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Looking at the Labor Minister's face, filled with greed and thirst for a larger budget, one could understand how much the Australasian military valued airplanes.
Indeed, as the country that first used military planes in combat, Australasia had always been ahead of the world in the field of aviation, and the importance it placed on airplanes need not be overstated.
"Factory Director Rafe, what are the current costs for these three types of airplanes?" Arthur didn't rush to allocate the defense budget; instead, he turned his gaze to Rafe Johnson, the long-waiting airplane factory director, and inquired.