# Chapter 14: Research Base
In addition, there was a large amount of agricultural auxiliary equipment.
According to Hades's conjecture, if this production model was completed, the benefits from the Kronos Kingdom's agriculture and animal husbandry could be dozens of times greater than currently, or even more.
He clearly knew how much benefit such an advanced production model could bring.
Whether for the citizens or the Kingdom.
The number of farmers would decrease, freeing up more labor for the Kingdom's construction.
Due to time constraints, it had not yet been implemented. Such a reform would be a major undertaking, requiring careful planning, step-by-step execution, and minimizing the impact.
Results had already been achieved in the small Experimental Plot specially approved by the Kingdom. After he left, it would start from the Core Area and gradually spread throughout the country according to the plan.
The entire process might take several years.
The Kronos Kingdom was large, but not that large, at least in Hades's view.
As for the rest, coordination would be left to others in the Kingdom. The Kingdom had enough internal talent and execution power.
The Tartaros Royal Family ruled the Kingdom. The Kronos Kingdom had only one Noble family: the Tartaros Royal Family.
Those Noble families had long been eliminated or declined over time. Even if they still existed, they were not well-known and dared not cause trouble.
Only the Tartaros Royal Family was eternal.
Those with ulterior motives were also mostly cleared out after the last War launched by the World Government was resolved.
Hades was very fortunate to live in such a Kingdom, with the absolute rule of the Royal Family and the Kingdom's absolute monopoly.
It was like a blank scroll, allowing him to freely splash ink and modify it as he pleased.
It was precisely because of such power that the World Government felt apprehensive, making their attempts to dismember the Kronos Kingdom incredibly difficult.
Even if Hades was not in the Kingdom, Hades and the Royal Academy of Sciences would still report intelligence and progress to him.
From the moment he officially took over Hades, he was effectively half the ruler of the Kingdom.
The Kronos Kingdom was very powerful, but it still could not avoid the World Government's assassination attempts.
The Agent who assassinated his double was a top-tier Agent with powerful stealth capabilities and was also a Presence-Presence Fruit user.
Furthermore, they had developed their Devil Fruit Ability to an extremely profound level, capable of lowering their own Presence to the minimum, causing people to subconsciously ignore their existence.
Therefore, they were able to pass through numerous obstacles and infiltrate the Royal Palace.
In the end, the assassination succeeded, but it also failed, because the target was merely a double, who ultimately died under siege.
What if the target had been Hades himself?
Who knew what other strange Ability users the World Government had?
This was also the reason Hades wanted to leave the Kingdom. Although his Observation Haki could sense emotions, his own strength was still the biggest weakness.
Although the Kingdom was powerful, it was not absolutely safe.
More than that, it stemmed from a thirst for strength. This assassination attempt had given him a sense of crisis, and he needed greater pressure to grow rapidly and obtain true power.
Orcus, the Royal Capital of the Kronos Kingdom.
In the northeast part of the Royal Capital, a Research Base was located.
On this day, Hades arrived. Before leaving the Kronos Kingdom, he wanted to see the research situation here.
The intelligence transmitted by Hades was incomplete because it and the Royal Academy of Sciences were two different organizations and were not part of the same system.
"Your Highness, you've arrived!"
Seeing Hades arrive, a young researcher wearing a white coat respectfully greeted him.
News of Hades's arrival had been sent to the Research Base in advance, and people had been arranged to wait outside.
"Let's go in and take a look," Hades nodded slightly.
Without needing to do anything, the sealed door automatically opened. The surveillance cameras at the entrance had already scanned Hades's figure.
They even read Hades's iris through the image.
For the entire Research Base, Hades undoubtedly possessed the highest authority.
Inside, it was a completely different scene.
Everywhere was filled with technology. Long corridors connected one laboratory after another.
The design and manufacturing of firearms, effect experiments – most of the latest munitions researched by the Kronos Kingdom came from this Research Base.
This Research Base was originally part of the Kronos Kingdom. With Hades establishing the Royal Academy of Sciences, the scale of this Research Base could no longer meet the needs of research.
Therefore, in another location, the Kronos Kingdom rebuilt a larger Research Base.
And this Research Base was not abandoned. The research, updates, and manufacturing improvements for ordinary munitions and weapons were all done here.
The truly important classified research, the research on high-end weapon technology, was arranged in the newly built Research Base.
Compared to those technologies, these sniper rifles and automatic rifles were not considered classified at all. The difference in importance was like a chasm.
This did not mean that the Research Base under the Royal Capital was not valued; it just didn't require those outstanding scientists to waste their time here.
Upon entering the Research Base, no one continued to follow him. Inside the Research Base, every scientist and researcher was very busy, with projects that needed to be completed.
Most of these projects were related to the important projects in the newly built Research Base.
Compared to those high-end technologies, the munitions here were undoubtedly much lower-end.
If one's research was recognized, they could further advance into the more advanced Research Base named "Heavenly God (Research Base)".
Because that was where the most elite group of scientists from the entire Kingdom and even the World gathered.
And this Research Base was named "Spark (Research Base)". Just by hearing the name, one could feel the difference.
They also knew that Hades's status was noble, and his goal would naturally not be the Spark (Research Base).
Hades went to the deepest part of the Research Base, where there was a special room.
He scanned his face to pass, and the door opened.
What came into view were rows of weapons. A large number of weapons were displayed on the walls like an exhibition.
Semi-automatic rifles, sniper rifles, automatic pistols, automatic rifles, machine guns, submachine guns, light machine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, rocket launchers, etc., various styles of portable short blades, hand grenades, flashbangs.
In both his past and present lives, what Hades had wanted most was to own his own Armory. Now, he had finally realized his dream.
Most of these weapons had already been researched, and a small portion were still conceptual design models. They only needed a certain amount of time to be manufactured into finished products.
Of course, Hades's purpose was not this; he just came to take a look.
(end of chapter)