The people from the Department of Defense remained silent, which made Mr. Truman's expression turn serious. That meant it might actually be true.
When Prime Minister was discussing the issue of qualifications with him, he had also mentioned that the mainstream view in Gefra was that this was impossible.
Mr. Truman had also thought it unlikely. Two thousand seven hundred kilometers—not two hundred and seventy. It was not a distance one could simply cross by saying so.
To a certain extent, he still supported the nobles' view, but now he no longer thought that way.
"So you're saying this could happen?" He looked at the senior generals from the Department of Defense, his expression grave.
One of the officers nodded. "We have no doubt they possess such capabilities, Mr. President."
Mr. Truman straightened in his seat and placed both hands back on the table. "What's the reason?"
The officer knew that one could not speak based solely on speculation in such a high-level meeting. He immediately presented conclusive evidence.
"Mr. President, we've already completed a railway system in Maliro with a total length exceeding sixteen hundred kilometers. We expect to complete the remaining fourteen hundred kilometers of railway construction between the second half of this year and the first half of next year."
"Based on our current understanding of the South Continent, it's a society that lags behind militarily and is still in a semi-primitive, semi-feudal state."
"Even if some countries possess a certain degree of military strength, it would still be difficult for them to oppose the mechanized army of the Peng Joe Military Group."
"They can build railways as they advance. You know, labor there is cheap..."
Cheap labor meant that they could hire more people to work for less money! For work like railway construction, which did