Chapter 960 New Enemy Situation
In the days after the train's public debut, Neverwinter was filled with an atmosphere of high spirits.
Even sitting in the castle, Roland could feel the rising emotions of the people - this was not from his conjecture, but from the actual data in the city hall report.
"In the past three days, we have received 60% more settlement applications than usual. Nearly half of them, or 725, are new arrivals who have moved less than two months ago! This is equivalent to the average number of settlement applications. The submission time has been shortened from five months to three and a half months!" Barov said with excitement, holding a report, "After the devil's attack, the data once dropped slightly, but now it has not only filled up the drop, but also increased significantly. The growth shows that people’s worries about the devil are no longer a concern! Your Majesty, this display event is a great success!”
Ever since Roland brought the concept of statistics and comprehensive analysis to the management, the numbers in the City Hall manager's report have become more and more specific, as if no conclusion can be drawn without two sets of comparative data. Not only that, he also created many analytical formulas of his own, one of which is the "arrival-settlement interval".
According to Barov, it reflects the immigrants' determination to join Neverwinter City - due to the establishment of the ID card system, refugees who want to become official residents must apply to the city hall, and the condition is that they have a certain skill. Or obtain a permanent residence. In addition, recommendations from residents who have passed the review and have lived there for one year without any bad records will also be accepted by the city hall.
For newcomers, it is almost instinctive to wait and see. In addition, due to differences in job salaries, the time required to save enough for a down payment for a house is also different, so the average value method is adopted. The shorter the interval, the more loyal the king is and the more confident he is in the new king.
Roland had some different views on this conclusion. He had never believed in the loyalty of strangers, and his confidence was reasonable. However, in the final analysis, what the people were most concerned about was whether their own future interests could be protected.
Hugging someone's thigh is a profitable choice at any time, so showing strength at the right time can greatly increase people's cohesion. The train is undoubtedly such a tool - even if most people have no idea of its nature, it does not hinder the sense of oppression caused by its burly body, roaring cylinders, and hundreds of tons of weight.
When it drove through the Castle District crossing with indomitable energy, even Thunder was amazed - unlike shipping, the fight against gravity on the earth has always restricted the upper limit of land transportation, and the appearance of trains has obviously broken this situation. . He even joked that when he gets too old to take risks anymore, he will definitely move his whole family to Neverwinter City. After all, there are so many new things here, and settling here is an adventure in itself.
Even the most famous explorers of the fjords are so amazed, let alone ordinary people.
If you don’t wait for such a promising place, where else can you choose to go?
"In addition, the city hall has also received invitations from many businessmen, including the large chambers of commerce in Chishui and Yinguang." Barov continued, "They are eager to meet you, and they probably want to find out more about the trains. content."
"Reject them all," Roland smiled. "Trains are not a commodity at the moment. Even if I am willing to sell them, the price is not something they can afford. But you can sell them other goods - such as those exchanged from the mining area. of the first and second generation steam engines.”
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"I understand," the latter said, stroking his beard.
"Since the public sentiment is high, can the new reserve system be implemented?" Roland changed the topic.
Barov nodded, "I think there should be no problem. But... Your Majesty, do you really think we will fight to that point?"
"Just in case. After all, this is a war that determines the fate of mankind. We should take it seriously, right?"
Formulating a new reserve force system was a task he gave to the staff after returning from the expedition. Its main content includes two parts: popularizing military training and expanding the source of reserve forces. The former requires the inclusion of military training content in primary education to cultivate the most basic sense of discipline and combat common sense, while the latter aims to organize the citizens in batches to conduct various combat training without affecting production, which is a disguised militia system.
Since the new system is mandatory, it is obviously most appropriate to take advantage of the hot atmosphere to implement it at the stall. Once this system is in operation, the Graycastle army will become a self-healing organism. When the frontline soldiers are insufficient, they can be directly supplemented by the rear, thus avoiding the need to spend two or three months for each new batch of soldiers like in the past. Time to teach from scratch.
As for the Second Army, which was originally a reserve force, Roland also planned to transfer it to Neverwinter City. Changge District no longer needs to resist the invasion of Tifeko and the Church. At the same time, the previous two-sided operation also made him feel that it is necessary to establish a second combat force-it is impossible that after the War of Divine Will breaks out, he has to personally Command an army all the way to the front line.
"Preparations can also begin for a new round of army recruitment," Roland instructed. "After the evil month is over, I hope to see the number of formal troops exceed 10,000, and supporting resources must not be left behind. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Barov agreed.
"Very good, go down...wait!" Roland suddenly frowned.
"Do you have any other instructions?" The steward quickly stopped.
At this moment, Roland's attention was completely attracted by Nightingale's words, "There is news from Sylvie that there is new activity on the devil's side! The Terror Beast seems to have expanded its patrol area, and a suspected new camp is under construction."
"Tell them to come back quickly," Roland whispered, and then looked at Barov, "Summon ministers from all departments to the castle for a meeting immediately. There is trouble in the north."
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Soon the castle conference hall was filled with people.
This was the first time for Sylvie to participate in such a meeting, and she looked a little nervous. Fortunately, Lightning stood up in time and helped her tell the whole story.
This was originally a normal routine investigation.
Due to the existence of flying terror beasts, for safety reasons, Roland prohibited Lightning, Maisie and Lorgar from approaching the ruins of Taquila alone again. But the devil's movements must be monitored, so every three days, Maisie will carry Sylvie for a border reconnaissance - this is also a problem caused by the previous failure of the phantom instrument to accurately locate, so the witch can only rely on ability to compensate.
Fortunately, the insight distance of the Magic Eye far exceeds the enemy's range of activities. Apart from the need for frequent dispatches, this move has no other disadvantages. Basically, it only needs to be glanced at from a safe distance.
But this time, the investigation team discovered traces of the terrifying beast in an area that was usually absolutely safe.