Chapter 172: Preparing for the Invasion
Time is ticking, and the game has been in open beta for half a year.
William scavenged unimaginable wealth from the treasury of the Principality of Steel.
The amount of money that can be spent directly is as much as 2,410,000 gold coins.
20,000 sets of basic blue equipment.
Intermediate blue equipment, 12,000 sets.
Mid-tier silver equipment, 3000 sets.
There are thousands of sets of various trebuchet materials, heavy crossbow materials, all kinds of iron essence, iron ore, mythril, gold essence, grain, and so on.
Almost one could say.
For this reason, the city of Dawn built a few more super-large warehouses before it could be put down.
But that's the limit.
William could only loot the treasury of the Principality of Steel, the wealth of other nobles, and even too many supplies of the Principality of Black Rock, he did not plan to loot, at least not yet.
Even if it is.
Some of the great nobles of the Black Rock Principality were not reconciled after the victory of the war because they did not get enough loot.
But the 'second prince' officially ascended the throne and became king, and the 300 guards in his hands were like wolves and tigers, all of them were masters among the masters.
The former commander of the royal guard, Reekton, died on the battlefield because of the battle, and the 'second prince' easily controlled the remaining royal guards and even many legions, which also caused the nobles in the country to be unwilling to be too presumptuous.
In particular, the Marquis of Chris is a strong supporter of His Majesty.
The newly promoted Marquis of Curry, who also brought the full support of a group of newly promoted nobles, did not plunge the Black Rock Principality into civil strife.
After all, in many ways, the aristocracy wanted land more!
With land and fertile land, there is no need to worry about money constantly entering your pocket.
As for the former commander of Black Rock, Marquis of Salz died of depression a few days ago, but fortunately, the title is still there, and it has been officially passed on to his eldest son.
But his 'retainer' Diablo, the legendary boss with the title of earl but no family, also knows where he went.
The eldest son of the Marquis of Salz had no way to keep him.
Diablo's allegiance to the Marquis of Salz is his gratitude, but it doesn't mean he will always be like this.
As for the Grand Commander of the Iron Principality, Kellnott, the legendary Wells.
They chose to surrender and pledge their allegiance to the Duchy of Black Rock.
Black Rock retains their titles and lands.
And this is also normal operation.
In the era of the aristocracy, in the war of conquest, the nobles often received good treatment if they surrendered.
After the unification of the southeast corner of the Duchy of Black Rock, many civilians of Steel were reduced to slaves, and slaves were still slaves......
And sold to the City of Dawn at a 'high price'.
At least for now.
Black Rock is profitable, because judging from the leaked news, the selling price is very high, and because of the lack of population, Dawning City is completely swollen and fat, and it has to swallow these populations......
And Black Rock is also expanding its army, so the money and equipment needed are simply not too much.
But no one knows.
What exactly is the black box operation between the two?
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Players are getting used to the state of the game today.
The main quests of other continents have just entered the climax, but players in the legendary continent have already ended their quests and started a variety of guild wars.
In the grasslands between the City of Dawn and the Duchy of Black Rock.
That's where players have to fight.
The resources here are good, small fishmen, goblins, orcs, and even mid- and low-level Warcraft, which are the resources that players like more now.
And their current level can only be mixed here......
Among them, Dawning City and the Duchy of Black Rock have issued some capture the flag missions.
That is, to occupy the steppes and put up the flag of their camp at some commanding heights.
This gives the player a feeling that the two forces are about to go to war, so in addition to fighting small monsters and doing homeland tasks every day, players all gather on the grassland battlefield and fight back and forth.
As for the slave trade between the two?
It hasn't been taken seriously by players yet.
Because throughout history, there have not been too many dirty PY deals between the two countries while fighting.
As for whether any player will say that Black Rock is doing something to support the enemy, this kind of voice often can't make any waves.
One word.
To each his own, he takes what he needs.
In a short period of time.
The City of Dawn has become a city with a population of 350,000.
Coupled with the fact that the slave trade is now open, the population is still increasing, and the whole city is getting bigger and bigger, constantly expanding into the mountains, giving people the feeling of rising from the ground.
Meanwhile.
There are also more and more magicians in the city.
Many of them were hung on ropes and hung on the edge of the cliff all day long, constantly enchanting the cliff to increase the solidity of the cliff wall.
This kind of operation.
Many players who watched it were a little suffocated.
Because of the tall cliff that can't be seen as far as the eye can see, if all of them are enchanted, I don't know how many earth and gold magicians are needed to complete such a huge siege.
In fact, William originally planned to use copper juice and iron juice to pour it on the cliff wall, but he felt that the consumption was a bit too large and he couldn't afford to play for the time being, so he gave up this operation that might drag down the territory.
"It's enough to enchant it for now, take your time, and try not to let the dark creatures climb up the wall as much as possible." William was also keeping an eye on the cliffs, and after the second version, many of the darker creatures with cowhide were able to climb up by inserting their claws into the walls.
Siege ladder?
I'm sorry.
We dark creatures don't need it.
That's the key reason why he's going to enchant.
And the cliff is 80 meters high, and it is impossible to enchant it all, so I enchanted a certain section to be extremely strong, so that the dark creatures climbed up, and even halfway through the climb, I suddenly found that Wang Defa, I can't go up?
"As for the steep mountain paths, they are the places to die."
"This cliff separating the Black Leaf Forest from human power seems to have been created by a certain sage in the Elven Era." William couldn't help but admire the infinite power that destroyed the world and changed the terrain.
Legends and Sages.
There is a world of difference between the two......
Sage.
That's the existence that can slaughter gods......
In total, there are 13 steep mountain trails in the southeast corner area that allow you to climb up the cliffs.
Among them, the 3 mountain roads near the Dawning City are the most easy to walk, and the other 10 mountain roads are at risk of falling to death even for professionals.
"But when the darkness invades, most of the mountain roads must be destroyed, and it is better to leave only 5 mountain trails behind!" William narrowed his eyes, he was going to block the dark creatures and beat them, not let them invade in full.
If you cut through all the mountain paths, it will only make the dark creatures go berserk and attack in all directions.
It's far better to block the dark creatures in 5 lanes and defend them with all your might.
Otherwise, the battle line will be pulled too long, even if the forces of Dawning City are too much, and the face of dark creatures will be too weak, and the defensive line will definitely be broken at that time, and the cliff will not be used as a line of defense, but a city wall......