"Should we compromise on the Self-Charging Magic Array and the Magic Energy Network? Should we compromise on the Wireless Transmission Device? And should we compromise on all the Magitech Devices that follow?" After a brief silence, the Gray Fortress Emperor continued in a long, drawn-out voice. "The Textile Magitech Device, the Mining Magitech Device, Magitech Weapons, and those new Farming Magitech Devices—should we compromise on those as well? Even if we compromise, will the Dawn Kingdom sell them to us? Even if they do, will they be able to keep up with the maintenance? Will they sell us their most advanced models? They may be selling them now, but what happens if our relations grow tense in the future?"
Question after question brought a thin sheen of cold sweat to the Gray Fortress Prime Minister's forehead. "But according to my observations, Rost seems extremely eager to sell his equipment. He invested enormously in building factories. If he cannot sell the products, or if sales are not fast enough, it will place immense pressure on his finances... Magitech Industrialization seems to desperately crave the nourishment of commerce and trade."
"Yes, but that alone is not enough for me to fully believe that a lasting partnership can truly be forged... Prime Minister, let us establish a technology association—the Graycastle Technology Association. We must also invite clergy, nobles, ministers, and merchants who are willing to participate. We must turn the Gray Fortress Technology God Church into a complex web of shared interests. Only then will they have enough incentive to develop new Magitech Devices and possibly help us resolve those troubles."
As the Gray Fortress Prime Minister listened to the Gray Fortress Emperor, he understood that His Majesty had ultimately chosen compromise, yet remained unwilling to accept it. Of course. What emperor of