Perched on the top of a hill, the mountain fortress is built in the same style as an ordinary baronial castle, tall and clumsy, without any artistic decoration, but anyone who stands in front of this castle will feel the impenetrable majesty and the weight of the years.

Victor often wondered if the mountain fortress had not been destroyed by the war, and would still be standing quietly here a thousand years later, with its weathered walls desolate in the light of the bleak moonlight, the silence of the castle, the sound of pine waves mixed with the sorrow of a lone wolf, and whether a team of adventurers who came here by chance could imagine its past glory from the ancient and mysterious ruins?

Perhaps, our eyes are far away, thousands of years apart.

Victor stood on the windowsill on the fifth floor, looking at the blacksmith's workshop and the Swiftbird Breeding Farm outside the castle, and couldn't help but feel emotional and secretly proud.

It's the thrill of power.

In Victor's memory, although the little baron's father had the title of baron and 700 square kilometers of fiefdoms, as a vassal of the royal family, he could not build a castle without the king's consent, otherwise it would be considered a rebellion. In fact, he couldn't afford to build a castle either.

For ordinary lords, building a castle was a waste of money. No matter how strong and well-maintained the castle is, it will not last more than 300 years, unless they build the castle's façade out of obsidian rock that is resistant to weathering and rain, as the York family did. Most lords worked diligently to manage their domains, and in any case they had to save up the gold coins they had to rebuild their castles first, and if the loser squandered the wealth, the lords might have to be swallowed up by their neighbors or taken back by the king.

Victor has an alchemy tower and a giant brick kiln, and it takes manpower and manpower, technology and technology, and materials and materials, and when Sylvia's layout is completed, Pinghu City will rise from the ground, and every town led by Randall will build a castle, and the hill camp will become an epic fortress city.

Covering an area of 320,000 square meters, 20 bastions, 7 towers, with an average height of 55 meters, the height of the main building is 76 meters, the highest tower is 94 meters, and the rock brick structure, white sand powder wall, majestic and contemporary, unparalleled.

This is no pipe dream, the alchemy auxiliaries have surveyed the geological conditions of the hill camp and have completed the design, and Victor will giggle every time he looks at the blueprints of the Candle Castle.

Butz didn't care what his master was thinking at the moment, he reported the situation of the mountain fortress at a glance.

"My lord, the Xunniao Breeding Farm hatched a total of 517 healthy chicks this year, including 271 male chicks, with a hatching rate of 78% and a healthy rate of 87%. There are 162 one-year-old males, 93 second-instar males and 67 third-instar males in the Xunniao Farm this year. ”

"The physical fitness and training level of these three-year-old males have improved compared to the same period in previous years. The test results showed that they had an average weight capacity of 260 pounds, a lift of 30 pounds, and an extreme weight capacity of 380 pounds, a lift of 60 pounds, and they weighed an average of 395 kilograms, an increase of 30 kilograms over the same period in previous years. Their maximum sprint speed on the flats has decreased slightly, with an average speed of 81 km/h, and an increase in average obstacle speed of 52 km/h, which is a 50% increase in endurance. ”

"In addition, they lose fat, muscle fibers become rougher, and their body strength increases. ”

"In other words, they're no longer tender and tasty. ”

Victor left the ledge, returned to his main seat, and said, "I have never eaten a swift bird, and I don't plan to let others eat swift bird meat. As he spoke, he nodded at Imoson, "Good job!"

The swift bird was originally a war bird raised by halflings. Halflings moved west with the forest people, most of the swift birds left behind are some unusable goods, they have no natural enemies in the centaur hills, no one trains, eat and sleep all day long, sleep and eat, one brain is full of fat, the meat is tender, carrying a hundred kilograms of heavy objects are tired to die or live, that has a little bit of the demeanor of a war beast.

Although the Alchemy Militia can cultivate swift birds, their level is far from comparable to that of extraordinary beast tamers. Under the careful training of Emerson, these swift birds finally showed a hint of war beast atmosphere, as if ordinary people were transforming into elite soldiers.

No, they were just a flock of meat birds, not even ordinary birds.

In any case, the potential of the swift bird is exciting, and Imerson is definitely a national treasure. Victor was now very sure that if Emerson fell into the hands of the Yorks, Sylvia would never hand him over.

Thinking of this, the last trace of doubt about raising a wizard was gone.

Emerson took out a sheepskin scroll, presented it respectfully, and said smugly: "My lord, although these three-year-old swift birds can be ridden, they are still teenagers, you can give them to the rider to raise for two years, cultivate feelings, and by the way, run in the ability to cooperate in combat." Five-year-old swift birds are considered adults, and they will reach the peak of their intelligence and physical strength. If the training methods and feed formulas I designed are strictly used, the peak period of Xunniao can reach as long as 6 years. Of course, the cost of feeding has also increased somewhat, mainly by increasing the proportion of meat and herbs. ”

"Compared to the 2000 Elite Swift Bird Light Ride, a little meat is nothing......! 10 pounds of beef tenderloin, 1 live ground lizard, 6 ground lizard eggs, 5 pounds of white peas, 10 pounds of purple cane leaves, 1 pound each of perilla grass, blue tendon grass, and ground rhizomes...... It's really nothing. ”

Victor put down the scroll with a dry smile and asked kindly, "Isn't pork loin good?"

Emerson shook his head.

Victor turned to Busso and asked, "The average lifespan of a swift bird is 25 years?"

"Yes. Bousso replied.

Imerson said: "My lord, I have observed the soul potential and body structure of the Swift Birds, and cultivated them according to my method, their lifespan should be about 30 years, the weight-bearing capacity at the peak will not be less than 320 pounds, the explosive power is twice as high as it is now, and the physical strength is twice as high as it is now, this should be the limit of the Swift Bird." ”

Victor froze and asked, "How long can the Swiftbird serve?"

"Almost 8 to 12 years. Imerson said confidently.

According to the calculation of the 30-year life span and 10-year service period of the swift bird, if you want to maintain 2,000 swift bird light rides, the population of the swift bird cannot be less than 12,000, and the daily feeding cost of each swift bird is 1 silver sol, and the total annual feeding cost is 200,000 gold soles!

What a desperate number...... It costs so much money to raise the Swift Bird Light Horse, and how many gold coins will the Swift Dragon Knights eat?No wonder the Gambis royal family is financially tight, no wonder Sylvia handed over the Swift Bird to me to raise...... I'm being pit by her again!

Victor crouched on the table, bracing his forehead, sad.

"Are you sick, sir?" asked Imerson nervously.

"I'm fine...... You're doing a great job, I mean, you're very capable, well, so capable......"

Victor put away his arms, cheered up, and said, "2000 Swiftbird Light Ride is a bit much...... The main thing is that I don't have that many elite riders, so 800...... Oh no, 400! I decided that just 400 Swiftbird Riders would be enough. ”

"I need 40 Swift Bird mounts a year, and I need 60 Silvia, and the scale of Swiftbird breeding cannot be less than 4,200...... It's still a bit much!" Victor blinked his eyes and asked helplessly, "Imerson, can the female you bred fight?"

"Yes. Imerson nodded and hesitated, "However, the physical fitness of female birds is not as good as that of male birds, and they can carry a maximum weight of 280 pounds......"

"Enough!"

Victor stood up, waved his arm vigorously and said, "The second-generation male bird only has a weight capacity of 230 pounds!

If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, if you don't know what it means to be a poor soldier. As long as the female bird can be used, the breeding scale of the swift bird can be cut in half. The combat effectiveness of the female bird is a little worse, but with the female bird by her side, the male bird will be like being beaten with chicken blood.

The lord's praise made Imosen's bones lighter by three points, and he said triumphantly: "My lord, the war horse I domesticated is also first-class!"

"I'm convinced of that. ”

Victor patted the wizard on the shoulder and said, "But your most important task now is to unleash the potential of the camele, and as long as their weight capacity is increased to 600 pounds, I will not hesitate to reward them!

"Generous and gracious hosts, I will never let you down. Imerson was overjoyed, bowed and said, "I'm going to see the camel antelope!"

The wizard walked away happily, and Victor laughed dumbly. It is not known whether the male will see the female like a chicken blood, and Imoson's state must be a chicken blood.

Victor leaned back in his chair and said lazily, "Keep reporting." ”

"At your request, we've created the first batch of 600 Thorsilver Pedal Crossbows, which can be easily opened by alchemy auxiliaries with a range and penetration that meets the standard. There are a total of 232 pairs of crocodile leather armor, and the materials harvested every month can ensure the production progress of 30 pairs of crocodile leather armor, and this number is increasing every month, and it is expected that it will take 12 months to complete the first batch of 800 crocodile leather armor. ”

Victor pondered for a moment and asked, "How long does the crocodile leather armor last?"

"No more than 8 years. ”

Victor thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "I don't have so many elite cavalry, the mountain fortress will first reserve 500 pairs of crocodile leather armor, and then suspend the production of all armaments, including pedal crossbows. After a pause, he said: "Jack, when the crocodile skin armor is produced, suspend the hunting of six-legged crocodiles, giant dragons, and shadow spiders, and let them recover their populations first, as long as we control the swamp, we can collect animal resources at any time." ”

"As you wish, my lord. Jack nodded.

"Report on the exploration and mining of minerals in the mountains, as well as the distribution of personnel. Victor commanded.

"There are 7 iron ore mines, 2 silver mines, 1 copper mine, and 1 obsidian mine in the 780-kilometer mountainous area from the southern to the central gap in the Lark Mountains. We currently have two large furnaces built near the nearest iron concentrate and silver mines, which are mined and smelted on site. ”

"The mountain fortress has 120 auxiliaries, 600 militiamen, 30 alchemy mastiffs, 90 alchemy crows, and 274 camel antelopes. Among them, there are 200 miners, 20 camel antelope transport teams, 100 craftsmen, and the remaining 400 people are responsible for breeding swift birds and camel antelope, collecting animal and plant resources, and patrolling tasks. ”

"There are 15 war mastiffs, 120 alchemy crows, 5 alchemy dragon lizards, 50 militiamen, and 30 auxiliaries in the swamp advance camp. ”

"There are 10 war mastiffs, 40 alchemy crows, 10 auxiliaries, and 80 militiamen in the stronghold in the mountainous area of Raven Town. ”

Jack added: "In addition, the alchemy crow found traces of human activity in the mountains near the central gap, and I personally investigated and confirmed that they were knights of the York family. ”

"There are no beasts to be seen in the hills, and the knights of the House of York can only take their students into the mountains for trials. Victor smiled and said, "Remove all the sentry posts on the north side, so as not to be bumped into by the Yorks." Order the alchemy creatures in the mountains of Raven Town to return to Randall, and give that place to the barbarians. ”

"And ......" Victor got up and paced back and forth two steps, looked up and said: "Only 400 of the 720 people in the mountain fortress will be retained, and the remaining 300 people will return to the hill camp to standby, and I have other arrangements for them." The swamp advance camp kept the alchemy dragon lizard and 30 alchemy militia, added 10 alchemy mastiffs, and the rest also returned to the hill camp. ”

"My lord, in this way, our resource collection efficiency and material production efficiency will be reduced," Busso said. ”

"It doesn't matter. Supplies are already piled up. ”

Victor looked through the window at the newly built blue-brick warehouse at the bottom of the valley and muttered, "It's time for the mountain fortress to be transformed." ”