Naifei greeted him politely. She had been in Moffett Academy for two years. As a genius who was specially taken care of, the vice president, the dean, and the professors were all familiar with her. Vice president Konos even personally arranged a laboratory for her.
Rody roughly guessed the reason and explained, "Naifei's study life depends on the care of Deputy Principal Chronos. I would like to express my gratitude. Right now, she is my personal secretary. She is responsible for recording and handling some of my personal chores. Therefore, she will be by my side to record the meeting. Representative Chronos, if you don't mind …"
"I don't mind, I don't mind!"
Konos' posture was very humble. After he sat down, he did not bother with pleasantries and directly said, "After understanding the war at the frontline, the parliament believes that the long-range weapons and vehicles equipped by the Kingdom of Karen are very powerful. We have talked about buying trucks before, but … those things are obviously not comparable to the weapons you are using."
Yesterday they were bombarding the enemy's position, and today Konos appeared directly in front of them. Roddy was actually more curious about another question. "Oh? Is the decision of the parliament so fast now? "
"Ah … this …"
Konos laughed awkwardly. "Yes, we have changed some rules. Of course, it is also to improve the efficiency of the discussion."
"That's good." Roddy smiled and then said bluntly, "But due to the complicated production process and scarcity of materials, I'm afraid I can't take out all the models for sale. But some that are easy to produce can be sold to your country in the next three months to improve the level of national defense."
Konos thought about what 'level of national defense' meant, and then asked, "Then Prime Minister Roddy, what kind of weapons can you buy here?"
"'Marmot' self-propelled artillery vehicle."
Roddy already had a plan in his mind. He introduced, "I know you want to buy the 'Vulcan' heavy artillery with a range of two kilometers and the power of a Pyroblast. But its production is not enough to keep up with the army's usage. But 'Marmot' is much better in comparison. Although its power is not that great, the warhead is not a charged crystal shell, but a solid metal shell. It can completely ignore the threat of the enemy's' anti-magic field 'and cause a lot of damage."
Hearing that it was not the heaviest artillery, Chronos' smile faded a lot. But thinking about it, even if the production could keep up, he would not easily sell such a powerful weapon. Besides, Roddy said that it could be used in the anti-magic domain. He couldn't help but ask seriously, "How much does this' Groundhog 'cannon carriage cost?"
"Twenty thousand gold coins per unit, including a cannon that can fire twenty rounds per minute and six driving crystals."
Roddy said with great familiarity, "But you'll have to deal with the subsequent crystals yourselves. I can give you 20 cannonballs. If you want to buy cannonballs alone, you'll need about 20 gold coins each."
Konos was stunned for a long time after listening. His lips trembled slightly as he asked, "One shell … twenty gold coins? In other words, we need to fire four hundred gold coins worth of artillery shells every minute? "
With Lachman's purchasing power, 400 gold coins were enough to equip a team of 20 infantrymen, including helmets, weapons, and leather armor, and even a month's worth of rations.
And such a price was spent on the 'Groundhog' cannon carriage in one minute?
He was not surprised that the 'Groundhog' itself was sold for 20,000 gold coins, because Chronos had already mentally prepared himself before coming here. But the cannon carriage itself was a one-off deal, and the cannonballs were the real 'big deal' …
So when he heard such a price, he immediately shook his head, "Prime Minister Roddy, although we know that this weapon is powerful enough, I think the price you've given is too high! You know, if I buy four 'Groundhog' cannon carriages and two thousand cannonballs, the price is enough to train a team of fully armed heavy cavalry. Even if I want to train more than 20 intermediate mages, it'll be enough to train at least 20 of them. "
Hearing this, Naifei didn't know what to write, so she just sat there and casually calculated the price. The result was an astronomical figure of one hundred and sixty thousand gold coins …
Even in the Kingdom of Karen, even the great nobles above the count level couldn't come up with such a sum of money. But Roddy only sold four cannon carriages and some cannonballs?
Naifei looked at Roddy, waiting for his explanation.
"Here's the thing, Senator Chronos. Whether it's the cavalry or the intermediate mages you mentioned, no matter how powerful they are, they're all fighting in the current era. But I hope you … and the other members of the parliament can think about this question: Is it because of the bravery of my cavalry, or because of the superb skills of my mages? "
Chronos was tongue-tied and didn't know how to answer.
"When a weapon's range and power reach a certain level, it can completely change the way a war is fought. I hope you can try to understand this point."
Roddy's tone was gentle, but Naifei could hear the aggressiveness in it. Obviously, Senator Chronos couldn't accept such empty words. His expression turned ugly, "I hope the Prime Minister can speak through facts, and not these vague and empty concepts … When it comes to war, the Lassman people aren't three years old children."
"Of course, I can understand your doubts. How about this — I chose to talk to you here about the arms sale mainly because this place has a good view."
Rody said as he pointed to the south. Councilor Chronos squinted his eyes and realized that there was an army moving towards the riverbank. As it was too far away, he could only see four phalanxes, but he had no idea how many people there were.
From two kilometers away, looking at people was like looking at ants. But as an advanced mage, he naturally had a way to observe. After casting a spell, a mirror-like screen appeared in front of him, showing the scenery magnified ten times.
"Is this … preparing to attack? You only have three thousand people? "
"Two thousand and six hundred people, four Marmots, two Vulcans."
Of course, Roddy knew this number. He said casually, then pointed to the Lamu River in the distance, "After the attack yesterday was repelled, the enemy has begun to cross the river. Now is a good opportunity."
Of course, Chronos knew it was a good opportunity, but in other words, the enemy's general was not a fool. Seeing the army swaggering over, of course, they would not be so passive and wait to be beaten.
He adjusted his observation angle and looked at Udora's army, but because of the thin layer of sand, he could only see the enemy's formation.
At a rough estimate, there were at least four thousand people.
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