Chapter 578 - 493: Hiris, Don’t Do Anything (Two in One)_2
"A grand plan... you know," the City of Machinery " in the "Mechanical Book"?"
Belvan nodded. He had heard of it. Within the "Mechanical Book," there were several pages depicting a colossal city crafted from gears, steam, and steel.
"I am striving towards this direction, and our kingdom is also moving in this direction, growing increasingly robust under the auspices of Hiris.
For this, we need a powerful national strength, equipment far surpassing that of humans, abundant resources, and... vast territories.
I will generously fund you and those artisans studying steam technology until we achieve this goal. Therefore, if you wish to make your research public, I am sorry to say, you will have to wait a bit longer."
King Kafu the Sixth made his point very clear; the king did not wish to publicize Belvan’s research on the Path of God’s Creation to maintain an advantage over other kingdoms and races.
Belvan took a deep breath. He had anticipated this answer:
"Your Majesty, if you insist on this, then there is nothing more I can say.
Just... I only discovered the existence of the Path of God’s Creation; I did not invent it. And it is only a matter of time before others discover it too; such matters are often beyond your control.
Right now, I need the assistance of others. I am limited on my own and fear I cannot make further progress in this field. If I cannot continue to delve deeper into my research, then with our current level, it would take mere minutes for other races well-versed in the Ancient Language to surpass us."
King Kafu the Sixth furrowed his brow; Belvan’s words made a lot of sense.
Dwarves were not among the races that understood and actively utilized the Ancient Language. In this aspect, they were only slightly better off than the Beastmen, and far less so than humans and the Three-eyed Ape People, let alone the Elves.