Every city in the Brilliance Continent had a magic tower.
Through this magic tower, people could communicate and talk with each other in a short distance. Cities with the right conditions would also have space teleportation arrays built in the magic tower.
Magic towers were usually built in the city lord's mansion. Of course, some cities had more than one magic tower.
For example, the City of Light was an important military town to defend against the demons and orcs. There were as many as six magic towers that served the army alone. Moreover, the Light Magic School in the City of Light also had its own magic tower.
The construction of a magic tower required a large amount of magic crystals. Smaller towns generally could not afford such a huge construction cost.
The Rossi Empire would only support a portion of the expenses for military reasons when the area reached the level of a city. The City of Ghana was only a small coastal city. It was not large and did not have many resources, but it just met the standards of a city. That was why the Rossi Empire had helped to build a magic tower.
The magic tower in the mayor's mansion had two floors. Compared to the magic towers in the big cities, this magic tower in the mayor's mansion was obviously the lowest level.
The magic tower and the magic facilities inside the tower were all very frugal. The first floor only had a six-pointed star array made of magic crystals. Under the effect of the star array, a magic light beam rose from the center of the star array and reached the roof of the first floor. After being filtered by another six-pointed star array on the roof, the light beam was injected into a memory crystal on the second floor, forming visible sensor images and sound waves.
The one who appeared on the memory crystal was Orlando. York, the lord of Olivier Province, a member of the York Family Council of Elders.
" Good day, Duke Orlando." Tangning gave a standard aristocratic bow.”
Behind Tangning, Neon and Patton also bowed.
"Donald, my child, you've arrived in the Republic of Ghana?" Have you seen Baron Hamid?"
"Unfortunately, my lord duke!”
" I didn't get to see Baron Hamid," Tangning said sadly.
A few hours ago, in a battle outside the city, Baron Hamid had returned to the embrace of the God of Light. At the same time, three high-level mages, a grand mage, a grand warrior, and 5,000 city guards had died.”
"How could this be?" Orendo's expression changed drastically. Could it be that there's a Mage in the bandit gang?"
"I'm not too sure about the exact situation!”
At this time, Tangning couldn't be a newbie. She quickly tried to distance herself from the situation," By the time I arrived in the Xiongnu, the battle had already ended. I heard about Viscount Hamid's tragic news from Lord Neon after I entered the city. Lord Neon, please tell Lord Orlando what happened."”
"Is that so? Lord, say it again!"
"Alright, Sir Orlando, this is what happened. This morning…" Neon said respectfully.
After Neon finished speaking, Orendo, who finally understood the situation, turned pale.
"How did this happen? How could this be? Donald, my child, what do you think? What do you think we should do now?”
Tangning glanced at Neon and Patton," My Lords, please go outside and take a look."
If possible, please help my butler Sai Wen persuade the nobles of this city. The most important thing now is to stabilize the people's hearts. As long as we don't panic, no matter how strong the enemy is, they won't be our match.”
"Yes, sir!" Neon and Patton responded respectfully and left the magic sensing room on the second floor together.
"Is it chaotic outside?" Orendo asked doubtfully as he watched the two leave.”
"Yes!"
Tangning bowed again," Sir, the City of Xiongnu is currently in chaos. Many people are saying that the bandits are about to break in."
There were also people who said that there was an Archmage in the bandit gang. If we didn't surrender, the bandit gang would cast a forbidden spell that was above level-10. They all said that the Xiongnu were finished.”
"Nonsense!"
"Do they believe what others say?" Orendo glared at him and said angrily. It was simply unbecoming. There were so many nobles, and they were said to be the elites and future of the empire. It was extremely disappointing that they were so scared after a small incident.
Donald, my child, don't be like them, understand?”
" Yes, I won't embarrass the York Family," Tangning replied proudly.”
Orlando was very satisfied with Tangning's performance." Very good. As expected of a direct descendant of the family. I didn't misjudge you. Donald, tell me, what should we do now?"”
Tangning lowered her gaze," Actually, the situation hasn't gotten out of hand.
" First of all, as our opponent, the bandit gang came to the Xiongnu with the sole purpose of robbing and destroying. Attacking a city with a bandit gang's members and equipment is undoubtedly courting death.
Therefore, I judged that this bandit gang would not come to the Xiongmian City to attack the city. Even if they attacked the city, they would only be able to achieve results if they had an insider.
Since we have this understanding, we can take some targeted measures, such as martial law throughout the city, strict investigation of spies, etc., to nip the other party's conspiracy in the bud.”
Tangning lifted her head and saw that Orendo was listening intently, so she continued.
" This is one aspect. On the other hand, we still have to take the initiative to do some preparatory work. For example, we have to establish a new City Defense Army and negotiate with the Mage Union and the Warrior Union. We have to ask them to provide us with a portion of their magic and martial forces that are still in the city. We have to organize them into different groups and try to get used to the City Defense Army in the shortest time possible. We have to become a new force to fight against the bandits. Also, we have to organize the mercenary groups in the city.
"However, requesting the Union to provide assistance to the Demon and Martial forces requires the authorization of the family and the Empire. Therefore, if possible, I would like to request the family to contact His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible.
On the memory crystal, Olun stared at Tangning for a while before he spoke.
"You've thought it through very thoroughly. We'll do as you say, Viscount Donald. You're now the leader of a territory. You don't have to hide everything you do at home.
Very good. I'm very happy to see such a change in you. You've suffered a lot at home in the past, haven't you?”
"No matter what!"
Tangning replied firmly," I am a member of the York Family. For the family, I can give everything I have. Suffering a little is nothing. The family is our roots, our strong backing, our eternal support."”
"Looks like you've seen through it very thoroughly!”
"Aren't there many people in your generation who know people like you?"
You are a talent. Don't worry, the clan won't have too many talents. Moreover, you are a direct descendant of the clan. I will report our conversation to the clan's Elder Council.
Don't worry, as long as it's a reasonable request, the family will definitely satisfy it.”
Tangning hesitated for a moment before deciding.
"The main problem is money. The other aspects are easy to solve. It takes money to build the City Defense Army and to apply for support from the Magic and Martial Arts Union.
"Also, the post-war pension needs money. Without money, there are many things that can't be done. I don't want to cause trouble for the family, but I also know that if some things aren't resolved in time, the trouble will be even greater.”
"How much do you want?" At the mention of money, Orlando frowned.
Tangning was stunned for a moment before she replied," I don't know how much we need. The most important thing right now is to form a new City Defense Army and ask the Magic and Martial Arts Union for help."
As for the post-war compensation and reconstruction, that was something for the future. I had never come into contact with these things before, nor did I have any experience in this area. I didn't know how much it would take to complete the matter properly so that it wouldn't be delayed.”
"Let me help you calculate!"
" There were originally 8,000 soldiers in the City Defense Army of the Republic of Namibia. 5,000 of them died in the morning, right?" Orendo said helplessly.
Then, the City Defense Army you want to build will have about 5,000 people. If you calculate the equipment purchase cost of one gold coin per person, it will cost 5,000, right?”
F * ck, how could this old fellow calculate like this? He was really an old fox, doing one thing after another.
It was true that each person had to pay one gold coin to purchase equipment, but did these people not need to eat or train? You can't possibly want the soldiers to fight on an empty stomach, right? Didn't he need money to eat?
Even though Tangning knew that the Duke had set her up, 5,000 yuan was already a decent amount.
Strictly speaking, the food and training of the soldiers were all up to him, so Tangning continued to act dumb and nodded her head.
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