Chapter 788 Emergency Meeting
The appearance of these two weapons on the battlefield was completely unexpected by Hughes, who had never heard of them through any channel before.
Judging from the style, it is somewhat similar to the creations of the Mechanical Sanctuary, yet there are subtle differences. As the Empress, Isabella must know more about this.
"She said she had never seen these weapons before, neither in the church nor at a candlelight vigil."
Hughes was taken aback: "She hasn't seen her either?"
The Mechanical Sanctuary has a deep connection with the Royal Family. Under the suppression of the Candlelight Society, the Royal Family initially protected the Mechanical Sanctuary and allowed it to develop.
Therefore, although the Holy Church did not share all its knowledge with the royal family, the royal family had a general idea of what the Holy Church possessed.
Isabella was quite certain that the Mechanical Sanctuary did not possess either of these creations.
"That's strange. Where did these two weapons come from? Could they have been developed by the Vatican?"
The idea lingered in Hughes's mind for only a moment before being dismissed.
Research and development isn't something that can be accomplished by a few people putting together some ideas; otherwise, Castells wouldn't have needed so many testing grounds and R&D personnel, and could have just let Monica figure it out on her own.
Her imagination is so wild that even all the other people combined might not be able to match it.
Research and development requires a complete system to support it, and given the level of education in the Vatican, talking about research and development is somewhat laughable.
There might be research and development on the supernatural, but those steam tanks and battle fortresses don't seem like supernatural power at all; they're more like Castel's technology tree.
"If there's any change in the Vatican regarding this sudden new weapon, it's probably the Pope."
Hughes thought of a certain fountain lady.
"Could this be Jules's doing?"
Jules appears to be a standard mechanical priest, covered in intricate gears and parts, which is completely out of place with the style of the Candlelight Church. Yet, he has been a member of the Vatican from the very beginning, which is somewhat strange.
"Speaking of which, I don't really know much about Jules's background. And Miss Fountain, I remember Jules is her uncle?"
"Yes, Jules is Miss Beatrice's blood relative, so she may know some specific information."
"Call a meeting and have Richard, Gaia, and Tata, the three people in charge of the research, bring their latest findings so we can see how to counter the Vatican's new weapon."
Hughes sighed deeply.
The pressure from the Vatican this time is truly immense; Castells must be on high alert.
Hughes had previously divided the research into three directions and assigned them to three different people.
Gaia was in charge of the most basic arms research, emphasizing reliability and ease of use, with the goal of mass-produced weapons.
She had helped develop the previous grenade launcher, which Hughes had personally inspected. He was very satisfied with the overall design, as it sacrificed power and range for excellent portability. It had already begun production and would soon be deployed on a large scale.
Tata's situation is different. Hughes entrusted him with research related to the supernatural. The supernatural are often unreasonable, so Gaia's caution and meticulousness are not very useful. On the contrary, Tata's ingenious ideas can be very effective, mainly focusing on an unstable but powerful approach.
He created the storm generator and tsunami generator, although the implementation method was quite outrageous, using coyotes to achieve a sacrifice loop, but he did indeed create them.
Richard was in charge of biological research. He had previously been in charge of the bio-modification technology of the Mechanical Sanctuary, and Gaia had also participated in some of this work.
This part of the research is the slowest. Since Castel doesn't have much technology in this area, Richard is having a very difficult time. If it weren't for the data sent by Miss Fountain, it would probably have been stuck for a while longer.
With Hughes's call, people quickly gathered together.
Just a few days ago, she gave a motivational speech in the church, and today she has gathered them all together. Gaia and the others looked a little strange.
Hughes didn't waste any words and directly distributed a copy of the intelligence from the front lines to everyone.
"Let's take a look at the steam tank and the battle fortress first."
The group picked up the intelligence report, and their expressions quickly became quite interesting.
"Did Nini write this battle report?"
"No, it's too far-fetched to be true. If Nini made this up, this battle fortress would probably be able to fly and throw poop down from the air."
Nini couldn't sit still any longer.
Yes, although she seems uncertain, Nini is indeed a researcher, and she is also in charge of organizing the Banshee Battle Group, so she will definitely be attending this meeting.
"How could I possibly make up something as boring as dropping poop from the sky? If you asked me to write something, I'd write about a golden toilet that flies in the sky!"
Hughes grabbed the tip of Nini's tail with a headache and tapped it on the table.
"Quiet, this intelligence is highly reliable. Many people on the battlefield in Isabella's area have seen it. We're here to discuss how to handle it."
The room fell silent immediately after he said that.
The document only contained specific parameters for steam tanks and battle fortresses, leading many to believe it contained captured blueprints.
The result is that it's already being used on the battlefield?
After looking at the dimensions marked on the drawings in their hands, many people suddenly became restless.
"Such a huge iron behemoth must weigh over a hundred tons, right? There's no need to do anything else; just run it over. Temporary fortifications simply can't withstand it!"
"Not just fortifications, there's nothing on the battlefield that can stop it!"
"Forget about crushing it for now. Take a look at the specs of this cannon. It's much easier to use than the Dragon Breath Cannon!"
The Dragon Breath Cannon is still mainly used for defense; if you want to use it for offense, basically only superhumans can use it.
In addition to its overwhelming power, its greatest use is indeed in battles between superhumans.
The grandmother's method of using the Dragon Breath Cannon was actually the most correct.
In other words, Castells' heavy firepower was actually at a disadvantage in the face of this steam tank.
"Shouldn't an airship be able to deal with it?"
"It's hard to say." Erwin shook his head. "Airships generally don't fly too high, at least not too high if they want to drop bombs. Also, airships are big targets, and this cannon is a big threat to them."
The main reason Castel's airships were usable on the battlefield was that the enemy often lacked anti-aircraft firepower.
In addition, the airship's skin is made of extraordinary materials with a certain self-healing ability, so even if it is hit by a bullet, it can slowly repair itself.
Furthermore, the airship has armor plates underneath, providing it with a certain level of defensive capability.
But all of this applies to firearms. When it comes to the Gatling gun, airships basically can't withstand it.
Now the enemy has brought out artillery; no matter how thick the airship's armor is, it can't withstand anti-aircraft guns.
(End of this chapter)
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