Chapter 111 Genius? Genius is just the threshold for meeting me!
In the dream, there was a lush forest with towering ancient trees, completely blocking the sky.
But wherever he could see, what Raven saw was not green, but red——
There were corpses and broken limbs everywhere on the ground, including elves and humans. Broken and twisted, each corpse had anger and fear on its face.
The forest is burning.
Raven breathed in the blood and ash in the air, feeling almost suffocated.
Standing sideways to avoid a spear, Lei Wen raised his hand and waved his long sword. A streak of blood cut through the sky, splitting an ancient tree next to it in half like a crescent moon. Amidst the loud sound, The elf's stumps were splashed along with the blood.
Striding forward, Raven kicked open a heavy door and saw three old female elves praying loudly around a spring.
Leaven couldn't hear what they were chanting, and he only felt that his heart was filled with panic and anger. He strode forward and threatened them with a sword on his neck, but no one wavered.
The sword pierced the neck of an old elf, but no blood flowed out. The elf suddenly collapsed to the ground, as if only a layer of skin was left.
In a daze, he saw the other two elves showing cruel smiles, their bodies weakening at the same time, black-red liquid flowing from their mouths and noses, and then... gradually gathering at his feet!
“Ah——!”
Leaven opened his eyes suddenly, struggled to sit up from the bed, gasping for air, he felt that his body was chilly, and all his clothes were covered in cold sweat Soaked.
There was a trace of doubt in his eyes: "Could this be how the ancestors were cursed?"
This dream was too real.
However, when he wanted to pursue the details, the traces of the dream began to fade away again, and he found that he could no longer remember the appearance of the three elf women, let alone the content of their chants.
"Lord Baron." Petty's voice sounded outside the house: "It's time for breakfast."
After another moment of silence, and determined that there was no way to trace more details in the dream, Lei Wencai said: "Come in."
After changing clothes and having breakfast under Patty's service, Raven held a long-awaited morning meeting.
Denise's long black hair was tied behind her head, revealing her smooth and plump forehead, and her eyes with a cheerful smile.
Old Gordon sat upright, his eyes lowered, and in front of him were his notes that never seemed to leave his hand.
Eric was still wearing the plate armor, sitting behind the table, and his eyes felt a sense of relaxation that he had not seen for a long time. Obviously, he had recharged himself after returning home.
As for Nancy, who occasionally attended the meeting, she did not appear. The trip to Bloody Heights made her very tired and she spent most of the day catching up on sleep.
As soon as Raven arrived, the three of them stood up and saluted.
Going to the main seat and sitting down, Raven smiled and motioned for everyone to sit down and started today's agenda.
First of all, there is the commonplace refugee problem. Now it can be temporarily appeased, but subsequent resettlement is a problem. Eagle Town does not have so much land for them to cultivate.
Eric suggested that another group of soldiers could be recruited; Denise said that a brewery could be built in Eagle Town, which could absorb more people.
In addition, the construction of Eagle Town also requires a large number of off-the-job labor.
However, these are just intentions, and the specifics will be determined based on the situation after the riot is over.
After setting a general strategy, the focus of the meeting shifted from the resettlement and diversion of refugees to the economic level.
You know, before Raven left, there were only more than two hundred gold coins left in the warehouse.
And future income is not optimistic either.
The biggest objective factor is the current situation.
The Hand of Death has plunged most of the Nord province into turmoil. Even if the turmoil can be quelled within the year, the devastation it will cause is incalculable.
Golden Town is an export-oriented economy and is extremely dependent on the consumption of the outside population. Under the current background, it is foreseeable that tax revenue will be significantly reduced.
Since they are products of the Eagle Territory such as Angel's Tears and Angel's Kiss, their sales may also be greatly affected. It is hard to say how much revenue will be left after the orders in hand are completed.
The construction of Eagle Town has been planned, with pubs, restaurants, hotels, opera houses, even breweries, dueling grounds, etc.
Before Raven came back, these plans had been put aside by Old Gordon for later preparation, because this would almost involve renovating Eagle Town from top to bottom, and at least tens of thousands of gold coins would have to be invested. .
But it’s different now.
The number of gold coins was finally counted by Old Gordon. There were 68,723 gold coins in total.
Due to the current situation, this money cannot be spent for a while, but it does not prevent it from stabilizing everyone's heart like a ballast stone.
This gold coin not only saved the finances of the Eagle Territory, which was about to collapse, but also acted like a panacea, making old Gordon's face glow.
With this money, no matter what the chaos is outside, as long as the army is not approaching the city, the development of the Eagle Territory will not be hindered.
Even though he was as mature and prudent as Old Gordon, he had a few thoughts in his mind about letting Baron Raven walk around the Bloody Highlands twice more.
Of course, it is just a thought. Old Gordon will not say such unreliable thoughts.
Denise is also very happy. Now Meng City is under siege. It is conceivable that when this turmoil is over, the business structure will undergo profound changes. With the support of the Eagle Leader's abundant funds, she is confident that she can survive Expand your business territory in the wasteland. Eric was even less worried. After experiencing the bloody Highland Battle, he believed that Raven would pay more attention to the construction of the army than he did.
With this issue over, Raven began to arrange the operation of the riverside workshop.
Except for Angel Kiss, which is difficult to maintain because the supply of flowers has been discontinued, Angel Tears and Angel Embrace can still be produced for a long time, and there is no need to stop.
After all, whether it is wine or perfume, they are not afraid of long-term storage.
In addition, he also ordered Poirot to suspend other work and prepare as much perfume "base" as possible for him, that is, high-concentration alcohol.
Mosingan's death sounded the alarm for Raven.
Therapeutic potions are not omnipotent, and the subsequent wound treatment cannot rely entirely on boiling water and boiling bandages.
Every soldier who has seen blood is a valuable asset. It is a pity that he did not die on the battlefield but died of bacterial or viral infection.
The female workers led by Qiao Ya who sew product labels do not have to stop working. In addition to labels, they can also sew clothing, bedding, etc.
Raven did not intend to release the leatherworkers headed by Green. With the surface iron plating process, the protective capabilities of ordinary leather armor could be greatly improved, so they would not have to worry about sales.
Finally, there are the gray dwarves. Raven is going to let them forge a long sword from star iron, and then start making farm tools - this will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the gray dwarves, but who will let Raven Are they their masters, and they will start pioneering after spring?
After all the details were discussed, it was noon. Raven left Eric to have lunch together and discuss future army construction.
"It won't be long before we have to pull the team to support the Slater family." Raven tore off a piece of bread and threw it into his mouth to chew: "There are not many soldiers left in the first battalion, and we can't recruit more troops. It’s too late, I’m going to take all the soldiers into my own ranks, what do you think?”< br>
“Wise decision, sir.” Eric swallowed a mouthful of roasted garlic: “After a great war, our soldiers can be considered elite even if they are placed in the Iron Legion. No private soldier can compare with us.”
Raven smiled: "How is it compared to Viscount John's 'Snow Maple Legion' and Baron Angel's 'Iron Furnace Legion'?"
Eric's expression became serious: "Above them, sir. "
"Oh? Really?" Raven raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Indeed." Eric analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the two armies: "In terms of personal strength and organizational planning, Viscount John's 'Snow Maple Legion' is superior; but due to its own Guarding the iron mines, the forging industry is also quite developed, and Baron Angel's 'Iron Armored Guards' are more sophisticated in equipment."
"However, both armies have the same problem - there is no real weapon. experienced the war”
Raven frowned slightly: "In previous years, wouldn't the horse thieves from the Bloody Highlands also come down to plunder? Didn't they ever fight?"
"Indeed, they did." Eric did not deny this. : "But the horse thieves came down to rob supplies and women."
"Generally speaking, if the horse thieves encounter a small group of private If you encounter a large group of private soldiers, you will choose to rush forward and drive them away; if you encounter a large group of private soldiers, you will use your mobility to escape, so there will rarely be a head-on battle. "
" A troop that has only experienced small fights cannot withstand pressure.”
Leaven grinned:
"According to what you say, are the private soldiers of the nobles in Nord province all useless?"
Eric was stunned for a moment and thought carefully: "When you put it this way, it's pretty much the same."
“Although our province of Nord is the border of the empire, to the north is the Principality of Eivor among the Feton city-states, and to the west is the Bloody Highlands. There is nothing too powerful. A threatening enemy."
"The private soldiers of each family lack the same practical training as our Eagle Army."
As he spoke, Eric sighed heavily: " It is said that there are many brave men in the border areas, but the combat effectiveness of our private soldiers is not as good as that of the nobles in Eastwood, which is adjacent to the Miracle Mountains in the south."
"If we really talk about quality, most of the nobles' private soldiers are not as good as the horse thieves in the bloody highlands!"
Leaven smiled slightly.
I didn’t expect that Eric, a veteran, still had a bit of an “angry youth” in his heart.
But in retrospect, the horse thieves are indeed crazy enough. Although they are just a ragtag group in organization, once they fight, they can be said to be fierce and not afraid of death.
“Let’s not talk about Heleti, just talk about the two helpers he found, Fire Beard and Steel Teeth.”
Eric was afraid that Raven wouldn't believe it, so he continued his analysis:
"These two people are both second-level extraordinary people. In the end, they didn't even touch a hair of yours, sir, and were beaten away by your soldiers. This shows how elite our Eagle Army is!”
A smile appeared on Raven’s lips: “I’ve killed the third-level Heleti, so what do two second-level ones mean?”
"And these two people have been frightened out of their wits. You forgot, when we came out of the Bilgewater Oasis, they sent people over to show their loyalty."
Ai Rick sighed: "Yeah, that little word is used, you can almost see them sticking their butts up, just barely wagging their tails."
"However, this is also a matter of flexibility and flexibility. Especially that Gangya, who is only in his early twenties, is already a second-level strength, possesses rare lightning fighting spirit, has seventy or eighty horse thieves under his command, and can also judge the situation. I have to say that he is also a genius. ."
"Heh." Raven smiled slightly.
“Genius?”
“Genius is just the threshold for meeting me!”
At this point, Raven was suddenly startled and looked at Eric playfully:
"Did Old Gordon say anything to you?"
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(End of this chapter)