Huge stone pillars, jutting out of the gently flattened river, were like a huge monster under the water, which theoretically only appeared in the thousand-year war, and stretched its limbs out into the sky.

Early in the morning, the craftsmen were already working.

Looking through the distance with a monocular, you can clearly see the presence of horse-drawn carriages on the bridge decks that have been built. Four pack horses struggled to pull the huge wagon, pulling the huge coils of grating-like iron mesh to the very end of the bridge.

Then, under a peculiar boom at the end of the bridge, it was hoisted to the top of the pier standing alone on the river. There seemed to be some craftsmen filling in the wire mesh with something.

Karna's flaming red lips widened, and it took a long time for Jiang Feng to barely close.

Tilting his head to the left, a huge city that stretched from the riverside to the beginning of a steep mountain wall, several kilometers in a row, brutally broke into the vision of the empress-elect. The mouth, which had begun to close, was once again opened to the maximum.

"Hell, whoever tells me in the future that the Bakarians are all barbarians who guard the way of chivalry, and that civilization has not progressed for thousands of years, I will be in a hurry!" Karna was so shocked, it was a thunderbolt that crashed straight into the heart, it was a baptism of refreshed cognition!

She felt that all her senses of Bakaria were being turned upside down.

If someone had told her that it was a small city on the shore less than a year ago, she would have severely reprimanded him for lying.

But last time, it was she who came here on the ship of Sigmar Church and saw Lorraine Fort on that small cliff with her own eyes.

That little wooden castle is not worth mentioning at all. In the province of Rick alone, there are more than fifty small castles built by the Rick River by various small and medium-sized nobles.

What now?

What an international joke!

Lorraine is as big as Rick City!

After more than 1,000 years of continuous expansion and reinforcement, coupled with the location of Sigma Cathedral, it is almost the political and economic center of all mankind, so that it has its current scale.

Why does Lorraineburg, a small pioneering new town, have such a scale?

As far as Karna could see, boats of all sizes lined up and out of the designated waterways under the guidance of the lighthouse.

In front of Lorrainburg in the west, three huge gates were wide open, and countless people set up horse-drawn wagons to transport wagons of timber back to the city.

It's a real rush.

This bustling scene is not even seen in Rick City.

Due to the civil war, many of the fields around Rick City have been deserted. If it weren't for Martin's cross-border grain trade a while ago, the price of grain would have risen to 30 silver dollars a pound.

Inflation is scary.

Obviously, Lorraine doesn't have that problem.

"This Duke of Martin Lorraine has a talent for governing the country!" even the old general Ram sighed.

Karna ran her long hair loose with the five fingers of her right hand, and suddenly smiled: "Funny! It's so funny! It seems that even though I have repeatedly looked up to Martin, it seems that I still underestimate him!"

When news of Karna's visit reached Martin's side, Martin was busy in Sylvie's docks.

Sylvie, who once wanted to be the strongest female knight, was stimulated by the news of Martin's engagement, and instead of being shy and shy, she became much more proactive. Except for the time when he practiced swords and prayed, he spent almost all of his free time with Martin.

Anyway, she's Martin's personal bodyguard!

There's nothing more intimate than this.

I wanted to see Karna in the study, but unfortunately the whole room was filled with the smell of deoxyribose, so I thought about it.

Martin took advantage of Karna's fleet to enter the docks of Lorraineburg, washed up, put on the most formal dress, and met Karna in the new lord's palace.

"Yo, my old friend, I heard you're about to settle the entire Rick Province. Martin greeted with a smile.

"It's not as good as yours, you don't have any worries. Karna said bluntly: "Yes, I came this time to ask, is your 'cement' recipe for sale?"

The old general Ram next to him had a convulsion on the spot, Karna is undoubtedly an excellent candidate for the emperor, she has extraordinary martial arts, keen touch and strong command ability. But she doesn't know anything about civil affairs, and she's a bit bad in diplomacy, to put it bluntly, she is casual.

This kind of practice of directly asking for other people's hole cards, another person may have pulled down his face on the spot and gave her some color to see.

Martin held his chin in his right hand, and the expression on his face seemed to be smiling: "You should know that it seems that something like cement can be called a 'national weapon'." This kind of strategic-level resource should never be sold lightly. In response to your question, I would like to ask you a rhetorical question, what if ...... 'I won't sell whatever it takes'?"

Karna's eyes were half-narrowed, and the glint in her eyes became fierce, but in the next moment, her eyes suddenly softened again: "If someone else said such things to me, I would definitely turn around and leave." However, since it is the most important weapon of the country in my heart, if I evaluate it as valuable as the relationship with Bakaria, then I will find a way to send someone to steal it at any cost, and if I can't steal it, I will rob it!"

Hearing Karna's words, Martin could only smile bitterly.

Should it be said that this chick deserves to be the material of the empress? That kind of decisiveness, that kind of categorization, is really unambiguous!

"That's me saying it to you, what's the difference?"

The expression on Karna's face turned into a wry smile: "I owe you a life, as long as I don't pay it off in one day." I will not lay my hands on you and your forces unless absolutely necessary. I can't ask for it, I can't ask for it, I can only give up. I'm determined to be an empress, and I didn't think I could have such a thing as a 'friend', but I still want you and I to continue to be friends. ”

Karna was so frank and honest that it made Martin a little sore.

Here, General Ram had a feeling of surprise. It dawned on him that Karna's bluntness with other people might be bad, but it would work wonders for Martin.

Looking at the two human kingdoms, at such a young age, their abilities and courage are simply unmatched, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the two most shining new stars in the human world. If only they could......

It's a pity!

Martin smiled: "Your 'friend' has really become synonymous with exaltation. Well, it's not impossible to sell you the cement formula......"

"I'm sure you'll be happy with my price!" Karna said preemptively.

Martin waved his left hand: "It's not about the money. To put it bluntly, the formula is not the biggest key. As long as you steal carefully, you can always find the raw materials and steal the ratio. The key is to learn to adjust the ratio according to the composition of the raw materials, and form a complete set of industrial system, otherwise it will be useless to give you the formula. ”