Act 19 The Knight and the Blacksmith II
Brando was depressed for a moment, and then became happy again. He suddenly thought that Belu and Tamar of this era, although they could not be said to be top-notch in Warend as a whole, they were still first-class masters in Eruin. In the past year, with the support of the two of them alone, two elite soldiers, the Wind Archer and the White Lion Guard, were armed in the territory. Now, the armaments of the small place of Tonigel have long been among the first-class in the kingdom. This is something that other lords could not achieve in the past. Dare to imagine.
In the past six months, with the large-scale influx of refugees from all over the world during the Black Rose War, Brando began to have a large number of reserve troops in various training camps in Tonigel. As long as he wanted, he could pull up an army at any time. The scale is not inferior to that of Jean Denel or the noble private army of Duke Viero. But Brando came from a later generation and had personally experienced the epic and magnificent Slate War. He looked down upon the so-called armies under the nobles of the north and south. In his opinion, the armies below the third level could only be called civilians. The Corps can be responsible for local security, but it cannot be used for war. It is for this reason that for Tony Geer, the issue of armaments has now become the main problem preventing the expansion of the army. Only the non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Guard can wear inferior magic armor, even if it is the output of ordinary white lion armor of the next level. It's still limited, and Firson Territory has tried its best to produce no more than a hundred sets per month. The situation is even more serious for the Wind Archer, because the Wind Archer must match the Wind Archer's mail armor and longbow. Due to production constraints, the expansion rate of this army is astonishingly slow.
Regarding this issue, Antitina and Kuran both felt that Brando's idea was too naive, and could even be said to be a waste. It was purely using money to build an army, but the staff lady thought more. Going deeper, she vaguely thought that her lord might care about the princess's opinion. After all, an elite army of more than a thousand people sounded much more reassuring in name than the armies of thousands of other nobles. Brando's reputation for 'spending' soon spread among his own men. Even Yoda and several other former mercenary group leaders privately discussed whether the Lord was influenced by the Buga people. The influence is too profound, but how can the wealth of a mortal compare to that of a wizard? What happens if all the crystal deposits in the Black Forest are mined? This kind of discussion became so popular that even the red copper dragon Leto came to persuade him.
Brando also smiled bitterly at this. Fortunately, he didn't dare to tell these people his true purpose, otherwise he would scare them all to death. In his plan, the core force of Eruin's future army is the White Lion Infantry, which is also the basis of Eruin's army. It is equivalent to the second-line local army with the largest base in the current Eruin Kingdom. As for the subsequent fourth, fifth, and sixth-level arms, we must also find ways to cultivate them. As Eruin's characteristic elite army, he now has a quasi-fourth-level arm like the wind shooter. If he can persuade the centaurs to join his army, and if he can get the design drawings of the Silver Crown Guards' armor and halberd from the Tower of Airan, with a little training, Eruin will have a true fourth-level army; 5 The top army is sure to be the Druid's Elder Guards or Ancient Tree Guards, but the Druid is too old-fashioned and may not join his chariot. A more prudent consideration is to take the idea from Naga. Although the Four-Armed Siren and Poseidon Guard are weaker than most fifth-level arms on land, they are still a type of fifth-level arms after all. The important thing is that there is no core conflict of interest between Naga and the land people, and the kingdom has a fleet that can Become their staunchest ally at sea, and Naga should not be stingy about renting the troops on hand. Eruin can hire these overseas troops in the name of employment. He originally chose to form an alliance with Gray Fin Naga. And after the battle of Ampelsel, the empire must exchange the frigate blueprints.
In fact, I have already made plans in this regard.
With the fourth-level and fifth-level arms, Eruin's strength should be comparable to that of the kingdom during the Ek Dynasty. By that time, Her Royal Highness can completely rely on the central military power to subdue the whole country and make the kingdom's power highly unified. , thereby realizing the transformation from local enfeoffment to centralization. As for the sixth-level arms, Brando doesn't have a clue yet. In Eruin's history, the only arms above level six are the Silver Elf Temple Guards. And the number does not exceed one hundred. His only hope now is the power of Valhalla. But once Eruin possesses the sixth-level arms, he will be able to keep up with Madala in terms of strength. After all, Madala is not the only enemy facing Eruin, and it is impossible for it to defeat Madala with overwhelming force. Against the threat of such a borderland, once Eruin has such strength, he can completely force Madara to shift the direction of expansion to other countries. And this ancient kingdom will be restored to its heyday.
But these plans are undoubtedly fantasy to Antitina and the others. In their eyes, the Kingdom of Eruin is just a relatively independent kingdom around Cruz. His military strength has never been weak, but it cannot be said to be strong. You should know the Cruz Empire in the north. Although the basic arms of the four legions under direct control of the central government are the fourth-level Imperial Guards, in fact, among the aristocratic private armies and local garrison units that account for the largest proportion of the empire's total military strength, the third-level imperial noble cavalry and the second-level imperial guardsmen are The imperial spearmen are still the main force, and these local troops face the same problem as the kingdom, which is the low level of training and the breakdown of discipline caused by the long-term peace. Except for a few border areas, most of the empire has The army has more or less such problems, and in the evaluation of the Temple of Fire, the combat effectiveness evaluation of the imperial noble cavalry has fallen below the lower limit several times in the past two years to be on par with the second-tier arms.
Of course, the empire also has fifth-level Pegasus Knights, fifth-level Holy Grail Knights, sixth-level Sword-wielding Crusaders, sixth-level Holy Oil Knights and Temple Ascetics, and even Royal Griffins and Royal Astrologers. There are military units that exceed the seventh level like the Temple Priests and the famous upper-level forces that are above the tenth level such as the Flame Knights. However, these armies are deterrent forces, and their numbers are often small, and they are like Faenzan and Saint Oso. In these huge empires, high-level arms are the prerogative of the empire, and it is a game between great powers. Once the arms above level six are owned by a small country like Eruin, it will basically change the current continental order. Why is Eruin so famous? Even the Buga people have paid attention to such a small country. Kingdom, precisely because it once had a complete system of White Lion Infantry and Temple Guards.
But that was just a flash in the pan. Nearly ten centuries later, nothing like it happened again in Warnd's history.
So Antitina, Kuran, and the mercenary captains under Brando. They didn't think about these aspects at all. They just felt that their lord's actions were a bit too idealistic. Elite soldiers were good, but this was too much. Brando didn't bother to explain to them that his goal was never at the moment. The goal of purging the country was no longer worth mentioning in his eyes. The nobles in the north seemed to be a great threat. But as Valhalla grows, it is just a chicken and a dog. Whether Eruin can build such an army will determine whether the kingdom can finally get out of its destined destiny in the future. This is the most important thing. things.
Brando has never forgotten that although Eruin's outdated nobles caused the kingdom to sink, what really caused its demise was the rising dangerous enemy in the east.
He has great power. He is arbitrary and unhurried in executing his military expansion plan, but despite the apparent stability, the anxiety in his heart is actually getting worse day by day. Time will not stop waiting for anyone. In fact, various signs indicate that the development of history has not only not Stopping to wait for him has actually led to faster development because of his arrival. Countries around Eruin have begun to make moves, but the development of his territory is still slow. Antitina and the others saw this and reminded him overtly and covertly to relax his requirements. Expanding the army as quickly as possible is the right thing to do, but why doesn't he understand? But the question is, what's the point of recruiting those cannon fodder?
They simply don't understand what kind of opponent Eruin is facing now.
The entire kingdom is still looking at the coming era of war and chaos with old eyes. In fact, Madara, Cruz, and even the wind elves and Faenzan are all rapidly experiencing this era of drastic changes before the arrival of the great demonic tide. The land is completing its military reform, with Bromando Rose in the darkness taking the lead, and the Faenzan following closely behind. Next was St. Osor, who was a direct enemy of Madara. The Cruz people finally completed the reform under the auspices of Emperor Lenaret, so they also suffered the biggest losses in the war. But he is an empire. The empire's foundation and the strong support of the Temple of Fire allow it to fail temporarily, but Eruin does not have this strong strategic depth.
The only one Eruin can learn from is Madara, and he must be one step ahead, otherwise he will only end up dead.
This war is a harbinger. The real beginning of wind and rain originated from the second Black Rose War three years later, but that was what happened in history. Brando could not guarantee whether the second Black Rose War of this era would start early. But in this war with the Blood Staff, he must try his best to find out how big the gap is between the kingdom and Madara in this era. Of course, it would be best to give Madara a warning so that the other party would feel that the kingdom is not so weak and can be bullied. Then those skeletons might think more time before choosing to launch the second Black Rose War.
Every minute is a hope of redemption for Eruin.
Therefore, Brando must be cautious and try his best to enhance his strength before the war, and now the joining of a group of master craftsmen like Babu has undoubtedly given him a shot in the arm, which makes him overjoyed. Tony Geer suddenly has more than a dozen craftsmen at the same level as Belu and Tamar. What does that mean? It means that the output-especially the output of magic equipment has doubled, and the significance of this increase means that The first step of his plan is finally on the right track.
Let the White Lion Guard be the foundation of the kingdom's central army.
Brando thought for a while before he came back to his senses. He seemed to wake up from his long thinking, and then asked: "Lord Babu, can the Valulen Warrior Hall be put into operation now?"
"As long as I have the materials, I can do it at any time." Babu replied.
Brando immediately took out a set of white lion armor from the dimensional cave, pointed at the armor and asked Barbu: "Lord Barbu, how long does it take for you to produce a hundred sets of armor like this?" Lando took out the white lion armor without enchantment. Babu only glanced at it, shook his head contemptuously and said: "We will not produce armor like this. I don't think this kind of paper armor exists at all." the value of."
Brando couldn't help but screamed in his heart, "Holy shit," thinking that although this suit of armor was a little shabby, it was still the latest double-hinged armor designed by Belu. Its defense of up to 5 was considered to be outstanding among the white plate armors. , I didn’t expect that it turned into paper in Babu’s eyes. You're kidding, why don't you use paper to paste a set of plate armor on for me and let me take a look? He cursed in his heart, but his face didn't show anything strange. He took out a set of enchanted armor for sergeants and asked, "What about this one?"
"Barely enough," Barb replied. "I remember I once built a set of toys for my son, probably similar to this set."
Brando almost spit out a mouthful of blood, he finally understood. It turns out that although the experience and level of these giant craftsmen are limited, their knowledge is still very high. They evaluate these armors based on the perspective of their own era, so based on the perspective of the era when the Cloud Giants still existed on the earth , the white lion armor on the blank board can only be regarded as paper. I'm afraid these giant craftsmen were surprised before. They probably had never seen armor without enchantment before. This is simply too cheating.
Brando suddenly felt frustrated that he had been despised by the rich man. I couldn't help but said feebly: "Lord Babu, how many such armors can you make? I urgently need such a batch of armors to arm my army."
"Lord, you'd better call me by the title of craftsman," Babu replied, although he is a person with high eyesight. But he is not an inexperienced fool. Seeing Brando's expression, he probably guessed what kind of mistake he had made, and quickly replied: "Please don't worry, sir. The forging technology of these armors is really simple for us. One It should be no problem to build two thousand sets of armor like this every month.”
Brando was stunned immediately. He looked at the entire Valulen Warrior Hall, and then at Babu. If it weren't for the other party's great reputation, he would have felt that this guy must be deceiving him. In such a hall, there are more than ten craftsmen, even if they are master craftsmen, but they can create two thousand sets of magic armors in a month - even the lowest kind - is this possible? Even if Belu and Tamar were to do it themselves, it would take them at least half a month to complete a piece of armor. You must know that the output of Fir Territory is not only supported by the two of them, there are also a large number of people from Fir Castle in Fir Castle. As for the craftsmen among the refugees from various places.
"Two thousand sets. There are more than ten of you?" he asked a little dryly.
"Oh, that's not the case," Babu shook his head: "Lord, you are wrong. In addition to us, there are many heroic craftsmen in this hall. We can control the heroic spirits to work in this warrior hall. Although this hall The size of the hall is still very shabby, but two thousand sets of magic armor of that level a month is still no problem."
After some explanation from Babu, Brando finally understood. It turns out that this Hall of Valulen Warriors is similar to Monica's vortex of light, and it can also use heroic spirits to work. However, unlike the lair like the Whirlpool of Light, the Warrior Hall can only have more craftsmen when it expands in size, and Babu and the others. It is the leader of these craftsmen. He suddenly became excited. Two thousand sets of White Lion armors every month were still enchanted. This meant that the White Lion Army could finally expand its recruitment on a large scale. Although the newly recruited recruits may not be as reliable as the veterans, as long as they wear these enchanted armors, At worst, it has the strength of a second-level troop type. Otherwise, why would the Cruze people's third-level noble cavalry still have the strength of the second level after degenerating like that? Isn’t it just about equipment? Magical equipment that both the empire’s local troops and noble private armies can afford is now finally available to Eruin’s basic troops. Although it costs a lot of money, at least it can be solved by money so far. The problem is not enough for Brando for the time being.
After all, there are some things that money can't buy.
And as long as this output is tilted half towards the wind shooters, then the army composed of fourth-level shooters will soon be able to form an army, or even a little bit faster, and the number of people will be doubled before the end of this war. It doesn't seem impossible. A 1,200-strong archer army composed of fourth-level soldiers. This was in the Year of the Sword. Brando almost drooled, but in order to avoid damaging his image, he quickly wiped the corners of his mouth and provoked the sidelines. Medissa burst into laughter.
But at this time, discordant notes sounded in the hall. "Lord, with all due respect, you are wasting the value of this sacred hall by building these useless things. It is meaningless." The speaker's voice was rough and high-pitched, causing Brando to look back, but He found that the person who spoke was the divine craftsman named Gorzhu whom Medisha had mentioned before. He had never heard of this person's name, but from the disdainful tone of the other person's tone, he understood that this guy's reputation among the cloud giants was probably no less than that of Babu. , he quickly asked: "May I have any advice?"
In fact, Brando is also a little depressed. Of course, he knows that letting these master craftsmen build these 'toys' is overkill for them, but the question is, what can be done? On the one hand, he does not have more advanced drawings and materials. On the other hand, according to Babu, their experience level is limited by Valhalla. In fact, they are now about the same as Belu and Tamar. According to Brando, they are now The most helpful thing that can be done to Tony Geer is to expand the size of the two elite troops as soon as possible.
As for the others, they might be able to spend half a year or a few months working together to build a piece of equipment of ancient or even fantasy level, but what's the point of that? What he wants is not someone's fighting power.
Unexpectedly, Gorzhu shook his head: "Lord, it seems that you still don't understand our true value to you." He paused, then pointed to Belu and Tama not far away and replied: " We haven't returned to this land for a long time, and we don't know what happened to Warnd in this period of history, but at least we understand that although these two master-level craftsmen can't be found everywhere, they shouldn't be rare in the world. If you want to recruit, ten or eight should be no problem - and do you think this hall means more to you than that?"
Brando was startled for a moment, realizing that this rough guy might have something in his words. He couldn't help but look at Babu standing aside.
The divine craftsman nodded slowly and said: "Sir, I said before that this hall is called the Valulen Warrior Hall. It is a resting place for warriors in mythology. It provides warriors with space here. Weapons and armor are just ancillary functions of it.”
Brando finally reacted, and he suddenly became excited: "You mean, the forge workshop is just one of the functions of this building... Is it, is it still a nest?"
"The nest needs a magic pool to support it, sir." Babu shook his head.
"What does that mean?" Brando was confused.
"So, Lord, have you ever heard of a name like Valkyrie?"
Babu asked word for word.
…(To be continued.)
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