In the afternoon, a number of officers arrived at Isa's house, and Alan led them to the smelting and forging plant behind the town.

“Duang！Duang！”

The loud and rhythmic sound of hammers echoed through the valley, and a tall steel device towered over the building, the sound of which emanated from below.

"Oh my God! What is this?"

Many officers were amazed when they saw such a strange device for the first time.

Everyone looked closer, and the sound came from a giant forging hammer with a hammer head nearly three feet in diameter, and it was not a human arm that drove the forging hammer up and down, but a magic array.

"This is a forging magic array designed and refined by the archmage himself, and it is a hundred times more efficient than ordinary humans and twenty times more efficient than dwarves. There are two such magic arrays, this one is used to forge ordinary weapons, and the other is to forge special weapons. ”

Kevin Borg, the chief trade officer of the ancient city of Okuko, who was in charge of the introduction, and the forge was under the jurisdiction of the trade department, so Alan led the officers to visit the forge this time, and Kevin also rushed over to be responsible for the whole introduction.

There are dozens of forging furnaces large and small behind the magic forging device, and the magic forging device consumes a large number of magic crystals, although the trade hall has done its best to purchase crystals in the whole continent, but the entire city-state has too many magic crystals, so half of the forging work in the forge is still done by the forging workers.

"The Archmage is here!"

Seeing Allen, who was dressed in a black robe, bring people over, the forging workers stopped their work and gathered around. Only then did the officers realize that most of the forging workers were limping when they walked. After inquiring, I learned that these people were all injured mercenaries who could not continue their career as mercenaries because of their physical disabilities. These disabled mercenaries come together to form an organization, and the leader of the organization is none other than Curry, an old friend of Allen's and now the owner of Sterling's Bar.

Curry's original purpose in organizing these people was to help them solve some life problems, but these people often gather at Sterling's bar to drink, and sometimes fight when they drink too much, which makes Curry very annoyed. Later, it was Isha who stepped in to help some of them connect with all kinds of work within their ability, so that they could continue to use their spare energy, and the work of the forge was actually part of it. This arrangement not only saves them the trouble of getting drunk and making trouble, but also allows them to earn some gold coins to support their families, which is the best of both worlds.

In order to ensure Allen's safety, the guards stopped the blacksmiths from getting too close, but Allen took the initiative to walk over and hold a pair of thick and calloused hands to express his gratitude.

"Everyone's worked hard!"

"It's not hard, it's not hard. ”

"It's an honor to serve the Archmage. ”

In the mercenary's mind, Eren is the god who saved the Godsa, and holding his hand, everyone burst into tears of excitement.

After talking to the forges, Alan led everyone out of the forge and into the foundry, and Kevin continued to introduce them.

"The forge factory I just visited produces high-end weapons, and the production here is all standard weapons, which are also the most needed by ordinary soldiers. ”

"Kevin, with the current manufacturing capacity of the city-state, how many troops can be satisfied?"

Standing in front of a mold that specializes in processing arrow clusters, Alan asked.

"If there is no war, it can meet the needs of 300,000 troops, but if it is during the war, it can meet the needs of up to 200,000 troops. ”

Kevin had apparently already prepared the answer to this question, so he opened his mouth to come.

"However, weapons and equipment are not the biggest factor restricting military strength, the biggest factor is food. ”

Kevin added. Food shortages have always been the biggest constraint to the growth of the ancient city of Aocheng, and although the capture of Nice City has obtained a large amount of food supplies, it can only support three months after the attrition of the Battle of Valen.

"I know that I will find a way to solve the food problem, and before that, the Trade Department will increase the production of weapons to the maximum. ”

Alan nodded, he didn't say what method he used to solve the food problem, but everyone believed that he would be able to do it if he said it.

Coming out of the foundry, it was nearly dusk, and the group returned to Isha's house, and after a light dinner, a military meeting was convened. The meeting was attended by officers of the Wing Commander and above of the major legions, as well as important figures such as Elvis, the director of the Magic Academy, Steven, the chief administrative officer, Kevin, the chief trade officer, and Isa, the general head of refugee affairs.

At the meeting, Allen put forward for the first time a strategic plan for the southern conquest and the northern war, in the next few years, to conquer the entire territory of the Yus Empire in the south, and to resist the attacks and harassment of the orcs in the north, to ensure the safety and stability of the rear.

"The logistical support capacity of the entire city-state is not enough to support us in fighting on two fronts, so there must be a direction to take a defensive position. To the north of the city-state were the Kapra Pass and the Valen Pass, but to the south there was no dangerous pass to defend. Therefore, if we choose to attack the orcs in the north, our rear will be exposed to Yus's sword, and even if Yus does not fall into the ground, we will not be able to obtain more resources and supplies by fighting the orcs, and then losing both will only make Yuss profitable. Therefore, we can only go south first, at least after mastering the resources of the entire Yus, and then we can go back to the north. ”

Bernard explained the strategic plan on behalf of Allen, and everyone knew why Allen took them to visit the weapons factory in the afternoon, just to let everyone know that the ancient city of Okugu-state currently does not have the conditions for the two sides to start a war at the same time.

There were no objections to the strategic plan, and the meeting began to discuss the topic of military expansion. Allen came up with a plan for the expansion of the army:

1. The dragon bard mercenary group stationed in Nice City has been expanded from the current 50,000 to 80,000, and they will be the main force of the southern expedition to Jus.

2. The Wolf Warrior Mercenary Regiment stationed in Aogu City has expanded from the existing 20,000 to 50,000 people, because Allen currently has supreme prestige in the Aogu City State, and the work of maintaining local stability can be handed over to the Public Security Department to be responsible, so in the near future, the Wolf Warrior Mercenary Regiment will also go south as a whole and cooperate with the Dragon Yin Dragon Corps to carry out the southern expedition mission.

3. The Northern Army guarding the Wallen Line will expand its army from the current 30,000 to 60,000, and continue to carry out the task of guarding the Wallen Line to ensure the stability of the northern border.

4. The cadet corps guarding the Capra Pass will be expanded from the existing 20,000 to 40,000 troops, and will continue to carry out the task of guarding the Capra Pass to ensure the safety of the rear of the ancient city of Austria.

The expansion was required to be completed within five months, and propaganda for conscription was already underway in various parts of the city-state. Moreover, in addition to the above four expansion plans, Allen also specially ordered the establishment of a reserve of the Cadet Corps, with a strength of 30,000 people, and the same training as the regular army, but it was not equipped with regular weapons and did not participate in the battle at this stage.

The process of the expansion meeting went smoothly, but there was a hiccup in the middle. While everyone was discussing some specific arrangements for conscription, someone suddenly quarreled with the guards outside the door.

"Don't stop me, I'm going to ask Uncle Alan to judge me. ”

There was a young man outside the door who wanted to see Alan, but was stopped by the guards.

"Let him in. ”

Alan heard that the owner of the voice was Lynch, and thought that he was in a hurry to find himself, so he hurriedly asked the guards to let him in.

"Uncle Allen, I'm going to join the army, why wouldn't they let me?"

As soon as Lynch came in, he angrily pointed to several of the generals of the Youth League to complain.

That's right! Now is the time for a large-scale expansion of the army, why don't some people take the initiative to join the army?

Lynch's words attracted the attention of everyone present, only a few people from the Youth League turned their faces and pretended not to see, and Stanny frequently asked Alan for help, because the order not to let Lynch join the army came from Allen. Allen's favoritism is really not suitable to be spoken out in public, otherwise it will definitely have a negative impact on the conscription operation.

How could a mage who is as impartial as a god do things for personal gain?

"Lynch, we'll talk about you another day. ”

Alan was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, he wanted to take Lynch away first.

"I'm going to join the Boys' League and fight like an older brother, please ask Uncle Allen's permission. ”

Lynch wasn't fooled, he had to have an explanation.

"What I'm afraid of is that you're fighting like your brother. ”

Alan said secretly in his heart, but he didn't know how to respond, but fortunately, Lynch's mother Isha was also there, and he could only look at Isha for help, hoping that Isha could persuade his son to leave first.

"The Stirling family must not be held back by conscription, but should be an example. Allen, enlist Lynch. ”

Isa's words were so resolute that Alan had no choice but to agree.

This episode spread quickly, and Isha's act of sending her second son to the battlefield when her eldest son had just died inspired everyone, and everyone let the boys in the family enlist in the army, and for a time the recruitment office was overcrowded, and the expansion of the army, which was originally planned to be completed in five months, was already up to the target in just one month.

"Stanny, send Lynch to the reserve team for training, and the strength of the high-level swordsman is not allowed to go into battle to kill the enemy. ”

Early the next morning, Alan called Stanny to his side and ordered with great seriousness.