Volume 3: Confrontation! The Run of Civilization Chapter 420 The Geminis’ Layout
"Philip, no matter what, I need to remind you of one thing. Although this is a game played by God, and you and I are both time travelers, we are already inextricably linked to this world. Your queen has given birth to a prince for you, and I also have my wife. The people in this world are all living people, not NPCs in the game!"
"I know!" Philip, who had been gentle all along, finally became a little annoyed, and his tone unconsciously became higher: "Rudolf, I just said so much, don't you understand? In terms of diligence, we can't compare with those countries in East Asia. If we do too good a job in workers' welfare from the beginning, we can't compete with the time traveler from China!"
Philip, who had always been very gentle since he was born, got angry for once, and Rudolf was stunned for a moment. Then he stopped talking and just sat opposite Philip, the two of them looking at each other awkwardly.
"Maldita Sea~! This is a hot-blooded idealist!" After cursing in his heart, Philip adjusted his mood a little, and then took the initiative to start a new topic: "What is the current situation on the German battlefield?"
Seeing that Philip had changed the subject, Rudolf took the initiative to adjust his mood: "In the Battle of Lützen, our army had more than 10,000 casualties, and the casualties of other friendly forces were nearly 6,000, and there were countless wounded, so we had to retreat for a while to rest. As for the Protestant Alliance, it is roughly estimated that the number of casualties was no less than 6,000, and most of them were Swedes. After all, when our army charged under machine gun fire, our friendly forces on other fronts had already defeated the troops of other Protestant princes. In any case, the Protestant Alliance's goal of marching to Vienna was blocked by us."
"Hmm..." After rubbing his two fingers up and down on the bridge of his nose without glasses for a while, Philip said, "Just take it down, and move it farther away."
"Philip, what do you mean?"
"As relatives of the Holy Roman Emperor, we have fulfilled our obligations as relatives. It is because the other party has established an alliance with the devil, which has led to a huge lead in weapons over us. Although we will soon produce a large number of advanced weapons to defend the glory of the Christian world, this will take time after all, won't it? Therefore, we will be powerless in the short term to prevent the enemy from making a comeback and attacking Vienna. Rudolf, compared to the group of corrupt royal nobles in Vienna, you value the lives of ordinary Spanish soldiers more, right?"
"Of course! I don't care about those guys in Vienna who only know how to hold dances, listen to music, and do all kinds of escapades!"
"So." Philip spread his hands. "Although we have obtained bullets equipped with smokeless gunpowder, we will soon figure out the formula of smokeless gunpowder. Although we have built various arsenals, their output far exceeds that of Ibrahim, who is now in Transcaucasia. However, it takes time to obtain a certain amount of breech-loading rifles, machine guns and corresponding bullets, right? Let's withdraw the troops first. The main force will withdraw to Bavaria. While occupying Bavaria, we will also take over Württemberg and Pulvatz to its west."
"Okay. But this way, North Germany and Czech Republic will be completely exposed to the Swedish troops."
"It doesn't matter. Didn't I just say that once smokeless gunpowder enters mass production in our country, its output will not be comparable to that of the Ottoman time traveler, and the final victory will still belong to us. If His Majesty Gustav also stays in northern Germany to recover his strength when we retreat to southern Germany, then our strength will definitely recover faster than his. If he still likes adventures as always and takes advantage of our retreat to attack Vienna. Then, when our relatives faced the Swedish troops and signed a humiliating agreement, and in the end we rejected this agreement?"
"I understand." After bowing his head for a moment, Rudolf raised his head and said, "I'll leave after I meet Professor Galileo."
"Well, after all, the enemy has new weapons, and the front line cannot do without you. I won't keep you this time."
The awkward atmosphere between the two finally dissipated. Rudolph said, "Well, the Japanese time traveler should be in Hawaii now, right?"
"Well, it's still too far away, but he stayed between Japan and North America for so long, it definitely couldn't be on the sea. So based on this inference, it can only be Hawaii."
"This coward, after being defeated in the battle, doesn't he even have the courage to commit suicide? Philip, where is he going next?"
"Haha." He shook his head helplessly: "It's probably North America. Because going from Hawaii to Australia is across the Pacific Ocean, and there are no suitable ocean currents or monsoons. The risk is too great."
"North America? What does he want to do! Although we don't have much interest in North America, it is also our new colony in the future! Philip, if he really comes to North America, what about us?"
"Of course, either you or I will go there in person and kill him. But not now. Your job now is to completely destroy the Protestant Alliance after the new weapons are in place, and let all of Central and Northern Europe join our Justice League. As for me, I have to make sure that the industrial revolution led by the steam engine does not go wrong too much."
"Well, you've been really hard at work in the country these years. Speaking of the Industrial Revolution, Philip, although I don't know much about science and engineering, I also know that after the steam engine, there were internal combustion engines and electric motors, right?"
"Strictly speaking, the landmarks of the Second Industrial Revolution are the widespread use of electricity and the invention and improvement of the internal combustion engine. I have given the professors at the University of Asturias brief instructions and principled explanations on these two tasks, and they have already allocated some personnel to start preliminary research. However, it will still take a long time to produce results."
"Well, that's okay, I'm just reminding you. Also, I've thought of a new problem, rubber!"
"Hahaha, dear Rudolf, thank you for your reminder. In fact, I wrote to the Governor of Gran Colombia three months ago, asking him to open a large rubber plantation in South America, and at the same time pay attention to preventing the outflow of good varieties. After all, when the steam engine matures, the role of rubber will become more and more important. Rudolf, we have been in this world for almost twenty years. It is understandable that the Ottoman time traveler could not achieve much due to his identity. But among the other time travelers, you see, the one in China is the most powerful. I firmly believe that China's technological level will not be far behind us. When our steam engine matures, the one in China will also think of the problem of rubber."
"Hmm... He was able to kill and drive away the other two time travelers from East Asia. The Chinese time traveler is really powerful. Oh, I hope our domestic factories can realize mass production of new guns and cannons as soon as possible. We need to complete the unification of Europe as soon as possible, and then declare war on the Ottoman Empire!"
"Don't worry, Rudolph, it will be quick. Besides, I have good news for you."
"What is it?"
"Penicillin, we have found a culture medium suitable for large-scale cultivation, and we will soon be able to achieve mass production. At least in the area of medicine, we no longer have to spend huge amounts of money to buy it from that time traveler in China."
