Awakening?Duke heard this word for the first time, and he didn't blame him, the witches of this world were originally in a state of scarcity because of the continuous pursuit of the Holy See for hundreds of years.

It's hard for a normal person to see a witch, let alone know about their abilities and magical sources, so it's not surprising that he doesn't know.

Seeing the blank expression on Duke's face, Hera guessed that Duke didn't understand the witch's abilities, so she explained: "Witches are different from magicians, many magicians are cultivated, but witches are born magic awakeners. They will always have magical elements in their bodies, and suddenly awaken one day, but they are generally based on natural healing, but they also have other different magical talents. ”

When he heard this explanation, Duke understood the origin of witches, if you look at it this way, witches are not only not devils, but are the kind of people who are godsends, after all, there are so few people with magical talents in this world, and any magician has this lofty status.

It can only be said that this is the Middle Ages, and the status of women is far inferior to that of later generations, and there are magical witches who threaten the rule of the Holy See, plus the jealousy of some magical mediocrities, so they naturally belong to the category that will be stifled.

"I see, so what kind of magical talent does Hera belong to?" Duke asked curiously, he had never seen Hera's magic, but it was definitely not easy to think that she could become a great witch.

"Divine Department. Hera replied with a mocking smile on her face.

The Holy Department?Duke was surprised, this so-called Holy Department is actually the Holy See's exclusive light magic, and the Holy See has made a lofty name for the Holy See in order to show the difference between other magic. Who would have thought that a witch who was judged by the Holy See to be an evil devil would actually use the same magic as the Holy See?

"Surprised, isn't it? I guess the Holy See didn't think that witches could also use divine magic, so that the evidence base for their judgment of evil would be shaken. It's just that I can't disclose this, and the Holy See won't admit it. However, divine magic also brings a lot of benefits, at least I walk freely on the mainland, and the divine envoys of the Holy See can't detect the magic fluctuations on my body, giving me good cover. ”

"Alright, little Duke, you already know everything you need to know, the witches of the entire Andorran Kingdom have come to Stormcastle. I have no other requirements for you, except that you will treat them as the people of Stormcastle, and treat them with respect and fairness. ”

"Rest assured, they won't be treated unfairly in Stormcastle. ”

After Hera heard Duke's assurance, a faint smile appeared on her face, she believed everything Duke said, but she didn't know if Duke could withstand the pressure of the Holy See and the people in the future, after all, hundreds of years of thinking can not be changed at once, and ordinary people do not have the discipline of soldiers.

But this faint smile was only a fleeting, and soon Hera stretched a tempting waist, put her hand on Duke's shoulder, and said in a flirtatious tone: "Little Duke, sister, I have to make up for my sleep in winter, otherwise women will grow old quickly, and you must treat my little sisters well." ”

Hera's tone and posture made Duke shudder, and when he saw Duke's move, he laughed, turned around and walked towards the master bedroom, leaving Duke standing alone.

"I finally know why witches are called old witches, and Hera is an example of this. Of course, she is much prettier than the ugly witch in the fairy tale. ”

The witch's affairs have settled down for the time being, and Duke still has to rush to deal with the matter of the hydroelectric factory. After deciding to expand the production of the hydroelectric factory, Duke directly issued a city lord order, recruiting a large number of idle farmers from Storm Castle to build a waterway on the banks of the Seine River to increase the water flow difference and impact.

At the same time, these canals will be able to be used as hydraulic facilities for irrigation in the coming spring, and with the increased efficiency of the waterwheels, the Seine will be able to reclaim at least hundreds of hectares of fertile land. This is still because of the threat posed by monsters, and Duke did not choose to let go on a large scale.

Construction of two hydraulic blacksmiths and a new blast furnace began, and other metalsmiths in the city were recruited to form a blacksmith laboratory. Because although plate armor is armor beyond this era, it is not perfect in Duke's eyes.

The reason is very simple, due to the existence of magic and fighting spirit, the force of this world far exceeds the period of cold weapons on the earth. Therefore, although the plate armor has strong defense, it is still difficult to be invulnerable. And the hardness limit of steel is also here, and the current process to enhance the defense is nothing more than thickening.

But now the weight of the whole body armor is close to 70 catties, if you add weapons and other messy things, it is possible for a heavy infantry to carry a weight of 100 catties. There is no problem with fighting for a short period of time, but it will be a huge burden for a long time to fight and march, and it is not very convenient to wear.

Moreover, Storm Fortress is now seriously short of horses, and it is unrealistic to build them into mounted infantry, so they can only rely on manpower.

Therefore, the thickening road was vetoed by Duke, and the only way to solve the heaviness of the plate armor was to use higher technology and alloy. But these things are already more than Duke's knowledge reserves, and I don't know which cave the dwarven master craftsmen of this world are hiding in.

With the mentality of three stinkers and one Zhuge Liang, Duke gathered a group of metal-related people in Stormfort and made them a laboratory to forge stronger and lighter metal, which can be regarded as a forward-thinking idea in this era. After all, blacksmiths in this era are still in the stage of self-employed apprenticeship, except for the royal family and the Holy See, other blacksmiths do not have much communication.

Without process exchange and conflict of ideas, how can science and technology develop?

In addition to these, coupled with military recruitment and city wall maintenance, as well as the expansion of production in the magic crystal mine, the idle labor force of Storm Castle at this time of the year has begun to be mobilized, and the entire Storm Castle is in a kind of construction stage.

Labor creates wealth, Duke's various construction measures have given the people at the bottom an extra income in winter, the income from porcelain and the materials of Alpine City have also stabilized prices, and Storm Castle is full of prosperity, but Duke is deeply aware of the crisis behind this, and everything may be turned to ashes overnight, so he does not dare to slack off.

Just when Duke and Bruno were assembling the hydrohammer forging machine, Nicole didn't know when he appeared behind him, only to see Nicole walk to Duke with a hesitant face, and whispered: "Lord Lord, I forgot to say one thing before, the rune of the battle armor you explained has been drawn, but it's just ......"