Over a hundred large transport Magic Cars crossed the border between the Lampari Kingdom and the Ruhr Kingdom, quickly heading to the east of the Kingdom of Ruhr.
Since the New Flyer invented the large transport Magic Cars, this was the first time that so many large transport Magic Cars had been gathered together.
Over a hundred large transport Magic Cars were gathered together, forming a motorcade that was over two kilometers long, which looked very magnificent.
If one looked down from above, it looked like a long snake that was quickly slithering across the ground.
This motorcade was a motorcade formed by the large companies of the Lampari Kingdom. This time they were entering the Kingdom of Ruhr in large amounts, heading to the east of the Kingdom of Ruhr.
These large transport Magic Cars were loaded with various items that the Kingdom of Ruhr had ordered from the Lampari Kingdom. Now that they were being transported, it was to supply the Kingdom of Ruhr's army that was currently fighting the Kandla Empire's third regiment.
Although the Kingdom of Ruhr's army's performance on the battlefield had shocked everyone, no matter how good the army's performance was, what decided the outcome of a war was still logistics.
Especially now that the Kingdom of Ruhr's army was equipped with large amounts of military magic machines, they had a higher requirement for supplies.
Not mentioning anything else, just in the first battle, the Kingdom of Ruhr's army had used up a hundred and thirty thousand arrows in just a single day because of the large amount of Magic Repeating Crossbows.
Although the killing power was shocking, it was impossible for the blacksmiths of the Kingdom of Ruhr's army to replenish all one hundred and thirty thousand arrows.
Not to mention that the fine steel arrows used in these Magic Repeating Crossbows had to meet the standards set by New Flyer before they could be used. If it was made by traditional blacksmiths, not mentioning how slow it would be, they wouldn't be able to meet the standards. After all, it was hard for humans to maintain the same accuracy as machines.
For example, there were two arrows in King Teruc's hands at the same time, but after carefully looking at the arrows in his hands, he touched them for a bit before forcefully bending them. In the end, he gave a bitter laugh and shook his head.
These two arrows looked the same at first glance, but when they were held in his hands at the same time, he could clearly feel that the one in his right hand was a bit lighter. Moreover, the arrow in his left hand was very smooth and the arrow in his right hand was very rough. There were even some holes that couldn't be seen, but could be easily felt.
The most important thing was that if the two arrows were held in front of him, he would find that the arrow in his left hand was very straight while the one in his right hand was clearly curved.
Although these differences weren't particularly obvious, King Teruc, who had been keen on horseback archery since he was a child, knew very well that if he were to compete in archery in the same environment, the arrow in his left hand would definitely be much more effective.
As for why there was this difference … …
The arrow in King Teruc's left hand was the standard magic repeating crossbow arrow that the Kingdom of Ruhr had ordered from the Spirit Fox Commercial Guild in the Black Rice Wasteland.
The Spirit Fox Commercial Guild belonged to a Fox Beastman tribe in the Black Rice Wasteland, but King Teruc was very clear that they were backed by the New Flyer.
The arrow in his right hand was made by the blacksmiths that the Kingdom of Ruhr's military urgently recruited due to the outbreak of war. However, there was an obvious difference in quality.
But the real reason why King Teruc was forced to give up on using the blacksmiths in his country to make the crossbow arrows was because the speed of making the arrows was far from enough and the difference in quality. The most important reason was the cost.
If he ordered the magic repeating crossbow arrows from the Spirit Fox Commercial Guild, the total price would be 20 silver coins for a tube of 20 arrows. Because the Kingdom of Ruhr had ordered in large quantities, the Spirit Fox Commercial Guild gave a discount and set the price at 19 silver coins per tube.
In other words, the price of a crossbow arrow wasn't even 1 silver coin.
If it was made by blacksmiths, even if they didn't count the labour costs, the average cost of a crossbow arrow was over 2 silver coins.
If it was one, two, a hundred, or two hundred crossbow bolts, the difference wouldn't matter. However, in a state of war, the consumption of more than a hundred thousand crossbow bolts in a day was as high as a thousand gold coins. If all the crossbow bolts were to be used by the blacksmiths, the difference in cost alone could not be ignored.
With the above reasons, even if King Teruc didn't want the Kingdom of Ruhr's army to be controlled by outsiders, he had to accept this fact.
Thinking of this, King Teruc shook his head and threw the two arrows in his hand to the side. He looked out the window of the Magic Airship at the large transport Magic Cars on the ground before turning to Xu Yi on the side.
"Chairman Xu, when will the Magic Rockets arrive?"
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "Your majesty can be assured.
The Magic Rockets are currently being loaded and if nothing unexpected happens, the first batch of two thousand should arrive in three days. "
"Three days?"
King Teruc looked to the east before giving a slow nod, "That's good, the Kandla Empire should take a few more days to prepare, they won't be in a rush to start another war."
"If they still can't learn to be more cautious after their last failure, the Kandla Empire really has disappointed me." Xu Yi said with a smile.
"Isn't it better if they're a bit stupid?"
King Teruc took a sip of tea before pausing to say, "That way it'll be easier for us to win this war and your New Flyer's military magic machines will be able to display their splendor in this war. Both sides will be satisfied with this result."
Xu Yi spread his hands and gave a shrug, "I'm worried that if they're stupid enough to not understand the situation, it'll be hard for us to promote the Kandla Empire in the future."
"You're worrying too much." King Teruc shook his head and pointed to the east.
"Right now, the entire continent's attention is focused on that battlefield. Everyone has already seen the role of the military magic machines in it.
I'm sure that when this war ends … Oh, no, before it ends, countless people will come to your company to purchase military magic machines.
Chairman Xu, how do you plan to deal with this? "
"If I say that I'll prioritize selling to the Kandla Empire, would you believe me, Your Majesty?"
King Teruc was silent for a moment before shaking his head with a smile, "Chairman Xu, this joke isn't funny.
If you had chosen to do this, our Kingdom of Ruhr would have been completely conquered by the Kandla Empire. "
Xu Yi laughed and waved his hand as he said, "Alright, let's not talk about this meaningless nonsense.
Your Majesty, do you have any other suggestions regarding the gear factory that we're working on? "
King Teruc thought for a moment, "It's best that we decide the location of the gear factory. Also, it's best that your New Flyer doesn't have any relationship with it.
Simply put, this gear factory will be completely operated by our Kingdom of Ruhr. "
Xu Yi was a bit surprised. After thinking for a moment, he slightly frowned, "Your Majesty, this is different from what we discussed before.
If our company doesn't have any relationship with this gear factory, then we'll have a lot of trouble if we want to invest more in this factory. This isn't good for either of us, right? "
"No, Chairman Xu, this will indeed cause a lot of trouble for our Kingdom of Ruhr, but for your New Flyer, it'll save you a lot of trouble, right?" King Teruc pointed to the east again.
"I actually understand your company's concerns about supporting our Kingdom of Ruhr. Therefore, before the situation is clear, I feel that it's best that your company doesn't have such an obvious relationship with us."
Xu Yi was really surprised this time. He looked at King Teruc in shock for a while and slowly shook his head.
"No, Your Majesty.
Do you know that when the company first discussed this matter, most of the people in the company had the same idea as you? They didn't want the company to support the Kingdom of Ruhr too obviously. However, they were all rejected by me.
Do you know why? "
King Teruc squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Yi, "Why?
No matter how you look at it, our Kingdom of Ruhr shouldn't be able to defeat the Kandla Empire.
Even I didn't have much confidence before the first battle.
Chairman Xu, why do you have so much confidence in us? "
"I don't have confidence in your Kingdom of Ruhr, but in our company." Xu Yi smiled.
"Or from another perspective, from a merchant's point of view, the benefits of investing in your Kingdom of Ruhr are much higher than investing in the Kandla Empire.
If we support the Kandla Empire, although we should be able to easily defeat the Kingdom of Ruhr, this won't allow our company to receive special attention from the Kandla Empire.
Moreover, once the Kingdom of Ruhr is destroyed, the Principality of Constantine will have to face the Kandla Empire. This isn't something I want to see. "
King Teruc was silent for a moment and slowly nodded, "I understand what you mean, but Chairman Xu, doing this for your company … Or should I say that you're taking a much greater risk. Is it really worth it?"
Xu Yi shrugged, "A merchant who isn't willing to take risks isn't a good merchant."
"But Chairman Xu, are you sure your company is willing to take this risk with you?"
Xu Yi pointed at his feet, "I think … This is enough to explain everything."
King Teruc turned his head and looked at the caravan that was gradually disappearing into the distance. He lightly nodded.
"Your Majesty, if you still don't trust my sincerity, then this will definitely give you more confidence in us."
Xu Yi smiled as he handed over a rectangular box to King Teruc.
King Teruc's eyes narrowed as he took the box without hesitation.
When he opened the box, he found that in addition to a blueprint, there was also a mold made of metal.
King Teruc picked up the standard arrow from the magic repeating crossbow and inserted it into the mold. The arrow immediately fit perfectly into the mold, not a bit more, not a bit less.