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It was not surprising that Grand Council Nikolayevich personally inquired about that matter, but the appointment of this promising young man in front of him to coordinate the inquiry made the Baron somewhat surprised and also a little embarrassed.
"As long as the principality and His Majesty the Tsar need me, I can go anywhere."
The response was extremely serious and formal. Ensign Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak - this class title imitating the Albion Navy made many people unhappy in Russia - noticed that the baron was showing an appreciative smile,
The young man immediately became a little shy, and then returned to his steel-like tough expression.
"Relax, young man."[
The baron said casually:
"We are just going to discuss business, not go to war."
"Yes, sir..."
Looking at the ensign who had changed his title but still showed no signs of relaxation on his face, Baron Nassimov, who wanted to smile bitterly, changed the topic to a lighter topic:
"Alexander Vasilyevich, is this your first time in a human city?"
"No, I passed by Viipuri when I went to explore the North Sea polar regions on a human voyage ship."
Recalling the experience of almost being captured and sold as a slave three years ago, the rare polar expedition expert of the Royal Navy of the Principality shuddered.
"To me, that city was terrible."
The baron laughed a few times in agreement. Viipuri is indeed not a good place. But if compared with the capital of the United Principality of Rus, nicknamed "The Big Shit Pit", maybe the citizens of Petrograd will think that Viipuri is better.
Better.
"This trip should change your perception of human cities. According to the reports of the spies, Argent Tolatong is a [perfect city], and no city can compare with it."
Kolchak nodded almost imperceptibly. As a naval officer, the unpredictable sea not only gave him a strong body, but also a unique temperament - he believed what he saw with his own eyes more than other people's descriptions.
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The Baron also didn't quite believe the report that used a thousand words to describe the prosperity, wealth and cleanliness of Argento Ariton (the word was emphasized repeatedly), but only fifteen words to describe the work situation. But at this time
Kolchak should be smart and learn to match the atmosphere. After all, the person sitting across from him is also a nobleman, so he should at least respect him.
The baron shook his head secretly, and the words in the Grand Duke's letter of introduction echoed again.
[This kid is a baby when it comes to politics. If he doesn't get rid of his naivety as soon as possible, one day he will fall into trouble due to palace struggles outside the battlefield. ]
——There is no doubt that the Grand Duke is very right.
"Not only the appearance of the city, but also the continuous crossbow of v.e company is very good."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
After the Baron brought the topic to military matters, the conversation quickly got on the right track.
Kolchak said:[
"I also tried it once. It was a great repeating crossbow. In terms of rate of fire, power, and accuracy, it is much better than the main crossbows currently equipped by our army. But why do we have to buy it from humans? It can make our country's craftsmen great
Mass copying?"
The frank question came as expected, and Nassimov smiled bitterly:
"The material of that metal is not iron, but steel that has been treated with a special process. We can't make that kind of steel, so naturally we have to imitate it. It's like a higher being refining a magic formula. Without bones and souls, the same method can impart flesh.
No matter how hard I try, I can't achieve what I just did, so I have no choice but to come to this magical trading company."
The cause of the incident was a cross-border attack on a Lapland caravan.
The other side has about 80 people, and here is a cavalry hundred.
There was no suspense in this at first. Once the troops were concentrated to break through the circular defense system connected by the carriages and turn the inside upside down, the Bear Tribe's cavalry would then be allowed to take whatever they wanted. This has always been the script.
But the centurion encountered a sudden change. When they started to charge, the opponent immediately greeted them with a dense rain of arrows. Not only did those crossbow arrows have the penetrating power that could penetrate the chest armor, but their accuracy was also quite terrifying. Several cavalrymen were killed by
Shot in the head and killed
Death, more than a hundred cavalrymen were overwhelmed by a group of archers. Finally, another hundred-man cavalry team that happened to pass by joined in, and they used the Ula Bear Sea Charge tactics to shoot down more than half of the crossbow arrows.
The mercenaries were dealt with.
The statistics of casualties after the battle made the two centurions feel heartbroken: 73 of the opponent's men survived, but they successfully brought 94 bear cavalry to that world, and almost one centurion was lost.
After the battle, in order to prove that "it's not our military, it's just humans who are too cunning", they brought back all the repeating crossbows they could collect and presented them to their superiors as evidence. They tested them with real objects.
Shocking. With a little added detail and exaggerated description, the centurions were finally able to escape guilt.
Then, in order to prove that he was not blind in selecting his subordinates, the commander of thousands handed over an even more exaggerated report and the crossbow to the commander of ten thousand, and the commander of ten thousand...
It was passed up layer by layer like this, and when it finally reached the Minister of Military Affairs Nikolayevich, it had become "As long as humans are equipped with these magical arrows in batches, our army will face the most serious setback. If we don't respond early,
A major provocation from human rebels and rebels. Using super toughness to confront toughness may even lead to the destruction of the country and the annihilation of Smecta!]...
I don’t know what His Highness the Grand Duke thought of the irritated subordinates and the report of the madness. I only know that after the Grand Duke tried several steel repeating crossbows, Xuan Su summoned craftsmen and asked to imitate this [magic machine arrow].
Among the craftsmen, there are many experts who specialize in metallurgy. They have tried various cutting-edge, earth-shattering steel-making methods in an attempt to smelt a usable (good or bad) steel ingot, but all have failed.
Laws that have been proven several times in the history of the earth have been repeated again without the support of rigorous and reasonable scientific principles and technical processes. It is absolutely impossible for a small earthen blast furnace built on a pile of stones and using firewood or charcoal as fuel to produce
Something other than pyrite.
The centurion who supervised the construction was very angry about this, and the consequences were serious.
First, the small black room, the tiger bench, and the pepper water...the difficulties were not overcome.
Next, the cat with nine tails applied salt to the wound...the steel ingot still didn't come out.
The centurion, who was completely crazy, tied ten forging craftsmen behind their horses and dragged them to death. They should be able to produce steel ingots this time! Your sister!
The small blast furnace steadfastly spits out a pile of unusable pyrite.
Centurion, who only knew that "pressure creates power", but did not know that scientific and technological progress has its own natural laws, and that success depends on failure, ultimately failed to see the steel ingots coming out of the furnace, and was accused of "unfavorable performance and dereliction of duty".
He lost his head. For an old man who worked day and night on the supervisory front, this ending was a bit ironic.