Chapter 446 The King’s Expectations

At this time, Brian suddenly stopped and shouted to Tang En: "Brother, come here too, I have something good for you to see!"

Tang En was startled and followed happily.

"Wait until I come over and start researching!"

After warning Nokia, Brian took Tang En and ran to the forging room. After hearing a series of clanging noises, Brian came out carrying a half-armor.

Tang En raised his eyebrows: "Is this what you have been studying for the past few days?"

"That's right!"

Brian said proudly and proudly: "You can try it, I guarantee you will be shocked by its superior defense capabilities!"

"Is it?"

Tang En nodded noncommittally. Since Ellington installed fish scale armor and chain mail, this kind of closed armor has become more and more unpopular. People like Locke who are used to wearing it will continue to choose this kind of armor. Kind of armor.

Brian put half of the armor on a dummy, and then handed Tang En a sword: "Try slashing with all your strength!"

Tang En raised his sword: "Full force?"

Brian felt guilty immediately: "Uh... chop it gently."

Tang En used his strength and lightly slashed with the sword. When the sword struck the armor, he clearly felt a sense of sluggishness. The power seemed to be dispersed all of a sudden... no, it was buffered. Originally, it was buffered. The concentrated burst of power was buffered many times. The specific manifestation was that the sword failed to break through the defense and only scratched the armor.

"This is……"

Tang En was surprised. This was clearly an anti-seismic buffer layer. With the skills of dwarf craftsmen, it was really not easy to do this.

"Surprised?"

Brian said proudly: "This is what I noticed when I was fighting against the polluters in the Black Stone Cave. Those soldiers who were forced to carry them were either dead or disabled, but the warriors who retreated with the flow could survive very well, so I thought of it. Can we also make such changes when wearing armor?"

Tang En said sincerely: "It's a very good design. If it can be mass-produced on the assembly line, it will definitely be very popular among soldiers."

"Mass production? It may be a bit troublesome. Some of the processes involved are difficult...but I can contact some dwarf craftsmen. If they are willing to work for you, we can make it by hand."

"The efficiency of manual manufacturing is too slow. We need to find a way to solve the difficulty of mass production."

Tang En waved his hand and said: "If the whole thing doesn't work, just break it into parts. The parts can be produced into molds to achieve mass manufacturing. As long as they can be separated, assembly line production can be achieved."

"This... okay, I'll think about it later."

"I'll leave this matter to you. If you want, you can recruit some more dwarf craftsmen. Their salaries will be paid according to normal standards."

Tang En stayed in the institute for a while, then went out to continue busy with other things.

And while Ellington was busy with research and development, construction, and accepting refugees, to the north was Fort Casparmi.

"You said those villages are all empty?"

Lawrence's face was very ugly. The tax officer went to the villages to collect protection taxes, only to find that all the people in several villages had disappeared!

He didn't freeze to death or starve to death, nor was he killed by a monster, but simply disappeared!

Lawrence was not a fool, on the contrary, he was very smart. Just thinking about it for a moment made his expression even worse. It was obvious that he knew that the residents of those villages took advantage of the heavy snow to block the roads and fled.

"Damn it! Those damn untouchables! They are my property!"

Lawrence was extremely angry and pushed everything on the table to the ground. He gasped and asked, "Did the patrol find any traces? Can they be caught?"

Lawrence does not care about the lives of the villagers, that is not important. What is important is that they live, and they can create value while they are alive. To Lawrence, their status is equivalent to slaves, or free workers. What Lawrence needs is their labor capacity.

"Lord, the snow has begun to melt. It is difficult for the patrol to find footprints. Because the permafrost has melted, it is difficult to find any traces, but..."

The housekeeper lowered his voice and said, "But Captain Jack found some clues that clearly indicate that they are going south."

"South? Jinhu Town?"

"Lord, everyone in Jinhu Town has also disappeared..."

"It's not Jinhu Town, could it be... Ellington?"

The butler nodded silently, and Lawrence's mood became even worse. He felt a pain in his head when he thought about his people escaping to Ellington and becoming that guy's wealth.

"Should we send troops there..."

The steward whispered a suggestion: "According to the rules of the Noble Council, in this case you can send troops to recover the people who fled to resist the tax."

"Send troops..."

Lawrence frowned and said suddenly: "I need to report this matter. Don't let anyone disturb me for the time being."

"Understood."

After the butler exited the room, Lawrence immediately took out an unused magic letter. After activating the mark, he began to write quickly. After a long report of the situation, he finally added a sentence: "I think this is This is the best opportunity and excuse to attack Tang En, please convey the instructions."

East, Alexis.

When the magic letter was activated, it automatically appeared in front of the acting patriarch, Charles. After opening the envelope and reading Lawrence's report word for word, Charles raised his eyebrows and replied: "The personnel have not returned yet, and are on standby for the time being."

The elites secretly cultivated by the Kadir family, that is, the Sissa Power mercenary group, were all taken to the underground world by the Shadow-Eating Snake Sunason. So far, Sunason has not returned, and his father has not yet fully mastered the power in his body. Strength, Charles was confused.

Since those adventurers who knew about it had not yet returned from the underground world, he still did not know that the Sisa Power mercenary group had been completely wiped out, and that Sonnerson was no longer even a scumbag.

After replying to Lawrence, Charles thought for a moment and wrote again: "You can test Ellington's truth and falsehood as appropriate, master detailed information, and be ready to attack at any time."

After seeing Lawrence's reply, Charles sneered and burned the magic letter to ashes.

"Tang En, Tang En... let's just let you be arrogant in your three-thirds of the land for a few days. After the venerable Lord returns, you will become a sacrifice to our snake of darkness! Ha, ha ha ha..."

Moulton, who was just about to knock on the door, heard the terrible laughter coming from inside. He couldn't help but tremble, silently retracted his hand, turned and left.

Royal Garden Area.

Victor was lying on a chair, comfortably enjoying the warm sunshine of the winter afternoon. The top-quality black tea that had just been brewed exuded the aroma. His wife, Queen Olena, and daughter, Princess Alleria, were sitting not far away. A family It is rare for people to enjoy leisure time in this winter.

At this time, a carrier pigeon landed next to Victor. Victor pressed the ring on the pigeon's head, and the pigeon turned into a letter with a "bang" sound.

Victor saw the stamp mark on the envelope, raised his eyebrows slightly, opened the letter and read it.

After a moment, Victor couldn't help but burst out laughing, attracting the attention of Olena and Alleria.

"Father?"

"Twain is indeed... ahem, he is indeed the man I value!"

Victor coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Ellington encountered a blizzard that blocked the city, and then encountered a rare and extremely large-scale beast attack. Now it has welcomed a large wave of refugees."

"ah!?"

Alleria was shocked: "Then why didn't he use the teleportation array to ask for help from his father?"

"Ask for help? I handle everything in an orderly manner, why do I need help?"

Victor laughed and said: "A blizzard closed the city, but Ellington had plenty of food and there was no famine at all. It is said that he also used fire element creatures to create some kind of centralized heating system to provide residents with floor heating services, which is better than a fireplace." Convenience and trouble-free.”

"The super-large beast attack was blocked by him and his warriors from outside the city. The warcraft were all annihilated before they even had a chance to enter Ellington. Instead, a large number of magic cores and precious warcraft were left behind. Materials such as leather and bones were transported out and resold by his Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, which is equivalent to making a lot of money!"

"These refugees came from the villages near Fort Kaspami. It is said that the city was closed due to heavy snow, and they were attacked by monsters. The lord also wanted to collect more taxes, so they fled to Ellington."

After a pause, Victor said with joy: "What I admire most about Tang En is that he accepted all those refugees without saying a word! Not only did he arrange food for them, but he also arranged jobs for them. …That’s Ellington there! In just half a year, it has transformed from a small, poor town into a big city today! Who would have believed that Twain could do this before?”

Alleria curled her lips. Her prejudice against Tang En made her unhappy to see Victor praise Tang En. She said: "These are not so much Tang En's achievements as they are the Fiona he recruited." Take the credit.”

"But," Victor smiled slightly, "it was Tang En who tapped out Fiona's abilities. This ability to employ people without doubting others and to bring out the best potential of others is exactly what a ruler does. The abilities you should have.”

"ruler!"

Princess Alleria was horrified: "Father, you don't want to flatter him and kill him, do you?! You know, if what you just said was heard by others, it would be enough to create a huge storm."

"Praise for him? No, no, no, I really appreciate his ability."

Victor sighed, he was just a king, but who was Tang En? Son of God!

Is he qualified to praise Tang En? Do not make jokes……

"All in all, Ellington's rise is unstoppable now that he has Twain. You don't have to worry too much about the Kadir family's petty thoughts. If they are willing to bring about their own destruction, just let them go."

As a king who was almost ignored, Victor was very happy to see Tang En kill the Qadir family, and now he just moved a chair to applaud and watch from close range.