"Yes, Lord."

　　 Jim said.

　　 Although it is still uncertain whether the orcs will go south, and how long they will go south, Richard has to think about the worst.

　　 Let's assume that the orcs are going south.

　　 So, from this day on, Richard did a lot of preparation work.

　　 Richard first customized 1,000 crossbows, and then asked the town of Blacksmiths to start building iron arrows and making enough crossbow arrows.

　　 Although Richard has only a few thousand formal soldiers, the militia system implemented by Richard before can temporarily recruit some militias to fight.

　　 After relaxing the soldiers' requirements, Richard can also recruit a thousand crossbowmen.

　　Like the crossbowmen in the previous war, they have been replaced and disbanded a lot. Now those crossbowmen can be called up again and join the battle.

　　 As for the archers, the elves took over.

　　 When the war broke out, the more than 1,000 elves of the Elf tribe were all qualified archers.

　　 Even if the orcs went south, they would not get to the Bauhinia Pass so fast. Richard had enough time to equip the elves with a strong bow.

　　 And the magic bow, it should be able to vacate a few more.

After preparing the bow and crossbow, Richard ordered the crossbow to be installed on Zijingguan.

A total of 30 crossbows were installed at Zijingguan.

　　 Then he strengthened his vigilance at Zijing Pass.

　　 The current Zijing Pass, the walls connected on both sides have extended a considerable distance.

　　 had already blocked the mountains north of Bauhinia City.

　　 After the orcs arrived here, it was not so easy if they wanted to make a detour.

　　 Soldiers were also stationed in the fortresses north of Zijing Pass.

　　 These fortresses are usually completely sealed off. The doors are quite thick iron gates. Soldiers inside observe the outside through windows with thick iron fences.

　　 And the wall is quite thick, even if the tauren takes a sledgehammer, it won’t break.

　　 The orcs are not afraid even if they attack with fire, because the windows can be closed.

　　With such a fortress, it is not easy for an assassin to attack.

　　 Richard did not expect these fortresses to be able to block the orcs, their role is more of an early warning.

　　 The assassins under the Beastmaster made Richard very guarded.

　　 Ordinary spies are in the forest, where can you hide from the extremely clever orc assassin?

　　 Like Mia, it is impossible for a human spy to avoid her.

　　 But such a fortress is enough.

　　 As long as such a fortress can spot the orcs in time and send the news back, Zijingguan will have enough time to react!

　　 Richard felt that if the orcs really attacked on a large scale, those assassins would definitely move first to clean up the spies in front of the orcs.

　　 If Richard were about to attack a place, he would definitely do so.

　　 First send Dorothy to clean up all the other spies, so that Richard will come down to the city, and the other party may not know.

　　 is the same as when he attacked the viscount's castle.

　　 Richard does not underestimate the Beastmaster’s IQ.

　　 Of course, the orcs didn't know that the back of the northeast province had become Richard's territory, and it might not be the case.

　　 After all, the northern part of the Northeast Province was basically small and medium-sized nobles such as barons and viscounts.

　　 Dealing with these small and medium-sized nobles, the orcs did not have any pressure even if their weapons and equipment were backward.

　　 In fact, the entire northeastern province of the past could not stop the orcs.

　　 But the northeast province can slow down the orcs, allowing the king to have enough time to summon the noble army to fight against the provinces that are ravaged by too many orcs.

　　 This is the role played by the former northeastern province in the kingdom.

　　 After preparing for the Zijing Pass, Richard inspected the Zijing Pass again, checked the infrared alarms on the wall, and monitored various places, then left the Zijing Pass and returned to the city of Zijing.

　　 Although it is possible for the orcs to go south, the construction on Richard's territory will not stop because of this.

　　The construction on the territory is still in full swing.

　　 The reclamation of the land temporarily stopped.

　　 Winter is here, and planting crops is useless.

　　 However, the number of greenhouses is increasing.

　　 Greenhouses can cultivate off-season crops. At this stage, Richard is used to grow vegetables to supply the needs of Bauhinia City.

　　 Vegetables like Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, tomato, pepper, winter melon and pumpkin were all planted after Richard bought the seeds.

　　 Many of these vegetables are uneaten by people in this world.

　　 Ordinary people will not say it.

　　 It’s good to have a full meal. What kind of vegetables should I eat?

　　 is the nobleman with good life, or some wealthy businessmen, who have never eaten these vegetables.

　　Especially stir-fried dishes with delicious color, fragrance and taste.

　　 Therefore, the catering industry in Bauhinia City is becoming more and more popular.

　　In order to train chefs to cook, Richard had spent a lot of time before.

　　 Of course, preparations for war still have to be arranged.

　　 "Fred, let the reserve militia stop working and return to the barracks for training."

　　 Richard said to Fred again.

　　 "Yes, Lord!"

　　 Fred quickly went down to make arrangements.

　　 There are also thousands of militiamen in the reserve service. These people have relaxed their age and status requirements.

　　 These militiamen usually don't need training, but now that the orcs are showing signs of going south, Richard decided to bring them back to the barracks for training.

　　 There are a few thousand people, and the impact on some projects is still quite large. Fortunately, many prisoners of the insurgents have been captured recently.

　　The treatment of these prisoners is still the same. Those who do evil, just keep doing coolies.

　　 I didn’t do evil, but I was forced to do it for a few months to a year, and then I would have the opportunity to regain my freedom.

　　 Hundreds of former rebel prisoners have regained their freedom, and these rebel prisoners are willing to stay in Richard’s territory and work honestly.

　　Most insurgents were actually forced. In fact, if there is enough food to eat and there is no danger of starvation, who wants to make noise?

　　 Of course, even if they are forced, some people will start to behave when they taste the sweetness. This kind of person, Richard, will naturally not let it go.

　　 After an order to prepare for battle was issued, Richard's heart was also relieved a lot.

　　 Facing the orc kingdom, Richard still seeks stability.

　　 After all, there are millions of orcs, and even if the millions of orcs will not all go south, there will be hundreds of thousands of them, the battles are not comparable to the rebels.

　　 The insurgent army is a mob after all, how can it be compared with the orcs.

　　Of course, seeking stability is not worrying. Even if the orcs are attacked in large numbers, Richard has enough confidence to keep the orcs from the Bauhinia Pass and prevent the opponent from taking a step into the territory.

　　 As long as the orc is beaten, Richard can "talk to the Beastmaster" in an equal manner.

　　 After being active for most of the day, Richard also felt a little tired.

　　 He returned to the castle, lay down on the large sofa, and let Mi Wei rub her head.

　　 Several fox ears also took the initiative to help Richard rub his legs and shoulders.

　　 This kind of treatment is also due to the fact that Richard did not live broadcast.

　　 Otherwise, I don’t know what it will make the netizens in the live broadcast room envy and jealous~

　　 "Your Excellency Richard, help me see how this magic pattern is drawn!"

　　 At this time, Lacey is here.

　　Lacy has been studying magic lines for several days.

　　 Li Cha went to see, what Lexi was holding in her hand was a long bow all over her body, and she had already drawn a magic pattern on the bow.

　　 This magic pattern is actually the idea that Richard gave her.

　　 This is a kind of magic pattern in the Magic Book.

　　 What Lacey draws now is just one of the magic lines.

　　 A complete magic pattern must be spread over the entire bow body, composed of many such magic patterns, in order to produce an effect.

　　 Richard held the longbow in his hand, and immediately felt that the bow was cold.

　　Lacy is an ice magician, who masters the power of ice. This magic pattern naturally has the characteristics of Lexi magic.

　　 The effect of this set of magic patterns is that when the longbow is attacking, the arrows will have some ice magic effects.

　　The specific manifestation is that after hitting the human body, a low temperature will burst out on the arrow, causing the blood and flesh near the wound to freeze to death.

　　 This kind of magic pattern can actually be drawn on the arrow, but it is a one-off.

After 　　 is drawn on the bow, it can be done once and for all.

　　 Richard did not expect that Lacey would draw one so quickly.

　　 Although it will take a few months or even longer to draw it out completely, Lacey estimates it will take a few months or even longer, but with such a quick start, Lacey is already quite good.

　　 "Lacy, this magic pattern is well drawn."

　　 Richard praised.

　　 "Thank you, Mr. Richard."

　　Racie looked overjoyed when she heard Richard's praise.

　　 "By the way, Sir Richard, I found that the magic pattern of the ice system actually has another good use."

　　 Lexi said again.

"what is the usage?"

　　 Li Cha asked.

　　Lessy said, "Isn't there a refrigerator in the castle of Lord Richard?"

　　 Richard nodded, and said, "Yes."

　　 He already understood what Lace meant, but Richard did not speak.

Lacey said, "When I came a few months ago, the weather was still hot, but your Excellency Richard’s refrigerator was very cold, and the vegetables in it could be stored for a longer time. I was thinking, if you engrave these magic patterns A similar effect can be achieved on a wooden box."

　　 Hearing what Lace said, Richard smiled: "Yes, Lace, it can be true."

　　 Lacey’s idea is rather new.

　　 is equivalent to saying that Lacey can make a refrigerator, and it can still be a mobile refrigerator that does not consume electricity.

　　No, not only the refrigerator, if Lacie engraved the magic pattern of ice on the house, wouldn't it have the effect of air conditioning?

　　 This is actually a kind of magical civilian use.

　　 And it's a bit practical.

　　, for example, can be inscribed on some special carriages to transport fresh items such as vegetables and fruits.

　　 can also be used to make large-scale cold storage.

　　 Of course, after power is on, it doesn’t have to be so troublesome. The refrigeration equipment can be bought by Richard.

　　 Just moving storage is a problem.

　　 In addition, it is a good thing that Lacey has this idea, because it means that magic can actually play some more practical functions.

　　 And at present, these effects played by magic have no negative effects.