After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

The Mechanicus has indeed ushered in a golden age. With years of technological accumulation, the correct guidance of Oswald, the time traveler, and the localization of a certain nature goddess clone, they have successfully unlocked the two technological trees of steam and electricity.

The main development direction of electricity is closely related to people's livelihood, and light bulbs are not a technical problem. Therefore, Oswald's first step in planning was to conquer the darkness of the Northern Territory.

The Power Matrix combines dwarven furnace technology with alchemy, and Chuguang's understanding of electricity far surpasses that of the current era. Today, this massive power generation system is buried deep beneath Ice City, continuously generating electricity through thermal power, and then storing the electrical energy on the towering Magic Matrix on the ground, achieving a complete utilization from power generation to storage.

Oswald was very pleased, believing that it wouldn't be long before various electrical appliances would be produced in the Northern Territory, thereby further improving people's productivity and living standards.

The other steam module, however, is a bit more abstract. Oswald's original intention was for them to develop the steam engine. The advent of the steam engine was the foundation of the Industrial Revolution. Whether it was factories or future trains and ships, they all needed steam engines to provide power.

As a result, the madmen of the Mechanics Cult created an extremely bizarre and incongruous product.

After all, the power matrix is ​​too large, and current technology cannot achieve its miniaturization and portability. The steam engine model initially created by the Mechanical Church also weighs more than 30 tons, which is usable but unnecessary.

With electricity, why bother with steam? The only valuable application of this technology right now is in creating steam vehicles and developing it in the field of transportation.

Isn't it just about converting heat energy into high-pressure steam and using the expansion thrust to generate mechanical power? To improve efficiency, a condenser is needed to create a low-pressure vacuum. So why don't I just abandon these functions and build an alchemical module similar to bombardment techniques on it, change the power transmission path, shrink its size to about 100 kilograms, and then attach it to something else?

Thus, the steam module was born. Oswald originally thought that in a world where gunpowder could not be manufactured, it would be difficult to create thermal weapons.

As a result, Chuguang successfully created a bulky and incongruous cannon equipped with a steam module, and then, in front of Oswald, he ejected a multi-kilogram alchemical bomb more than 20 kilometers away...

"I still think using steam is too wasteful. We can directly use electricity to heat some special gases and use the expanding low-pressure gas to generate acceleration force, but it will probably take a long time to develop it."

"Or you could try experimenting with gunpowder substitutes? Don't you have a high-level forging table? Lend it to me, and I'll see if I can emulate the power of lust and forge the forces of nature into physical metals."

Our senior fitter, Master Chu Guang, was still babbling on in a vocabulary that Oswald couldn't understand at all. Oswald sometimes couldn't help but wonder, "Is it possible that in the field of mechanics, the goddess of nature is more professional than the god of mechanics?"

In any case, Oswald's army now has cannons, although a single cannon may require two wagons to transport it in order to be used on the battlefield without slowing down the march.

But it doesn't matter, the Northern Territory is not only famous for its horses, but the breeding area for argali sheep is also expanding rapidly.

Oswald still intends to entrust the campaign on the southern front to Luna, with the Second, Third and Fourth Divisions. The combined strength of these three divisions is conservatively estimated to be over 60,000.

In addition, there are reinforcements from the Elf Kingdom to the south. Once the Third Division has firmly established itself in the Eastern Territory and formed a large logistical base, Luna's conquests will be free of any worries about the rear.

Withdrawing his gaze from the south, Oswald has already set his sights on the Demon Kingdom for the next battlefield. He needs the demons to help him withstand the increasingly violent undead power within him.

Oswald is now one of the most terrifying beings in the world. Countless undead will be born under his control, and the wails of demons whose souls are being corrupted will forever echo in the skies above the snowfields.

"You can take care of these things. Before winter comes this year, I will ignite the war on the snowfields."

Before leaving, Oswald glanced at the strange steam cannon one last time, a satisfied look on his face. What time traveler wouldn't want to engage in a long-range firepower barrage on a battlefield of cold weapons?

With these technological creations, the demon race, which founded its nation on magicians, will only gradually fade into the dust of history.

"Another campaign? Brother, can't you take a break?"

Inside the Duke's office, Luna, who had picked up a stack of documents and offered her seat to Oswald, had a hint of worry on her face.

After hanging his coat on the hanger, Oswald walked over and gently patted Luna's head, suddenly remembering the phrase "My sister should be as wise and powerful as Yao and Shun"...

Oswald's greatest gain in this life is Luna. In his previous life, he considered all the consequences and chose not to let Luna return to the Northern Territory, which now seems to be a mistake.

Luna, who knows how to delegate authority, is actually more suitable to be a monarch than he is.

Oswald knew that since Eleanor's pregnancy, many people had been vying for the position of heir. It wasn't entirely their fault; when Oswald studied history, he always found it despicable that some people would abandon their lifelong ideals for the sake of their descendants' wealth.

Oswald quickly came to understand everything after learning that he was about to become a father.

But while he understood, Oswald was still happy to see future changes in production relations as productivity increased; he just knew that certain wrong paths should not be repeated.

Don't say things like "still walking"...

"My elder brother is indeed very strong, but those archmages are all exceptionally powerful. Even the elderly Medivh can slay the Undead Calamity amidst the army of the undead." Luna objectively stated the power of the archmages. Under special circumstances, archmages can be equated with calamities.

The demon race has four great mages, and given that demons are generally stronger than humans, Luna is very worried that her brother, who took the initiative to attack, will repeat the same mistake.

"It's just a small-scale raid first. The Loyal Legion will cooperate with me to plunder the demon population so that my power can be restored to stability."

"Don't worry, I won't venture deep into the demon territory until I'm absolutely certain of victory."

After receiving her brother's assurance, Luna nodded in relief. Their generation had witnessed history; what was supposed to be a simple change of regime had been turned into a multi-racial war, with all sorts of monsters and bizarre events occurring one after another. Not to mention ordinary people, even Luna herself often felt fear and unease.

As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. If my elder brother were to disappear again, the Northern Territory, which has now expanded more than four times in size, would probably crack open on the spot.

After giving some instructions, Oswald picked up the reports on the table and first found the documents submitted by the Marquis of Barton.

Previously, due to insufficient financial resources, they could only engage in small-scale operations. This time, the Northern Territory, which was quite wealthy, directly purchased 140,000 dwarf slaves from the Dwarf Kingdom, most of whom were healthy young adults.

Faced with a mountain of gold, the dwarf nobles revealed their greedy nature, expressing their desire to immediately begin the next slave trade.

The Dwarf Kingdom may not have much else, but it has a huge number of slaves. With a flick of the belt, they can produce many more slave offspring.

This isn't childbirth, it's printing money for free!

As for the rumors that the dwarves were doing well on human territory, the nobles chuckled and said they had seen through the whole situation.

It's all an old trick they've already played. By restoring power to a select few, they intend to enslave even more people, so that they can be grateful for decades, and thus the deception of "equality" will be realized.

Marquis Barton also brought a letter from the Dwarf King, which was very friendly and asked when Oswald would become emperor. He requested that Oswald send an envoy to the Dwarf Kingdom before he became emperor, and promised to present Oswald with a great gift.

After reading the letter, Oswald sneered and tossed it aside.

He's just a dwarven slave-owning chieftain, a skeleton in a grave; he'll capture him sooner or later. In short, slavery must be abolished. How can a corrupt nation like yours stand for a thousand years without being imitated by future generations?

"Have Jacob make arrangements to send these dwarves to the Eastern and Western territories in batches. The policy remains unchanged, and we should restore normal production and life as soon as possible."

"Yes, elder brother."