Chapter 332 The King of the Mountain

On this day, a badge was designated to be delivered to Allen. This emblem lies quietly in a vermilion lacquered box covered with black velvet cloth. The shield-shaped emblem has an indigo background. On the left is a unicorn standing upright, and on the right is a palace. The words "glory is life" are written on the lower corridor of the palace. This is the knight award of the Balegon Empire. The knight is the lowest noble in the empire, and the award will vary according to the level.

Like the baronial medal that Edward inherited, the unicorn was replaced by a silver flying eagle. Sir Maud, who is also a baron but has certain military strength, will have a conspicuous golden feather on the eagle, symbolizing the status of a powerful baron.

Allen picked up the medal, looked at his name engraved on it on the back, smiled slightly, and pinned it to his chest. When he came to the suburban army｜pig｜pig｜island｜novel www.[zhu][zhu][] battalion wearing this knight badge, the captain of the city defense, Matto, immediately gave a straight military salute when he saw him.

"Congratulations, Mr. Allen." Matto extended his hand in congratulations.

Allen shook hands with him and said, "Mr. Matto, I don't know how the matter I asked you before is going on?"

"The items will be delivered today. There are a total of 30 sets of light armor and standard swords. As for the short-handled warhammers that you asked the blacksmiths in the city to rush to make, due to limited materials, you can only complete 15 at most." Mato reported accurately. road.

"Aren't there several iron mines in Sur City?"

"Yes, but the output is very small. After all, this mine is very poor. Otherwise, the city of Sur would not have developed an industry mainly based on cotton spinning." Mato said with a wry smile.

Allen nodded and said, "I see."

At this moment, cheers from the soldiers came from the camp playground. Mato smiled slightly and said, "Since the barbarians you brought... no, Baimen. After they were trained here, everyone's enthusiasm for training has increased a lot. Hey, those guys who live on the mountain are extra strong, the three of us guys can only beat one of them, I don't know how you persuade these strong fighters to go down the mountain. I never heard that they would be willing to go out of Aspen mountains."

"As long as there is enough goodwill, Mr. Matto. By the way, is there any progress on the conscription?"

Mato nodded and said, "We have recruited about a hundred young people. If we train them, they will become qualified soldiers. As for more, Suer City probably doesn't have so many young people who meet the requirements."

"It's like recruiting from the outside world, and adventurers are also welcome. As for the funding, I will discuss it with Sir Edward. After the economy of Sur City develops, the defense force must also keep up, otherwise it will easily attract evil wolves." Ai Lunruo pointedly said.

Come to the camp playground,

The young Baimeng named Dima was wrestling with several soldiers from Suer City. When Allen walked over, Roy, who was the instructor of these young people, was about to salute. Allen shook his head, motioning him to keep quiet. He was standing next to Roy, watching Dima easily and flexibly interspersed among several soldiers, and knocked them down when he saw the opportunity.

A moment later, Dima knocked down all the soldiers, beating her chest and howling vigorously, and then was lifted up and thrown up vigorously. In mid-air, Dima saw Alan and waved with a smile. Allen beckoned, Dima fell to the ground and trotted over.

"Gather everyone, I have something for you," Allen said.

Dima yelled a few words in their native language, and soon thirty Baimeng people lined up in several rows. They lined up fairly neatly, and it could be seen that Roy's training these days was not in vain. You must know that when they first entered the city, they didn't even know what a lineup was. Mato and several quartermasters transported the equipment to the playground in a carriage, distributed the equipment to these young people, and instructed them to put on the armor.

After putting on light armor, Dima frowned and said, "Yula, Baimeng people don't need to wear these things."

Yula is what the Baimon people call a warrior. Allen killed the demon incarnated by Baku, and is highly respected by the younger generation of Baimon people. At first Alan planned to ask Dima to change his mind, but later seeing that he had no intention of changing his mind at all, he let him go too. Now hearing what Dima said, Alan smiled and said: "I know the bravery of the Baimeng people, but Dima. These things will not prevent you from fighting, and wearing armor does not mean that you have become cowards. On the contrary, knowing how to protect Only one's own people can become braver, but blindly emphasizing oneself and not being willing to make any changes is a manifestation of arrogance."

"There is a saying in our hometown that arrogance is a sin."

Dima half-understood.

Allen said to the other people: "Warriors of the Baimeng people, you are brave and good at fighting, and you are not afraid of sacrifice. I can foresee that you will raze the mountains and conquer the land. You are the invincible kings of the mountains!"

"From now on, King of the Mountain will be your designation, and I hope its name will be known to the entire empire!"

Including Dima, all the young people's blood was boiling with excitement. They waved their weapons and shouted the title "King of the Mountain". Allen looked at Roy with satisfaction and said, "This army will be handed over to you in the future."

Roy's gray eyes flashed a gleam, and he nodded solemnly.

In the afternoon, 15 short-handled warhammers were sent to the camp and distributed to the army called Shanwang. It's just that the number of war hammers is limited, so Roy only sends them to strong fighters like Dima. From today onwards, Roy began to instruct these people on how to use the warhammer, and Dima and the others also liked this heavy weapon for attacking fortifications.

The next day, Sean from the Chamber of Commerce came to Alan early. He brought a piece of weaving cloth. Thanks to the production technology of the Crosis loom, the needle holes of this piece of weaving cloth are fine, and the quality and pattern are not comparable to the previous manual work. Sean held the piece of fabric and said with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency Allen, this is just one of the products produced on the assembly line. The rare thing about these new textiles is that their quality is uniform, unlike our previous manual work. Due to the problem of habit, the quality of a batch of fabrics will always vary."

After Sean finished speaking, he sighed again.

"The quality of the product is good, and it will definitely sell for a good price. Why is Mr. Xiao En still looking sullen?" Allen asked curiously.

Sean smiled bitterly and said, "You have just come to Sur City, so you don't know much about it. The fabrics we produce every year are eventually sold to the merchants in Violet Port, and then sold to the inland of the empire by water. But there is another link that needs to go through.”

"What link?"

"We can't sell the fabric directly to Violet Port, because there is a bloodstone wasteland between Sur City and Violet Port. Thugs are rampant there, and the strength of the Sur City Chamber of Commerce cannot organize enough guards to transport goods to Violet Hong Kong. So we usually sell it to Storm City at a price that is 30% lower than the market price before they resell it, and the difference is so big, let alone..."

"In other words, our profits are all made by Storm City?" Allen said softly: "This neighbor is really a bad wolf."

Sean nodded: "There is nothing we can do about it. If we don't leave Storm City, we won't even be able to earn back the cost."

"Then let's change it this year." Allen patted him on the shoulder and said, "After Mr. Sean prepares the first batch of new cloth, I will personally organize the escort group to go to Violet Harbor. The difference is There is no need to make Storm City cheaper for nothing."

Sean beamed.

Allen said again: "The profit margins for producing new cloth are actually limited. When we have a certain production capacity, I will find a way to introduce design talents and turn the cloth into ready-made clothing. The added value of that will be three to five times that of pure cloth. Even more than ten times. Mr. Xiao En, work hard, and tell other workshop owners that our future is boundless."

Sean was convinced: "You are really a genius in the business world."

Allen shook his head, turning the fabric into a garment is only the second step, and there will be a third and fourth step in the future. When the cloth produced in Sur City can form a brand effect and successfully enter the aristocratic class of the empire, that is the real success. At that time, Sur City is not afraid that there will be no business to do.

Of course, all of this has to start with the opening of the trade route from Sur City to Violet Harbor.

"yawn!"

Maud sneezed heavily. On this slightly chilly morning, he hurriedly put on his clothes, then squeezed the woman who was still sleeping soundly on the bed, and walked out of the bedroom contentedly. He was in his prime, and as the lord of Storm City, he was able to manage the city and several surrounding towns in an orderly manner, and Maude still had a little bit of it.

Especially after the discovery of a silver mine in the past two years, Storm City's income has increased significantly, and along with it, the army has become stronger. This made Maud feel very high-spirited, but it's a pity that in this remote place, there are really no extra nobles for him to attack, otherwise he wouldn't waste the level 17 source power.

Although there is a city of Sur not far from Storm City, Sir Maud, who has a long-term vision, doesn't like the barren place in the city of Sur. He didn't want to drag down the overall economic strength of Storm City because of the extra city of Sur, and would rather blackmail the lord of that city as usual. But then again, the turmoil in Suer City this year is too great, and three lords have been replaced consecutively in less than half a year.

Now the new lord named Edward has never expressed the slightest, Maud doesn't even know what kind of person he is, only knows that he is very young. But this is enough for Maud, and Maud is even thinking, should he send the army around the city of Sur, and the young man named Edward should come to visit him.

Of course, if he didn't understand this most common way of communication, Sir Maud didn't mind giving him a little lesson. Anyway, there are still war reparations to be taken afterwards, which will also be a good income.