In the snow-white conference hall.
Lautner and other confidants were all confused: "No way? Sir, have you really agreed to the Steel Principality's request to build a military fortress?"
In this grim situation, Odom also retorted: "It's not a big deal even if we refuse now, but when a large number of their troops come to the cliff, the crisis we face will be too great."
William raised his hand to stop others from continuing to speak, and instead smiled: "Tell me, how long will it take to build a military fortress that can accommodate at least tens of thousands of people?"
"Um... The key depends on the number of people. If there are few people, it will probably take more than half a year." As the deputy city lord, Odom has been responsible for the expansion task, so he naturally understands the difficulty.
In particular, military fortresses are different from cities.
All buildings in a military fortress must also have a certain degree of defense. The walls must be high and thick to house arrow towers. The internal space must be large enough to deploy trebuchets. Two large warehouses must be used to store supplies and food. If you live alone, you don't need to go to such trouble.
"That's right, will the Iron Principality use our people to build military fortresses
Definitely not, no doubt about it.
Even if he could directly mobilize tens of thousands of people to build this military fortress, it would take at least three or four months. In addition to the logistical supplies, not only would the journey be long, but there would also be a lot of losses every time it was transported.
I asked him to build military forts, no problem.
But as long as he finishes building the foundation and cannot let go of this place, I will let the Steel Principality pay the protection fee every month.
Give me gold coins, slaves, and food.
Otherwise, this lord will let him deprive him of food and people.
Do you think they will give it? "When William said these words, his eyes revealed greed and cruelty.
Many of his subordinates were slightly shocked. They really didn't expect William to have such an operation. However, Odom hesitated for a moment and said worriedly: "In order to build this fort, they will definitely give you the materials you requested, but then... Down for revenge…”
"The next thing will happen in five or six months!" William gradually narrowed his eyes: "At that time, before they finish building the fortress, we will destroy them and rob them of all supplies."
"This...really do this?" Lautner was a little puzzled. He didn't understand why the lord did this. This was clearly a declaration of war.
William sneered: "Is it possible that we really want them to settle near the City of Dawn? Believe me, when we raid his new home, we will definitely make a lot of money, and we will definitely make the Steel Principality lose its troops.
What's more, the situation they faced at that time made it impossible for them to attack easily. "
Alec and others didn't know what to say.
At this moment, I can only obey his orders.
Because they don't know that the Iron Principality's dragon-slaying plan must be carried out within half a year.
During that time, that is when William sent troops to capture the military fortress, because at that moment the interior of the military fortress would definitely be very empty. Even if there were many soldiers standing on the wall, it was probably a bluff.
When the military fortress is taken down, the game is about to be released to public beta, and the tense situation between the Steel Principality and the Black Rock Principality means it is about to start a war. How could the Steel Principality at that time dare to easily send troops to attack the City of Dawn
As for the chances of winning when attacking a military fortress, it shouldn't be a big deal.
Because the Elf Ranger's ward-inserting ability is not limited, if a large number of people walk out of the fortress and can't be discovered, then there is no need for him to mess around.
at the same time.
He still wants to follow those bastards and follow the clues to the snowy mountains of the East China Sea to see if he can get some benefits.
All in all, this is a key battle that will determine how he develops in the future.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Why not take a gamble
… … …
time flies.
William still lives a life of doing whatever he has to do.
It’s a small day to brush up your favorability when you don’t have any tasks.
I don’t know what happened, but the three dimensions of Thea seemed to have changed recently, which really made William a little stunned.
In particular, she also started to like studying lethal magic items!
"Obviously she is a magician of both water and wood elements. Logically speaking, she shouldn't like this kind of thing. Could it be that she has started to study in a new direction? It seems good to give her research on magic cannons in the future."
this day.
William walked around the city, gaining insight into the strange slaves one after another, well, they should be considered civilians.
50,000 slaves from the Iron Principality have been delivered.
With a wave of his hand, he pardoned all crimes and slave status, allowing them to become civilians again. From then on, they will also become members of the new city, but the new city is divided into two areas, the elven area and the human area.
The new city is still under construction, and many civilians like to take a look around the city when they take a break.
Of course, other gold coins and supplies were also delivered.
Now the Iron Principality directly sent out a legion and tens of thousands of slaves to build a military fortress.
And yesterday, he officially sent a magic message to Augustine, asking for this month's 'protection fee'. In name, William would send troops to attack the little fishmen and jackals on the grassland, in order to protect their allies from losing money. Quite a lot, so some assistance is needed to compensate.
William also said that without the troops he sent to protect the transport team, the Steel Principality would suffer heavy losses...
In total, you need to give me 10,000 gold coins, 50,000 kilograms of grain, and 2,000 slaves every month!
After receiving the message from William, Augustine and Goethe Narcisse naturally couldn't help but cursed.
In particular, Goethe almost cursed his eighteen generations of ancestors.
He scolded William as a despicable and greedy villain.
But Augustine and Goethe were relieved. To deal with such a greedy guy, they would first raise him fat and fat, and then get back all the capital and profits, and then take the City of Dawn into their hands. That’s the real big money.
This is just like they secretly deal with some big nobles.
Be patient for a while and you will definitely make money!
then.
The Principality of Steel obediently sent this month's protection fee to the City of Dawn.
And William came to the mysterious fortune-telling shop again. Messis, who was petting a black cat, saw him coming over, his expression was quite natural.
The favorability between the two has exceeded 500 points, but they don't talk much. They both say that the friendship between gentlemen is as hot as wine, which seems to be referring to drunkards like them.
It is clear.
William had discovered one of Messis' hobbies.
In other words, he had long known that Messis had this kind of hobby, but because he didn't have enough favorability and high rank, he was not even qualified to drink with others.
Now that his favorability is 500+, he can finally drink and chat with the boss.
"Having acquired so many slaves at one time, are you really not afraid of causing some trouble in the city?" Messis nodded kindly.
William pretended not to care and waved his hand: "Everything is under control."
Messis drank the wine in the glass in one sip and said nothing more.
Because he really wanted to see how far William could develop the City of Dawn.
If the current development rate is followed, then the City of Dawn does have great potential, but if the pace is too big, it will easily lead to loss of eggs...
Messis touched his chin: "He is still too young, but when the city is destroyed and people are dying, should I save his life? After all, I have good senses for this little guy, and he has some potential. I might not be able to do it in the future." Help me out."