On this day, a badge was assigned to Allen's hand. The coat of arms lies quietly in a vermilion lacquer box made of black velvet cloth, with a shield-shaped coat of arms on an indigo background, a unicorn standing on the left, and a palace on the lower right, with the words "Glory and Life" written on the aisle below the palace. This is the knight medal of the Bailegang Empire, the knight is the lowest nobleman of this empire, and his medal will also vary depending on the rank.

Like the baronial medal that Edward inherited, the unicorn was replaced by a silver eagle. Sir Maude, who is also a baron but has a certain military strength, will have a conspicuous golden feather on the eagle, symbolizing the identity of a baron of strength.

Alan picked up the badge and looked at the back with his name engraved on it, and he smiled slightly and pinned it to his chest. When he came to the military camp on the outskirts of the city with this knight's badge, the captain of the city defense, Mato, saw him and immediately gave a straight salute.

"Congratulations, Mr. Allen." Mato held out his hand in congratulations.

Alan shook his hand and said, "Mr. Marto, I don't know how the matter I asked you to do before?" ”

"Something will be delivered today, a total of thirty sets of light armor and standard combat knives. As for the short-handled warhammers that you have the blacksmiths in the city make, you can only complete a maximum of 15 due to the limited materials. Mato reported precisely.

"Isn't there a few iron mines in Sur City?"

"Yes, but the production is very small, after all, the vein is very barren. Otherwise, the city of Sur would not have developed an industry dominated by cotton spinning. Mato smiled wryly.

Alan nodded and said, "I see." ”

At this time, the cheers of the soldiers came from the camp playground, and Mato smiled slightly: "Since the barbarism you brought...... No, the Bymonites. After they were trained with us, the enthusiasm of everyone in training was much higher. Hey, those guys who live in the mountains are really strong, we guys can only beat one of them, I don't know how you managed to convince these strong warriors to come down the mountain. I've never heard that they'd be willing to step out of the Asz Mountains. ”

"As long as there is enough goodwill, Mr. Mato. By the way, is there any progress on conscription? ”

Mato nodded, "We have recruited a hundred young people, and if they are trained, they will become qualified soldiers." As for more, Sur City probably doesn't have so many young people who meet the requirements. ”

"That's like recruiting from the outside, so can adventurers. As for the funding, I will consult with Sir Edward. After the economic development of Sur City, the defense force must also keep up, otherwise it is easy to attract evil wolves. Alan said pointedly.

When they arrived at the camp grounds, the young Baimon named Dima was wrestling with several soldiers from the city of Sur. Roy, who was the instructor of their young men, was about to salute as Alan walked over, and Alan shook his head and motioned for him to remain silent. He stood next to Roy, watching as Dima easily and nimbly weaved between several soldiers, and when he saw an opportunity, he knocked them down.

Moments later, Tima threw down all the soldiers, beat her chest and howled in high spirits, and then was lifted up and thrown hard. In mid-air, Tima saw Eren and smiled and waved in greeting. Alan beckoned, and Tima tumbled to the ground and trotted over.

"Gather you all together, I have something for you." Alan Dao.

Tima shouted a few words in their native language, and soon thirty Baimonites lined up in several columns. They lined up quite neatly, and it could be seen that Roy's training had not been in vain these days, you must know that when they first entered the city, they didn't even know what the line was. Mato and several quartermasters carried the equipment to the playground in horse-drawn carts, distributed it to the young men, and instructed them to put on their armor.

After changing into a light armor, Dima frowned and said, "Yura, the Baimon people don't need to wear these things. ”

Yura is the name given to warriors by the Baimon people, and Eren killed the demon incarnated by Baku, and is highly respected among the younger generation of the Baimon people. At first, Alan also planned to ask Tima to change his words, but later saw that he had no intention of changing his words at all, so he also left. Now hearing what Tima said, Alan smiled and said, "I know the bravery of the Baimon people, but Tima is it. These things don't stop you from fighting, and putting on armor doesn't mean you're a coward. On the contrary, people who know how to protect themselves can become more courageous, and blindly emphasizing themselves and not being willing to make any changes is a kind of arrogant expression. ”

"There is a saying in our homeland that arrogance is a sin."

Tima didn't seem to understand.

Alan said to the others: "Warriors of the Bemonites, you are brave and good at fighting, and you are not afraid of sacrifice. I can foresee that you will raze the mountains and conquer the earth. You are the invincible kings of the mountains! ”

"From now on, the King of the Mountains will be your name, and I want his name to be known to the entire Empire!"

All the young people, including Timma, listened with their blood boiling, waving their weapons and shouting the nickname "King of the Mountain". Alan looked at Roy with satisfaction and said, "This army will be handed over to you in the future." ”

Roy's gray eyes flashed with a hint of finesse, and he nodded solemnly.

In the afternoon, 15 short-handled war hammers were delivered to the camp and distributed to the army of the Mountain King. It's just that the number of warhammers is limited, so Roy only gives them to a good warrior like Dema. From this day on, Roy began to instruct the men on the use of the Warhammer, and Demar and the others also liked this heavy assault weapon.

The next day, Sean from the Chamber of Commerce came to see Alan early. He brought with him a piece of weaving that, thanks to the production techniques of the Krossian loom, had a fine eye of the needle, neither in quality nor in pattern, comparable to the previous manual work. Sean took the piece of fabric and said with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency Allen, this is just one of the products produced by the assembly line. The commendability of these new textiles lies in their uniform quality, unlike our previous manual work, which will always have a batch of fabrics of different quality due to the problem of habit. ”

Sean said, but sighed again.

"The quality of the product is good, and it will definitely sell for a good price, why does Mr. Sean still look sullen?" Alan asked curiously.

Sean smiled bitterly, "You've only been in Sur City for a short time, so you don't know much yet. The cloth we produce each year is eventually sold to the merchants of Violet Harbor, who then sell it by water to the interior of the Empire. But in the middle of this, there is another link that needs to be passed. ”

"What's the link?"

"We can't sell the fabric directly to Port Violet because there's a bloodstone wasteland between Sur City and Port Violet. Mobs were rampant there, and the Sur City Chamber of Commerce was unable to assemble a strong enough escort to transport goods to Violet Harbor. That's why we usually sell it to Storm City at 30% below the market price, and they sell it, and the difference is too big to mention......"

"In other words, all of our profits are made by Storm City?" Alan said softly, "This neighbor is really a bad wolf. ”

Sean nodded: "This is also a helpless thing, if we don't go to Storm City, we won't even be able to earn back the cost." ”

"Then change it this year." Alan patted him on the shoulder and said, "After Mr. Sean has prepared the first batch of new cloth, I will personally organize the escort group to go to Violet Harbor." The difference between this does not have to be cheap in Storm City. ”

Sean was overjoyed.

Allen added: "The profit margin for producing new cloth is actually limited, when we have a certain amount of productivity. I will find a way to bring in design talents and turn fabrics into ready-to-wear garments, and the added value will be three to five times or even ten times that of simple fabrics. Mr. Sean, do a good job, and tell the other workshop owners that we have a bright future ahead of us. ”

Sean was convinced: "You are truly a genius in the business world. ”

Alan shook his head, turning the fabric into ready-to-wear is only the second step, and there will be a third step and a fourth step in the future. When the fabrics produced in Sur City can form a brand effect and successfully break into the nobility of the empire, that is the real success. At that time, Sur City was not afraid of running out of business at all.

Of course, this qiē had to start with the opening of the trade route from Sur City to Violet Port.

"Yawn!"

Maud sneezed heavily, and on this slightly chilly morning, he hurriedly put on his clothes, and then squeezed the woman who was still sleeping on the bed before walking out of the bedroom satisfied. He was in the prime of life, and as the lord of Storm City, he was able to keep the city and the surrounding towns in order, and Maud still had a little bit of pride.

Especially after the discovery of a silver mine in the past two years, Storm City's income has increased dramatically, and with it comes the strength of the army. This made Maude high-spirited, but it was a pity that in this remote place, there were really no extra nobles for him to attack, otherwise he would not have wasted that level 17 source power.

Although there is a city of Sur not far from Storm City, the barren place of Soul City is not something that the long-term Sir Maud can look down on. He didn't want to drag down the overall economic strength of Storm City because of the addition of Sur City, and would rather blackmail the lord of that city with nothing to do as before. But then again, the turmoil in Sur City this year is too great, and three lords have been changed in a row in less than half a year.

Now the new lord named Edward did not say anything about it, and Maud didn't even know what kind of person he was, only that he was young. But that was enough for Maude, who even wondered if he should send the army around the city of Sur, and the young man named Edward should come to visit.

Of course, if he did not understand the most ordinary of communication, Sir Maud would not mind teaching him a little. Anyway, if there are war reparations to be taken afterwards, it will also be a good income. R1058