine.

With the Xister Kingdom's successful theft of technological data, it is estimated that this data will gradually spread in the future, and more and more powers will be able to manufacture this old-fashioned Steam Engine.

Victor believed that instead of waiting until then to lift the ban, it was better to make a fortune while the technical information was still confidential.

Therefore, at Victor's behest, the Two Rivers County Machine Factory began to phase out its old production capacity, especially some old Steam Engine in stock.

These old-fashioned Steam Engine were then openly sold on the market, and upon hearing the news, various forces, including local nobles of Vela, powerful nobles of the Raine Kingdom, and people from other countries, sent people to try and buy them.

Alex hadn't expected Victor to do this, and immediately wrote to Victor to inquire. When he learned that the Xister Kingdom had successfully stolen a set of blueprints for Marine Steam Engine in Two Rivers County, Alex understood why Victor had done it.

However, Alex did not send anyone to snatch them up. Currently, the Iron Birch Family, thanks to its friendly relationship with the Golden Sunflower Family, has the authority to purchase high-performance Steam Engine. They don't have much demand for these mid-to-low-end Steam Engine, especially the older Steam Engine.

However, since Victor was selling them this way, the Iron Birch Family also wanted to get involved. Alex also planned to sell these low-end Steam Engine. In any case, the Iron Birch Family's factory was already in place; all they needed to do was pay the Golden Sunflower Family a technology licensing fee.

Victor gave the same reply to the Raine Royal House, although Balek I didn't quite understand why Victor did so.

But since Victor lifted the restrictions on the sale of Steam Engine, the Royal Family naturally wanted to make a profit. Compared to the raw materials needed to produce Steam Engine, selling Steam Engine was a highly profitable business.

As for whether those noble families in Ryan will buy it? Of course they will.

They had always coveted the Artillery and Steam Engine Technology possessed by the Raine Royal House, but they also knew that the Royal Family would definitely keep the Artillery Technology firmly in their hands. Now that the Steam Engine Technology had been introduced, they would definitely try every means to obtain it.

With the Kingdom Navy acquiring a large number of Steam Paddle Steamer and the Royal Domain's first railway line becoming operational, the nobles realized the value of these rumbling machines and became even more envious.

As for the lesser nobles, they naturally wouldn't dare covet these technologies. Even the price of an old-fashioned Steam Engine was far too high for them; it would be enough to arm a standing army of elite squads. Wouldn't it be better to use that money for something else?

Soon after the Xister Kingdom successfully replicated its first machine using blueprints and data, it learned that the Golden Sunflower Family was selling Steam Engine. This news caused some discontent within the Xister Kingdom.

Many high-ranking officials within the kingdom knew that the kingdom had paid a heavy price to obtain these blueprints. The Xister Kingdom's Spy Organization dispatched an elite task force of dozens of people, but in the end, only the task force leader and a few draftsmen and craftsmen he brought back successfully returned. The rest were all handed over to the Golden Sunflower Family.

It should be noted that these spies were basically trained by the Kingdom's Spy Organization. Although they may not be considered to possess extraordinary skills, they were still exceptionally elite, and training them was very costly.

Now, because of this operation, they are all stuck in Vela's territory, even though the operation successfully obtained the Steam Engine blueprints of the Golden Sunflower Family.

However, the Golden Sunflower Family has now begun selling Steam Engine of the same level as the blueprints they retrieved. Anyone can buy one with money, and the cost is far less than what they spent on this operation.

This naturally aroused resentment among many high-ranking officials in the Xister Kingdom, with some even demanding that the Prince who spearheaded the operation be held accountable.

However, although the king heard these words, he did not punish the head of the Spy Organization or the Prince who led the operation.

After all, if we disregard the Golden Sunflower Family's sudden move to sell Steam Engine, the Xister Kingdom's operation was quite successful, achieving its objectives smoothly. The king understood that he shouldn't be harsh on those who had contributed, especially now that the Xister Kingdom was facing significant difficulties.

To ensure the smooth progress of the imitation work, the king ordered the Prince to allocate funds to purchase several Steam Engine from the Golden Sunflower Family. These engines would be compared with the Steam Engine replicated from the blueprints, thus helping the imitation work proceed more smoothly.

Soon, the Steam Engine sales fair, spearheaded by the Golden Sunflower Family, began, and merchant groups from all over the continent gathered in Two Rivers County.

They all wanted to buy the Steam Engine sold by the Golden Sunflower Family. The Internal Security Bureau and the Intelligence Department alone discovered that the forces behind these merchants involved more than a dozen countries and regions, with the furthest forces even including Southern Kingdoms and southwestern desert tribes.

To ensure the security of the territory, the Internal Security Bureau has gone to great lengths to closely monitor these agents from various powers, many of whom are Spy Organization from different countries.

In addition to being concerned that these Spy Organization from other countries might pose a threat to the territory's high command, the Internal Security Bureau was also worried that these individuals might spy on the territory's intelligence. Therefore, they coordinated with the territory's Intelligence Department to also intervene in this matter and do their utmost to ensure the territory's intelligence security.

And so, the sales event alone took more than a month to complete successfully. The merchants left with their spoils, and the Internal Security Bureau and the Intelligence Department breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, the Golden Sunflower Family also completed a destocking of outdated production capacity, exchanging a large number of Steam Engine that were about to be phased out for funds that could be used to upgrade the equipment of the research and development and manufacturing departments.

Although the entire sales event was quite lively, Victor paid no attention to it.

For the past three years, his focus has been on his family. In addition to caring for his eldest son and daughter, Victoria gave birth to twins. Now Victor has three sons and one daughter, four children in total, making him equal to his father, Viscount Wembly, in terms of the number of children.

Last year, his sister also gave birth to a daughter, giving him a niece.

It was during Victor's return from the mainland of Ryan that his sister got married to Sura, the eldest son of Count Clover, who would become the future Count of Clover.

This Sura Clover had also served under Victor and distinguished herself in the Civil War. She was considered a promising young talent by Victor, and Victor sent his blessings when his sister, Aili, married him.

The couple's daughter had just turned one year old, so they took her back to Two Rivers County to visit her uncle and grandparents.

Victor and his family warmly welcomed the couple, and he sincerely hoped that his sister and brother-in-law could live together harmoniously and happily.

However, when his brother- Sura came to visit Victor, he told Victor something strange.

The Purple Alfalfa Family also rose to the rank of Count through their merits in the Civil War, but most of their lands are located in the northern part of Durham County, near the plains.

Because of this geographical location, the Purple Alfalfa Family has always been keen to expand northward.

After the Northern Alliance Army of Vela completely defeated the Barbarians army, the Purple Alfalfa Family's territory expanded the furthest north among the Northern Frontier nobles.

Although the area is not large, it is the second most important family in the Northern Frontier nobles after the Golden Sunflower Family in terms of valuing the development of the Northlands, and it is also the noble family that dominates the trade of grassland specialties in Durham County.

In order to further develop the grasslands and discover more local specialties, the Purple Alfalfa Family is not only exploring the grasslands, but also very keen to send out a large number of Expedition Team into the grasslands.

This time, Sura reported a strange event to Victor: the new discovery made by the Purple Alfalfa Family Expedition Team.

This time, the Purple Alfalfa Family's Expedition Team ventured very far into the grasslands, almost reaching the edge of the Frost Mountains.

The snow-capped Snow Mountain, stretching endlessly year-round, formed a natural barrier, hindering the Expedition Team's progress.

However, the captain of the Expedition Team sent by the Purple Alfalfa Family this time had an extraordinary spirit of adventure. He insisted on exploring the interior of the Snow Mountain without having prepared any equipment.

They trekked through the Snow Mountain for almost half a month. Although they didn't venture too deep into the Snow Mountain Range, they still discovered many things on the outer Snow Mountain, including a copper mine exposed outside the mountain.

Unfortunately, the mine was not located on the edge of the Snow Mountain, but rather further in, making it extremely difficult to develop.

In the end, the Expedition Team only brought back a few samples, but Expedition Team still discovered something strange: a mountain that was emitting fire and smoke.