Munitions Empire

In Tang Mo's castle, there was a laboratory that belonged solely to him. It was equipped with various experimental apparatuses, many of which he had custom-made.

The equipment, along with many substances he had synthesized himself, were mostly appearing in this world for the first time.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

As a transmigrator, he often carried out his own experiments here, introducing things that had never before existed to this world. It could be said that some of the items here were even more precious than gold.

At this very moment, Tang Mo was holding two test tubes, mixing a freshly prepared liquid to form a new substance.

By his side, Yulin curiously examined the liquid in the test tubes, looking eager to try it out.

"This stuff is very dangerous," Tang Mo said, putting down the test tubes and then taking off his gloves to warn Yulin beside him, "It could very likely burn your skin..."

"Isn't it just a new kind of acid... I'm not inexperienced with chemistry," Yulin retorted with a dismissive snort.

"Don't underestimate this world! Some substances are extremely dangerous, extremely so," Tang Mo warned his student again, "You've studied the periodic table, so you should know how terrifying elements like uranium can be."

"The teacher hasn't talked about that, he hasn't figured out what characteristics it has." Yulin said, shifting the topic as she watched the acid inside the test tubes gradually settle down, "I'm not going anywhere this time, I'll stay by your side and be your butler!"

"Nonsense!" Tang Mo looked at Yulin and said, "The position of vice chancellor at Dragon City University is still vacant. You could teach there, and it would be doing me a favor."

"I won't! I don't mind occasionally giving lectures to those students, but I absolutely refuse to go there and be any vice chancellor! I'll stay here and be your butler." Yulin insisted, with the demeanor of someone who wouldn't leave unless you agreed.

"Sigh..." Tang Mo wanted to say something else, but after struggling to articulate his thoughts, he finally let out a sigh—there were too many areas under the control of the Great Tang Group, so many places couldn't do without managers with higher loyalty.

Roger was the person Tang Mo trusted most, and Tang Mo felt that it would be more appropriate for Roger to go and keep watch over a region.

However, with Roger gone, he really did lack a suitable butler by his side. Yulin was a good choice, as having a beautiful girl around was pleasant to the eye, wasn't it?

"I've already spoken with Grandpa Roger. Grandpa Roger said he could go to Winterless City and help check on your business there for you," Yulin said with a triumphant smile.

"Isn't he just spoiling you by saying that?" Tang Mo was speechless.

"Not at all. Grandpa Roger said that his body is better suited to living in the south where the climate is milder," Yulin explained earnestly.

"You..." Tang Mo rose to his feet, feeling somewhat helpless. He no longer had the heart to continue his experiments.

Yulin followed close behind Tang Mo, showing no sign of reluctance to leave. Although she also liked staying in the laboratory, without Tang Mo, it wasn't worth her while to remain.

"Hey,'' Tang Mo said in the hallway without looking back, joking with Yulin, "If you call Roger 'Grandpa,' and I call him 'Uncle Roger,' doesn't that mean... you should call me 'Uncle Tang Mo'?"

"I don't want to!" Yulin exclaimed in protest, much like a kitten with its tail stepped on.

"You..." Tang Mo shook his head with a smile.

The two of them walked one after another through the long corridor, passing the courtyard with towering trees, heading towards the main body of Tang Mo's castle.

The main structure of the Dragon's Den, although modeled after Swan Castle, was on a much larger scale. It had a larger perimeter, covering an area comparable to the Forbidden City, and it was encircled by a thick wall for defense.

On top of the wall, there was special barbed wire connected to the generators, electrified and designed to kill anyone trying to climb over it.

Li'ao, hunched over, came towards them and he nodded slightly to Yulin before reporting to Tang Mo, "Master, news has just been delivered that the eldest son of the Zhang family from Zheng Country has been arrested by our police."

"The reason," Tang Mo asked, not particularly interested in the Zhang family's eldest son. He just wanted to know the reason so he could make an appropriate decision on how to handle it.

"It seems he encountered Miss Yue'er on the road and had impure intentions..." Li'ao replied.

"Pfft..." Before Tang Mo could speak, Yulin couldn't help but laugh.

Looking at the 'lady' who was more devilish than angelic, Yulin covered her mouth, laughing and saying, "Who would he tease if not her? He had to go and tease that violent fanatic... I bet he's not having a good time, huh? He didn't get killed, did he?"

Yue'er was quite infamous for fighting in school, and Yulin, having sparred with her, also knew that Yue'er truly had some real skills. Stay tuned to empire

Ordinary people couldn't even get close to Yue'er, not to mention the PPK pistol Tang Mo gave her, which she almost never leaves behind.

In Brunas, there really weren't many people who could carry a gun around, so Yulin had no doubts that Yue'er was not at a disadvantage; it was surely the other party who was unlucky.

Sure enough, Li'ao said, "One of the guards was killed, but Miss Yue'er is not seriously harmed."

"Then just release that eldest son of the Zhang family... Have Harry warn them and just leave it at that, it's no big deal," Tang Mo didn't take the matter seriously. Since Yue'er wasn't at a loss, dealing with the situation in a simple manner suited his interests.

"Zheng Country... Zhang family, master... I'm afraid the other party will not let the matter rest," Li'ao said, without leaving but instead reminding him.

Tang Mo was taken aback for a moment and glanced at Li'ao: "I indeed forgot, Zheng Country... Dahua... and our two have a bit of a connection."

"Offending the Zhang family would make returning to Zheng Country and conducting business there as difficult as ascending to heaven," Li'ao briefly explained the background of the Zhang family in Zheng Country.

It can be said that in Zheng Country, the Zhang family's power was absolute—the position of Zhang Ming, the head of the Zhang family, was even higher than that of Mo Kangsen in the Empire of Nanla.

The Zhang family not only had a long-standing grip on Zheng Country's court but even meddled in military power—the actual ruler of Zheng Country, King Zheng Tong, was nothing more than a puppet.

Zheng Tong's mother was the sister of Zhang Ming, head of the Zhang family, and Zheng Tong's grandmother, the current Empress Dowager of Zheng Country, was Zhang Ming's aunt...

"That's not a problem! We haven't even fully digested our own market yet, what are we thinking about a place as far away as Zheng Country for? Once we've got our own doorstep sorted, then it's time enough to consider the attitude of Zheng Country," Tang Mo dismissively said.

"Don't forget, once our Jade City-class battleships are launched, what is Zheng Country but a bunch of chickens and dogs?" As Tang Mo said this, he patted Li'ao's shoulder: "Just wait another year. After a year, I'll accompany you on a trip to Zheng Country, and I guarantee they'll be crying and begging you to recognize your ancestors and return to your lineage..."

"Your subordinate understands... It was your subordinate who was impatient," Li'ao immediately said, bowing his head.

"However..." He paused for a moment, then continued with another matter: "There's also something else. Miss Yue'er has arrived at Dragon Island... She is currently on the Freedom 31 freighter..."

"She's come to Dragon Island?" Yulin's response was much stronger than Tang Mo's.

In her view, this cat-eared lass was a persistent nuisance, extremely troublesome! Why couldn't this damned person learn from Alice and stay put in Northern Ridge?

"This Harry!" Tang Mo laughed bitterly, knowing full well Harry would definitely not be able to handle these tricky girls, but still he felt that as a disciple, dumping all the trouble onto the master was unethical behavior.

"Oh, by the way, master, there's another piece of news. Our self-drawn sea charts are nearly complete, with higher precision compared to the sea charts previously provided by other countries, and we've even discovered a few islands..." Li'ao continued his report.

Tang Mo nodded slightly, as charting maps was something the Great Tang Group had always been doing—map making was a complicated and important task before satellite remote sensing technology.

Only when you have an accurate map of a region do you truly have a grasp of the region's geographical features, allowing for better planning and development of the area and making use of every topographical detail.

Military-grade maps are not only useful for military purposes but are also very important in other areas. These maps can support many applications including infrastructure development and mineral exploration.

Correcting sea charts was even more challenging than land surveying, with greater investment required. After taking control of most of the Endless Sea, the Great Tang Group immediately commenced the charting of sea maps.

This was a challenging and difficult job. Even up to today, after many sailors had sacrificed their lives, the Great Tang Group could finally say it completed the sea charting of the Endless Sea.

Although there were no more discoveries as astonishing as Dragon Island, several uninhabited islands were found and marked.

Additionally, the fleet of the Great Tang Group has developed many new shipping routes, ships no longer need to wait for the monsoon to sail anytime, hence, the transport capacity around the Endless Sea has actually increased substantially.

This was why the merchant ships of countries like Zheng Country, which almost never visited the East Coast of the Endless Sea, appeared in Brunas.

Previously, Brunas was a place for the exile of criminals, in Zheng Country's view, it was a barbarous, desolate wasteland under the control of savages.

"Hmm. This is good news, another opportunity to make a profit," Tang Mo was very satisfied with the progress of the surveying work: "Print them in accordance with the prices we agreed upon in the meeting and sell them."