The far shore

Central City, the capital of the Marley Empire.

Outside the Central Command and Ministry of Ministry of Defense offices, a short-haired Marley Officer with military markings walked up to the office.

Two armed Garrison saluted and opened the office door.

Inside the office, the long conference table was already filled with high-ranking officials of the Marley Empire.

The soldier seated at the head of the table had a calm expression, his hair was neatly combed, his chest was covered with Medal, and he wore a red sash across his body, indicating his identity Marshal of the Marley Empire, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Minister of Defense Calvi, and the supreme ruler of the Marley military.

Carl greeted the person entering, "Magath, you've arrived?"

Magath gave a military salute and shouted, "Marshal!"

"Please have a seat, the meeting will begin shortly."

After waiting for about ten minutes, all attendees had arrived, and Calvi announced the start of the meeting.

The first matter concerned Magath. Calvi looked at Magath and said, "Magath, you saw the message Zeke sent back, right?"

Magath and replied, "Yes, the Warrior Unit discovered the Founding Titan, but the island's strength seems to have exceeded our expectations; the Female Titan, the Jaw Titan, and the Colossal Titan have all fallen."

A Marley official exclaimed in shock, "What? Even the Colossal Titan has fallen? What's wrong with the Warrior Unit? The Colossal Titan is an extremely important weapon!"

Immediately, several Marley officials at the meeting began to criticize Magath, because Magath was the chief Instructors of the Marley Warrior Unit, and every Marley Titan Warriors was trained by Magath.

"Silence!" Seeing the chaotic scene in the meeting room, Marshal Calvi slammed his fist on the table in anger. Calvi's imposing presence silenced the noisy officials.

After things quieted down, Calvi turned to Magath and asked, "So, what are the Warrior Unit' plans next?"

Magath remained expressionless, nodded, and said, "Zeke reported to me that he plans to organize one last operation against the Founding Titan. If he can successfully obtain the Founding Titan, then any losses can be made up for."

Upon hearing this idea, everyone present wore thoughtful expressions. "How confident is Zeke?"

"It's a huge undertaking. If he can't bring back the Founding Titan, he'll try his best to lead the remaining warriors back to the country."

Calvi nodded and said, "Alright, let him do it. The Marley Navy will do its best to cooperate with him."

Magath: "Yes, Marshal."

After discussing the matter, Calvi looked at the last person in the conference room, a man in a suit with a shrewd and mercenary appearance.

Calvi crossed his arms and said, "The next matter concerns the procurement of military equipment from the Louis Family. Mr. Kenk, please speak on that."

Kenk, the manager of the Louis Arms Company, flashed a businesslike smile and said, "Please, Marshal and other gentlemen, move to the firing range for a look."

Everyone looked at Calvi, and after Calvi nodded, everyone got up and followed Kenk to the shooting range.

In front of the firing range stood rows of Marley Soldiers, each with two Rifle placed in front of them.

At Kenk's signal, the Soldiers first picked up a Rifle, and then, under the commander's order, shouted, "Fire at will!" Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gunfire continued unabated, while Kenk explained to the high-ranking officials of the Marley Empire, "This is the standard-issue Mauser Rifle currently used by the military. It has excellent accuracy and is a very reliable weapon. However, with the development of the times, the five-round Mauser Rifle is no longer suitable for the modern era."

A Marley Officer retorted, displeased, "What do you mean? The Mauser Rifle is already excellent. Our army has countless sharpshooters who strike fear into the hearts of the enemy with Mauser Rifle!"

"Oh no, you misunderstand. I didn't mean to look down on the Mauser Rifle, but on the battlefield now, firepower is absolute. No matter how accurate the shooting, it can't compare to a dense barrage of bullets. Please look..."

The Marley Soldiers put down their Mauser Rifle and picked up the seemingly heavier Rifle next to them. To the surprise of the Marley Officer, the Soldiers loaded two rows of bullets into the rifles and fired.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Ten times more intense than the previous firing, each Soldiers simply kept pulling the trigger, and deadly bullets kept flying from the muzzle. After ten consecutive shots, the magazine ejected the clips with a crisp clink.

Calvi frowned slightly; this Rifle's firepower was indeed many times greater than that of the Mauser.

"This is our company's latest Garand Type II Rifle, a semi-automatic weapon with powerful firepower, robust structure, and excellent accuracy. It is destined to play a major role in future wars."

"It is indeed an excellent weapon. What about the price?"

Kenk chuckled as he announced a figure, prompting the Finance Minister beside Calvi to exclaim, "That's impossible! The cost is so exorbitant—one Garand Type II Rifle costs as much as five Mauser Rifle! It's far too expensive!"

Kenk smiled and said, "Can we negotiate the price? After all, Soldiers's life is the most important thing on the battlefield."

A Marley Officer retorted, "No, Eldians lives aren't that precious. Besides, are you really comfortable handing over such weapons to the Eldians?"

The majority of Marley's current military force consists of Eldians vanguard troops.

Calvi fell silent again, and the other high-ranking officials started arguing about it, but most of them still did not support purchasing New Army, since there was no need to start a war at present.

Magath, what do you think?

Magath glanced at the Rifle in the Soldiers' hands. "We can equip the Marley Guard Corps with these new weapons first. After all, Mr. Kenk was right when he said that Soldiers' lives are more precious on the battlefield."

Calvi nodded in agreement.

Kenk's signature business smile returned. "Marshal Calvi, a very wise decision. Next up is our Louis Company's latest submachine gun, which you'll surely be interested in."

Magath looked at Kenk; he knew that the Louis Arms Company was backed by a powerful Nobility in Marley.