"Bologna now has a total of 46,000 sets of various bonus equipment, after removing the old and unusable equipment and outdated equipment, there are only more than 12,000 equipment that can quickly form combat effectiveness, but the combat effectiveness of rapid conscripts is too weak......"

Dio is preparing for a possible disaster, he needs to strengthen the army in his hands, but Bologna's standing force is only 3,200 people, including 2,000 Bologna city defense troops, 900 territorial patrol cavalry troops, and 300 lord guards - in his father's time, it was called the 'Goth Guard', which was the elite group that Foggy Rain's father once joined, but later because the old lord canceled the original rule of recruiting only Goths, it was no longer called the 'Goth Guard'.

Although the more than 3,000 people in this Bologna city are the top soldiers in the Otto League, but these people are fighting against the kind of strange opponents who can train corpses into combat effectiveness, and the young lord has no confidence in his heart, so he can only expand his military strength.

As I said before, the lords of this world are very simple to recruit soldiers, what old, weak, sick and disabled are thrown into the barracks to put on equipment, and after pulling it out, it is a combat force, and the legions formed in this way are uneven, but it is enough to deal with conflicts between territories and territories.

But Dio's imaginary enemy is the kind of opponent that the more you die, the stronger it becomes, and the big battle routines between humans cannot be brought into at all, but the elite troops need to wear bonus equipment and accumulate years of training, and the enemy may break out at any time.

Bonus equipment is not 'never worn', after you wear it out, they will lose the function of the bonus and become inferior ordinary equipment, if you really use a bonus equipment from brand new to scrapped, then the bonus you get has basically been solidified in your body, this kind of person's combat effectiveness is completely different from the rookie who wears the bonus equipment.

"Damn...... After the war, my father directly began to form a new army, and the equipment of the conscripts was recycled and thrown directly into the warehouse, with little maintenance, if that batch of equipment can be used, it can solve my urgent needs. ”

Forming a new army, training with bonus equipment, and arming it with crafting equipment, the resources originally used to generate new bonus equipment from the system buildings were consumed by the new army, which also caused the number of new bonus equipment in Bologna City's armory to decrease all the time.

"Or else...... It's better to recruit mercenaries from somewhere else, although the price is on the higher side, but it's much better than conscription. ”

Dio thought about it and came up with such a suitable solution, but by this time the mercenaries had fled to the vicinity of Constantinople, and under the thousand-year-old city, the Byzantines and Saracens, as well as their respective allies, were holding back their strength to defeat each other in one fell swoop.

"Hey...... If my intelligence could be valued by the guys in the Otto Alliance, I wouldn't have had such a headache! ”

When Dio discovers that he has money and is not easy to recruit fighters, he can't help but start complaining about his teammates, who don't believe him at all.

While Dio was distressed, an attendant walked into the lord's office, bowed to him, and spoke.

"My lord, a young lady has come out and wants to see you, saying that she has some personal matters to tell you."

"Miss? What does a young lady look like? Dior asked with a frown, he was now doing his business and had no leisure to meddle in it.

"Hmm...... The young lady seems to be an Oriental, and seems to be a trained one. The guard thought for a moment and replied cautiously.

"Oriental...... Practiced ...... Ay! Pregnant! How I didn't think of it! Dior's eyes lit up after repeating a few words.

The port of Bologna is one of the few cities that has a stable trade relationship with the Eastern fleet, and the local mercenaries can't be recruited, so he can also use the port advantage to recruit warriors from the Eastern fleet! Think of it this way...... He can even recruit warriors from elsewhere.

Since the Huns' iron cavalry brutally invaded the continent of Europa, the people of this land finally began to turn their eyes to the place that was originally the 'end of the world', and they began to know the specialties, cultures, technologies, and religions from different regions.

"Let this young lady come over. Take her to the living room and tell her I'll be there soon. Dior, who was in a better mood, said.

Sitting in the living room in a decent dress, she seems to have no restraint at all when a commoner meets a big man.

The lord of Bologna is not something that ordinary people can see if they want to, but the identity of Ye Jianxue belongs to the type of civilian with a special background, she is an expatriate, and she has a deep friendship with the captains of many oriental fleets that pass through this city.

Although she runs a small dim sum shop that doesn't even have a single employee, she has a considerable investment in many fleets, and every trade can bring a lot of dividends, even if she doesn't run a dim sum shop, she can live comfortably by eating profits.

Soon, the person she was waiting for came to the living room, this was the first time that Ye Mixue had seen the ruler of Bologna up close, and she was a little surprised by the young age of the other party, the big boy did not look at all like the thriving shrewd lord who ran the city of Bologna, he looked a little tired, and there were slight dark circles under his eyes.

Dio had been observing this strange woman since he came in, this was a standard smiling beauty, her long satin-like black hair would definitely make superficial aristocratic ladies go crazy with envy, but compared to his beauty and temperament, Dior cared more about her long breathing and steady and silent pace - this woman did have martial arts, and her level was excellent.

"Miss Yuki at night, huh? Is there anything you have come to me for? ”

While recalling the identity information of the other party that he had just finished reading, Dior asked directly to the point.

This woman came to Ciudad Bologna two years ago, seemingly opening a dim sum shop out of interest, and it is worth mentioning that she has very good credibility in Bologna's foreign ocean-going fleet, and she is also an investor in many fleets.

It's just that she usually behaves very low-key, and only the expatriate circle and the captain of the ship who runs the ocean trade know about her existence, and Dio himself only knew about the existence of Yejian Snow after asking his uncle.

"Hmm...... May I ask if there is a child named Dongdong in your house, right? ”

Since the other party is straight to the point, then the night snow doesn't want to beat around the bush, anyway, it's not something that needs to be beaten around the bush.

When Dior heard her mention the word 'dong dong', his heart suddenly chuckled.

"Did that kid get into trouble outside?"

"No, no, no! Dongdong is a good boy, she didn't cause trouble......"

Ye Jianxue was worried that the other party would misunderstand Dong Dong, so he waved his hand again and again and said.

"I mean...... I'd like to take custody of Dongdong from you, she's an orphan adopted by the Hearn family, right? ”

After Ye Jianxue finished speaking, she found that Dio was looking at her blankly, and she hurriedly said again.

"I don't think Dongdong will be bullied, everyone knows the meaning of the surname Hearn in Bologna, I just ......"

"Nope! You'll be wrong when you see Miss Snow at night. In fact...... Dongdong still has a family, and she was entrusted to me by someone. ”

Dio soothed the other with some amusement.

"However, how did Miss Yamixue know this child? She's only been here for a little over a week. ”

"This one. In fact, it was very accidental that I met her...... Here's the thing. ”

For the two of them, Dong Dong is a very good topic, refreshing and relieving their sleepiness.

Although they were strangers meeting for the first time, the relationship between the two parties was a little closer because of the chat.

"When she came back that day, she pulled out a handful of pebbles from the dining table and made me laugh at the time......"

"Knock knock is a cute child."

If only she could cause less trouble...... It's lovely indeed. ’

Dior felt that the conversation was almost hot, so he naturally said what he really wanted.

"Miss Yomi and Dongdong are both from the East. There are quite a few oriental fleets coming to Bologna City, and I don't usually pay much attention to them, do you know about these fleets in Miss Yami? ”

"Of course, I know that many of the captains and crews of these fleets are my friends."

"Well, I'd love to meet them if I could......"

"It's easy, I'll convey your wishes to them."