In a short time, a search party consisting of thirty villagers, twenty archers, and twenty hoplites was formed.

Ash had long decided to run the Valley as his stronghold, at least for a long time before he and his forces could find the next perfect location.

In this case, the surrounding resources are naturally to be explored, and the endless primeval forest in the south of the base has undoubtedly become his best and only choice, and whether he can find gold and stone mines for the time being, in such a vast forest, the natural reserve of food will never be missing.

In the past, because Ash's men were too small and the development needs were not high, there was no plan to go deep into the jungle, but now, due to the serious lack of food, gold, and stones, this plan had to be put on the agenda.

He knew that this boundless primeval jungle was different from the ones he had passed through before, not only were there swarms of fierce beasts, snakes and ants were everywhere, the terrain was also first-class and dangerous, and all kinds of swamps and dark gorges were unguardable.

That's why Ash has put off his plans to explore the jungle until now.

After explaining some precautions to the team, Ash watched them disappear into the depths of the jungle.

And almost at the same moment, two crisp prompts sounded in Ash's mind, and the research process of the swordsman and crossbowman ended at the same time.

With a joy in his heart, Ash turned his head and looked at the group of soldiers behind him.

I saw that the bodies of these soldiers were lit up with a burst of brilliant golden light at the same time, surrounding them, like a glow, hovering upward, this glow lasted for a short time, and when it completely dispersed, the soldiers' outfits were completely changed.

The black leather armor on the soldiers' bodies disappeared, and they were replaced by a pair of black and well-looking close-fitting heavy armor, except for the calves and joints, all other parts were covered by the solid armor, the black armor was different from the imperial knights that Ash had seen before, and the overall shape was streamlined, fitting the body curves of each soldier well, and at the edges or seams of the armor, there were also circles of gold edges, which looked very powerful and gorgeous!

At the same time, the weapons in their hands have also changed drastically.

The sword, which was originally only an adult's arm's length, has grown by at least one-third, and the blade is also a little wider, and the sword body seems to be made of high-quality steel, crystal clear, reflecting a faint cold light, which is obviously a grade higher than in the past, and the original slightly rough half-length shield has also disappeared, replaced by a black shield with a thickness of three fingers, excellent workmanship, and a gorgeous gold pattern carved on the shield surface.

Ash stepped forward, took a shield from one of the soldiers, and held it in his hand, finding that it was surprisingly light, though hard and thick.

In order to test the usefulness of this shield, Ash asked for another sharp sword with an equally improved one, handed the shield to a soldier to hold, and with all his strength, he slashed with the sword!

The next moment, I only heard a loud bang, and the huge force even shook Ash back, and at the same time, his wrist was faintly swollen, but the black shield only left a faint white mark, and the long sword in his hand was intact.

Seeing this, Ash nodded with satisfaction, reached out to erase the white marks on the black shield, and returned the long sword, before turning his head to look at the crossbowmen not far away.

The armor style of these crossbowmen and the longsword soldiers are only lighter and more flexible, the black armor only covers the front chest and back, the arms and thighs of several key parts, and the rest of the enemies are silver fine chain mail, and the simple longbow in the hand has also been replaced with a strong crossbow, which looks very good.

Seeing that the mental outlook of his soldiers has changed so much, Ash's mood is naturally very good, he changed hands and ordered Johnson, asking him to arrange training and garrison tasks for the soldiers, and after they dispersed, he led Aina and Aidie alone in the direction of the stable, just when the power of the shield was experimented, the research and development task of the light cavalry was also completed.

Like the rest of the swordsmen, the equipment on Aina and Aidie's bodies has also been upgraded, but although the color and style of the armor on the second daughter are similar, it is at two extremes with those male soldiers, the black close-fitting armor is worn on the second girl, not to mention its own hardness, it is exactly the same as the tight leather clothes in the previous life, and their delicate and attractive bodies are perfectly outlined, especially the full and tight buttocks on the chest, Rao is Ash has already seen the demeanor of the second daughter, I can't help but feel my index finger moved, and I can't take my eyes off it.

There are two types of units that the stables can produce now: light cavalry and knights, but at this stage, knights are really not of much use to Ash, what he needs now is more information and more nimble eyes and ears, at least what is happening in this large area around the outside of the base, it is still necessary to be firmly in his hands.

Compared with the knights who stand outstanding, the light cavalry is obviously better equipped with this task of acting as an ear and eye, so Ash had to endure the ** of the production knight and click the button to produce the light cavalry.

Ash didn't have much food on hand, plus the collection last night and this morning, it was only 480 points in total, and one light cavalry would cost 80 points of food, so he could only produce six light cavalry.

Soon, six light cavalry on brown horses and black armor and round helmets were born one after another, and Ash took a closer look at them, and found that although they were cavalry, the armor on their bodies was not as heavy as that of the swordsmen, and the equipment they carried was far less complicated than the imperial knights that Ash had seen before, except for a round shield on his back and a long sword pinned to the saddle, there was nothing else.

"What a natural scout."

Ash said to himself that among the original attributes of the light cavalry was that they were 'faster and have a wider field of vision', and when he produced them, he pointed out the traits of 'smart, intelligent and good at reconnaissance', trying to maximize their role.

After looking the six light cavalry up and down, Ash didn't intend to call them significant, and ordered them to leave the valley on the spot, leaving two people on the outskirts of the Zhongnan Valley, always paying attention to the surrounding wind and grass, and the other three rushed to the vicinity of Fit City to pay attention to the movements over there.

After all, he already knows the general situation of Fit City at this time, I'm afraid it won't be long, when Caterina moves the rescuers, there will be a protracted battle there, and it will inevitably not affect his Zhongnan Valley, and in Fit City, there is also a Mo Feng who once tried to kill him, although he knows that Caterina and Nana will not let him go, but there are no absolutes, in case that old guy evades Caterina and Nana's pursuit and appears under his nose, then he doesn't mind taking his head with his own hands, To comfort the souls of the soldiers who died at their hands.

Seeing the six light cavalry disappear into the crevices at the northern exit of the base, Ash stretched and returned to his 'mansion', where the food reserves were at the bottom and he didn't have much to do until the hunting team returned from the forest.

Ash is in the villa halfway up the mountainside, leaning towards the side of the base, there is a very wide platform, on the platform, the scenery in the valley is in full view, Ash, Aina, and Aidie sit on the platform, while enjoying the scenery in the valley, while enjoying their long-lost sumptuous lunch.

Unlike the food of the Dark Ages and the feudal era, the lunch prepared by the villagers for Ash at this time can indeed be called sumptuous, and even compared with the daily meals in the Matt family's mansion, it is not inferior at all.

A whole piece of thick and tender grilled steak, a crispy and oily fat turkey, two fresh fish, two cups of soup, a plate full of fine ingredients, soft and fragrant delicate bread, all kinds of vegetable and fruit salad, straight to Ash's mouth full of oil, from the beginning to the end, a pair of hands and mouth did not stop.

This also made Aina and Aidie, who were sitting next to him, almost didn't care about what to eat, and focused all their attention on wiping the corners of Ash's mouth and serving food, until Ash touched her round belly and couldn't eat any more, they looked at Ash funny, and each used their own food.

In reality, although they have not received any aristocratic education, in their memory, they have always been court women who have followed Ash, the 'prince', all the way, even during the meal, their every move also reflects a kind of elegance and beauty.

But even so, it may be that she hasn't eaten such delicious food for a long time, Aina and Aidie still can't stop swallowing the food, showing a look of enjoyment and satisfaction, and even their faces are a little red because of this deliciousness, and even when Aina accidentally sticks a drop of cream to the corner of her mouth, Aidie doesn't know what kind of mentality, she actually bent down, stretched out her tongue, and added it for her.

Aina was okay, she just glared at Aidie with disgust, Ash couldn't stand it anymore, seeing such a pair of beautiful twin sisters making such an intimate and ambiguous move in front of her eyes, it was a scene that even a man couldn't bear!

Almost instantly, the little friend under Ash stood up unconsciously, making Ash secretly scold himself for being unproductive, as the saying goes, full of warm thoughts**, the ancients honestly did not deceive me!

It's just that when he was secretly weak, he didn't see Aidie's evil smile for a moment, and his expression was full of the smell of successful tricks.

However, just as Ash couldn't hold back the thoughts in his heart and was about to close the distance and have a close contact with the second daughter, a rough voice came from behind the platform again, interrupting his next action.

I saw a soldier walk up quickly and report loudly to Ash: "Master, our people found a caravan on the barren stone road outside the valley, it is very large, but it does not seem to belong to the official empire, it should belong to some wealthy merchant or something, and now it is being blocked by a group of robbers, do you think we should intervene?" ”

This soldier is the one who frightened little Ash in the morning, the voice can be described as rough and abnormal, and the momentum is very strong, as if he is not reporting at this time, but killing the enemy, only scared Ash into a spirit, and the little Ash who finally rose up actually withered again.

After being slightly stunned, Ash was furious: "Damn! Can't you just talk lightly! ”