Chapter 298 The military blocked the door
Perfect’s operation 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 have the same qualities after receiving special targeted training.
But for Purficott, the number of flying knights is destined to not be many.
In this case, why lower the 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 made her feel like there were 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 future flying knights.
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 currently no more flying stones, so it is naturally impossible to make the flying knight armor.
Although making flying stones is not difficult for Purficott, she did not make more flying stones due to some more complex considerations.
Even the extra flying stone she made to make the flying knight armor, Purficott claimed that it was the product of the last time she made the flying stone, not that she made it separately. .
The reason why she did this was simply that she didn’t want anyone to bother her.
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.
Although it is not difficult for Purficott to make a large flying stone and build a flying battleship, she really doesn’t want to do it at this critical stage. What a flying battleship.
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.
The production of conventional warships was stopped last year in order to concentrate all available resources and use them on what is really needed.
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.
If it were in a peaceful time, Perficott would have taken the initiative to build the flying battleship without any urging from the military veterans.
Because it can form a strategic deterrent to other countries, and at the same time draw other countries into the arms race, thereby 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 the Flying Stone. The product of this utopian alchemy.
But if that is the case, Purficott may be even more lazy about building flying battleships. After all, if there is no end of the world in peaceful times, she may only think about how to make money to make her life better. Be comfortable instead of worrying about the Empire and humanity 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, the entire world is now facing the threat of the doomsday winter. From any aspect, it is impossible or not allowed for Purficott to waste precious resources by building flying battleships.
It’s just that she still underestimated the pursuit and yearning of flying battleships by the veterans of the military department.
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. Come to block the door to Perfectcott's laboratory.
Looking at the more than twenty 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 must be used in the most critical places.
I cannot 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 cannot bring any benefit to the empire."
Perficott's words made the admiral blush, but he could not refute Perficott'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 large amount 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 ocean freezes, 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)