I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

"Julius the Gallic emperor, Uther the Victorian, and Vortigern are all ambitious men. A war between them is inevitable."

"More than one battle, Your Highness."

Kal'tsit understood the thoughts of these so-called "world-concerned" overlords.

They wanted to expand their territory and establish an unparalleled achievement during their lifetime, so that their fame would be passed down to future generations.

They will not fear another behemoth.

Two beasts at their peak met when they needed to expand their territory, but they wouldn't easily fight each other, because there were hunters nearby with guns pointed at them, ready to kill them.

Only after the hunters who could threaten the beasts have left will they hysterically cripple and devour them.

And now, the person who can decide whether the hunter continues to monitor or retreats from the battlefield is right beside her.

Looking at the boy, Kal'tsit knew his feelings.

He will strive to secure the greatest benefits for the Yan Kingdom.

Whichever side, Gaul or Victoria, offers more or greater benefits will have the opportunity to win over the Great Yan.

However, given his personality...

"Da Yan will not get involved."

During the day, he fiddled with two models in his hands.

Eagle and Delacroix.

"Rather than investing precious human and financial resources into the money-burning machine of war, I prefer to let the Great Yan quietly cultivate and develop."

"Then we can use these consumer products to support our good friends and help them live a little longer."

"Your Highness, you really are..."

That's pretty bad.

"So this time, what do you want Victoria to offer in exchange for the Great Yan's 'support'?"

Bai Zhou obtained the blueprints for the [Mobile City] from Gaul as a condition for Da Yan's neutrality.

So this time, what he wants is...

"Is it a warship?!"

The two people who answered the question at the same time smiled at each other.

Bai Zhou picked up his teacup and clinked it against Kal'tsit's.

"Victoria's steam armor is not a rare technological creation for me or for the Great Yan Dynasty."

From the very beginning, Bai Zhou paid no attention to Victoria's steam legion and the so-called prosthetic implants.

A certain immortal of the Great Yan Dynasty could create armor in the form of "I think" out of thin air, so armor like Victoria, which still required the consumption of soldiers' bodies, was really no good in the eyes of Bai Zhou.

However, that's the point... If Bai Zhou wants to get the "I think" armor, he first needs to find the place where that immortal is napping so he can drag her out of bed to do some work.

Therefore, the only thing worth his effort to come to Victoria was Victoria's undisguised trump card – the land-based warship.

If mobile cities are like assembling an entire city into a giant elephant that can move, then land-based ships are like a pack of wolves, slightly inferior to the giant elephant.

"Moreover, I have a premonition."

After drinking the tea in his cup, Bai Zhou hummed a little tune and looked up at the distant sky.

“Besides its ships, Victoria is hiding an even bigger treasure.”

Return to the Forty-Seven True Dragons and Draco

I thought Fog City was the most foggy city in Victoria, but I never expected there would be a city with an even more foggy sky. What country is this city in?

According to the markers on the map, the city in front of us, shrouded in a thick, white fog during the day, is Lentinium, the capital of Victoria and the former garden city.

The towering spire stands amidst the mist, with the faint sound of bells echoing from above. It is a landmark of the city, a clock tower that provides precise time for all its residents.

"That fog... doesn't look like anything good."

Bai Zhou sighed softly.

“That’s not fog, Your Highness.”

Looking at the city that no longer matched her memory, a hint of regret flashed in Kal'tsit's eyes.

"That's smog, smog that can cause disease."

"Because the manufacture of ships and steam armor, prosthetic implants require a large amount of industrial materials, Victoria has expanded a large number of industrial zones in recent years, and the pollutants left over from those production materials are being released into the air above the city."

"Are they throwing this thing on people's heads, hoping the strong winds will blow it away?"

I don't think Uther would be that stupid during the day.

"Well... in their words, as long as the empire can become strong, these costs are worthwhile."

"Moreover, releasing smog to other places will pollute more cities."

That being said, Kal'tsit added another sentence.

"But they're overthinking it. Several other major cities in Victoria have already become like this. One city has abandoned economic development and transformed into an industrial city. The pollution there is even worse than in Lentinium."

"So how will they deal with this situation in the future?"

I can't just let the world flood after I die.

"To deal with the current pollution, we can only suspend their industrial development, and it will take at least three years for the smog to dissipate to this extent. But..."

"But given the current international situation, if Victoria slows down even slightly, it will be overtaken by Gaul. They dare not stop."

Bai Zhou then explained the situation, following Kal'tsit's words.

"Oh?"

Looking towards the city gate during the day, the familiar Li Boli stood there prominently holding a sign that read, "I am here," in Common Tongue.

"..."

Upon seeing Qingyu's appearance, Bai Zhou's eye twitched involuntarily.

“Let’s go, Kal’tsit. Let’s go see Uther.”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Kal'tsit also noticed the Yan Kingdom's Li Boli and the bizarre notice board.

With a little thought, she realized that, just like in Gaul, Bai Zhou had probably already arranged a meeting with the king.

"His Majesty."

Whisper spotted Bai Zhou from afar, and only put away the notice board when he arrived, then greeted him.

"This is Kal'tsit, my friend."

“Kal'tsit, this is Whisper, my contact with Great Flame.”

During the day, he introduced the two to each other.

"Qingyu greets you, sir."

She bowed respectfully to Kal'tsit in a soft voice.

His boss and this guy, Fei Lin, had an ambiguous relationship, so he had to be careful about his manners and not embarrass himself.

"No need for formalities, Sir."

"No, no, I'm not some adult."

"Alright, alright, just accept being called 'sir'."

Bai Zhou patted his arm and pulled him toward the city, with Kal'tsit quietly following behind.

"Hmm, what did that guy say?"

The term "daytime" refers to Uther's attitude towards this negotiated agreement.

“Uther requests that Your Majesty attend the appointment at Westminster Palace.”

Whisper added another sentence:

"He brought an armored regiment."

"Oh? That steam-powered armored legion? You've seen them?"

Bai Zhou immediately became interested.

"Your subject has already met with them."

"So, how do you think the Imperial Guards compare to them?"

She hesitated for a few seconds, then shook her head.

"Please forgive my rudeness, Your Majesty."

"By visual inspection alone, I cannot be certain whether that armor can be destroyed within ten moves."

"Hmm...this is getting more and more interesting."

"Whisper, lead the way."

"Here!"

"and many more!"

During the day, he pulled him aside, frowning as he watched the cars coming and going on the street.

"Don't tell me you didn't prepare a vehicle; we'll just walk there."

“Your Majesty… Victoria’s four-wheeled vehicles are ridiculously expensive. Before I left, the Ministry of Rites did not allocate that much funding to me.”

She replied softly, her face showing bitterness.

Why didn't he think of buying a car to take Bai Zhou there?

But when he went to the car market in Lentinium, he found out that cars were more expensive than houses. He only had enough money for his round trip, which was far too little to buy a car.

Moreover, Uther made no attempt to prepare a vehicle, as he walked there himself.

But the difference between walking there with a formidable armored regiment and walking there with only two attendants is completely different.