My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 390 - 336: Bewitching and Mystifying Gu

Chapter 390: Chapter 336: Bewitching and Mystifying Gu

"I really want to see them right away! Judging from the Long-arm Rune Launcher, the other two improvements must also be ingenious, marvelously crafted, and enlightening in the field of artifact making."

"But we haven’t fully grasped the Long-arm Rune Launcher yet, so looking at the other two improvements now might overburden us."

"Logically, we should resist this curiosity, but I really just want to take a look... just one look..."

"No, no, this is not conducive to our pursuit of artifact making!"

"But I really want to look."

Owen Bertram found these artificers quite adorable, reminiscent of the tech enthusiasts in his previous life.

In the end, it was Darcy Darren who said, "Sir, you might as well show us everything. I know these old fellows too well. If they keep thinking about the other two improvements, they’ll lose their appetite and won’t be able to concentrate on refining the Long-arm Rune Launcher."

Owen Bertram nodded, "Alright."

He revealed the refining diagrams for the Triple Heaven Heavy Crossbow and the Triple Heaven Rune Array Cannon as well. The hall immediately fell silent, with the artificers’ eyes gleaming like hungry wolves!

Owen Bertram quietly stepped out, knowing that these people would be utterly absorbed in thoroughly studying these refining diagrams for the time being.

He beckoned to Ethereal Devin outside, "Never interrupt the supply of food, spiritual pills, spirit jade, and treasure materials. These people inside are all precious assets."

"Yes, sir. Rest assured, I will see to it that nothing goes wrong."

After giving instructions, Owen Bertram turned to attend to other matters, and the Old Fisher followed, whispering, "Sir, would you like to keep these artificers in our Summit Metropolitan Office forever?"

Owen Bertram was greatly interested, "Elder, do you have a way?"

These people were from the Military Equipment Department and had only come to the Summit Metropolitan Office to help. Once the large-scale magical instruments were finished, they were supposed to return.

Old Fisher nodded, "Think of a way to report them as battle losses."

Owen Bertram was familiar with the practice of reporting military equipment as battle losses. Many armies in the Wood Dynasty made money through this tactic, but reporting a group of artificers as battle losses...

Old Fisher further explained, "Many top-ranking nobles in our dynasty have many artificers and pill masters in their families, acquired this way from the imperial court."

"The key issue is whether Wang Tianli and the others are willing to follow. As long as you can make them willing to follow you wholeheartedly, this can be done. However, the Military Equipment Department needs to be given some benefits."

Owen Bertram was greatly tempted, as this group of high-level artificers were valuable talents.

"I will find a way."

The forty artificers almost ate, drank, and attended to their physiological needs right in the hall. Later, they were driven out due to the unpleasant smell, only taking care of their bathroom needs outside.

But they refused to go far, quickly finishing outside the hall! Ethereal Devin had no choice but to arrange a row of toilets around the hall and assign his subordinates, military officers, to clean up the filth outside the hall.

The soldiers under Ethereal Devin had not been convinced by him since he borrowed money from them. Now, this situation further degraded their opinion of him. Ethereal Devin had already lost the dignity of a superior officer, and this ruckus naturally led to even greater dissatisfaction: How did they, as Horizon captains, end up doing something akin to disposing of waste?

Ethereal Devin had to personally join in and suffer alongside everyone, only then could he push the matter forward.

...

David returned with Darcy Darren, and while Owen Bertram received Wang Tianli and the others, David quietly waited to the side. Only after Owen Bertram had settled everything with the artificers did he notice that David looked somewhat unusual and asked, "What’s wrong?"

David followed Owen Bertram to a secluded place and angrily sighed, "Qiao Hunlong and the others won’t be severely punished. The most likely outcome is that Qiao Hunlong will disappear and continue his evil deeds under a new identity."

Owen Bertram frowned, "Will a case involving Lord Dunn and dispatched by the imperial court end so irresponsibly?"

David explained everything in detail, "Sir, don’t you find it strange? Nine Caves Lake is deep within our territory. Why do we need to build a navy here? No matter where a battle breaks out along the border and naval reinforcements are needed, it would be extremely difficult to deploy the Cave Lake Navy."

Owen Bertram nodded.

"Those few ships of the Cave Lake Navy, I’ve checked them. They are actually part of the boats that were seized from Prince Henry when we handled his case," said David.

"On the surrounding turret, the real large-scale magical instruments that can be used are all brought by the artificers from the Military Equipment Department."

"That is to say, almost all of the military funds allocated by the imperial court have not been used to build the navy, but rather have been pocketed by these people."

David sneered coldly, "If the Cave Lake Navy is deployed in battle, they might still be on their way when the battle is over. And to eliminate the pirates within our territory, those few ships from Prince Henry are enough."

As a result, the true fact of the Cave Lake Navy’s lack of combat power will not be exposed, and after a few decades, they can deceive the court again by claiming obsolete warships in need of replacement, thereby embezzling more military funds.

Such a navy is essentially just a means for certain people to defraud military funds!

And yet, the proposal to establish the Cave Lake Navy can easily pass through the imperial court with hardly any opposition... because the ones behind it, who take the lion’s share, are of incredibly high status!