The Empire's reply was enthusiastic and prompt. Right from the start, it promised to help Theus acquire livestock, but transportation capacity was currently a major problem.
Given the Empire's infrastructure, transporting goods in large quantities was quite difficult. Even the previous Steam Tanks could only be built near the battlefield; they could not be hauled over from any great distance.
And so...
"Jules wants to build a railway here!?"
Reading the reply, Theus truly found it hard to keep a straight face.
Had this man switched sides a little too thoroughly? He wanted to build a railway directly from Rhine to Blood Port?
If war broke out in the future, Castel's railway guns could roll straight up beneath Rhine City's walls.
Still, this was not bad for Castel either. The Empire had also agreed to provide livestock, so Theus had no reason to refuse.
In truth, Theus had not originally planned to ask the Empire for livestock.
Castel's coyote breeding industry was developing well. Within less than a year, it would be able to gather enough for the ritual once more.
But the White-Robed Priest's past had been far too shocking. The pressure brought by those gods had made Theus choose to set aside past grievances and join forces with the Empire.
In return, Theus dispatched a large number of engineers to help the Empire establish basic industrialization. As for knowledge and technology, aside from the cutting-edge portions, the rest had always been public knowledge.
Since Theus had printed these things in the Holy Scripture, he was not afraid of knowledge spreading beyond Castel.
Industry was an entire system. Without abandoning rotten institutions and fully embracing industrialization, no one would ever catch up to Castel. And if they completed reforms from top to bottom, then they would be Castel's companions—there