It was quiet in the study, and at this time Alan was the only one left. This was originally a room reserved for Jordak, but now it was naturally vacated for Allen's use. Castle of Dawn also has a power plant, but it is much smaller than the Ark Harbor, and the electricity provided can only be used by the City Lord's Mansion and the mansions of a few elders, and more places are still lit by primitive candles.

Under a light bulb that wasn't too bright, Alan looked at the list of supplies that Roy had brought to him. The troops who arrived this time were not only fully armed, but also brought with them a batch of war materials. In addition to the regular armor and swords, there are also some special products from the Weapons Workshop. For example, the repeating rifle, its style and the fire common in the Empire. The gun is about the same, the difference is its internal construction. Due to the limitations of the planet's materials and production technology, it is not possible to produce equipment such as automatic rifles and submachine guns, but the performance of repeating rifles has been compared to standard fire. The gun has been raised a lot, and even if an ordinary soldier uses it, it can pose a threat to the cavalry.

In addition to the rifles, there was a batch of fire mines. Workshop Supervisor Lins designed a small mechanism based on the original fire and thunder. Like a grenade, you can pull out the ring of fire, quickly ignite the fuse inside, and then throw it to attack. Lins did not make any changes to the common fire mines in the empire, but only designed the fire ring on the original basis, so as to save the ignition link and make the use of fire mines more convenient and simple.

There are a lot of these fire mines, enough for Allen's army to use them for a while. However, Lins also redesigned a batch of Fire Mines for Source Force, which he called Blazing Thunder. The explosives used by Blazing Thunder have been reworked by Lins and have been added with some means to increase the power of the blast. The Blazing Thunder does not have a pull ring and a fuse, and requires the source power to inject its own source power into it, and use the source force to trigger the detonation device before the Blazing Thunder will explode.

There are only 100 blazing thunderbolts, and each one is no less powerful than a single bombardment of a defensive heavy artillery, covering a diameter of forty meters. Therefore, under the blazing thunder, Lins left a note, emphasizing that the user should be careful not to put himself in the explosion range.

At the end of the list, there is a small request from Lins. He hoped that Alan could contact the family as much as possible in order to buy some production machine tools, grinding machines and other equipment. It would be best to buy one or a few modern weapons production lines, so that with the abundant mineral resources of Heavenly Star, he can continue to produce more high-end guns and weapons for Allen.

It is even possible to carry out the development of combat vehicles, otherwise with the current production level of Heavenly Star, it will take at least ten to twenty years to develop to the era of universal combat vehicles.

After reading the list, it was Edward's letter to him, which mainly reported to him some recent events in the Borderlands.

For example, Black Iron Keep and Storm City began to trade in weapons, but of course Edward sold them only regular swords and armor. But even so, the Black Iron Castle needed more equipment, and Edward guessed that they were probably expanding their army. From this point of view, the baron Sirloin is ambitious, and he doesn't know where to go.

Then there's the issue of trade with the earth.

At present, the Tymex Silver Mine under the control of Storm City has been fully launched, and now that it has regained contact with the earth, it is natural that there is no concern about the sales of Tymex Silver. Not long ago, a batch of commercial starships from the Thames Jetco Guò Bethcord family had already been shipped back to Earth, and it wasn't long before Allen would be able to get the first batch of arrivals. That would be a large amount, after all, Tymes silver is a rare metal measured in milligrams. After processing it, it can produce a huge amount of added value, so the profits it generates are extremely amazing.

This particular metal was placed in the territory of the Empire, and since it was not aware of its peculiarities, it was only treated as ordinary silver. And it is only when it is shipped back to Earth that Thames Silver can produce its rightful value. Otherwise, Alan would not be able to convert them into wealth, even if he was sitting on more silver mines.

With the money, he was able to buy more war materials. It could be the line of weapons that Lins said, or it could be the army that generates direct combat power. With these things, Allen's forces can develop faster, occupy more territory, and tap more abundant resources, thus forming a virtuous circle.

At the end of the letter, Edward mentions Father Miró's church. Now the church has attracted more and more believers, especially the Violet Port speech has been very successful, and now more than half of the president, businessmen and ordinary residents of the Chamber of Commerce have chosen to join the Chamber of Commerce. In particular, Vera demonstrated the ability to foresee the future, and was even more admired by businessmen. After all, you can peek into the future, which will be a great help to the development of your future business routes.

Thanks to the large number of merchants, the church received a lot of donations, and a church army was formed to protect the church. Miró was uncreative, and even trollingly referred to the army as the "Crusaders". The Weapons Workshop is now creating a batch of armor and weapons for the Crusaders, all of which have the emblem of the cross on them, which is in keeping with the image of the Crusaders.

In his letter, Edward pointed out that many of the sects in the empire had their own armed forces, and that these sects were independent of the empire's control. Although this is due to the fact that several sects have so far had limited military numbers, the Empire has turned a blind eye to this. However, Edward thought that he could take advantage of this loophole and let Miró run Christianity and expand his influence first. If he can break into the upper echelons of the empire in the future, he will be able to influence certain decisions of the empire through the guò church, and even relax the restrictions on the church's force.

Once this goal is achieved, then the crusaders that will be built up in size will be equivalent to another invisible armed force of Allen.

Finally, Edward said that he had already begun to cultivate some loyal and capable teams, and that Storm City and Sur City in the Borderlands would eventually be planned as logistics bases. However, for the sake of long-term development, he reminded Alan that he should consider taking the Black Iron Castle as well. In this way, the entire frontier land will be under Allen's control.

After reading the letter, Alan exhaled. Edward's construction is worth considering, whether it can succeed them, and after the main force has left the border, he can still continue to develop the loyal team of the two territories; Or take the Black Iron Castle and make the Frontier completely under his sphere of influence; These suggestions are indeed feasible, the only question is the timing of implementation.

For example, the candidate for succession should naturally be cultivated from now on. As for the Black Iron Castle, it has to slow down, at least until this side gains a foothold, Alan has no time to deal with the Black Iron Castle. However, if it is not possible to conduct actual military operations, there are other ways to contain the Black Iron Fort. The most obvious point is the feud between Sirloin and Hagus. As long as this factor is constantly expanded, then the Black Iron Castle will fall into civil strife, and once it is in civil strife, it will naturally not be able to expand outward.

Alan wrote some of his thoughts into letters, intending to send them back to Storm City with Roger's hand. After doing this, what he needs to think about now is attacking Bauhinia.

It was late at night.

Several bars in the city have closed one after another, and the White Peony Bar is no exception. However, when the lights went out in front of the bar's porch, a few adventurers wrapped in cloaks came to the bar's door. A bartender waved his hand and said, "We're closing, come back tomorrow." ”

One of the adventurers lifted his hat and it turned out to be a woman. It's just that she looks ordinary, but her eyes are amber, which is rare. She stepped forward, and as she walked, the cloak undulated, and through the gaps in the cloak, she could see the smooth skin that had been accidentally exposed, or the white thighs. The bartender swallowed, this woman was ordinary-looking, and she had a good figure.

"Sir, you see that we have finally entered the city, and we are just looking for a place to stay. Can't you bear to drive us away? The woman looked helpless and took the bartender's hand. Intentionally or unintentionally, she pulled forward, and the bartender's hand touched her thigh, and the silky smooth touch made the bartender's heart beat faster.

He licked his lips and said, "If it's you, I know of a place to stay that can provide free accommodation." ”

"Where is it?" The woman leaned in, her lips less than a centimeter from the bartender's ear. She chuckled, "It can't be your bed, right?" ”

The bartender smiled, just about to say something. Suddenly his throat was cold, and he didn't know what was happening, but the woman had already bypassed him and gotten into the bar. Then several other adventurers stepped forward one by one, and they cast their gaze from under the brim of their hats. Without exception, their gaze was as if they were looking at a dead man.

At this time, the bartender wanted to shout, but he couldn't scream. That's when he realized that something kept coming out of his throat. He reached out and touched it, and his palm was sticky. Raised his hand, his palm was already red with blood.

He realized that he had already had his throat cut by the woman.

Eventually, he turned into a real corpse.

The smell of blood soon wafted through the bar, and the few bartenders who had not left were completely turned into corpses. Segres lifted his hat and shook his head, "This way of clearing the field is a little too drastic." ”

"What's the matter, so we're the new owners of the bar." Xia Li'er walked over with a smile, and she was still holding a man's corpse in her hand. He is the owner of the bar, and he hid under the wine cabinet just now, so naturally he can't escape Xia Li'er's eyes.

The dwarf laughed, "If that Lord Allen comes to the bar for a drink, I promise to let him drink the best taste ever." ”

"But I heard that there are a few more strong people around him, so it's not easy to deal with." One-eyed, who had been silent, spoke.

Redbeard slammed his fist on the bar and said, "What's the matter, it's fun to have more people!" ”

Segres looked at them and said, "Anyway, you have to plan well, in order to avoid any mistakes in the middle." From now on, listen to me. ”R1058