Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

The first weapons exhibition of the Kingdom of Sutton has begun.

This was huge news for the entire Felin. No country had ever displayed its weapons publicly.

Arms transactions are not uncommon in history, but they are always kept closed and not visible to third parties not involved in the transaction.

The arms exhibition officially organized by the Drogo Group and Sutton is open to all major countries and organizations. Whether to buy or not is up to you first, but it creates an atmosphere.

What’s even more amazing to the Felin people is that ordinary people can visit the exhibition.

The exhibition lasts for seven days in total, and the first day is an internal exhibition.

The so-called internal exhibition does not mean that things that are not open to the public will be exhibited. It just takes out a time of the day when the flow of people is not so large to allow invited customers who are really capable of placing orders to have a better experience and it is also convenient to discuss business on the spot.

All weapons that appeared on the first day will also be in the venue for the next six days.

As for civilian visitors, they can purchase tickets using Sutton's new identity authentication system number, while foreign tourists must use the temporary identity authentication obtained upon entry.

When the time comes, you must verify your identity before entering, and reselling second-hand tickets is not allowed.

A single-day entry ticket with no time limit is 25 copper coins, a fast-track ticket is 1 silver and 20 copper coins, and an exclusive ticket with a dedicated guide is 15 silver coins.

This continues the tradition of Zhuoge Group in organizing events. One cent for one point of experience, two cents for 1.1 points of experience...

If you buy a pass for the entire exhibition, you can multiply the single-day ticket price by six and then get a 20% discount.

Due to the scale of the exhibition, it is basically impossible to visit the entire exhibition in one or two days.

Therefore, the sales volume of passes is very high, almost catching up with one-third of single-day tickets.

In order to make the civilians who come to the exhibition feel more involved, in addition to heavy equipment such as flapping-wing aircraft, there are also many very "people-friendly" equipment on display.

For example, hundreds of types of firearms.

Since the invention of magic firearms, a large number of imitators have emerged on the continent.

There are private organizations, and there are official agencies in other countries.

Because the key to magic firearms lies in the solution idea, there are no particularly high barriers in the production itself. At most, the production cost cannot be as low as Drogo, and the quality control is not that good, but it can definitely be produced.

So, after a period of imitation, the imitators completed the accumulation of technology and began to forge their own paths.

All kinds of guns popped out at once.

Many of these manufacturers were also invited to participate in this exhibition.

The levels of the invited manufacturers vary greatly, and some of them were just brought in to make up the numbers.

But there is indeed a group with extremely unique ideas, such as a merchant group that specializes in making guns for dwarves and halflings.

They don't make guns for dwarves because dwarves have thick fingers and use different guns from gnomes and halflings. In addition, dwarves have their own gun merchant group that leverages their traditional craftsmanship advantages. They have extremely high levels of expertise and understand the needs of dwarves best. Other races simply cannot break into this market.

And the main product of the business group that came to the exhibition.

It's a "child's gun".

Because they feel that the market for halflings and dwarves is still too small, and want to jump into a bigger pool, the human market.

They don’t want to compete in the huge red ocean market of standard human firearms.

Therefore, guns designed for children can be used by making some minor adjustments to their original designs so that they can be used by human children and perfectly utilize their original advantages.

Although designing guns for children sounds a bit outrageous, the organizers of the exhibition have no reason to reject them.

Feilin's attitude towards guns is relatively relaxed. After all, the extraordinary people living among ordinary people are much more dangerous than those with light weapons.

However, after realizing that there might soon be a large number of people targeting the children's weapons market, Sutton's council urgently drafted a bill on children's gun control.

Children are not allowed to legally possess guns and can only use firearms at designated shooting ranges.

This draft, which is very likely to be passed, did not dampen the enthusiasm of the business community.

Because on the official website of the weapons exhibition, the firearms category, children's guns, ranked high on the popularity list...

On the first day of the official opening, Drogo also appeared at the exhibition.

After a morning, Long was very satisfied with both the transaction volume and the atmosphere in the exhibition hall.

There were no civilians on the first day, but the venue was almost filled with invited teams from various countries, large organizations, and many media reporters.

We can already foresee crowded scenes in the coming days.

As for the transaction volume, Zhuo Ge has already obtained the statistics of the group's weapons orders in the morning.

“Have all the invited customers arrived?”

Drogo asked as he flipped through the statistics.

"No."

"The Romans didn't come."

Before Elsa could answer, Drogo spoke first.

It's easy to guess that since Roman has been sanctioned, if the other party has any backbone, he won't rush to be the scapegoat.

"Yes, but among the merchant groups participating in the exhibition, there is a merchant group called Platinum Mirror. They should have reached a deal with the Roman Empire. They have the investment of the Villian businessman behind them. This morning, they bought all kinds of our weapons, no more than two of each, probably for disassembly research."

"Is there any solid evidence that they will eventually transport the weapons to the Roman Empire?"

Drogo asked, sparks coming out of his nose.

It's not easy for the Romans, as they want to buy weapons for research.

This indirectly proves that their weapons are indeed very attractive.

"No."

"pity."

Drogo felt a little regretful.

Luo Man went through so much trouble to beat around the bush, he probably wouldn't mind the 50% markup, he just wanted to save face.

If we could get solid evidence and report it on all major media networks, giving this "glove" cartel a hard kick in the ass would be no different than slapping the Roman Empire in the face.

"Should we ban sales to this merchant group?"

"No, if we ban this one, they will definitely transfer the purchase to more people. Our design is not afraid of research."

Ornithopters and magic grenades are not ordinary firearms. If you know how to make them, you can make them by hand in a small workshop. The magic bullets used in the guns have higher technical content than the guns themselves.

Heavy weapons are the dual embodiment of industrial and technological strength, and are truly the "jewel in the crown".

It’s not that easy to understand it.

Even if we disassemble it and design the theory, how to make it, can it be manufactured, and can it be used after it is manufactured?

This is not a game where you just develop some skills on the technology tree, wait for a period of time, find a piece of vacant land to place an aircraft manufacturing factory, and don't consider various supporting facilities. You just have to wait for planes to be built one by one.

Moreover, even if they made it, all the models provided by Drogo were actually reduced-spec models.

The real cutting-edge technology is not put on sale at all.

But Loman has the Soul Ascender Sanctuary, and their scientific research capabilities should not be underestimated. Even if it is a reduced version, they don't really want Loman to copy it, as it would prolong the war.

Is there any way to make money from Loman while making it difficult for them to copy him?

Drogo's eyes rolled and he had an idea.

"Has our spot stock been sold out?"

"Yes, within two hours of opening, all the stock was sold out. At our current production speed, orders will be placed at least three years later."

"Then do we have a very legitimate reason to postpone the order that Roman put in with great effort, and put all other orders ahead of him, saying that the small orders will be postponed."

Drogo thought about it and realized that if it could really be delayed until three years, the Roman Empire might be finished.

"Good idea." Aisha agreed.

After studying Loman's affairs, Drogo carefully studied the clients who placed orders in the morning. The largest single transaction came from the Papal States.

The church takes the lead in purchasing arms. Not to mention, the style is quite fitting. Felin’s church has always been in the style of the Pope who has several divisions.

Apart from these, the countries that are engaging in crazily shopping are basically those bordering the Roman Empire.

They were frightened by Loman's sudden invasion of the Principality of Orion and were eager to arm themselves.

Judging from their transaction volume, there should be no insects who deposit the funds for expanding armaments into their own personal accounts.

If so, that's pretty rich.

Drogo also sympathizes with these small countries that have a neighboring relationship with the war maniacs. The existing inventory will be allocated to them first, and the orders will also be produced first.

The production capacity of the Drogo Group actually has great potential. Many production lines that were not originally used for weapons manufacturing can be modified slightly. Even if they cannot produce key components, it is still easy to produce accessories.

Coupled with the official support of the Kingdom of Sutton, production capacity can be increased at any time if necessary.

After looking through all the orders from the morning, Drogo suddenly discovered a very strange country.

Capetian Kingdom.

"This Cape, if I remember correctly, borders Loman, right?"

Drogo wasn't even sure.

"Yes, the Kingdom of Capet is located due east of Roman, and was one of the main forces that once resisted the rule of the Roman Empire."

"Close together?"

"Stay close!"

"Then why did they only buy so little?" Drogo didn't understand.

Compared with the shopping sprees of other countries bordering Roman, the Capetian Kingdom bought very little, enough to arm a company at most.

"Aren't they afraid of being beaten by Loman? Or is this delegation greedy?"

"Forehead……"

Elsa didn't have a reliable answer to this question.

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Viscount Fernando, the Capetian envoy to the Suttonian Kingdom, was wiping the sweat from his forehead with his exquisite handkerchief.

In fact, the venue is not hot. The entire venue was newly built on the outskirts of Deepwater City. It is located in a park specially used for hosting large-scale exhibitions and events. It uses the most advanced central temperature control rune system.

The temperature is always maintained at a comfortable 22 degrees Celsius during the venue's operating hours.

But Minister Fernando was too fat, and aerobic exercise is always the enemy of a fat body.

Walking around the exhibition is considered a high-intensity aerobic exercise for him.

Although he spent more than half of the morning resting, he was still panting and his thighs ached.

"Have we finished looking at all the projects we need to see?" the minister asked the staff around him.

"Yes, I have finished reading them all."

"Very good, then our work is basically completed successfully. The next few days will be a relaxing and enjoyable free time to rest. See, if you don't follow me, can I find such a comfortable job for you?"

Viscount Fernando's tone revealed pride.

It's something to be proud of when you get the job done with ease.

The other staff members in the mission immediately followed suit and praised him, and the minister felt less tired after hearing it.

However, a young man in the team said weakly: "Sir, should we pay more attention to this..."

"What else is there to focus on? The tasks assigned to us by His Majesty the King have been completed perfectly."

"However, there are many new weapons in the exhibition that we didn't originally know about, and we still have a lot of surplus funds."

"Oh, no buts, young man, don't you believe in your powerful motherland and your divine Majesty?"

Viscount Fernando started by accusing the young people in the delegation of not believing in the country.

"No, that's not what I meant..." the young man explained immediately.

"Of course I know that's not what you mean, but you have to believe in the strength of the Capetian Kingdom. Back then, it was us who defeated Roman in his heyday..."

Viscount Fernando began to recall the glorious history of the Capetian Kingdom.

He is best at talking about this.

He speaks with passion and has excellent eloquence.

You can make a living with this ability.

However, the "glorious history" he talked about is quite different from the actual historical situation.

Did the Kingdom of Capet contribute in the war against Roman?
We have made an effort, and it is an important effort.

But that is far from the so-called "defeating the Roman Empire".

"Friends, don't forget the Battle of Yutong!"

Viscount Fernando made his closing remarks.

The Battle of Yutong is a legendary victory recorded in the history of the Capetian Kingdom.

Is it authentic? I doubt it.

The other staff members in the mission immediately applauded.

"Besides, we also have the Iron Capetian Line. No army can break through that line. We are safe."

The Iron Capetian Line mentioned by Viscount Fernando is the defense line on the western border of the Capetian Kingdom.

Every inch of the border with the Roman Empire is covered by this line of defense.

Countless fortresses, a large number of magic items, and the most powerful troops in the kingdom.

This line of defense took decades to build, all for the purpose of keeping an eye on Loman.

The Iron Capetian Line was impenetrable.

This is the consensus of every Capetian.

Viscount Fernando led the delegation towards the exit of the venue with satisfaction.

When he was about to go out, the young man spoke again.

"Report, there is urgent information!"

"What's the matter?"

"The Roman army has entered our country."

"That joke isn't funny," Fernando replied impatiently.

"It's true," the young man said anxiously, and directly showed the magic message he had just received to the Viscount, who was the communications officer of the delegation.

The Viscount stared at the message, and the more he read, the more sweat appeared on his forehead.

"What happened? Sir, have they broken through the defense line? Impossible, it's indestructible..."

“They didn’t break through.”

The Viscount swallowed.

"They went around us through the mountainous border area to the north. They went around us from there."

After Fernando finished speaking, he was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly turned around and ran quickly into the venue, his twisting body looking very funny.

"I want to see Mr. Drogo!" (End of this chapter)