Roddy was surprised to hear this. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Because the "Elson CIA" has not yet completely transformed into an intelligence agency, many messages are not transmitted quickly, and at the moment this information should be known first-hand, and it has not yet been included in Elson City.

Cauchy's words should be reliable, but what is the pit viper cross doing when he suddenly makes a big move?

It was expensive to hire nobles and knights, which was actually spending money to find "mercenaries". As long as there is money, a large number of knights like Cauchy, who are only poor and only have weapons left, will run over and sell their lives. Luo Di frowned slightly, and asked, "You didn't try to get in touch?"

"Honestly... I'm not a war material, that's why I thought about whether it would be okay to go to Elson as a clerk. Cauchy scratched his head embarrassedly, after all, knights in this era like to brag about their bravery, and it is rare for him to voluntarily give up fighting to make money.

After all, it's a pity that the body is too thin and weak, and it is indeed a little far from the "war".

Luo Di was surprised by his honesty, raised his glass, and then said with a slightly serious face: "I don't resist fighting, as long as I can make money - I'm new here, I'm not familiar with those guys, you help me take the lead, as long as I can successfully join, this is the reward." ”

He took a small cloth bag out and shook it, but Cauchy didn't look at the bag, and said with a smile: "It's all a matter of one sentence, those guys are thirsty for talent, I think your ability is definitely stronger than those straw bales, and it's too late for people to invite you to join." ”

As he spoke, he directly led Luo Di to the two black-robed people, but after three or four words, he asked the two people to get up and salute Luo Di. After that, things were much simpler, they told Roddy about the current salary, conditions, and meeting place, and Roddy nodded excitedly, and then threw the little bag to Cauchy: "If you really want to go to Elson, you must do it as soon as possible." ”

After saying that, he waved his hand and left the tavern, Cauchy Knight helplessly held the cloth bag, opened it casually, thought that there would be some copper plates inside, but after a glance, his hand trembled slightly, and then he tightened the cloth bag as if nothing happened.

He then quickly ran to the door of the tavern, and when he looked out again, he found that Roddy was long gone from the quiet street.

Turning back, Cauchy took a deep breath, packed his bags and stepped onto the skinny horse, said goodbye to the boss, and headed for the nearest city - because only the "magic item store" in the city could sell the high-quality magic crystals in that bag.

One such magic crystal is definitely more than enough for Elson's room and board.

On the other hand, Mirnor, who had returned from the palace, was finally on his way again, but his face was worse than before, and he apparently did not get the answer he wanted from Charles II.

He understood that he should not casually declare this a "war of conquest" when he was in command—there could be many reasons for war, but it could only be characterized by the "emperor" himself. Mirno was repeatedly provoked by the aristocrats, and this act of transgression naturally aroused the displeasure of Charles II. Fortunately, he had enough means to quickly exchange some grievances for the emperor's understanding, but when he returned to the expected military camp, he found that the situation seemed to be faintly out of control.

On the surface, Mirno had a private army of a thousand people. And the number of nobles who are willing to follow the attack has been drastically reduced during this time, counting all the infantry and knights, there are still a little more than 3,000 people in total, but the "Pit Viper Cross", with whom he has reached a cooperation agreement, told him... In total, the sect has gathered more than 10,000 "Holy Sect Troops" and is ready to crusade against the enemy!

This situation is actually somewhat similar to that of Sauron at the beginning - although he was nominally in command and had the power to command the army, the power was scattered. As a military idiot, Mirno didn't understand the importance of having military control, so his 1,000-strong team hardly asserted the prestige of a leader. On the contrary, the "Holy Cult Army" of the "Pit Viper Cross" was orderly under the control of the sect elder Claude, and even if it was composed of mercenary teams, it also showed very rich experience in warfare, and there was no chaos at all.

Mirno felt that something was wrong, but now that he wanted to attack Ivotah, the "Pit Viper Cross" was the only object he had to rely on. As soon as this attachment was established, he realized that he could no longer control the direction of the group, for when Bishop Dean of the "Pit Viper Cross" came to explain the route, Mirno found himself running out of options.

"Why go north? If we attack Ivotah, wouldn't it be better to cross directly to the west?"

"Lord Earl, the route to the north is flatter without crossing the jungle, and the towns along the way provide us with easier supplies and less logistical pressure. This is the advice of the 'Pit Viper Cross', and I hope you will take it. ”

"What if I don't adopt it?"

Mirno frowned and replied, only to find that the other party was looking at him like that, and he didn't say anything at all. His lips trembled a little, but thinking that there were several times the number of troops outside now, he suddenly understood what this meant, so he could only grit his teeth and wave his hand: "Okay, you guys should be the vanguard..."

As time passed, the effects of centralization and resource consolidation began to exert themselves after the end of the war.

The "ditch system" began to spread widely, and the first "floating tower" that could operate independently of Elson City was built, and transported with the circle to the town outside the city, which was already in its infancy, to deter the orc laborers who were constantly working.

The technology of "papermaking" spread, and the cabinet quickly transformed the eligible towns in the territory into paper-making powerhouses, and sent troops to garrison them and began to produce paper in large quantities. Movable type printing templates also became popular, and the "Elson Newspaper" also produced a variety of newspapers in addition to the "Cullen Times", including the "New Farmer Daily" dedicated to the popularization of agricultural knowledge, and the "Entertainment Weekly" for talking about interesting facts and gossip.

This book-bound publication had a small circulation, adding up to only a few thousand copies, but it quickly spread throughout all of Karen's inner magic academies. The content is obscure or even impossible to read for the average person. However, the magicians could see that it was full of the work being done by the mages of the Elson Academy of Magic - six of the ten articles published for the first time were related to the "Charged Crystal". (To be continued.) )