Two carved stone pillars with wild lions and flying eagles stand in front of the door, one section has a full floor of steps, and finally the handwriting of the half-size people in front of the door - the city lord's mansion.

There were people coming and going, and even if Wayne was here, he was just letting the people here dodge, but his pace didn't slow down.

After visiting the big and small places of the city, Wayne came to the brain of the city.

A handsome middle-aged man was looking at the document in his hand, his brows furrowed into a Sichuan character, obviously in trouble. But the little secretary at the door didn't pay attention to his boss's bad mood. hurriedly walked up to him and whispered in his ear, "Young Master Wayne is here." ”

The middle-aged man's brows furrowed even more, didn't this worryless lord just fall off his horse a few days ago, so it's okay now. In any case, as a retainer of the lord, he must meet it now.

Wayne looked at the busy mayor's hall, and what surprised him the most was that there was an oil painting on the ceiling above him that he didn't know who had painted it. It seems that his territory is richer than he imagined.

Thinking of this, Wayne was in a good mood, and if he was rich, his industrial plan would progress, and it could be said that it would be a long time.

Wayne quickly stopped giggling, though, because he saw a man walking behind him with a secretary behind him.

Wayne searched in his head and reacted. This man's name is Evans, and he is the lord of Nolan City, one of the five major cities under his command, and usually deals with the city's big and small affairs. Every year, he will pay himself a certain amount of gold coins, and in his memory, the mayor is quite capable, and in the past few years he has been in office, Nolan City has become more and more prosperous year by year, and the gold coins handed in have increased year by year. Count yourself as your own retainers.

Presumably, Evans had walked up to him and bowed to Wayne.

Neither humble nor arrogant, he said, "Young Master Wayne, I am honored by your arrival. ”

Wayne patted Evans on the shoulder and said, "It's not convenient here, let's talk to your office." ”

Evans was confused, but walked into the office with Wayne anyway. And I feel that Young Master Wayne has become different today, and it seems to be more kind.

Let the attendants, the secretary stay outside the door. Wayne and Evans walked into the office alone.

Wayne looked at the master's seat at the desk and turned to sit down on the couch next to him for chatting. Evans, who was a little annoyed by the interruption of his office, couldn't help but feel much better.

After signaling that Evans could sit down, Wayne said with a happy face, "I walked around Nolan City today, the streets are prosperous, and there is no trace of beggars, this is the credit of Evans, you have been in the past few years." ”

Evans listened to others praise himself, or the lord praised himself the proudest. I couldn't help but be happy, and said modestly with a happy face.

"It's still Young Master Wayne's cultivation. ”

But Wayne then said in a slightly sad tone, "Unfortunately, this prosperity won't last long. ”

Evans also reacted, he had been the city lord for a few years, and he also knew that the Stuyad Elven Dynasty in the north was going south this year.

At that time, I will not have an army that can fight like this to resist this invasion.

Wayne was overjoyed when he saw Evans' sad face. Hooked!

He continued to lament, "When the Stuyard dynasty goes south, the prosperous city of Nolan will be in ruins. What are you going to do then, Evans?"

Evans said helplessly, "When the time comes, we will have to hire mercenaries." Delay as long as you can, so that all the civilians in the city can run. ”

After saying that, Wayne said angrily, "That group of mercenaries is just a mongrel who will collect gold coins, and last time, Nolan gave them how much money." As a result, they didn't even see Stuyard's army, and just left Nolan and ran away. The civilians of the city were taken captive by the elves and used as slaves. ”

Evans also clenched his fists when he heard this, but he thought that he had nothing to do but hire mercenaries. I was stunned and held this breath.

Seeing this, Wayne struck while the iron was hot, "Evans, this time I decided to form an army on my own. Mercenaries are not invited, we defend ourselves. ”

Iska's face turned red, and he wanted to speak as boldly as Master Wayne. But his rich experience and age calmed him down.

"Master Wayne is not a good thing that I poured cold water on you, how can you train the army in a year. And the most important thing in our door is the lack of a general to lead the troops. ”

Wayne snorted deliberately and said confidently.

"Evans, I'm not sure I'm going to make that suggestion. How can I tell you, I've come up with a new weapon that can change the status quo dramatically. Even Stuyard will never dare to invade us again, and this time I intend to train soldiers in a new way. ”

Seeing that Evans still looked hesitant.

"Evans, I'll ask you to give the gold to the mercenaries when the time comes, and when the elven army is overwhelmed, they will run away. You support me to build an army now, no matter how bad the army is. At the very least, it can also escort civilians out of the city and prevent them from escaping. And I'll tell you so, give me a month. I'll show you my new weapon. When the time comes, you'll be deciding if you can give me more support. ”

When Evans heard this, he thought for a long time. I think it's a good idea, at least I can veto it then.

"Okay, Master Wayne, I'll give you a month. If you don't succeed, don't regret it. ”

Wayne laughed when he saw Evans agree.

"Just wait, I'll have someone deliver what I need, and you must find it as soon as possible. ”

Evans said firmly, "What I have said, there is never a reason to go back. ”

Wayne smiled and walked out of the City Lord's Mansion quickly, and quickly drove back to the Lord's Castle. He now has to hurry up and draw the blueprints of the artillery. Also write to Evans about the sulfur, saltpeter, carbon, steel, and so on he needs.

Gallop all the way.

The sun went from overhead to the other side of the mountain. Wayne was holding a quill by candlelight, writing and drawing on the drawings.

Originally, I thought that I just needed to draw the things in the memory palace in my mind on paper. In practice, I always know that it is troublesome, and the first thing to do is to change the size. After all, this world is different in size than the previous life, and you need to transform it yourself.

And this is not the most troublesome, the main thing is that there are many parts on the artillery. I need to draw again.

When Wayne finished, he looked at the result of his drawings that he had scrapped for an unknown amount of paper. I feel like it's worth it for an afternoon.

Twisting his stiff neck, Wayne stepped out of the bedroom, ready to go out for a walk.

Butler Hinderson, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, saw the young master come out, and stepped forward and said, "Young Master Wayne, you have been busy all day." If you continue like this, your body will be exhausted. I've prepared dinner for you to enjoy. ”

Wayne was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile.

"Let's go and see what Mr. Hinderson has prepared for me. ”

Hinderson looked at Wayne's back in the distance, his eyes full of relief. Wayne was originally the standard second ancestor, and he didn't dare to officially do it every day, he only knew to eat and drink every day and play around. Ignore the business. Now that Wayne had finally put his heart away, how could this not displease the old butler who had been loyal to the Nils family for generations.

Seeing Wayne getting farther and farther away from him, Hinderson immediately trotted to follow.