With the help of the local garrison in Twilight City, the Desert Expeditionary Force was resettled one after another, and except for the difficulty of calming the families of the victims, other tasks were smooth.

It is worth mentioning that many nobles or wealthy people were originally reluctant to accept the wounded in their own houses, but these people were infected by the atmosphere of life and death, and took the initiative to take some soldiers and let them live in their own homes.

Even some civilians whose families were not wealthy tried their best to free up beds and help with treatment, which relieved a lot of pressure on Chino's work.

One after another, some people came to the government residence to donate monthly coins, hoping to help the wounded be treated.

If you take the money from the crowdfunding, there will be a lot of additional documents to write, and you have to regularly report the source and destination of the crowdfunding funds, adding a lot of workload.

In case someone reverses black and white in the future, making a fuss about this kind of thing and smearing him, it will be a big trouble to deal with.

And after a year of tax revenues, merchant profits, loot seizures, and so on, Twilight is financially abundant enough to cope with this kind of situation.

The most important thing is that the expenditure for the collection of the expeditionary force is now only paid in advance by the government office, and when the time comes, it will be counted by the "financial envoy" of Twilight City, and submitted to Fengyun Pass, the capital of the province, for reimbursement, and it will be reimbursed as much as it is used, and it will not go to the step of crowdfunding.

Chino followed the large army and commanded an all-night at the scene, until noon the next day, and all the work was completed.

Although there were more than 10,000 people in Twilight City, it was much more crowded than usual, but it was orderly and unaffected.

According to Boton's strategic plan, the expeditionary force would be stationed in various cities for about 30 days.

First, it is convenient to treat the wounded on the spot, avoid further non-combat attrition caused by long journeys, and the sooner they are stationed can save more dying people.

Second, the officers and men of the expeditionary force are already exhausted, and being stationed in place can allow them to recuperate well and facilitate subsequent deployments.

The third is to prevent the desert forces from counterattacking, although the Battle of Blood and Sand was a complete victory, but the leader of the desert forces, the "Desert Holy Lord", escaped from the battlefield, and Bolton failed to kill or capture him.

The survival of the enemy leader means that the pillars are still there, and it is possible to mobilize military forces again, and the expeditionary force is stationed in the border cities to deal with a possible counterattack.

When the wounded have almost been treated, the soldiers have recovered their strength, and there is no sign of counterattack in the desert, it is not too late to return to the inland in batches.

This was certainly a welcome situation for Chino, as there were so many extra soldiers out of thin air that even if the wounded were removed, there would be more than 10,000 active troops in the expeditionary force.

This has increased the defense of Twilight City by more than ten times, and if the Samsara team attacks at this point in time, the expeditionary force in the city will be a help.

Chino didn't believe that the reincarnation team of the 5th wave of invasion could beat a legion of tens of thousands of people, you know, not to mention the elite soldiers who were fully armed, even if it was tens of thousands of pigs, it was not so easy to deal with, not to mention that the expeditionary force also included many transcendents from the royal family.

These transcendents are from the 1st to the 5th sequence, and there are dozens of them with nearly a hundred whose combat power can be equal to Chino, and it is undoubtedly suicide for the reincarnation to provoke these people.

Just as Chino was about to return to the mansion after finishing the work at the admission site, two legion generals wearing the uniforms of senior generals walked over.

"Hello, Administrator Chino." The two generals shook hands with Chino, and the thinner one introduced himself, "My name is Vibek, the deputy general of the Desert Expeditionary Force's Guards Legion, and the combat staff officer under Prince Bolton. Next to me is Cole, the adjutant general of the Desert Expeditionary Force's Guards Corps, and the commander of the battlefield cavalry unit. ”

After speaking, both of them flashed their regimental adjutant badges to show their identities.

In the Doglander legion system, the command class of a main legion from top to bottom is - generals, adjutant generals, commanders, centurions, and captains.

For example, if the 7,000 city defense troops in Twilight City enter a wartime state, the administrator Chino will take over the defense of Twilight City as a "general" and have supreme command.

The military commander Baixa served as the "lieutenant general", second only to Chino in commanding power.

The 7,000 soldiers under his command will be divided into 7 thousand teams, under the direct command of 7 thousand commanders.

Each team of 1,000 is divided into 10 centurions, which belong to 10 centurions.

Each team of 100 people is divided into 10 teams of 10 people, which belong to 10 captains.

From top to bottom, each performs its own duties and has a clear hierarchy.

The Vibek and Cole in front of him are both lieutenant generals of the Legion, and they belong to the Legion of the Guard, in other words, the adjutant of Prince Bolton himself, whose status is far superior to that of the lieutenant generals of ordinary legions, and even more noble than ordinary generals.

Although there is a position system between the military and the government, it is not easy to make a direct comparison, but in terms of identity, the status of these two deputy generals of the pro-guard regiment is obviously higher than that of Chino, a main city-level administrator.

Chino: "Hello two, nice to meet you. Are your injuries okay and do you need a doctor? ”

Vibik and Cole had many wounds, both old and new, most of them burned, presumably from being attacked by desert fires during the Battle of Bloody Sands.

"Scars are a manly medal, it's nothing, leave the doctor to those who need it more." Vebek waved his hand, and his expression felt like a superior person was anti-guest-oriented, "Let's talk about business, is there a convenient place to talk here?" ”

Obviously, the two didn't want to be heard by outsiders, so Chino led them to the executive mansion: "Please come with me to the office." ”

Back in the office, Chino closed the doors and windows, dismissed the guards and servants, and made tea for the two: "It's just me and my cat here, and no one else will hear us." ”

Little Black Cat: "Meow~"

Vibek gets straight to the point: "Okay, I'll get straight to the point. We're here for an emergency - Fort Stellars, you know? ”

Chino nodded: "Star Castle, the capital of the Moon Seeking Province, the stronghold of the Hitch family, and the best alchemists in the entire kingdom are there. ”

Vibek: "Yes. In last year's banquet bombing, the weapon you seized from the Visitors - the long, crossbow-like weapon that can pull the trigger to shoot, and is called "guns" by the Visitors from the Heavens, has been dismantled and studied by the alchemists and successfully copied. ”

Chino suddenly became interested: "Oh? Alchemists made guns? ”

Vibek untied the cloth bag behind his back, put a pitch-black, streamlined sniper rifle on the table, and muttered, "The alchemist failed to restore it perfectly, it is said that some of the structures inside are very complicated, and what firing mechanism is involved... Gunpowder filling... What lines are in the muzzle, what springs, parts ... I haven't studied alchemy, so I don't know much about it. Anyway, it can't be completely restored. ”

"But the alchemists of the Hitch family used alchemy, combined with the soul magic of the Eric family, to bypass the technology that we couldn't master, and finally made this weapon, which is said to be similar to the original, or even stronger."

This aroused Chino's great interest, and he picked up the gun and began to examine it, deliberately reining in his once professional movements, in case he was too skillful to arouse suspicion.

In this way, Chino "clumsily" touched around and deliberately touched the trigger, and Vibik and Colton broke out in a cold sweat, scolded him, and warned him not to touch him.

After acting and touching the gun, Chino has figured out the overall structure of the gun.

The prototype of this gun is supposed to be the "Barrett M82A1" captured from the corpse of Duran's teammates during the 2nd invasion.

But Vibek is right, the current imitation is very different from the original.

Gun making is not as simple as it says, but it is not a matter of making a shell and loading parts, it needs a complete industrial system behind it, not to mention too complicated things, just to control the tolerance of parts within 0.01mm, the country that can do it in the previous life can be counted on one hand, not to mention this feudal era.

The alchemists of this era could at most build the external structure of the gun, and without the support of the industrial system, they could not imitate the internal parts, let alone directly build a qualified firearm.

But here's the interesting part, this sniper rifle is not a "model", it really has a real combat effect, but the fire drive is completely different from the original Barrett.

The reincarnation of the Barrett M82A1 is a pure industrial product, which contains the crystallization of military science and technology.

And the Barrett in front of Chino is actually a hybrid product of alchemy and soul magic.

The general structure of this Barrett is made of alchemy, but its firing effect, as well as the bullets used, are all carved by the soul magician using runes, and the bullets are no longer driven by traditional gunpowder, but runic soul power.

In other words, it is a "rune weapon" designed from the structure of a firearm in a previous life.

As for the accuracy and power of this gun, and whether it can compete with the original Barrett, Chino doesn't know for the time being, and he needs to try live ammunition to know.

Seeing the end, Chino couldn't help but admire, he underestimated the productivity of this world.

The industrial system of the Kingdom of Dogurlander is indeed very backward, with standard feudal era technology.

But think about it another way, who stipulates that a strong country must rely on the industrial system?

What does the industrial system bring? It is nothing more than the close flow of materials and people, the soaring efficiency under the mechanical innovation, the vigorous development of productivity, and so on.

Why is the industrial system of the previous life crucial, directly linked to a country's national strength?

Because under the laws of the universe in the previous life, there was no other way to enhance the country's hard power except industry, and it had to develop science and technology.

However, there are extraordinary powers in this world, such as the Kingdom of Doguland has unique soul powers, and the technology brought about by rune carving is sometimes even more powerful than industry.

Take the military as an analogy, the nuclear strike force in the previous life was powerful enough, right? One shot destroys a city.

Can't the world do that? The dragon breath of the high-ranking dragon knight is not much less powerful than the nuclear force.

In the "Clash of the Eight Kings" 513 years ago, Sofina, the "Dragon Queen", rode the legendary black dragon "Nidhogg", and dried the Dead River that stretched for hundreds of miles with dragon breath in the "Battle of the Dead River" to help the friendly army get out of trouble.

If you put this 7th sequence of "Black King" dragon knights into modern warfare, it is an ultimate bomber that ignores the weather, ignores interference, does not need radar, has ultra-high mobility, can enter and exit the battlefield at will, has ultra-long endurance, flies thousands of kilometers at a time, has super defense, anti-aircraft missiles hit the body is comparable to tickling, equipped with super heavy firepower, and the power of dragon's breath is comparable to that of a nuclear explosion.

And the "pilot" who drove the bomber was even more fierce than the bomber itself.

What is this concept?

Dogurand is only feudal in the system, and has not relied on industry to enter the modernization process, and it is not low at all in terms of technical strength, and the advantages and power that the industrial system can bring can be achieved by extraordinary power.

Chino put Rune Barrett back on the table and exclaimed, "This gun is simply exquisite. What you're talking about, does it have to do with this gun? Do you want to produce it in large quantities and equip it in the army? ”

Vibik sighed, "It's a good idea, but I'm afraid it's hard to do." Rune carving requires far more manpower and material resources than you might think. At present, mass production is almost impossible. ”

This news made Chino inevitably regret a little, if this rune Barrett could be mass-produced and assembled in the army, what an exaggerated scene would it be?

Not to mention anything else, just in Twilight City, 7,000 city defense troops, even if only 100 elite shooters are selected to be equipped with Rune Barrett, plus enough training, it is equivalent to having 100 snipers.

When the time comes, when encountering the invasion of reincarnation, as long as the strength of the reincarnation is not strong enough to pervert, these 100 snipers carrying rune guns can directly shoot them into doubt.

In the future, if the alchemist can copy more rune weapons, such as dismantling Du Lang's 14.5mm caliber twin heavy machine gun, then equip Twilight City with a batch of heavy firepower to ensure that the reincarnation will not return.

But at present, rune technology seems to be limited, compared with the industrial mass production of the assembly line, the rune efficiency is not so high, but it is a new system, which is worth Chino's continued attention.

At this time, Vibek continued the topic: "What we are going to talk about today has nothing to do with military weapons, but something else - some time ago, the gun in Fort of the Stars was stolen, and it was the prototype gun of the Visitor from the Heavens. ”

Chino couldn't help frowning, the original Barrett was stolen?

The Moon-Seeking Province is located in the middle of the kingdom, surrounded by the Treada Province of Regnome, the Grey Mist Province of the Dagon Family, and the Cardinal Province of the Royal Family, and the Star Castle is in the center of the Moon-Seeking Province.

Geographically, it is heavily guarded and the security environment should be very good.

What's even more strange is that if something else is stolen, it's Barrett, in everyone's eyes, "firearms from visitors from outside the world", the degree of storage should be comparable to that of the highest level of military controlled products, what kind of thief can steal such a thing?

Chino thought for a moment and looked puzzled: "I don't quite understand, Star Castle is thousands of miles away from me, is there anything I can do to help you?" Could it be that the thieves have come to Twilight? ”

Vibik shook his head: "No, if it's just a theft, of course it has nothing to do with you." But our intelligence officers discovered something even more serious - an attempt was made to assassinate Prince Bolton with this gun. ”

The little black cat was sleeping on Chino's lap, but when she heard this, her ears pricked up, and her pupils opened slightly.

Chino was even more puzzled: "Someone is going to assassinate Prince Bolton with a gun... This gun is a weapon of the Alien Visitor, and the Assassin knows how to use it? ”

Speaking of which, Chino suddenly realized something...

"Looks like you've got it." Vebek's face was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice, "The one who stole the gun was probably some other visitor from outside the world." ”