Chapter 233: Preparing for War Rodnik led Zhao Yannian to the dwarf kingdom soon after the attack by the orcs, but because it was only a small group of orcs, it did not cause much damage, but a few unlucky villagers were killed by the lost orcs who broke into their homes, and then these orc warriors were quickly killed by the territorial garrison who rushed to hear the news, but this attack was like a signal, with the first orc attack after the more and more reports of the discovery of orc traces reached the lord's mansion.
Luna doesn't like to deal with government affairs, and Jasmine only likes to make money, so after Zhao Yannian left, the military and political power of the Rodnik leadership was completely headed by Erica alone, although the initial loss was not very large, but according to Zhao Yannian's instructions before leaving, Erica still sent reconnaissance planes to the two territories in the north of the Rodnik territory.
The status of the two territories in the north of the Rodnik Territory in the northwest is very special, although it is located in the northwest, but due to the obstruction of the Dragonspine Mountains, the two territories have never been attacked in the previous orc invasions, so the owners of these two territories, the Taylor family and the Garcia family, have never wavered in the position of nearly a thousand years, it is precisely because of this that the relationship between the two families and the Northwest Legion has been very bad, although every year the two territories will send troops to the Northwest Legion, However, the two territories were self-contained and refused any form of Northwest Army troops.
In just a few years after Zhao Yannian got the Rodnik Territory, although the territory developed vigorously and was reused by the Supreme Council, the emerging nobles were just nouveau riche in the eyes of the old nobles, although the subordinate chambers of commerce between the two have always had contact, but the upper echelons have not had any contact, and Erica, who is busy dealing with the government affairs in the territory that can never be dealt with, has no time to greet these two neighbors.
However, the news brought back by the reconnaissance plane sent this time made Erica have to contact the two lords, because their territory is now in a semi-chaotic state, and the orcs have already stirred up their territory into a mess, if Erica does not intervene, then the orcs down the Maragnon River will soon appear directly in the hinterland of the Rodnik Territory.
"This is the third time we have made an offer, but they still refuse to accept our assistance, not even supplies."
Erica put the letter on the desk, took off the gold wire glasses, and rubbed her temples tiredly, the perennial copywriting work made Erica also suffer from myopia, this glasses were specially made for her by Zhao Yannian, it is said that for this matter, Jasmine has recently nested in her chamber of commerce office every day to look through her accounts.
"Those two old stubborns, when are they still guarding against their own people!"
Hearing Erica's words, Joan of Arc slammed her fist into the wall in exasperation, the knightess and her army had recently been overwhelmed by the stray orcs, and every day they were like whack-a-moles, searching for the orcs who were increasingly able to hide.
Now that Taylor and Garcia are refusing to accept Erica and Joan of Arc's aid, Joan of Arc's whack-a-mole campaign may continue for a long time.
"News from the air force, the current armies of the two territories have been combined, it seems that they are planning to defend their nest and then let the orcs come to attack us, soon the orcs will find out their intentions, and then we will not face this kind of small-scale wanderers, but the elite troops sent by the orcs to harass the rear."
Although Erica has never participated in the army, Zhao Yannian usually tells her a lot of knowledge about war, and this kind of knowledge that was originally used as a story has now played a role, and with enough information, even Erica can understand the other party's intentions and predict what may happen next.
"Can't we force access to their territory through the Supreme Council?"
Joan of Arc said unrelentingly.
"No way, as long as the lord does not rebel and does not flee the territory, then according to the promise made by the king at the beginning, no one can break into a territory with a lord.
This is the bottom line of the lords, no matter who touches it, he will be attacked by the entire lord class, and he is not in the territory now, and we can't rashly ask the Supreme Council for help, in that case, he will be very passive in the face of the Supreme Council when he returns.
Erica sighed as she touched the gold-rimmed glasses on the table with her hand.
"What the hell did that bastard do?
Leaving you a woman here to deal with orcs?
Joan of Arc once again asked without giving up, although Zhao Yannian left a disguised alchemy puppet, but it is impossible for an alchemy puppet to hide a high-ranking professional like Joan of Arc, so after Joan of Arc found out about this, she repeatedly asked Erica about Zhao Yannian's whereabouts, but Erica refused to answer.
"Sister Joan of Arc, you better spare me."
Of course, Erica couldn't say that her husband went to the Elven Forest behind the back of the Supreme Council, and now he was engaged in racial division in the Elven Forest, so she could only beg Joan of Arc for mercy in a coquettish voice.
"Stop!
I really don't know why you women use such a scalp-tinging voice, okay, I won't ask, anyway, that bastard has already paid, and I'll leave the matter of guarding the territory to me.
Although it was December, in the warm Lord's Palace, Joan of Arc was wearing only a single layer of knight's civilian clothes, and after hearing Erica's trembling sister Joan of Arc, the female knight felt her hairs stand on end.
"I know that Sister Joan of Arc is the best, by the way, my father's shipyard has just produced two enhanced sparrows recently, and I have asked the arsenal in the territory to convert them into armed ships, how about selling these two ships to you at cost price?"
Erica got up and left the desk, grabbing Joan of Arc as she tried to escape, asking in a seductive tone.
"Airship!?"
Joan of Arc looked at Erica with shiny eyes, and the knight apparently didn't remember that she was facing the third-ranked profiteer in the Rodnik Command.
"That's right, we used most of the sparrow's space to install weapons, and added a certain amount of armor to him, armed sparrows have an absolute advantage in ground combat, if you can buy a squadron then even if you encounter a beast dragon, you can take them down."
Erica skilfully avoided all the shortcomings of the armed sparrows, and pitched Joan of Arc the cheap flying armament that Bunier had come up with for the convoy.
"I bought it!
As many as you want!
Accounting!
The female knight with starry eyes, in a daze, signed a contract of millions of gold coins again, and then when she left the lord's mansion and was blown by the cold wind, she realized again that she seemed to be unable to escape the fate of working for the Rodnik leader for the rest of her life, unless she could turn her back on the knight's creed and not pay it back.
"Whew!
Jeanne d'Arc should be able to hold out a little longer, and I don't know what happened to that guy now.
Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the Lord's Mansion, looking at the female knight who was riding away, Erica muttered with relief.
In order to ensure the safety of the territory in the future, Erica will allocate all the armed sparrows that have been made recently to Joan of Arc, and giving Joan of Arc credit again is just to allow Joan of Arc to be more dedicated to defense, after a period of getting along, Erica knows the integrity of the female knight, although she usually behaves a little aggressively, but in some aspects she pays great attention to etiquette.
In particular, the knightly code is a code of conduct that female knights are willing to protect with their lives.
The Rodnik Territory is actively preparing for war, Joan of Arc's army and the territory garrison have been sent to build a temporary defense line around the town, the mud and sand plus woven bags and barbed wire fence will soon surround the three settlements of the Cuifeng Town Industrial Zone and the Mining Area in the Rodnik Territory, and the villagers near the Cuifeng Town are also moving to the Cuifeng Town, because there is nothing important elsewhere, Joan of Arc has made up her mind to defend the territory, and this is also the safest way she can take when the army is overstretched.
While the Rodnik leader was waiting for the orc army to come, Zhao Yannian and Alva appeared in the factory on the thirteenth floor of the Water Tower.
"This is the Valkyrie I'm using right now, but its weapon system hasn't been completed yet, so I think you'd be interested in picking up your old job and helping me finish it."
In the warehouse, the Valkyrie VF-1 fighter was quietly stopping in front of the two of them, and Zhao Yannian said to the goblin while summoning the Valkyrie's current detailed parameters.
"Twice the speed of sound, which can be transformed into humanoid combat, is really an interesting research direction, our time has always been in pursuit of enormity and solidity, and there is not much in-depth study of this ingenious machine based on precise mathematical calculations, maybe the path you are taking now may have a brighter future than ours."
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Alva, the goblin, was very interested in this kind of aircraft, which relied on high-thrust engines and aerodynamics.
Goblin technology doesn't focus on mathematics, as much of the Titan's knowledge they inherited was achieved using elements or laws, with results and processes.
Alva was very curious about the form of civilization proposed by Zhao Yannian, which was completely based on a mathematical framework.
Human scientific and technological civilization is not useless in the eyes of goblins, although the start speed of scientific research is very slow, human beings have to find the truth little by little from the most basic phenomena, but once human beings have enough truth, then their civilization will have a chain explosion.
And this eruption seems to be not far off, and perhaps in a few decades, humans will rule the sky, land, and sea, and even in the distant future, they may enter the stars to rule the territories that belong to the gods.