Chapter 192: Apprenticeship and Learning

"We have come with the sincerity of Gannaer," the Priestess said. "After all, you must have heard of the current situation in Gannaer; although we are Believers of the Death God, there are also some among us who do not worship the Death God."

"So you are here representing the Believers of the Death God to negotiate with us?" Sigma said, looking down from a position of superiority. "Or do you think we haven't discovered those Believers in the city who intend to use sacrificial methods to offer sacrifices to the Death God?"

The Priestess frowned and said, "Even if the other party uses sacrificial rituals, it doesn't necessarily prove they are Believers of the Death God. There are also people in the Wealth Church who take War Potions, aren't there?"

After being retorted, Sigma, far from having any self-awareness as a foreign affairs handler, instead adopted a condescending attitude and said, "What, does your Queen have no restraint over you anymore? Can she really let those witches run Gannaer?"

"I emphasize again, we have come with sincerity," the Priestess said, neither humble nor pushy. "It is not that we cannot deepen cooperation with those Barbarians, but we do not wish to affect the peace of the entire world."

"Are you threatening me?" Sigma stood up. "I think there is no need for us to negotiate. This is your attitude toward the Federal? Do you think that being an enemy of the Federal is no big deal, and that as long as you push the problem onto those nobles who have connections with witches, you can conversely prove that your Queen has not the slightest ambition?"

At first, Allison, who was listening on the side, felt that Sigma was a bit too arrogant.

Just like those soldiers from the Royal Capital, his posture was set too high; clearly, the other party was an envoy from a country, yet he was so impolite.

Only when Sigma drove the people out did he realize that this should be the attitude of the Federal.

As a major power with abundant national strength, a small country like Gannaer should not have any deterrent power to begin with.

It was only because the domestic nobles feared the other party's ritual magic, feared their secret retaliation, and feared the Death God himself.

Although the Death God had not given any response to his Believers in the last few hundred years, this deity had not yet fallen, according to the instructions in the Oracle.

This led the major churches to also hold an attitude of wariness toward Gannaer.

After all, that was a true deity.

But this did not mean that the people of Gannaer could wantonly invade the territory of the Federal.

"Is it really appropriate for us to do this? We didn't even arrange a hotel for them to stay in." As Governor, Lord Jones always had to do something for his own actions.

It was they who had led those envoys here, so Jones felt he had to say a few words to highlight his own presence.

Sigma looked at Governor Jones as if he were an idiot, and only after a while did he say, "Don't worry about them; these people did not come with full sincerity. They are likely here to stall for time."

After speaking, he glanced at Allison on the side. "You seem to have something to say."

Allison looked around, and only after Governor Jones finally realized he shouldn't be listening to military intelligence here and walked out, did he speak: "I heard a report from an informant that some time ago, someone on Gannaer's Mother River artificially created a corpse transformation, suspected to be the work of witches, but the Queen did not deal with those people, but instead let them be."

"No action taken?" Although he didn't know where Allison got the news, Sigma did not doubt his statement. "Perhaps there was action, but the public just doesn't know."

"I thought so too, so just now I felt that those envoys who came might have really brought some sincerity; after all, cooperating with the Believers of the Red Moon Goddess is not a wise choice."

Even if he didn't live in Tana City, Allison knew how crazy the Believers of the Red Moon Goddess were.

Sacrificing a village, a city, was already a matter written in history books.

Except for not being able to launch wars like the War Church, these Believers of the Red Moon Goddess could be said to be capable of every evil.

This was also the reason why various countries hunted down witches.

It was just that Gannaer was a bit different from other countries; in this monotheistic Divine Kingdom, the people of Gannaer did not fear the Believers of the Red Moon, and coupled with their own strong blood ties to the Red Moon Believers, they did not exclude them.

"But we can do something, which is why they sent the Believers of the Death God over; this shows that those Believers of the Red Moon are not yet clear on the situation." Allison expressed his thoughts to himself, while Gili and Liande on the side didn't even have a chance to speak.

If it were up to them, they would directly send troops to test the specific state of the cooperation between the Barbarians and Gannaer.

It was just that no one would listen to their opinions.

Sigma nodded. "You are right. Regardless of that for now, I know these Warriors have been a bit too idle lately; even if they were sent to the front lines to dig trenches, they would still have endless energy. We cannot let them cause chaos in Tana City; that is not what we should be doing. Starting tomorrow, you need to take these guys and move the camp ten kilometers forward."

"Ten kilometers?" Allison said with some excitement. "Are we going to send troops?"

"No, ten kilometers is just to the vicinity of their camp, and they certainly won't clash with us head-on. I need you to take those elites to the very front, and leave those ordinary soldiers to cooperate with the Wisdom Church in the deployment of the Defense Array around Tana City." Sigma smiled slightly. "Originally they were making excuses to me, saying the craftsmen sent could not complete the task within the set time. I didn't expect that with the current state of Tana City, it could actually be faster than the planned speed."

"Thanks to the great War God," everyone around said respectfully, as if the early completion of the Defense Array's deployment was all thanks to the War God.

At this time, the players in the factory had already cooperated with the two craftsmen to finish producing the parts needed for the Defense Array.

According to the craftsmen, this Formation needed to be buried around Tana City; seven defense points would link up a line of defense within the city, effectively defending against various attacks from the Barbarians.

Not only that, even if there were witches using high-level Curses, they would be weakened significantly in front of this Defense Array.

"I didn't expect you to be able to finish so quickly. Rest assured, I will report your achievements to the Holy See." Harriet patted the two craftsmen on the shoulders with satisfaction. "If you need to take on apprentices, we can also provide help."

During this time, Andrew had sent several children, telling Harriet that these children wanted to become craftsman apprentices and were willing to serve Wisdom.

And he had also donated a lot of money, with the goal of receiving the teaching of the Wisdom Church.

In his Orphanage, there were already two teachers from the Wisdom Church conducting lessons.

Not only that, he also donated a school in Tana City, where civilians could learn knowledge during the day, and adults could be taught at night.

With Andrew's donation, the Wisdom Church could keep the cost of learning very low; those students only needed to pay for their daily meals to study at the school.

Many people in Tana City sent their children to the school; although compared to Andrew's Orphanage, the content taught at this school was not rich, and because the children had to supplement the family income, they could only attend until three in the afternoon.

But this also greatly enriched the Believers of Wisdom.

In the current Factory District, wealthy merchants believed in Wealth, while ordinary civilians were more likely to believe in the Wisdom Church.

And Andrew had obviously become a target for the development of the Wisdom Church, but because Andrew believed in Wealth, they only regarded Andrew as someone who had a good impression of the church.

They were attempting to convert this great philanthropist and great merchant.

"If you can provide registration quotas, we are willing to take apprentices, and we can take as many as you want." Osman's colleague said first, "According to the production speed of these people, it can greatly satisfy our consumption of materials, and the daily production capacity is also far above our upper limit. If there are apprentices, we can produce more things."

"Besides the Defense Array, we indeed still need to produce quite a few things. For example, Ships for cargo, for example, various machines." Osman also emphasized, "Tana City might usher in a wave of development because of this."

"In other words, we can also have a name on the stock market?" Harriet's brain worked fast; although stocks were something only people in the Royal Capital would choose to buy, this did not mean that people in other regions could not sell them.

If Tana City could be made to have a certain economic role, then more people would come to Tana City.

This way, Harriet would have more Believers.

He could have more students, letting the smart ones among them create more products of Wisdom.

Thinking of this, Harriet couldn't help but be moved. "Given the current situation, I will report it to my superiors. Believe me, you will soon have registered apprentices. If you are willing, you can also teach them some things."

"We don't need to teach them; they even need to teach us. I didn't expect that in the distant Xiahui, there would still be people who have mastered so much knowledge." Osman said with satisfaction. "If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't even be able to explain clearly where the real Mechanical City is."

Mechanical City was the title of the capital of the Emilan Duchy; there were more craftsmen there, but because most of the products manufactured were magic products, which were different from the production direction of the Wisdom Church, there was not much development in invention and creation there, apart from alchemy being relatively famous.

People were more keen on manufacturing things that already existed, rather than being brave in innovation like the Wisdom Church.

Of course, the God of Machines that those craftsmen believed in seemed very similar to the God of Craftsmen that the craftsmen originally believed in, but they were not exactly the same.

The players on the side were only interested in the drawn Formation symbols, and had no interest in the polite pleasantries of these two people.

"We need you to install these Formations on the defensive line; it might be a bit dangerous. If you are willing to teach, that would be even better, as then you wouldn't have to face those dangers," Harriet explained, remembering the business at hand. "Of course, we will not force you to teach."

Hearing about teaching, the players' ears practically perked up; who wouldn't want to learn these things? In fact, the players had already copied those Formation diagrams and posted them on the forum, and some players had their own interpretations and understandings of the various Formations, but without anyone to teach them, it was indeed too difficult to get started.

This was equivalent to the officials putting these things out there, telling you about them, but not teaching you.

The players had thought they would have to wait for a version update to learn them, never expecting that they would have to follow the plot to learn.

"No problem, if there are people willing to learn, but they cannot be children. Moving these devices requires at least five people working together, so at least 35 people are needed to learn," Osman said, looking at the people around him. "I think, just letting the people in the factory help, but I don't know..."

"We are willing," You Sun said on behalf of the players. "Although going to the front line is dangerous, under the protection of those Warriors of the War Church, I don't think there will be any problems."

"Yes, we are all willing." Several players nearby also joined in the excitement, and even Teacher Liu nodded.

Although she did not understand the Formations and such in this game, through contact with these NPCs, she also knew that this was a game, and it was normal to use Formations to accomplish things that mechanical processing could not.

After all, in this game, the level of productivity was still very backward, relying entirely on manual labor; it would take at least several years to produce things that met modern process standards.

And that would only be some backward industrial machinery; if they wanted to catch up, it would probably take decades of effort.

However, if things like Formations existed, those decades of time could be compressed.

Even after learning the theory and production of these Formations, the players could create more things.

As good as their word, registration began quickly inside the factory.

It was first come, first served on the spot, so in the end, 50 players working in the factory were selected.

As the first one, You Sun felt quite excited.

He had originally thought he wouldn't have a chance.

After all, he was not a child, nor was he an NPC, so he might not necessarily be able to become an apprentice.

And now, he had actually become a craftsman apprentice.

Teacher Liu behind him was quite calm; if she weren't afraid that these children would learn too slowly, she wouldn't be willing to continue learning Formation knowledge here.

What drove her was a strong thirst for knowledge, not to compete with her spouse.

Seeing so many people willing to learn, Osman and his colleagues felt a sense of pride.

In the Royal Capital, they were ostracized craftsmen because they had been in the trade for a long time, but their manufacturing skill levels had not improved much, making it unlikely for them to take on apprentices.

After all, apprentices did not want to follow a teacher with no future.

But in Tana City, the people here had a strong thirst for knowledge, and in the absence of other craftsmen recruiting, these two craftsmen were the only choice.

(End of this chapter)