"Crown, are you going to accept the Baroness?" Muse asked respectfully.


    "Of course not." Renault sneered, "you tell Duke Byron, let him tell the king, I only want population, don''t want any bullshit title."


    It''s a honey with poison. Only a fool can accept it.


    According to the common rules of foreign countries, if Renault accepts the title and fiefdom, it means that from now on, he will become a vassal of the king and have certain obligations to the king.


    Once the war broke out, he had to serve in the army and fight for the king. He had to bring his own dry food, manpower, equipment, food and materials, and pay for them.


    On the other hand, it also means that Renault will become a member of the ruling class of Qianhu kingdom. When the Kingdom needs to pay some special taxes, the most typical of which is "war tax".


    If, in peacetime, the king''s offer was extremely generous, and the benefits of receiving titles and fiefdoms were significantly greater than the costs, it would be a very good deal.


    This is a time of war. It can be predicted that in the next few years, the flames of war will be shrouded in this land. Renault not only has no time to operate the fiefdom, but also has to spend a lot of money, manpower and material resources in vain, which is a loss to grandma''s family.


    He thought for a moment, put up a finger and said:


    "if the king is willing to give up 10000 people, I can promise that he will not pursue Prince elfalon any more."


    This is absolutely naked blackmail, and it is also Renault''s "life money" for the king. If you want to avoid the fate of the prince, you should honestly pay the "protection fee" to the master, otherwise you will be punished in the autumn.


    Muse replied with a smile:


    "under the crown, I will definitely tell the Duke to convey your request to Blue Lake City, the capital of the kingdom."


    Renault nodded and said:


    "by the way, please help me to invite Alex, the head of the Duke''s leading Knights'' order, to be at Haichao manor tomorrow afternoon. I want to have lunch with him..."


    "Alex?" Muse was stunned and asked curiously, "what can I do for you?"


    Renault grinned:


    "dig the wall!"


    The port of Odin island.


    At this time, the port is unprecedentedly busy, and the workers are busy running around, roaring, heavy objects colliding, and the operation of magic machines.


    There are mountains of goods on the wharf. Magic forklift drives back and forth on the wharf to transport the stacked containers to magic crane tower, and then transfer them to sailing ships.


    Among these goods, in addition to various commodities produced by the territory, there are also a large number of arms, including hundreds of boxes of air gun bullets and heavy machine gun bullets, totaling more than 5 million rounds, 500 magic air guns, 1000 magic pistols, and 50 magic heavy machine guns.


    These weapons will be sent to the base island and stored in warehouses to prepare for the upcoming war.


    Among the 16 sailing ships berthed in the berth, the most striking one is a strange catamaran. The workers working at the wharf and the civilians nearby frequently turn their eyes on this ship.


    Please note that this is a catamaran, not a sailboat.


    Yes, the ship has no mast and sails. In the towering forest of masts, it is a subversive existence.


    At the first sight of it, everyone is shocked and can''t help but think that there is no sail. Can it be called a boat?


    This is heresy!


    Not to mention its shape, it is so strange.


    The catamaran is made up of two 1200 ton hulls. Each ship is made of steel ribbed wooden shell. The middle connecting structure, namely the middle deck, is integrated with the keel. The whole body is made of magic metal alloy, which is extremely strong.


    Its deck superstructure was actually built on the middle deck, forming a high ship island. It looks very eye-catching. The decks on both sides of the ship are flat. At a glance, it looks like two straight and flat runways.


    What''s more surprising is that the decks on both sides are not wooden decks, and their surfaces are covered with a layer of metal.


    This is the latest magic catamaran made by the shipyard - "Haier".


    Since the magic tower was put into operation in Odin harbor, the workers found that the existence of masts greatly affected the operation of the tower. When the boom rotates, they must be extra careful about the masts, otherwise once the two collide, the consequences will be unimaginable.


    In a recent unloading process, due to carelessness, the cargo carried by a crane tower accidentally hit a mast.


    The pallet tilted in the violent collision, resulting in eight more than 1 ton containers falling on the deck of the sailing ship, killing four sailors and seriously injuring six people on the spot. Two big holes were also made on the deck, causing serious damage to the sailing ship.


    The tragedy shocked the whole territory. In a fury, the consul directly removed the person in charge of the port. A large number of people also lost their jobs, from the chief executive of the administrative department to the staff who operated the tower.After the incident, the port strengthened the safety management in an all-round way. A safety officer was specially assigned for each tower to pay attention to the operation of the boom at any time to avoid such accidents.


    In addition, this event also prompted the administrative department to make up its mind to abandon masts and sails and turn to pure thermal magic power ships in an all-round way. Haier is the first achievement of this plan.


    At this time, 24 "bull" magic armored vehicles and 120 small fat donkeys are neatly arranged in a square array, waiting to be lifted on pier 6 and 7.


    This is the military equipment produced by magic vehicle factory during this period of time. As the first organized armored unit of the island protection team, they will be transported to the mainland by this ocean going fleet and become the trump card against the black Orc army.


    This batch of magic vehicles are all-round improved models. During the training tour in the mainland a few months ago, the "experimental version" of Manniu and xiaofeidonkey went through the actual test and found many defects. The officially finalized version has improved these problems.


    "Bang!" The heavy metal tray fell to the ground with a dull sound.


    "Squeak Squeak... "


    A sharp whistle followed, and a dispatcher in a red vest waved his hands and yelled at a magic armored car:


    "Hey, man, drive this big guy to the tray quickly


    An island guard retracted his head to the cockpit, started the thermal magic engine, drove the armored car to the tray, and stopped steadily.


    the red vest whistled again, walked around the tray, carefully checked the cable connecting the tray, and only after confirming that there was no problem, raised the red triangle flag of his right hand and issued a "lifting" signal to the tower cockpit It''s the flag.


    "Kaka "Click..."


    With the vibration of the enchanted motive, the steel cable was tightened in circles, lifting the huge tray together with the armored car.


    Seeing nearly 40 tons of huge objects easily lifted by the tower, more than a dozen island protection teams could not help but exclaim.


    As soon as the tray landed on the deck, the armored car drove off the tray and drove to the designated position. The metal track rolled the metal deck and made a "boom" sound.


    The reason why Haier''s deck uses the all metal deck with higher cost is to transport these armored vehicles, because the fragile wooden deck can''t bear the heavy body of the bull at all. After being repeatedly ground by the crawler for several times, serious wear and tear will appear.


    From the economic point of view, the metal deck is more cost-effective.


    An hour later, all the supplies and equipment on the dock were loaded.


    At this time, Ronald, director of the recruits training department, gave an order:


    "get on the boat!"


    The long-awaited 1000 new members of the island protection team, all wearing uniform, carrying magic air guns and carrying magic pistols on their belts, March to the fleet in a neat line with the same neat steps.


    At the top of a three story building beside the wharf, Angela, who is standing on the fence, suddenly sighs in a low voice when she sees the background.


    She did not know how many of these vigorous faces would return to this island which they regarded as a place of hope after a cruel expedition of blood and fire, and how many would be buried in a distant foreign land. When they returned, they would become a handful of ashes and finally sleep in Wellington cemetery at the foot of Yingya mountain.