At this time, Brian suddenly stopped and shouted at Tang En, "Brother, come here too. I have something good to show you!"
Tang En was startled, but he quickly followed him.
"Wait for me to come over and start the research!"
After Brian warned Nokia, he ran to the forging room with Tang En. After a series of clanging sounds, Brian came out with a half-body armor.
Tang En raised his eyebrows. "Is this what you've been working on for the past few days?"
"Yes!"
Brian said proudly, "You can give it a try. I guarantee that you will be shocked by its superior defensive ability!"
"Is that so?"
Tang En nodded his head noncommittally. Ever since Ellington had been equipped with fish scale armor and chain mail, this type of enclosed armor had become increasingly unpopular. Only people like Locke, who were used to wearing it, would continue to choose this type of armor.
Brian put the half-body armor on a dummy, then handed a sword to Tang En. "Try slashing it with all your might!"
Tang En raised the longsword. "All my might?"
Brian immediately felt guilty. "Uh... Just slash it gently."
Twain controlled his strength and gently slashed with his sword. When the longsword hit the armor, he clearly felt a sense of sluggishness. It was as if the power was suddenly dispersed … No, it was buffered. The power that was originally concentrated and exploded was buffered many times. The specific manifestation was that the sword did not break through the defense and only scratched the armor.
"This is..."
Tang En was surprised. This was clearly adding a layer of earthquake-resistant buffer. With the skills of the dwarven craftsmen, it was really not easy to do this.
"Surprised, right?"
"I noticed this when I was fighting against the Defilers in the Black Rock Cavern. Those who took the brunt of the attack were either dead or crippled, but those who took the opportunity to retreat were able to survive. So I thought about whether the armor could also be modified like this."
Tang En said sincerely, "It's a very good design. If it can be mass-produced, it will definitely be very popular with the warriors."
"Mass production? It might be a little troublesome. Some of the craftsmanship is very difficult … But I can contact some dwarven craftsmen. If they are willing to work for you, we can make them by hand. "
"Crafting by hand is too slow. Think of a way to solve the problem of mass production."
Tang En waved his hand and said, "If the whole thing can't work, we can break it into parts. The parts can be manufactured in batches by producing molds. As long as they can be separated, we can achieve assembly line production."
"This … Alright, I'll think about it later."
"I'll leave this matter to you. You can also recruit some dwarven craftsmen if you want. Their salaries will be paid according to the normal standards."
Tang En stayed in the research institute for a while and then went out to work on other things.
While Ellington was busy with research and development, construction, and accepting refugees, in the north, in Kasparmi Castle.
"You said those villages are empty?"
Lawrence's expression was very ugly. When the tax collector went to collect protection tax from the villages, he found that the people in several villages had all disappeared!
They didn't freeze or starve to death, nor were they killed by magic beasts. They just disappeared!
Lawrence wasn't a fool. On the contrary, he was very smart. Just thinking about it made his expression even worse. He obviously knew that the villagers had taken advantage of the snow to escape.
"Damn it! Those damn lowly people! They are my property! "
Lawrence was so angry that he pushed everything on the table to the ground. He panted and asked, "Did the patrol team find any traces of them? Can they be caught? "
Lawrence didn't care about the lives of the villagers. That wasn't important. What was important was that they were alive. They could create value as long as they were alive. To Lawrence, their status was equivalent to slaves or free workers. What Lawrence needed was their ability to work.
"My Lord, the snow has begun to melt. It's difficult for the patrol to find footprints. Because the frozen ground has melted, it's difficult to find any traces, but …"
The butler lowered his voice and said, "But Captain Jack found some clues that clearly show that they went south."
"South? Golden Lake Town? "
"My Lord, the people of Golden Lake Town have also disappeared …"
"If it's not Golden Lake Town, could it be … Ellington?"
The butler nodded silently. Lawrence's mood became even worse. When he thought of his own people fleeing to Ellington and becoming that fellow's wealth, he felt a headache.
"Do you want to send troops over …"
The butler suggested in a low voice, "According to the rules of the Noble Parliament, you can send troops to chase back the people who fled and refused to pay taxes."
"Send troops …"
Lawrence's brows knitted together. He suddenly said, "I need to report this matter. Don't let anyone disturb me for the time being."
"Understood."
After the butler left the room, Lawrence immediately took out an unused magic letter. After activating the imprint, he quickly began to write. After a long report of the situation, he added a sentence at the end, "I think that this is the best opportunity and excuse to make a move against Tang En. Please convey instructions."
East, Alinx.
When the magic letter was activated, it automatically appeared in front of the acting patriarch, Charles. After opening the letter and reading Lawrence's report word by word, Charles raised his eyebrows and replied, "The people have not returned yet. They are temporarily on standby."
The elites that the Cadier Family had secretly nurtured, namely the Cesar's Power mercenary group, had all been brought to the Underworld by the Ouroboros Sanderson. Even now, Sanderson had yet to return, and his father had yet to fully grasp the power in his body. Charles was at a loss.
As the adventurers who knew about the situation had not returned from the underground world, he still did not know that the Power of Cesar mercenary group had been completely annihilated, and that Sanderson did not even exist.
After replying to Lawrence, Charles thought for a moment and wrote, "You can use your discretion to probe Ellington's situation. Get detailed information and be ready to attack at any time."
After reading Lawrence's reply, Charles sneered and burned the magic letter to ashes.
"Tang En, oh Tang En … I'll let you be arrogant in your territory for a few days. When the Venerable returns, you will become the sacrifice of our Dark Serpent! Ha, hahaha … "
Morton, who was about to knock on the door, could not help but tremble when he heard the terrifying laughter from inside. He silently withdrew his hand and turned to leave.
In the Royal Garden.
Victor was lying on a chair, comfortably enjoying the warm winter afternoon sun. The freshly brewed top-grade black tea was emitting spirals of fragrance. His wife, Queen Olina, and his daughter, Princess Aurelia, were sitting not far away. It was rare for the family to enjoy leisure time in this winter.
At this moment, a carrier pigeon landed beside Victor. Victor pressed the pigeon's head with the ring on his finger. With a bang, the pigeon turned into a letter.
When Victor saw the stamp on the envelope, he gently raised his eyebrows and opened the letter to read.
After a moment, Victor could not help but burst into laughter, which attracted the attention of Olina and Aurelia.
"Father?"
"As expected of Tang En … Ahem, as expected of the man I value!"
Victor coughed softly and said with a smile, "Ellington was blocked by a blizzard, then he was attacked by a rare large-scale beast tide, and now he has welcomed a large wave of refugees."
"Ah!?"
Aurelia was shocked. "Then why didn't he ask for help from father through the transmission array?"
"Ask for help? He has handled everything in an orderly manner. Why would he ask for help? "
Victor laughed and said, "The blizzard blocked the city, but Ellington was full of food. There was no famine at all. It is said that he also used fire elemental creatures to make a central heating system, which provided floor heating service for the residents. It is more convenient than fireplaces."
"The large-scale beast tide attack was blocked by him and his warriors outside the city. The magical beasts were all annihilated before they even had a chance to enter Ellington. Instead, they left behind a large number of magic cores, precious magical beast hides, bones and other materials. These materials were shipped out by his Datang Chamber of Commerce and resold, which is equal to making a lot of money!"
"These refugees came from the villages near Kasparmi Castle. It is said that because the city was blocked by heavy snow, they were attacked by magical beasts, and the lord wanted to collect more taxes. Therefore, they fled to Ellington."
After a pause, Victor said with a smile of exultation, "This is what I admire most about Tang En. As for those refugees, he accepted them all without hesitation! Not only did he arrange food for them, but he also arranged jobs for them … That is Ellington! In just half a year, it has changed from a poor little town to a big city today! Who would have believed that Tang En could do this before? "
Aurelia curled her lips. Her prejudice against Tang En made her very unhappy to see Victor praise Tang En. She said, "Rather than saying that it is Tang En's credit, it is better to say that it is the credit of Fiona, whom he recruited."
"But," Victor smiled slightly, "It is Tang En who unearthed Fiona's ability. This kind of ability to use people without suspecting them, and to be able to bring out the greatest potential of others, is exactly the ability that a ruler should have."
"A ruler!"
Princess Alleria was shocked. "Father, you're not trying to kill him with your praise, are you?! You know, if what you said just now was heard by others, it would be enough to cause a huge storm. "
"Praise him to death? No, no, no, I really admire his ability. "
Victor sighed. He was just a king, but who was Tang En? The Son of God!
Was he qualified to praise Tang En to death? Stop joking …
"All in all, Ellington has Tang En, and its rise is unstoppable. Don't worry too much about the Cardier Family's thoughts. If they want to seek their own destruction, let them be."
As a king who was almost a figurehead, Victor was very happy to see Tang En destroy the Cardier Family. Now, he was just short of moving a chair to clap and watch closely.
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