Luo Ji, who left Ysera in Kamikaze City and returned to Mirror City, quickly threw himself into even busier work.m.

According to the latest information sent from the four borders, except for the western border, the other three borders are relatively stable.

On the outskirts of the eastern border, although some grassland tribes would be found from time to time, they could not pose any threat to them at all. After Luo Ji gave the order, the recruitment was easily completed.

On the other side, in the savannah on the western border, the problem of orcs gave Luo Ji a headache.

Those scattered orcs are really annoying.

They have no fixed abode and wander aimlessly on the savanna, posing a threat to pedestrians and merchants in the area.

The Western Army Corps stationed in Gaoling City sent troops several times to encircle and suppress the enemy, but with little success.

Pedestrians were injured and merchants were attacked. Over time, the Western Region was about to become a high-risk area, and many businessmen who planned to go to the Western Region for development were discouraged.

Although there are still many businessmen who are willing to take risks for the sake of profit, it is also true that the development of trade in the western border has lagged behind the other three borders.

Thinking of this, Luo Ji thought about it for a while, then turned to Lu Yang and asked...

"Lu Yang, have you sent the latest quarterly report from the ordnance factory in the city?"

After hearing this, Lu Yang quickly flipped through the pile of documents on his desk, and then pulled out one of them.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the ordnance factory's report for this quarter is here."

After receiving the report from Lu Yang, Luo Ji quickly flipped through it and spoke again...

"Pass this order, the latest batch of rifles produced by the ordnance factory, totaling 3,000, will be given priority to the Western Army."

After speaking, Luo Ji changed the topic slightly.

"At the same time, an order was sent to Kalgan, Commander of the Thousand Cavalry, ordering him to lead his giant eagle knights to aid the Western Territory and assist the Western Territory Army in clearing out the orcs in the territory."

With the Giant Eagle Knight conducting high-altitude reconnaissance and providing vision, coupled with the firepower of the rifle unit, it would be easy to clear out several groups of orc bandits.

But this incident gave him a wake-up call.

It's time for him to strengthen his control over the 'wild' areas of his territory.

To prevent these wild beasts, orcs and the like from causing trouble.

But nowadays, the distance between cities is at least a month's journey based on normal travel efficiency.

It is undoubtedly difficult to supervise and control such a large area.

The best way now is probably to build a fortress.

Find a suitable location between the two cities and build a fortress.

In this way, the wild area can be divided into two with the fortress as the center, and the scope is reduced, making it easier for the two cities to supervise and control the areas outside the city.

During the war, the fortress could also be used to stockpile a large number of troops to resist enemy invasion, which could be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, the dwarves also happen to have the special construction project of ‘Dwarf Fortress’, which can obtain bonus effects.

Of course, doing this is certainly not as easy as it sounds.

The cost of a fortress is much more expensive than building a post station.

Manpower, material resources, and time all have to be spent.

If it could be done with just words, Luo Ji would have done it long ago.

There are already enough major projects currently under construction among the civilizations of other worlds.

At this juncture, if he starts another big project, not only will he not be able to mobilize enough manpower and material resources, but the national treasury, which has finally recovered through the proceeds from the World Cup Football League some time ago, is expected to have another economic crisis.

There is even a risk of fiscal collapse.

In this way, for now, we can only put the construction of the fortress on the agenda first, and wait until any of the several major projects underway are completed before we can bother with this.

Now let time continue to flow.

After the autumn harvest, the rapidly cooling weather heralds the coming of cold winter.

This winter, the depths of the bitter cold land that have been peaceful for many years are not peaceful at all now.

In the howling wind and snow, violent roars were echoing.

Immediately afterwards, there was only a violent muffled sound like a heavy object hitting the mountain, countless gravels flew up, and the body of Bain, the leader of the bear clan, was directly pressed under the stone.

About two seconds later, with a violent roar, Bain used a burst of brute force to directly lift off all the rocks that were pressing on him.

At this moment, the blood-covered bear leader was roaring crazily at the behemoth not far away, trying to intimidate the opponent in this way.

But obviously, his approach did not have any effect.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Every time that giant man took a step, the heavy steps would even make the ground beneath his feet shake slightly.

His whole body is covered with long hair, his thick trunk hangs down to his waist and abdomen, and his two exaggerated tusks show off his ferocity in the wind and snow.

The almost signature racial characteristics told everyone that the orc who mercilessly defeated Bain at this time was an elephant man!

To be more precise, he should be the strongest chief in the depths of this bitter cold land, Luke!

In terms of height and body shape, Luke is even larger than an ordinary Elephant Man. He is a truly giant unit.

Bain's fundamental purpose in acquiring human weapons and equipment was to kill Luke and enslave the Elephant people in the depths of the Bitter Cold Land. In this way, he could become the sole ruler of the depths of the Bitter Cold Land.

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But now it seems that his plan is obviously not going smoothly.

"Luke, do you want to fight to the death with me here?!"

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the wave of subordinates who followed him out to look for food. They were basically dead and wounded.

At this moment, Bain was undoubtedly forced into a desperate situation.

The only thing that can be expected is that other tribesmen from the tribe camp can come to support in time.

Probably seeing through Bain's thoughts, Luke's deep voice sounded in the wind and snow...

"Stop dreaming, they won't come."

Hearing this, Bain, who was covered in blood, was stunned. At the same time, during this moment, Luke's fist, which was like a siege hammer, hit him directly in the face.

Although the bear people are extremely physically strong, how amazing is the power of the elephant people?

This punch almost made Bain's mind go blank on the spot.

It wasn't until I plunged headlong into the icy snowdrift that I woke up.

"Luke, I really didn't expect you to play such a trick?"

While saying these words, blood continued to ooze from Bain's mouth and nose. He supported the ground with his thick arms and tried to stand up, but he couldn't stand up.

Looking at Bain who was basically unable to do anything again, Luke frowned slightly.

"You think I'm lying to you? Don't be stupid. The information you have here is what they told me."

After saying that, before Bain could turn around, Luke's huge palm had already grabbed Bain's head.
Chapter completed!