Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. However, his confidence in the way he interacted with the synthetic doll prevented him from noticing the slight disappointment that flashed across the doll's ruby-like eyes, which even she herself could not detect.
They just sat on the stone bench and watched Anna and the others, who were tired from playing, slowly walking towards them.
"Question... Mr. Yang Hao?" It was at this time that Elena spoke.
"If I hope to continue to conduct inspections around Constantinople with you in a private capacity in the future, would you agree to my request?"
"If it doesn't take too long, I'd definitely agree to it - but Elena, little Anna will definitely make a fuss and ask to come over again, right? Is that okay?"
"Understanding: It's okay. I also need to interact with more people to grow... Maybe if I can build a good relationship with Anna, it will be helpful to me in the future."
"It depends on your efforts."
Yang Hao patted his thigh, stood up, turned around and extended his right hand towards Elena.
Elena took his hand quite naturally, feeling the touch of his rough skin sliding across her smooth artificial skin. A faint blush appeared on the little doll's face, which was almost inaudible under the setting sun.
"Statement: I have to have diplomatic talks with Miss Black Dragonia tomorrow... Will His Majesty Yang Hao come with me then?"
"That was the battlefield between you and Isgard. But if you invite me to sit in, I will definitely not refuse."
"Well, I'll formally invite you to come along... Besides, how long will you need the 'equipment'?"
"By April 17th - our military action will be swift and powerful. Please."
"Yes. Do you want me to give you a floating ship?"
Yang Hao was a little confused by the sudden transaction of the synthetic doll.
But soon, the man realized the advantages of airships in the air, as well as the various technologies derived from airships... Now that Elena is willing to give it to him, he must accept it!
How can I refuse a deal between friends
He happily accepted Elena's gift, and then asked Elena what she hoped to get.
Elena thought about it, but in the end she didn't say "I hope to get to know you better".
She just said that she hoped that after the war ended, Yang Hao would come to the Kingdom of Eden to see the results of her efforts, the place where she was born, and finally discuss important matters concerning the "Ice Disaster" and the "Demon Servant" of the Roman Empire there.
But then, Elena also said that she would be very happy if Yang Hao was willing to come alone as a friend.
"But as the emperor, I definitely can't help myself, you know? Elena, you can't come here alone, right?"
"Question: I can do it. But why can't you do it, Mr. Yang Hao?"
"Because I am a fragile mortal." Yang Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Once I die, this country might collapse... So I must ensure my safety. Do you understand?"
"Question: Then why don't you consider the technology of our magic puppets, so that you can be resurrected even if you die?"
Elena tilted her head and made a suggestion that Yang Hao didn't know how to respond to.
He was silent for a long time, and finally could only laugh dryly and say, let's see later.
…
Today, Elena's straight date ended with the victory of the synthetic doll.
Natalia and Naluga had sad faces, Anna was still unsatisfied and had forgotten the purpose of bringing her two sisters here, and Yang Hao looked blankly at Elena's back as she left on the airship and asked, did she really just want a "friend"
Maybe…
Looking at the airship left behind by the Eden people.
Yang Hao is full of confidence.
Chapter 1: Gunships, Fuel Cells, Traps, and Monitors - 8K
On April 16, 006 of the Imperial Calendar, Black Dragonia of Isgard borrowed the Purple Palace conference room in Constantinople of the United Kingdom to hold talks with Elena of the Kingdom of Eden on trade between countries.
During this period, Yang Hao sat in the corner of the conference room as an "invited observer". When Nia saw Yang Hao enter the conference room, she showed a frustrated expression as if "everything is over".
For no other reason—when Elena suspected that she had some idea about Yang Hao, Elena invited Yang Hao to come over, which actually showed her position. Facing this situation, Black Dragon felt that his stomach was constantly cramping and twitching.
She really didn't know why Isgard was being targeted like this even though it had become an ally of the United Nations.
But on second thought, perhaps this is because the "covenant" between Isgard and the United Kingdom is not equal
After all, due to the colonial army problem, Isgard is basically restricted by the trade contract with the United Nations and can only operate normally...
Under such circumstances, even if His Majesty Yang Hao wants to give us a discount, we can't see the day when the discount can bring benefits...
well!
If a country is weak, does it have to be screened for even the qualifications to receive favors? Sure enough, if we want to have more say or respect and equality on the international stage, the key is to improve our national strength
The Black Dragon thought that the meeting with Elena would naturally end in failure - after all, Eden was indeed too far away from the continent of Orros.
Even if Elena agreed to build an artificial magic reactor for Ishugard, given the long distance, it would probably take a year or so before construction could officially begin.
Not to mention that Elena would not agree to hand over the country's most important weapon to a foreign country at will - of course, the United Nations is an exception.
After the helpless meeting, Yang Hao clapped his hands, smiled and invited the two to have lunch together. He asked Nia to be prepared to assist them in a military operation tomorrow as agreed.
"I can only say that if you do a good job, Nia, then we in the United Nations will naturally be willing to offer Isgard more conditions."
He patted the frustrated Black Dragon on the shoulder and said earnestly: "After all, we in the United Nations also value the existence of Isurgard - but with such a long physical distance, you are the only one in Isurgard that makes us feel that it is "really doing something." "
"Should I be happy about this?" Nia rolled her eyes, but she agreed in her heart.
"Although it is true that our colonial army has caused a lot of trouble to the United Nations, but for the time being, that port and the Siren were brought by us, right?"
"But isn't the core still your hard work? At least in our eyes - let's eat. We still need a few days to evaluate the Siren matter, so we'll talk about everything tomorrow."
After dinner, Nia kept thinking about whether tomorrow's military operation was related to the devil.
On the other side, after dinner, Yang Hao and Elena came to the temporary floating ship dock outside the Purple Palace.
There, Arthur and Doctor Joseph, who had hurried over from Fingel, were remodeling the entire airship.
The airships of the Kingdom of Eden were not originally military-use flying vessels. Instead, they were civilian vehicles used to transport goods. They had almost no weapons, but instead had huge cargo holds and comfortable cabins.
Yang Hao's goal is to transform the airship that was not originally used for military purposes into a military airship, and if there are no accidents, Yang Hao only needs it to be able to [launch covering fire at the ground].
To do this, he needed data on the airship—at least he needed to figure out which parts of the airship could be removed without causing the entire ship to lose power and fall.
"Confused: Is this why you need my help, Mr. Yang Hao?" Elena tilted her head, obviously dissatisfied with Yang Hao's request: she thought Yang Hao had something more important and wanted her to come over, so she even asked the magic puppets to dress her up. "Depressed."
"Yes, I'm sorry - but Elena, this is really important! This is really related to our military operations tomorrow, and I asked you to come here not only for this, but also for the small tea party hosted by Anna..."
"snort."
After hearing this, the expression on the synthetic doll's face became slightly happier.
She tiptoed in front of the airship and walked back and forth, then, under the strange gazes of Arthur and others, she pointed out several places that must not be dismantled.
The first is the Class A on the bottom floor with its small magic reactor engine and a "battery"-like facility used to provide concentrated magic to the reactor.
Secondly, there are the load-bearing columns and keels that maintain the hull structure.
After that, there is nothing else to pay attention to.
"Explanation: As long as we ensure balance and don't let the center of gravity tilt too much, the airship won't be at risk of capsizing... As a civilian vehicle, the airship itself takes into account the possibility of civilian modification..."
"Question: What are you planning to do?"
"Uh..." Elena asked curiously, causing Arthur and Joseph to temporarily stop the work at hand.
Afterwards, Arthur handed all the work over to his sister-in-law Hydra. He shrugged weakly and nodded to His Majesty Yang Hao, who looked embarrassed.
"We plan to install a high-angle cannon on the airship - the kind used by Golem, and then use a belt-fed ammunition to see if we can create a hail of bullets in the air to cause devastating damage to the enemies below...
In addition, there are four Gappa 1405 heavy machine guns installed around us to ensure that we can still fight back when facing enemies like the Griffin Knights...
But the most important thing is that we want to open a hatch at the bottom of the cabin to drop bombs -
Since Miss Elena said that the bottom armor cannot be dismantled, then we will have to "hook" the sides of the airship..."
Arthur's endless explanation was actually Yang Hao's positioning of the militarized transformation of the airship, which was called "air gunboat".
After all, in this era when air power mainly relies on dragons, Hippogriffs, Griffins, Harpies and other alien races, the "air gunboats" that are required to ensure air superiority in the Earth concept can actually shine in this world.
The only problem is that there are no sighting equipment as good as on Earth - in other words, if used as an aerial gunship, its accuracy may be unacceptable...
But this is not actually a problem for Yang Hao.
"On the one hand, we are attacking the primitive feudal infantry from a high position... The Roman Empire's army is still basically using the "phalanx" tactics of the past. They will form a dense array to meet the enemy's attack or launch a charge themselves. In this case, no matter how off-center our shells are, they can still cause terrible casualties to the crowd.
On the other hand, the high-level player is beating the low-level player, which is like a father beating his son. I don’t want to say it too badly, but nowadays, height advantage is really becoming more and more important—as long as the height is enough, we can shit on the opponent’s head and they will have to accept it with a smile. ”
Yang Hao was very satisfied with his idea. In response to Yang Hao's statement, the little synthetic doll just walked around him thoughtfully and observed for a while, then gave a suggestion that made Arthur and others even more uneasy:
"Question: In this case, has Mr. Yang Hao ever considered the tactic of hoisting golems directly on the ship and throwing them directly over the enemy's head?"
"Huh?"
"Explanation: Golem's structure can fully withstand the impact of falling from the sky. The only problem is that the weight and reorganization ability of golems require special design... But I think that with the presence of the Listeners, this is not a problem..."
"But maybe it's too hasty to do this now? We can experiment with this later, but for now..."
"Explanation: I'll be able to come over anytime later."
"I see..."
Watching Elena talking, she "inadvertently" took Yang Hao further and further away.
Arthur and Joseph looked at each other for several times before sighing and saying: Perhaps another country will be incorporated into the United Nations
After all, Elena's actions were indeed too deliberate... Although it is not clear whether His Majesty Yang Hao eliminated Elena's little actions, to be honest... um...
Elena hinted at that.
Our Majesty should be... very clear, right
Should I
Joseph shook his head.
At this moment, Hydra came over from behind and bumped into Arthur from behind. Arthur's sister-in-law then said:
"Brother-in-law, the technology of this airship is amazing... We may be able to install more machine guns. In this way, any traditional land enemy will be demoralized by the attack from the air. But then again, what should we do about the consumption of machine gun ammunition?"
"Is the ammunition consumed very quickly?"
"Not just ordinary fast, huh?"
Hydra curled his lips, reached into Arthur's pocket, and took out his favorite candy.
She made a rough calculation: if the modified airship was fully fired, ignoring the possibility of the machine gun exploding directly, a single airship could fire away nearly the entire annual output of machine gun shells produced by the United Nations in one day.
Of course, there is no way to stuff so many shells inside the airship, but this terrifying rate of ammunition consumption...
If the United Nations does not find a way to increase ammunition production, perhaps it will be stuck in the dilemma of "wanting to shoot but not daring to shoot" for a long time, unable to extricate itself
In this regard, Arthur could only say that perhaps the supply of bullets would become more frequent after the United Nations occupied the mining areas within the Roman Empire.
Of course, it would be best if Dr. Joseph could develop a simpler way to produce shells...
"The shells I studied are all useful stuff!" Dr. Joseph was quite dissatisfied.
“Although the cost is a bit higher and the maintenance is a bit more troublesome, my product is still worth using, right?”
"How can you say 'more expensive and more troublesome'?! Have you forgotten that the elves in charge of logistics really want to kill you?!"
"I just asked them to tighten the screws for twenty hours! They missed a few screws during assembly, and you blame me?!"
"You still dare to say [tightening the screws for twenty hours]?!"
There was a flash of lightning between Arthur and Joseph. Under Hydra's dead-eyed gaze, the quarrel between the two men intensified and seemed to be about to start a fight...
On the other side, Yang Hao finally realized that he seemed to be inadvertently led by Elena to leave the dock and come to the courtyard of the Purple Palace.
Here, he could only choose to lead Elena to the location of the tea party. At this time, Elena asked Yang Hao about his future plans:
"Question: Mr. Yang Hao, after resolving tomorrow's operation and the ice disaster... what are your plans?"
"you mean?"
"Travel? Go around? Or work or something?"
Elena tilted her head and gradually got closer to Yang Hao as she walked because of the cobblestone path.
"Or do you plan to go to Isgard as agreed?"
"I will definitely keep my promise. After all, we in the United Nations cannot be the ones who betray our faith, okay? Well, when I go to Isgard, I may not be able to see you for more than two years."
“Confused: Because of geography?”