Looking at the arrival of the five new Flying Airships in the Northern Territory, Perfikot showed a slightly surprised expression.
These five Flying Airships were naturally the five lightweight, high-speed reconnaissance Airships that Eldest Princess Annie had hoped to bring to the Northern Territory.
After getting the consent of the Empress, Duke of Gloucester, and Eldest Princess Annie herself, these five Airships, considered strategic resources for the Empire, were dispatched to the Northern Territory, placed under Perfikot’s command.
Along with them, aside from the crew, was the Alchemy Workshop that the Empire’s high officials had promised to build for Perfikot during the Imperial Council meeting.
Yes, they directly moved an Alchemy Workshop here.
"Count, these alchemy devices and instruments are the best ones the Empire can currently provide. Take a look to see if they suit your needs?" A young clerk from the Noble Council was introducing the situation to Perfikot. Seeing Perfikot starting to go through the list of these goods, he didn’t forget to add, "Count, if you feel anything is missing, you can tell me, and I’ll notify Langton for procurement or customization."
An Alchemy Workshop is quite insignificant compared to the benefits Perfikot has brought to the Empire, even though everything in this workshop is treated with the highest level of service.
So, this young clerk sent by the Noble Council was afraid that Perfikot might be dissatisfied with the delivered goods or find something she wanted missing.
After all, the person in front of him is currently the most talented Alchemist in the entire Empire. Her abilities are widely recognized, and no one dares to claim they can surpass this young, or rather, youthful Count in alchemy.
However, Perfikot did not criticize these alchemy instruments and devices; she simply browsed through them briefly and casually remarked, "These are all standard things, lacking creativity and novelty. If I were to design them..."
Perfikot could immediately infer that this setup was designed by those old-fashioned folks of the Empire, instinctively wanting to criticize them a bit.
But considering their efforts, Perfikot hesitated for a moment and did not say more.
She simply said to the young clerk, "Later, I’ll make a list for you. Have people procure according to that list. As for these things..."
Perfikot glanced at the goods being carefully unloaded from the Flying Airships and said to the old steward by her side, "Grandpa Fu, have these goods sent to the warehouse first, register them according to the provided list, with each item named. Later, I’ll have Beifa send the needed equipment to the lab."
Although her evaluation of these goods wasn’t very high, they were still advanced alchemy instruments and equipment, much of which Perfikot once hesitated to buy for herself. Now that someone was giving them for free, she was naturally delighted.
However, the assembly logic of these items posed problems for Perfikot; she didn’t conservative setup, and although some equipment was useful, further adjustments were needed.
Plus, her lab might not even accommodate so many devices right now, forcing her to include lab expansion in her upcoming agenda.
Luckily, for an Alchemist of her level, expanding her lab is just a matter of handiwork, not too complicated.
If not for her high standards for her lab, she might have directly hired a construction company to do the job.
Thinking of all this, Perfikot left the airship dock and turned towards the elevator.
"With the opening of the Flying Airship routes, the Northern Territory is becoming more and more bustling." Perfikot looked at the influx of people that accompanied the arrival of the Airships and couldn’t help but sigh.
"If it weren’t for the impending doom crisis, this would have been a very promising beginning. But the apocalypse arriving two years later will make all this look more like oil splashed on flames, uncertain when it might explode." The old steward, with experience, echoed Perfikot as he watched Eagle’s Beak Cliff gradually reveal its prosperity and bustle.
Perfikot didn’t comment on the old steward’s evaluation; she just looked at the people and sighed, "They are here for wealth, bustling about for fame and fortune."
Able to take a Flying Airship to the Northern Territory at this time, aside from a few noble ladies coming specifically to experience novelty, the majority were there for serious business.
For example, the Empire’s shipyard sent a project manager this time, hoping to confirm with Perfikot the Flying Airship maintenance factory’s site selection issue, as well as discussions about private modifications of Flying Airships.
Currently, Empire merchants are still in the simple stage of making ships fly, but some ambitious ones have already started trying to imitate the Flying Airships.
Though the Empire has many docks for building Flying Airships, even civilian shipyards are now involved, the Airships themselves haven’t been optimized or improved, and their core design still remains Perfikot’s original version.
Of course, this isn’t actually a problem. A useful method is utilized to the fullest; as long as it works, there’s no issue.
Moreover, the core design concept of the Flying Airships was developed by Perfikot based on information and technical material from the original world, and it stands quite differently from that world.
But for the Victor Empire, all this is enough.
Thus, they have neither motive to improve nor have they made breakthroughs in the flight design structure, ultimately leading to some current small problems.
And strictly speaking, as a new product, it’s already quite remarkable that domestic factories in the Empire have managed to grasp its design concept in such a short time. Expecting them to produce something of a different design concept now is impossible.
However, these are minor issues. If Perfikot needs to, making improvements is not difficult.
And for the Victor Empire, what the Flying Airships need is expanded production capacity, so that more Airships can serve the Empire.
"Grandpa Fu, remind me later that the future capital of the Northern Territory can begin construction." Perfikot looked at the people who came to the Northern Territory for various reasons and suddenly had some new ideas. "Additionally, relocate some facilities from Eagle’s Beak Cliff to the new capital once it’s completed. Over there, more administrative functions should be accommodated. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novèlfire.net
While Eagle’s Beak Cliff should be a research center, instead of looking like it’s becoming a new city."