Besides, I might not have to spend any money... If everything was handled properly, I might even make a profit...
Recalling a piece of intelligence he had received earlier, Abner pondered inwardly:
"Feynapotter's most impressive achievement in this war was their newly formed Armored Brigade... As an experimental unit, it not only completed the mission of breaking through Lenburg's border defenses, but also rapidly penetrated behind enemy lines and completely disrupted Lenburg's deployment.
"According to the intelligence I obtained, the vehicles used by the Armored Brigade aren't purely mechanical. They're some kind of 'life-form' wearing mechanical shells as camouflage... Of course, 'wearing' isn't quite accurate. It would be more precise to say that these creatures simply grew into the shape of 'armored vehicles.'
"So they don't use steam engines for power and don't need coal. Instead, they require high-purity alcohol... Every one of them is a drunk!
"This should be the work of some 'Ancient Alchemist.'
"What's interesting is that after those armored vehicles 'drink too much,' they also go on 'drunken rampages.' Their attack efficiency is somewhat higher in that state.
"And most of the armored vehicle drivers don't know this. They think it's simply the effect of filling the vehicles with 'alcohol' fuel.
"Hmm, Lenburg's military is currently having a headache over this armored unit. If I produce a large batch of individual anti-armor weapons now, I'll definitely make a fortune.
"As for where I'll get that many weapons... Heh, 'Morning Star City' is probably the largest, most advanced, and most efficient military-industrial plant in the world!
"Besides, the 'Earth Mother Goddess' and the 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom' aren't truly hostile toward each other. It would be better to keep the war between the two countries confined to the border region as much as possible...
"And now