Chapter 745: 22. Mysterious Paradise (14)

"I remember you said that the concentration of power is a basic tactical principle and a strategic principle. Is it okay to do this? Even if the country is not independent, then start to develop the power of the surface fleet?"
The guests on the sofa thought for a while and then said:
"Even if the design is passed, you will not have time to build these large warships."
Time, for the elf camp, the most favorable is time, the most unfavorable is also time. Large battleships are not submarines and chariots, and it is difficult to carry out pipeline segmentation operations. From drawing freezing, laying keels, cutting the first steel plate, and finally outfitting, it takes more than half a year for small destroyers-this is still skilled The skilled workers and resources are sufficient, three shifts around the clock, and there is no ideal situation with the premise of no interference from wars and terrorist activities. In the real wartime, the large and expensive warships with long construction periods were either dismantled on the ship's platform to make steel-making submarines or used as floating turrets. This was serious repetitive construction and serious waste.
Finally, it is not an easy task to let the grandfathers who are full of land territories and maritime power consciousness only stay at the level of "overseas colonies and a lot of precious metals" agree on the budget for building warships. Although everyone is well aware of the huge profits brought by overseas colonies, local security is obviously more important. With only one year left before the war, you will not be interested in naval appropriations that will not be of much use in the upcoming war. Finally, based on political instincts, some old grandpas will also be arrogant...
Without urgency and practical significance, this proposal cannot be passed.
"They will agree."
Stir the milk foam. Li Lin said quietly:
"At the right time, parliamentarians will also act very reasonable and generous."
"When did the Senate become generous?"
Doubtless suspicion and irony. Since Freya first mockedly called the council as the Senate, military, police, and other violent departments have called it the council in private. Recently, the private sector has learned.
Li Lin laughed and put the coffee and today's "Alfheim Daily" in front of her, pointing to the tofu block below the front page.
"This is why the grandpas are generous."
The follow-up report on the Scott case took up 80% of the page, and underneath it was the title "Expansion of the Principality's Funding Gap." Seeking more loans" article.
This seems... nothing to be surprised about. It was just the staged results of Li Lin’s insidious plan to turn the Principality into a debt slave. A seemingly delicious victory, but it had little to do with the Navy’s application for warship construction.
Of course, sometimes it may matter. After all, few people would believe it. When His Majesty the Tsar and his government were unable to repay the loan. They will honestly treat their pants according to the agreement. When workers even sell organs to pay back. This virtue of trustworthiness is rarely spontaneous, especially when it comes to economic issues. Regardless of whether the other party is a commoner, aristocrat, or tsar, it is time to be unable to repay the debt. They will definitely choose to pay the bills, and their trustworthiness may only be higher than that of lawyers and bankers. Therefore, in order to recover the money, Alfheim needs enough warships to drive into Lapland Bay and use large-caliber naval guns to collect debts...
But that is a matter of the distant future after all, and it is difficult for the elven camp to turn its face with the Principality until the human camp is completely settled and this huge battle result is digested. One day, the Army and the Air Force can also accomplish this task. Both of these forces have considerable experience in demolition, and their work efficiency is unmatched by the Navy.
Therefore, there are no elements that can be related between the navy battleship and the principality.
"But Albion and Charlemagne are scrambling to provide loans to the Principality, and this will lead to fierce conflict. By then, we need warships."
Li Lin put down his coffee and raised his mouth slightly.
"According to Stasi’s information, both Walsingham and Richelieu sent secret envoys to privately contact Stolypin to guarantee loans to the Principality on preferential terms, with the additional condition that they must be sent to Albion within six months Or Charlemagne went to war."
Very interesting situation. The amount of loans provided by the two parties is about the same, the interest rate is almost as low, and the conditions are surprisingly similar. The only difference is that Albion asked the Principality to fight against Charlemagne. Charlemagne asked the Principality to open a film with Albion again...
If there is an annual cold joke award, this triangle of "love each other" may become a favorite to win the championship.
The guests on the sofa don’t think it’s ridiculous. The history of wisdom has always been like this. What they have learned from history is that they haven’t learned anything. A variety of amazingly similar cold jokes are always coming up. How is the problem Becomes like this?
"what happened?"
"Charlieman's shipbuilding plan."
"Shipbuilding plan?"
The guest was stunned. She had heard of that incident. After the signing of the "Naval Armament Agreement", Charlemagne made adjustments to the original shipbuilding plan according to the agreement's restrictions on the tonnage and performance of warships. This month, Charlemagne's "Treaty-type Cruiser"-De Grasse-class cruiser will be launched into outfits, the number is only three. This number is not much, and there is no reason to provoke the sensitive nerves of the Albian people.
She thought about it and asked:
"What is the problem?"
"Charlie Man cheated too much."
Li Lin took out a few photos and placed them on the table.
"Before the naval arms control negotiations, Richelieu and the admiralty people found me here, hoping to build a cruiser with sufficient power according to the bottom line set by the negotiations, which could be used as a battleship with a little modification in wartime. To put it bluntly, it's a drill. Then we designed the De Grasse-class fast cruiser according to customer requirements."
A "light" cruiser equipped with 68 12-pound guns, with a load capacity that is almost the same as the battleship. The gun position is designed according to the 24-pound gun. Once the treaty becomes invalid, it can be replaced with the 24-pound gun used by the first-class battleship immediately. Weave into battle line.
It is conceivable that the Albian people were angry, and they immediately condemned it.
"‘When the Kingdom of Albion encounters financial difficulties. Deliberately exploiting the Treaty’s loopholes and deliberately provoking an arms race at sea-I have to say that this is a very serious accusation.
As a veteran maritime power, Albion always thinks that only she can be shameless in the world. When they find out that the stupid Charlie Man has been ruthlessly ruined, they almost did not jump and scold their mother.
"Albian people are angry, but they lack the means of revenge. After all, from the paper data, Charlemagne is in compliance with the treaty. They cannot and have no extra strength to fight Charlemagne for this, but despite financial difficulties It cannot support a full-scale war. There is no problem supporting the principality and Charlemagne in a proxy war."
"Just like you."
Guests coldly commented:
"And Charlemagne has the same abacus. Using the Principality to contain Albion. Clearing obstacles for the expansion of Charlemagne towards the south and overseas colonies. The contradiction between the two sides intensified and eventually turned into a maritime war, the treaty was completely abolished, and the shipbuilding competition Restart."
An era of naval arms race that is not bound by treaties. This in turn caused a series of chain reactions. It triggered a comprehensive confrontation across military, political, and commercial. Eventually go to the world war.
Unlike before, Yalfheim can’t just watch the wall like he used to, and they have to react to it. As the so-called "fairy fights. Mortals suffer", when the Great Britain and the French Empire killed each other, they would involve the new continent's militiamen, and openly plundered merchant ships at sea to capture the militia of the country, triggering a "quasi-war" and even exiling the dwarf I. Afterwards, the British ghosts and animals were still obsessed with drawing lists and calculating old accounts. They sent an expeditionary force to raze Washington to the ground, burned the House of Parliament with a fire, and turned that building into a color known to future generations. Without the superior geographical environment that mankind hopes for the empire, there is no possibility for Alfheim, who is in the land of the four wars, to stay out of the world. For his own independence and the national strategy after independence, it is bound to require early planning.
"As the old saying goes, plan ahead."
Li Lin took the lead.
"There are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests. We know this, and other countries also know that it is not a bad thing to make some preparations to prevent future problems."
Right now, Alfheim and Albion are close allies, but at some point in the future, around the interests of overseas interests and sea power, as well as Albian’s traditional national policy of beating the first strong country with the second strongest country on the mainland, the two countries It is very likely that a war will break out, and then it is impossible for Yalfheim to rely solely on submarines and mines to win the war. Large surface ships are also indispensable. At present, with the precautions of
preventing principals from denying accounts
, it conducts preliminary design and testing, and then builds a batch of test ships on a small scale. After accumulating experience in ship construction and design and enough qualified personnel, Alfheim can use the powerful industry Rapidly mass-produce warships and build a rookie navy strong enough to pinch against the Royal Navy of Albion.
The fairly stable "small step and fast run" strategy is also in line with the status of Yalfheim-after the war against Charlemagne next year, Yalfheim will surely obtain several seaports and have a closer relationship with overseas interests , The risk of conflict with Albian increases. By that time, so many battleships are really needed.
Long-term vision, sophisticated calculations, and amazing wisdom, but the guests lack interest.
"By then, it doesn't matter to me."
"It is true that our contract is valid until the end of the war next year."
Crossing his fingers together, Li Lin answered with a carefree smile.
"When our army suppresses Charlemagne, you... no,'the wishes of your family will come true. In order to be free from the journey of eternal life, for true freedom, please continue to assist us as in the past, respectable ancient species, Miss Lyle Phoenix, the immortal bird."
Said carefreely.
Undead Birds, Phoenix, Benu, Felix—their names are many, but this ancient species is more mysterious than the Dragon tribe, and almost no one knows the entity of this tribe. Even though the dragons are also ancient species, only a few high-ranking elders know something. The footprints of the Undead Bird family in history are only occasional glances across the sky and legendary cameo characters.
Mysterious, beautiful, and irrelevant, this is the image of the undead bird, but the truth is quite the opposite.
As the true master of this world, the goddess often interferes and restrains the development of intelligent species. While interfering. She has also been invisible behind the scenes, as far as possible to prevent the intelligent species from perceiving that they have been interfered, to avoid triggering unknown variables and unnecessary resistance, thus forming an infinitely stagnant circulating world.
However, there are contradictions.
In order to achieve the interference operation as accurately as possible, the mother must observe her creation carefully, and must observe the changes in the values ​​and feelings of the creation with great care. Only after a deeper understanding can she design more efficient And a more subtle interference strategy.
But on the other hand, the appearance of the mother cannot make the wisdom kind of society aware. So we can only use the church to understand the situation indirectly. It's just that the speed of information transfer is not fast enough. After the information relayed by the church, its credibility also needs to be discounted. To solve this problem, the undead bird was created.
If the divine agent is the "hand of the gods" that the mother goddess directly intervenes in history, the undead bird is the "eye of the gods" who observes and monitors the dynamics of the world. In a long history. Communicate all kinds of information to the mother accurately. So that the mother goddess can make timely decisions and set road signs for the development of wisdom species.
As a loyal "eye of God", the ecology of the undead bird family is also very peculiar. "It is an individual. It is a group. It is a parent and sister, and it is a different self. On the journey of eternal life, Nan Ke's dream is constantly repeated"-this paradox-filled statement is the true portrayal of this family.
In historical records and legends, the number of undead birds is extremely small, and it seems that the fertility rate is even lower than that of the dragons, but it certainly maintains a certain number to ensure ethnic reproduction.
In fact, this is a preconceived misunderstanding. From the beginning until now, there is only one immortal bird.
From the moment of birth, the undead bird followed his instinct to find prey, and after selecting the appropriate object, swallowed the appearance, memory, personality and life left on the "root record" of the target. Through this kind of operation they call themselves "swallowing time", they are transformed into "fake" which is no different from the deity. While living and growing in a smart kind of society, through your own eyes-with the same gaze of smart creatures, carefully investigate and analyze the development of society and civilization, as well as changes in values, and then feedback to the mother god. When the consumed "time" is exhausted, it will find a new target and start a new cycle.
This set of operating mechanisms has been very effective, but there are also several problems.
First of all, in the process of "swallowing time", the personality and emotions of the engulfed object will be inherited together, and will continue to be retained, and will not be cleared with the engulfment of new prey. The continuous accumulation of personality makes it more and more difficult for the undead bird to be called a single individual. Different personalities and experiences precipitate in the body, causing her to deviate more and more from the requirements set by the creator, and even to the matter of the intended use. Tiredness and disgust arose, which then evolved into the urge to break away from this reincarnation.
This is still only an unstable state of mind. If you have enough patience to solve it, it is not impossible to solve. But the second question is not so easy.
Basic data carrier-in plain language, it is also called "soul". In the process of constantly becoming a variety of fakes, there is wear and tear, which in turn affects the symptoms of rapid aging. It is necessary to repair the "soul" by constantly devouring the time of others to maintain the use period.
As for the target of engulfment, although there are no specific regulations, the younger the better.
"For me, life is like a sanctuary filled with candles. Some candles have just started to burn, some candles are burning vigorously, and some candles are about to burn to the end. But only the first two are for me to eat."
Theoretically, the younger the prey is, the more time the undead bird can take. For this reason, Li Lin often regularly provides Lyle with children and babies bought for money-anyway, the guardian agrees to transfer ownership, and there is no Human rights groups are irresponsible. No matter how they are used, there will be no problems.
The only thing that can be considered a problem is Lyle’s guilt.
There is no clear concept of what is in life, a young life without vigilance or guarding. It ages and shrivels in its own hands, and eventually loses weight and turns into dust.
"Those children... smiled at me."
Every baby held by Lyle in his arms would laugh.
The baby could not know what she was going to do to herself. Committed to the warm and comfortable arms, the innocent babies smiled at Lyle coquettishly and admiringly.
There is no scheming, no politeness, and no sinful smile.
In a blink of an eye, the baby's weight, body temperature, and that smile disappeared into his arms. The endless emptiness and sinful impact on the body and mind are overwhelming, and no tears can flow, and only the torn pain can torture the whole body.
"Sometimes, I think it would be nice if I were a human being, so that someone would send me to court, break my crime, and calm the babies and children."
But that was just fantasy and escape. The reality is that even if the false tranquility is not available, it is necessary to continue working for the mother goddess and accumulate new sins for this.
"Actually, if you want, I can help you clear those unpleasant memories."
The sound of the light touch of the coffee cup and the cup overlaps with the indifferent invitation. From the sound, you can feel the temptation enough to make the listener's body warm.
"In just a few seconds, whether it's the experience of reincarnation so far, or a specific piece of memory, you can format and delete it. There will be no pain and no side effects."
The experiment of digitizing memory has achieved certain results before his birth. The details of the relevant experiments are in the database. With the help of the operating system of this world, it is not difficult to completely delete some memories.
But there are no side effects... then it may not be necessary.
The so-called personality is after all formed on the basis of memory and experience, and the lack of memory will definitely affect the personality. Of course, this is what Li Lin needs.
An unethical and loyal monitoring eye will have a great positive effect on his plan...
"No need."
Lyle flatly refused.
"I've received your kindness, but I just want to realize my only wish."
With sin and remorse, he is liberated from the endless journey to seek eternal peace.
That is-
dead.
Death is peace, death is salvation, and only death is the key to escape from eternal hell.
The unique thoughts of suicide volunteers burst into a sad smile on the girl's stubborn face.
"On behalf of the transcendent species of God, you are just my death. If you want to defile my journey and desecrate my sinful karma so far, I would rather bear God's punishment."
Only "that" doesn't want to be tainted by others ~EbookFREE.me~ and it doesn't want people to alter and delete it arbitrarily, but this is no compromise. If you come by, even if you know you are in vain, you will have to fight back.
"Oh--"
Red pupil narrowed slightly, Li Lin smiled softly.
"Then please help us as before."
There are neat squares in the cold air, countless luminous particles jumping inside the box, covering the real scene, and hundreds of boxes depict the same number of faces.
Hundreds of different human appearances, men, women, children, tall, short, fat, thin. The time and place of intercepting the image are also different, and the drawing angle and size are also different, like a large stack of portraits randomly selected.
Looking at the portraits, Lyle couldn't help but hold his breath.
"It's the same as before. The expensive experimental materials will trouble you to look after."
It was like pleasure, proclaimed mockingly, and confided in the colorful office. (To be continued...)