By the time the calendar reached July, the town's two-story walls had been erected, and all kinds of guarding equipment had been placed on the wooden walls.

The furnace by the river was in full swing, and more weapons, armor, and weapons to defend the city were constantly taking shape, armed with the current town garrison.

This garrison was now a hundred men, well-armoured, and well-armed, and no one could have imagined that it would take less than a month to build this army.

Although to some extent, this well-dressed army has a lot of moisture, such as these plate armor, if you look closely, you can see that they are rough in style, uneven in iron, and not of high quality.

Despite this, the plate armor still has good defense, and it is even more effective if it is covered with leather armor - hunting was also an important source of supplies for the town of Helen, and the townspeople can also put together some leather clothes, so they look very good.

Those big shields are also cork pads with a thin layer of iron plates, and the defense is also very good, with decent quality short spears and machetes, such a team can take it out, enough to fool many people.

If we talk about combat effectiveness, the garrison regiment with more than 30 veterans is not far from the same number, and the troops with average equipment can still fight a dozen, and with the equipment on the city wall, there is no problem in defending the city.

For Penny, such a force was enough to cope with many situations.

Moreover, the eighteen gray dwarves, except for their elders, can be taken out as warriors, and the armor and weapons on their bodies are all high-grade goods that have been enchanted by three red robes, and their combat effectiveness is even more powerful.

The three mages are still slowly making such magic weapons, and there will be more and more in the future.

At this moment, in the garrison hall of the town, the three red-robed people listened to Salento's report, this person from the intelligence organization under Frass was surrounded by annihilation, perhaps Serge's intelligence network was strong enough.

Although a few of the red-robes didn't know how much their authority could know from this intelligence network, the information provided by Salento was the only information channel for Penny here.

You know, since the last incident, all the mountain roads in and out of this area have been blocked by bandits.

"You mean, several bands of thieves on the mountain are fighting fiercely?"

"Yes. Salento stated: "There were originally three great thieves on the mountain: 'Red Valley', 'Lion Owl', and 'Gray Dragon', but a few days ago, the Lion Owl suddenly launched a surprise attack on Red Valley, and it only took three days to wipe out Red Valley. ”

"So fast?" Even the quill in the hand of the always calm Rekita trembled, and she frowned: "Impossible, Honggu is also a large gang that can gather four or five hundred people, how can it be so easy to fail?"

"It is said that there are powerful spellcasters in the ranks of the Lion Owls, as well as some well-armed soldiers, it is speculated. Salento's expression was solemn: "It seems to be the temple soldiers of the Mullans." ”

"The ...... of the Mullans"

The faces of the three red robes changed color at the same time, and the atmosphere of silence lasted for a long time.

"Hey!" Hughes smiled, "That's not good news, is it?"

"Hmm~ I think it's a reasonable thing to do, Hughes, what's so scary?" Rikita tapped on the table, "Don't forget that we nearly destroyed that country. ”

This is a history worth mentioning, and it is also a dark period that the people of Mulland are deeply ashamed of, Searle, who split from the ancient Mulholland Empire, once almost wiped out Mulholland in a war, although the war was finally lost, but the combat effectiveness of the warlord country under the rule of Searle left a shadow in the hearts of Mulland.

Since then, countless regions have left the country, and most of the roots can be traced back to this attack on Serre.

It can be said that Searle rose on the top of the heads of the Mullins.

Most of the Searle people who have a sense of national honor have a strong sense of superiority when facing the Mullans.

"Well, let's pay attention to now, what are we going to do if the bandits on the mountain really attack down?" Penny clapped his hands and continued to stare at Salento.

"My lord, I don't think we need to worry about it anytime soon. The veteran spy bowed, "Because the gray dragon is in a fierce battle with them." ”

"Gray Dragon?" Penny frowned: "As far as I know, the forces of the two thieves groups of Gray Dragon and Red Valley used to be able to compare with the Lion Owl together, why was Red Valley easily destroyed, but the Gray Dragon was able to withstand the attack?"

"We haven't gotten any information on the specific reason. It seems that this gang has hidden some power, in short, and the lion owl is now entangled, however, it is still at a disadvantage. ”

"It's also good news that we have at least some time to develop our strengths. But......" Penny sighed, "There are still fewer people in the town who can train to become sergeants. ”

"Then we have to start with quality. Rikita held her chin: "Newer weapons, stronger equipment, I think we need to work more on these aspects, Sean, your iron cannon works well, we have already experimented, I don't know if there are any other good ideas, you know, our fireball wand is not very fast." ”

The so-called iron cannon is an enlarged version of Panni's portable cannon, because there is not enough ice and iron, so it can only be used to thicken the barrel to ensure the sturdiness, and the converter is also rougher, making this cannon a little dangerous, but the power has not been reduced, so a few are placed on the head of the city, controlled by trained apprentices, and the effect can be imagined.

"Iron cannon is enough, we have done as much as we can. Penny squeezed the inspiration out of his head, realizing that ideas to improve the situation quickly and efficiently were not very common, and perhaps his imagination was still poor beyond the arcane, and he shook his head, "Don't continue to squeeze the strength of our poor dwarven allies. ”

"Ally?" Rigeta smiled strangely, but didn't refute the word. Hughes didn't react.

"They're skilled craftsmen, good warriors, and valuable, aren't they?" said Penny to Rekita.

"Well, yes, yes, their value is much higher than that of orcs and gnolls, even more than most useless humans, and it is only natural that they should be given a corresponding status, but I can't put on an equal face with them like you. Rekita yawned: "Okay, let's not talk about that, anyway, it sounds pretty good, the stupid thieves on the mountain don't have the energy to bother us for the time being, we have a lot of time to develop our strength." Any other news?"

She asked the Spy.

"Actually, there's bad news. The spy pondered for a while, and then hesitated again: "About half a month ago, the Sultan of Saban appointed a temporary bureaucrat, who is the acting mayor of Helen Town, counting the time to prepare, it is estimated that the next two days will be ......"

Before he could finish his words, the faces of several red-robed mages all changed.

The atmosphere fell silent.

"Hmm!" Hughes began, "Totally bad news. ”

Rekita's gaze swept to Penny Thean, who was sitting in the middle.

"Oh, we've at least had some time to figure out what to do with him. Penny thought for a while, then suddenly smiled: "Actually, there is nothing to be afraid of, the town is in our hands now, isn't it?"

Rekita let out a sneer, not knowing whether to approve or disapprove, but her expression was a little lighter.

The power of the town is indeed in the hands of a few red-robed people led by Penny, and the other Searles will be the mayor of the town, and these Hiren people may not buy it.

The situation is promising, and when I think of this, the atmosphere in the room is suddenly no longer so depressing.

...... At this time, it is not difficult to enter the Helen region from the north, but it is not much easier.

A month earlier, all the well-informed merchants had received the news that the mountain bandits in the Hill Mountains had blocked the way in and out, and not a single horse was allowed to enter.

This is true, because the road into the belly of the mountain is already few and narrow, and if it is blocked by boulders and huge trees pushed down from the top of the mountain, it is not low to want to cross the mountain and pass through Helen.

This had already been tried by a certain army of more than one and a half hundred and fifty people.

In fact, they now have only more than one hundred and twenty people left, and a small half of them are wounded.

As soon as they entered the mountain, they were pleasantly surprised to see that the road was firmly blocked, and the mage Tansud used all his strength to blast away the obstacles with a spell, only to encounter an ambush when passing through a section of the mountainside, and were caught off guard and dealt a tragic blow.

"These damn bandits!" the officer who led the team was a stout middle-aged man who looked a little gloomy, and at this point, he also began to curse.

They have just been infested by another group of thieves - small bands of thieves who are few in number, but who are always able to strike at them with a variety of conditions.

Rolling logs and boulders falling from high places, arrows and darts flying from hidden places, traps that you can step on if you are not careful...... The experience over the years had left the faces of these soldiers with a smell of nervousness.

"Captain Basol, how long will it take to get to Hillen?" The red-robed mage who spoke was handsome, short, wearing a pair of glasses, and his temperament was not bad, but the scorch marks on his body looked a little tired and embarrassed.

"It should be almost there, my lord. The middle-aged officer calculated the route and replied.

They had been delayed long enough in the mountains, even far longer than expected.

"Well, I didn't expect this place to be so chaotic. The red-robed mage Tansud looked at the mountains and frowned: "These mountain bandits look very active. ”

"It's all the result of the reckless actions of the Hiren adults. The officer bowed his head.

"Forget it, I don't care about your faux pas. The red-robed mage smiled sarcastically, "But what you said is indeed very true, and their actions have indeed caused me a lot of trouble. ”

As he spoke, a glimmer of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

As a new advanced red robe, Tansud knew very well that he was not good at politics, and those chaotic interpersonal relationships and complicated calculations would make him extremely irritable, and he would have wanted to work in some non-political departments, but when he was about to fulfill his wish, he was transferred to this place to deal with a group of small beans, which made him very unhappy.

It's just a matter of dealing with a bunch of little beans, but this short journey to the post actually made him so embarrassed, which made him even more unhappy.

At this moment, his heart was full of resentment and disgust towards those colleagues in Helen Town.

"Captain Basol, what do you think I should do if I see them?" he asked the officer with him, turning to the officer.

This man was level-headed, brave and good at fighting, and he showed a high level of quality in a few days of fighting in the mountains, which made Tansud very important.

"My lord, you don't have to worry at all, your status is above them, they can't develop a force that can compete with us in such a short period of time, there is absolutely no capital to disobey you. ”

"yes. Tansud thought for a moment, and a smile appeared on his face: "You have a point. ”

A sparsely populated town desolate by war and purges.

It has been less than three months since those red-robed people took up their posts, what can they do?

And he has more than a hundred well-equipped servicemen.

He looked at the elite soldiers around him wearing half-body chain mail and holding round shield swords, and his heart was full of confidence.

He had already decided to repair those little ones who didn't know how thick the sky was when he got there.

"My lord, it's here. ”

Walking through a mountain road, the group of hard-fought fellows arrived in front of the town.

When they saw the fortress surrounded by tall wooden walls, they were shocked.

The red-robed mage raised his eyebrows and turned to the somewhat sluggish officer next to him:

"If I'm not mistaken, Captain Basol, it seems that there are not many decent houses here, not to mention the city walls. ”

"Maybe......" the officer chuckled.

Squeak squeak ~ These people were standing in a stand, and suddenly heard a sound on the city wall, they looked over, and saw several black holes with metal pipes aimed at their team.

It was unlikely that they would recognize what such a thick metal tube was, but the heavy crossbow next to it had enough associations for them.

They looked at each other.

"Tell me where you come from, or we'll attack!" shouted a loud man from the walls, his armor shining brightly in the sun.

(To be continued)