"I'm afraid we won't be able to sustain a major war in the short term. ”

It was Blue the Grey Dwarf who was a craftsman in the Eri army before coming to Spartacus, but was just as famous for his blacksmithing as his fiery temper, so hot that his companions were reluctant to ransom him after he was captured in the war with the Erathians, and then sold as a slave to the Misty Isles.

However, what even he didn't expect was that the meaning of his life had been realized here perfectly, whether it was a musket or a Hades-class battleship, he was extremely obsessed, and even his fiery temper had been subdued a lot under the double cover of the light of freedom and the will of the dragon god.

Lear nodded at him and motioned for him to continue.

"The last musket produced before has been installed in the army, and after Mr. Jeremy's re-improvement, the power of both muskets and artillery has been significantly improved, but at the same time, the problem is that the production process is also more complicated, Spartacus still has too few craftsmen, and at the same time, it is already too much to take into account the construction of battleships and the production of weapons, and there is no surplus manpower to produce armor, even the newly recruited cavalry, we can only let them wear light armor during training. ”

Lear frowned when he heard this, although he knew that the war involved many aspects, but he didn't expect that under the prosperity of Spartacus, there was such a scarcity, it seemed that he had been the shopkeeper for too long, and he would really have to be responsible for it in the future.

"When will the next batch of muskets be produced?"

The change in the form of war has become inevitable, and although swordsmen and knights still occupy a very important position on the battlefield, in Lear's vision, all branches of Spartacus must be equipped with muskets in the future, so he is more concerned about this issue.

Although the musket is easy to operate and quick to use, it is important to have a gun available to the soldiers in their daily training.

"At least a month later, and only five hundred. ”

Blue replied with some reluctance.

"So little?"

Lear couldn't help but wonder if 500 muskets were enough to arm a squadron of fighters, and that he had lost nearly 2,000 men in the battle of Palofodi, and that it would take a monkey year to arm a legion of hot weapons.

After hearing what Blue said, he almost felt the urge to use reincarnation and rebirth to resurrect all 2,000 people.

But he couldn't.

Not only because there were too many people and not enough mana - resurrecting one would cost him a quarter of his mana, but also because this kind of large-scale soul plundering would never be allowed by Asha.

Because she also belongs to her, this is the rule, Yasha may allow him to resurrect one or two important people, but don't even think about opening the floodgates and releasing water.

"This is already a figure that can only be reached with all the best efforts, and if production is to be increased, unless the construction of warships is suspended. ”

There is a sentence that Blue has not finished, that is, 'even if this can increase the production is very limited', the five fingers have long and short skills and specializations, and let the shipbuilders and cannon builders make guns, I am afraid that they can only start.

"Absolutely not!" Lear immediately rejected Blue's suggestion.

The construction of warships is the first priority, and he knows the importance of a strong navy for a country, and although the six Hades-class ships that Spartacus now has are enough to defend the homeland, it is still a drop in the bucket to go on an expedition to the world.

The Tartaglia didn't have a fleet because they were poor and weak, but Lear knew that the Bracadas had long since explored the sea and had plundered it from it.

Eli and Overh also have magnificent port cities and powerful fleets, and they are nothing more than powerful artillery from Lear, but don't forget that this is a magical world, and the magic that artillery can do is also possible, and as the war deepens, the secrets of artillery cannot remain in his hands forever.

As a scout, he never underestimated the ability of any spy officer, so what he needed to do now was to use this secret to establish a greater advantage as much as possible before it was leaked, so abandoning the construction of the fleet to accommodate the production of muskets was undoubtedly an act of sacrificing the basics, and no smart person would do that.

"What about the training of the soldiers, and how many troops are there that can now form combat strength?"

Lear asked, turning to Raymond.

"There are 3,000 infantry, 2,000 swordsmen and 1,000 cavalry, but now the cavalry is equipped with light cavalry guns and light armor, and their personal combat strength is far from reaching the standard of the holy knights, including the five hundred knights taken away by General Mlak before, in fact, they can only barely be called cavalry, and our war horses are not enough. ”

Raymond looked at a knight behind him, who immediately stepped forward and gave a quick answer.

"Can the equipment and war horses be solved through trade?" Lear felt a little headache.

"I have already mentioned to Mr. Valenque that he is also working hard, but we did not expect your request to be so urgent, so I am afraid it will be difficult to meet it in the short term. ”

Raymond is also a little helpless, in fact, it is not only Valenk who is working hard, he and Mo Lan have also sent a request for help to the general association together, but until now there is no news back, it seems that something has happened on the mainland side of the association that the general association has no time to take care of this side.

Lear kind of wants to learn spiritualism.

Sandru's biggest advantage over him is that he doesn't need to equip his troops and supply them at all, he only needs to keep killing to feed the war, and the more creatures he sacrifices on the battlefield, the larger his army will be, until in the end, the endless ghouls alone are enough to overwhelm all enemies.

Time is always on the necromancer's side.

Just when Lear felt his scalp tingle at these things, two shadows walked in from outside.

"Introduction, this is Viscount Crane. As Adela introduced, the woman next to her smiled and gave Lear an envoy salute.

Although she hadn't seen her for a month, Adela still maintained her proper demeanor on such a formal occasion, but she only smiled lightly, and Lear felt a sly taste in it.

There are good things.

Years of tacit understanding made him know the meaning of Adela's smile for the first time, so he stood up and gave the guard a seat, and then quietly waited for the other party's next step.

After smiling and thanking him again, Crane opened his mouth and went straight to the point, refreshing and crisp without dragging the mud and water, quite a bit of a woman's shaved eyebrows.

"After the rapid rise of Spartacus, the coastal trade of Eri was almost paralyzed, and the huge wealth flowing into your city also hid a drawback, that is, it was difficult for the resources of human territory to reach here. ”

Lear was slightly surprised to hear this, he didn't prohibit the trade partner with Ery, where this statement came from, but he immediately understood.

After all, there is only one reason that drives merchants to take great risks and shuttle through this endless sea - profit.

Originally, the merchants of Eri could sell resources from the mainland to the Sea Tribes at a high price, and then buy the sea specialties at a low price and return to the human territory to sell them at a high price.

But when Spartacus rose to prominence, not only did it become the center of the sea, but Valenque also took a price reduction approach to attract merchants, and any goods that came to Spartacus would be assessed by the port management office and then traded, and those precious strategic resources would be purchased by the town hall at a high price.

As a result, the financial route of the Eri merchants to buy low and sell high was almost cut off, and the people of the Sea Clan would no longer go to the border city for half a month in order to save trouble, and if they could not make a considerable difference, the Terran merchants were naturally reluctant to run to Spartacus.

Lear nodded, motioning for Crane to continue.

"Before the rise of Spartacus, the border city has always existed as a trade transit city for this ocean, although it is now in decline, but the wealth accumulated over the past hundred years should not be underestimated, Spartacus is now facing the shortage of materials we can solve, even muskets, artillery and even warships, the border city can also share, if the adults have concerns, we can also provide a large number of innocent craftsmen, hire or buy up to you to choose. ”

As soon as Crane's voice fell, the people around him were shocked, these things are definitely the core secrets of Spartacus, but she is an outsider who said it unabashedly in front of so many people, how did she know and what her intentions were?

Only Lear motioned for her to continue as usual, and naturally only Adela could tell Clan these things, and Adela was naturally completely sure of what she had told her, and Lear never doubted this.

"As a sign of our sincerity, the Earl of Parrington has asked me to bring you a small gift. ”

The ring on Yu Biklan's right hand flashed, and a boxy yellow wood box appeared in the palm of her hand.

The lid of the box opened with a "ding", and it turned out to be a human head with a pale face and eyes still open, looking like it had died inexplicably in complete disbelief.

"Bang!" Guina's long sword was halfway unsheathed, but it was gently pressed back by Lear, although he had not seen this person, he believed that the other party would definitely give him a reasonable explanation.

"Abad, necromancer. ”

Crane smiled silently, believing that Lear should understand what she meant.

Sure enough, Lear walked out from behind the bookcase.

Al appeared next to Earl Grote, so it is not surprising that Sandru next to Marquis Skelly and Earl Parrington also arranged for manpower, it seems that this unlucky guy had always thought that he was more successful in lurking, and he didn't understand how he was sacrificed until he died.

"What does the Count want?"

Lear looked into Crane's eyes, and now he was finally sure who was the smartest of the human lords of Eli.

...... Ask for a ticket.