The mountainous area on the west side of Victor's collar is closely connected with hills, the highest is no more than 700 meters, and the shortest is less than 100 meters. These hills and mountains are gentle, like giants of all sizes lying on the earth. The hills are densely intertwined, the mountain streams are meandering, and the terrain is rugged and complex, like a labyrinth.

The season of wind is the time of year when the wind element is most active, and the continuous mountain wind whistles through the hills, blowing the lush vegetation with a sharp whirring sound. Victor stood high in the treetops, facing the wind, looking out at the mountain a few kilometers away. The ridge blocked Victor's view, but he knew that his secret base was built on the back side of the mountain.

Resisting the excitement in his heart, Victor slid to the ground with one hand on the trunk, and a war mastiff immediately came up, wagged its tail, stuck out its tongue, and rubbed it on Victor as if flattering.

Patting the huge head of the war mastiff, Victor asked the strange militia next to him, "What's your name, what are you doing here?"

"My name, my name is Morey. This mastiff and I are on guard duty in this area to prevent strangers from stumbling into small forts. The militiaman, dressed in chain mail and carrying a stiff bow, said respectfully.

Victor nodded and smiled: "Morey, how many militias and auxiliaries do you have now?"

"My lord, at present we have a total of 412 militia members and 187 auxiliary soldiers. Eight other militiamen followed Captain Nelson's side. Morey replied.

"There are already so many of them!" Victor was overjoyed.

Back in the territory, Victor did not go to Nelson to rendezvous, but immediately took Renaud and Shak into the mountains, he was anxious to see his secret fortress. In fact, Victor and the two militiamen did not know that the secret fortress was built there, but fortunately, the alchemical creatures had taken control of the entire mountainous area. Not long after entering the mountains, an alchemy crow spotted Victor and his party and flew over to guide them. On the way, Victor meets Morey, a militiaman on patrol.

Now, Victor, escorted by three militiamen and a mastiff, is advancing towards the secret fortress. From the treetops, the hill on the opposite side was only a few thousand meters away, but Victor had to circle the valley for ten kilometers before reaching his destination.

Before he reached the base, the sound of clanging iron hammers had reached Victor's ears, and when he turned the col, he saw a scene in full swing. In this valley, more than 200 strong men worked around the huge brick kiln, the furnace, the corral, the vegetable patch, and the blacksmith shop, sweating like rain.

Victor took a few steps forward, and Busso greeted him and saluted, "Good day, sir." ”

Looking at the familiar face, Victor patted Buso's thick shoulder and sighed: "Buso, long time no see." ”

"My lord, we haven't seen each other for 184 days. Busso said flatly.

It has been a full 184 days since the construction of the small fortress was ordered, and Victor has mixed feelings and said with anticipation: "It's been 184 days, take me to see your results." ”

"Your Excellency, as you wish. Please come with me. Busso led Victor towards the camp.

"My lord, according to your orders, we have cultivated 870 acres of land, and planted sweet potatoes, wild celery, round cabbage, and soldier beans. This year, 240,000 pounds of sweet potatoes are expected to be harvested. Since we didn't collect enough seeds, the vegetable cultivation area was only 70 acres. Busso pointed to a lush vegetable patch and told Victor.

Victor visually measured the area of the vegetable field, and X-3 quickly gave accurate results, frowning: "Busso, there are only 325 acres of vegetable land here. ”

"Yes. Due to the terrain, the vegetable fields we cultivated are not concentrated, and there are 6 cultivated fields in other valleys. Busso explained.

"I see. Victor nodded suddenly, there is not much land suitable for cultivation in the hilly areas, and the cultivated land in the mountains is not only limited by the terrain, but also affected by the water source, and it is not easy for them to reclaim nearly a thousand acres of vegetable land. Moreover, these vegetable plots are scattered all over the country, which also brings many problems to labor and management.

Victor asked worriedly, "These vegetable patches are all in the wild, will they be spoiled by wild beasts?"

"My lord, the alchemy crow is responsible for guarding those vegetable fields, they drive away the birds in the sky, if they encounter wild boars, yellow sheep and other animals, the alchemy crow will call the war mastiff, and the war mastiff will drive out those beasts. Bousso replied.

"Looks like I'm overthinking. Check out your farms. Victor laughed self-deprecatingly.

More than 200 meters through the vegetable field, we arrived at the farm, where seven working monkey militiamen saluted Victor, who raised his hand and signaled them to continue working and leave themselves alone.

Seeing the fat ground lizards crowded densely in the fence, Victor's scalp was numb, goosebumps all over his body, and he hurriedly walked to another fence.

The area of this fence is 15 acres, and Victor is already smiling before he can get to the front, because there are 17 huge swift birds in it, which are divided into three groups by the fence, apparently there are three adult male swift birds inside, which means that the swift bird population can breed and grow here, and Victor's plan to establish the swift bird light cavalry has a solid foundation.

Victor observed outside the fence for a while, and found that the swift birds were all healthy, nodded with satisfaction, and frowned again and asked, "Why are there only swift birds and ground lizards?

"We also found four farming cows and seven cows that had been driven out by mastiffs to graze. ”

"That's not bad. Victor first affirmed the results of alchemy humans, and then continued to ask, "Haven't you raised some wild boars, bobtail deer, takin, and other animals?"

"My lord, the beasts in this area have been eaten by the war mastiffs, and there is no need to breed the remaining herbivores, they all belong to you. Busso said lightly: "Breeding ground lizards is just to supplement the nutrition of war mastiffs and swift birds, our food is abundant, as long as there is controlled hunting and gathering, the animals and crops in the mountains can fully meet the living needs of 1,500 people." ”

"That's it!" Victor shook his fist excitedly.

Originally, Victor thought that alchemy mastiffs were the worst alchemy units, they had a large amount of food, a short lifespan, a high cost, and were still cannon fodder. But when Victor discovered that the mastiff could effectively control the territory, he began to re-examine the use of the alchemy mastiff and set his sights on the mountains on the western side of the territory.

The terrain in the mountainous area is complex, the traffic is difficult, and there are many fierce beasts and monsters. Human lords tend not to exploit mountains unless valuable veins are discovered. Without the protection of knights, small groups of soldiers were not enough to defend themselves against dangers in the mountains, and the logistical costs of building large outposts in the mountains alone could discourage the lords. The hills were sparsely populated, and the Yorkist lords did not need to run around the mountains. With a war mastiff similar to a ferocious wolf, the mountains thousands of kilometers west of the Centaur Hill have become Victor's back garden, in which animal and plant resources, minerals, and herbs are at Victor's disposal.

Victor asked in a deep voice, "Have you explored this mountainous area there, and have you found valuable minerals?"

"My lord, we have explored 80 kilometers to the north, and at 74 kilometers we have found a vein of Thorsilver, but the beasts in that area have not been cleared. According to your orders, we now have the main task of building fortresses and crafting equipment. Bousso replied.

From here, 74 kilometers to the north, Barony Eskerry, Victor frowned, then relieved. The mountains were never under the control of the lords, and Eskerry, the poor ghost, was incapable of exploiting the mountains, and he was still unable to move in the castle, and hundreds of his lords had already taken refuge in Blackcastle. However, Victor is still secretly determined to let the legend of the ferocious wolf spread in the mountains.

"My lord, I don't think there is any need to grow sweet potatoes and vegetables, and the sweet potatoes and wild crops in the mountains are enough for us. And the yield of sweet potatoes is not high, only more than 300 pounds per mu. Busso suggested.

Victor shook his head and said, "No, I'm afraid that for a long time, the entire Centaur Hill will need this kind of crop that can fill the stomach." These sweet potatoes are to be cultivated as seeds. Let's go, take me to see the gear you've crafted. ”

The blacksmith shop was very large and very rudimentary, except for a huge shed to shelter from the rain. More than eighty strong men with knotted muscles bared in it forged various weapons. The fire was red, the hammers were flying, the heat was billowing and the noise was deafening.

Busso pulled out a short spear from the weapon rack and handed it to Victor, "My lord, this is the iron one-handed spear we have made. ”

The short spear is made of fine iron, 2 meters long, weighs 27 kilograms, and has a spear blade 25 centimeters long. This one-handed spear is far superior to the Yorkist iron spear, which is worth 5 kinsols each. Victor glanced at the 421 such one-handed spears on the weapon rack. Later, Victor saw batches of short swords, hard bows, daggers, shields, and full-body chain mail, all of which were fine. Victor's delight was the more than 200 Thorsilver crossbows and 6 Thorsilver heavy crossbows.

Busso reported to Victor: "My lord, these Thur silver crossbows are made of Thur silver mixed with the tendons of ordinary beasts, with the power of the Spirit Monkey Militia, they can be completely pulled apart, and with the fine iron crossbow arrows, its range and penetration are more than ordinary crossbows, and they can effectively kill creatures with a body of less than 20 points. In addition, we used up the tendons of the Ferocious Bear, only replenished 3 Thurium Heavy Bolts, and created 500 Thursilver Crossbow Arrows. My lord, according to your request, we have built equipment that can already arm 400 spirit monkey militias. ”

"Very good, very good! haha!" Victor laughed for a moment, then asked, "What about the furious bear's skin, and my equipment?"

Busso opened a two-meter-high cabinet, pointed to the contents and said, "My lord, double silver leather armor, double silver short sword, double silver short bow, all here." ”

Victor stared dumbfounded at the silver glittering set of full-body armor, helmets, hand armor, and foot boots in the cabinet. The armor has smooth lines, beautiful shapes, and beautiful patterns engraved on the surface, which is completely a beautiful and gorgeous work of art.

"You! I。。。。。。 Victor was shocked, and said angrily, "How is it armor?

"My lord, this is a double silver leather armor made of ferocious bear skin. Because the bear skin is mixed with Thorium, it takes on the characteristics of metal armor, and its overall weight is only 55 pounds, which is a bit heavier than ordinary leather armor, but lighter than iron chain mail, and its defense far exceeds that of metal armor, which can withstand the fire of the Thorsilver crossbow. In addition, its patterns are engraved with Mithril seals, which have excellent elemental affinity.

Your two Silver Twin Shortswords, Silver Shortbow, and 30 Silver Arrows are infused with Mithril and are also Elemental Affinity. These empire's twin silver gears are unbreakable, self-healing, and elemental-friendly. However, they are not yet Class 1 standard because our forge is not inlaid with red crystal. ”

"That's enough! I mean, great!" Victor stroked the cold, smooth armor, and after a long time, finally came to his senses, and asked, "Where's my fortress?"

Busso pointed to the top of the mountain, and Victor looked in the direction Busso had pointed.

"Why is it six meters tall again?!"