For Allen's answer, to be honest, Duke was a little surprised, he didn't expect this scene. Not enough also proves that Duke's professional army plan has allowed these Storm Army soldiers to have good treatment, and after being free of worries, they are even more determined to go with themselves.

Just like the attack of the Holy See army at the beginning, if it were changed to the army of any lord, it is estimated that half of the soldiers would mutiniate and defect to the enemy before the war started, because the Holy See is their faith and spiritual pillar. It is naturally very difficult to get them to fight against the faith.

But the Storm Army is different, Duke is their faith, and their family has become their spiritual pillar. They don't believe that an ethereal god can bring everything, but that Duke can lead them to a good life, even in the face of the Holy See, the Storm Army can be regarded as an enemy.

Of course, this is also related to the special historical reasons of Storm Castle, after all, as an abandoned territory, in the face of the threat of the ice demon for hundreds of years, neither the Holy See nor the gods have rescued this group of suffering people. Now that Duke has changed all this, as long as his brain is okay, he naturally knows who has meat to eat.

However, this is limited to the natives of Stormcastle, and those who have been recruited later, as well as the outcasts who have come for the cause of the war, do not have such a firm idea. Therefore, Duke has always planned for Kasmai to build a political work team to specialize in the spiritual civilization construction of the new residents, promote the greatness of Storm Castle and Duke himself, and change their blind faith in the Holy See. Only then will Duke be able to take full control of Stormcastle and the Stormtroo.

After a brief review of the Storm Army, Duke finally returned to the castle, and after leaving here for almost a month, Duke found that this humble Storm Castle was the place he missed the most in this world.

However, Duke didn't have much time to relax, and he immediately called Cassel and asked him if the Sentinels of the Storm Knight's recent patrol of the Monster Valley had noticed any unusual movements.

Faced with Duke's sudden question, Cassel asked with a puzzled expression, "Tell the lord, there hasn't been any movement in the Monster Valley recently, have you found anything?"

Hearing Cassel's answer, Duke himself was a little puzzled, after all, Dumbledore told himself that there was a problem with the gates of hell in the Monster Valley, and a small number of hellish creatures came to this world, why did Cassel not find the problem at all, could it be that Dumbledore's information was wrong?

But it's normal to think about it, after all, Dumbledore is in the imperial capital, and a lot of news has limitations and timeliness, it is estimated that he is just giving himself a reminder, and Dumbledore can't know too much about the specific situation.

"Cassel, tell the Sentinels, you need to pay close attention to the patrol of the Monster Valley recently. also informed the hammer that he would divide a group of war sheep cavalry and join the sequence of sentry cavalry, so that the monsters must not have any chance to take advantage of it. ”

"Yes, my lord. Cassel didn't hesitate to carry out Duke's order, but after thinking about it for a while, he still asked Duke, "Lord Lord, is there any change in the Valley of Monsters?"

After hearing this, Duke nodded and replied, "Well, I got news from the Imperial Capital, there is a possibility of an ice demon attack in the Monster Valley recently, so let's be careful." ”

Cassel's face was full of shock and replied: "Lord Lord, it's summer, and the Ice Demon wouldn't choose to attack at this time according to common sense, how could there be such a possibility?"

"Because this attack may not just be an ice demon, but a creature of hell. ”

"Creatures of Hell?" Cassel was even more surprised, as he had never heard anything about creatures of hell in Stormcastle.

"That's right, it's a creature of hell, and legend has it that in the monster valley of Storm Castle, there is a hell gate that connects to the hellish world. Previously, the gates of hell were supported by a magical force and opened for a short time, so a small number of hellish creatures came to our world. As for what it is, I don't know exactly because I haven't seen it either. ”

After listening to Duke's description, Cassel finally understood the reason for Duke's increased patrol, and at this time, Cassel puffed up his chest and replied: "Lord Lord, don't worry, whether it is an ice demon or a hellish creature, Storm Castle will never fall!"

With that, Cassel walked out of his study, ready to carry out the orders given by Duke.

As Cassel walked out of his study, Duke began to check the progress of Stormcastle in the month since he left.

First of all, the most important point is that spring ploughing has been fully guaranteed, and at least 20,000 hectares, that is, 300,000 acres of wasteland, have been reclaimed, and the fertile land on the banks of the Seine has basically been developed. If the goods can be received smoothly in the autumn, then the material reserves of the East and West Storm Castle will basically be self-sufficient this year, and there is no need to worry about starvation and cold.

This is mainly due to the strength of the Storm Army, which has pressed the patrol front directly to the periphery of the Monster Valley in order to take advantage of these fertile alluvial deltas. If it were to the level that Stormcastle had struggled to protect itself at the same level before, it would only be possible to cultivate a little land in the safe area between Stormcastle and Alpine City.

In addition to clearing the wasteland, Duke's plan to transport manpower to Stormcastle has been progressing steadily. With the word-of-mouth brought by the construction of Storm New Town, some of the displaced peasants who were displaced during the war with the Milan Empire have another group of people who choose to settle in Storm Castle. However, with the end of the war, most of the displaced people returned to their hometowns, so this group of people was not very large, only about 5,000 people.

But with the addition of these people, the number of people registered in Stormcastle is once again close to 100,000, and if it weren't for the war with the Holy See, the number might be more than 120,000 now. For Storm Castle right now, the shortage of human resources is still a big problem, and everyone is a valuable asset.

Looking at the human resources aspect, Duke also noticed the construction of the Hammer Dwarf Cottage. In fact, it is a cottage, but with the help of cement, the hammer almost built a small alpine town on Mont Saint-Michel, both in strength and comfort, far beyond the previous cavernous hut.

It is precisely because of the appearance of the dwarven town that some hidden dwarven tribes in the Saint-Michel Mountains have gradually come into contact with the Hammer tribe, hoping to join the dwarven town. After all, everyone yearns for a more comfortable living environment, and dwarves are also one of the intelligent races.

As more and more small dwarven tribes joined, the Hammer tribe gradually formed a hammer alliance, and the number of people doubled from about 5,000 to 10,000. However, Hammer has also announced a prerequisite for joining, and that is to be loyal to Stormcastle and Lord Duke!