It can effectively alleviate the problems of insufficient medical personnel, too few doctors, and difficulties for residents in accessing medical care.
At the same time, there is another important purpose—drones can serve as an isolation mechanism, allowing doctors to focus on researching and treating infected individuals without worrying about their own infection.
Rhine Life had absolutely no interest in this design and plan; their only interest was in the automated drug delivery system. They hoped to use this method to market their drugs in the slums, expand the reach of their medicines, and further plunder wealth.
Only Rhodes Island valued this technology and reached a patent cooperation agreement from the beginning. So now Rhine Life Sciences has suddenly proposed cooperation, simply because they have suddenly discovered that this is the perfect battlefield medical product.
Doctors can use drones to provide rapid battlefield medical care to frontline soldiers. If combined with the Hummingbird drones available here, it can even become a small high-altitude field hospital, providing immediate assistance and treatment to the wounded.
The profits from arms dealing are no less than those from medical treatment, let alone combining the two. So Rhine Life quickly approached Rhodes Island to begin such a collaborative project.
As for the issue of Colombia and Letania funding Therese...
Go find them. What does it have to do with Rhine Labs if you attack them? Besides, how can we not sell our supplies to both sides of the warring empires at the same time?
"And I also have to thank you for this collaboration. It showed me a completely different medical technology system. Aren't you worried about technology leaks at all?"
"That's not my concern." The other party didn't respond to Himer's question. What she was curious about was whether the other party was worried that Rhine Life would resell the hummingbird and the medic bird (hospital type) to Theresis? Of course not, they were even hoping they would sell more.
Without Little Donkey Network's technology, the other side would lose money no matter how much they bought. Even if they did have it, their component costs were fixed, and the core technology was only available here.
Leaving aside whether Theresis had trained enough professional aviation sorcerers in advance, even if he had, he could build three more for every one he bought.
Furthermore, the professor didn't mention that the main gateway for the Little Donkey Network was with him, so he could just cut it off at any time.
Suddenly shutting down the enemy's GPS during battle is the essence of modern warfare, and Your Majesty the Regent should not miss it.
"Continue, test!" After the ground crew finished repairing the aircraft, the medical bird, marked with medical symbols, quickly took off and headed towards the designated location. It began to hover in the air. Dr. Warfarin connected to the medical bird's control network and released four medical drones, which quickly headed towards the green smoke on the ground that indicated "medical assistance is needed."
On the stretcher was a dying camel used to simulate a wounded patient. A drone hovered around once, and a nebulizer sprayed a hemostatic spray onto the wound. A thin simulated medical staff extended from the bottom. Next, Dr. Warfarin performed the surgery using a remote simulation.
Like the combat staff, the healing staff uses Originium Arts to trigger special Originium effects. Since Terra's primary injuries were from crossbow bolts and slashing wounds, the main function of healing spells is to quickly clot blood and resolve arrow wounds.
“The feel of the surgery isn’t quite right. Remote resonance casting will affect the crew’s operation. Compared to being a mobile hospital, it’s more suitable as a medic’s tool for battlefield first aid. So it only needs to perform three functions: suturing, administering medication, and bandaging to stop bleeding.” Himer quickly noted down the Blood Demon Doctor’s advice.
"The medic bird is more suitable for transferring wounded soldiers and stabilizing their conditions. I suggest that the medical drone be modified into a portable medical pod."
It has a more complex built-in simulated staff system and medical system, which can stabilize seriously wounded soldiers more quickly and safely and send them to rear field hospitals.
"The function of the mobile operating table is a bit complicated, we need to discuss it in detail..." The Blood Demon Doctor pulled Himer aside, and the following conversation was beyond the comprehension of the soldiers and ordinary technicians.
All I know is that they argued for a long time, but eventually reached some kind of consensus.
"Is your production capacity sufficient?"
"That's enough. We can replenish at least two medic birds a week. In reality, it's more limited by the warlock's training and rest cycle, otherwise we could have more. As for drones, we have as many as we need."
Warfarin nodded. Hermer's design was indeed quite economical in terms of materials. He suggested showing it to Snow Pheasant, saying that they might be able to squeeze out a few more dollars in costs and labor.
Compared to the cooperation on drones, the cooperation on medical technology has stalled. This is mainly because Rhine Life doesn't understand how Lao Xia's medical technology works, and the latter obviously has no intention of explaining it in detail or revealing its core technological secrets.
Soon, some white hummingbirds with medical markings appeared on the front lines. They carried two medical drones, equipped with laser scalpels and folding operating tables. Once they landed, they formed a small operating room and could carry two people with them.
Due to the heavy load, the flight range was somewhat short, and it could only fly a single route back and forth. However, this was enough to significantly reduce the casualty rate at the front lines, and most of the wounded could be properly treated and evacuated and survive.
Rhine Lab and Raytheon Industries lived up to their reputations, and in the third week, Theresis also had more medic bird crews. Since they hadn't received the agreed-upon portion of the technology, neither of them sold the Hummingbird technology.
Of course, it doesn't matter if they're sold, since the Doctor can turn off their GPS at any time. The reason they're allowed to have medic birds is that the Doctor doesn't just want to win this war, but also wants to save as many people as possible on both sides.
Whether it's sending them to trial and public execution to demonstrate the legitimacy of the new regime, or trying to avoid the population decline caused by civil war, it's all acceptable.
After several months of fighting, as spring arrived, the doctor slowed down the intensity of the battle on the front lines.
Because spring planting is approaching, the last attack was too hasty, which caused significant damage to Kazdel's production, and even his former supporters turned into opponents.
This time, we need to proceed slowly and methodically. As long as we ensure that there are no problems with agricultural and industrial production, it will be like the United States fighting the Pacific War. We can wear down the enemy until they are dumbfounded.
However, the fleet's problems... remain severe.
"We still can't produce land-based ships?" Xia Lin complained about this, her temper quite bad.
“No, Rembit has shut down our import channels. We have enough raw materials for production, but we don’t have engineers or designers who know how to build landships, nor do we have a shipyard to build one from scratch…” Kroos said, “You might as well just kill her.”
"What's the largest chassis you can get?"
"A light assault ship, any bigger won't do, and if it's any bigger, we'll have to resort to Master Ke's makeshift methods."
"Forget it then!" Titans are already difficult to repair. Does Master Shangke's method come up with something even more damn difficult to repair? With a larger size and the same complexity, the logistical burden increases exponentially!
At least the Titan's road wheels can be lifted, disassembled, and repaired with the help of exoskeletons and power armor. If it were a land-based ship, which could only be repaired with a gantry crane, it would probably take from the beginning of the year to the end.
"The bad news doesn't stop there," Kal'tsit said, tossing a stack of documents in front of him. "Victoria has started building a new class of warships. According to information revealed by Theresis, they are making improvements to the existing armored ships. The vulnerability of the Aretosha-class's running gear has caught Victoria's attention, and they are already working on improvements." However, they cannot build such super-large land-based ships here yet.
"Can you get your hands on the structural blueprints for the new ship?"
"Do you take me for a god?" Kal'tsit looked at her like she was an idiot. The fact that she was able to obtain this information was already due to her extensive and powerful network of connections.
"This is troublesome." Ursus hadn't upgraded its warships before because the way "water cannons" and "mining bombs" killed was too fantastical; the enemy couldn't even figure out how the damage was caused. But this time, the damage was done in full view of everyone.
Not to mention Victoria, the land fleets of Ursus and Great Yan will probably need to be upgraded. As for how effective such upgrades will be, it's unknown, but...
"We can't build an aircraft carrier ahead of schedule, can we?" Besides, we don't have suitable carrier-based aircraft or enough powerful airborne weapons to bomb warships. The Hummingbird can carry bombs powerful enough to damage the deck and operating equipment of land-based ships, but it's too big.
If you can't dive to drop bombs, the hit rate of horizontal bombing is... and warship air defense and land air defense are completely different things. The former is practically a hedgehog!
"If I had to say, there is an unorthodox method of using air to attack ships. However... it's impractical and can only be used once or twice." That would be to send large drones to lay mines. However, the next step would still be to attack these land-based ships, which have become fixed fortresses, one by one.
The fact that Theresis's land fleet is rampaging across the north has forced the Doctor to shrink his defenses in the central region to avoid being directly penetrated and overwhelmed by the land fleet.
Meanwhile, the doctor's troops were causing the locals to flee in terror in the southeast, while in the central region they maintained a lukewarm level of fighting to train their troops and incidentally expose the enemy's foreign support forces one by one.
Chapter 53 Title: Off to Chop Wood and Feed the Horses
Chapter 53
At the edge of the farm, artillery fire, like meteors, slammed into the position, stirring up waves of mud and debris. The power of the etched shells was truly immense; even our own warships had to lower their protective shields, transforming into fixed fortresses, and fighting against the enemy with the help of other land-based artillery.
"Cough cough!" Shield guards wearing full power armor passed through the narrow anti-artillery trenches. Heavy infantrymen belonging to the heavy armored army lay haphazardly deep in the tunnels. This kind of artillery battle was a torment for both sides.
For those Sarkaz assault squads, they always felt that everyone on the position was dead, but when they charged, people would pop up from the ground again.
For the defending troops, it was a true test of their will. Fortunately, it wasn't raining, otherwise, in the rainy weather, the soldiers without powered armor would probably have suffered rotten groins and sores on their feet.
The Shield Guard inspected the trench and found it to be in acceptable condition. The ammunition boxes and mortars used for counterattacks were not damaged in large numbers. These Ursus-made mortars were weapons that were just beginning to show their capabilities in this kind of artillery warfare, and they were perfect for countering small-scale enemy probing attacks.
"Whoosh—" The shells whistled overhead, a sharp sound. It was their own counter-fire. The train gun positions, which had moved away from their positions along the railway line, had returned and fired a volley of Dragonfire shells at their target.
After sacrificing two old patrol ships to experience the power of the new Kazdel Dragonfire Bullets, Theresis's fleet no longer foolishly engaged them in gunfights. Instead, they decisively moved away after firing their weapons.
However, the artillerymen, who had finally learned how to use radar, continued to bombard the fleet, causing some damage to the enemy as usual.
Next, small assault teams will probe the firing points and artillery positions, followed by naval gun counter-bombing.
"Get into position, quick!" Soon Theresis's ground armored and infantry units would be coming up. He mainly used armored vehicles provided by Raytheon Industries. These vehicles were not very effective against the heavily armed army equipped with molten lava cannons and heavy weapons, but they had the advantage of high mobility.
Light grenade launchers covered the position, followed by volleys of steel crossbow bolts flying across the trenches. "Clang! Clang! Clang!" The bolts struck the shields with a crisp sound as the shield guards struggled to withstand the immense impact.
Regardless, Terra is indeed gradually phasing out individual combat skills. The current crossbows can still be withstood by the strength and equipment advantages of the shield guards, but it's hard to say whether they will soon become the next generation of ranged weapons.
"Bang!" The heavy infantry was not equipped with MA12 assault rifles, but with Snow Rabbit rifles. Although the rate of fire was low, the penetration power was stronger, making them suitable for dealing with these lightly armored units.
Ordinary armored trucks cannot withstand direct fire from the Snow Rabbit rifle, which would cause considerable casualties to the troops transporting them inside. Soon, two infantry platoons jumped out of the armored vehicles and began to exchange fire with the defending troops using firearms.
"Don't use artillery and heavy weapons!" The purpose of these people was to probe the heavy equipment on the position and then guide the naval guns to bombard it.
The objective here is to repel the enemy with conventional equipment, and then use land-based heavy weapons to counter the fleet and drive them back.
"No warships, this is a real headache!" The Shield Guard company commander sighed. It was a real problem that their side didn't have enough industrial capacity to manufacture such large vehicles as warships. The industrial zone in Lungmen was already under a lot of pressure just to provide everyone with the necessary war supplies.
Lungmen would never allow a third country's military shipyard to be built there. Warships, or rather fleets, are the biggest problem for New Kazdel. They are even considering getting a few land-based ships from Kazimierz.
Coincidentally, Kazimir was also undergoing military reforms, and they were designing and preparing to produce a high-speed armored ship, which was very much in line with Kazimir's needs, given its vast plains and almost no fortified terrain.
The plan was implemented earlier than originally planned, mainly because the support of the Nearl family eliminated some of the military's opposition, and the knights' opposition was not very strong.
After all, the navy, or rather the land fleet, is a highly technical profession, and only knights and noble sons could possibly make it in.
The decommissioned warships in Kazimierz were in dire need of disposal. Scrapping ships was not only unprofitable, but even a losing business. Finding a buyer to sell them to was a better plan and option.
With the assistance of the Snow Rabbit Rifle and grenade launcher, this small wave of attacks was repelled, followed by another round of artillery barrage. The Doctor and the commander above did not care at all about fighting this war of attrition with Theresis here.
Their shells are domestically produced, while Theresis purchases them from abroad. As long as they have raw materials and agricultural products to pay wages, they don't need to worry about costs. Theresis, on the other hand, has to consider how long his bank account can sustain this tug-of-war with the doctor.
Or perhaps they will further exploit the civilians under their rule, allowing the Doctor to govern and recruit more troops more quickly after conquering a place? So, does New Kazdel really not have any land-based warships built by itself?
The answer is: Yes, but only one.
"Graviton load 85%, force field range finalized, first round of testing begins!"
On the testing platform, the iron alloy skeleton cast in an electronic furnace quickly became covered with a faint light, a light magic formed by a distorted spacetime field. "Internal gravity situation?"
"0.07..."
"Damn it!" Old Xia scratched his head. How exactly does graviton splitting offsetting work?
How did the spacecraft manage to concentrate all its power into a small area without crushing its own crew into single-atom sheets or tearing the spacecraft itself apart?
"Still not working?" Swire asked, wearing an uncomfortable helmet. "No, at least this plan won't work."
Xia Lin sighed. It seemed that defying gravity and levitation was truly out of the question. Perhaps, she should try brute force?
That won't work either. We've already tried it. If a large number of electric arc engines are used as jet propulsion, then such a warship will absolutely not be able to be accompanied by infantry or armored units. The only consequence will be that it will be happily destroyed by the enemy.
Asking agricultural machinery professionals to build warships is too big a leap. Fortunately, this is a land-based ship. The chassis is not much different from the Covenant's super-large agricultural machinery. They are all tracked walking mechanisms. However, there is not a large number of the necessary materials or tools here.
"Didn't they recruit a group of shipbuilding engineers and designers from Victoria?"
"They've been detained. Kal'tsit is trying to pull some strings to bring some of them over."
The reasons for the detentions included the front-line war zone, which prohibited citizens from going there, and the neutrality bill, which was used to detain people "suspected of carrying Victorian military secrets".
Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the Swire family's status, the Victorian council would have acted even more excessively and shamelessly. It's only because they are somewhat on their side that they've adopted this hypocritical attitude.
"At least the students we sent to learn have returned." From the very beginning, we sent people to Victoria to learn their shipbuilding techniques and corresponding large mobile module technologies.
However... two years of study can only be considered a basic introduction to this kind of thing; designing an advanced Terran landship is simply a pipe dream.
"I can't help with alloy materials anymore; this is the lightest heterojunction alloy formula we can test."
Stranger said he had done his best. If it weren't for his Originium Arts and wet tools, shipbuilding would have been a pipe dream. Now, at least he could create a model by hand in a laboratory setting.
"Has Johnny replied yet?"
"He's checking the technical manuals to see if there's anything usable." Most spacecraft have a certain degree of self-maintenance and self-repair capabilities, so it's normal to have corresponding production technical manuals and some parts blueprints.
Even so, stitching together a Frankenstein's monster is not so easy, especially with two completely different technological systems from two civilizations. Just the internal pipeline layout alone is still a mystery. We can only start by testing the chassis load to see if we can reduce gravity or suspension difficulty in some way.
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