Man in the Ark: Revitalizing Kazdel

"Woo~Woo~Woo~" The powerful Originium engine drove the huge steel behemoth across the wasteland, and the logo of Rhodes Island was printed on the side deck.

The range of activities of Rhodes Island's new base, Rhodes Island No. 1, is approaching the border of Kazdel.

Korciel named the new base "Big Guy", but it was eventually overthrown by the elite operators.

As the chief engineer, Klushier protested strongly, but no one paid any attention.

Even when Mechanist was repainting the deck, he invited Korthir to watch the whole process, which was simply heartbreaking.

The frustrated Krosier launched a week-long price hike at the purchasing store, which caused great resentment among the operators and made them miserable.

In the end, it was Raidian, skilled at persuasion, who intervened and invited Kol's wife to the bar. Over a meal of sunflower seeds, peanuts, and beer, they successfully resolved the conflict.

The next morning, Kolsil canceled the price increase, and prices returned to normal. At the same time, a few words appeared below the Rhodes Island logo on the side deck: "Big Guy."

The large land-based ship's crossing of the border attracted the attention of the border garrison. Atop a towering watchtower, the sentinels raised their binoculars to observe the markings on the land-based ship.

Radio and deck markings are the primary means of identifying landships. Each landship and mobile city has its own identification code.

The land-based ship near the border line had not yet entered the radio reception range, so the sentry prioritized visual confirmation.

"That's... a sign from Rhodes Island, notifying the border crossing to prepare for the outbound landship."

The sentry picked up the intercom and passed the message on. All landcraft entering and leaving Kazdel must pass through the designated checkpoint.

A stamp was placed on the pass to indicate that the land craft had passed through the checkpoint.

The country's border stretches for thousands of kilometers, and land-based ships can certainly bypass border checkpoints. However, without a checkpoint stamp, subsequent inspections or stops at mobile cities will be considered illegal entry.

Land vessels need to undergo military inspection and pay a hefty fine before they can continue sailing in the country, otherwise they will be expelled.

Thanks to the sentinels' advance warning, Rhodes Island's departure was smooth. The Originium engine roared out of Kazdel, heading north towards the Ursus Empire.

In the southeastern territory of Ursus, due to its distance from the capital, Fort Saint, the emperor's power was severely diluted, and the local nobles were basically local tyrants.

The local tyrants were the local tyrants, but the nobles did not dare to be too arrogant, otherwise the sharp blade wielded by the emperor could silently chop off their heads.

Having lived in a political environment of constant fear for a long time, the nobles all developed the ability to read people's expressions and assess the situation.

By analyzing the decrees from the Castle of Saint Jun and the gossip circulating among the nobles, one can infer the emperor's attitude and decide the intensity of the execution of the decrees.

If you contribute more, the benefits you get will be reduced. If you contribute less, the emperor may be used as an example to scare others.

The balance in between is difficult to strike. If you have reliable intelligence sources, you will rarely make big mistakes.

Therefore, the nobles often held various gatherings to maintain old networks and develop new ones.

Several months ago, Saint Jun Fort issued a series of decrees regarding the infected, ordering all provinces and the military-affiliated territories to cooperate. Each province, based on its population, was to establish an anti-ore disease pharmaceutical factory, recruit infected people as workers, and fully utilize its production capacity.

In order to reduce the price of medicine and ensure that most people can afford it, the central government of Saint Jun Castle has formulated a plan to issue corresponding financial subsidies based on the production situation of medicines in various places.

When the decree was first issued, the astute nobles immediately saw that there was a lot of potential in it. If handled properly, they could make a fortune from the central government.

By transforming existing abandoned factories to produce medicines, exaggerating the output, defrauding government subsidies, and then selling the medicines at a high price, you can make two profits.

However, as the decree was issued, the toughest, coldest-blooded, and most brutal patrol team set out from Saint Jun Castle and rushed to all parts of the country to intimidate the local greedy nobles.

The tough attitude shown by Emperor Ursus this time may be related to the recent sensational assassination of the Speaker that involved many people.

I heard that many high-ranking military officials and nobles were dismissed and investigated, and many minor officials chose to commit suicide in order to preserve the forces hidden behind them.

The final outcome announced by the Imperial Diet was vague about the specific number and identities of those punished.

No one knows how many people have lost their lives in this case. If the punishment is unknown, then the power is unpredictable.

After several rounds of large-scale purges, the nobles used the blood and money of their compatriots to pave the way and finally tested the bottom line of what the emperor could accept.

As long as he didn't cross that bottom line, he could make a small profit instead of losing his life and noble status.

......

Rhodes Island's destination this time, the mobile city of Chernobog, was decided by Roy, the Doctor, and Kal'tsit in the early days of Rhodes Island's establishment.

When the Ussian Fourth Army excavated the sarcophagus near Chernobyl, military scientists vaguely realized the special nature of the sarcophagus.

The military then moved the sarcophagus facility to a mobile city and established the Chernobyl Research Institute, trying to obtain the technology used in the sarcophagus.

After learning that the sarcophagus had been excavated and fell into the hands of the Ursus military, Kal'tsit was worried that the sarcophagus's technology would be used in the war, so she took the initiative to join the research institute.

On the one hand it is surveillance, on the other hand it is protection.

After the sarcophagus incident, the members of the institute were brutally purged by the military, and the true secret of the sarcophagus was forever sealed in the institute. Some scientists managed to escape by chance.

The military failed to obtain the benefits they coveted from the sarcophagus. Grand Duke Vanya, who secretly promoted the sarcophagus incident, was assassinated by Kal'tsit in the maid form in the sanatorium.

In 1080, the surviving scientist, Sergei, founded a new institute.

In the same year, Marquis Boris expanded the industrial area on a large scale and rejected the visit of the Fourth Army Group, revealing his ambition.

Talking about her glorious past, Kal'tsit remained calm, as if she wasn't the protagonist in the incident. Roy and the doctor exchanged a tacit glance, each seeing the question in the other's eyes.

"Kal'tsit, do you still have your maid outfit? I really want to see you in it, please." The doctor clasped his hands together and looked at the cold-faced Kal'tsit with anticipation. Roy nodded silently, admitting that he wanted to see it too.

"I have already burned that dress..."

"Hey, Kal'tsit, you should know Kal'tsit's clothing size. Help me customize three maid outfits. Don't worry, the price is not a problem..."

"If nothing happens, I'll leave first."