The room was large enough as twenty men were able to stand and walk freely. On the the podium, there were five restrained people, they were the spies who were captured in the recent collection.
" Interogation and torture, two activities that go hand in hand are essential in extracting information for potential targets. Many of you were soldiers and have experience in torture and interogation, sometimes it worked but it was bloody, messy and most times the target loses their life from the process." Ceaser said as the Shadowcorp agents listened attentively.
Shadowcorp, was an organization that was created by Ceasers, it's members were the former POWs who had sworn allegiance to Ceaser.
Contrary to Ceasers trends , this Shadowcorp was created to answer only to him and if their missions brought about progress of the rebellion then so be it . But the main mission was to serve Ceaser.
In this lecture hall Ceaser extensively taught different methods of interogation and torture which was tested out on the spies, and the secrets came spilling out much to the awe of the Shadowcorp agents.
The Shadowcorp was divided into four main divisions, tactical, surveillance, analysis and the interogation division all who work hand in hand .
After the interogation lecture, the agents joined other agents in a much larger hall, waiting for Ceaser to speak to them.
" Good afternoon gentlemen." Ceaser said as he climbed the podium.
" Good afternoon sir ." The crowd shouted back, standing rigid.
" A month ago , you all here swore unconditionall loyalty to me and for your unconditional loyalty to me I promise to usher you into an era of greatness. But for that to happen, we would need to work harder , ignoring all boundaries and all norms. We will destroy any and all obstacles that try to impede our goal and in turn bring this world out of the darkness and into the light."
" Right now, , you will be divided into five man teams, you will train and work together with your assigned teams on specific tasks.
Your teams are all subject to review and in my own time I will be appointing directors in charge of various divisions based on your performance so work hard ." Ceaser said before leaving them to get organized.
Innovations and invention weren't the only thing Ceaser was up to in this world, he had started up businesses.
He opened up a restaurant that served different types of foods including his own personal recipes. They also served alcohol that was produced in Ceasers brewery.
This brought in a large amount of revenue, mainly because everybody wanted to have something that made them feel closer to the hero of the rebel movement.
Ceaser made his way into the basement section of his home where he retrieved samples that would be used in making smokeless powder, nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose and pure alcohol.
If the steam engine was the the driving force behind the industrial revolution then the smokeless powder was going to be the the driving force behind modern warfare, allowing for small specialized troops to create chaos within the enemies lines.
After making sure that the compound was stable and after some secret testing, the compound was ready to be produced on a massive scale.
As soon as the production line was established, Ceaser consulted his folder of blueprints he had created, and fished out some blueprints for creating new weapons that were suited to be used with smokeless powder.
Automatic rifles, pistols, submachine guns, machine guns and snipers , bolt action riffles and breach loading cannons and howitzers, these were the instruments that would bring about his victory against the Blackthorn empire. He would make sure to conquer and unite the world into a single empire .
After handing off the blue prints of the weapons to the men who would review and produce them, he set out home to get some rest but a soldier quickly approached on horseback with a message.
A group of about one hundred horse riders escorting a carriage , their banners were unfamiliar bearing no resemblance to the style of the Blackthorn banners .
The new concrete wall had proved itself useful as the convoy was spotted from the top of the wall before they could get close.
Twenty five minutes later, a rider from Patagonia exited the gate and rode towards the convoy.
" Halt and identify yourselves." The soldier said as he approached the convoy.
" We are delegates from the kingdom of Fantasia and we are here to speak with your leader." One of the leading knights announced.
Soon the delegation was within the walls of the town and even as they were no prominent buildings, they were still marveled by the organization of the town .
Ceaser received them at Incas house which had been converted to a government building.
The two main delegates that were sent to Patagonia were Count Eduardo des Guillermo and Baroness Katrina des Sforza. According to them , their king had sent them to inquire if it was possible to purchase the blueprints of the weapons that were used in defeating the Blackthorns as they had been under attack as a result of the Blackthorn endless conquest.
" Lord Ceaser if you sell us this blueprints ,our kingdom will provide you with riches that would last for ten lifetimes." Count Eduardo said emphasizing the wealth that he would gain when as long as he helps their cause.
But Ceaser was in a position of power, there was no reason for nobles who carried theirselves with dignity to come crawling into a known rebel territory, asking for weapon blueprint except they were desperate.
" Count Eduardo, firstly I'm not nobility so there is no need to call me Lord. Secondly, these weapons are my trump card in my defense against the empire so I cannot sell it to you, I hope you understand." Ceaser said and stood up to leave the room but Baroness Katrina rushed forward grabbing onto Ceasers with her soft smooth hands , inching her body close enough so that Ceaser could perceive the fragrant spices that wafted from her hair and skin. It was a move that had worked ever since she was a little girl and seeing how young Ceaser was , she believed that the technique could definitely work.
" Please your weapons could turn the tide of this war with the Blackthorns, think about the men and women who perish everyday because of their conquest." She said , her voice calm and soothing as she stretched her hands to touch Ceasers chest. Sir Alfred and Zack who were there at the moment had ruled out Ceaser thinking that he would fall for the ruse and were shocked when Ceaser immediately detached himself from the baroness clasps.
" Baroness, let me explain something that you have not had occasion to understand ." Ceaser said, clearing his throat while fixing his posture. He spoke with a calm tone , a tone that made it seem as if he was choosing his words carefully but his men knew that tone so well , it was like dark clouds forming before a storm.
" Friendly relationships are dangerous , they lend themselves to ambiguities, misunderstanding and conflicts , and they always end badly.
Formal relationships on the other hand are as clear as spring water , their rules carved in stone . There is no risk of being misunderstood and they last forever .
Let make this clear, I do not appreciate friendly relationships , but I'm a great admirer of formal relationships.
Where there is a formal relationship, there are rite, and when there are rights, the earth order reigns.
If you really noticed when you came into town, you could have seen that we are not a bunch of rabble who took up arms against the empire, you would have seen that we are a society that believes in order. It is through order that we achieve our victory not mere weapons."
"Pardon us Ceaser, we meant no offense, what shall we do. " Count Eduardo asked.
It was then that Ceaser knew how desperate the Kingdom of Fantasia was.
He had just insulted nobility and had received no reprimand, not even a scowl.
" Rest up, tomorrow you will witness the power of the weapons and then a decision would be made if I will be selling any of the weapons."