"We designed several sets of molds and machines, although not all of them cover the size of all human soldiers. But it's pretty much the same," Zax pushed his wide cap upwards with the jewel on his cane, "and the armor had telescopic devices on the inside that stretched and narrowed their length. ”

"So you don't have to worry about my new invention at all." Zax turned to look at Locke with a grin, "This will bring us great financial benefits!" ”

Locke looked at him speechlessly, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

After Shiloh's explanation, he finally understood what Zax meant by our inheritance.

When the Blacksmith District moved into the interior of the mountain range, their neighbors were in the Goblin Engineering Zone, which was several hills away.

The goblins have tasted the sweetness of standardization and assembly line work in the construction of airplanes. They were so interested in all mechanical creations.

So when they learned that the blacksmith area was also going to be moved to the cave, it was possible to expand the scale. Zax immediately came up to him. And came up with a complete standardized assembly line drawing, as well as several sets of alternative schemes.

In order to promote their goods, enhance the persuasiveness. They built a set of machines in advance, and used them to make several sets of armor and place them in front of Bridget.

Although she was amazed by the greenskin's sensitive sense of money, Brigitte tested the strength of the armor one by one, and the results made her very satisfied.

The overall weight of this armor was much less, and some of the joints were located, or even just a thin layer of iron with animal skins inside. Although it may seem unsafe, this practice has changed the stiff and clumsy attacks of the soldiers in the past. This makes the soldiers much more flexible when attacking.

In terms of defending against attacks, due to the reduced weight of the armor, this means that the armor is certainly not as thick as it used to be. But Bridget found that although the mass of the armor was much lighter, the main parts of the armor; For example, the chest, head, arms, and upper thighs are only a little less resistant to sword slashing than the previous hand-crafted armor.

This lightened armor undoubtedly pleased Bridget, meaning that the soldiers would be more powerful and threatening to fight on the battlefield in their arms. In addition, the standard armor used by soldiers is very ordinary, composed of the main body parts, in order to allow soldiers to reduce the damage they receive and give full play to their combat potential on the battlefield. Compared to the bulky armor of the past, the disadvantages of the new armor can be offset. The main thing is that before the enemy breaks the armor of the soldiers, they are already dead under the soldiers' swords.

It's not that the armor of the soldiers in the past was not good, most of the armor in the past was armor made by blacksmiths with hammers, and it is difficult to compare with the current machinery in terms of output, and often many times the soldiers are waiting for the armor. Moreover, they may not be as uniform in density as the overall forging quality of the machine.

So this brings up the problem that the armor ratio of the soldiers is generally uneven. Some armor is heavy, others may be helmets. This uneven weight affects the soldiers' battles. Sometimes too heavy armor will definitely increase the physical consumption of soldiers in battle, although it can effectively protect against swords and long-handled weapons.

In fact, the soldiers of the Alliance are rarely killed directly when facing the enemy. When facing the huge number of cannon fodder skeletons of the undead natural disaster, most of them were besieged to death by the undead because of exhaustion. Therefore, this light armor also enhances the soldiers' ability to fight for a long time to a certain extent.

Of course, armor forged by machine tools has advantages, but there are also disadvantages. Due to the thinning of the armor, it may not be much of a problem to face sword attacks. However, when faced with blunt blows, the armor can easily be broken by the gravity of the point hit, which is prone to injury and even sacrifice.

However, compared to this shortcoming, almost every Lordaeron soldier is equipped with a shield in one hand, a sword in one hand, or a hammer in one hand. Because each squad to which the soldiers belong requires them to use shields to form a shield array. Therefore, people who are a little smarter will not use their armor to resist the enemy's blunt blows.

So the appearance of this armor was immediately accepted by Bridget. After letting the soldiers test it for a few days, Bridget went straight past everyone and settled on the goblin's armor and the production line behind it.

It's just that this time the goblin Baron Zax has become extremely cunning. He no longer does a hammer deal, he chooses to add his own set of things in the form of shares. As long as the factory here produces a certain percentage of the patent fee for every set of armor produced!

Moreover, all the workers of this production line, as well as the entire process of production, are in charge of them. The Iva Town Hall and the army are only responsible for receiving the armor.

This whole set of work, Zacks calls it outsourcing.

This new proposal of Zax blinded the three people left behind by Locke. Bridget was only interested in the daily production of this armor, while Berg was interested in the reduced labor and the novel way of outsourcing the work. Only Shiloh, the treasurer in charge of the Locke Vault, vaguely felt that there was something wrong with this.

Without a quick reply to the goblins, Shiloh went back with questions and summoned her advisors to the treasurer. Advisors have been talking about this new royalty, and some have suggested that the goblin machine should be forcibly confiscated and copied so that the little greenskins could not suck Iva blood.

Others disagree with this because it hurts Eva's prospects for it to flourish. If the goblin's stuff is forcibly confiscated, this will have immeasurable negative effects.

It's just talking, but no one thinks about it. They were all confused about what this new thing meant to Iva and to the kingdom of Lordaeron.

In fact, the goblins may only be able to target Iva with this set of machines. If Eva doesn't want it, who can he sell it to? A kingdom sold to other humans? This is certainly not realistic.

With the greed of goblins, would they tolerate this set of machines in a corner and dust it? Can't make any money? This is very inconsistent with the characteristics of the goblins, so, if Hilo and they put up with it, this thing will definitely be sold to Iva in the end, and even the price is very low....

It's a pity that Locke isn't there...

In the spirit of not harming Eva's reputation, and Iva needs these machines. Shiloh started with Zax, a goblin, and went on a weeks-long ruffle.

Eventually, an agreement was signed that made Locke extremely depressed.

The agreement essentially states that the two sides will establish a new arms trading company. Baron Zacks of Goblin Hot Sands Harbor owns 30% of the company's shares, and Locke owns 70% of the company's shares. All the armor and other weapons produced were sold to the kingdom of Lordaeron for a certain price.

Among them, Locke produces land and raw materials. Zax brings out the manpower, the technology, and the tools.

Now, Locke doesn't know what to say, and the relationship is a loss for himself inside and out. Ke Luo couldn't say anything, after all, at that time, he really didn't have the idea of being a king, and he wasn't a king himself. And in other words, if the princess had appeared at that time, she would have handed over a part of the rights herself. At that time, the existence of this company is indeed not wrong.

Shiloh can think of himself in this way, and it is understandable.

But who would have thought that he might become the king of this kingdom in the future? Is this the left pocket into the right pocket, and then take out the money to the goblin?

Never mind......

Think of it as leaving something for future generations.

When this matter was settled, the galleys of the cave were joined in. They studied the drawings in the depths of the cave, let the kobolds expand the space, and then moved in one machine after another, and then tried production, improving the quality in some places.

Of course, when it comes to improving craftsmanship and quality, the dwarven craftsmen and the goblin wizard Gates of the wizarding district have some suggestions. For example, when forging armor on parts of the body that are prone to injury, add Thur silver to it. It is important to know that Thurium is an important help in increasing the strength and hardness of the armor, which will increase the safety rate of the soldiers.

When forging armor for joint protection, you can add a small amount of Mithril to it, because Mithril is more malleable, and it can effectively expand and protect the joint parts of soldiers. Of course, this proposal may not be realistic, as Mithril is so rare that it is only found in small quantities in silver veins. Wizards often use them when making something.

There are so many proposals, but only some of them have been implemented after being screened one by one. In the end, the armor produced was piled up on these corridors outside the production workshop, which is what Locke currently sees. When they fill the corridors, the logistics department from the Eva military transports them to the military's warehouses. After being painted and dried, some of this armor is distributed to recruits, while others are stored in case they are needed.

Locke looked at the dense armor on both sides of the road, and sighed in his heart, using this method to increase production. Almost out of the craft workshop, what is this? The Industrial Revolution in World of Warcraft?

Crossing the corridor full of armor, Locke and his party came to the lively production workshop.

A long and strangely shaped machine appeared in the vast cavern hundreds of meters long. Goblins can be seen running around everywhere.

Some goblins pushed carts, piled high with sifted minerals, and ran towards the depths of the cavern. Others climbed up and down the machine, which was several meters tall, with various tools, and used the simple light on their heads to troubleshoot the machine. Some goblins were shouting and driving away a group of coolies, both goblins and humans, who were carrying things everywhere with all their might, and every now and then they had to be whipped with a whip.

The air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh, sulfur and oil smoke, and Locke's nose was a little breathless. Moreover, the temperature of the entire workshop was more than doubled, and Locke only felt that after standing here for a short time, he was covered in sweat.

"We're not going in here." Zax took off his hat and took out a silk towel to wipe the sweat from his head, explaining, "Deep in the cavern, there is a pool of molten lava. There was a fire element summoned by Gates to smelt the ore for us, and the whole factory ended there. ”

Locke nodded, he just stood at the entrance to the cave, took a few casual glances at the ubiquitous coolies, and then turned away. He just needed to know the outcome, as for what was going on. He didn't want to know, and he had no intention of knowing. Obviously, what happens here will definitely be beyond your tolerance, but as a superior person, you must consider the pros and cons carefully.

Locke strode away with an expressionless face, looking at the armor on the road, his heart slowly hardening.

As long as Lordaeron can get back on his feet, such a sacrifice is acceptable... u