Mystery: But the Witch's Path

The moment they got their hands on the guns, Altair took them to the Army Club for testing.

The test results of the "new rifle" not only satisfied Altair, but also Anastasia, a veteran who had retired from the front lines.

Anastasia also suggested producing the Winchester M1895, which better suited the needs of the military, as it was the better match for the Winchester's requirements.

When Altair explained that neither of these firearms would be mass-produced and would only be used for everyday 'hunting', Anastasia was speechless with shock.

When a brand-new, lightweight, and powerful firearm appeared at the club, it aroused the curiosity of these army officers. Everyone wanted to borrow it to test it, which led to Altair being cornered at the shooting range.

The farce only ended when it reached Irving Donovan's ears and he personally conducted a test.

After everyone left, Irving Donovan took Altair to his office and said, "Have you made any arrangements for this 'new type of rifle'?"

Upon hearing this, Altair immediately stated that he had no intention of producing such a weapon.

Although the performance of these two firearms is far superior to the firearms currently used by the army of the Kingdom of Rune.

However, this advantage was only in gunpowder. Once other arsenals completed their reverse engineering, they would lose their advantage.

After hearing Altair's explanation, Owen Donovan was relieved and said, "Since you don't want to produce this kind of firearm now, try not to release it."

Although you are now an earl and do not need to fear threats from others openly, you are still vulnerable in secret.

Given your family's special circumstances, our army won't cause you any trouble, but we can't guarantee the same for the navy or factory capitalists, since this is a revolutionary technology.

"Your current behavior is such that even if you were a minor running around carrying a treasure bowl, anyone would want to take a bite out of you."

Listening to Irving Donovan's lecture, Altair also regretted his behavior today, thinking, "I was careless and forgot the rules of this world." It seems that he can only bring forward the arms deal.

So he said to Owen Donovan, "Uncle Owen, although I don't plan to mass-produce these two types of firearms, I do have other types of firearms."

"Those firearms are all superior in performance to these two types of guns. It's just that they haven't been produced yet. I have the technical blueprints ready, and the factory can start production as soon as the order is given."

Upon hearing this, Irving released his pipe and stared at himself in silence for a long time.

Owen was thinking, "I thought Altair just happened to develop a 'new type of gunpowder' and incidentally made two new types of firearms."

"But who would have thought there were even better guns? It seems I underestimated Altair. Indeed, every 'Sheffield' is no ordinary person."

After thinking it over, Owen said to Altair, "You should recall your guards as soon as possible. Now that your family is not protected by extraordinary individuals, it would be a great loss if something unexpected happened."

Upon hearing about his family's guard, Altair began to recall his past memories, remembering that his "father" did indeed have a squad composed of extraordinary individuals.

So he asked in confusion, "Wasn't that squad wiped out? I remember they were always inseparable from my father, and I haven't heard from them since he passed away. I thought they were all dead."

Upon hearing Altair's words, Owen nodded and said, "There are indeed survivors. After that battle, most of the survivors were recuperating. They sent you a telegram a month ago, I remember it very clearly."

"They should still be resting in Bayam right now. Maybe your uncle forgot that he was the one who received the telegram after you left Backlund."

"Should I send them a telegram to recall them?"

After thinking it over, Altair still asked with doubt, "How did they survive? I remember the battle report said that no one survived."

Seeing Altair's questioning face, Owen explained, "According to their description, your father risked his life to open a path to safety, and after escaping, he hid to recuperate. He wasn't found by the search and rescue team until half a month after the war ended."

"You can rest assured, they can't be lying. MI9 has already verified it, and it is indeed as they said."

After his doubts were answered, Altair said to Owen, "Then I'll trouble Uncle Owen to help send a telegram. If I were to send the telegram myself, it would take at least a month for it to travel back and forth."

Upon hearing this, Irving patted his chest and said confidently, "No problem, I'll send a telegram for you using the military line later."

.......

Altair did not stay for lunch and left the club on his own.

Upon returning home, I immediately had Hahn go to the company registration department. Two companies were registered: Rheinmetall and Norinco.

Rheinmetall intends to manufacture small items, exchanging "shares" for high-sequence "extraordinary traits." Norinco intends to keep its shares as a private reserve and will not sell them to external parties.

Once the company registration is complete, we can invest the weapons factory and some outdated technology into it, in exchange for things that others can't use but we can. Right now, the last thing we need is 'gold pounds'.

In recent years, the Sheffield family has not had any large-scale expenditures, and they have accumulated millions of pounds in gold at Backlund Bank.

I'll probably just stay home for the next few days, but I did something so outrageous today. Now everyone in Queens probably knows about it.

He really got carried away. He was originally planning to use this time to "play" an assassin and digest the potion.

.......

Before evening, Hahn returned to Sheffield Manor and introduced Altair to the housekeeper and personal maid he had found.

"Freya Quinn, the daughter of a fallen nobleman. Her family had fallen into poverty due to gambling since her grandfather's generation. By her father's generation, the title had been reduced to baron, and he was powerless to turn the tide."

"It wasn't until Freya appeared that he saw hope, so he gave her a complete aristocratic education and raised her to be a 'perfect aristocratic girl' so that she could be 'married' to other nobles. Half a month ago, debt collectors came to forcibly collect debts, which led to the unfortunate death of her father."

"To make a living, I have no choice but to register with the domestic workers' association, preparing to survive on the knowledge I've acquired. I require room and board, and a weekly wage of five pounds."

Originally, we definitely wouldn't have let her get that spot from our own family. But since the definition of "no" and "no suitable" are different.

We can only choose one that works for now, and then switch to a more suitable one later.

"Vera and Eileen are personal maids; one is responsible for clothing, grooming, and the safekeeping of personal belongings, while the other is responsible for sewing clothes, sorting jewelry, and transportation."

The two are twin sisters who were captured and raised as slaves because of their 'elven' bloodline. They were bought back by Hahn for 1000 pounds each.

Although all the countries in the Northern Continent have abolished their "slave laws," such transactions still occur in private. Officially, they are free people, but in reality, they are still slaves.

If you ask Altair, they all have one thing in common: they are all very beautiful. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but when Hahn introduced them, he emphasized that they were very good at "serving" people.