CHAPTER 1861: CHAPTER 621: LORD SELAK’S RESIGNATION · OUR JOURNEY IS THE SEA OF STARS! (PART 2)

Little Bach also thought it was impossible, so she went to the Circle Tower.

Minkus also knew it was unworkable, so he strongly advocated for recruiting more foreign students to the Institute of Engineering.

You see, my fellow disciples and I have our differences, but we also have commonalities, which makes us the stubborn ones in the eyes of the Steam Lords. They see us as unstable elements.

They’re a bunch of fools!

One day, they will pay for their stubbornness... It’s my favorite thing to give them some trouble, which is why my old darling and I got together.

Oh, I’ve just had a genius idea!"

Old Flywheel let out a sinister, sharp laugh, coughed twice, and said to Murphy:

"My old darling can help your partners acquire old airships in the name of company expansion. She’s well-connected in this area, and you can also form a new company through your subordinates in Charldo Harbor to place orders with the airship factories.

Our Half-body Man’s airship craftsmanship has developed over hundreds of years and has become a streamlined production process.

New airships take at most two to three months from order to completion. I received news a month ago saying one or two airship factories were on the brink of bankruptcy due to poor management. They are now eager for orders to revive themselves.

This eagerness can be used to hide some important information.

Well, the business competition among Half-body Men has always been brutal.

As long as you act quickly and time it precisely, you can have five to ten new airships before the Steam Lords issue a ban.

My advice to you is to build big ones!

The bigger, the better!

My Flywheel Consortium can even advance part of the funds, but the largest airship must belong to me! I need a mobile, harder-to-track airborne laboratory.

I can have Dina return to Charldo Harbor to help you with this task."

"Finding a gem like you in a Half-body city is really like finding a ghost..."

Murphy, seeing Old Flywheel so excited at the prospect of causing trouble for the Steam Lords, couldn’t help but praise:

"You really have a rebellious spirit, so will you handle the installation and debugging of the Calculating Pearl once we get the airship?"

"No problem."

Old Flywheel waved his hand and said:

"Debugging a ship costs 30,000 gold coins, a flat rate! If you want me to provide blueprints for armed airship modifications, add another 10,000.

I suggest you quickly raise money.

Whether buying an old airship or building a new one, it requires a lot of money. Based on my observations these past few days, I can tell you that Transylvania’s finances are very, very unhealthy; you are already on the brink of bankruptcy.

You really are a failure as a lord."

Murphy wasn’t bothered by Flywheel’s criticism. He was more aware of Transylvania’s dire economic situation than anyone else, but wasn’t it a situation beyond resolution?

No one sitting atop the volcano that is Transylvania could reverse this dire situation.

Murphy could only take one step at a time.

"Tomorrow afternoon in my office, we need to discuss the program upgrade of the Calculating Pearl. This is what you promised me, don’t be late."

Murphy took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and left the place.

When he arrived at the administrative courtyard under the night sky, he happened to see Milian and Captain Paula clinking glasses and discussing future cooperation visions.

Murphy intended to discuss with Milian about possibly squeezing some money out of the precarious finances to purchase new airships, but before he entered the hall, he saw Deputy Claire swaying gracefully out of the room.

"Babro asked me to tell you, Handsome Murphy."

The alluring pirate first mate lightly placed her hand on Murphy’s shoulder and said softly:

"The Blood Fear Fleet can provide funding for your endeavor..."

"You can read minds, right?"

Murphy sighed and said:

"Or has my handsome appearance failed to conceal my pitiable poverty? Why does everyone know I’m short on cash?"

"No, it’s not that."

Claire shrugged and honestly said:

"The Blood Fear Fleet still has a batch of ’goods’ with Paula that hasn’t been sold yet, and we’re too lazy to go back and collect the money. It’s no longer a time to cherish wealth; if we can buy lives with this money, pirates can be very generous."

"Then double it."

Murphy thought for a moment and said:

"I plan to place orders for new airships at the Charldo Harbor factories, ranging from five to ten ships. This clearly requires a large sum of money, so if the Blood Fear Fleet can help me advance this sum, then when you encounter trouble, the Blood Vulture Clan will be more than willing to help."

"Are you serious?"

Claire seemed to sober up at once.

She gazed at Murphy’s handsome face and said:

"You don’t even know how big our troubles are, yet you dare to make such a pledge? Aren’t you afraid of putting your Transylvania at risk?"

"I am afraid, but fear cannot be the reason to stop progressing. I need a victory; Transylvania’s endeavor is just starting, and I don’t want to see a failure that destroys everything."

Murphy softly said:

"For this, I would rather make a deal with the devil! No matter how frightening your trouble is, it’s unlikely to be worse than the devil, right?"

"Ha, you’d certainly make an excellent pirate on the Misty Sea, Mr. Murphy. You really throw caution to the wind at critical moments. Alright! We’ll fund it."