The Sun King's Evidence

Sea Dragon's Breath Tavern, late at night, in the king's suite.

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The suite was filled with silence. The original violent storm had ended, the curtains were tightened, carpets imported from Arabi were spread on the floor, and the room was lit with fine ambergris.

Ryan was wearing a bathrobe, leaning against the head of the bed, pillowing himself with a soft pillow. Olica lay in Ryan's arms with her eyes closed, while Veronica's face was moisturized and flushed. After taking a shower, she also changed into a white bathrobe, put the pillow up like Ryan, and then leaned on the pillow, feeling the laziness of leaning on Ryan's shoulder happily: "Dear? "

"Huh?" Ryan tightened Olika in his arms: "What's wrong?"

"There's something..." Rarely, Veronica hesitated slightly.

"What's the matter?" Ryan touched his chin. He had a habit of spending a little time thinking and reviewing his recent series of guidelines and policy issues afterwards, and sorting out his interpersonal relationships. It was at this time, His mind is the most active, there's nothing you can do about it, man.

"...It's nothing, I just feel...ever since the Dawn Wizard Tower was built, everyone from the Council Witches to my apprentices seems to think that I took a shortcut." Veronica sighed softly, and she stretched out her hand. He took out a tender foot wrapped in flesh-colored stockings and kicked the quilt: "Damn it, I think someone is deliberately targeting me. Couldn't they see that I was in a state of desolation and that I had invested all my chips in one go? Isn't this Do I deserve it?”

"This is not normal, people are always forgetful." Ryan put an arm around Veronica's shoulder and said softly: "People always hope to pick up what is already available, and it is also human nature to chase success. It’s nothing, you’re right, this is what you deserve. As for those who don’t have enough resources, there are naturally ways to grow without resources. There are only so many resources, so first comers get it.”

Veronica pursed her lips and nodded reluctantly. As Ryan said, cultivating a wizard with all his strength does require a huge amount of resources, so why is the position of the imperial royal chief wizard being competed by a large number of wizards, and why are the entire witches The group is full of witches who have thoughts about Ryan, that's why.

However, there are naturally ways to survive without resources. It does not mean that wizards cannot practice without money and resources. There are only so many resources in the first place. As the king of Britannia, Ryan has already raised several people in his palace. A holy caster.

As for why the wizard doesn't make money on his own but relies on the nobles... This question is very ridiculous. It is similar to asking why the archers are not good at melee combat and why the dwarves are not good at speed. The wizard devotes almost all his energy to dealing with arcane magic. In terms of the pursuit and research of Taoism, where do they have so much energy to find ways to manage their territory and obtain wealth? Veronica knew that many Gloria witches would only start selling potions, making scrolls, and going on quests to make money until they were really penniless and in debt.

Seeing that Ryan didn't continue, Veronica was a little unwilling. She said tentatively: "Tell me, dear, could this be something done by the mother and daughter, such as deliberately spreading rumors to smear me?" water?"

"Are you talking about Aurora? Is there any doubt about this matter?" Ryan rolled his eyes at Veronica: "Aren't you the same? Secretly spreading the news that after Aurora lost power, she kept her face and leaned on Theresa. Shamelessly come to Britannia and force my relationship with me?”

"Hehehe~ You know everything?" Veronica's little thoughts were seen through.

"How could I not understand my chief female courtier?" Ryan complained, and he suddenly smiled: "Right? Orica?"

"Those who are found to be spreading rumors will be demoted to slaves. As for Ms. Veronica and Ms. Aurora who are spreading rumors, please come to my pale courtyard through customs!" Olica raised her head from Ryan's arms and smiled evilly. He said: "Master, leave it to me. I am good at this and I will ensure that they will not have any ability to resist in the future."

"That's not okay. What I like is the original Veronica, not the kind of Veronica who has lost herself." Ryan immediately refused, and Veronica said angrily: "Ms. Olika, There is no deep hatred between us, right? Why do you always target me? "

"The master's thoughts are the benchmark for everything, and nothing else matters." Olica smiled sinisterly: "Don't fall into my hands, Ms. Veronica."

The three of them made a few jokes, and the matter was revealed. Ryan actually never hoped that Theresa Aurora and Veronica would get along harmoniously. In fact, it would be good for the two sides to fight like this. , which is beneficial to Lane's control of the situation and allocation of resources. For example, if Veronica and her group of wizards are following the Great Expedition, Lane's resources will definitely be tilted towards Veronica in the future.

"By the way, I'm going to the Haimenguan Engineers Association tomorrow. Which of you wants to go?" Ryan asked casually: "If you don't want to go, you can also move around freely."

"Master, why do you want to go to the Haimenguan Engineer Association?" Orika put her arms around Ryan's neck and buried her little head in Ryan's chest. Her long black hair almost covered Ryan's body: "Those short guys will be willing to follow You share your skills? You really think too much, master, let me tell you, even Belegar Iron Hammer, whom you have high hopes for, will not ask you for help if he is not really forced to the point of desperation. Dwarves will always be In this way, conservative, stubborn, rigid, and extremely focused on tradition.”

"You seem to understand dwarves very well." Ryan smiled, he hugged Olica and said softly: "I plan to order an ironclad ship at Haimen Pass, Olika, Veronica, what are you guys looking at today? Have you arrived at the ironclad ship at Haimen Pass? I want one too. Bordero's Poseidon fleet is indeed powerful, but we can't rely on other people's fleets forever, right? We also need to have some capital."

Before Veronica could speak, Orika said disdainfully: "Iron-armored ship? That kind of iron shell is just empty. How can it compare with our Druchi's Black Ark? I haven't seen our Druchi's Black Ark." Ark, Master, you never know what a true navy is."

"Having never seen the Glory Queen-class battleship, Olika, you will never know what a real navy is." Ryan complained: "The Black Ark may be really powerful, but there is no way we can get it!"

"It's not difficult to get the Black Ark, you just need to try to capture one." Orika shook her head, and the dark elf thought for a while: "But this does have to be fought with the entire Druzi pirate army on the Black Ark. Let’s go to war. Since you have already made up your mind, Master, I have no other objections, but I won’t go. Druchi is very unpopular among the dwarves, especially those serious and old-fashioned engineers.”

"Then I won't go either, my dear." Veronica also shook her head.

"Okay, then I'll go find Kalad and Fedmund." Ryan could only shake his head.

.........I am the dividing line between Black Ark and No. 1 in the world......

Early the next morning, Ryan set off with Kalad and Fedmund, preparing to go to the Dwarf Engineers Association in Haimen Pass.

It led him past the forge powered by waterwheels. These waterwheels turned slowly and never stopped for thousands of years. The flames in the furnaces were also burning brightly. The strength of the Engineers Association of Haimen Pass was second only to The Engineers Guild of the dwarves in Eternal Peak and Torrent Pass, this place is filled with benches and all kinds of machines, from the most sophisticated clockmaking machines to the cranes used to assemble the finest cannons. Even at this time, the workshop is still It was a lively affair, with the clanking of hammers, heated debates and the hum of grindstones and lathes.

"The engineers are having a meeting." The Hammer Warrior, who was leading the way for Ryan and others, said to the King of Knights: "Please come back in the afternoon."

Ryan and others were helpless. Meetings between dwarves were always long: "Can you know the reason for the meeting?"

"There used to be a great engineer in Haimenguan called Jerrick Grimm. He went against the traditions of the dwarves and tried to develop a new steam ironclad ship. Therefore, he was permanently expelled from the Engineers Association. As a result, Jerrick actually took his family with him. And the engineers who supported him publicly announced their separation from the Customs Association. It was said that he planned to go to Lustria to find a special 'Omnitite' to support his great invention. A few months later, the engineers discovered his Missing, now they are having a meeting to discuss how to solve this problem." The Hammer Warrior leading the team is still Glenn Ginbeard from yesterday. He likes Ryan's style and can speak fluent Dwarf, so he is much happier. Say a few words: "Judging from the intensity of their discussion and the level of beer consumption, you should come back in the afternoon."

"Well, what a strange group of guys... Well, I mean the Engineers Association." Callard complained, but he soon realized that what he said was wrong, so he immediately added: "Normally speaking, the new Shouldn’t inventions be encouraged?”

"Yes, you should indeed be encouraged, but only if Jerrick didn't blow up the Granny Iron Forge." Glenn Silverwhisker thought to himself: "Jerrick's invention blew up two forging furnaces. And an entire dockyard! And he still believes he’s right!”

Ryan could only shake his head helplessly. He soon noticed the dock next to the Engineers Association, where a huge ironclad ship was being built. The Knight King soon became interested: "Then can we visit the dock?"

"This... I think I have to ask." Glenn Silverwhisker thought for a moment and chose to go up and negotiate with the dwarf engineers standing at the door of the dock. Ryan could see that the dwarf engineers did not agree at first, but then After careful negotiation by Glenn Silverbeard and King Baiernov's order, the dwarf engineer reluctantly agreed.

As Ryan and others entered the dock, what they saw was a behemoth made of steel.

"'Thunder of Grimnir', with a length of 80 meters, a width of 25 meters, and a draft of 12 meters, is fully loaded with hundreds of dwarf engineers, and also includes an entire dwarf army and an Ironbreaker boarding team. Hungry and Thirsty A warband of Trollslayers seeking an honorable death in the mouths of titan-sized sea monsters, and a fleet of battleships capable of launching lighter-than-air reconnaissance aircraft into the sky. Those self-loading, pump-operated The Thunder cannon is engraved with runes of destruction on its barrel, and its nearly 100-centimetre-thick star-iron armored hull is so durable that even icebergs cannot break it." The dwarf engineer proudly introduced to everyone: "Gerin There is a dwarf gyroplane landing pad built on the deck of the Thunder of Munir, where the gyroplane can take off and land freely. The detection of enemy ships will be transmitted back to the mother ship by the airship through rune signals. Regardless of strong winds and waves, The Thunder of Grimnir advances unstoppably on the sea, meeting the enemy with the hatred that the dwarves must have. Even though it is coming slowly, it is as inescapable as death. It is our pride."

"Oh my God!" Fedmund, who was the most experienced in giant ships and naval battles, raised his head and looked up at the giant ironclad ship. An indescribable sense of ambiguity and shock filled the Holy Grail Knight's heart: "How much does this ship cost?" money?"

"...not counting raw materials, it's about 50,000 gold marks, and including raw materials, it's about 140,000 gold marks." The dwarf engineer puffed up his belly proudly: "Most of the star iron comes from Karak - Obtained from Varn's Blackwater Lake, it is not easy to obtain Star Iron from Blackwater Lake now."

"Can we board the ship for a visit?" Ryan wanted to go up and have a look.

"Of course not. It's for the king's sake that you can enter the dock. If there's nothing more to do, please leave!" The dwarf engineer was a little unhappy: "Don't push yourself too far, humans, this is our ship. , not yours!”

In the dwarf kingdom, the king is not the ruler in the complete sense. In fact, the Dwarf Artisans Association, the Dwarf Engineers Association and the Dwarf Chiefs Council all play the role of deciding the specific affairs of the dwarves and determining future policies under certain circumstances. Among them, the power The largest ones are the Dwarf Artisans Association and the Dwarf Engineers Association. Ryan could see this from Belega. After taking over the Blackstone Stronghold, Belega originally wanted to establish a dwarf gun workshop and a blacksmith workshop immediately. But both the Engineers Association and the Craftsmen Association decided that the first building would be a dwarf brewery. In the end, Belegar couldn't resist them and had no choice but to agree.

By the way, the rapid recovery of the Principality of Gisoleaux after the invasion of Heinrich Kemmler relied on cooperating with the dwarves in infrastructure construction to solve the work and production problems of a large number of unemployed people. The two sides are now closely related. His ally, Duke Hagen of Gisoleaux, visited the Blackstone Stronghold three times and had dinner with Belegar and his Queen Cormanik.

"Mr. Engineer, we also want to order an ironclad ship." Ryan said to the engineer.

"Then you have to discuss it with the chief engineer, Master Brooke Gunnarsson. Okay, hurry up and get out, I'm going to continue the work." The dwarf engineer said impatiently: "Get out, we're going to continue the work. Don't disturb our work, human beings. You can negotiate with the Engineer Association for what you want. I'm just the engineer responsible for supervising the production, not even a big engineer!"

The three Holy Grail Knights were driven out in this way.

"My lord, an ironclad ship?" Kalad stroked his goatee and smiled: "What a good idea!"

"It's a good idea, but the prerequisite is that you have money!" Ryan said with a wry smile: "Did you hear that? The cost is 140,000 gold marks! This is still the cost price! The cost is too amazing."

"A single Bordeleau galleon may not be able to compete with an ironclad, but the money is enough for us to build three to five galleons." Fedmund said thoughtfully: "This is the style of the dwarves, quality versus quantity. What?"

"Aren't dwarves always like this?" Kalad smiled.

"Very good, we still have some time." Ryan took out the pocket watch made by the dwarf. It was only ten o'clock in the morning: "Let's walk around. By the way, I also want to talk to you about a question."

"Of course, my lord!"

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