After Transmigrating to Become the Daughter of a Duke, I Just Want to Pursue a Career

"Hundreds of steelmaking—!"

The next moment, before Katerina could finish speaking, a shrill cry that belonged exclusively to women suddenly sounded in the cave,

"Katerina, are you crazy?!"

At this moment, as if deeply stimulated, Princess Hill stared at Katerina, her eyes widening, making the girl a little worried that she would stare her own eyes out.

"The price of [-]-smelting steel almost exceeds that of gold, you...you actually use this thing to build ships?!"

"Calm down, calm down, calm down first, and let me explain to you..." At this moment, looking at himself holding his chest in pain, his eyes released a strong "You prodigal little girl!" They" signal, staring at Princess Hill, who was not letting go of her, Katerina still looked very relaxed, as if she had no awareness of her behavior at all.

Faced with this appearance of Katerina, Princess Hill couldn't help but become even more angry. Then, she saw that this originally graceful woman took a step forward without any scruples about her demeanor, and then put one hand on her waist, The other hand stretched out green fingers, and tapped heavily on the girl's forehead,

"Okay, I'll listen to your explanation. If your reasons don't satisfy me, let me see how I can deal with you!"

It seems that Princess Hill's extremely angry appearance finally made Katerina realize that her attitude was a little too much, and the girl finally showed a bit of anxiety,

"Ahem, it's like this......"

"Because I have made a major breakthrough in magic technology recently, and now I have mastered the technology of mass-producing hundreds of steel-making. Basically, as long as there are enough iron ore and magic crystals, I can keep producing hundreds of times like making bread. Steelmaking."

"So, the price of this batch of steel for shipbuilding is actually not as expensive as you imagined. It can even be said that this thing is very, very cheap, less than one-tenth of its market price."

"What did you say? Can you mass-produce hundreds of steels?!" As a woman known as a knowledgeable woman in the aristocratic social circle, Princess Hill was very good at focusing on the key points. The moment Katerina's voice fell, This smart and wise woman quickly realized what the information the girl had just revealed meant.

"Oh~~, my lord..."

"My dear Katerina, why is your reaction so flat~?"

"Do you know what it means to master the mass production technology of [-] steelmaking? It means that you have unearthed a huge treasure......"

At this moment, I don't know what to think of. Princess Hill looked extremely excited. She looked at Katerina as if she was looking at a huge living gold mountain. Both eyes even glowed with golden light. .

However, before Princess Hill was excited, she was interrupted by Katerina unceremoniously,

"Pause for a moment!"

"I know what you're thinking, but please don't dream. Although I can produce steel in large quantities, I don't plan to use this technology to make a profit at this stage. , we will only, and only have one client, and that is the Pusid Empire!"

"Why?!" At this moment, hearing Katerina's words, Princess Hill, whose golden fantasy was shattered, wailed instinctively.

"Caterina, do you really know how much that is?"

"Even ten treasuries can be easily filled!"

"Of course I know." Hearing Princess Hill's unwilling inquiry, Katerina nodded calmly,

"I personally completed the hundred steelmaking technology. I know its value very well. I did consider using it to make a profit, but unfortunately, after careful consideration, I found that it is not appropriate to use this technology to make money. Maybe if you don’t make any money, you have to post yourself in it.”

At this point, Katerina's eyes showed a little regret, and after sighing softly, she looked at Princess Hill who was full of doubts, and continued quietly,

"Think about it carefully. With our current strategic positioning, besides the Pusid Empire, who else can we sell the Hundred Steels we made to?"

"You know, Chrisport has just signed a contract with the empire, and is now considered a half ally of the empire. With the current scale of steelmaking production, this technology can basically only be used in the military."

"Given the current international environment where the empire is the world's enemy, selling Baisteel to forces outside the empire is tantamount to betrayal in the eyes of the empire."

"With the military strength of Chris Port and even the entire Kingdom of Florida, betraying the empire is completely suicidal!"

"So, for security reasons, we can't use this technology for profit, at least not for a short time."

"But......" Hearing what the girl said, Princess Hill bit her lips, and then retorted unwillingly,

"But don't we still have the empire as a customer, we can sell it at a high price......"

Before the words fell, Princess Hill seemed to realize that this was a stupid idea before Katerina could give an explanation. Her tone of voice became more and more weak, and in the end it was completely inaudible.

On the other side, looking at Princess Hill who had awakened from the curse of money, Katerina smiled leisurely,

"Do you understand?"

"That's right, only by restraining our inner greed can we go further."

"I understand what you mean, it's just..." Princess Hill, who had recovered her graceful posture after hearing Katerina's comfort, rubbed the center of her brows helplessly,

"It's just that I'm not reconciled. The endless treasure house is in front of us, but we can't get anything. It feels really uncomfortable."

"No way, who made us weak?" Facing Princess Hill's reluctance, Katerina spread her hands with ease,

"This world has always advocated the law of the jungle, and the law of the jungle is an eternal truth. If we have the strength of an empire, we can naturally do whatever we want, but..."

"We are weak~"

"Ah~~" After listening to Katerina's words, Princess Hill sighed for a long time, and after quickly adjusting her mood, the woman frowned, stared at the girl with a displeased expression, and said,

"Oh, you can see it."

"Aren't you sad at all that such a huge amount of wealth created by you turned into nothingness in an instant?"

"Why aren't you sad?" Facing Princess Hill's ridicule, Katerina turned her head and stared at the large steel battleship that had begun to take shape not far away. Then she shrugged and said lightly,

"But what's the use of being sad? Can being sad change the status quo? Instead of wasting time on boring negative emotions, it's better to seize every minute and every second to strengthen your own strength. After all... ..."

"The weakness at this moment is an undeniable objective fact...but I will not always be weak!"

ps: Make up for yesterday, there is another chapter tonight

Chapter 91 88. Unreliable Covenant

At this moment, listening to Katerina cryptically expounding on a grand ambition with the calmest voice and the most natural attitude, Princess Hill couldn't help but feel a little emotional. She felt that the girl in front of her really deserved to be a member of the Aldan family. Noble blood flows in her body, even though she is a woman, even if she is still very young, she still has the aura of a top predator.

But soon, Princess Hill withdrew her emotion, because she suddenly sensed something wrong from the girl's words just now......

"Wait a minute, Katerina!"

After taking a deep look at the girl in front of her, Princess Hill asked with a very serious expression,

"What did you just say...what the hell do you mean?"

"Listening to your tone, why do I feel that you don't regard the empire as an ally at all?"

"What the hell are you thinking?"

Regarding Princess Hill's question, Katerina glanced around first, and after signaling the guards around her to be vigilant with her eyes, she looked back at Princess Hill calmly, with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth.

"Hehe, ally~~"

"Dear Ms. Hill, you should have heard this sentence, right? The covenant between countries is like a love letter from a man to a woman. It is full of lies smeared with honey. It has never been reliable. s things!"

"Now the empire is facing very big troubles, and I happen to have something that the empire desperately needs, so the empire will kindly recognize me as an ally."

"Once the empire has survived the current difficulties, or the value of the things in my hands has declined, the so-called covenant is no different from waste paper."

"Empires never need allies, empires only need vassals, or obedient dogs."

"I don't want Chris Harbor to fall to that point, so I plan to prepare early for possible conflicts in the future, otherwise we will have no power to fight back when the empire suddenly strikes."

"Katerina......" After listening to Katerina's answer, Princess Hill's eyebrows flashed with worry, and then she said in a deep tone,

"I know you are right in thinking, but I must advise you that your thinking is very dangerous."

"The moment you signed the covenant with the Empire on behalf of Chris Port, you were already regarded as a member of the Empire camp. The Anti-Empire Alliance and the Church will inevitably regard you as an enemy. If you offend the Empire again at this time, then you..........."

The next moment, before Princess Hill could finish speaking, Katerina interrupted her with a wave of her hand.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

After all, looking at Princess Hill with a worried look, Katerina sighed secretly. Of course she knew that her thoughts were like walking a tightrope at high altitude, which was quite dangerous, but even so, she still decided to stick to it. Carry out your own will to the end.

There is no way, since the period of contact with the imperial forces, Katerina has deeply realized that the empire is like a beast that can never be fed, eager to choose and eat at any time.The empire is powerful, but it is also greedy and cruel.In the eyes of the upper echelons of the empire, there has never been a place for allies, and all the empire needs are prey and licking dogs.

Obviously, regardless of whether it is dog licking or prey, Katerina does not want to apply either of these two labels to herself, and if possible, she does not want to cooperate with the empire at all.But unfortunately, because of the mistakes made by the previous generation of Marquis Aaron, the space left for Katerina to move is really limited. Currently, no one except the empire can protect Port Chris.Therefore, in order to ensure her own security and independence, she can only secretly find ways to gain strength against the empire while forming an alliance with the empire, in order to seek her own independence and autonomy.

"...That's all~"

On the other side, looking at Katerina with a calm expression but an extremely firm attitude, Princess Hill, who originally wanted to persuade her, finally waved her hand helplessly.

"Katerina, I know you always have your own opinions, and things you have decided will not be changed easily. I can't persuade you anyway, so I can only wish you success."

Speaking of this, Princess Hill suddenly glanced at the girl in front of her, and then, like a big sister who was cleaning up the mess for her naughty little sister, she rubbed her eyebrows and said,

"Come on, is there anything I can do to help?"

At this moment, when she heard Princess Hill's sudden words, Katerina was slightly taken aback for a moment, but after realizing what the other party's statement meant at this time, her eyes quickly became warmer.

"Thank you very much, I do need your help with something."

After the words fell, Katerina looked at the steel battleship not far away, and after taking a deep breath, she said in a deep voice,

"This battleship is in a very important position in my next plan. Before it is built and launched, I need to conceal the news of its existence."

"But this matter is not easy to handle. You know, in order to build this warship, the amount of steel consumed is very large, and a large amount of iron ore must be imported from the outside world."

"Before, I used to cover up the new army's initial construction and needed a lot of iron ore to make weapons, but after hearing the news you brought, I found that this trick is about to fail."

"I can still control Chris Port, but on the side of the capital, I need you to help me find a way to block the news."

"Of course, you don't need to block it all the time. As long as you can delay it for a year, and wait for the battleship to be completely completed after one year, everything will be a foregone conclusion!"

After listening to Katerina's request, Princess Hill did not respond directly, but looked very seriously at the steel battleship not far away, and then she asked in surprise,

"Katerina, are you so confident in this battleship?"

"Even if it is made of steel, what role can a battleship play?"

Facing Princess Hill's question, Katerina raised the corners of her mouth slightly and smiled mysteriously,

"Hehe, the moment it launched into the water, its impact on the world was not just as simple as adding one more battleship......"

"Forget it, it's too troublesome to explain this matter, and you will understand it when it goes into the water a year later."

At this moment, Princess Hill, who was aroused by Katerina's mysterious words, felt a little itchy, but she understood the seriousness of the matter, and finally nodded and said,

"Okay, I see, I will find a way to cover it up for you."

Speaking of this, as if suddenly remembering something, Princess Hill frowned suddenly,

"Wait, Katerina, there is something I must tell you in advance..."

"I can help you block the news on the royal side, but I can't help you on the church side. You know, the minions of the church trial court, everyone has a hunting dog's nose, these guys are always Looking at the changes in various countries, it is impossible to hide this matter from them."

"Church~~"