After the meeting, Alan returned home and unexpectedly ran into Reinhardt. This was Reinhardt's first unsolicited visit since Alan went to Iron Pine.

"Alan, you have to be careful. ”

The two of them met, and after some politeness, Reinhardt suddenly burst out with an inexplicable sentence.

"Your Excellency, I don't understand what you mean. ”

Alan was a little surprised, because he didn't know what Reinhardt told him to be careful.

"There are some things I shouldn't have said, but because of our personal relationship, we can't help but say them. ”

Reinhardt sat down in his chair and leaned forward, leaning as close to Allen as he could, and said mysteriously.

"Your Excellency, don't sell it. ”

"I warn you to be careful of orcs. ”

"When the orcs go south, they should be worried about His Majesty Vettels, who is sitting on the throne of the imperial capital, right?"

"You're right. Over the years, when Yus was on guard against the Holy See, he had been actively preparing for the war against the orcs. Because we have always known about the danger of orcs, but Alan you are in danger and you still don't know anything, so I came here to warn you. ”

"Your Excellency has completely confused me. ”

"Alan, I'm sure you've already heard that the shadow of an outpost of the orc wolf cavalry has appeared outside Capra Pass. This shows that the orcs may use their troops against Capra at any time. ”

"I heard that, but this should be something that only the Capra Guards have to worry about, right?"

"Yes, the Capra Guard has already asked His Majesty for help some time ago, and His Majesty has just decided to increase the number of troops to Capra Pass by 10,000. ”

"Then your lord is still worried that the Yus army in Capra Pass will not be able to hold it?"

"It's not. Capra Pass is garrisoned by the Empire's elite soldiers, and unless the Empire voluntarily gives up, it will not happen overnight for the orcs to take it, but the orcs can cross the level and quietly head south along the nearby path.

"Your Excellency means that the Capra Pass defenders ignored the orc army that crossed the checkpoint?"

"It's not that it's ignored, it's that it's impossible to stop the small army of orcs from moving south. After all, the Capra Pass is only a strategically important level, it can prevent the orc army from going south, but it can't stop all the orcs, and the small force of the orcs can still go south through the path near the checkpoint. Iron Pine is the closest human settlement to Capra Pass, and orcs who bypass Capra Pass are bound to attack the people living near Iron Pine Town, a phenomenon that has occurred many times in history. You happen to be in charge of training the militia in Iron Pine Town right now, and you may encounter orcs at any time, so I remind you to be careful. ”

"I see. ”

After Reinhardt's patient explanation, Alan finally understood the cause and effect, it was right that the Capra Pass garrison was used to defend against the invasion of the orcs, but it was impossible to take into account the attack of small orc forces, which happened from time to time throughout the northern border of Yuz, and the orcs called it "autumn hunting". Faced with this situation, if Yus dispatches a small force, he is no match for the orcs at all. If a large army is dispatched, the wolf cavalry of the orcs will come and go like the wind, burning, killing and looting and running away, and the army will not even be able to catch the shadow of the enemy. Therefore, in the end, the Yusi officials were forced to respond by emigrating south.

Similar situations used to occur mainly near Valen Pass, after all, Capra Pass was farther away from the orc's station, and if you came here to raid, it would be too long and too costly. However, since the orcs have built a supply depot on the grassland, and the shadow of the orcs has appeared near Capra Pass, the area around Capra Pass has indeed entered the range of orc hunting.

"After I go back, I will immediately arrange to strengthen the patrol of the area near Capra Pass, and I will definitely not let orcs in to harm the people in the city-state. ”

For the first time, Alan realized that the threat of the orcs was close at hand, although this threat would not have a substantial impact on the entire human society, but it could bring deep disasters to the inhabitants of the city-state, especially those who came later, they were distributed over a large area, from Capra Pass to Iron Pine Town, and if the orcs really crossed the border, they would be the first to suffer, so they had to take it seriously, otherwise the point of forming a militia by themselves would not exist.

"Although you have been in Iron Pine Town for most of the past six months, I have never given up paying attention to you, especially your idea of leading the nomads back to the grassland, I appreciate it very much, because of the familiarity with the grassland, the nomads may become the backbone of resistance to the orcs after training. I have reported this decision to Your Majesty, who appreciates your decision equally and has instructed me to be ready to provide you with the necessary support, including some military supplies, if the need arises. ”

"Thank you very much for your kindness, but I don't need much help at the moment. ”

Alan hesitated at Reinhardt's kindness. He knew very well that Hollanster was disgusted that he was too close to Youss, and he would be furious if he learned that he had accepted Yuss's assistance privately, but the militia did need such support, so he politely refused, but he didn't say it completely, just said that he didn't need help for the time being.

"Okay! If you need any help in the future, just come to me, I have a contact in Iron Pine Town, his name is Eden, he is ostensibly a fur trader, you can go to him directly if you have any needs. ”

Reinhardt was not upset by Alan's refusal, but instead told Alan the contact information of a person who was a clerk of the Reinhardt faction in Iron Pine Town, through whom Alan could get in touch with Reinhardt directly without Horanster's eyes and ears.

After Reinhardt left, Alan was worried about the safety of the nomads, and he didn't even dare to spend more time with Steven, so he left the ancient city of Aogu and returned to Iron Pine Town.

"Alan, try if this dress fits?"

As soon as Alan returned to his study, Isha rushed over, holding a short waistcoat for him to try on.

"What is this made of?"

Alan asked strangely when he saw that the vest exuded a soft glow, the surface was coated with regular lines, and it was very light in his hand.

"This is no ordinary material, it's made of dragon scales. ”

Isha proudly introduces her work to Alan. It turned out that Alan had arranged for Harvey and Stanny to disassemble the dragon corpse, and they classified it according to the different uses of different materials on the dragon's body, including dragon scales. Not only are dragon scales sturdy, but they are also much lighter than metal, making them an excellent material for making shields. However, only those larger scales are used to craft shields, and smaller ones can only be used to craft armor. When she saw Harvey using these scales, Isha's heart moved, and she asked Harvey to choose the tiniest scales under her jaw for herself, and then carefully sewed a close-fitting soft armor to give to Alan for self-defense.