Renn had talked to Kavo about Black Dragon City when he was in the Black Wind Territory, but after all, Kavo's position was still uncertain at that time, and many strategic secrets were not elaborated on.
Now I no longer have such scruples.
Cavo agreed to join the Glory City, an ally on the same front.
The two of them walked towards the inner city while chatting.
Here is the biggest secret of Black Dragon City - the mechanical airship manufacturing workshop.
Cavo: "An alien race outside the fog? The battle to destroy the Monkel civilization?"
"Yes, it's a long story..."
Renn: "Not only did we confirm that there is a transcendent sixth level above the fifth level, but I now have several sixth-level genetic potions brought from the world outside the mist."
"Sixth level magic potion?!"
When Cavo heard this, his face showed incredible solemnity.
Although he knew that Ren wouldn't say anything irrelevant, his reason told him that this was unlikely.
Over the past hundred years, he has collected ancient historical materials from all over the place and solved mysteries one after another. It can be said that there is no one in the world who understands ancient history better than him.
In the nearly 100,000 years since the collapse of the Munkel civilization, the path to extraordinary advancement has been broken. Although he speculated that there was a higher path beyond the fifth level of transcendence, after all, he had already touched a higher level of power.
But...a finished "sixth-level magic potion"
This is something Master Kawo never expected.
The moment he was stunned, Renn had already handed over a magic potion.
Master Cavo looked at the green potion with an extremely complicated expression on his face.
After all, the extraordinary paths above the fifth level have been broken. In this world, I have never heard of anyone who can refine a finished sixth level magic potion.
The source of the finished medicine can only come from "outside the fog"!
At this time, Renn said: "Isn't everyone in the world now curious about how our Black Dragon City built such a large city 'overnight'? In fact, the most important reason is because... we found it The remains of a mechanical city.”
After a pause, he smiled mysteriously at Cavo and asked: "Master Cavo, can you imagine that there is actually a mechanical city flying in the sky in the world?"
"Flying Mechanical City?"
The shock of the sixth-level potion hasn't brought Kavo's mind back yet, and now there's another flying mechanical city
He thought for a moment and said: "If we use the current steam technology, we should be able to create flying steam machinery in a few decades. But the Machinery City... I'm afraid it will be difficult."
To be named "city", it must be a huge thing. It is not easy to make it fly.
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something. Looking at the sealed factory in front of him, he looked shocked: "Is this...?"
Ren nodded and said sonorously: "Yes! We found the remains of a flying mechanical city!"
At this time, the two of them had arrived at the door of the airship workshop. There is a magic restriction on the steel door spliced with rivets and iron sheets, so that no one can sense the situation inside.
At this time, seeing Ren coming, the high-level extraordinary person in charge opened a small door.
Ren made an invitation gesture toward Cavo beside him and said: "Master Cavo, please come in."
Cavo had a vague feeling that he would see something that would refresh his knowledge. He exhaled slowly and followed Ren inside.
... ... .
"this... "
He was already prepared to be shocked, but when Cavo saw the huge thing in the workshop, the legendary mage known as the most knowledgeable in the world, he still showed unprecedented shock.
This was even more unexpected than when he saw the will of the evil god coming!
Although the arrival of the evil god was sudden, it was something that was understood.
But the steel giant in front of him completely opened his eyes to a new world.
There are no tracks, no wheels, no suspension and shock-absorbing ground mobile equipment... From any aspect, the steel monster in front of you does not look like a regular mechanical city.
Could it be... that it's really a flying mechanical city
Cavo frowned.
And everything in front of him made him a little dizzy.
In the workshop, machinists working on hundreds of machines are busy.
This is no ordinary machine shop. Every machinist wears an external mechanical skeleton with various tools, allowing them to easily move tons and dozens of tons of steel accessories. Around the workshop, large mechanical arms and lifting equipment with sophisticated structures can be seen everywhere...
This is a highly mechanized workshop, where the power of machinery is fully demonstrated.
The Glory City was originally built by Kavo. Although he was a magician, he knew the construction process of the Mechanical City very well.
Just by looking at it, he knew that the technological level of this workshop was at least twenty years ahead of this era.
“It’s unbelievable”
Kavo looked at everything in front of him, his white beard twitching unconsciously.
Over the years, his state of mind has never fluctuated as violently as it does today.
It turns out that Black Dragon City still has such technological background!
This level of technology is even better than Omar, which is known as the "Holy Land of Steam Machinery", but how did they do it
At this time, Cavo's eyes saw the steel-making furnace with green fire smelting a very special-looking metal.
"Angela Black Iron?"
How could he not recognize this kind of metal that requires special alchemy methods to smelt despite his extensive knowledge.
But I suspected that I had seen it wrong.
After all... This kind of extremely rare metal, which even in his hand is only as big as a fist, is actually everywhere here
The random piece of iron at your feet is the kind of black iron with divine blood that is worth a million times more than gold
Renn said: "Yes. We discovered a [Andera Black Iron] mine in the basin. So, we plan to use it to build the main armor of the Mechanical City."
"..."
Kavo's eyebrows twitched after hearing this.
Hearing this, it felt like hearing someone say: I plan to use gems to pave a road connecting the capitals of the two empires.
The sense of déjà vu of an incomparably rich country!
If we estimate based on the current market price of [Angela Black Iron], the steel giant in front of us consumes enough to buy most of Sid or Omar's empire. (If the quantity is large, the price will drop)
And... the external mechanical skeletons worn by ordinary craftsmen here all use "eight-cylinder power boilers"
Isn't it true that the best power boiler on the market is four-cylinder
Even for the Omar military, it seems that the six-cylinder is still in the experimental stage
Is this eight cylinders
After the shock, Cavo's expression returned to normal.
He also figured out that there must be a top mechanic in Black Dragon City who far surpassed Omar's "Grand Mechanical Master".
Seeing this, the old mage understood that the underlying strength of Black Dragon City far exceeded the imagination of the world.
I thought that I could be invincible just by relying on the "Flying Dragon Legion", but I never thought that they actually had hidden levels of technology that the world could not imagine.
There was a smile in Kavo's turbid eyes, and he sighed: "Lord Rennes, you really surprised the old man. With the mechanical combat power, Black Dragon City has already stood at the top of the world."
Renn smiled and said: "Master Cavo, our goal in Black Dragon City has never been to become the Third Reich. The world outside the fog is what we want most."
After a pause, he pointed at the unfinished machinery in front of him and continued: "This is a steam airship that came from outside the fog. It crashed here, and we transformed it. One day, we plan to get out of the fog. , go and see the outside world..."
After listening to Ren's story, Cavo laughed and laughed at himself: "It's just that the old man has a small style..."
At this time, the old mage god's turbid eyes flashed with a sharpness that had not been seen for many years, like the lightning flash before the spring thunder exploded.
After letting out a slight breath, he slowly said: "Can there be an extra space in this mechanical city? It doesn't need to be too big, as long as it can fit my 'Wallenda's Shackles of Order'..."
When Ren heard this, his joy flashed and he immediately responded: "Of course!"
He had heard from Bazel that the central library of Glory City was a sacred artifact that Kavo's legendary "Order Sequence" had cultivated for thousands of years, and its name was [Wallenda's Shackles of Order].
And the Master Kawo in front of him is his true form!
... ... .
The news of Master Kavo's arrival in Black Dragon City quickly spread throughout the city and throughout the two empires.
A group of very powerful magician instructors came to the "Black Dragon Academy", and they brought a complete set of magician training systems. This also gives those children in Black Dragon City who have magical talents and want to learn magic a way to learn.
"Black Dragon Academy" has the largest and most beautiful building in the city.
Popularizing education is also one of the key "innovation policies" of Black Dragon City!
Rennes insisted on a point of view when it was first founded, that is, "education" must be a key project at the forefront of territorial construction.
Having traveled through time, he knows very well that "education" is the cornerstone of revitalizing Black Dragon City and social progress, and it can make Black Dragon City long-term and stable.
Also because of Dabi's funding tilt, this academy's reputation spread throughout all human territories in a short period of time.
The academy has the world's top mechanical heritage, magician heritage, warrior heritage, potions, medicine, military...
Even colleges in culture, economics, architecture... have been opened one after another.
The college not only recruits students, but also recruits top talents from all walks of life as instructors.
Those master craftsmen who have no status at all in other aristocratic territories can get a well-paid job here by virtue of their craftsmanship. If you are willing to share your skills, you can pass on your craftsmanship to others, gain people's respect, and even directly obtain "permanent residency."
In a very short period of time, this "talent settlement policy" introduced a large number of talents to Black Dragon City.
However, due to the limited enrollment capacity of the college, Black Dragon College temporarily only recruits children of "permanent residents". Other temporary residents who want to study in the academy need extremely stringent talent screening.
Although harsh, this is also a huge surprise for civilians.
Because this is the only way for civilians to systematically learn knowledge!
In fact, "academy" is nothing new. There are royal academies in both empires.
However, the enrollment scope of that kind of college is only for nobles.
"Knowledge" is also one of the means by which nobles enslave common people.
In order to prevent the social class from being broken down, no matter how talented the civilians are, the Royal Academy only recruits nobles. That kind of backward educational concept is very beneficial to class stability, but it is extremely limited to social progress.
The emergence of "Black Dragon Academy" broke the knowledge monopoly
... ...
On the other hand, the territory's economy also grew explosively.
In other territories, 99% of the wealth is in the hands of the 1% of noble lords.
In addition to the necessary necessities of life, ordinary people buy a few fruits as luxury consumption. They have no consumption ability at all. The trade economy is like a pool of stagnant water.
But in Black Dragon City, the skyrocketing economy is like a snowball, growing bigger and bigger!
Everyone in the city can make money from their own work, because the tax rate is low and there is more money left over. When you have money in your pocket, you will consume, consumption stimulates production, production generates profits, profits stimulate consumption... a cycle of conscience.
And consumption means having goods and services.
Those "commercial taxes" (agricultural tax and hunting tax for nobles' exploitation) that were once looked down upon by nobles in other territories have also created a huge amount of tax revenue for Black Dragon City.
Various large and small chambers of commerce will bring special products from the territories of the two empires, such as fine wine, cloth, cigarettes, sugar, grain, and various basic materials...
Those resources that require intensive labor production almost all rely on "imports."
While the Chamber of Commerce brings goods, it will also take away some high-end materials, finished mechanical equipment, magic potions, and high-end minerals from Black Dragon City...
It seems that the amount of imports is much larger than the amount of exports, but the "trade surplus" is huge!
Before the two empires could react, a large amount of wealth poured into Black Dragon City.
As a result, the ultra-low agricultural tax and hunting tax not only did not bring the territory's finances into a deadlock, but due to the huge circulation, the wealth accumulated...
Everyone knows that Black Dragon City is very wealthy, but they don't know how rich it is.
... ... .
Among the top officials of the two empires, there are also some people with a long-term vision who see something is wrong with this "trade deficit" and want to work hard to change this situation.
But come to think of it, it’s actually impossible to do!
With 300% profit, businessmen dare to trample all laws of the matter.
What's more, the profit from doing business with "Black Dragon City" is far more than three times, even five times, ten times!
The newly built city requires a lot of materials, and the influx of refugees requires a lot of materials...
The profits are high and the demand is growing. The commodities circulated in this Black Dragon City are worth the combined demand of many large territories in the two empires.
Those aristocratic businessmen don't care about surplus or deficit. It's enough for them to make a lot of money.
Even if there is a policy that prohibits it, some private chambers of commerce, such as the "Sunflower Chamber of Commerce" and other chambers of commerce with official backgrounds, will be able to take the lead in "smuggling".
In just a few months, Black Dragon City has become the "City of Free Trade", "The City of Entertainment", "The City of High-end Technology Products", "The City of Freedom", "The City of Miracles"... Spread throughout all human territories.
The senior officials of the established aristocracy have also thought about imitating Black Dragon City, lowering tax rates, attracting merchants, and stimulating consumption...
But it’s not realistic at all!
The social system determines the route of Black Dragon City, and it is impossible to imitate it!
It is impossible for the nobles to give up the rights they already have and give benefits to the common people.
Just like when Ymir's "innovation" in Omar was strongly resisted by the established nobles, any policy that dared to touch the interests of the nobles was boycotted before it was implemented.
Various "New Deals" instantly turned into jokes.
It also helped Black Dragon City take off.
... ... .
The rise of Black Dragon City caught the two empires of Omar and Sid by surprise.
Originally, the old nobles thought that Black Dragon City would be the "second Glory City".
But I didn’t expect that in terms of influence and future troubles, Black Dragon City is ten times, a hundred times more than Glory City!
If Glory City was still "pulling out the hair" of the two empires at the beginning, Black Dragon City was just "sucking the marrow and knocking the bones" to cut off their foundations!
The "everyone is equal" policy gave the old aristocrats and this era a heavy slap in the face.
In this era, everyone is "bad" and civilians have no choice;
But suddenly a "good one" appeared, and everyone flocked to it.
Watching the loss of population and wealth, the two empires were helpless.
Because Black Dragon City's superior geographical location cannot be conquered by force.
What's more, this new city is not a "soft persimmon"!
Now everyone knows that there are more than ten "legendary" strong men known in the city, [Great Polymath] Master Cavo, [White Wolf] Bazel, [Vajra Rakshasa] Kanosha, [Sword of Justice] ] Guy, as well as Mafa of the Coleman tribe and several elders...
In terms of the number of top powerhouses alone, the two empires combined are not as good as Black Dragon City.
And the invincible flying dragon army...
That is also the "invincible army" that makes any conspiracy and conspiracy abort!
In just a few months, Black Dragon City's population has reached tens of millions, and continues to skyrocket.
The resources brought by refugees, chambers of commerce and wilderness hunters have established large-scale steel mills, forging plants, and machinery factories... Machinery of various sizes has sprung up from the ground, and the territory area is getting larger and larger... .
The two empires had no choice but to close their borders.
Keep the city away from the Alcoron Mountains, then enclose the territory, send troops to strictly patrol the borders, and prohibit all population migration.
Of course, this has also given rise to the increasingly developed "smuggling" industry, which is a story later.
... ... .
The development momentum of Black Dragon City is getting stronger and stronger day by day. Both empires are greedy for this piece of "fat meat", and naturally they have not given up trying to bite the meat in their mouths.
On this day, Black Dragon City welcomed a special team, which was the official diplomatic delegation of the Omar royal family.