The study was very quiet, and at this time, Allen was the only one left. This was originally Geordak's private room, but now it was naturally vacated for Allen to use. Dawn Castle also had a power plant, but it was much smaller than Fang Zhou Harbor. The electricity provided could only be used by the City Lord's Mansion and the residences of a few elders. More places were still illuminated by primitive candles.
Under a not-so-bright light bulb, Allen looked at the list of supplies in Roy's hand. The army that arrived this time was not only fully armed, but also brought with it a batch of war supplies. Apart from regular armor and swords, there were also some special products from the weapons workshop. For example, the rifle was similar in style to the common firearms of the empire. The difference was its internal structure. Due to the limitations of the planet's supplies and production technology, it was impossible to produce equipment like automatic rifles and submachine guns. However, even the performance of the rifle was much better than that of the standard firearms. Even if ordinary soldiers used it, they could pose a threat to the cavalry.
Apart from rifles, there was also a batch of fire thunder. Workshop supervisor Lin Si designed a small mechanism on the basis of the original fire lightning. It can be pulled out like a grenade, quickly ignite the fuse inside, and then throw it out to attack. Lin Si did not make any changes to the fire lightning that was commonly used in the empire. He only designed the ring of fire on the original basis, thus saving the ignition link and making the use of the fire lightning more convenient and simple.
There were a lot of fire lightning in this batch, enough for Allen's army to use for a while. However, Lin Si had also redesigned a batch of fire lightning for Origin Energy practitioners, which he called Blazing Lightning. Lin Si had readjusted the Blazing Fire Lightning and added some methods to increase its explosive power. The Blazing Fire Lightning did not have a ring or a fuse. It required an Origin Energy user to inject his own Origin Energy into it and use it to trigger the detonation device. Only then would the Blazing Fire Lightning explode.
There were only a hundred blazing lightning bolts, and each of them was no less powerful than a single bombardment of a defensive heavy artillery, covering a diameter of forty meters. Therefore, under the blazing lightning, Lin Si left a note, emphasizing that the user should be careful not to put himself in the explosion range.
At the end of the list was a small request from Lin Si. He hoped that Allen could contact his family as soon as possible so that he could purchase some production machines, grinders, and other equipment. It would be best to purchase one or several modern weapons production lines. In that case, coupled with the rich mineral resources of Planet Heaven, he would be able to continuously produce more high-end guns and weapons for Allen.
They could even drive war chariots. Otherwise, with the current production level of the Heavenly Planet, it would take at least ten to twenty years for them to popularize war chariots.
After reading the list, there was a letter that Edward had written to him. The letter mainly reported some of the recent matters in the border area.
For example, Black Iron Castle and Storm City began to buy and sell weapons. Of course, Edward only sold them conventional swords and armor. But even so, the Black Iron Castle needed more equipment. Edward guessed that they were probably expanding their army. So it seemed that Baron Sharon was ambitious and didn't know where to go.
Then there was the issue of trade with Earth.
At present, the Thames Silver Mine under Storm City's control had been fully activated. Now that he had regained contact with Earth, he naturally didn't have to worry about the sale of Thames Silver. Not long ago, a batch of Thames Silver had been shipped back to Earth through the Bescot family's commercial starship. Soon, Allen would be able to receive the first batch. That would be a large number. After all, Thames Silver was a rare metal measured in milligrams. After processing it, it could produce a huge amount of added value, so the profits it produced were extremely astonishing.
This special metal was placed in the empire, and because he didn't know its special characteristics, he only treated it as ordinary silver. Only by shipping it back to Earth would Thames Silver be able to produce its due value. Otherwise, even if Allen had more silver mines, he would not be able to convert them into wealth.
Only with money would he be able to buy more war supplies. It could be the weapons production line that Lin Si had mentioned, or it could be an army that could produce direct combat strength. With these things, Allen's forces would be able to expand faster, occupy more territories, and excavate more resources, thus forming a virtuous cycle.
At the end of the letter, Edward mentioned Father Miro's Church. Now that the Church had recruited more and more believers, especially Zi Roland Harbor's speech, which was very successful, more than half of the Chamber of Commerce's chairman, merchants, and ordinary residents had chosen to join the Chamber of Commerce. In particular, Vera's ability to foresee the future was worshipped by merchants. After all, being able to peek into the future would be of great help to the development of his trade route in the future.
Due to the large number of merchants joining, the Church received a lot of donations and set up a Church Army to protect the safety of the Church. Miro was very uncreative, and even somewhat mischievously called the army the "Crusaders". Right now, the weapons workshop was forging a batch of armor and weapons for the Crusaders. These equipment all had the symbol of a cross on them, which was in line with the image of the Crusaders.
In his letter, Edward pointed out that most of the sects in the empire had their own armed forces, and that the forces of these sects were outside the control of the empire. Although this was because so far, the number of martial artists in the few sects was limited, and the empire turned a blind eye to this. However, Edward thought that he could take advantage of this loophole and let Miro run Christianity and expand his influence. If he could break into the upper echelons of the empire in the future, he would be able to influence some of the empire's decisions through the Church, and even relax the restrictions on the Church's military force.
Once this goal was achieved, then the scale of the Crusaders would be equivalent to another invisible armed force for Allen.
In the end, Edward said that he had already begun to cultivate some loyal and capable subordinates. Storm City and Sur City in the border area would eventually be planned as logistics bases. But for the sake of long-term development, he reminded Allen that he should consider taking down the Black Iron Castle as well. This way, the entire border would be under Allen's control.
After reading the letter, Allen exhaled. Edward's suggestion was worth considering, whether it was to be able to replace them and continue to develop the loyal team of the two territories after the main force left the border; or to take down the Black Iron Castle and make the border completely under his influence; these suggestions were indeed feasible. The only problem was the time of implementation.
For example, the candidate for the successor should naturally be nurtured from now on. As for the Black Iron Castle, he had to slow down. At least until he could gain a foothold here, Allen had no time to deal with the Black Iron Castle. However, he was unable to carry out actual military operations, but he could use other methods to restrain the Black Iron Castle. The most obvious point was the discord between Sharon and Hagrid. As long as this factor continued to expand, the Black Iron Castle would fall into internal strife. Once there was internal strife, it would naturally be unable to expand outwards.
Allen wrote some of his thoughts in a letter, intending to borrow Roger's hand to send it back to Storm City. After doing all of this, what he needed to consider now was to attack the Bauhinia.
It was already late at night.
Several bars in the city closed one after another, and Baishao Bar was no exception. However, when the lights in front of the bar's outer corridor went out, a few adventurers wrapped in cloaks came to the bar's entrance. A bartender waved his hand and said, "We're closing. Come back tomorrow."
One of the adventurers lifted his hat and turned out to be a woman. However, she looked ordinary, but her eyes were amber, which was also rare. She walked forward, and as she walked, her cloak rose and fell. From the gap in the cloak, one could see the smooth skin or white thighs that were accidentally exposed. The bartender swallowed his saliva. This woman looked ordinary, but her figure was not bad.
"Sir, you see, we've finally entered the city and are just about to find a place to stay. Do you have the heart to drive us away? "The woman looked helpless as she held the bartender's hand. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she pulled forward, and the bartender's hand touched her thigh. The silky smooth touch made the bartender's heart beat faster.
He licked his lips and said, "If it's you, I know a place to stay. I can provide free accommodation."
"Where is it?" The woman leaned over, her lips less than a centimeter away from the bartender's ear. She chuckled and said, "It can't be your bed, can it?"
The bartender smiled and was about to say something. Suddenly, his throat turned cold. He didn't know what had happened, but the woman had already bypassed him and went into the bar. Then, the other adventurers stepped forward one by one and cast their gazes from under the brim of their hats. Without exception, their gazes were as if they were looking at a dead person.
At this moment, the bartender wanted to shout, but he couldn't say anything when he reached his mouth. Only then did he realize that something had been popping out of his throat. He reached out and touched it. His palm was sticky. He raised his hand, and his palm was already dyed red with blood.
Only then did he know that his throat had been cut open by the woman.
In the end, he became a real corpse.
The smell of blood quickly wafted through the bar, and the bartenders who hadn't left yet turned into corpses. Ceglis took off his hat and shook his head, "Isn't this way of clearing the field a little too intense?"
"What does it matter? This way, we'll be the new owners of the bar." Charlie walked over with a smile. She was still pulling a man's corpse in her hand. He was the owner of the bar. He had just hidden under the wine cabinet, so he naturally couldn't escape Charlie's eyes.
The short man chuckled and said, "If Lord Allen comes to the bar for a drink, I promise I can let him drink the delicacies he hasn't had before."
"However, I heard that there are a few more experts around him. This won't be easy to deal with." One-eyed, who had been silent all this time, said.
The red-bearded man smashed his fist on the bar counter and said, "What does it matter? It's fun to have more people!"
Ceglis looked at them and said, "Anyway, we have to plan well to avoid any mistakes in the middle. From now on, listen to my commands. "r1o58.
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