Demon Lord

Rody was very surprised that he could hear this kind of news. Because the Elson Central Intelligence Agency has not yet completely transformed into an intelligence agency, many news are not delivered quickly. Right now, this information should be known first-hand, and it has not been included in Elson City.

Cauchy's words should be reliable, but what is the reason for Viper's Cross suddenly making a big move?

Hiring nobles and knights is expensive, which is actually spending money to find mercenaries. As long as there is money, a lot of knights who are as poor as Cauchy and only have weapons will run to work. Roddy frowned slightly, and asked, Didn't you try to contact me?

Honestly...I'm not made for war, so I thought about going to Elson to be a clerk, okay? Kexi scratched his head embarrassedly. After all, knights in this day and age like to brag about their bravery. He voluntarily gave up fighting It is rare to make money.

After all, it's a pity that the body is too thin, and it is indeed a bit far from war.

Rody was surprised by his frankness. He toasted him, and then said with a slightly serious face: I don't resist fighting, as long as I can make money, I'm new here and I'm not familiar with those guys. Please help me lead the way, as long as I can make money. Successfully joining, this is the reward.

He took out a small cloth bag and shook it, but Kexi didn't look at the bag, and said with a smile: It's all about one sentence, those guys are eager for talents, I think your ability is definitely better than those idiots , people rushed to invite you to join before it was too late.

As he spoke, he brought Rody to the two black-robed men, and after a few words, he asked the two to stand up and greet Rody. Afterwards, things were much simpler. They told Rody about the current salary, conditions and meeting place. Rody nodded excitedly, and then threw the small bag to Coxi: Okay. Remuneration, if you really want to go to Elson, you must do so as soon as possible.

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and left the tavern. Knight Cauchy held the cloth bag helplessly, and opened it casually. He thought there might be some copper plates inside, but after a glance, his hand trembled slightly, and then he tightened it as if nothing had happened. Cloth bag.

Immediately afterwards, he quickly ran to the door of the tavern, and when he looked out again, he found that Rody had long since disappeared on the peaceful street.

Turning around and coming back, Coxi took a deep breath, packed his luggage and stepped on the skinny horse, bid farewell to the boss and headed towards the nearest city, because only the magic props store in the city can sell the magic props in the bag. High quality magic crystal.

Such a magic crystal is definitely more than enough for the board and lodging expenses to and from Elson.

*****

the other side,

Milno, who returned from the palace, finally embarked on the journey again, but his complexion was worse than before, and apparently he did not get the desired answer from Charles II.

He understood that after he held the command, he should not casually declare that this was a war of conquest. There could be many reasons for the war, but the only one who could characterize it was the emperor himself. Mirno was stunned by the nobles, and this overreaching behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of Charles II. Fortunately, he had enough means, and he quickly got the emperor's understanding with some complaints, but when he returned to the military camp where he expected to have assembled, he found that the situation seemed to be faintly out of control.

On the surface, Milno has a private army of 1,000 people. And the number of nobles who are willing to follow and attack has dropped sharply during this period. Counting all the infantry and knights, there are still a little more than 3,000 people in total, but the Viper Cross who reached a cooperation agreement with him told him ...The sect has assembled more than 10,000 Crusaders in total, and they are ready to crusade against the enemy!

This situation is actually somewhat similar to that of Sauron back then. Although he is in command in name and has the power to command the army, the power is dispersed. As a military idiot, Milnor didn't understand the importance of having military control, so it was difficult for his team of about a thousand people to show the prestige that a leader should have. On the contrary, the Crusaders of Viper Cross are dispatched in an orderly manner under the control of the sect elder Claude. Even if they are composed of mercenaries, they have shown very rich experience in war, and there is no chaos at all.

Milnor felt that something was wrong, but now that he wanted to attack Efta, the Viper Cross had become the only thing he needed to rely on. As soon as the attachment relationship was established, he realized that it was difficult for him to control the direction of the team. Because when Bishop Dean of Viper Cross came to explain the route, Milnor found that he had no choice. .

Why go north? If we attack Efta, why don't we just go west and cross?

My lord, the route to the north is smoother without having to go through the jungle. At the same time, the towns along the way can provide us with more convenient supplies and reduce logistical pressure. This is the suggestion of 'Viper's Cross', I hope you can adopt it.

What if I don't accept it?

Milno frowned and replied, but found that the other party was just looking at him like that, and didn't respond at all. His lips trembled a little, but thinking that there were troops several times larger than his own outside, he immediately understood what this meant, so he could only grit his teeth and wave his hands: Okay, you guys will be the vanguard...

*****

Time passed, and since the end of the war in Efta, the effects of centralization and integration of resources have gradually exerted their power.

The ditch system farming method began to spread on a large scale, and the first floating tower that could operate independently of Elson City was built, and it was transported together with the magic circle to a small town outside the city that had already taken shape. It is used to deter the orc peons who are constantly working.

The technology of papermaking spread, and the cabinet quickly transformed the qualified towns in the territory into papermaking centers. After sending troops to garrison, they began to mass-produce paper. Movable type printing templates also began to be popularized. At the same time, Elson Newspaper also produced a variety of newspapers besides Karen Times, including New Farmers Daily which specialized in popularizing agricultural knowledge and Entertainment Weekly, etc. Among them, the one that has little influence but is very clear in political significance is the establishment of Magic weekly.

The circulation of this kind of bound publication is not high, adding up to only a few thousand copies, but it is quickly circulated in all the magic schools in Karen. Its content is obscure or even impossible to understand for ordinary people. But all the magicians can see that it is full of ongoing topics of the wizards of the Elson Institute of Magic. Of the ten articles published for the first time, six of them are related to the charged spar.