My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 590 - 390: The Alarm Bell Rings Persistently_2

Chapter 590: Chapter 390: The Alarm Bell Rings Persistently_2

He shook his head, and in the end, he could only sigh: "Forget it, you guys should rest up."

Owen Bertram really admired the Flying Bear Army men, but getting such a large sum of military funding was not an easy task. He had just asked the Emperor for the establishment of the Summit Water Division, and organizing a navy also required a large amount of money.

The Summit Navy was, of course, not just for the blockade of the Summit Command Office area but also for refining flying ships. When needed, they would quickly move the fleet to the South Sea and the East Sea!

Flying ships were much more expensive than ordinary warships...

Apart from that, Sir Owen also had a tiny selfish intention. So, on the second day, he went to the Ministry of War Weapons Department first.

The Emperor had already issued a decree, granting Owen Bertram "great support," apart from Spirit Jade. Owen came to the Military Equipment Department today to check the blueprints of warship refining and to determine which types of warships the Summit Navy needed. By the way, he wanted to see if he could abduct some artificers from the Military Equipment Department.

As he entered the Ministry of Works, he found that everyone from top to bottom was looking at him with a weird gaze, and their attitude toward him was not very friendly.

After waiting for a full Shichen, the Ministry finally sent an Assistant Minister to meet him, who said as soon as he saw him: "So you are Owen Bertram!"

The tone of his words was particularly rude. Owen raised his eyebrows, ready to burst into anger. His good graces with the Emperor were at its peak now... Yet, the Assistant Minister waved his arms exaggeratedly and yelled to the others: "Keep an eye on our artificers in the Military Equipment Department, and don’t let those fellows from the Summit Command Office abduct anyone!"

"Prevent fire, prevent theft, and keep the warning bells ringing!"

Sir Owen was astonished. He thought that it was because he had given the Flying Carriage Palaces’ contract to the Lioyd Sect that the Ministry of Works was not getting any benefits and held a grudge against him. He did not expect the real problem to lie in his actions.

Sir Owen was genuinely unaware that, in the Military Equipment Department and indeed the whole Ministry of Works, he had gained a "notorious" reputation! A group of senior artificers who went to the Summit Metropolitan Office insisted on not coming back! They would rather pay out of their own pockets to leave the Military Equipment Department and serve Sir Owen!

This, of course, led to a ripple effect. Messages came back continuously and circulated among other artificers in the Military Equipment Department, causing unrest among them. Many artificers were tempted and learned from the former group!

But in a world of cultivators, the situation of the artificers in the Military Equipment Department was entirely different from that of craftsmen in Owen’s former life. Who would dare look down upon artificers?

This made it extremely difficult for the entire Ministry of Works, and they had a deep hatred for Sir Owen!

After the Assistant Minister’s shout, there was chaos inside the Military Equipment Department. Sir Owen waited for another half a Shichen, and only then did the Assistant Minister take him in. The whole Military Equipment Department was empty, the artificers were all gone, leaving only a few minor officials.

The Assistant Minister looked triumphant: "Well, Sir Owen, find what you want yourself. His Majesty has issued a decree, and our Ministry of Works must fully support you, hehehe!"

Owen Bertram was speechless. He explained his intentions to the minor officials, who led him to the warehouse: "All kinds of warship refining blueprints are here. It’s up to you to decide which type you want."

Owen glanced outside, where the Assistant Minister had already left. He then smiled slyly and said to the minor official: "Brother, are you interested in coming to our Summit Metropolitan Office? We can offer you a higher salary, as we currently have a shortage of talent in the Summit Command Office..."

The minor official smiled bitterly: "Sir Owen, are you too confident in your Summit Metropolitan Office? I am, after all, a Beijing official."

Owen Bertram didn’t intend that, so he quickly said: "Then, would you like to make some extra money? I plan to recruit a batch of artificers from the Military Equipment Department. When they leave the department and complete the formalities, I ask for your help in letting them go. I will give you one thousand Spirit Jades for each person."

"Hiss—" The minor official was secretly shocked. Indeed, Sir Owen was a talent. The Ministry of Works even created a "Fire Prevention, Thief Prevention, and Warning Bells Ringing" slogan specifically for him. He was not innocent after all.

If Owen wanted to dig under the Military Equipment Department’s wall, it would be easy to convince those artificers, especially now that he already had some under his control. But the Military Equipment Department and the Ministry of Works side would definitely hinder him and create obstacles. Even a small excuse, such as official paperwork or procedures, could easily hold up the entire process.

And the one who knew the ins and outs of them the best was none other than this kind of old official who had been around the department for a long time!

The minor official secretly thought: if he secretly helped or offered advice... Sir Owen might really be able to abduct a large number of senior artificers. But he was offering so much, how could anyone refuse?

The minor official quietly handed a Communication Talisman to Owen and left everything unsaid.

After that, he bowed his hand and said with a smile: "Sir, feel free to look around." Then he went out. Owen began searching for what he wanted in the Military Equipment Department’s storeroom.

The Wood Dynasty had many types of warships. Owen copied a blueprint of each and would decide later which types would ultimately be chosen for his Summit Navy. Sir Owen’s real purpose for coming to the Military Equipment Department was to find a Refining Diagram Records of the Five-toothed Giant Ship.

As for the warships of the previous dynasty, the Military Equipment Department did have some records, but these records were just piled up haphazardly, and no one had gone through them explicitly. This made Owen’s job more laborious, as he had to go through everything one by one.

On the whole, Owen could confirm that the present was better than the past. The overall warship quality of the Wood Dynasty today far surpassed that of the previous dynasty. Even if the Refining Diagram Records of the previous dynasty were better than the Wood Dynasty’s, it would only be in some specific domains that the Wood Dynasty Navy did not prioritize or specialize in.