When Allen saw Thorin's reply, he understood the reason after thinking about it for a moment. Apart from finding it a bit funny, he immediately made corresponding arrangements.
He sent his squire Barron, who had been with him for many years, to lead two hundred infantry and two hundred archers north to Changchuan Yuan to assist the dwarves in rebuilding the castle.
They mainly do some defensive work and assist the dwarves in resisting possible attacks by orcs.
At the same time, he is also responsible for delivering some supplies along the road to the end of the Anduin River.
The land near Flamsburg has been abandoned for a long time. Ever since Eol led his people to leave, it has once again become the territory of the orcs, and no humans live there at all.
Therefore, all the materials needed to build the castle need to be dispatched from the nearby Muma Village, which is more than 100 kilometers away.
However, Allen's territory does not lack transportation capacity. He has a large reserve of horses, which is enough to barely cope with the current situation.
And after a while, he will be able to use ships to complete these tasks, and the situation will be much better by then.
As for the project of building the castle itself, it is basically not the turn of humans to intervene. The dwarves themselves are fully capable of handling it. Even if Allen wants to send someone to help, it will probably just add chaos.
Dwarves are very talented in construction. These short but extremely strong guys can often figure out how to complete stone-related work just through simple observation.
This is the ability engraved in the blood of the dwarves. They are born with the ability to make rocks full of charm after beating them.
It is a pity that Flamsburg is a fortress on a hillside, not a cave in the mountain, so the dwarves are slightly less enthusiastic about their work.
However, Allen has prepared a considerable amount of alcoholic beverages and many delicious foods for his allies, which should be able to make up for this shortcoming.
At the same time, in order to expand the security scope of the castle, Allen also arranged for Alice to lead a team of female scouts and follow Barron northward.
There are nearly a hundred of them, and they have completed shooting and riding training under the guidance of Hermione, and are equipped with silver leaf armor and mounts with elf horse blood.
In this era, compared to most women, they are different. They have a character and tenacity far beyond the average person, which is why they were not eliminated by Hermione in the arduous training.
Allen believed they could do some reconnaissance work and buy enough reaction time for Dori, who was building the castle, and Barron, who was responsible for the defense, before the orcs attacked.
In fact, the armor Allen prepared for his cavalry was not silver leaf armor, because the leg protection of silver leaf armor was just two pieces of enchanted leather, which was not enough to protect the cavalry fighting on horseback.
Of course, the female scouts who received the Silver Leaf Armor were extremely happy. Even if there were flaws in the design, this kind of armor was among the best in Rovanian, second only to the ones worn by Allen and Twilight Knight.
The ancient sigil plate armor can even be compared to the full-body plate armor worn by knights in terms of the defensive power of the upper body alone.
You know, those plate armors are made by dwarves and are top-grade armors that are carefully forged.
What Allen prepared for the cavalry was the armor worn by the Noldor elven nobles. This was the armor specially designed for the cavalry.
Its inner armor is the same as that of Silver Leaf Armor, which is composed of diamond-shaped scales. However, unlike Silver Leaf Armor, the outer armor of Noble Armor is a layer of metal armor inlaid with runes.
Its defense power far exceeds that of Silver Leaf Armor.
In order to effectively protect the cavalry's legs, in addition to the two scale armor battle skirts, the noble armor also has dozens of runic metal armor pieces fixed on both sides, front and rear of the battle skirt, which reduces the weight while once again
Improved protection of legs.
Moreover, the runes used on the noble armor are also different from the silver leaf armor. While reducing the weight and improving the defense, the runes engraved on the armor can also make the skirt armor fit tightly on the legs.
Let the cavalry wearing this armor have the best fighting condition.
Some drawbacks are that while the protective ability has become stronger, the weight of this armor has greatly increased. It is more than half heavier than the silver leaf armor, and is already equivalent to a robe chain armor forged by humans.
Of course, this weight is nothing to the cavalry. It can be said to be just right. Most of the heavy cavalry in the Kingdom of Swadia are equipped with robes and chain armor. When he came to Middle-earth, Allen also had
Then a replacement armor is the robe and chain armor, but it has already been rewarded.
Having owned a complete set of ancient sigil plate armor, he no longer needs this thing.
After returning from Moria, Allen also spent a lot of time and energy learning new runes in the continent of Pendor. Under the dedicated teachings of the Noldor elves, he already had some foundation, and finally learned the corresponding skills after half a year.
With the knowledge, Iraklai reproduced qualified works.
However, the reproduction of armor has encountered problems in Middle-earth. Almost all of Allen's craftsmen are humans rescued from Orc Town. Making scale armor is their limit, and rivet plate armor with more complex craftsmanship has exceeded it.
The scope of their abilities has been exceeded, especially since Allen also needs to carve sigils on it, which makes the requirements even higher.
Therefore, they were helpless with Allen's request and could only continue to build scale armor to enrich the number of silver leaf armor.
In fact, even Allen's chief blacksmith, the dwarf Frey from the Iron Hills, needed a period of practice before he could personally build the metal deck Allen needed. The same was true for the other four dwarves. After five
With the cooperation of the dwarves, Allen was able to successfully complete this Noldor Elf noble armor in a short period of time.
As a name-saver, Allen originally thought of giving this armor a name like a cavalry armor, but he gave up. However, looking at this fine armor with gray green tones and engraved with complicated patterns, he finally borrowed the name from his mind.
Historical knowledge gave it the title Shan Wenjia.
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Although it took nearly a year to finally successfully build this armor, this speed was too slow for Allen. His original plan was to build 500 pieces within three to five years.
Shan Wenjia equipped the five hundred Kujit youths he sent to Changchuan Yuan, so that these young people who are undergoing training have the best protection to deal with the crises they may face.
It's just that according to the current situation, it is probably not possible. Let alone five hundred pieces. If you only rely on dwarves, one hundred pieces is enough. Moreover, dwarves are not elves who like to be teachers. They will not forge plate armor for themselves.
The technology is casually taught to humans. After all, this is one of the skills that their race relies on for survival.
Allen had tried this a long time ago. After not getting a clear reply, he knew the bottom line of the dwarves. After that, he did not continue to reluctantly serve the dwarves for him, because this was probably the case for all of them.
The rules of the Lin clan are secret skills, and being too strict will only lead to bad results.
Therefore, Allen quickly decided to persuade another group of his subordinates, the Mettenheim Death Swordsmen, who also mastered superb plate armor skills.
After returning from Gondor, although these already elderly warriors were extremely unwilling to step back to the second line, they still took on the role of instructors under Allen's strong orders and began to provide more professional training to the professional soldiers under Allen's command.
.
Because Allen told them that if they didn't want to be instructors and train soldiers, they could actually go to Laodukou to work as a blacksmith. There were hundreds of students there waiting for them to teach, and in the end, all of them chose to be instructors, and no one
They are willing to work as blacksmiths, even if they are seriously injured in the Battle of Black Gate and their legs and feet are inconvenient.
Look, when two bad choices are presented, people will always choose the one that is more beneficial to them, or that is more in line with their own preferences. After all, as a worker, even an experienced battlefield veteran who cares about life and death.
, and would not choose to directly disobey his master's orders.
What's more, the retirement life of these desperate swordsmen is very comfortable. Their reputation and strength make them respected by most people when they walk on the road, and Allen also assigns them beautiful houses with sound facilities and takes care of these elderly people.
It is a personal attendant in people's daily life and meets all the needs in life.
According to their abilities and contributions on the battlefield, this is also the reward they deserve when they should retire.
Under such living conditions, even the veteran soldiers who feel that they have only a few years to live no longer continue to emphasize that they want to pursue a glorious ending on the battlefield. They have struggled on the battlefield all their lives.
A later life that far exceeded their original expectations.
Because in Mettenheim, a country of iron and blood, most retired veterans live a miserable life in their later years. If they are lucky, they can take on a few apprentices to make ends meet, but if they are unlucky, they are likely to die in poverty.
On the street outside a certain pub.
Because without the ability to fight, they have lost their most basic value and will be despised by most superiors, and the salary they earn from other jobs is very meager compared to their military service.
Because there is really no shortage of soldiers and blacksmiths in Mettenheim, many old soldiers will not choose to retire. Instead, it is more "honourable" to die on the way to charge. Some people will also choose to fight in Pandemou for their livelihood.
An errand.
These desperate swordsmen who still serve Allen are now responsible for teaching the children how to swing swords, which is not a difficult task for them.
And in most cases, they only need to work one day a week, and they allocate the rest of the time freely, and they also receive a considerable salary. For a civilian soldier who has struggled all his life, this is far more valuable than for a civilian soldier who has struggled all his life.
It is much more honorable to die on the battlefield.
But now, Allen must let these ten people use their talents in another aspect. He needs to obtain a group of blacksmiths who can make plate armor in a short period of time and complete the five hundred pieces of mountain armor for the cavalry.
As the king of Rovanian and the ruler of Feslite, Allen's reputation can be said to be at its peak in his territory at this time. If he is willing, he can send an attendant at will, and then send the person he wants to see
Summoned to Wintry Castle.
Just to forge Shanwenjia, Allen has not visited his town for a long time, so this time he is going to take a few people around the city and meet his old subordinates who have lived a retired life.
Let's discuss teaching the blacksmith.
Well, Allen thinks this is more sincere, and may allow him to spend less time talking.
...
At this time, Rovanian was passing through August, the month of Heat, in the year 2959 of the Third Age.
When Allen walked out of the gate of Wintry Castle, it was a not particularly hot evening, and a lot of people had already gathered in the square outside the city gate.
In the summer, the surrounding residents like to gather here very much. As long as the crowd does not approach the castle gate, the guards responsible for the defense will not stop them. Allen has not given such an order.
There are brilliant flowers blooming around the square, and large yellow and black bees are blooming one after another. They are not afraid of the crowds enjoying the cool air in the square, but concentrate on completing their final work among the flowers.
Before sunset, they will finish gathering honey and return to their nests.
Under the propaganda of the cabinet, no matter whether they are civilians or officials, whether they are locals or outsiders, they are strictly prohibited from harming these friendly creatures that create wealth for the kingdom. Once discovered or complained by the animal friends in charge of the corresponding matters, the circumstances are less serious.
Those who do so will be fined, and those whose behavior seriously threatens the lives of bees will need to be whipped.
There was once an out-of-town businessman who was curious about why the bees here were so huge, so he used some despicable means to capture one in a secret place, and planned to do some inhumane research after leaving Rovanian.
However, what he didn't expect was that the bees that were also working nearby had the ability to complain to Animal Friends, and the businessman's every move was already being monitored by other bees.
Subsequently, this daring guy was arrested by the guards who came to the scene and seized the stolen goods. He became the first prisoner to be used as a warning to the monkeys by this law.
That day, the fat businessman who was whipped made a very shrill scream in the square. From then on, everyone knew that ordinary people could not afford to offend Feslite's bees, because these creatures were under the control of the king.
protection of.
When Allen's figure appeared in the square, these hard-working little guys, like those who bowed and saluted, also expressed their respect for the ruler of this land.
It's just that their way of saluting is very special. Amidst the "buzzing" sound, they actually formed a clasped hand and moved it slightly back and forth to express their gratitude to Allen. After receiving the response, they divided into
The two intact palms dispersed in a rush, and flew towards their homeland with the help of the dim light.
Even people who were lucky enough to see this miraculous scene still expressed their admiration and surprise, not to mention those outsiders who experienced this for the first time.
Most of them are businessmen who have been in Rovanian for a long time. In the past, the people who received these people were Manid, who was in charge of business. But this was the first time they saw the king.
"Your Majesty, it is a great honor to see you on this beautiful evening."
Manid, who was chatting with the businessmen, walked out of the crowd. In fact, he had something to report to Allen, but he didn't have enough information yet, so he delayed. Today, Allen walked out of the castle.
It is also an opportunity, perhaps to have a relaxed atmosphere to discuss this matter in a casual chat.
After all, this matter involved the Durin Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain, and Manid did not want to speak ill of his important ally in front of his master.