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    Born in a world prone to wars, as a lord, Alvin's most important thing is naturally the army in his hands and his own safety. Therefore, after he became a lord, several projects he took charge of were related to the defense system of Lion Heart Valley.  , as for the internal affairs of the territory, he usually just draws up an outline, and leaves the specific implementation to Raymond and others. If it is handled well, there will be rewards, and if it is handled poorly, it will be punished. With the army in hand, he is not worried.  What will Raymond and others do with the power in their hands?  "If it weren't for the fact that the maritime trade routes were too important to maximize the value of the resources produced in the small world, he might not be willing to take that trip to the sea.  Because of this, one can imagine how much Ivan will attach importance to the coming 20,000 troops.  After staying in the mage tower and discussing the details of the wedding with Ollie for several days, Ivan finally waited for the news that the left army of the 210th Legion had arrived in the Lion Heart Territory.  After sending a messenger to spread the news, the 20,000 people from the left army changed their marching route, and under the leadership of Guis, headed in the direction of the circular camp that was being expanded.  The expansion project of the ring camp has only started less than a week ago. In the camp, surrounding the large piece of 'magic-rich soil' in the center, a large number of barracks have just been built, without any painting or decoration, but  Military camps are not that particular, and the poor living conditions have little impact. Compared to sleeping in the wilderness, these barracks are barely acceptable.  Naturally, it was impossible to hide the news of Zuo Jun's arrival from the well-informed people in Lion Heart Valley. Ai Wen did not think about hiding it. He just wanted to achieve the greatest shock effect at the subsequent wedding, so he did not go out to publicize it now.  Naxi did not nominally hold a position in the 210th Army, so he separated from the Left Army as early as when it passed through his own territory. Shortly after returning to his territory, he organized a team of envoys.  He came over under the guise of coordinating business transactions.  Although they were about half a day later than the left army, the small group of people was obviously moving faster than the large group of people, so they finally entered the Lion Heart Valley with the messenger sent by Gis, and then asked to see Ivan as soon as possible.  After receiving the report, Alvin knew that Naxi¡¯s purpose of coming this time should be to put the previous oral agreement into the form of a contract.  It has been officially confirmed. If he makes excuses to delay or directly regrets it, the large left army unit that was led to the ring camp by Giese will turn into a bomb in an instant, destroying the rising army.  The Lion Heart Collar fell to the ground again.  Although most of the soldiers in the Zuo Army can only be used as cannon fodder, there are simply too many of them.  Even if Ivan can finally win this battle with the five thousand troops in Lionheart Valley, at least Odelia Port and the ring camp will definitely be destroyed, not to mention turning against Coven.  Fortunately, Aiwen has no intention of going back on his word. Due to the habits of his previous life, he has always believed that a win-win situation for both parties is the right way to cooperate. As long as it is beneficial to him, he can do it without shaking his own foundation.  It is not unacceptable to pay an appropriate price. If you just want to take advantage and don't want to suffer a loss, there is no such a good thing in the world.  Therefore, after receiving the news that Baron Naxi arrived and wanted to meet him, Ivan immediately said to Ollie and then left the Mage Tower.  Rush to meet him.  When he came to the city hall and saw Naxi again in the living room, Ivan noticed that his face, which had always looked energetic, had a rare look of tiredness. It was probably due to the fatigue of running around for half a month, which made him feel a little tired.  Tired.  Seeing Alvin appear, Naxi stood up quickly.  After the two were polite for a while, they got down to business.  The so-called main topic, of course, does not refer to the commercial exchanges between the two territories. Naturally, the subordinates brought by Naxi will discuss such matters on their behalf.  Naxi's own purpose of coming was not beyond Alvin's expectation, and it was precisely for the transfer of military power from the Left Army.  Although the Volunteer Legion is a regular legion, because its members are all volunteers, according to regulations, this type of legion is fully controlled by the corresponding Demon Castle envoy, so its actual ownership has always been relatively vague.  Precisely because of the ambiguity of ownership of the volunteer corps, such incidents of privately granting military power are not without precedent in the long history of the formation of volunteer corps in Devil's Castle, and there are quite a lot of them. Therefore, Naxi cited old precedents and prepared early.  After completing a contract recognized by the Demon Castle, just waiting for Ivan to sign it, the Zuo Army's 20,000 troops can be officially handed over to Ivan.  Ivan and Naxi sat down face to face, then took the carefully kept contract from Naxi's hand and read it carefully.  Ivan has always been cautious about contracts concocted by demons, and this time is no exception.  Although Naxi kept hinting that the terms listed on the contract were all discussed last time and there was no need to worry, he still took his timeOkay, look through it.  Ai Wen's seriousness is really not unnecessary. When he saw half of the contents of the contract, he discovered a well-hidden trap. Although the contents of this trap were not considered sinister, once Zuo Jun came out,  If there is a problem, he is likely to fall into a passive position because of this trap, and at least he will have to lose a lot of money.  After reading the entire contract, Ivan bluntly pointed out the two text traps he found. Naxi looked embarrassed, defended a few words without any confidence, and then obediently followed Ivan's request.  , eliminated these two traps, and revised the contents of the contract again.  After taking over the contract that had been revised by Naxi, Aiwen carefully read it again to prevent Naxi from taking advantage of him. While changing the traps at the back, he also conveniently added new traps at the front. Fortunately, Naxi saw it.  Ivan checked so carefully, and if he consciously made any small moves in the contract, it was unlikely that he could hide it, so he did not do anything in the contract.  After reading the contents of the contract again, Ivan began to think deeply. After thinking for a moment, he finally made a decision. Under Naxi's urging eyes, he signed his name at the bottom of the contract, and a bright light flashed.  , this contract was formally established.  Putting down the pen, Ivan handed the contract in his hand to Naxi, who was smiling.  The 100,000 gold coins required to be handed over per month in the contract were renamed and returned to Ivan's hands in the form of military salary and military expenses. This was even more deceiving than the simple military salary that Ivan expected. If Aiwen  Wen Zhen wanted to build it into a powerful force. In addition to the military salary, he actually had to bear the cost of military supplies and the replacement and loss of weapons and equipment.  But if those 20,000 leftist troops are really only cannon fodder troops.  For a fee of 100,000 gold coins, it cannot be said that Kewen is stingy.  In addition to this hidden loss, there are many other small text traps in this contract, but after reading it, Ivan felt that his main interests had been protected in these small details.  Just don't care too much.  In the final analysis, this is still related to one's own strength. If one's own strength is strong, so what if he really violates the contract? Who dares to hold on to Ivan to death?  After signing the contract, look at it from a certain perspective.  Alvin and Naxi are considered a family, so he can feel free to ask questions that were originally more sensitive.  "Baron Naxi, since you are a confidant of Viscount Cowen, you must have a deep understanding of some of the problems in the newly formed legion, so you should also know. After taking over the Zuo Army, what is the biggest problem I face now?  What is it? Then please tell me, can I rectify the soldiers of the Left Army through some reasonable means?" Ivan asked seriously.  Although the financial expenditure will be more than Ivan expected, if we can really squeeze out the water in Zuojun and fill it with some dry goods.  Then the left army of the 210th Army is a truly worthy army.  "In principle, imposters are not allowed in the officially established army, and in order to win the great holy war, empty pay is not allowed in the army, so if it is due to disability or other reasons. There is one  If a large number of soldiers withdraw from the army, then the Demon God's Castle will allow the army commander to take advantage of it and fill up the army quota." Naxi was obviously prepared for this issue, as he spoke.  It's a long list of standard answers.  But think about it, no matter what happens now, this army will eventually go to the battlefield. Taking the benefits and giving Aiwen a cannon fodder unit is too much, and he is not allowed to think of ways to make this army stronger.  Wasn't it clear that he was going to die?  With Aiwen¡¯s current strength and future development prospects, when the holy war begins, there may not be the only way to defect to Kewen.  Ivan had already speculated that this possibility might be possible from various collected information, but when he actually got this answer from Naxi, he still felt relieved. It would take nearly twenty years before the real jihad would begin. He  There is still a lot of time to manage this cannon fodder-like left army. I don¡¯t believe that by then, the left army will be as weak as it is now.  Thinking of this, the expression on Aiwen's face gradually relaxed, and he smiled and said: "With your answer, I feel relieved. I wonder what Viscount Kewen has other ideas about the arrangement of the left army's arms?" "The arms  Arrangement?" Naxi was startled. This seems to be nothing to discuss. There are only three types of troops in the demon world, infantry, cavalry and archers.  Not to mention infantry, the current left army is all infantry. As for cavalry and archers, they are technical arms that require a lot of money to train. No matter how you look at it, Ivan does not seem to be rich enough to use a group of cannon fodder.  Upstarts trained as cavalry or archers.    ¡°Yes, maybe you don¡¯t know yet, but my territory produces high-quality crossbows. In the border battle that broke out half a year ago, most of the demon lords on the border purchased a large number of excellent crossbows in my territory.  Crossbow" Aiwen saw Naxi's puzzled look and explained briefly.  "That's it" Naxi nodded, as if he admired Aiwen's achievements very much, but he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. Are he preparing to equip the cannon fodder with bows and crossbows? They are indeed from the nouveau riche.  Style, but I¡¯m really envious After feeling a little depressed, Naxi cheered up and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about this, because Viscount Kewen has not placed any restrictions on the left army¡¯s arms. If you are willing, the entire left army can be  There is no problem if all the 20,000 troops of the army are trained as crossbowmen. " "Haha, you are kidding me. It's okay to have all four armies of the 210th Army gathered together and they can cooperate with each other, but now my left army is independent.  If you come out and train such a single type of troops, aren't you looking for death?" Ivan shook his head and laughed.  Naxi also smiled apologetically, looking embarrassed as if he had accidentally made a bad idea.  "Stop rambling, and be more serious. As long as I don't violate the contract, I can treat the Zuo Army as a small army?" Ivan didn't want Naxi to just mess around and sat next to Naxi.  .  He asked while tugging on his clothes.  "Absolutely!" Naxi couldn't be forced and had to reply: "Since the military power of the Zuo Army has been handed over to you by Viscount Kewen, then as long as you do not break the law or violate the terms of the contract, no matter how you torture the Zuo Army,  The army is your freedom, but the most important thing on the battlefield is the strength of the army. If you don¡¯t want your investment to be wasted in the end, you¡¯d better not mess around!¡± ¡°I remember!  "Ai Wen said with joy on his face. Naxi stared at him for a long time, but he didn't understand whether he listened to his warning.  Don't you just hear the sentence that you can let him do whatever you want?  "Forget it, no matter how messed up, the Zuo Army's strength cannot be worse than it is now!" Naxi shook his head secretly and thought.  "By the way, Baron Naxi, you were in a hurry last time and didn't have time to visit the weapons and armor produced by our Lion Heart Leader. I wonder if you are interested in visiting this time?" After the two questions in Ivan's heart were satisfied, he suddenly  Thinking of his military purchase plan, there was no chance of using the military purchase to redress his troops to make money, so he naturally turned to Naxi. After thinking about it again, Naxi's territory had just been developed, and there was definitely no military industry available, so he quickly spoke  Invited.  Naxi wanted to say that he was not interested.  But then I thought about it, since the products of the Lionheart Territory can be valued by many demon lords in the border areas, then the crossbows produced here might really have something special. In this case, there is no harm in going over to have a look, so I followed half-heartedly.  Alvin went to the specially planned craftsman workshop area in Lion Heart Valley.  The workshop area in the outer city was planned by Alvin a year ago, and a year has passed.  In addition to repairing the weapons and armor of the mercenaries, the most important thing here is to produce the new crossbows used by Aiwen when he expanded the Lionheart Territory.  Compared with the new crossbows used in combat, the crossbows produced in the workshop area are slightly different, and they are not more advanced.  Instead, it becomes more backward.  This is also Joanna's request. Of course, the products she uses and the ones she sells to others cannot be of the same grade. As long as the products she sells are better than the common crossbows on the market, why do she have to sell the most advanced products?  Give it to someone else!  After Aiwen suddenly realized it, he left the complete version of the new crossbow in the small world for production, and the reduced version of the new crossbow was transferred to the workshop area for production.  This not only prevents Aiwen from being able to produce new crossbows as usual when he leaves the territory, but it can also be regarded as a cover-up. After all, there is not even a place to produce crossbows in the territory. Who would believe that you have a large number of crossbows for sale here.  However, in addition to the new crossbows, there is a new product in the workshop area, which is the special ceramic armor that Xiong Da has just successfully fired.  Hundreds of pairs of special ceramic armors were hung densely on a flat ground, shining brightly and attracting attention.  Some highly curious mercenaries have already gathered around and looked around the ceramic armor.  For the purpose of attracting popularity, Xiong Da didn't drive away these guys who just didn't want to buy, and stood there with a blind eye.  Naxi followed Aiwen here. He first took the new crossbow in his hand, pointed it at the wooden target in the distance and actually shot for a while. He praised him repeatedly, as if he had decided to make a large purchase when he returned, and then he was attracted by Aiwen.  Wen deliberately led him to the place where Xiong Da placed the special ceramic armor. As expected, the jade-like ceramic armor caught Naxi's attention immediately.  "What kind of material is this?" Naxi walked to aNext to the deputy special ceramic armor, he stretched out a finger and tapped lightly on the surface of the ceramic. Hearing the sound made by the ceramic, he couldn't help but be a little confused.  It's not that Naxi has never seen ceramics, he just never thought that ceramics can also be used to make armors, let alone that ceramics can be fired so beautifully. To achieve this visual effect when making metal armors, you can only arrange people carefully every day.  It requires oiling to remove rust, but ceramic armor only requires a wipe with a damp cloth to achieve the same effect.  "This is a special material we developed. You can think of it as an alchemical material." Naturally, Ivan would not answer honestly. He told a big lie and changed the subject: "How about it, Baron Naxi, do you want to wear it?"  "Try to test its strength?" Baron Naxi thought for a while and nodded. As a general, it is normal to pursue good weapons and armor. If the appearance can be better with good performance, then  It couldn't be better, these special ceramic armors fit his aesthetic perfectly.  With Naxi¡¯s permission, Xiong Da immediately asked someone to remove a pair of ceramic armor from the dummy. Only then did Naxi discover that these armors could be disassembled.  With Naxi¡¯s permission, Xiong Da immediately asked someone to remove a pair of ceramic armor from the dummy. Only then did Naxi discover that these armors could be disassembled.
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