"Three completely different technology trees?"
Rorschach learned from the scholar's first-hand report that the entire magic armor industry had reached an important point of divergence.
The military industry was different from other industries in that it was purely a consumer market. Orders determined demand. Without orders, there would be no production, and there would be no technological advancements. The military's orders would directly determine the development direction of the entire industry.
Whatever the military needed, the industry would produce, and research and technology would be developed in that direction.
The current problem was that the military didn't even know what it needed … Cough, cough, I wasn't joking. This was the reality.
The battlefield was constantly changing. Rorschach often complained about how adventurous legends had become the current industrial development. This was the influence of the changing times on the battlefield.
In the past, a small squadron could change the situation on the battlefield, and a perfect assassination could end an entire battle. Now, even if you cut off one or more heads, and even if everyone died, there would still be automated machines. The situation on the battlefield was completely different.
No one could say for sure what the future of war would require. The newest weapons that sounded cool and technologically advanced would instantly become a joke on the battlefield. Although flying tanks and hand-operated torpedoes were rare, it was extremely common for war machines to go down the wrong path.
Such a situation existed in both Eich and Earth as well. New fighter jets that were overly stealthy and focused on shooting range and mobility were unable to defeat cheap second-generation fighter jets in actual combat. Heavy tanks that were overly focused on quality and armor could crush these new fighter jets. However, these new fighter jets would lose to logistics in a prolonged battle.
The military didn't have the final say on what was needed on the battlefield, nor did the warriors. Only the surviving warriors would have the final say on what was needed on the battlefield.
But now that there was no battlefield, the future development direction had to be decided.
"Three paths? How extravagant. "
Vila Nova Dônia and the Harlet Wastelands had already broken away from their original tribal societies. Their armed forces had evolved from mercenaries and adventurers to a proper army. The most important characteristic of military products was that they could be mass-produced and standardized, making it easier to train, replace, and provide daily supplies.
Now, the difficult problem for Rorschach was to determine the standards for development.
Originally, the Federation could have directly used the Mage Country's technology. Although it was impossible to guarantee that it would be the best experimental models, it would at least be the most mainstream model of Aishi. There would have been no need to hesitate.
However, due to some special reasons, the Harlet Wastelands even produced magic armors that far surpassed Aishi's main combat models.
Alright, many people probably recalled that the second technology tree was the Thunderstorm Wastelands' specialty — the Thunderstorm Magic Armor.
This magic armor was a simple and crude magic armor that absorbed electricity from the atmosphere. It used the precious and highly reactive Thunderstorm Stones as the power and energy core. This magic armor's ability in terms of logistics, combat, and maximum power output was even better than Aishi's top-tier brands.
As long as I absorbed the Mage Country's newest technology and modified my current magic armor, it would be possible for me to create top-level magic armor that would surpass the first-rate.
But the problem was …
"Thunderstorm will always be here?"
The Thunderstorm Magic Armor's advantage was that its energy source far surpassed that of normal magic armors. The Harlet Wastelands were filled with the element of lightning, which could be used to recharge the magic armor's energy source. Even if the current technology couldn't make the magic armor's energy source limitless, the magic armor's combat strength would still be multiplied by several times.
"Would there be no air in the natural world? Would there be no fire in the Fire Elemental Plane? How could there be silence in the Land of Thunder's Elemental Plane? "
Even the Mage Country's archmages wouldn't be able to say anything about this. Only the local Titan would be able to convince them.
"Wait a moment? This is the Land of Thunder's Elemental Plane? Why didn't you say anything about this before? "
Rorschach silently nodded his head as he noticed that Roland suddenly revealed a huge piece of information.
The Land of Thunder's Elemental Plane? Wasn't that the Thunder Elemental Plane?
"You didn't ask."
Titan's tone was calm, and his gaze was calm. He didn't feel like he had done anything wrong at all.
His tone was incredibly sincere, and his expression was incredibly innocent.
Since you didn't ask, of course I wouldn't say anything about it.
Rorschach was so angry that he started laughing. An entire Elemental Plane was something that could affect the entire battlefield. You're telling me about it without asking?
It should be known that the entire Aishi Plane was searching for Ansorenne's new Four Elements. This meant that finding one of the Four Elements would affect countless karma and events.
But when Rorschach saw that Roland's pinky finger was even larger than his entire body, he inwardly compared it to the size of a fist, cursed a few times, and pretended that nothing had happened.
He had already seen how the entire Mage Country and Truth Symposium would be in chaos after he returned.
However, he also realized that if it wasn't for the fact that he intended to stay here and fight to the death with the Titan in this wastelands, they probably wouldn't have said anything about this.
Still, from his perspective, this was a good thing. This wastelands would definitely attract more attention from the Mage Country.
And with Titan's explanation, Rorschach also understood what was going on with the thunder season.
That was the effect of an Overgod Equipment left behind by the Sky Lord. And, the Sky Lord possessed at least one-fourth of the Creator's authority. His God Equipment couldn't possibly be useless in changing the environment.
Over the course of several long months, an Elemental Plane had long since taken shape. Now that the demonic mist had dissipated, the God Equipment's power had only been restrained. This was the calm before the storm.
"Where's the entrance? The entrance to the plane? "
“.....”
The giant's finger pointed at the sky, at the thunderclouds that forever covered no man's land.
Rorschach suddenly recalled the country above the clouds, the world where the Cloud Giant and the Thunder Giant gathered.
"No, it's not above. There's still inside."
The clouds were incredibly thick, so thick that even floating airships would find it difficult to forcefully pass through them. Not only that, the thunderstorms and thunder element density were incredibly high. Usually, everyone would set off from Mount Sainte's harbor and travel directly above the clouds before landing at several fixed entrances and exits.
And if there was a half Elemental Plane hidden within the clouds, then countless elemental creatures would be able to evolve and grow there … Who knew how many years it would take for them to evolve and grow there?
Rorschach smiled wryly. Did the giant really think that he was a native who hadn't seen much of the world? He wouldn't even be able to imagine the tricks that the giant was playing.
As the conversation continued, the giant returned to his "you tell me, I'll listen" attitude. Rorschach knew that he wouldn't be able to get any more information out of him.
However, Rorschach was able to obtain a definite answer from certain aspects. Not only would the Thunderbolt Magic Armor have great potential, it would also have the unique ability to explore other planes.
Rorschach was even more conflicted now that he thought about it.
The third technology tree was actually his own personal fate. Not only had he obtained a Wood Mother capable of producing "magic armor" from the wood spirits, he had also successfully transplanted the Wood Mother into his half-plane, the Land of Dreams.
Meanwhile, the wood spirits and Nature Faction's creations were famous for being incredibly powerful in this world.
The Elemental Tide made magical lifeforms even stronger. Magical plants were living magical plants to begin with, so the wood spirits' magic armor in this world would be able to unleash even greater power, have even more special abilities, and last longer in combat.
This wasn't only due to the powerful elemental powers. As they fought, their "wounds" would heal, and their magic armor would level up on its own. The nature faction's creations were terrifyingly powerful in this world, and the few wood spirits who possessed Wood Mothers were doing the best in the entire nature faction.
If Rorschach chose this path, he would need to start making preparations right away. He would need to recruit druids and nature mages, research the necessary equipment, and so on.
Nature magic armor, Thunderbolt Magic Armor, and top-tier magic armor from the Mage Country. Rorschach was faced with three technology trees, but he was stuck in a blissful dilemma as he had to make a difficult choice.
"How about we all take them?"
At the board meeting, Rorschach spoke in an affirmative tone as he asked his colleagues for their opinions.
Most of the board members looked at Rorschach as if they were dreaming.
"I know that there will be problems with funding, but we can continue to sell land and mines."
Alright then, Rorschach's idea was quite practical. He immediately sat down after tossing out his plan. As for whether or not his plan could be carried out or who would be responsible for it, that would be someone else's problem.
Still, he felt that it was possible to carry out his plan.
Thunderbolt Magic Armor would require a large amount of natural Thunderbolt Stones, so there would definitely be a limited amount. In that case, it would be fine to give them to the aces.
There was no need to mass produce them, as it would be impractical to mass produce them. However, it would be fine to use some of the components to upgrade the original magic armor.
The Mage Country's military magic armor technology was quite mature, so it could be given to the existing companies to manufacture. The finished products could be given to the Federation's military to use.
As for nature magic armor, it would be fine to manufacture it himself.
There wouldn't be any conflict if everyone took what they needed. The core of the problem … was still money.
Since Rorschach decided to discuss this matter with the board of directors, it was only natural that everyone would have to take the blame for it … In the end, they would still have to use natural resources and mining rights to obtain loans.
"Rather than being in debt by myself, it's better for everyone to bear the burden together."
Rorschach was quite open-minded about this. Soon, his suggestion was approved … The chairman and several important members of the board were all his subordinates, so it would be difficult for them to reject his suggestion.
And so, this city and country's debt increased even more, and they became even more greedy.
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