Everything that happened in the outside world had nothing to do with Ma Wen.
Although the Legend Rating on the data panel was soaring, he had no time to look at these things.
There was not much time left.
If his grandfather's information was accurate, there were only seven days left before the Cataclysm.
And in these seven days, there were too many things that he needed to do.
Repelling the Alliance army was not something to be proud of. After all, he was just scheming against the Alliance.
If the Alliance really reorganized their morale and made a comeback, Ma Wen estimated that the White River Valley would not be able to resist.
It was a pity that the era of the Wizards ruling the world was finally over.
Otherwise, he would not be so extreme.
After the war, what made Ma Wen most happy was that he no longer needed to pay back the huge loans that he had borrowed from the Alliance.
In fact, he did not intend to pay them back at all.
These gold coins were all converted into the construction of the White River Valley.
For example, the Adventurer Camp. Although many Adventurers had left the White River Valley under the order of the Alliance, there were still about a third of them who decided to follow Ma Wen.
Their reason was also very simple. Adventurers had always lived a life of dancing on the edge of a knife. The White River Valley was very powerful. If it really split from the Alliance, then Sir Ma Wen was very likely to be king south of the Screaming Mountains.
In this new country, they would have more opportunities. Some of them might even be promoted to new nobles and get their rightful fiefs.
Although there was a great risk in war, the potential rewards were also very high.
They believed in Ma Wen because this seemingly thin young man had done too many shocking things.
They felt that it was worth a gamble.
Of course, there was no lack of traitors from the Alliance in the White River Valley.
However, at this point, Ma Wen was also too lazy to investigate the traitors one by one. They were not fools. Really useful information could not be obtained by low-end Adventurers. They could only listen to Ma Wen's command.
In short, since this group of Adventurers did not choose to leave, they tacitly chose to listen to Ma Wen's conscription order!
Ma Wen's recruitment order was very simple!
In times of war, the adventurers in the territory were mixed up into the ranks of the army in the White River Valley.
All of this was arranged by Ge Lu.
As the first batch of adventurers to follow Ma Wen, the Thorns Mercenary Group's days were much more comfortable. Every one of them was a small leader.
As for Gru himself, he was promoted by Ma Wen to be the Chief Swordsman of the White River Valley due to his strong commanding ability.
He was in charge of managing a temporary army of adventurers.
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The original White River Valley Garrison was reorganized by Ma Wen into the Lord's Guard, still under Andre's command.
This group of youngsters had all improved very quickly. Because of the benefits from the breeding tanks, most of them were at least at the second level, and half of them were at the third level!
Although this batch of guards only had about 30 people, they were directly under Ma Wen and were the most loyal to Ma Wen.
Apart from the first batch of people, the later members had all passed the strict tests of Anna and Andre. Whether it was their character, temperament, or loyalty, they were all top-notch.
During the time when Ma Wen was not in the territory, Daniela had already started her plan to expand the army.
In Ma Wen's recruitment order, she also recruited soldiers from all over the southern region, with the reason of opening up the Wilderness.
At that time, the Alliance and Ma Wen had not fallen out yet, so this reason worked.
This batch of recruits was paid with the Alliance's gold coins, but what they got was a group of well-trained soldiers.
From the numbers, there were about 300 people in this batch. Most of them had no worries or had moved their entire families to the White River Valley. They were the permanent army of the White River Valley.
This batch of soldiers was personally led by Anna. Although Anna was busy with the affairs of the territory, she was very talented as a half-elf.
When Ma Wen returned this time, he was shocked to find that his housekeeper had actually advanced to the third level.
Although the third level was not enough in the upcoming era where deities were everywhere and Legends were like dogs, it was already a pleasant surprise.
What moved Ma Wen even more was that Anna had chosen to advance a second time in order to complete the territory.
This time, she had chosen [Legion Commander]. It was said that she had hired an old man from a half-elf village at a high price to be her mentor and often learned from him. Almost all of her skills and specialties had the effect of an army.
She had completely sacrificed her personal abilities and chose to govern the territory and lead the army.
It could be said that ever since Ma Wen came to this world, Anna was the only girl who stood behind him, silently supporting him and sacrificing herself.
This half-elf girl was also the first person he had seen when he came to Fernand.
Recalling their predicament at the Wild Horse Inn, Ma Wen could not help but feel a little emotional, and his nose was a little sour.
At that time, Ma Wen was still weak and had a fever. Anna accompanied him every night and said to him with a firm gaze:
"Master Ma Wen, it will be better tomorrow, trust me. I will definitely think of a way. "
In a trance, Anna, who was buried in organizing the documents, looked up at Ma Wen.
She saw that Ma Wen was frowning and thought that he was worried about the future.
The half-elf girl could not help but put down the documents in her hand and said softly: "Master Ma Wen, don't think too much, the future will definitely be better."
Ma Wen was slightly stunned, but then he smiled and said sincerely: "Anna, thank you."
Anna blinked, organized the remaining documents, and seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she held the documents and left Ma Wen's study with a smile.
Ma Wen sighed inwardly. He knew what Anna wanted to say, but the clever girl did not say it.
She knew that she carried too many secrets, and many times, Ma Wen clearly felt that Anna wanted to ask him.
But she did not ask.
She probably guessed something, or she guessed nothing. But in short, she still continued to use practical actions to support him.
Anna was like this, and the others were the same.
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Ma Wen rubbed his temples. The scale of the White River Valley was no longer the same as before.
Apart from adventurers, regular soldiers, and the Lord's Guards, there was also an independent Sand Race army.
The Sand Race's village was to the south of the White River. Nominally, it was managed by Ma Wen, but Constantine was their leader.
In the eyes of outsiders, this might be a hidden danger for the White River Valley, but Ma Wen trusted Constantine.
Just like how Constantine trusted Ma Wen.
The day after the battle ended, he brought another group of Sand Race people to the White River Valley.
He successfully persuaded another Sand Race tribe to move to the White River Valley.
As a result, the Sand Race people to the south of the White River Valley numbered around two thousand, while the White River Valley itself had around three thousand people. Don't doubt this number. In Fernand, people were much rarer than on Earth.
A territory of five thousand people was quite a large area.
In many places in the north, this was the size of a Duchy.
If Ma Wen wanted to, with Constantine's support, he could immediately declare a Duchy.
However, he wasn't in the mood to do so at the heart of the struggle.
In any case, the addition of the Sand Race people to the White River Valley had no downsides. Almost every Sand Race person was a soldier.
Even though their firearms weren't very powerful, they were more effective than farmers. The only problem was that they weren't good at farming, but Ma Wen had already solved the problem of food.
The Twelve Golden Bulls were the food that the Twin Snake Sect had stored to survive the Cataclysm.
The food in the Golden Bulls was enough for the current population of the White River Valley to survive for at least two years.
After two years, the crops in the White River Valley should be self-sufficient.
Constantine and Ma Wen had a conversation. This time, he had not only brought the Sand Race people, but also two of his good friends.
One was a Dragon Slayer, and the other was a Potionologist.
These two were experts who didn't have a fixed residence in the north. When they heard that Ma Wen had a lot of Giant Dragon corpses and that there seemed to be another Sea Monster, Logan Arthur's corpse, they both expressed their interest. Under Constantine's seduction, they happily came to the White River Valley.
Ma Wen naturally treated them as an honored guest. He had even treated the Necromancer Federer and the Nameless Alchemist extremely well. Ma Wen naturally wouldn't let go of a true Master like this.
This way, at least in the fields of alchemy and anatomy, the White River Valley had its own true Master.
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Other than that, Constantine also brought another piece of news.
The Legends who had gathered in the White River Valley had almost all taken care of their own affairs. Some Legends who didn't have any influence on their own might choose to join the White River Valley.
For example, the Super Warrior Monk Inheim!
During the Cataclysm, no matter how strong a person was, he couldn't fight against the chaos of the entire world.
Many forces threw olive branches to Inheim, such as the Migratory Bird Council in the north — the Mother of All Things had saved Inheim's life.
But according to Constantine, Inheim was very likely to choose the White River Valley.
The reason seemed to have something to do with the Great Elven King. Constantine didn't know more than that.
Among the Legends with influence, most of them would choose to cooperate with Ma Wen.
For example, the Celestial Reindeer Lorante. Ma Wen had once saved his children, and he knew very well what would happen in the future Cataclysm.
Although the Sage Desert was part of the Alliance, as the religion of the White Tribe, the Celestial Reindeer's influence was very important.
Once he made his choice, the Sage Desert would form a complete alliance with the White River Valley. Further west was the Stony Mountain of the Three Sisters.
If this alliance succeeded, a super alliance would appear in the southernmost part of the continent.
Ma Wen was looking forward to the birth of this scene.
The old blacksmith brought him another piece of news.
O 'Brien was heading north to gather the scattered Nightwalkers. He would bring the last inheritors of the Night Lord's will back to the White River Valley before the Cataclysm!
When Ma Wen heard this, his heart was about to explode!
Uniting all the forces that could be united before the Cataclysm was exactly what he wanted to see.
And this scene was being realized step by step, even though the Gods had already revealed their claws and fangs.
But the people of the mortal world weren't willing to become their slaves.
This was a war for freedom and dignity.
Although the flames of war hadn't been ignited, the smoke of gunpowder was already everywhere!
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