No third person knew about the conversation between LeBlanc and John. At this time, Allen and George VI were preparing for a war at the same time.

Although Guy has the support of Ellu's 10,000 gold coins, the acquisition of ordnance is really slow, although Allen's 10,000-strong army is two to three times larger than those noble feudal armies when fighting, but due to the lack of armament, Alan can only fight once or twice, and then there will be no ordnance available.

Although Allen set up an ordnance manufacturing department at this time, the output could not be increased in a short period of time, so Allen was really anxious.

"Do you have any extra ordnance in your church? I would like to purchase a batch from you. Alan approached Victoria and asked.

"Our church has it, but the church is not willing to sell it to you." Victoria said helplessly.

"Why! Won't I sell it for twice the price?" Allen's heart is very unbalanced, isn't the church tearing down my platform?

Victoria looked at Allen, who was in a hurry to jump to his feet, and said mockingly: "Who let you pit the church before, the church suffered such a big loss on you, how could it be possible to sell weapons to you to boost your strength." So, you'd better die of this heart. ”

"This church! It's going to fall into the ground!"

Watching Alan pace back and forth angrily, Victoria thought to herself. Aren't you also a good hand at falling into the well, why didn't you think of these things when you were pit people's churches before?

"Report!" A guard hurried into the manor and came to Allen.

"What's wrong?" Alan hurriedly asked, if it weren't for the urgent military situation, the guards couldn't have been so rude.

"Report to the Duke, we have investigated the Kingdom of Rollin George VI with his army to Fort Collin."

"How many are there?"

"It's estimated at around 20,000 people."

"Only 20,000 people?" This number is not right, how can the Kingdom of Lorrain be said to be also a kingdom, how can it be that there are only 20,000 people?" Are there any other vassals?"

"Uh...... The subordinates did not see the banners of the other vassals. ”

Alan nodded, waving the guard back.

If there were no vassals, then why did George VI go to Fort Colinn with his soldiers? Did he want to attack Ambush on his own? It's too self-conscious.

Or is he assembled directly in Fort Collins and wants to save time?! The more Alan thought about it, the more right it became. If so, then you need to act immediately.

Alan instructed Victoria, "You just stay in Essis City, don't run around."

"I know what I have to do." Victoria rolled her eyes.

Alan nodded and immediately rushed to the barracks.

Both Alexander and Augustus had already arrived in Tulga to set up their defenses. The rest of Guy and the others are still training soldiers and ready to fight at any time.

Alan didn't talk nonsense, and directly explained the situation to Guy and others, and ordered Guy to prepare his army and march to Turga immediately tomorrow, and at the same time mobilize Allen's vassals to assemble in Tulga.

After all the orders were given, Eren rushed to the residence of the Archon of Essis. This is where Allen's Privy Council is located.

"Lord Duke, is there something you have come here for a reason?" Zeno asked suspiciously when he saw Alan coming in a hurry. If Alan usually doesn't come to the Privy Council, even if it is to review the documents, Zeno will send the documents to the manor.

Alan looked at Zeno and greeted him respectfully, nodded and said, "Zeno, how is the situation in the city lately?"

Zeno immediately replied, "Back to the Duke, the affairs of the city have officially begun. The construction of the outermost wall has begun, and the planning of the inner city has been completed, and the inner city of Essis can be expanded as long as the outer wall is completed. And since the Duke gave up the recruitment of serfs, the population of the Essis has recently increased a lot. ”

"The city courts that are being prepared are also in the process of being prepared, but there is a great shortage of people who know the law, and they can only be provided to the cities of Essis and Tulga at present. As for the farms outside the city, the towns cannot be covered. ”

"And the Essis Avenue from Essis to the city of Tulga has been built, and now it takes only three days to get from Essis to Tulga."

Alan listened to Zeno's report and nodded in response. Suddenly, Alan asked, "How much has the Academy of Athens completed?"

"Returning to the Duke, the rest of the Athens Academy is already under construction, and it is expected that it will take another six months to complete the construction of the main building. If it is fully built, it will take at least a year. And that's when there are plenty of funds. "Zeno is most concerned about the affairs of the Academy of Athens, after all, Zeno can be said to be the direct head of the Academy of Athens.

"How are we doing now?" Alan finally asked the core question.

"The budget for the quarter is like this: 20,000 gold coins were spent on the military. Including the purchase of ordnance, the establishment of an armoury station, the quarter's salary, and so on. The expansion of the city of Isis alone cost 30,000 gold coins to build the outer walls. It took 7,000 gold coins to build a city court and train legal talents. It cost 10,000 gold coins on the Academy of Athens. At the same time, 3,000 gold coins were spent on the maintenance of the city. ”

"In other words, this quarter, it is estimated that we will need to spend a total of 70,000 gold coins. And our tax is seven thousand gold coins. So this quarter we lost 63,000 gold coins. ”

Listening to Zeno's report, Alan almost choked on his own saliva. I got back 150,000 gold coins by fighting life and death outside, but in just a few days, I was ruined by these people by nearly half of them! Alan has serious suspicions that there is embezzlement here. But at this time, Alan didn't have the time to get a monitoring system out, so he could only let these people continue to do whatever they wanted. Alan secretly decided in his heart that when the war is over, he must get a monitoring system out!

Alan patted Zeno on the shoulder and affirmed, "Good, you guys did a good job." Keep up the good work in the future. ”

"Thank you, Lord Duke, for the compliment."

"I'm here to inform you that there is something unusual in the Kingdom of Rollin, so I'm leaving for a while. You continue to build in the city of Essis, without stopping. If there is anything you can handle, deal with it first, and if you can't decide, put the documents away and keep them until I come back. Alan instructed Zeno.

"Obey the order, and the ministers will not dare to slack off in the slightest." Zeno replied respectfully.

Alan received Zeno's response and left the Privy Council and returned to the manor.

Drink! Drink! A soft cheer came from the backyard, a voice that Alan had become accustomed to these days. Sure enough, when Alan came to the backyard, Elizabeth was holding a wooden sword and slashing at the wooden man in front of her. Fiona stood beside Elizabeth, watching intently as Elizabeth moved.

Whenever Elizabeth moved to transform, Fiona's whip would strike at the deformed area, leaving a red mark.

Alan stepped forward, and before Eren could speak, Fiona turned around.

Fiona didn't wear her signature armor, nor was she a noble lady. The top is a loose men's shirt, the bottom is tight trousers, and a pair of boots are on the feet. Fiery red hair curls up at the back of his head. The whole person looks sassy and capable.

"What's wrong? You seem to have something on your mind?" Fiona could see Allen's abnormality at a glance.

Alan nodded and said, "The Kingdom of Rollin may be going to war with us."

"Oh? How's it going? Need help?" Fiona asked solemnly.

Alan shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm sure."

Fiona nodded, then took Allen's hand again, and said softly, "If you have any difficulties, you must tell me." We said okay, your business is my business. ”

Looking at Fiona's tenderness, Alan suddenly felt sour in his heart.

Suddenly, Alan saw two children sitting under a big banyan tree, and one of the boys touched the hair of the little girl opposite, and said to her: "If you are bullied in the future, tell me, I will help you get it back, your business is my business."

The little girl looked at the boy with teary eyes and nodded her little head ignorantly.

"But, they're so powerful, you can't beat them." The girl didn't seem to believe in the boy's combat effectiveness, and as if she was worried that the enemy was too strong, she said timidly.

The boy's cheeks bulged out, his eyes widened, and the girl's questioning seemed to arouse the boy's self-esteem. The boy gave himself a thumbs up, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he pulled out a big presumptuous smile and said, "I'm Alan Ouranos!" A man who will eventually stand on top of the world!"

Although the girl didn't understand what the boy said, the boy's expression at this moment left a deep impact on her heart. What a warmth that big, unbridled smile was.