Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 298 The military blocks the door
Through some operations, Purficott selected nine qualified candidates from the eighty White Bear Knights.

These nine people are currently the only candidates in the White Bear Knights who can meet the driving requirements of the Flying Knight Armor after passing Perficott's test.

Of course, Purficott believes that others can possess the same qualities after receiving specialized targeted training.

But for Purficott, the number of flying knights is destined to not be large.

That being the case, why bother lowering your selection standards?
She had no intention of popularizing flying knights from the beginning, and making flying knight armor requires flying stones, a fantasy alchemy product. The conditions for its birth itself determine that the number of flying knights will be extremely limited.

In fact, from Purficott's point of view, nine still felt like too many people.

But now that they have been selected, Purficott will not say that he will eliminate people again. Unless they are really unbearable, these nine people will be the flying knights of the future.

However, Purficott did not make new flying knight armors for them, but only gave them the first set of experimental products she made as training tools.

It's not that Purficott didn't want to equip them with new flying knight armors, but there were only two flying stones in total. One was used on the set of flying knight armors, and the other was kept by Purficott personally.

There are no more flying stones for the time being, so it is naturally impossible to make the flying knight armor.

As for flying battleships? Purficott didn't see any need to build such a thing. Apart from satisfying the desire of the old men in the military for big toys, it was just a waste of money.

Although the production of flying stones is not difficult for Purficott, she did not make more flying stones due to some more complex considerations.

If it were in a peaceful time, Perficott would take the initiative to build an airborne battleship without any urging from the military veterans.

The reason why she did this was simply that she didn't want anyone to bother her.

Although it is not difficult for Purficott to grind a large flying stone and build a flying battleship that can fly, she really doesn't want to build a flying battleship at this critical stage.

At this critical stage when everyone should work together and invest all the resources of the empire in the doomsday response plan, it is a very foolish behavior to use precious resources to build flying battleships.

You must know that the military department wants to make flying battleships and their eyes are bleeding. At this time, if Perficott reveals that he can make flying stones and flying battleships at will, these old guys will He really dared to block her laboratory.

Even for the extra flying stone she made to make the flying knight's armor, Purficott claimed that it was the product of the last time she made the flying stone, and not that she made it separately.

The production of conventional warships was stopped last year in order to concentrate all available resources and use them on what is really needed.

Because it can form a strategic deterrent to other countries, and at the same time draw other countries into the arms race, thus bringing down other countries.

After all, the gap between an alchemist who can cheat and a group of ordinary alchemists is incalculable, let alone those alchemists who can't even handle the Philosopher's Stone, let alone a fantasy alchemy like the Flying Stone. product.

But if that's the case, Purficott might be even more lazy about building flying battleships. After all, if there is no end of the world in peaceful times, she might only think about how to make money to make her life more comfortable, not for The Empire and humanity work hard here. Of course, it is also possible that she will be very enthusiastic about the design and construction of flying battleships. Who knows that she was once an avid steampunk enthusiast and also liked flying battleships?

Otherwise, she wouldn't have built the airship.

However, now that the entire world is facing the threat of the doomsday winter, no matter from any aspect, it is impossible or not allowed for Purficott to waste precious resources by building flying battleships.

But she still underestimated the military veterans' pursuit and yearning for flying battleships.

As soon as the news of the successful test flight of the Flying Knight armor came back to Langton, the highest-ranking military generals of the navy and army arrived in the north together on a military airship to block Perfection. The door to the laboratory is open.

Looking at the more than 20 generals in front of him, Purficott felt extremely helpless, but he still welcomed them all into his laboratory.

"To make a long story short, I know the purpose of your coming. There is no way to fly battleships. The Crisis Response Committee and the Imperial Council will not approve this budget. Even if someone proposed it, I would reject it at the Imperial Council." Purfey Kurt got straight to the point and blocked the mouths of these grandfathers from the beginning.

However, some people still asked without giving up: "Can't even one? Even if it's not a battleship, a cruiser will do! Just treat it as a technical verification! If there is a lack of budget, I am willing to donate all my property!"

Looking at the admiral who spoke, and then at the other admirals with expectant eyes, Purficott shook his head resolutely: "It's not about money, it's about resources! Gentlemen, all the resources of the empire are It must be used in the most critical places.

There is no way I would allow the empire to use tens of thousands of tons of steel and precious productivity on building a warship that has no practical significance at all! It brings no benefit to the empire. "

Purficott's words made the admiral who spoke blush, but he could not refute Purficott's words.

After all, as a senior general of the navy, he was already qualified to know about the doomsday crisis, so he also understood what Perficott meant when he said that the empire must use all resources in the most critical places.

It is indeed impossible for the empire to spend a lot of precious resources on building warships at this critical juncture.

Otherwise, there was no need to stop all shipbuilding plans before. Although the insufficiently completed warships are still on the slipway, it was already decided at the imperial meeting that they would be dismantled.

The admiral's speech just now was just to try harder and preserve a little more final glory for the navy.

After all, when the apocalyptic winter comes and the oceans freeze, the empire will no longer need a navy.

Although they can still switch careers and become airship crew members, the difference between an airship and an air battleship is like that between a sailboat and a battleship.

But now, Purficott's words had completely extinguished his last hope, which made the admiral feel quite depressed.

(End of this chapter)