When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1213 You have flesh and blood titans, I have war behemoths
The autumn wind was bleak; it was already autumn of 1459.

The chilly wind had turned the world a dull yellow, and pedestrians on the dark gray streets had all put on woolen brown-gray coats.

Designers from France modified the Saint Union uniform, tightening the puff sleeves, loosening the waistband, and using a stiffer wool fabric.

Meanwhile, unlike the high collar used in monks' robes, this garment, called a work jacket, features a turn-down collar.

Originally, this design was not very reasonable because it exposed a large part of the chest to the cold wind.

Thick wool coats worn in autumn and winter require a high collar for warmth.

This year, people can do this, but compared to last year, passersby will wear a wool knit sweater underneath.

Looking at the wool sweaters in everyone's hands from inside the carriage, Horn had to admit the wisdom of the believers, and even more so, he had to acknowledge their desire for a better life.

In the development of Saint Union, the wool textile process will eliminate or leave a large amount of soft, fine, and short wool that cannot be used for textile textiles.

In the past, these yarns were all hand-wound, making sweaters a very complicated process.

The female workers collected them, and it is unknown who first invented crochet hooks and knitting needles, which led to the formal large-scale production of sweaters.

Horn was extremely busy every day and also had to study theology, so he couldn't think of everything.

Even though they hadn't expected it, the believers still managed to make their own knitting needles and crochet hooks, and started selling sweaters and towels.

With Horn's guidance alone, the Holy Alliance will never be able to develop rapidly.

As for the sweater industry, both André and Mande County have their eyes on it and have been making plans for it recently.

As for who wins and who loses, we'll have to wait and see what happens next; it all depends on their abilities.

The wheels rumbled along Central Avenue, the riverbank, the Parra River Bridge, Slime Street...

The scenery outside the window changed constantly as the vehicle moved forward, with golden leaves scattered across the cobblestone streets.

The former dirt road has now been completely replaced by a mortar and concrete avenue, with sidewalks on both sides made of stacked stones.

As for both sides of the road, there are visible seven-story Vittorio Emanuele II apartment buildings (with attics).

Off-white walls, acanthus leaf decorative columns, and carved wrought iron balcony.

The facade features a horizontal waistline, rectangular vertical windows, and a double-pitched orange roof at the top, which allows for drainage from both sides.

However, what is even more eye-catching are the thin chimneys among the large chimneys on the roof, as well as the tall water tower and the clockwork machine standing next to it.

Fireplace, three-burner coal stove, running water, fluorescent lamps...

These theological inventions recently developed by the Holy Alliance are beginning to enter thousands of households.

Yes, although Horn habitually calls them scientific inventions, most people still refer to them as theological inventions or miracles.

The Pope himself said that the Father transmits the truth in this way, so a new invention must be a new revelation.

So invention equals miracle, and inventor equals priest, no problem there.

In fact, inventors or engineers whose inventions are recognized by the Church of England are awarded a divine title.

As Horn looked at the blurry figure behind the glass window, his pride gradually faded.

It is said that miracles have entered every household.

But these thousands of households mainly refer to the households located in the core area of ​​the Palace of Machinery, Slime Street, Clock Square, Central Avenue, and the Holy See.

The towering Vitus-style buildings blocked people's view, preventing them from seeing the ordinary people living in the Insula apartments on the outskirts of the city.

However, Horn also had to say a few words in his own defense.

It's not that he's unwilling, but renovations take time.

Moreover, with so many people flocking to the Holy See, the Insurre Apartments were far more practical than the time-consuming and troublesome Witte-style apartments.

Currently, the lifelong dream of many citizens of St. Regis is to buy a room in a Wittler apartment.

Even if it's just an attic.

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Horn shifted his gaze from the attic to the ground floor on the street.

A country's period of rapid development often sets the architectural style for most of its towns and cities.

Just like the current Holy Relic Court, due to the current prevalence of the Neoclassical school or the El Revival school.

Therefore, the shops along the street, apart from their large glass windows, are all in the Neoclassical style.

It removes the cumbersome style of vampire gothic and adopts classicism sparingly and exquisitely.

The most prominent features are the gable walls and relief moldings. The overall style emphasizes solemnity, simplicity, and rational order, which is also the overall style of Shenglian.

Especially the neat and uniform lines and angel reliefs, as if waving to the passing papal carriage and saying, "Your Majesty."

This wasn't the Ministry of Civil Engineering flattering Horn; rather, the theme of their relief was simply "Greetings, Your Majesty."

In the relief depicting His Majesty, a carriage slowly drives from the city area into the park area outside the Mechanical Palace.

The vibrant spring flower fields have faded, and amidst the lingering fragrance, Horn sees a patch of red chrysanthemums.

Outside the red chrysanthemum, a wooden, disc-shaped self-propelled spring-loaded gun is parked quietly.

Rather than calling it a self-propelled clockwork cannon, Horn prefers to call it the Leonardo Tank.

Its shape resembles a tortoise shell, with an inverted conical structure and a sloping wooden frame covered with steel plates on all sides.

In this way, even if enemy shells come at you, they can be deflected by the sloped armor.

The Leonardo tank is about 9 meters in diameter and 4.5 meters high, and can accommodate 12 to 16 soldiers.

The vehicle has 24 firing ports on its sides, three six-pounder guns on the sides, and a twelve-pounder gun at the very top.

In addition, there are pipes on both sides that can spew out thick smoke and flames.

Sounds tempting, right? But for now, it's just a decoration.

According to calculations by a large number of engineers from the Holy Church, even if mithril was used, this thing would still weigh over 50 tons.

Without a track, no clockwork mechanism could possibly drive it.

Even if it's filled with wind-up machines, the speed is only 3 kilometers per hour.

Moreover, due to material and design issues, even though Horn proposed the idea of ​​tracks, he was unable to build them.

Not to mention the cost; building one of these is estimated to cost at least 8000 gold pounds.

After spending nearly 2000 pounds, Shirley urgently halted the project and even gave Leonardo a scathing critique at the council meeting.

In fact, Horn had a tank design in mind, even though he had never driven a tank or seen one running.

However, given the current situation of the Holy Alliance, on the one hand, the technology is not up to par, and on the other hand, there is no need for this war.

The Holy Alliance hasn't even fully mastered the linear formation tactics yet, and the clockwork machine gun is still under development, let alone tanks.

Even if tanks and machine guns were brought to the battlefield, Horn wasn't sure if they would be as effective as they were in the original world.

For example, what if a vampire uses shadow magic to sneak up near a tank and damage its tracks?

Therefore, improvements are definitely needed, such as placing extraordinary monks inside the tank.

Thinking about this question, Horn's eyes went blank for a moment, and his mind wandered to other things.

Armand's report on the battle on the outskirts of Gau was just submitted by the Cheka a few days ago.

Those tall, inexplicably appearing foot knights were truly eye-catching.

In a sense, these infantry knights could even be considered human tanks.

It has high protective capabilities; even a clockwork gun couldn't penetrate its armor.

They come with their own projection platform, and their immense power allows them to carry projectile weapons equivalent to 3-pound cannons.

They can't beat us in close combat, they can't break through our armor at range, and even when we're kiting, they have guns and cannons.

The only downside is its slow movement speed.

However, this drawback is compensated for by its relatively small size (compared to Leonardo's giant tank) and the resulting agility.

On the battlefield of Gau, these giant infantry easily crushed Fran's elite troops and also overturned the military police knights who attempted a flank attack.

However, in terms of expressiveness, it is almost on par with the Great Knight.

What troubled Horn was that they were about to use giant infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, but the guns they were using were still at the 18th-century level.

Now that we've received the news, there's no reason not to prepare early.

In response to these massive infantry units, the Holy Alliance must also devise its own countermeasures.

The biggest problem right now is that we haven't fought them yet. It would be even better if we could just capture a giant infantry fighter.

Orders must be given to the Mechanical Palace and the Cheka!
(End of this chapter)