Ten thousand I am across the heavens

Chapter 1891: Rebirth Begins with Loan

"So you have such high attainments in mechanics. If we can create a vehicle that doesn't require magic power to drive, we can really carry a lot of supplies into the night.

However, the help we can provide in this regard is probably very limited. Even if we want to help, the funds on hand may not be enough. The Steam Council has very strict restrictions on us. It is very difficult to approve the funds for any action recently. "

Wendel couldn't help but sigh at this point. Actually, there were some facts he didn't say. The Steam Council was already full of doubts about the Light Seekers and was no longer willing to support the Light Seeker Operation.

But in general, the light seekers are relatively respected by the people, which can be seen from the attitude of most people in the city towards them. People who are willing to sacrifice their lives to explore the unknown world for everyone are always worthy of respect. But the problem is that the archon in charge of the light-seeking business is his son.

It was because he abandoned his wife and son and participated in the first Seeking Light Operation. As a result, his wife became seriously ill and died. His son completely broke up with him. He was full of malice towards Seeking Light Operation. When he grew up, he worked hard to become a consul of the Steam Parliament.

Now Wendell wanted to organize the light search operation again, but his son made things difficult for him. It was very difficult to apply for additional funds now. And the funds needed to develop and manufacture a new vehicle were definitely quite large. The people present were either gamblers who had nowhere else to go, or idealists who had invested their entire fortunes in the light search business and were penniless. It was really difficult for them to come up with this much money.

"Well, since you have the confidence to manufacture this new type of vehicle, then I have to swallow my pride and find a way to ask for more funds..." Wendell attaches great importance to his career. As for losing face for his career, he doesn't care about this matter.

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"The Steam Council has given you enough support. No matter how much you beg, I can't grant you more funds. Your actions have wasted too much manpower and material resources. The Light Seekers are full of radical adventurers and lunatics. If it weren't for you, how could thousands of elites with various skills have died in the darkness?

The Steam Parliament has not yet cancelled the establishment of the Light Seekers, which is the greatest remembrance of your contributions to history. Don't think of cheating me with the afterglow left by your predecessor." Hope said coldly, his tone as cold as ice, and even hatred in his eyes.

With a bang, the office door slammed shut. Wendell lost face and didn't get any money from his son.

Back at the Light Seekers' camp, Wendell sighed helplessly and told everyone the frustrating news. When he was about to inform Lanno, he saw him pushing a heavy cart coming out of the city alone. The clanging sound of metal colliding on the cart made the eyes of several gamblers in the team light up, and they stood up immediately.

Wendell stood up and looked, and saw several sacks piled on the cart, which seemed to be filled with shiny coins. In addition to these coins, there were also many parts and tools.

  "Ah? So much money! How did you do it?" Wendel opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say for a moment. He applied for funding himself but didn't get a penny. He didn't expect that the new guy who joined the team would come back with a cart full of money so quickly. How did she do it?

Lanno handed the cart to Wendel. This kind of idealist was trustworthy. Only by giving the money to him for safekeeping could he ensure that it would not be stolen by those gamblers.

"Didn't I tell you before that I should keep my identity as the Light Seeker a secret for now? Don't reveal my identity to the public yet."

Wendell nodded. "Except for the guy who brought you here and the rest of us, no one knows that you have become a Light Seeker. So, where did you get all this money? Did you steal it?"

"Don't worry, don't worry. The money must have come from legal channels. I went to the Mage Association yesterday to certify my mage level. It just so happens that my magic reserve and control ability are relatively strong, so I was certified as a great magician."

"You can actually be certified as a great magician! Even Helena, who has the strongest spell power among us, can only barely reach the level of a high-level magician." Wendell and the other team members were shocked. There are probably only a handful of great magicians in the entire Twilight City, and they are all extremely talented. With such a great magician joining the light-seeking operation, the success rate is skyrocketing.

"I originally wanted to assess the magician, but when I heard that the magician had to train at least three great magicians, I gave up. After all, I don't have the time, and the great magician has an allowance. I discussed it with the association and received a year's allowance in advance." Lan Nuo patted one of his pockets, which was the smallest of the pockets full of money.

The knowledgeable Tanarossa frowned and said, "That's not right. The allowance of a great magician is high, but even if you take it all at once for a year, it's not as much as the money you brought back."

“That’s right. That little allowance is far from enough to cover my next move, so I took my great magician’s certificate and used my connections to find some loan sharks. I signed a contract with them, using my freedom as collateral to borrow a large amount of usury.

You should be able to imagine the value of a great magician-level indentured slave. It is precisely because of my identity as a great magician that everyone believes in my ability to repay and is willing to lend me a large amount of usury.

The Steam Council's control over the entire city is actually only so-so. There are more than a dozen loan sharks in the city, big and small. I borrowed from them one by one, and now we have enough start-up capital."

Wendell: “…”

Now he finally understood why Lan Nuo asked him to keep the identity of the Light Seeker secret. The identity of a great magician could borrow a lot of money. It was natural to fleece the loan sharks one by one. Because everyone believed that a great magician could squeeze out enough value to repay the price.

But if they knew that this great magician was a light seeker, no one would be willing to lend him money. Because the light-seeking operation is no different from committing suicide, no one would be willing to lend money to a person who is about to die. Because the dead don't care how much money they owe. No matter how much money is owed, no one can get it back from the dead.

With the identity of Lanno Lightseeker kept secret, these loan sharks were badly cheated. If they knew the truth and knew that they had lent a large sum of money to the Lightseeker, they would probably want to jump into the toilet and drown themselves. Wendell found that his thinking was not broad enough. At the same time, he regretted that the identities of Helena and Tanarossa were announced too early. Although these two were not great magicians, they were also people with relatively high status in the city. If they chose to take out a large loan before joining the Lightseeker, they would definitely be able to get a lot of money. Why didn't he think of this way to raise funds for the operation before?

As for the gangsters who were cheated, Wendell had no sympathy at all. How could there be good people among those who lent money at high interest rates in the dark side of society? Cheating them out of their money was actually a way to get rid of harm to the people.

"Anyway, my identity will remain secret for now. I'll leave the money with you for safekeeping. Don't let anyone steal it. I'm now a free man of the Great Magician. It will also be convenient for me to rent a factory and buy equipment. After I have prepared the equipment for you, we can set off together."

Wendel readily agreed and promised that he and his group would keep the secret a secret. After all, if their identity was exposed at this time, the money would definitely be taken back. At least they had to wait until all the money was spent before revealing Lanno's identity as the Light Seeker.

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Uptown Industrial Zone...

Huge gears and chains transmit huge mechanical energy from the underground steam zone to provide surging power for the factory. Huge concrete blocks weighing dozens of tons are transmitted by chains to the highest point of the city, where they are piled up and stored.

When energy is needed, these overweight concrete blocks will be hung on the transmission chain, and the gravity potential energy released by their slow descent will drive the machinery in the factory.

This is how Twilight City stored energy when electricity was not widely available. It was primitive but quite effective.

Lan Nuo now had a lot of money on hand. He directly purchased three huge concrete blocks of energy reserves and a workshop with a full range of industrial equipment. He also recycled a large number of parts from the scrap recycling station and hired more than a dozen skilled workers, who quickly became busy with them.

During this period, some gang members secretly sent spies to check. They saw that the factory was running in full swing, the workers were highly efficient, and the entire workshop was managed in an orderly manner. So they went back to report to their boss temporarily.

The gangsters who lent out money at high interest rates had known about this before, and Lan Nuo had actually robbed them one by one. They all felt uneasy. After all, they couldn't just chop the people into pieces if they couldn't pay back the money after borrowing so many high-interest loans at once.

However, they were not afraid that Lan Nuo would run away. The entire Twilight City was so small that where could he run away? However, the gangsters, who were worried about his repayment ability, secretly sent out spies. If Lan Nuo used the loan money to eat, drink and have fun, they would arrest him immediately, rob him of the remaining money, force him to repay the debt as soon as possible, reduce losses, and make him sell himself to repay the interest.

However, the results of the spy investigation still made the gangsters quite satisfied. Although the factory run by Lan Nuo has not yet produced any products, it is operating very efficiently and it seems to be producing a new product with high technical content. In this way, they can rest assured. If the money is not used for eating, drinking and having fun, it will definitely make more money in the future if it is invested in the factory. The usury they lent out can also be recovered.

These spies were not professionals, so they could not tell. Everything produced in this factory would be put into the light search in the future, and not a single screw would flow into the market. They only saw that the entire workshop was running in an orderly manner, but they would never think that the entire project was not considered profitable at all.

Regarding designing a car, if you are an ordinary time traveler with a lot of knowledge, you may have to fail many times before you can succeed. After all, in history, internal combustion engine vehicles have gone through countless stages from their invention to maturity. If you only have relevant theoretical knowledge, you will have to go through countless failures and setbacks to get perfect results in practice.

But Lan Nuo is different. He has more than just theoretical knowledge in his mind. He also has countless experiences and lessons learned from previous practices, as well as a complete set of data for finished products. He only needs to make some minor adjustments based on the current situation to complete the production of a fairly mature product.

The entire Xunguang team now has a total of 13 people. Lan Nuo is preparing to manufacture four vehicles, two of which are based on crawler tractors, and two of which are more speed-oriented and use large-wheeled off-road vehicle structures. At the same time, the models are all designed with huge trunks that can store a large amount of supplies. And the vehicle is extremely sealed to ensure that even if the amulet is not activated, it can still resist magic radiation to a certain extent inside the vehicle, reducing their consumption of amulets.

By the way, Wendel also secretly used the loan funds to purchase a large number of defensive amulets, so that their tolerance rate for moving forward in the dark would be much higher.

In addition to the tracked vehicles, Lan Nuo also planned to equip everyone with a set of individual power armor. It was not that he planned to give everyone powerful combat capabilities. The most important thing was this full-coverage power armor. It could provide protection like a space suit. After the amulet lost its function, you could ensure that the sealed armor structure could resist magic radiation and increase everyone's activity time in the dark.

When necessary, in places where cars can't pass, the power armor gives everyone strong strength. They can carry the car through these places where only people can walk. If they rely solely on the strength of ordinary people, they may have to abandon the car when encountering these difficult terrains.

While the factory was in full swing, Lan Nuo also rented a magic workshop and used the crude chemical equipment inside to produce fuel, single-person oxygen tanks, gas masks, and sodium peroxide breathing backpacks.

He even installed a single-soldier flying device for use in extreme environments on the roof of the vehicle he made.

[To be continued]

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