Chapter 461 Youan's Worry
"Galahad, the Dragon's Breath Cannon is the most wonderful thing in the world. Nothing else can compare to it." The prince was lying in an armchair, with his feet on the desk, looking at the album in front of him with an intoxicated look on his face.
"You said the other day that Gatlin was the best."
"Oh, the Gatling gun is not bad, but it's still not good enough compared to the Dragon Breath Cannon." The prince curled his lips. "Don't you think the Gatling gun's firepower is a little insufficient? The Dragon Breath Cannon is the real offensive weapon!"
As he said this, he took the atlas. Even though the black hole of the gun muzzle was just a picture, it could make people feel the ferocious power in it.
"Look, this is the weapon a man should use. What is a Gatling gun? Isn't the Dragon Breath Cannon much more powerful than it?"
Galahad looked at the picture album that was about to hit his face and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
The album was provided by Castel.
Hughes didn't mind showing off his cutting-edge weapons and equipment, and even hinted to the prince that he could consider providing a batch of weapons support if a war broke out with the empire.
Only actual combat can detect the shortcomings of weapons. With cognitive interference, Hughes has no worries about technology leakage.
Are you kidding? If you want to steal the technology, you have to steal the entire production line and related researchers at the same time. Who can do this? This cognition that can affect the real world has indeed caused a lot of trouble for Hughes, but at least it still has an advantage in preventing technology from leaking.
On the prince's desk now lies a half-disassembled bolt-action rifle, next to which are drawings and notes written by the prince himself.
On the bookshelf on the other side of the room, the original books were thrown away and replaced with textbooks for literacy classes, the holy texts of the Crusaders, and even a few books for advanced classes.
And under the cabinet, there was a neatly stacked stack of newspapers - those were official reports on Castel, introducing many important matters of Castel.
Of course there is also a locked cabinet next to it, which contains some less official newspapers.
This is not very convenient to show, after all, many of the unofficial histories compiled by Nini feature himself as the protagonist.
Hughes did not strictly guard the Blood Harbor. On the contrary, he did not mind the prince sending people to infiltrate the literacy class to learn Castel's knowledge. After the prince realized this, he simply asked Hughes for some textbooks.
These are extremely valuable knowledge in this era, but no matter how valuable they are, even if these books are packaged and sent to other forces, no one would dare to read them.
After all, knowledge and pollution are not fundamentally different, and in many cases, knowledge is even worse than pollution - after all, pollution can be burned in a furnace.
In return for Hughes's generosity, the prince gave him almost anything he wanted in Blood Harbor.
However, not everyone agrees with this approach.
The old butler Youan in the corner of the room had a complicated expression on his face.
He looked at the room full of industrial products and always felt that his young master was not doing his job properly.
Previously, Isabella cooperated with the prince's soul and gained the trust of Euan, and released the old butler from the dungeon, allowing him to continue working diligently for Blood Harbor.
But the prince was very different from before, and Youan was still a little uncomfortable with it.
"Master William, the Secret Order has now taken to the streets with weapons and patrolled, essentially taking over the security of the port area. Are we going to continue to let it go?"
Youan was really anxious. Castel's influence on Blood Harbor was growing, but the prince didn't care about it at all and was focused on the new gadgets that Zeus gave him.
Could it be that the young master was fooled by Zeus?
Youan was filled with anxiety.
The prince glanced at him and suddenly said, "Yuan, if you have any concerns, you might as well speak out directly."
Youan hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Master William, I think if this continues, Blood Harbor will sooner or later fall into the hands of Count Hughes."
"really."
"Ah?" You An was stunned and said hurriedly: "Well, then we should control it. We can't let it go on like this!"
"So what do you think we should do?"
"Let the Harbor Guards take charge of the security of Blood Harbor and drive the Castel people out of key positions, especially the Secret Order! They have already started patrolling the lower city. They really think they are the masters of this city."
"That's a good point, Mr. Euan, but before the Castel people came, the Harbor Guards didn't patrol the lower city, right?"
Youan was stunned. He seemed to understand something vaguely, but the thought was still too superficial.
"Euan, what do you think the nature of power is?"
"Family, bloodline, surname, your noble birth." Youan answered without hesitation.
The prince sneered and shook his head: "I don't think it's that troublesome - the essence of power is that others recognize that you have power."
"The Secret Order has influence in the Lower City. The lower-class people recognize its existence, so it has the power. I have no say on who is the master of this city. Whoever the people think is the master is the master."
"But, this has always been your fiefdom, even the Queen recognizes it."
"Queen? What's the queen? She died quietly." The prince laughed out loud.
"The Secret Order can spread their influence to the Lower Town, so they have power in the Lower Town. My decrees only affect the Upper Town, so I have power in the Upper Town. As for the question you just asked - why can Castel share my power over Blood Harbor?"
"That's because they have enough military force. As long as they are in Blood Harbor, no one thinks that the Harbor Guards can compete with them. Do you think they are stealing my power? On the contrary, Blood Harbor has long been theirs. I am just helping them manage it."
"So that's why I gave Bloody Harbor directly during the negotiations. This is the reason. I lost the battle and actually lost my influence over the city."
Youan said hesitantly: "But, but this has always been your territory."
"Then I just made a claim. Strength is power, Youan. You think I am not doing my job, but I am actually seeking power--"
The prince stood up and stretched out his hands in all directions, as if he wanted to embrace everything in the room.
"With knowledge and power, what kind of land can't be obtained, what kind of city can't be conquered? Old Youan, don't worry about jurisdiction. Let alone the dock area, what if we give them the entire Blood Harbor? It's just a city. Open the map and see which city you like. I will conquer it and give it to you."
Youan opened his mouth to say something but didn't know how to start. The prince's tone was full of confidence, as if he really had conquered this continent at will.
(End of this chapter)
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