As the seventh-level biological nest of the barrier (elf) force, the construction of Dragon Cliff requires a huge amount of resources. Fortunately, the development of these system cities is supported by an entire force.
For Richard, who already controls the entire Northland, these resources are nothing, but sooner or later the system, a big gold hog, will cause currency tension in the entire kingdom.
Fortunately, the congresses of various system cities and heroes with financial management skills can also provide tens of thousands of gold nairs every month, which can alleviate this deflation phenomenon. Although prices in the North have dropped slightly, they are still affordable.
Within the acceptable range.
After Richard confirmed the construction, a huge cliff suddenly appeared on the side of the city in Linzhong City. Compared with the Dragon Cliff in the game, which seemed to be surrounded by barrier buildings and looked stingy, the Dragon Cliff in reality was much more majestic.
Together, Linzhong City is smaller than Longya.
Because of the sudden appearance of Longya, all the animals in the woods around Linzhong City were frightened and fled. These naturally sensitive wild animals seemed to have a great fear of the power of the system. Animals in a radius of more than ten miles followed the appearance of Longya.
They became restless, and some animals even began to migrate outwards, trying to get away from this huge mountain that suddenly appeared.
"Wow, that's amazing!"
Siair, who was happily playing with the sacred unicorns in the forest, looked at the dragon cliff that suddenly rose from the ground with an expression of admiration.
Then he muttered:
"It seems that our lord is quite powerful. He even has a dragon cliff."
"Damn it, part of the money for building Dragon Cliff must have come from my gold."
Si Air, who was still happy at first, suddenly thought of the five hundred gold Naars taken away by Richard every week and suddenly felt depressed again.
Richard in Piaoxue City didn't know that the construction of Dragon Cliff had caused a small-scale commotion in the Iron Wood Forest. Because the building could be operated remotely, Richard found Dragon Cliff directly in the interface.
"Dragon Cliff: Green dragons can be recruited (1)
Price: 2000.”
This price is indeed conscientious compared to what is on the market. It is several times cheaper. Richard directly recruited the Green Dragon. When he upgrades the Dragon Cliff to the Golden Dragon Cliff next week, he will have the ability to mass-produce the Golden Dragon.
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According to Richard's understanding, there are only more than a hundred golden dragons in the Golden Dragon clan. Including the green dragons, the number is probably less than 500. In less than three years, Richard can recruit an army to rival the entire clan with the help of this Dragon Cliff.
The giant dragon army of the Golden Dragon Clan is coming.
However, Richard should not be able to recruit without limit. He also has to consider the issue of consumption. These real creatures are not like in the game and can be recruited under his command.
Hundreds of royal griffins consume tens of thousands of kilograms of meat every day, which puts a lot of pressure on the Hunter family's logistics. This is because the royal griffons are omnivores and can be fed with additional food, otherwise they will consume even more food.
Not to mention the giant dragon. One giant dragon can eat as many as ten griffons in one day. Moreover, these guys are complete carnivores. A few hundred kilograms of meat a day is considered a time when the giant dragon has a bad appetite.
If the Hunter family hadn't now taken over the wild central grassland, acquired a huge pasture and millions of livestock out of thin air, the Hunter family's logistics would have been overwhelmed by these guys.
Of course, now is not the time to consider consumption. For the current Richard, the more troops the better. The threat of orcs is ahead. Facing an army of millions of orcs, the strength he has is still slightly insufficient.
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After being able to recruit the seventh-level soldiers of Linzhong City, Richard was in a good mood. What was a little regretful was that he did not receive a reminder from the Stone Castle. He had become a duke and could not meet the construction standards of Yunzhong City? Is it really necessary?
Go grab Ren's chair and sit on it?
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Town of Demons
This important town built by Richard to connect the wilderness has begun to take shape. With the non-stop work of the kobolds, the six-meter-high outer wall has been basically completed. Under the outer wall is a seven-eight-meter-wide moat.
In the Northland, it is already the largest city second only to Piaoxue City.
The city has gradually gained some popularity. According to statistics from the Administration Department, about 60,000 people have settled in Demon Suppression City. This population is already comparable to that of Ironwood City, but it is far from reaching the design capacity limit of Demon Suppression City.
However, because Demon Suppression City has the advantage of connecting the wilderness and the Northland, trade is developed. From fur goods to large livestock businesses to some minerals unique to the wilderness, the transactions of these goods are all transferred through Demon Suppression City. Of course, there are also
The very evil slave trade.
In the past, kobolds were difficult to catch, and no one wanted kobolds who couldn't work. But now the ogres have been completely defeated, and the connection between a large number of kobolds and ogres has been severed. The capture of kobolds is much faster than
It was much easier in the past, and the officials of Demon Suppression City would also conduct certain training on the captured kobolds in Demon Suppression City, so that they could do things and roughly understand what humans meant.
This has greatly increased the value of kobold slaves. In the past, kobold slaves were not worth a copper nar, but now they can be sold for several silver nar. Not only the humans in the North and the river valley are using kobold labor,
Even some landowners and nobles in the Central Plains sent people to Zhenmo City to purchase some.
The kingdom also supports this. If there is going to be a war, it would be good to use kobolds to supplement the labor force.
At this time, Richard and Lin Te were wandering on the streets of Zhenmo City. Lin Te introduced the current situation of Zhenmo City to Richard while walking, because Richard did not come to Zhenmo City often, and Lin Te most of the time.
Squatting in the city lord's palace, he would not go out on the street from time to time like Richard to try to gain fame. The two of them walked for a long time and no one recognized them.
"Are these kobolds capable of fighting?"
After hearing Lin Te introduce his experience in training kobolds for a long time, Richard asked about the war again.
The performance of the kobolds in the wilderness battle left a deep impression on Richard. Their combat power was weak but their courage was commendable. A group of kobolds who had not received formal training could casually withstand three or four levels of casualties.
, now the human army has reached a level above the elite. If it can be trained, it may have more combat effectiveness.
However, when hearing Richard talking about this, Lin Te shook his head.
"I have tried to train relatively strong kobolds together before, and even assigned them some short spears and leather armor of good quality.
But after a month of training, these strongest kobolds are only a little more obedient, and their strength is even worse than that of women. Such military training is not worth the gain."
Lin Te's statement is indeed correct. In the Cold Weapon Age, apart from extraordinary knights and disappearing magicians, people with larger bodies and greater strength will always have an advantage. Otherwise, humans would not be so afraid of orcs. They have only been so for thousands of years.
In Aragorn's time, mankind rose up once.
Kobolds, on the other hand, are creatures that are much weaker in size and strength than humans. After spending some money to train them, their combat effectiveness will definitely be stronger than when they were under the hands of ogres, but their strength is limited, and the upper limit is too low.
As a result, it is not cost-effective to form an army of kobolds.
However, Richard suddenly thought of some uses of them. Although the kobolds are not good at combat, they have many excellent qualities that an army should have. They are hardworking, have good endurance, and have a high enough injury threshold. They can fight with a master.
Strong willed, small in size, flexible, and does not consume much food. It is even highly resistant to hunger and can march and fight at high intensity.
They are useless in the flat terrain of the wilderness and the Northland. They can't be beaten by anyone head-on. They can run faster than humans and they can't outrun the scouts. But if these useless guys are placed in mountainous terrain, maybe
It can play a big role.
"How many kobolds have you trained for combat and where are they now?"
"Ten thousand kobolds have been trained. In line with the principle of no waste, I have asked Haba to take some of them to catch kobold slaves in the wilderness. Their efficiency in catching the same kind is much higher than ours."
Good guy, these kobolds are quite cruel to their own kind.
"Take me to have a look, maybe we can use them."
The Northern Route Army will leave from the mountains north of Longxing Pass. In the mountain forests, the reconnaissance effect of the royal griffons will be greatly weakened. These kobolds should be more effective than the scouts.
"Um?"
Richard has not yet told Lin Te about the Eastern Expedition. This matter is of great concern. Even if Richard trusts Lin Te very much, he cannot tell such things easily.
Although Lin Te was a little confused, Richard's order was not too outrageous. At least it was not a particularly confusing behavior compared to the behavior of taking away tens of thousands of gold from the treasury.
"Well, when Haba comes back, I will let the kobold army gather."
"Intensify your training during this period, don't relax, use more generous weapons and equipment, and try to give them better equipment."
"good."
Lin Te's response to Richard's request was so brief. When Richard spoke to him in a discussion tone, Lin Te would discuss it with Richard, but when Richard spoke with such command statements, Lin Te just
He will consider how to get things done, and he is definitely an excellent minister that any monarch would appreciate.
"Lord Richard!"
"Lord Lint!"
The two of them walked back to the inner city as they spoke. The soldiers patrolling the inner city were all veterans of the Flying Bear Army. They were basically the earliest city guards in the Hunter Territory. They were very familiar with Richard, and they were a little excited when they saw him.
, followed by an excited tribute.
Richard waved his hand as a greeting to the patrol.
The inner city and the city lord's palace were directly inherited from the Hel family's castle buildings. Apart from some decorative changes, there were not many changes, and Lint did not have the energy to spend any more time on these small things.
"Roar!"
Before entering the City Lord's Mansion, a roar of a big cat could be heard inside the mansion, and then a big cat several meters long jumped out from the main entrance of the City Lord's Mansion and landed on Richard's shoulder.
This is the scorpion lion that has been staying in the Demon City. Its mission is to protect Lin Te's safety in the Demon City. It has not been seen for a long time, but Richard seems a little enthusiastic at first.
However, Richard is no longer the great knight who would be knocked down by the poisonous manticore. He is now a powerful man who can make the dragon city cry.
He caught the manticore steadily without saying anything, and hugged it, and stroked the manticore of the manticore. Big cats are also cats. The manticore rolled up the terrifying scorpion tail with a look of enjoyment.
It took a long time for Richard to let him go.
"Hey, why did Master Linte come back so soon!"
Not only one Scorpion Lion heard the commotion in the City Lord's Mansion, but also Gandolf and Luo Lin, masters and apprentices. They had been practicing in the Demon Suppressing City relying on the magic crystals collected in the wilderness. Although the efficiency was very low,
It has made the two of them quite happy. It is better to have a direction in cultivation than to have no feeling at all.
The practice of magic can make people addicted. During this period of time, Gandolf and Luo Lin have been staying in the city lord's palace, relying on the magic crystal provided by Linte to practice. Gandolf has made a breakthrough in the past two days and surpassed Linte's previous magic.
The magic crystals sent were almost used, and Lint went to Piaoxue City again. Gandolf, who couldn't find the magic crystals, was in a hurry. He was a little surprised when he saw Lint, and completely ignored Zheng on the side.
Lord Richard.
"Lord Gandolf."
Fortunately, Richard would not argue with such a scholar, and took the initiative to say hello to Gandolf.
"Ah, good day, Lord Richard."
As soon as Richard opened his mouth, Gandolf, who was paying full attention to Lin Te, reacted, and then greeted Richard. Magicians in this era are no longer as cold as they used to be. People like Gandolf who had been there for most of his life
The magician who unleashed a magic was no longer arrogant. Instead, his words were vaguely flattering to Richard.
"Go get some magic crystals."
"Yes, sir."
The Mana Crystal has always said that it controls resources. Without the approval of Richard or Lint, no one has the authority to access and use it. This is why Gandolf was so anxious for a long time before.
…
"Fireball!"
"boom!"
On the training ground, a fireball the size of an egg hit the target, shattering the entire target. Its power was comparable to what Gandolf had shown before, and it was already worthy of a hit from a knight-level master.
But this time it is more stable. What was initially ineffective can now be released stably.
"The power is pretty good."
Richard praised, the power was good, but the efficiency was still too low. If the demonic tide did not return, the magician would still be embarrassed to practice by relying on the magic crystal.
Seemingly sensing the perfunctory nature of Richard's praise, Gandolf called Luo Lin over.
"Master Richard, Luo Lin's talent is much better than mine. He can already release some second-level magic."
Although Gandolf is a teacher, he is only a theoretical teacher. Once he starts practicing, the difference in talent becomes apparent. While Gandolf can only stably release first-level magic like Fireball, Luo Lin can already release second-level magic.
Already.
"Continuous fireballs!"
After saying hello to Richard, Luo Lin was not polite and released a series of fireballs at the target. Five egg-sized fireballs hit the wooden target in succession. Not only did the target shatter, but several large fireballs exploded in the surrounding area.
pit.
Although this hand on the battlefield cannot change the overall situation, it is already said to be quite lethal.
"Can you use water magic?"
Richard suddenly thought of something and asked.
"I don't have any talent in the water system, but Luo Lin should be able to do it, but the power of water magic is weaker than that of the fire system. We haven't studied it recently."
"Well, then I will take you to a place, and then you can try to delve into water magic."
"Where to go?"
"Go to a place where you don't need to rely on magic crystals to practice..."