6th October 1659
Akhand Bharatiya Empire, Kaveri Riverbank Industrial Zone
Vijay travelled through his exclusive carriage with excitement and anticipation. He had just received good news from the Raya Ironworks, a company under the Raya Heavy Industries Group.
Ever since the blast furnace had been invented almost a decade ago, it had been continuously improving. In 1653, it was capable of producing 400 tons per annum, and the very next year, it was upgraded to 520 tons. The final iteration, which came in 1657, saw a huge leap as the production capacity reached 650 tons. However, three years had passed, and there had been no iterative or qualitative upgrades made to the blast furnace.