Fontainebleau Palace, in the snowy Muxillon Duchy.
In the huge courtyard of the new palace, a large group of nobles and knights were chatting happily with the Nur nobles. In the past few years, the relationship between the Knight King's Kingdom and the Empire had been very good, especially on the Nur side. The nobles and knights needed to order a large number of goods and new weapons from the Nur, and the Nur could get all kinds of large orders while also bringing all kinds of new weapons and quality standard equipment to the nobles and knights.
This time, the Nur delegation was huge and had a large number of people, so the Brittany side also prepared the highest etiquette. Except for Marshal Lucien who was far away in the Wretched Land and Marshal Lauen who was far away in Örengrád, all the marshals brought their families to Fontainebleau Palace. Laing arranged a series of social activities.
Everyone talked about their feelings, the direction of the Old World, and business. The Nur people brought many new toys and new social trends, while the Brittany people also had a large amount of food, various agricultural products, and livestock to export.
Of course, the most popular place was still in the Fountain Courtyard of Fontainebleau Palace. Here, the most important people around the Knight King and the Empire's Countesses were gathered. The men were playing cards and chess together. Of course, the most important thing was to discuss the recent news of the Old World and review the war situation.
The women were divided into two groups. They surrounded a large square table, and there were clattering and thumping sounds.
"One pie!"
"Nine pieces!"
"Thirty thousand!"
"Eat!"
The women were divided into two groups. The first group was the Knight King's descendant, Suria, the Deputy Speaker, Teresa, who had just relied on the energy of the Ancient Saint to break through to the Sanctuary-realm, the Empire's Countess Emilia, and the Deputy Speaker Veronica. The second group was the Sanctuary-realm Witch Aurora, the female courtier and head maid Sylvia, the wife of Marshal Rokossovsky's Marshal Eva, and the Marquise of Karad, Catherine.
As everyone could see, they were playing mahjong.
Mahjong was something that Laing came up with in order to let many noblewomen have nothing to do to relieve their boredom. Therefore, this entertainment activity instantly became popular among the upper echelons of the Old World, and it even spread to the High Elves.
However, Laing deliberately chose to play Japanese mahjong, which was relatively more complicated and required higher-level skills. This type of mahjong was much more difficult to learn than ordinary mahjong. The rules were complex, and it was not easy to play it well. It was difficult for ordinary people to master it, so it became a form of entertainment limited to the aristocracy.
"Aren't you going to play? Olica? "Laing looked at Suria's table and asked Olica with a smile.
"It's boring. If I go up, the three of them will lose so badly that they'll have to take off their stockings." Olica said that these people were all trash. The Dark Elf said with a look of disdain, "You can ask Lilith to play with me."
Laing did not insist. He first walked behind Suria, and then the Knight King focused. She was preparing to play all the cards, but after drawing two cards in a row, she immediately changed to a mixed card.
Then it was Emilia, the graceful and elegant Duchess of the Empire. On the surface, she looked calm and composed, but Laing felt that her cards were very interesting. Emilia was playing a "pure all and nine," but because she had played a "listen" card before, she was in a "listen" state. If she wanted to win, she would have to draw her own cards.
Then it was Teresa. The sorceress was also dressed up today. Her cards were "all in one breath", but Laing could not help but smile when he saw it. Teresa's cards were all in Emilia's hands, and if Emilia did not plan to change her cards, Teresa would not have a chance to win this round.
Seeing Laing appear behind her with a smile, Teresa seemed to be very angry and dissatisfied with Laing. She snorted coldly and turned her head subconsciously. Laing just smiled and did not mind. He even reached out and held Teresa's shoulder. The sorceress rolled her eyes at him but did not refuse.
Before he could look again, Teresa had already played a "two" card. Veronica grabbed it, and the female president shouted excitedly, "I won!"
The mahjong tiles made of ivory were pushed on the table. Veronica said proudly, "Only one, break nine, 1000 points!"
Suria nodded, Emilia snorted in disdain, and Teresa sighed helplessly.
From the beginning of the game until now, there were a total of three rounds, and all of them were won by Veronica. The female president shamelessly did not even consider the cards she was playing. The three cards she won were "break nine", "family style", and "break nine", which added up to a total of 4000 points.
"Veronica, I don't think you'll make as much money as Amelia's." Ryan complained, "If you lose the next round, you might even lose all the money you've earned."
"Heh, then they have to win," Veronica said indifferently, "Although I don't win much, I can win!"
"Alright, up to you." Laing smiled helplessly. Knight King paused for a moment and said, "I'm going outside to watch the Land Cruiser test. Are any of you interested?"
No one. The women all shook their heads.
"No way, none of you want to see that steel monster?" Laing said in surprise.
"Not interested. Isn't the test still going on?" Emilia said impatiently, "Wait until the Maybach test is done. I'm not interested in going outside at this time. The smell is too bad, and it's cold outside."
"Compared to that, I also think it's more interesting to play mahjong here." Sulia said mischievously, "Do you know what the stakes are when the four of us play a round?"
"What is it?" Laing had a bad feeling.
"It's a three-day Ryan Experience Card!" Sulia laughed so hard that she was trembling.
Ryan, on the other hand, could only flee.
… I'm the section divider that ran away in a hurry …
The women were not willing to go, but the men wanted to see the steel monster that had just come out of the factory. It had taken the Nur eleven years to complete it.
"I want to go! I want to go!" Devenhill raised his hand. The thirteen-year-old boy was very unhappy. He had just had a duel with his older brother, Frey Derick. It was obvious that the sixteen-year-old Frey Derick's body was fully grown, while the thirteen-year-old Devenhill was still immature. Naturally, he was no match for Frey Derick. He lost miserably in swordsmanship, horsemanship, and magic. When the younger brother saw that his father was going to see the steel monster, he immediately waved his hand and signaled that he wanted to go.
Emilia, who was playing mahjong, immediately noticed this scene. The Duchess of the Empire immediately reached out to her son. Frey Derick immediately came over. "Mom?"
"Come here." Emilia let her son come over and whispered into Frey Derick's ear, "You go too. Remember, you're his son too. You should have what you should have. Understand?"
"Understood." Frederick immediately understood, and then the young Baron shouted to his father, "Father, I want to take a look as well. I want to see the results."
Apart from Teresa, who was still seriously calculating her cards, Suria and Veronica both noticed this scene. The elegant and beautiful Knight King frowned slightly.
Veronica's expression was very unhappy. Just a few months ago, she was informed that the sorceress's future would most likely be inherited by the new member of the House of Trovic, Xi 'er Trovic. Her power as the chairwoman had suffered a blow. After having Xi' er, both Aurora and Teresa dared to challenge her.
What did this mean? This meant that the investment that Veronica had spent decades on Laing had finally been cut off by the mother and daughter pair!
How could this not make Veronica feel very angry? The chairwoman had wanted to use this matter to question Laing many times.
But in the end, Veronica held back because doing so would only make her look worse in front of Laing. After all, she still had to work hard and bear him a child.
"Continue!" The sound of mahjong came from the table again.
"Hoo! Break! "
On the other side, under the lead of Nur's chief engineer, Laing, Brittany's Marshal and his two sons came to watch the Land Cruiser test.
This was an enormous steel behemoth.
Its outer appearance was similar to the land cruiser that Marlinburg had made in Nurr. Both of them were ship models. However, compared to the land cruiser's immature technology, the Amenoli-class Land Cruiser had been improved by many different factors. Right from the moment it was born, the Amenoli-class Land Cruiser was far more powerful than the land cruiser.
The chief engineer of Nurr, Maybach, was extremely pleased with himself. He stroked his long beard and used an incomparably prideful tone to introduce the symbol of Nurr's highest glory. "The Amanoli-class land cruiser weighs 60 tons, is 12 meters long, 3.5 meters tall, and 4.2 meters wide. The main cannon is a triple-barreled cannon located at the bow of the ship, consisting of one heavy cannon and two light cannons. This type of cannon is constructed using the latest obsidian and can support continuous firing for a long period of time."
Sounds of admiration came from the crowd. Wasn't this the technology of the Dwarven Ironclad Warship?
"On both sides of the deck, there are two Dwarven Sulfur Revolving Machine Guns and one Hellish Windblast Cannon. When the Land Cruiser is under siege, these cannons can quickly eliminate the enemies surrounding it." Maybach continued, "At the same time, according to your request, we have reserved enough space on the bridge for you to assemble the Light Magic Mounts."
"Okay!" Laing looked at the various war machines on the Land Cruiser with satisfaction.
Turrets were good!
Big was right, and many were beautiful!
"There's also a mortar at the back of the ship." Maybach then led everyone to the back of the ship. "This mortar has been specially modified. Its shooting range has been greatly reduced by nearly half in exchange for a larger caliber and power. It's also equipped with a special anti-infantry cannonball — Big Daddy!"
"Big Daddy?" Laing and the others watched as the Nur engineers pried open the box with files, revealing large round cannonballs one after another.
“BIGDaddy！ Special anti-infantry cannonball. " The Nur engineer introduced, "This cannon is specially used to deal with large numbers of infantry. When the cannonball explodes, it will produce a large amount of fragments that can destroy almost all enemies in the surrounding area."
"Tsk tsk, Big Daddy!" Francois looked at the crate with great interest. The logo of a grey-haired puppy with a white belly and a red scarf was printed on the crate. His father-in-law squatted down and asked with great interest, "Why is it called Big Daddy?"
"This is the idea of the engineer, Mr. Jeonlou Shengfan. He thought of it after drinking." Maybach laughed and pointed at a fat engineer in a white bear coat. He said to Laing, "BIGDaddy and this dog were both his ideas."
"Hello, Your Majesty Knight King, marshals, I hope my design will be helpful to you." The fat man smiled a little shyly and quickly slipped away.
Why does this fat man look so much like … Brother Tian? Laing cursed in his heart. It's already very similar!
Knight King took a deep breath. Now he only needed to pay attention to two things. The first was how to get through the final moment, and the second was to wait for Brother Shuang to get married.
"With so many cannonballs, will it cause the Land Cruiser to shake too much when firing? How can we guarantee the power? " Little Devenshire saw that his father was deep in thought. As the son of the first wife, he asked, "If it's so heavy, it'll be very difficult to make this steel beast move, right?"
"Hey, I have to say that this is Uncle Gelt's greatest contribution!" Frey Derick immediately took over the topic. The baron took the initiative to step forward under the encouraging gaze of the chief engineer. "A new type of compressed steam engine."
"Yes, this new type of Land Cruiser uses the caterpillar track to propel itself." Maybach continued, "The interior is the latest invention of the Royal Chief Wizard and the great alchemist of the Golden Academy, Bayershazer Gelt. He used a brand-new material called Black Gold to help us create a new type of steam engine. This steam engine can produce more thrust and power."
"There are a total of four new steam boilers installed in the interior of the Land Cruiser. This is already the limit." The Maybach led everyone into the interior of the cruiser. The stench of sweat and the strong smell of coal made Ryan and the others frown. "Each steam boiler can provide 65 horsepower to the cruiser. If all of them are activated … I mean, if there are no faults and the cruiser is fully operated and provided with enough energy, the cruiser can reach a maximum speed of 20 to 25 kilometers per hour."
"Sounds pretty fast." Laing nodded.
"But this is already the limit. In order to ensure that the cruiser is fast enough, we gave up on installing a ram on the Duchess class cruiser." Maybach nodded. "Because that would be too heavy. At the same time, to operate this new boiler at full speed, we have to use the best anthracite, and it's best if it's purified by the Alchemy Academy. I have to remind you that this is a gold-swallowing beast."
"It's fine. This is already very good." Laing was silent for a while, but he still nodded.
"After being strengthened by the dwarven master's runes, the front of the cruiser's defense is very strong, father." Frey Derick quickly interrupted. "It can withstand all kinds of attacks from catapults and heavy artillery, but the side defense is slightly weaker. But it's enough to withstand bullets."
"Very good! Very good! Complete the test as soon as possible. I want to see the day when it's used on the battlefield! " Laing noticed that many of the devices were still in the testing and assembly stage. Knight King nodded with satisfaction and smiled. "If I'm not wrong, the Nur already has an identical cruiser, right?"
"Yes, we've named it Duchess Emmanuelle. It's already in the testing phase, and it can be used in the war if there's an emergency." Maybach was stunned for a moment before he quickly smiled. "We'll send it over as soon as the second one is completed."
"Please give it a name, father," Frey Derick said seriously.
"Hmm …" Laing pondered for a moment before his eyes suddenly lit up. "How about the Pegasus Tiger?"
The Pegasus Tiger was coming!
The main idea was to shine forever!
"Pegasus Tiger? What a strange name. "Frey Derick complained.
"Father is starting to say strange things again." Devhill was already used to Laing's strange words.
"Then how about the Spe Angel or Prince Eugen?" Laing continued with a smile.
Everyone was speechless.
You want to name our Brittany's cruiser after the Empire?
"Be serious, father!" Devhill purposely glanced at Frey Derick and muttered, "It's better to call it mother's name, the Suria!"
"That won't do." This time, it was Laing's turn to be dissatisfied. How can my wife be used in the war?
"I have an idea. To commemorate the great history of our Brittany," Laing thought for a moment and finally made a decision.
"How about …"
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