"Give me fifty Humming Alchemical Ballistas!"
"I want a hundred!"
The live demonstration had gone very well. Before the target-shooting display had even ended, representatives from the various families swarmed the Humming Alchemical Ballista booth, scrambling to place orders.
The Humming Alchemical Ballista had limited power on its own; it took large numbers to form a dense anti-air fire network.
To make the most of the weapon, Humming Alchemical Ballistas weren't sold individually. They came in bundles of fifty, the equivalent of half a Sky Bow Battalion.
The buyers didn't object to the bundled sales.
In fact, this arrangement worked in their favor. Take the nobles of Loran City-State and Odyssey City-State, for example. They were practically begging the Wrynn Family to lift its sales restrictions and offer Humming Alchemical Ballistas in bulk.
Sky Bow Alchemical Ballistas were more powerful. They were sold individually to complement Humming Alchemical Ballistas, giving customers a choice between heavier and lighter firepower.
"Singed, can your Alchemy Workshop mass-produce these Alchemical Crossbow Carts? What kind of output can you manage?"
Augustus found the Sky Bow Battalion's target-shooting display quite interesting. These weapons were powerful on low-tier battlefields.
He asked the Alchemical Mage Singed beside him, curious about the production capacity of the Osman Family's Alchemy Workshop.
"We can, but there's no need."
"It takes a great deal of time to train a qualified Alchemical Mage. They can't work nonstop; they need to spend a lot of time cultivating and improving their skills."
"They have very little time to devote to alchemy. Using it to make low-tier products like these would be a waste."
Singed, the Alchemy Consultant, explained that there were no technical obstacles to producing Humming Alchemical Ballistas. The real issue was the cost.
Alchemical Mages were scarce, and their time was precious. They