NOVPUBKael said with a smile.
The production of the necessary magical equipment doesn't even require personal research. The designs are already recorded in the Memory Core of Wandong City. As long as we allow Wandong City to mass produce them, there is a complete chance to equip the Sky-splitting Knights in the first instance.
"Can it be mass-produced, and what will be the cost?"
"Mass production is possible, and the cost is not something you need to worry about. That's something for Lion Heart to consider. Moreover, I don't think the magical equipment produced will be very expensive...
After all, you are only looking to increase the load capacity and speed, not asking me to tune a black that shines with all the colors or to create a slime that changes colors with your mood."
As Kael spoke, a hint of a smile appeared on his face, slightly teasingly saying:
"Actually, what you should be pondering is the second issue... Another direction requires a bit of manipulation on your companions."
Richard nodded and asked, "To what extent do the griffins need to cooperate with you?"
Kael replied, "That depends on how urgent you are. After all, depending on the length of time for training, different costs will be incurred."
"Can you explain in detail?"
"No problem. The simplest method, as I was saying earlier, is to use magical equipment to modify the griffins.
By fitting magical equipment, their inherent combat abilities can naturally be further amplified.
Even, if you let me make adjustments to their bodies, I could create a new breed specifically adapted for soaring through the high skies."
Richard nodded as if he wanted to agree, but then he shook his head and said:
"We can consider what you've mentioned later. For now, we need to quickly form an effective combat force of Sky-splitting Knights."
"The faster, the better?" Kael asked.
"Don't drag it out, no more than half a year at the latest." Richard replied.
Kael nodded and said, "Then I will go back today and try to come up with a suitable plan as quickly as possible."
...
When everything was almost ready, and Kael was about to leave, he turned to Harry and said:
"Harry, shall we have a good chat on the side?"
Harry was taken aback and replied, "Sure!"
Then the two of them went to a corner to communicate with each other.
Harry was the first to speak:
"It's been almost a year since we last saw each other, hasn't it, Kael?"
"About that. I was caught up in my busiest time during your graduation ceremony. Unfortunately, there was no other choice."
Back then, Kael had too many tasks at hand and simply did not have the time to manage too much.
Even, were it not for the god of literature and knowledge, Dinel, successfully advancing and removing a great deal of his troubles, Kael probably would still be busy with those accumulated tasks even now.
"After graduation, my teacher suggested that I stay behind. After all, delving into magic at the Secret Scroll Mage Academy is a good choice for anyone who aspires to go further in the realm of magic."
Harry scratched his head, his face showing a bashful smile, "But I still refused."
Kael's lips curled into a smirk as he hummed, "Why? Why the change of heart now?"
"Probably because I've come to realize what you said back then was right..."
Harry's face showed a touch of melancholy and indecision, but in the end, he said earnestly:
"Back then, you said I was naive, that I oversimplified many things and saw only what others wanted me to see...
I was actually quite upset at the time because I didn't think I was that naive. It was only later that I realized I hadn't seen things as clearly as I thought."
"What was the turning point? Surely it wasn't an epiphany out of the blue?" Kael said with a laugh.
Harry sighed and began to tell a story:
"Long, long ago, I heard about a case that occurred in reality. The parties involved were a nobleman whose family still had some money but was about to be stripped of their title, and on the other side, a commoner.
By chance, as the nobleman was passing by a passenger carriage, the door opened, and several people came down from the carriage. Then someone knocked the nobleman down."
"And then what happened?" For a moment, Kael was puzzled, sensing that the story was getting interesting. It seemed like a tale he had heard a few times within the Human Federation as well.
"Initially, a commoner, out of kindness, stayed with the fallen noble until the noble's family arrived to take him to the Church for treatment. The commoner also followed to the Church and left 100 demon crystal coins with the relatives.
Afterward, everyone thought that would be the end of the matter, as there had been no conflict between the parties, and an investigator from the Bronze Cross's Royal Capital branch had come to collect evidence.
Everything seemed to be over until the Church issued a statement of treatment costs, indicating the noble's injuries could not be completely healed with holy water; the spine had suffered a fracture from the impact.
In short, to get proper treatment, a significant sum of money was needed, and unwilling to bear a huge financial loss due to someone else's problem, the noble filed a lawsuit against the commoner who had acted with good intentions."
