The Sun King's Evidence

"Well~" Late at night, when Teresa went to the guest room to rest, in the master room, Ryan was chatting with Olica, and at the same time smiled at the big pile of quilts wrapped in quilts on his bed: "Veronica~ Come out!"

"This is really the most humiliating day in my life!" The Witch of Gloria still wrapped herself in a quilt, her voice was already furious: "I actually lost to Trovik, that little princess of Gloria! Ugh~ Ryan, hold me!”

Ryan had no choice but to take Veronica out of the quilt and hold her on his lap. Even so, Witch of Gloria still buried her head in his chest and refused to get up. Ryan gently stroked the witch's back: "You It’s normal that you can’t beat her. Although Theresa is slightly weaker than you, her full set of equipment and staff are much stronger than you.”

After saying that, Ryan seemed to remember something, and he couldn't help but laugh again.

"You're still laughing!!!" Veronica was so angry that she squeezed her man's waist hard. Then she remembered something and buried her red face into Ryan's chest again.

When Ryan rushed to the reception room, the Witch of Gloria was tied up on the sofa. Her eyes were red and she was about to cry. Ryan quickly untied the rope and held her to comfort her for a long time.

Ryan is not surprised that Veronica will lose to Theresa. In terms of strength, Theresa is slightly weaker than Veronica, but compared to a full set of equipment and magic scrolls... Besides, Theresa is slightly weaker than Veronica. , Veronica is good at light and fire magic. She is indeed no match for Theresa unless she can use her full strength.

"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter, Veronica, I won't underestimate you because of this." Ryan could only continue to comfort: "It doesn't matter if you fail, you can defeat her again in the future."

"Hmph~ I originally made an agreement with her that if she loses to me, she will get out immediately, but I didn't expect that she actually got a seven-ring magic scroll from Elder Aurora." Veronica finally calmed down. Come, she sat on Ryan's lap, hugged his neck and complained: "We were evenly matched at first, Ryan, my feet are sore, please rub them for me~"

Ryan smiled and helped the Witch of Gloriosa to rub her silky feet, sighing in her heart: Veronica is really a smart woman, she knows very well what she wants, and she lost to her in magic. Teresa was not important, the witch immediately took this opportunity to find her back with him.

Teresa still needs experience.

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Since the sorceress also came to Ryan's territory, the overt and covert fight between the two witches began. Theresa won because of her strong capital, and Veronica won because of her cleverness. The two witches fought against each other to let Ryan I saw a lot of jokes, but of course, the one who benefited in the end was the Baron himself.

Theresa was very unconvinced at first, always feeling that she was the best, until she met Sulia.

The appearance of the Duke's daughter finally made her understand something.

Ryan can't control that much now. The Baron has his own affairs to deal with.

That's the thing about artillery.

When Ryan first mentioned the artillery to the dwarf craftsman, Deron actually refused, because Ryan couldn't tell him to make the artillery and he would do it.

Here we have to mention the "Holy Alliance" between the Empire and the High King of the Dwarves. Even after countless years, this covenant is still observed by the Empire and the Dwarves. Among them, the secret of gunpowder is selflessly shared by the Dwarves with the Empire. The gift of powerful gunpowder weapons opened a new chapter in warfare.

Therefore, the empire and the dwarves strictly abided by their previous agreement and jointly kept the gunpowder technology secret. In Britannia on the Gray Mountains, the only artillery the knights could obtain were some outdated old-fashioned cannons that the empire had eliminated. Most of them could only be used for Defend the city, and it is inconvenient to carry and transport.

So what is Britannia's main siege weapon?

It's a trebuchet.

Lane had seen this giant siege weapon with his own eyes at Curona. It was composed of about six to eight cartloads of wooden parts. Through a series of levers, gears and curling mechanisms, the huge straight arm of the trebuchet was pulled. Then it went down to the firing position, and the other end was connected to a giant stone counterweight. A large lasso is attached to the long arm of the trebuchet, capable of containing rock blocks, the remains of stone buildings and even dead livestock. When the trebuchet fires, the extra momentum added by the lasso to the moving long arm causes the trebuchet to be thrown. The machine can shoot farther and more powerful than ordinary stone crossbows.

If Ryan looks at it from a Chinese perspective, this thing is the "return cannon" used by the Mongols to attack cities.

The power of the trebuchet is extremely powerful. It can be said that compared to the giant cannon of the empire, the power of the trebuchet is not inferior at all. The giant stones thrown by the trebuchet can destroy most enemies, even many green ones who like to move in groups. The nightmare of leather and beastmen, the disadvantage of the trebuchet is that it is inconvenient to carry, load and unload, and compared to the rate of fire of the artillery, the rate of fire of the trebuchet is obviously much slower.

With the personal blessing of the Lake God's Prophet and even the Lake God's Witch, the trebuchet strengthened by divine blessing can throw three times the stones and additional magic damage, which proves the super power of the trebuchet.

Still, most knights generally showed disdain for these machines, and several dukes refused to use them outright. Despite this, owning a trebuchet is still a symbol of wealth and status. The manufacture of a trebuchet requires craftsmen to spend a long time and handcraft it. There are only limited craftsmen in Britannia who can build this powerful war machine, and the lord They all urgently need their services. Although the knights will not personally operate this kind of war machine, they can still barely understand the strategic value of the trebuchet. The serfs will be ordered by the lord to operate this precious war machine, because serfs cannot take honor and will not understand what it means to fight for a lady.

The craftsmen in the kingdom who can make trebuchets are all in Lyonnais or Montfort. Considering the bad relationship between Ryan and the two dukes, it is basically impossible to second the craftsmen to make trebuchets.

It was midsummer, and Ryan took his knights Olivier and Hux, as well as the butler Katzenberg, to the dwarf workshop on the Chinon River to inspect the latest results.

"My Baron, since the dwarves are unwilling to share their technology, why can you still convince them to make cannons for you?" The big bald head of the butler Katzenberg reflected bright light in the sun, and every time the baron's butler passed by I have to shave my head every ten days.

"I have no way to ask the dwarves to share their artillery technology with us, but we can hire dwarves." Ryan walked towards the inside of the workshop with his hands behind his back: "I reached an agreement with Mr. Delong, and he will manufacture artillery for us. We employ dwarven engineers to man the artillery."

"Dwarf mercenaries?" Olivier was very interested in this. As a young knight introduced by Schulz, the Archduke of Marienburg, it didn't seem like anything to fight side by side with dwarves. In the empire, mercenaries were also commonplace.

On the other hand, Hex, who has a serious personality, seems a little doubtful. After these few battles, the knight errant has become more and more calm. He is usually responsible for most of the training in the territory. There are currently about fifty sergeants and three soldiers in the baron. There are more than a hundred infantrymen, and Hux has trained them to a certain degree of combat effectiveness.

Neither Ryan's training methods nor Angron's training methods are suitable for training these serf soldiers, because the conditions are different, and that kind of intensity training is too difficult for serfs who cannot guarantee food supply and adequate nutrition.

"My Baron, Britannia has no tradition of hiring dwarves... We have only hired mercenaries from the empire, and that's with the king's permission. If you hire dwarves directly like this, is it... to be discussed?" Heck Si said hesitantly.

"I have prayed to the lady, and she agreed to this request." Ryan didn't take it seriously. He directly announced his decision: "The dwarf brothers are our friends, and we will fight side by side."

At this time, neither Olivier, Katzenberg nor Hex had any more opinions.

If a twenty-six-year-old baron had said this, the knights might have sneered and wouldn't believe it at all, thinking that the baron was lying, a complete lie.

But Ryan was different. When he said these words, the knights and even the sergeants who followed them were convinced that their lord had created too many miracles. The Lady of the Lake showed miracles one after another in him. Miracle, he is the lady's divine champion and the most favored knight of the Lake Fairy. Since Ryan said that the Lake Fairy agrees, then the Lake Fairy must agree.

The knights couldn't help but feel a little excited at the thought of having the dwarf's giant cannon to assist in their attack. The knights of Britannia were originally known as the number one knights in the old world. If they could have the help of artillery...

When they arrived at the dwarf workshop, a whole team of dwarf mercenaries were already waiting. The leader of the dwarf wore a round helmet and a long beard that covered half of his belly. He carried two large dwarves behind his back. He held a long piece of white bread in his mouth. From a distance, everyone could smell the strong smell of black gunpowder from his body.

"Hello, bearded man." After Ryan identified the length of the dwarf's beard and the gold and silver jewelry on his beard, he said in a respectful tone: "Welcome to my territory, I am the baron here. , Holy Grail Knight Ryan Malcador."

"I have heard your name, Baron, the divinely chosen champion of the women in the lake. You have killed a lot of greenskins, as well as the champion of Chaos." The dwarf widened his eyes. He raised his head and crossed his arms over his chest: " Delong told me that you can bring jobs, income, and endless ale to my brothers and sisters, so I brought my brothers and sisters here. My name is Dugan. -Tiehan, nice to meet you."

"Yes, my baron, when you said you needed to hire a team of dwarf mercenaries, I immediately thought of my good friend Dugan. He is an excellent warrior and an engineering expert." He walked out of the workshop: "He knows how to make the artillery you want. He can make heavy cannons and organ cannons... as long as the price is right."

"Very good, how many clansmen do you have in total?" Ryan nodded repeatedly and asked Dugan.

"Almost a hundred, and more than sixty of them are excellent soldiers and workers." Dugan raised his head: "We have been wandering in the mountains for too long. Maybe Delong is right. It's time to go out and find someone." If we have a job, we can’t let our children go hungry.”

"I am willing to accept you and your tribe, but I hope that you will abide by the rules in my territory. Also, the endless ale must be exchanged for your labor and the fruits of your work." Ryan stretched out his hand towards the dwarf. Take action.

"A fair decision, we never take advantage of our human brothers, and I believe that as a Holy Grail Knight, you will not treat us badly." Dugan agreed, and the dwarf stretched out his hand to shake his hand: "Also, dwarves are never afraid of fighting. If there is any war, the dwarves will never run away!"

"Then...Katzenberg, I'll leave it to you to arrange the specific community arrangements for these dwarves." Ryan said to his butler: "Remember, keep them as far away from the pointed ears as I don't want to see long beards. The battle is taking place in my territory for the second time.”

"Okay, my Baron, I will arrange a safe place for them. In fact, Baron, your territory is as if it has been blessed by a lady. Since coming here, I have never been blessed by a lady." Overcoming the troubles of greenskins and beastmen." Katzenberg nodded repeatedly. He wore a pair of round-framed sunglasses. This was a masterpiece of dwarf craftsmen. It was made by Deron using some iron scraps and glass. It was unexpectedly It is extremely popular and orders are coming in continuously.

"Haha~ Just think that you have received the lady's blessing." Ryan smiled disapprovingly.

Facing the greenskins and beastmen, Angron and the Custodes would kill without mercy. Only those runaway slaves who could not survive became bandits. For the sake of being human, Angron and the Custodes turned a blind eye. Close one eye.

Lops and Olivier were mainly doing this. The two knights often led their troops to destroy nearby bandit dens. On the one hand, they trained troops, and on the other hand, they also made some extra money. They had already entered the furthest away. Other duchies.

Dugan didn't understand what Ryan and the others were discussing, and the dwarf was not good at human language. He turned to Deron and said, "Is this human really trustworthy?"

"Don't worry, I have been working on him for several months. This human being is indeed trustworthy and very powerful. He is also a younger brother." Deron stroked his beard with satisfaction: "He has very complete things here, and he is in harmony with Unlike many nobles in this country, he will not dictate our actions, and is willing to give us full power. The taxes collected are also much lower than other territories. If you ask me, this is a good place, and I will stay here. .”

"You're just a younger brother who is so powerful?" Dugan was surprised. He looked at Delong's shiny beard with envy.

For dwarves, beards are a symbol of status, age and identity. Beards must be combed and washed frequently to be beautiful. Delong's beard is so beautiful that Dugan is envious.

"Yes, if you have met his brother, you will know how strong his brother is. Moreover, he seems to know some unknown secrets. Look at this." Deron took out the talisman that Ryan gave him. Text: "I have searched through all the books and found no record of this rune. I have written to the dwarf chief rune lord Master Clark-The Harsh One at the Eternal Peak, asking him to take a look at this rune. Perhaps, this will be the most significant discovery made by the dwarves in hundreds of years."

"What a mysterious lord." Dugan nodded: "Okay, let's settle down first. After so many wars and wanderings, it's time for our tribe to have a family."

Just when the knights and dwarves reached an agreement that this dwarf would make their home here, a group of wood elves appeared.

The leader of the wood elf is Delina, the woodland lord whom Ryan has met: "Hello, Sir Ryan, you are finally back. We have been waiting for you for a long time."

"What do my friends in the forest want from me?"

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