I picked up the dragon girl at the beginning and I used artillery fire to liberate the other world

After catching two unlucky mountain goats, the orange sunset appeared on the horizon, casting a layer of golden coat on both of them, revealing a bit of romance through the mist.

"Your Highness, go back and cook."

Originally, Alicia just wanted to catch two monsters and go back, but somehow, she felt inexplicably reluctant to spend time alone with Bai Yan, so after circling around the periphery of the Dark Forest for most of the time, she randomly found two tall mountain goats, killed them, and put them into the space.

When Bai Yan saw this scene, envy appeared in his eyes. He also wanted to have this function.

"Well, Edward might be worried after disappearing for most of the day." Bai Yan nodded. Some things cannot be forced. This half day was a good pastime.

Although it is called Dark Forest, the scenery on this mountain range is really nice, and it is filled with the bleakness of autumn.

"Let's go. I don't have to be entangled by your tail this time, right?" Bai Yan said as he stretched out his hand.

"Why not? My tail is quite soft, right?" Alicia smiled, and the white dragon's tail flexibly rolled up Bai Yan.

"Hey, I'm a prince."

"Oh, I'm still a princess."

"You, you're tightening it too much."

"Humans are indeed weak."

As the space gap swallowed the two people, the dark forest returned to peace.

At dinner, Bai Yan took great effort to feed Alicia. Just as he was dragging his tired body back to rest, Gray came up to him.

After noticing Alicia, the middle-aged knight nodded slowly. He had also noticed in recent days that the relationship between this beautiful beast girl and His Highness was not ordinary.

As for Alicia being the missing silver dragon, Gray never thought about it at all. The dragon clan could not be tamed.

"Gray, if you have anything to say, come with me to the Government Office."

"Okay, Your Highness."

Arriving at the Government Affairs Hall, Bai Yan sat on his chair and took a sip of the tea from this world. Hmm, it was a hard-to-drink, hipster kind of tea.

"Your Highness, regarding the expansion of the army, do you think it's a bit too hasty?" Gray stated the purpose of this trip right away, with some worry on his face. Now Black Iron Castle should not continue to expand its army, either in terms of population or territory. They cannot yet support a huge army of 5,000 people.

"Gray, winter is coming, and the Warcraft will not stop attacking you just because your army is weak." Bai Yan waved his hand and took out a piece of paper from the drawer.

"But Your Highness, the people can move to the cellar to spend the winter. As for you, I think the Dawn Fortress in the rear is a good place to go." Gray expressed his opinion. "There are tall walls and an excellent knight group there.

There, Your Highness will be safe."

Bai Yan shook his head and looked at Gray seriously with his handsome face: "Believe it or not, one day, those guys from Dawn Fortress will attack us from behind. After all, they are not my subjects."

"But.."

Gray wanted to say something, but when he saw Bai Yan's serious look, he stopped talking.

"Take a look. These are the military regulations and training plans from today onwards." Bai Yan put the paper on the table and pushed it to Gray.

After reading it, Gray had a look of surprise on his face. How did His Highness come up with such strange military organization names as division, battalion and company?

There is also a training mode.

Long-distance running with weights, holding breath underwater, artillery training, and learning terrain knowledge.

On the contrary, the most basic tactical training did not appear on this paper. After all, when two armies fight, how to face cavalry charges, how to resist archery, and cross-attack and defense against each other are often the only ways to gain an advantage in the war.

"Your Highness, aren't these too simple and useless?" Gray couldn't understand what war had to do with holding your breath while running, let alone learning knowledge. Soldiers only needed to train themselves to have strong physical strength.

"This is just the beginning. As for this division, let's call it Light Infantry 001 Division." Bai Yan smiled, "Let's start recruiting soldiers tomorrow. As for the salary, it's 50 silver coins a year."

"And salary?"

"Well, every soldier will have one in the future."

"I thank your Highness for his gift on behalf of my soldiers."

There was excitement in Gray's eyes. Soldiers had not received salaries since ancient times, and only a small compensation was given to their families after their sacrifice.

After all, protecting the territory is the responsibility of every citizen.

The next day, Gray arrived at the square of Black Iron Castle early in the morning and set up a recruitment office.

A few large characters were casually carved on the simple wooden board, and the most eye-catching was the small characters in the lower right corner: "50 silver coins are available per year."

At first, many people thought they were seeing things. This was an army, a group of warriors who served their lords and protected their homes. After all, it was an organization established for the safety of the territory.

Protecting the territory is what every citizen should do, so a soldier should not ask for anything in return.

50 silver coins. Even if you farm the land for two years, you can’t make that much money, right?

As a result, the young men in Black Iron Castle went crazy. All kinds of street urchins, gangsters, and even serfs who had just been restored as free citizens, all flocked to the conscription office.

As a result, Black Iron Castle, with a population of only about 5 people, forcibly incorporated one-tenth of its population into an army that only consumed but did not produce.

This situation soon reached the ears of Minister Edward. He rushed out of his house in fear, his bloated figure leaving only an afterimage, and entered the lord's castle with a clear goal.

"Your Highness! My Highness!"

Bai Yan listened to the sound coming from far away, and a trace of helplessness appeared in his eyes that were originally looking at Alicia.

"See, being a lord is not easy at all." Bai Yan winked at Alicia.

"Then you are still thinking about unifying the human race!" Alicia threw a dried fruit into her mouth, gave Bai Yan a blank look, and then entered the space gap.

At the same time, the door of Baiyan Government Office was pushed open by Minister Edward, but looking at the half-broken wooden door, it seemed more appropriate to say that it was knocked open.

"Edward, this fee will be deducted from your salary." Bai Yan looked at the panting old man, picked up the tea and took a sip. He had already guessed how the old man was going to talk about a lot of reasons next, so he couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

"Your Highness! Do you know what you have done?" After holding the table and panting for a long time, the elderly finance minister asked Bai Yan intermittently.

Bai Yan: “I know, but Edward, these are all plans for the future.

It takes time to train an army.”

Edward frowned even more tightly when he heard this, and even looked at Bai Yan with a hint of worry in his eyes: “But Your Highness, you shouldn’t pay the army!

The expenses for equipment, food, and camps alone are already a huge sum of money, not to mention that 50 silver coins a year, most of our tax revenue is spent on the army!"

Edward was a little excited. He was even about to kneel down in front of Bai Yan, begging this "generous" prince to change his mind.

"But I'm going to start a war."

Bai Yan's index finger began to tap the table lightly. The crisp sound made Minister Edward's heart tremble.

Your Highness wants to start a war? With a small Black Iron Castle?

Oh my God! Let's not be silly, okay?