After handing over Gretel's affairs to Schunezel, Arrin continued to discuss military issues with Ash and Bradley.

So far, most of the resources of Ulduar City have been used for military purposes, but the shortage of soul energy has severely restricted the expansion of the army, that is, even if all the combat-effective creatures born from the summoning system are converted into troops, Ulduar City will have an army of more than 18,000 people at most.

In this other world, even a small country may have more troops than Yalin has now, but in terms of quality, it is far from comparable.

Now the equipment held by the ice front archers, the main components of the army of Ulduar City, is of excellent level, and in the snow battle, there are infinite arrow special effects, which can allow these sharpshooters to suppress each other with firepower without any scruples, and in terms of mages, the high-level mages who can allow small countries to win over large countries at the expense of aristocratic status and rights will also give relative courtesy, are equipped in large quantities by Arlin in Ulduar City, and are given to Caster, Medea and Pache as auxiliary researchers. Even some of the elven mages in the city who are responsible for maintaining the operation of the portal are also mid-level, and ordinary elven civilians have also begun to learn magic in batches at the request of Yalin, so far these elven civilians have been learning for the longest time and the best magic level is already level 9, while the others are roughly between level 4-7.

However, the number of troops is still too small overall, and Arin has also considered forming an army of human ★ slaves who have been trafficked, but he has no expectations for loyalty. In the end, we can only hope that a 100% loyal 'lineage' army will be born from the summoning system, and it can become the mainstay of Ulduar City. On the downside, Arin has to resort to other methods to increase the number of troops as much as possible, such as the recent forge hall has begun to manufacture steel golems in large quantities.

Thanks to Medea's simplification and modular design for the Steel Golem, the Forger's Hall can now produce 63 Steel Golems per month. As for the more powerful Mithril Golem and Demonsteel Golem, they were put aside for the time being due to cost issues and the construction period.

And the Demon Knight Project Arin really can't wait, although the mechanical pioneer Victor still hopes to make some detailed improvements to increase the combat function of the Demon Knight, but due to the urgency of time, Arin has already begun to order the first batch of Demon Knights to be created first. And the prototype continued to be improved by Victor. Compared to the steel puppet, the manufacturing of the Demon Knights is much more difficult, although it has also been redesigned and simplified by Victor, but the construction period of the six Demon Knights will take at least four months, plus the attached weapon manufacturing time, and the fastest in a year, only eighteen Demon Knights can start service.

Eighteen Demon Knights!During the Dragon War, it was probably only enough to equip one assault force, and in the largest battle during the Dragon War, the White Dragon Clan put a total of 300 Demon Knights into the battlefield, and only 34 Demon Knights survived the first battle. And later, it only took one year for the White Dragon Clan to replenish the lost Demon Knight. Compared to the previous huge production capacity. The current city of Ulduar is as weak as an old man at the foot of a slope.

In addition to the regular army, there are a total of 10 White Dragon guards in Ulduar City, of which eight are creatures born from the summoning system, and the other two are Shuki Suzaku and Shunezel who have transformed their bloodlines. 10 White Dragons is a pitiful amount compared to the most prosperous period of the White Dragon Clan before the Dragon War, but it is absolutely no problem to crush a secular country. It's just that Yalin's opponent is also a giant dragon, and the other four clans among the five giant dragon gods, not to mention the other dragon clans, are the White Dragon King's rivals, the Emerald Green Dragon, which is estimated to be able to completely destroy Ulduar City in terms of quantity.

Among the special summoners, only the Lich King Arthas can deal with the dragon with his own strength, and the Golden Saint Seiya estimates that it will take three or four people to fight together to deal with a dragon, and Medea and Cú Chulainn, who are Heroic Spirits, and Nero, the Red Saber summoned by Miss Tosaka, cannot fight the dragon by relying on the Noble Phantasm and the special properties of being a Heroic Spirit.

"Sure enough, I can only hope to have nuclear weapons for self-protection. Otherwise, there is only one last way to go. ”

After discussing with Ash and Bradley, Yalin could only sigh, the resources in his hands were too small, and no matter how difficult he was struggling, it would be impossible for him to catch up with the huge dragon alliance that had been recuperating for nearly 10,000 years in a year. And I don't know which of the only masters of the world in the Eastern Holy See will also come to participate, and I'm afraid that I will really have to finish the game at that time.

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While Arrin was worried about the lack of combat power in Ulduar, the court mage of the Saxon kingdom Gretel was crossing the portal into Ulduar, and the elven maid who had been waiting for a long time immediately led the court mage to meet with Honezel. As she walked along the road, Gretel looked at the magnificent buildings built on the cliffs around her, the sky bridge large enough to connect the two peaks, and the crystal towers that towered into the sky and constantly absorbed magic from the sky. The road was bustling with pedestrians full of elves, dwarves, and minotaurs, and everyone was busy working. Building buildings, maintaining facilities, transporting goods, the whole city is like a high-speed machine, as if it does not want to rest for a moment.

Although the population seems small, the city is full of vitality, and if it is maintained, it is estimated that it will not be a few years before the city will be so prosperous that the king of Saxony cannot compare with Cheng Dù!

Gretel thought about it, although he was a person who had gone through a lot of storms, the mage's heart was inevitably still a little nervous. After all, when he first entered this city, he still came in as a disgraceful captive, if it weren't for the fact that the Mentor Archmage Farron came forward to make an agreement with the ancient god Yalin. I guess I'm still frozen in icicles, I don't know how long I'm going to sleep in the Forest of Mist. This time, I need to discuss the details of the slave transportation with the old gods, and by the way, I can also negotiate some cooperation, and try to win some important technical support for the Saxon Kingdom.

But the thought that it was the Lord Schunezel with whom she was negotiating made Gretel's confidence a little lacking. The prime minister of the old gods is an extremely rare virtuous minister, and he can't find a person who can compete with him in the bargaining and figuring out people's hearts, and he has almost been led by the nose in several negotiations with him. Even His Excellency Grand Duke Morris has said more than once that negotiating with Honezel is more exhausting than going to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

I wonder how Her Royal Highness is living here?

After entering a huge passage, Gretel couldn't help but think of Luo Jie'an, the royal princess who inherited the bloodline of 'Silver Snow' and the treasure of the entire Saxon Kingdom. The bloodline inherited by the royal family seems to have some relationship with the ancient gods, and it is precisely because of this that Princess Luo Jie'an has received the intimacy of the ancient gods. And it was this chance that allowed the Kingdom of Saxony to breathe with the power of the gods, and the princess also canceled her marriage to the idiot prince of the Kingdom of Bellama in a duel. It's just that for the old King Rodland, the loss of his beloved daughter is also the only thing that makes him sad in his old age, but fortunately, His Royal Highness Prince Rost has been able to take on the heavy responsibility, and recently His Majesty the King has begun to gradually delegate power to Prince Rost, and it is obvious that he is preparing to abdicate after consolidating the power of His Royal Highness the Prince.

If she could, Gretel also wanted to find a chance to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess, because she still had a letter from Her Majesty the King in her hand, which she personally handed over to her before leaving, hoping to bring it to her beloved daughter.

When she reached the door of a room, the elven maid stopped: "Mr. Gretel, please come in! ”

Nodding, Gretel walked into the room, where the prime minister, Honezel, and Louini, who was in charge of the record, had been waiting for a long time.

"Hello Mr. Cinazel. ”

After a few words of greeting, after understanding the purpose of Gretel's visit, the two quickly entered the negotiation of related matters, the main problem is this slave transportation, because Crossside bought too many slaves in one go, this matter is already paper-incapable, not to mention the rumors in the free city, that is, the Holy Capital and the Holy See have also taken a wait-and-see attitude towards this matter, after all, in the two major religious organizations, the Holy Capital opposes any slaves and human trafficking, and the Holy See also opposes the trade of human slaves, in order to avoid attracting external pressure, the Kingdom of Saxony has been dealing with this matter with an extremely cautious attitude。 The garrisons in the Belica Fortress are all strictly selected elites, and there will be absolutely no problem in secrecy, but during the transportation process, the Saxon Kingdom does not dare to guarantee that there will never be any leakage, because this time there are no more eyes on the Saxon Kingdom than before.

Gretel explained the main problem, and her tone was very sincere: "If possible, I hope to build a portal inside the royal capital, through which we can directly transport slaves to the fortress of Belica, and in the fortress of Guò to the Arnod Mountains, which will not only save time but also avoid being detected by the eyes of other forces." ”

By the way, this portal will also allow the royal family to increase the construction and jurisdiction of the Belica Fortress and the surrounding towns.

There were already some thoughts in Gretel's mind that Gretel did not intend to say, and it was obvious that in the future, with the increasing cooperation between Ulduar City and the Kingdom of Saxony, the fortress and town of Belica would become an important export gateway for Ulduar City, and the future king of Saxony would definitely not want to leave the rule of this territory to outsiders. With the help of the power of the portal, the royal capital can be connected to the border, and when the time comes, no one will be able to take advantage of the fact that the emperor is far away to fill his pocket.

However, on the issue of technology transfer, Schunezel could not agree, but if he was building a portal, he might still be able to do so.

"Please wait a few days, Your Excellency Gretel, I need to seek the opinion of His Majesty Arin on this matter. ”

Schunezel stood up and said, and Gretel nodded her head to indicate that she was willing to wait. (To be continued......)