Chapter 249 Shocked nobles, post-war matters, make steady progress
In the evening, Dayun returned to Yatebao intact.
Although they had expected it, the nobles, including Baron Ensberg, were still excited when they saw Moriarty stepping off the airship with a natural look. Hyena, who stayed at the square camp, was full of joy.
Overjoyed and relaxed, he directed the remaining members to start packing and preparing for transfer.
"How is the situation, Morty?" Trying to suppress the anxiety and expectation in his heart, the Baron immediately stepped forward and asked.
"The war is going well. We have completely occupied Rheinburg and wiped out the remaining demons inside the castle. As for the demon army outside, they tried hard to counterattack for a while at first, but were repulsed. They should not be able to organize an effective attack in a short time.
Yes." Moriarty nodded and replied calmly.
"That's true..."
When they heard that the Rhineburg had actually been captured, all the nobles present couldn't help but feel a huge weight drop in their hearts. At the same time, they looked at Moriarty in a different way. After all, no matter what the agreement or agreement was beforehand, it was still
It's just a castle in the air. Now that Olympus has actually occupied the southeastern auxiliary fort, it actually has the strength to leverage the anti-magic war situation in Kent County, and even has a voice at the poker table in Erathia in the future.
a place.
"Victoria, how many demons have been eliminated in total?"
Compared to the strange thoughts of other nobles, Lord Rother seemed to be more interested in the Battle of Rheinburg that had just ended, and immediately asked his daughter who was returning with the boat.
"The little demons probably killed nearly a thousand. In addition, Mr. Moriarty also killed three high-level demons who came back to Rheinburg." Looking at Moriarty's profile, Victoria seemed to be still immersed in the rhythm of the afternoon battle.
, both excited and in awe.
"What!? Three high-level demons!?"
Immediately, the mid-level female warrior's words caused an uproar among the nobles. Even top-level mid-level warriors like Hamilton looked at her in surprise.
"Yes. A demon warlord, a three-headed dog of hell, and a flame chief!" Victoria nodded without hesitation: "Kill them all in one battle!"
"Oh my god...how did you do that?"
This time, even a high-ranking person like Lord Rosser no longer cared about etiquette and hurriedly continued to ask about the details of the battle.
To be honest, even if there are only two more high-level demons to lead the siege, Fort Atter may not be able to withstand the pressure and fall quickly. However, now Moriarty and Olympus are seemingly in trouble.
Taking the initiative to kill three high-level demons in the battle to seize the fort, how could everyone in Artburg not be shocked to the point where they could hardly believe it. And assuming this is the case, there is no doubt that New Rheinburg will surpass Artburg in one fell swoop.
, becoming a behemoth that is as powerful as the two Viscounts of Kent, and may even be even better in terms of actual combat capabilities.
"Father, now that the first phase of the combat mission has been completed, I hope to start transporting people, food, wood and other materials to Rheinburg overnight in accordance with the previous agreement. I need to completely consolidate the territory before the devil's second counterattack.
." After briefly responding to several surprised questions from other nobles, Moriarty said to Baron Ensberg.
"Okay, no problem at all."
After initially recovering from the shock, the Baron nodded heavily. Although his mind also flashed back to the Baroness's vague suggestion of trying to restrict Olympus in terms of material supply during the secret conversation last night. But in front of Rhine,
In the context of the victory in the Battle of the Castle, especially the bloody death endorsement of the three high-level demons, the Baron has clearly understood that it is difficult to stop the rise of Olympus in Kent County with his own small actions alone.
Not to mention using some means to control the other party from behind. Therefore, making an immediate decision, Baron Ensberg has decided to change his strategy and truly try his best to support his eldest son.
"Thank you, Father. Because the war situation has been decided, after the population and supplies are urgently loaded, I will return to Rheinburg with the airship. After that, after the affairs there are settled, I will go to visit the two viscounts.
'." Moriarty bowed slightly and said immediately.
"Yes, I understand."
Next, according to the advance plan, the stewards of the Ensberg caravan began to transport large amounts of food, materials and refugee populations to the Dayun. Of course, relying on this voyage alone was definitely not enough. According to the plan,
It is estimated that the airship will need to make at least seven or eight more round trips between Ateborg and Rheinburg to complete the transportation of the remaining personnel and materials.
"Morty, I heard that you have quite a few goblin craftsmen under your command who are good at manufacturing equipment. I hope that after you have consolidated the defense of Rheinburg, you can send some craftsmen to Artburg to help repair and build new fortifications. In addition,
.We also consume a lot of arrows and would like to purchase a batch from your studio. Of course, it would be best to use population or food supplies to settle the bill..."
Before the Dayun set off for its return voyage, Baron Ensberg made a series of requests for cooperation in private. Of course, what the baron wanted most in his heart was that his eldest son could leave some strong men in Fort Yate to help with defense. But such requests were obviously a bit too much.
"It's too much", and Moriarty, who was already a married woman, couldn't agree to it, so in the end he had no choice but to hold back and not speak out.
"Yes, the goblins' heavy ballistae and city defense ballistae are both good weapons for defending the city. After mass production, I will allocate some to Fort Yate as soon as possible." Without much hesitation, Moriarty agreed to his father's request for help.
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"Haha, thank you very much."
Around midnight, the fully loaded Dayun took off and headed back to Rheinburg.
With nearly a hundred refugees on board, Heyna had to take on the responsibilities of comfort and management, and had no time to be with Moriarty right away.
The return journey was uneventful, and a few hours later the goblin airship landed safely at the newly opened landing site in Rheinburg.
At this time, most of Olympus who were left behind were still asleep. The goblin craftsmen, led by Master Henry, were repairing the city defense facilities all night long. The original city gate had been severely damaged, so for the time being, the goblin craftsmen installed a
A fixed gate made of black iron was installed to completely seal the entrance to Rheinburg. After that, Henry planned to rebuild a new portal component made of pure steel for the castle, including a dual system of outer gate and inner door. At the same time, outside the castle
The old suspension bridge on the moat will also be completely dismantled and replaced with a goblin-style lead-copper alloy cable bridge. Once the war resumes, this cable bridge can be pulled up by the gear mechanism in the castle to form a set outside the outer gate.
The third barrier to jointly defend against the devil's siege.
Of course, the construction of the above city gates will take a considerable amount of time and cost a lot of precious steel, lead, copper and other metal materials. Fortunately, Olympus has purchased a large amount of combat materials before coming to Erathia and stored them in Mori
At the same time, in Artie's super-large dimensional pocket, the original damaged iron city gate of Rheinburg can be recycled and reforged, so it can make up for a considerable material gap.
In addition to the busy goblin craftsmen, and deducting the necessary security and defense forces, the others were sent by White to act as temporary cleaners.
Because after the battle in the afternoon, the little demons inside and outside the castle suffered heavy casualties. Ignore those outside the castle for now, but for the demon corpses in Rheinburg, except for the "fine products" that can be used as alchemical raw materials, the remaining demon flesh and blood must be
Clean it up as soon as possible. Otherwise, if time goes by, the rotting corpses are likely to spread a terrible plague in the castle. By then, no matter how good Rheinburg is, Olympus will have to give up here.
And when he saw the Dayun returning with a full load, Guderian, who had been sweeping the streets for most of the day with a mop and bucket, immediately seemed to have found an organization. He cried and confided to Moriarty his longing for the few hours apart, and at the same time also
He took the opportunity to complain about White's "evil behavior" of treating him as a cleaning lady.
"Okay, stop making trouble. The airship has transported a lot of people, and there will be more in the future. You and White will organize it. Select the young and strong ones as reserve soldiers to start participating in daily training. The others will be sent by
Heyena made arrangements to clean up Rheinburg as soon as possible." Moriarty smiled to appease the silver-bearded dwarf's tricks, and said to the Olympus backbone who came to hold an emergency meeting.
"Your Excellency, what status will these refugees be given? Serfs? Tenant farmers? Or freedmen?" Clausewitz first asked.
"During the Demon War, these people, including the refugees who joined Rheinburg through other channels in the future, were treated as semi-serfs. We provided shelter and safety protection. We also gave them necessary food, and the other party served us unconditionally. Otherwise, they would not
Pay extra salary." Moriarty seemed to have something in mind, and immediately said: "As for those selected reserve soldiers, they have a slightly higher status, and each person is paid a military salary of three Erathian silver coins every month.
Once you meet the standards and become an official Olympus warrior, you will immediately be given the status of a free citizen and will be assigned to live in the middle area of the castle together with your family."
"And what happens after the war is over?"
"At the end of the war, everyone automatically becomes a tenant farmer and needs to serve Rheinburg for at least ten years. After that, they can choose to stay or leave."
"That's reasonable." The old werewolf nodded: "But I would also like to suggest that military control be implemented in Rheinburg during the war. Any dissidents or unrest elements need to be nipped in the bud as soon as possible."
"Well, I agree, let's do this." Moriarty looked around, and no one had any objections, and then said: "Everyone, after today's battle, we successfully occupied Lower Rhineburg. Thank you very much for everyone's efforts.
After that, I plan to use this as a foundation to seize more land and population through this demonic war. After that, I will seek the title of baron as an Erathian noble, and at the same time, I will enfeoff the land, manor and population after the war.
Give it to you, and win hereditary titles of knights, knights and even lords for everyone."
"Morty, we are not here for..." After hearing this, White immediately raised his hands and said.
"White, I know what you mean. But I think you also understand that I am not a person who likes to be a nobleman." Moriarty shook his hand and stopped the other person's words: "The reason for doing this is that
This is to repay the selfless help you have given me; secondly, I plan to build Olympus into a transnational organization that spans both Erathia and Bracada."
"Your Excellency, your wisdom is admirable."
When everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to say, only Clausewitz stood up alone and bowed deeply to Moriarty. In the old werewolf's view, only in this way can Olympus continue to move forward steadily.
