Chapter 1487 The Default 'Game'

Quietly, winter passed and spring came. Looking back on the past year, the strength of their Great Zhou has basically achieved a stage-by-stage improvement.

Not only has the number of Hundred Refining Realm warriors and Transcendent Realm mages increased steadily, but the military equipment in the mainland has also undergone a comprehensive upgrade.

All three-bow crossbows have been phased out and replaced with their latest generation of artillery that has completed the initial first batch of mass production.

Due to time and regional issues, the garrison on the volcanic island and the pioneering fleet are still using the three-bow crossbow.

In the new year, while the developments in the Great Zhou continue to proceed step by step and steadily, the only variable this year should be the matchlock rifle trade with the Luosha Republican Party.

After all, according to the promise made in the previous letter, he should set up an assembly line and start mass production this winter.

Hurry up, the first batch of goods will be delivered by the end of this year.

This made Peter, who had just been quiet for a whole winter, restless again, and he began to ask about the progress frequently.

Zhou Xu was so annoyed by those greeting letters that he rolled his eyes and eventually he just read them without replying.

During this period, some guys' espionage activities had not stopped. He was already annoyed, so how could he care about him? Those spies were very cunning. The Inspection Department staked out for a long time. Although they finally caught someone, they found that person was also a traitor who was bribed by money. The mastermind did not show up at all.

Judging from the sophisticated level of their actions, Zhou Xu was able to completely determine that it was the Saint Laurent Empire that was taking action.

Neither the Warrior Women nor Copperforge seem to have such means. As for the Smithy Republic, if they had this ability, they would not have made such a fool of themselves before.

After eliminating all the impossible, the one that remains is the answer.

But Zhou Xu has no evidence!

This espionage operation was originally a tacitly accepted "game" between their countries.

Zhou Xu knew clearly that the Saint Laurent Empire's embassy in Black Moon City must be the spy headquarters of the other side.

But if he had no evidence, he would just send troops to destroy the embassy of the Saint Laurent Empire.

This behavior is equivalent to overturning the table.

At this point in time, the Saint Laurent Empire didn't want to fight, and Zhou Xu didn't want to fight either. Everyone was busy with development and had no mood to fight.

The main reason is that the risk is great. Once the fighting starts, it is hard to say how much the price will be paid. Naturally, we have to control our temper.

During this period, the clues from the spies were also cut off. The other party obviously knew that they were caught, and suddenly there was no sound at all. It seemed that they would have to be quiet for a while.

Seeing that there was no way to make further progress, Zhou Xu simply asked the Inspection Department to release the information.

The crime of treason is punishable by death, and it is executed in public, with beheadings displayed to the public as a warning to others! In addition, it will also implicate family and friends! Once a traitor appears in a circle, there is no guarantee that there will not be other accomplices around him.

All those who had any connection with these people were invited to the Audit Office for questioning one by one.

With the "Eye of Secrets" in hand, many things can be simplified and loyalty can be confirmed directly at a glance.

Those with scores above 70 are mostly honest and good citizens with basically no problems. Those with scores below 70 but still have problems during the interrogation can basically be punished.

Those who are released by the Inspection Department because no problems have been found for the time being will be monitored by the Inspection Department 24 hours a day until they are completely cleared of suspicion.

It's a new day, and there are constant sounds of gunfire on the training ground of the Grassland Military Region. Today, the latest batch of matchlock rifles are being tested.

After a period of use, many problems were reported surrounding the first batch of matchlock guns.

Of course, they cannot make improvements and adjust the production line immediately when a problem occurs. That is unrealistic.

If they follow this approach, they won't have to worry about anything else throughout the year. They will just have to adjust the production line.

Therefore, Zhou Xu directly assigned them a usage cycle, for example, one year.

During this year, we collected feedback from various troops on usage issues and then carried out centralized improvements.

Needless to say, they now have a new version.

Compared with the first generation of mass-produced matchlock guns, this new version may not have much improvement in performance, but the actual user experience is definitely better.

This revision undoubtedly came at the right time for Zhou Xu.

After a new batch of matchlock guns are manufactured, the obsolete generation of matchlock guns can be sold to Peter's Russian Republican Party.

The main focus is on proper arrangements and seamless transition.

At the same time, on the tropical island where Bai Tu is...

On this day, a ship appeared in their outer waters, and the pterosaur riders who were conducting air patrols outside the island discovered the ship at the first time.

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The flag of the Great Zhou Dynasty fluttering in the wind on the mast indicated their identity.

After confirming the news, Bai Tu immediately sent out a speedboat to meet them.

Unlike when they first explored here, this exploration definitely doesn’t involve just picking a direction and moving forward.

Basically, every time they arrive at a sea area, they have to confirm the entire surroundings to ensure that they don't miss anything.

This method undoubtedly requires more time.

But once you arrive at one island and start simply traveling back and forth between the two islands, the situation is different.

On the sea, you can basically go back and forth between the two islands in a straight line! Therefore, compared with the time when you came here, the overall movement efficiency can undoubtedly be greatly improved.

Almost one and a half months had passed since Bai Tu sent a speedboat back to report the news.

After the speedboat that brought the news returned to the volcanic island, the support troops on the volcanic island were delayed for a while because of the preparations before departure.

So strictly speaking, from the volcanic island to this tropical island, with the normal speedboat movement efficiency, a one-way trip takes twenty days, and a round trip is more than a month.

Because the support troops were carrying a large amount of supplies and equipment, the transport ship's sailing speed was much lower than that of the speedboat.

Considering efficiency issues, their Clippers arrived first with the team responsible for the preliminary work.

Chief among them is Zhang Xuemei, the current director of the Geological Survey Bureau.

After all, the most valuable known asset on this island right now is the possible mithril vein.

It is no exaggeration to say that the priority of this mithril vein is above all other projects on this island!

Until the location of the mithril vein is determined, all projects must give way to the Geological Survey Bureau and all personnel must cooperate with them.

Without any delay, the Geological Survey Bureau successfully landed on the island, rested for a night, and started working immediately the next morning.

(End of this chapter)