"Ronan, am I getting you in trouble again?"

Originally, after seeing Nina, Alice was very excited, she didn't expect that the fairy lady she fantasized about had actually become a reality and really appeared in front of her.

But as she learns that the elven kingdom is being invaded by evil gods, her expression becomes worried.

And when she finally knew that she might pose an elf threat to Ronan, she lowered her head and suddenly wanted to cry.

Obviously, she had been trying to help Ronan, but it ended up causing him a lot of trouble for the elves.

Alice knew that she could not be identified by the Kingdom and the Church, which meant that Ronan could not get the help of the Kingdom higher-ups.

"I" Alice was about to say something, but Ronan stepped up first, lifted her up in the air, and held her in her arms.

"Why, you've done a great favor."

Ronan spoke happily, lowered his head and gently rubbed Alice's head with his cheek, feeling the fragrance emanating from her hair.

"I'm worried about the trouble of the heretics somewhere, but now it's better that they will send it to the door themselves."

"However, Nina said that they are very powerful, and even the elven kingdom may come to the door."

Alice said, suddenly starting to hate the flowers and plants in the garden that she had carefully planted, and wanted to go over and destroy them.

But she couldn't break free from being held in Ronan's arms, so she had to hit his chest with her little head.

"Trust me, nothing will happen." Ronan didn't let go of her, reached out and pinched her smooth little face, letting her emotions slowly relax.

"Let's move these flowers to the garden outside the castle."

After Alice gradually calmed down, Ronan let go of her arm and smiled and stepped forward to pick up a pot of blooming golden daffodils.

"The natural realm is your own ability, and what you have to do is to master it, not to run away from it. Once you're in control, it's not too late for us to move them all back. ”

"As for the things that try to cause trouble, I'll take care of them for you."

Alice stood there and looked at him stunned, wiped the tears from her eyes, and ran over to hug him from behind.

"You don't expect me to carry these potted plants out on your back, do you, Miss Alice?"

"Let me hug me for a while, it's always Ronan who hugs me, and I'm going to hug me back." She hummed, reassuring her face against her back.

After temporarily placing the flowers and plants in the open space of the garden with Alice, Ronan stayed with her for a while before heading to the northern outer part of the town alone.

Then he called Leo, the leader of the artisans who was here.

"My lord, what do you command?"

Leo walked into the office and took off his hazmat suit and walked in front of Ronan.

"How is the current production line for special armor being established?"

Leo replied: "With the help of the steam engine, the work that used to take dozens of days can now be completed in just one day, and the production of special armor, especially heavy artillery, has been greatly accelerated. ”

"It now takes only 15 days to manufacture one heavy artillery per production line, eight days for air-space assault, and five days for mobile reconnaissance."

"Three related production lines have been laid, and up to now, a total of 10 heavy artillery pieces, 20 air-space assault and 35 mobile reconnaissance units have been produced for special armor."

After listening to Leo's report, Ronan nodded in satisfaction.

This is almost the limit of what Coldwind Collar can squeeze in industrial production, thanks to the extraordinary ability of the craftsman and the five high-precision cutting machines he has created from the alchemy furnace.

Compared to other machine tools that require precise calculations, it is not difficult to manufacture a cutting machine once the dimensions of each module of the armor have been determined.

"How's the gunpowder stockpile?"

"Aside from the consumption of armored weapons and orders, a total of fifty-four tons of gunpowder are currently stored in warehouses."

In other words, when needed, you can make hundreds of powerful magic self-propelled warheads.

Ronan calculated that the town's current strategic reserves were enough for him to fight a skirmish.

It's a pity that the second-order puppet's magic core control is limited, and it is impossible to say that he can infinitely increase his power purely by stacking gunpowder.

After letting Leo leave, Ronan called Eddard, who was in charge of the army.

"How is the training of the pro-army forces in armor conducted?" When Ed came in, Ronan asked.

"Big brother, don't worry, more than eighty percent of people have mastered heavy artillery and mobile reconnaissance, and the most troublesome air and space assault, I have specially arranged twenty people to train flight control, and now I have found the trick, which is enough to participate in actual combat!"

Ed patted his chest with confidence.

"Very well, inform all the soldiers that the Cold Wind Leader is in the highest state of combat readiness and is ready to fight at any time in order."

"Yes!"

Ed's eyes were fierce while receiving the order, "Who wants to be bad for you, big brother?" Earl of Dolan? ”

"It's not him, it's not clear now, it could be a bunch of monsters, or maybe just an ordinary assassin."

Lacking information channels about the elven kingdom, Ronan is not sure if the other party will really send someone to trouble Alice, and how he will arrive.

But there's nothing wrong with preparing in advance.

Even if nothing happens, it's not bad to think of it as a large-scale military exercise.

As Lord of the Cold Wind, Ronan's orders were the sole will of the army here, and a large number of soldiers were ordered to assemble and patrol the streets and alleys of the town.

The merchants from outside were startled by these well-armed and physically strong soldiers, and when they heard their vigorous and uniform steps, they even lowered their bargaining tones with the townspeople.

A few guys who were playing tricks and abducting ideas were even more humble and turned around and ran away on the spot.

He was roughly pressed to the ground by the soldiers, and a long sword was put on his neck, so frightened that he was incontinent.

The local residents are not afraid of soldiers, and under Ronan's strict military discipline and close contact between the military and the people, the relationship between the two sides has always been very good.

There were only some worries about whether something big was going on in the town, and this was the first time they had seen a large-scale military patrol.

On the other side, armored puppets were assembled in a team under the control of the knights.

It is sweeping all kinds of vegetation and shrubs around the cold wind collar.

Sixty tall armored knights, dirt flying and trees uprooting wherever they passed.

When they were done cleaning up, Ronan in the rear sprinkled the seeds and threw them into the upturned dirt.

[High-Speed Regeneration Thorn Guard (1st Order): Attack: 5/Defense: 10/Spirit: 2]

As soon as the seed enters the soil, it quickly sprouts and takes root, and the trunk rises from the ground.

It forms thorny trees that are more than five meters tall and have branched branches that resemble spears.

Patches of thorny forests, scattered around the Windcollar, protect the town.

And above them, a flock of crows as black as dark clouds hovered in the sky, making a piercing rattle.

(End of chapter)