The maze and traps are finished, and the main body of the New Rye Fortress attraction is almost finished, with only a few corners and corners to be touched. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, these retouching work is actually very important, Sui Xiong knew an illustrator before the crossing, obviously the painting skills are very good, but the business has not been very good, the reason is that the artist's paintings are unusually simple, the background is about equal to nothing, and the clothes of the characters are not decorated in any way - in fact, the painter is keen to paint characters wearing ancient Greek white robes, in order to achieve his "simplicity is beauty" aesthetic.

From Sui Xiong's professional point of view, the level of that painter is really excellent, simplicity is beauty, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, both buyers and players disagreed, so until he crossed over, the artist was still quite confused, and he was all living in a small grocery store......

Sui Xiong is not a simple school, he belongs to the kind of more kitsch artists, and making the audience like his works is his greatest pursuit. So he was going to spend a little more time decorating the fortress as gorgeous as possible, so that every visitor could enjoy it.

As for how to enjoy beauty in a labyrinth of traps?

So he got busy again, and this time the work seemed to be not as grand as before, but in fact, because of the pursuit of meticulousness and sophistication, the workload did not decrease but increased. In particular, Sui Xiong is a little obsessive-compulsive, and the pursuit that every set of decorations cannot be repeated and that every mural must have a provenance has greatly increased his workload.

It's like a writer writing a novel, if he doesn't want to type anything, he might be able to type seven or eight thousand words in an hour, but if he wants to conceive the plot and arrange the sentences at the same time, and then revise them from time to time while typing, then he can type two thousand words in an hour, which is already very prolific.

Sui Xiong was busy in the New Rye Fortress on his own, but the Northwest Republic began an important job.

Train the army.

The contradiction between the merchant faction and the aristocratic faction of the Gold Coin Federation shook the entire continent, and all countries were very concerned about it. The Northwest Republic, as a country directly adjacent to the Gold Coin Federation, is of course very concerned.

Although Sui Xiong was currently on the border between the two countries, and with him guarding it, it was absolutely impossible for the war to spread to the Northwest Republic, but after discussion, the heads of the republic finally decided that the republic should send troops to support the merchant faction if necessary.

In any case, the Northwest Republic was, after all, a mercantile state, and even abolished the aristocratic lord system. Although the current relations with the countries are not bad, fundamentally speaking, there are irreconcilable contradictions between them and those countries ruled by the aristocracy.

Therefore, even if peace is maintained for the time being, the Northwest Republic should strengthen its defense and support the gold Federation merchant faction, which is at least also on the anti-aristocratic side.

As for how strong the support should be, the heads of the Northwest Republic are still discussing or arguing.

According to the opinion of the Grand Consul of Ferex, the merchant faction should be fully supported, and it is best to defeat the aristocratic faction and establish a republic, so that everyone can watch over each other and ensure the security of the country.

But this radical plan was opposed by several other archons, neither Mrs. Teague, who was in charge of the people's livelihood, nor Renard, who was in charge of the military, or Gerald, who was the representative of the church, who did not approve of such a drastic approach. Even the leaders of Garth City, Gerten Territory, Keane Territory, and Greytower City were not in favor of this.

Mrs. Teague has always been against military action, and her position is anti-war. In her opinion, the Northwest Republic is guarded by His Majesty the Void Mask, and it is peaceful and worry-free, so there is no need to worry about danger at all. If one day, His Majesty the Void Mask is unwilling to protect the Northwest Republic, or is unable to protect it, then no matter how hard they try, they may not be able to keep the country. Therefore, it is a waste of time and energy to think about those who have and don't, and it is better to seize the time to deal with more government affairs.

Renard thinks that the merchant faction can't stick mud on the wall, and it is really a bunch of waste wood that can't be supported. The Northwest Republic just sent some instructors or something, and if you directly send the army, I'm afraid that you will be dragged down by that group of waste. He felt that if the situation was right, the Northwest Republic could consider sending merchants to annex and expand its territory. If he fights for territorial expansion, he is willing to support it.

Gerald felt that the merchant faction was not necessarily a good character, and compared to the aristocratic faction, it was nothing more than a "bad guy" and a "worse bad guy". There is no need to support the merchant faction in order to oppose the aristocratic faction, it always feels a bit silly. If you have to support it, it is better to support the rebellion of the common people of the Gold Coin Federation.

Leon's status is not suitable for such a discussion, so the spokesperson of Gars City is the city lord of Calissa. She believed that the Northwest Republic should provide support to the merchant faction in terms of supplies and instructors, as for sending troops directly...... Unless the merchant faction is defeated and needs to save its life, it is better not to send troops lightly.

The attitude of the Gerten and Keane leaders is similar, but they are slightly more aggressive. Both Orien and Anna said they could send some troops to support, but not too much.

Old Hart, the lord of Grey Tower City, was more conservative, saying that Grey Tower City and the surrounding cities could jointly send about a hundred mid-level mages, led by ten high-level mages, to help the merchant faction do some non-combat work. If more casters are needed, they can also help with contact. However, he emphasized that these mages could only be responsible for logistics or support work, and would never go to the front line.

In addition to this, other high-ranking members of the republic have also expressed their opinions. In addition to the intelligence director Easter's insistence that "intelligence officers should not interfere in the internal affairs of the country" and resolutely refused to express his position, even the medical director Steele, who was sleeping on the table, was woken up and asked her attitude semi-forcedly.

In the end, the result of the discussion was that the North-Western Republic stepped up the training of the army, but did not send troops to support the merchant faction.

"If you don't fight, what are you going to do with training the army?" asked Mrs. Teague dissatisfied, "The soldiers are all young and strong laborers, and this is a waste!"

"Be prepared. Renard smiled and said, "Maybe we can take advantage of something by the way, if we don't have a chance, forget it, if we have a chance, we don't have enough troops to seize the opportunity, it would be a pity!"

As a result, an army of 1,500 men was quickly assembled and began intensive training.

This group of troops was different from the group of recruits sent by the merchants, and they were all veterans with a certain foundation. Renard's training for them has three main parts, the first is to adapt to the new equipment specially built for them, and to be familiar with those armor and weapons, the second is to strengthen the run-in and improve the efficiency of executing orders, and the last is to train them for some special situations, such as night raids, rapid marches, etc., so that they can be able to fight and win at critical times.

As for how long it will take? Military director Renard said that you can train for as long as you can, and in short, the more elite the better.

"No one thinks their knives are too sharp. He said. (To be continued.) )