That night, when Roland told Anna about it, she laughed for a long time.
"If those people knew that most of these things were written by you, I'm afraid their eyes would fall out of their sockets." He played with Anna's hair and said casually, "In this way, they should also be obedient to you."
"Finally, the Ministry of Industry can hire more people," Anna said with a smile. "I just don't know how good they are."
"They can recognize the value of that book. At least they are talented." Roland shrugged. Years ago, he had deceived the chief alchemist to come to Neverwinter with a row of redox formulas. "And they are willing to bring their families here under pressure, so they must be very curious... With these two conditions, as long as they are given the right opportunity, I think they will become famous."
He paused and said, "Of course, before they officially help you, they have to finish learning those basic subjects. You can arrange how to do it. This is also a process of establishing a superior and subordinate relationship. "
Anna leaned closer to him and rested her head on his chest. "To be honest, I don't know if I can lead them well..."
"You were the one who proposed to be the Minister of Industry," Roland teased. "Now that you're finally not a general without an army, are you afraid?"
She stretched out her hand and a slender Blackfire quietly appeared on her fingertips. She drew a circle in front of Roland and said, "Do you want to be tied up and tickled by Blackfire again?"
"Uh... I mean, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Tilly." Roland looked away. "I heard that all the trainee Air Knight in the academy are afraid of the Princess Royal's majesty."
Anna's eyes lit up. "Yes, I can ask your sister for advice! But... "She hesitated." I haven't talked to her for a long time, and I heard that since the last expedition, her mood has been... "
"Don't worry. It's been so long, she must have adjusted." Roland comforted her. "Maybe she'll be very happy if you go and chat with her. After all, you used to do the exam together."
Regarding the possibility of resurrection of Ashes, he did not reveal it to anyone other than Tilly. The main reason was that he was worried that they would disregard life and death in the war.
"Okay." Anna nodded as if she had made up her mind. "It's settled then!"
Seeing that the crisis had been resolved, Roland changed the topic. "By the way, how's the steam truck project going?"
"The first prototype will take a few more days to complete. The structure is similar to the previous Rubik's cube car, but the control and power system have been simplified. Although the flexibility has decreased a lot, the reliability has increased a lot." When it came to business, Anna's tone immediately became serious. "Besides, using it to carry goods and people is not a problem, provided that the road project you mentioned can be completed smoothly. If it's just an ordinary dirt road or mountain road, it basically can't run."
"What about the tractor?"
"That's far from it." Anna shook her head. "The drawings you gave me are not detailed enough. There are many parts that need to be done in practice. Moreover, the suspension and control system are different from those of wheeled vehicles. I'm afraid it'll take a long time to build a qualified prototype."
However, what they lacked the most now was time.
If they only relied on defense, the demons would only become more and more difficult to deal with. To get rid of the dependence on land warfare, armored troops were undoubtedly the best choice. However, it was not easy to collect the drawings of such old large-scale machinery. Unlike the ready-made products in textbooks, even in the Dream World, he could only find some scattered detailed drawings of the parts. Not to mention that they were not accurate, it was also doubtful whether they could match each other.
If they directly used modern parts, Neverwinter's technological level was far from up to standard. Whether it was the tracked tractor or the armored vehicles modified on this basis, they were all consumables. He could not let Anna build all of them.
In the end, there were too few people available.
When the industry developed to a certain level, any product could involve hundreds of categories, and it would be difficult to rely on one or two people to support the overall situation. This problem would become more and more obvious in the future. For example, Tilly had given him feedback on the shortcomings of the biplane and suggestions for improvement, but he had no time to deal with all of them.
If the third Battle of Divine Will came 50 years later, all of these problems could be easily solved.
However, the enemies obviously would not give him this opportunity.
"I'll think of another way," Roland said slowly.
"Roland, I remember you said that the Dream World is getting richer and richer, right?" Anna blinked her lake-blue eyes as if she had come up with an idea.
"Yes, it seems to be improving itself. If not, I wouldn't have been able to bring back the following materials. " According to Lan, this was a manifestation of the Dream World strengthening itself — it was eroding the power of the gods.
"In that case, why don't you directly seek help from the Dream World?"
"You mean … to mobilize more people to search?"
"No," Anna said with a sly smile, "I'm thinking of a more direct way." She whispered her idea into Roland's ear, "I just don't know if it will work."
Roland could not help but be startled. He pondered for a moment, and the more he thought, the more excited he became. "This … may work!"
"You can try it later." Anna stretched. "If it works, we'll all be much more relaxed. But for now, accompany me first … "
…
When Roland opened his eyes from the Dream World, a complete plan had already emerged in his mind.
Anna's idea was actually not complicated. Since Neverwinter lacked enough talents, they might as well recruit from here. After receiving this hint, Roland thought more deeply — he could set up his own Design Bureau in the Dream World. Nominally, he would spend money to have fun. After all, antique and model enthusiasts were everywhere. No matter what he did, he would not attract any attention. In fact, he could provide research and development support and detailed drawings for the real world.
He could even carry out follow-up tests and improvements here.
Compared to searching for information on the Internet like looking for a needle in a haystack, this method was undoubtedly more targeted and much more efficient.
However, the threshold for doing this was undoubtedly very high.
It was so high that the money he had accumulated from robbing Fallen Evils was far from enough.
Unless he could find a more powerful supporter.
And now there seemed to be one.
One of the members of the board of directors of the Clover Group, Garcia's father, Garde.
Of course, given Garde's personality, it was very likely that he would not achieve the result he wanted. After all, for Garde, even if the cost was not large, he would not give it up so easily.
It was difficult for Garcia to help him in this matter, so he needed some other bargaining chips.
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