But as long as he took advantage of the situation to improve the power and influence of his Smith family, there was a high chance that he would be able to bring her back from the capital very soon. Even the royal family wouldn't dare to stop him by then.
Keeping that goal in mind, he just had to use the political advantages he could receive through his connections with the government and slowly and gradually develop his Smith family into the behemoth without which Byzantium city would be unable to function.
Building up a force capable of resisting the royal force could not be done in the span of a single day. The process needed some time as he had to train his people further.
Only a limited number of the Smith family personnel were in fact hands-on with the various technological inventions. The remaining were either too afraid to try or had never received the opportunity due to the limitations of the number of people who could be taught at a time dedicatedly.
