Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 700 - 653 Blocking the Door Again

The news of the Flying Airship is something that cannot be hidden, and Perfikot seems to have never intended to hide it.

She originally planned to use the construction of the Flying Airship to establish an entire support system to stimulate the economy of Beloburg. Such a thing wouldn't be effective if kept secret, would it?

As for how to sustain this entire support industry chain once the ordered Flying Airship by Perfikot is completed, and how the Royal Shipyard can secure more orders...

Perfikot thought that if she needed to solve this problem herself, these people might as well starve to death early.

What she's doing now is equivalent to placing food in front of these people. If they still won't open their mouths to eat and insist on her feeding it to them, then Perfikot feels she might as well not bother and produce more Alchemy Puppets and robots to replace these useless people.

Moreover, she doesn't believe the Royal Shipyard can't get orders, at least the naval generals at the Military Department who are eager for her to produce the Flying Airship have been looking forward to it with anticipation. Even if they had to donate their fortunes to build the ship, they would willingly empty their pockets.

Not to mention that this is also of great strategic value to the Empire itself.

At the very least, the Empire can organize an air fleet to patrol the Empire's colonies, using a display of military force to show the Empire's strength to each colony, and even to other countries around the world.

Previously, the actions of Eldest Princess Annie, although indeed effective, brought the colonies back under the Empire's rule. But that was just a display of individual force, incomparable to such a more direct display of national-level military power deterrence.

It's like in the original world before crossing over, where showcasing an advanced and powerful fighter jet or deploying an elite special forces unit for a beheading operation has vastly different deterrent effects than deploying an entire carrier battle group.

The former only shows that your military is strong, but the latter indicates the prosperity of an entire nation.

Likewise, what a Flying Airship demonstrates is the Empire's powerful technology and industrial strength; it's the best proof that the Empire still holds the power to suppress the entire world.

That far surpasses the effect of sending one or two powerful Extraordinary to intimidate. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Of course, the premise is that you actually have the strength to do so, otherwise, it's better to honestly stick to the traditional route.

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Just as Perfikot had anticipated, as soon as they heard that she had already brought out the Flying Airship, the senior members of the Military Department were as exhilarated as if they'd drunk expired fake wine, immediately forming a group to surround the Royal Shipyard, forcibly demanding to circulate the blueprints.

If it weren't for the Royal Shipyard's head saying that there was only one set of blueprints and without them, they couldn't build ships, these old generals would probably have been unwilling to return the blueprints to the Royal Shipyard.

But after looking at the blueprints, these old generals naturally turned their attention to how to build the ship.

Moreover, they were somewhat dissatisfied with Perfikot's design. Why does such a big ship only have a deck and not a few large cannons?

So once again, these old generals blocked Perfikot's door, wanting her to explain it.

"I seemed to have mentioned last time that I don't like people blocking my door?" Perfikot, looking at these old generals blocking her door, felt somewhat angry yet amused.

These old fellows were really something; they actually came to block her door again for a Flying Airship.

One must know that her current status is no longer the same as before, and the Military Department coming to block her door carries a completely different significance.

"Little Perfikot, don't be so angry! We just want to know why your Flying Airship is designed that way, without a single cannon on it." A Navy admiral said to Perfikot in a placating tone.

These old generals were actually quite familiar with Perfikot, and they had a good relationship, offering relentless support to the Northern Territory on many matters.

Precisely because of this, Perfikot actually cherished the longstanding relationship with the Military Department derived from her grandfather.

Facing these old generals' flattering demeanor, Perfikot, finding it both funny and annoying, waved her hand but patiently explained: "Because the design of this Flying Airship isn't meant to carry big cannons, it's intended to carry Air Knights."

This is an aerial carrier in my plan, intended to carry Air Knights and other aerial units!

With Air Knights accompanying for flight and combat, there naturally is no need for cannons.

Moreover, according to my calculations, even if I use special alchemy materials to reinforce the airship's structure, the firing of ship cannons would still significantly impact the hull.

Especially in the sky, the recoil from the bombardment would act entirely on the body of the ship, making it very easy for the airship to deviate from its original position.

Therefore, the Flying Airship doesn't need large-caliber artillery; adding some small-caliber close-in defense guns and secondary guns will suffice."

"I see! So when can this Flying Airship be completed?" Another general inquired with concern, showing an eagerness to see the new ship set sail.

However, Perfikot shook her head and said: "That depends on when the supporting facilities can be completed. Only when all the facilities are ready, will the Royal Shipyard have enough efficiency to start building the Flying Airship."

"No problem, I'll have the various factories provide the necessary support to the Royal Shipyard!" Another general quickly replied, and surprisingly, he was wearing an army uniform.

"I'm afraid that's not doable, and my original plan wasn't like that either." Perfikot directly dismissed the suggestion and then simply explained: "Building a Flying Airship requires various specialized support facilities and personnel. If we just temporarily adjust the factories, it would be detrimental to the subsequent construction of Flying Airships.

Don't just tell me you're planning to build only one. Based on Eldest Princess Annie's previous actions deterring the colonies, the Empire would need at least two to three such large Flying Airships, and there would be accompanying fleets in the future. You can't let it operate alone, right?"

"We'll handle all that; just tell us how much money in total all these matters require, Little Perfikot." The Navy Admiral was already pledging firmly at this point.

"The shipyard quoted me two million gold pounds, and all these associated industries will only cost more. Instead of bothering me here, why not figure out a way to make some money first?" Perfikot stated as she looked at all the old generals.

"Leave it to us!" The group of generals could hardly wait any longer.