"A month?"
Richard calculated.
With the locust plague wreaking havoc and the outbreak of famine, it wouldn't be long before horse thieves and bandits would be everywhere.
Fortunately, they received the news early, so there was still time to buffer.
In addition, the city wall had already been repaired. Although it was only six meters tall, six meters was actually not low.
It was as tall as two city towers.
"I still have to add more points."
Richard was going to take the opportunity to add a little more to the wall, so that no one could stand on it.
It was useless even if someone used a ladder to go up, because if they went up…He couldn't come down.
Moreover, how could ordinary mounted gangsters have such a tall ladder?
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Although it was a crisis, it was also an opportunity for Richard.
That was, he might be able to use this opportunity to expand the population of the territory.
Right now, the population of the territory was still a little too small. There were only 2,000 people. With too few people, it was not very convenient to form an army.
Richard had been expanding the territory's army for the past few days, and had only managed to increase the number of troops to over a hundred.
In Richard's opinion, it was too little.
Out of the hundred or so people, only a dozen or so had talent in archery. Richard gave them bows to practice with.
Then Richard selected thirty or so men and gave them crossbows.
Although crossbows could save energy, they couldn't replace bows.
The simplest point was that a bow could shoot, but a crossbow was not very effective.
For example, when the city gate was closed, arrows could be shot at the sky outside the city gate to shoot at those who rushed over.
If he used a crossbow to shoot, the effect would be worse.
Crossbows were more suitable for direct fire!
This was related to arrows. Bows and arrows were very long, while arrows were relatively short.
However, if the crossbow bolt was made too long, its power would be affected. Similarly, it would not work if the arrow was made too short!
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There were probably many victims of the famine this time, and Richard could use this opportunity to recruit more victims to expand the population.
Only when the population of the territory increased would it be able to prosper.
However, there was still danger.
Once they knew that Richard had food on hand, a large group of mounted gangsters would definitely come after him.
"We have to speed up the progress of the city. In addition, we have to expand the army.“
Richard thought.
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While Richard was thinking, Mia and Dorothy were still indifferent.
Dorothy insisted on returning to her tribe to take a look. Due to the locust plague, the orc kingdom's food production had been greatly reduced, and it would definitely be quite chaotic.
Who knew how many wars between tribes would happen!
When some tribes ran out of food, they would definitely go and snatch the food of other tribes.
Dorothy was ready to return to her tribe.
She had been trained since she was young, so she could probably be considered the strongest warrior in the tribe.
"I can't convince you."
Seeing Dorothy's insistence, Mia stopped trying to persuade her.
"Miya, take care. When we go back, I'll say you're dead!”
Dorothy said and prepared to leave.
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"Wait a minute."
Richard stopped her.
Dorothy looked back at Richard.
Richard took out a short sword that he had bought at a shop that specialized in swords for more than two thousand dollars."This sword will be sharper. I'll give it to you. Also, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me.”
Dorothy glanced at Richard's dagger and was immediately attracted.
In fact, Mia was also attracted by it.
Mia had been recuperating for the past few days, and Richard had not changed her weapon yet.
Both of them were excellent warriors, and with their knowledge of weapons, they could tell that Richard's dagger was sharp, many times better than the one they had used before.
The fox-eared girl Dorothy took the short sword and slashed at her own.
The two swords met.
Her original sword had been cut into a large hole, but Richard's dagger was unharmed.
"So sharp!"
Dorothy's eyes narrowed.
"Sir Richard, this sword is too precious…"
Dorothy felt that it was too valuable.
"Take it if it's a gift. In addition, these bags of potato chips are also for you.”
Richard cut her off and took out a few more bags of chips.
Dorothy's eyes were instantly attracted by the bags of potato chips.
He indeed had the potential to be a foodie.
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In the end, Dorothy accepted Richard's sword and chips, then bowed deeply to Richard and left the castle.
Miwei looked at Dorothy's disappearing figure and said,""It's too dangerous for her to go back."
Miya said," She is very stubborn. However, with her skills and Master's sword, she should be fine. I will persuade her after this locust plague is over. Teacher sent her out because he didn't want her to go back. If she goes back, Teacher will have to punish her."”
"Who's your teacher?" Richard asked curiously. He sounds like a good person."
" I'm not sure," Miya said." My teacher had a mask on her face since she was young. She's very mysterious."”
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