Chapter 709: Fourth in Rank (6)
When Dya and Waters arrived at the base of the villa, it was nearly ten o'clock in the evening. His face did not have the sense of relief that he had in the communication words, he was all tired. Things in the dark world have made them spend too much energy.
Came back with a lot of information, all about the recent developments of the forces. Although the two knew that Kasia was not very interested in it, there were some things that Kasia himself needed to know.
"I can't rest for most of the night, Captain. "Delea is still the same, because of the material obstacles, her and Waters' surgeries have not been improved. But the surgical development data seems to have played a role. Kasia could vaguely feel the chaotic aura on their bodies that had been suppressed by the inhibition tube, which was the result of the gradual change of the dragon tissue in their bodies to achieve the form they wanted.
Waters has also become a little younger, with a slightly wrinkled face that exudes vitality. As he said at the beginning, after seizing the opportunity, not only physically, but also the soul and spirit that were about to be completely devoured by mediocrity, he was also returning to his extremely ambitious youth.
Business has been on the rise under the care of the two of them, and not long ago, the shipment of goods from the volcano base had been completely disposed of, bringing them close to 200 million holy coins in income. Relying on the injection of this fund, the expansion of the business has gradually been revealed, but it has been jointly suppressed by several other forces, and the momentum has been cut off halfway before it can be formed.
"I lost a good opportunity, I don't know what happened to those forces lately, and I've become a little crazy in doing things. Delea's voice was low, and both she and Waters wanted to turn their energies to themselves as soon as possible. With the information provided by Kasia on the development of the surgery, as well as some resources that were previously difficult to obtain, they all wanted to improve their strength in a short period of time.
Their sense of smell smelled the increasingly intense tide of the dark world, and they knew what was going on in the Empire. Kasia's visit to the base of the villa this time also happened to confirm their thoughts.
"Pre-war filing?" After listening to Dyer and Waters' brief overview of the development of the power, Cassia spread out the document in his pocket on the table, talking about his thoughts, or another copy of the Alliance's development plan that Jetlin had made in the cafeteria a few hours earlier.
Kasia knew very well in her heart that Jetlin had known early on that he had a small force to develop himself. It's just that I haven't asked a lot of questions, and I don't know if it's intentional, and I use it as a hidden power.
"That's all that can affect us at the moment. After the two of them finished reading the material, Kasia continued, "It won't be long before there will be a huge gap in demand that will last for a long time. At that time, it was not the customers that were missing, but the production and quality of our own products. Of course, a better transport route can ensure that our losses are minimized. The Imperial Governing Body will not watch the dark world become 'prosperous' because of the 'pre-war filing'. This is when that large number of defense forces comes into play, so after that, business on the black market needs to be more careful. β
"I have an intermediary on my side that I can trust each other and am considering whether to work with him. After all, on the one hand, with his own network of relationships and cargo transportation routes, we can get a lot of benefits and growth in it. But on the other hand, I don't want to expose you too much. In other words, the less people know about the relationship between you and me, the better. There are so many instability in myself that any one of them can be seen as a disaster for you. β
"It's a big deal to go back to Brino, and that triangular gray area will be a good place for us. Dya didn't care about any of that, but it was Vaux who pondered the deep meaning of Kasia's words. The advantages of age make him look at problems from more angles.
"It's not there yet, but what will become of it in the future, I can't say. "Kasia rarely smiled, he was the head of the Steam Knights, and the leader of this growing group, and he had to pay a corresponding responsibility for each of them, even if it was worthless.
"Captainγγγ" Waters said at this time, "what will become of the dark world in the future has little to do with us. After all, our current business dealings may be very amazing in the eyes of ordinary people, but the real situation is only clear to us. The most important thing is to strengthen ourselves as soon as possible, and according to this information, it is believed that more people will enter the arms and ammunition sales business in the near future. Although the demand gap is huge, the decline in profits is predictable. In my opinion, there may be unexpected benefits in doing a more advanced ammunition business, such as artillery, or more practical high-explosives. β
"Expanding your business and upgrading your products at the same time?" said Kasia, half-puzzled, half-affirmed, that he had already had such an idea. Webley has production lines for these things in several factories, but the upfront investment and risk are higher, and his own personality is more inclined to steady development. But such a character does not prevent him from having other thoughts in his mind.
After thinking about it for a while, Kasia's mind was still blank. This is not his field, but if it is changed to how to accurately hit the enemy's vital points, or assassinate the enemy, he will have more say.
"It's good for you to decide, although this is my own force, but for some reason, the distance between the two of us is a little far. I don't want my immaturity and right ideas to affect you. Kasia's voice was helpless, and Dyer and Waters smiled helplessly.
"By the way, Commander, there's one more thing I care about. Waters continued, pulling out one of the materials and scribbling a few lines with the pen he had with him, "Regarding the recruitment of the military department, although the information only says that it will be in your school, the commander, but I think this is just a notice specially drawn up for people like you, the commander of the regiment. I believe that in the near future, there will be new military recruitment notices in all regions of the empireγγγ"
Waters had a strange smile on his face that only he could make, and that was his ambition: "In this period, according to the course of history and records, the power of the military department will slowly become enormous with time. I don't know if you have something to pursue, or if you have something similar to your ambition. Many people create their own forces to create tools for their own use. Forgive me for being so blunt, but I don't hate being a tool. Knowing that I don't have what it takes to be a leader, I prefer to live as an ultimate tool. The tool, on the other hand, is to assist its users as much as possible. β
"What I'm trying to say is that if the Commander wants to get more convenient and useful tools, or weapons, then the 'pre-war filing' will show us more opportunities than just a small gap in the huge demand that will emerge in the dark world. There are now a group of loyal people in the force, whether they have undergone surgery or not, maybe their place is not just the way it is now, to help expand the business and the security of the power. After all, let's be honest, we have too many limitations. But relying on the resources we have to find another way to break this limitation, the empire and the military will be one of the best paths. β
"Military Department?" This is indeed a point that Kasia did not expect, and Yeterin did not write this down on the information because she did not need to make such arrangements herself. Fighting for the power of the Webley family is far more efficient than in the military department. But Kasia's situation was different, he didn't know how big what was behind him, and he had no intention of touching it.
"You and Dyar are both deputy heads of the Order, and you have the power to decide. Kasia thought for a moment and replied, "I'll do my best to help you with your plan in my own way." β
The three of them smiled at the same time, and they seemed to have found common ground with each other at this moment.
"Another thing, I need a very detailed information about the forces that are against us. "In a few days, they should be quiet forever." β