At Brian Airport, Logo waved goodbye to the spaceship that was slowly taking off, and then, with Crassus and Melier carrying a metal box, he boarded another waiting aircraft.
Birmingham did not possess the technology of matter compression or space manipulation. The metal box formed by the folded Giant Mountain Mecha was 1.2 meters high, 1 meter wide, and 0.5 meters thick. That's about the size of a small giant like Melier. If Logo were to carry it, he would become a snail.
As they ascended the metal steps under the astonished gazes of onlookers, the whale-shaped aircraft, accompanied by bursts of plasma flames, slowly rose into the air, gradually becoming a black dot.
The journey was smooth sailing. The airspace over Angedora Bay was relatively safe for the aircraft of the Gonis City-State. There were forces that might have ulterior motives, but such incidents were rare. Logo was not that unlucky.
Of course, if it were Gustavo, who inherited the talent of Luck Deprivation, the possibility of encountering an accident would be much greater.
In the castle study, Logo casually leaned back in a leather chair, while Lavier, Wellington, and Lunbate stood in a row before him, reporting on the Campbell Family's developments over the past month.
The main speakers were Lavier and Lunbate, one in charge of military affairs and the other in charge of the economy. During this period, with Logo taking power, both aspects of the family underwent significant changes.
During Logo's absence, Lavier used funds allocated by his family to purchase 50,000 'white pigs,' which were slaves whose memories had been erased.
The Planet Oklo is far from peaceful; war and turmoil occur constantly, the slave trade is rampant, and Life Factory that profit from producing androids are springing up everywhere.
Some of these artificial humans were cultivated little by little from the embryonic stage using nutrient solution, while others were homeless vagrants who were captured by slave traders, fitted with suppression collars or had their memories erased by various means, and sold as commodities.
Slaves with no memory, known in the trade as "white pigs," are easier to brainwash. With just a period of training, they can be transformed into a group of loyal warriors and are very popular in the slave market.
The Red Maple Clan's army was mostly formed in this way.
First, purchase human slaves, then brainwash them, instilling various ideas of loyalty to the clan, as well as corresponding knowledge and skills. Then, select the best among them and use blood essence to cultivate them into Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants.
Using this method, the Red Maple Clan established a social structure with the Blood Clan at its core, Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants as the backbone, ordinary humans as the commoners at the bottom, and kobolds, goblins, and other races as slaves, resulting in a clear hierarchy and strict class distinctions.
However, these social strata are not insurmountable. If Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants can grow into High-Rank Transcendent, the Gendaya bloodline within them will be pure enough to allow them to intermarry with pure-blooded Gendaya People and integrate into the core circle.
However, such examples are few and far between over the past century. Despite the large number of high- High-Rank Transcendent High-Rank Transcendent Lifeform that Logo has come into contact with, each of them is actually an absolute elite talent and a great figure.
Due to their inferior bloodline and insufficient resource supply, the chances of Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants growing into High-Rank Transcendent are dozens of times lower than those of pure-blooded Gendaya People.
Of the 50,000 "white pigs" that Lavier bought, he carefully selected the 10,000 most elite men to form the family's second brigade-level unit, designated the "Campbell Second Infantry Brigade".
The remaining 40,000 people were registered as ordinary civilians, and carried out daily military training and labor, serving as a reserve force.
The Campbell Family originally had only 9,000 private soldiers, barely enough to constitute a brigade. Now, they have increased their force by 10,000, bringing the total to 19,000.
According to the Royal Court's military organization, an army division has only 18,000 personnel. (A brigade is a deputy division-level unit; a normal division has regiment-level units.)
In addition to slaves, Lavier also purchased a large number of weapons and equipment from the Crimson Alliance, mostly high-tech weapons such as rapid-fire machine guns, laser emitters, phased array radars, and White Eagle-Class Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft.
Logo had already instructed that ordinary firearms, artillery, and rockets be purchased directly from the Royal Court.
The weapons and equipment made from Red Crystal Gunpowder and Strong Vibration Steel are sufficient for the Campbell Family's current needs. Large-scale deployment of electromagnetic weapons is not feasible, mainly due to economic constraints.
One of the advantages of the Outposted Faction is that they have complete control over their own development, without the limitations of military power. As long as they have the capability, they can expand their forces to the size of an army group without anyone interfering.
Even the Seven Great Clans under the Royal Court are subject to restrictions on having private armies, and their primary focus is on developing a standing army.
In addition to his regular military forces, Lavier also used the blood essence provided by Logo to cultivate 2,008 Blood Descendant.
Logo's idea Lavier to bring these Blood Descendant together and form a special operations force, which he named ' Heavenly Eye '.
The probability of Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants becoming Transcendent is not low; at the very least, they will reach the level of Third-Class Apprentice. Moreover, both their physical abilities and intelligence are superior to those of ordinary humans. After rigorous training, they will definitely be a sharp elite force.
Logo also plans to equip all members of the Heavenly Eye Special Forces with individual mechs, making them the family's trump card.
However, due to insufficient funds, this idea still needs to wait.
The military strength has been significantly enhanced, and the combat effectiveness has greatly improved; the money spent was not wasted.
In terms of the economy, after taking over the family's financial power, Lunbate did not carry out sweeping reforms. He simply straightened out all the accounts, prepared financial statements, and revamped the economic machine that Suke had made somewhat sluggish, thus speeding up its operation.
This is already quite good; Logo hadn't expected Lunbate to achieve much in just over a month.
Wellington was the last to speak, but he didn't really have much to say.
During this period, he was completely absorbed in the construction of the Mage tower.
Logo used his count-level privileges and 1000 clan contribution points to buy Wellington a three-star premium Elemental Pool from the Royal Court.
The Elemental Pool is the core of the Mage Tower, much like the power engine of a spaceship. It can automatically gather and absorb elemental power, store it, and supply the operation of the Mage Tower.
The Campbell Family originally had a Mage tower, but it was a public Mage tower, used by all spellcasters in the family, and was part of the family's assets.
Wellington's Mage tower now belongs entirely to him, and because of this, he has become a complete lackey and staunch supporter of Logo.
After listening to the three men's reports, Logo let Wellington and Lavier leave first, leaving Lunbate alone in the study.
"Are all the parts in place?" Logo was much more relaxed when facing the old butler who had taken care of him since he was a child.
Before heading to the Gonis City-State, he gave some blueprints to Lunbate, instructing him to place an order with the alchemy workshops of the Seven Magitech Nations.
"Everything is ready, young master. It all arrived 13 days ago and is already in your laboratory warehouse," Lunbate said with a smile.
"Excellent! With these things, I'm confident I can attract investment from the Yigeng Tribe!" Logo stood up, dismissed Lunbate, and went to the laboratory alone.
Inside the warehouse, rows of brand-new alchemical parts were neatly arranged, the largest of which was as big as the wheel of a giant truck, and the smallest was no bigger than a soybean.
"Start assembly!"
Logo whispered, his arms outstretched, and the Fire of Birth surged from his arms, transforming into a single arm that reached out to grab the various uniquely shaped parts.
As the parts were assembled, a huge, elongated alchemical product appeared in the center of the warehouse.
The Golden Viper is a two-star alchemical creature, falling between premium and Rare quality. It is a mining-type alchemical creature.
This is a grayish-brown giant python, enormous in size, with an average body diameter of 1.3 meters and a length of 22.5 meters. Its teeth are arranged in a cylindrical shape and can be rotated to cut. It has no scales, only tough skin with thousands of tentacles on its surface.
These soft, light gray tentacles not only possess highly sophisticated sensing capabilities, but can also combine to form temporary organs such as hands, drills, and exoskeletons. Essentially, they possess various tools and, under the control of the Consciousness Seed, can perform highly precise operations using the knowledge stored in the information database.
After devouring mineral deposits, the Golden Viper's stomach breaks down various substances, leaving behind valuable mineral products and expelling worthless waste.
The reason it's called the Golden Viper is because once you release it, you can just sit back and collect the money.