The Duke's Palace, Estheralia and Evangeline, had been waiting for them early, and in the lord's large chamber, the redesigned Duke's coat of arms had been hung on the walls, and the fangs and claws of the black dragon in the center of the coat of arms were painted red according to Salian's suggestion, which represented the Hamsa League with red as the banner. The pen "Fun" is used www.biquge.info illustrate the unbreakable relationship between the principality and the alliance.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Salian, Evangerine, Lorana Ise, and Estheralia sat down at a large oak conference table and began a tense meeting.

"First of all, I want to thank you! Estheralia, the current emperor must not know that it is actually you who are the first to support the Ruger family, dragging the Ruger family with a trade war, so that they have no funds to buy votes and hire elite soldiers for the Duke of Kirzen. ”

It turned out that before the start of the election meeting, Estheria led the Hansa League to suddenly compete with the Ruger family for wool and grain markets, and they relied on the wool transported from Raja Raja Island for dumping, so that the Ruger family had to lower the price to compete, and then buy the grain of the eastern yeoman farmers at a high price, which once again forced the Ruger family to also increase the purchase price, so as to disrupt the overall plan of the Luger family and the Duke of Kirzen, I have to say that the help of the Hansie League this time is crucial. Moreover, the trade war killed 1,000 enemies and lost 800 itself, and the amount of money spent was also astronomical.

"Haha, it's for our own sake too, Salian. ”

"Well, the decision-makers of the principality, let's talk about the current construction progress of Bellerin!"

"Dear brother, we have abundant funds, construction workers are enough, the construction of the steelmaking plant in the new city of the West District has been completed by 50%, and it will be fully completed in about three months, and at the same time, due to the use of a new generation of equipment, our production efficiency can be doubled, the staff of this core technology are selected from the local citizens, and the technical training is being carried out step by step, you can be completely assured. In addition, the progress of the weapons factory is also very fast, and it is estimated that it will be ready for production in six months, but the recruitment of weapons craftsmen is very slow, and at the current rate, it will not be able to produce at full capacity for five years. ”

The first to report was Salian's sister, Miss Evangelin von Hohenstlingen, a dark-haired girl with crystal glasses, the illegitimate daughter of a sorceress whom Salion's father had met during his adventures many years earlier, who later became the adopted daughter of the alchemist Dietrich, who had been brilliant since childhood and had been nurtured by Dietrich to become the de facto ruler of the new mark.

"Well, Eva, I already have a rough plan for the shortage of craftsmen, and I can bring in talent from Franços, you don't have to worry about that, it's just that some more people will die. Okay, Estheria, how's the situation on your end?"

"Yes, Salian, the acquisition of mineral resources is also going well, and the mine contract plan with Duke Koenigs has been negotiated. And after my research, iron ore can be transported directly from the Xunbei River to Bellerin by water, and coke can be sourced locally. ”

"Great, just beware, the Ruger family and Duke Kerzen won't watch us go through production so smoothly!"

"Of course, more people have been hired to monitor their every move. ”

"Very well, so Lorana Ese, how is the situation at the port?"

"Hehe, as you saw just now, the situation is similar to that here, except that the construction of the port is large, and it is expected to be fully put into use in one year. Our weapons can be exported to other parts of the continent through here, and the initial investment can be recouped in two years. This is not counting the proceeds from the port's transshipment of other supplies and shipbuilding and ship repair. ”

This is what Miss Witt interjected, "This requires the establishment of trade routes with the Empire's eastern and northern neighbors. ”

"Aliens, orcs, half-giants, northern Laplandians, or some other strange creatures?!It seems that my task is still very heavy, and your Han Xie Alliance should have some way to go in these places, right?"

"Yes, but originally we lacked the support of the state, and foreign trade was always in a weak position. Lorana Ise said with deep understanding.

"Hehe, next, the Han Xie Alliance is the organization representing the New Mark Principality, although the national strength is still weak, let's work together to create a prosperous era!"

"Alright, let me see the progress of my favorite anti-magic colonization detachment. ”

"Yes, brother, after collecting data from the last battle, Uncle Dietrich and I have upgraded their weapons, armor, and tactics once again. ”

"And the improvements to the magic gun, I've got something good to show you. Miss Witt smiled mysteriously, giving Sallian infinite reverie.

After carefully inspecting the army with Evangeline, Salian and Estheria went to a makeshift laboratory in the Duke's Palace.

"Salian, since I got the self-sustaining magic sword and the new magic gun you gave me, I can't put down both weapons, but unfortunately I can't use both on the battlefield, so I made such a thing after many experiments, and of course I have received a lot of help from Evanjielin, who is not an expert in self-sustaining weapons!"

As she spoke, Miss Witt lifted a tarpaulin from the test bench with her hand, and a black magic gun appeared in front of Salion's eyes, and he immediately noticed several unusual features about this magic gun.

"Hehe, you see, I've combined these two completely useless weapons, and she can now exert both powerful ranged attacks and strong lethality at close range. ”

"Once again, I have to admire your ingenuity, beautiful Estheria! This is a complete cross-generational progress, a perfect combination of ranged and melee classes, and I only need to build them in large numbers after the cost is reduced. ”

Miss Werther, who is both talented and talented, gave up the grip of the self-holding magic sword and created a pylon at the front end of the magic sword's barrel, integrating the self-holding spout into the barrel. This way, the enemy can be attacked from a distance first, and when the two sides enter close combat, the warrior can continue the fight without discarding his weapon as a beam spear. The problem now is that the cost is too high, and the guns and holders that can be used for buried battles must be specially reinforced, and the self-sustaining type is still in the laboratory stage, and the cost of two-phase superposition is amazing.

"Dear Estheralia, can't you replace expensive magic beam weapons with ordinary blades?"

"For the magic gun, if you can't quickly defeat the enemy with an ordinary weapon, it is easy to damage itself, but with a powerful beam weapon, as long as you don't encounter other divine weapons, you can have a great advantage, so since the cost is high, you can directly make a high-quality product. ”

Salian couldn't argue with that, as the mass-produced magic bolt with metal spikes wasn't actually equipped until hundreds of years later. And it also reflects how advanced Estheria's thinking is.

"By the way, I also came up with a way to increase the speed of each shot when I was researching in Schwartenen some time ago. ”

"Oh, what is it?"

"Hehe, you can weigh the 'magic explosion powder' in advance according to the required quantity, weigh it in a carton one by one, and take out one copy every time you use it, I call it the 'fixed charge' method. ”

In this way, the days of the new mark passed day by day in the midst of intense construction. During this time, Salian took the girls on a survey of the whole of New Mark, and went to the fortress of Talenis in the east to inspect the Frontier Legion, where he met with his uncle Dietrich. Sadly, one day the fullness of life came to an abrupt end, and a secret letter from the palace of Litomisher was placed on Sallian's desk.

After some careful consideration, Salian reconvened the group.

"Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty Sigismund V has now arrived at the Litomyšl Palace, and his eldest son, His Highness Macminus, is with him, and His Majesty the Emperor has placed his trust in me, and wants me to be a court attendant by his eldest son's side, for I am only slightly older than Max. ”

"Squire, isn't it a small official position, and the dignified Duke of the Empire is going to do this, brother, what does the new emperor think!" Yulia looked very dissatisfied with this arrangement.

"Oh, that's the way to get to the heart of the Empire, Salian!" Miss Schönek immediately understood the true meaning of the secret letter.

"What are you going to do, Sarian?" said Miss Witt, who was to ask Sarian what she thought, as others thought the same way.

"I've thought about it, there are pros and cons of staying by the king's side, but I'll still go, although Sigismund V is not a mediocre and incompetent person, but he is not a wise monarch, in his hands the empire must still be half-dead and divided, my hopes are pinned on Makminus, to train him to become the master of the empire!"

"It's more difficult than standing up!"

"Hahahaha, you have to fight for it if you have the opportunity!"

After making the simplest preparations, Salian took Yulia, Teresa and Aphroa on the road. As she was about to experience the dragon's first molting stage since birth, Hilda stayed at New Mark and set up a hidden hideout for her in the forest near Bellerin. Anna, Estphalia, Lorana Ez, and others continued to train the army with Evangeline, and continued the construction of the new mark without Salion's control. At the same time, after weighing the pros and cons, it was finally decided to send someone to move the "Iron Shield Workshop" in Schwartenenkonstanz to Bellerin, and Master Remingle left the hilly valley in the southwest for decades and came to the Great Plains in the northeast.