As soon as he got the guns, Altair took them to the 'Army Club' for testing.
The test results of the 'new rifle' not only satisfied Altair but were also well-liked by Anastasia, a veteran from the front lines.
Regarding the two Winchester M1895 firearms, Anastasia also gave her own suggestion to produce the 'Winchester', as this rifle better met the army's needs.
When Altair stated that these two types of firearms would not be mass-produced and were only intended for daily 'hunting', Anastasia was shocked into silence.
The appearance of a brand-new firearm that was both lightweight and powerful at the club piqued the curiosity of the army officers. Everyone wanted to borrow it for testing, which resulted in Altair being cornered at the shooting range.
The farce didn't end until the news reached Owen Donovan's ears, and he personally came to conduct a round of testing.
After everyone had left, Owen Donovan brought Altair to his office and asked, "Have you made any follow-up arrangements for this 'new rifle'?"
Hearing this, Altair stated directly that he had no intention of producing these firearms.
Although the performance of these two firearms was far superior to those currently used by the Loen Kingdom Army...
...it was only because they had a significant advantage in gunpowder. Once other arsenals completed reverse engineering, his advantage would vanish.
After hearing Altair's explanation, Owen Donovan felt relieved and said, "Since you don't want to produce them now, try not to bring them out."
"Although you are currently an Earl and don't need to fear threats on the surface, you still can't guard against them in the dark."
"Given your family's unique situation, we in the Army won't trouble you, but there's no guarantee for the Navy or the factory capitalists. After all, this is a form of epoch-making technology."
"Your current behavior is like a minor running down the street clutching a cornucopia; everyone will want a bite."
Listening to Owen Donovan's lecture, Altair regretted his actions today, thinking, "I was careless. I forgot the rules of this world." It seemed he would have to move up the schedule for the arms business.
So he said to Owen Donovan, "Uncle Owen, although I don't plan to mass-produce these two firearms, I have other types of thermal weapons."
"Each of those weapons performs better than these two. They just haven't been produced yet. I already have the technical drawings ready; as soon as the order is given, the factory can start production."
Upon hearing this, Owen let go of the pipe he was holding and stared at him in silence for a long time.
Owen thought to himself, "I thought Altair had just happened to develop a 'new gunpowder' and made two new rifles as a result."
"But who would have thought there are even better firearms? It seems I underestimated Altair. As expected, no member of the Sheffield Family is simple."
After some thought, Owen said to Altair, "You should recall your family's guard unit as soon as possible. Your family currently has no Beyonder for protection. If any accident occurs, the loss would outweigh the gain."
Hearing about his family's guard unit, Altair began to recall his past memories and remembered that his 'father' indeed had a small team composed of Beyonders.
He asked in confusion, "Wasn't that team wiped out? I remember they were usually inseparable from my father, and since his passing, I haven't received any news from them. I thought they had all died."
Hearing Altair's words, Owen nodded and said, "There are indeed survivors. After that battle, the survivors were mostly recovering from their injuries. I remember clearly that they sent you a telegram a month ago."
"They should still be resting in Bayam. Perhaps your Great-uncle forgot; he was the one who received the telegram after you left Backlund."
"Do you want me to help you send a telegram to recall them?"
After thinking, Altair asked in confusion, "How did they survive? I remember the battle report stated that there were no survivors."
Seeing Altair's face full of doubt, Owen explained, "According to their description, your father fought to the death to open a path for them. After escaping, they went into hiding to recover. They weren't found by the search and rescue team until half a month after the war ended."
"You can rest assured; it's impossible for them to lie. MI9 has already verified it, and it's exactly as they said."
Once his doubts were cleared, Altair said to Owen, "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Owen to help send a telegram. If I were to send it, it would take at least a month to go back and forth."
Hearing this, Owen patted his chest and said, "No problem. I'll use the military line to send a telegram for you in a moment."
...Altair did not stay for lunch and left the club on his own.
As soon as he got home, he had Hahn go to the company registration department. He registered two companies: Rheinmetall and Norinco.
Of these two companies, Rheinmetall was intended for producing small items to exchange'shares' for high-Sequence Beyonder characteristics. Norinco was meant to be his private reserve, with no shares sold externally.
Once the companies were registered, he could put the weapons factory and some outdated technology into them to exchange for things others didn't need but he could use. What he needed least right now was 'gold pounds'.
In recent years, the Sheffield Family had no large-scale expenditures, and the gold pounds in the Backlund Bank had accumulated to a million gold pounds.
He decided to'stay holed up' at home for the next few days, having done something so high-profile today. By now, everyone in Empress Borough probably knew about it.
He had really gotten carried away. He had originally planned to use this time to 'act' as an Assassin to digest the potion... Before evening, Hahn returned to Sheffield Manor and introduced the housekeeper and personal maid he had found to Altair.
"Freya Quinn, the daughter of a destitute noble. Her family has been in decline since her grandfather's time due to gambling. By her father's generation, the title had been reduced to Baronet, and he lacked the ability to turn the tide."
"It wasn't until Freya appeared that he saw hope, so he gave her a complete noble education, training her to be a 'perfect noble girl' for 'marriage' with other nobles. Half a month ago, debt collectors came to the door to forcibly collect debts, leading to her father's unfortunate death."
"To make a living, she could only register with the Servants Association, planning to survive on the knowledge she had learned. She requires room and board and a weekly salary of five pounds."
Normally, she certainly wouldn't have gotten this position in his household. But the definitions of 'none' and 'no suitable one' were different.
He could only pick one available for now and replace her later when a more suitable one was found.
"Vera and Eileen are the personal maids. One is responsible for clothing, grooming, and personal item storage, while the other is responsible for sewing clothes, jewelry classification, and travel."
The two are twin sisters. Due to their 'Elf' bloodline, they were captured and trained in their early years and are now of'slave' origin. Hahn bought them back for 1,000 pounds each.
Currently, the various countries of the Northern Continent have abolished'slave laws', but such transactions still occur in private. On the surface, they are free citizens, but privately they are still slaves.
If Altair had to say, they all had one thing in common: they were very beautiful. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but when Hahn introduced them, he emphasized that they were very good at'serving' people.