10 p.m., Fortress of the Orderer.

Zhao Haiping walked out of the portal and found that the place was crowded and very lively.

Many people have gathered in front of the blacksmith shop in the city.

As players recover more and more historical slices, the area of ​​the Orderer's fort becomes larger and larger, and there are more and more NPCs such as craftsmen and merchants in the city.

Even the blacksmith shops have gone from a few to dozens now, some large and some small, spread throughout the town.

After all, this Orderer fortress can accommodate nearly 100,000 players at its limit. If there are too few merchants, it will simply not be able to provide services to so many players.

The products sold by these merchants are also different.

Take the blacksmith shop for example. Although the weapons and armors sold are generally the same and are standard equipment from the Qi Dynasty or the Sheng Dynasty, the blacksmith shops in different regions will also have different emphases.

For example, some blacksmith shops are more focused on armor, some are more focused on weapons, and some are more focused on firearms.

In addition, there are many specialized workshops used to produce other special equipment.

At this time, a large number of players had gathered at the entrance of one of the workshops.

These players are all frantically snapping up the new equipment that was just released in this version update - the Qi Chao Flintlock Gun.

Although it is called the Qi Dynasty Flintlock, it actually has nothing to do with the Qi Dynasty. It was all made by players in the historical slices.

After this weapon entered the Fortress of the Orderer, players were surprised to find that not only did it not have any corners cut or weakened, but it also had certain improvements in workmanship and details.

As for the price, although it is more expensive than the original matchlock gun, considering the huge improvement of the flintlock gun compared to the matchlock gun, it is completely worth the money.

In addition, these flintlock guns are also equipped with upgrade kits, such as paying more price to make some structures of these flintlock guns more solid.

It can be said that it is difficult for people's wallets to resist.

"Bring me a flintlock!"

"I want it too!"

"It seems there are also upgrade kits? Give them all to me!"

Players have started buying like crazy, not sparing their wallets at all.

The cavalry players, on the other hand, looked at these players frantically buying flintlock guns with mixed feelings in their hearts.

To be honest, it’s a little bit unpleasant!

Because these cavalry players still have a sense of pride from the cold weapon era.

Think about how much suffering everyone suffered in order to pass the cavalry trial!

In the subsequent battles, their suffering was indeed rewarded.

The cavalry has always been the most important unit in the cold weapon era. In the historical slice of the Dasheng Dynasty, they followed Sheng Taizu in charging and defeated the Northern Barbarian cavalry. It was so hearty.

But now, other players who have not passed the cavalry trial can actually play with flintlock guns, which makes these cavalry players a little uncomfortable.

Because these flintlock players seem to be superior to them in many places!

There is no need to clear a difficult dungeon like the Cavalry Trial, and there is no need to go through too much training. You just need to be familiar with the process of loading projectiles;

In terms of equipment, although flintlock guns are not cheap, these people have no other expenses except flintlock guns, sleeve bayonets and ammunition; on the other hand, cavalry not only have to buy weapons and armor for themselves, but also have to buy armor for their horses.

, these things combined are much more expensive than a flintlock gun.

The key is that if the two sides confront each other, the cavalry will really be beaten by flintlock guns.

This is very uncomfortable!

There are also some cavalry players who are thinking about apostasy on the spot, buying a flintlock gun and joining if they can't defeat them.

But more cavalry players still don't do this.

On the one hand, this is because, even with the emergence of flintlock guns, cavalry is an irreplaceable unit due to its high mobility - unless players can create tanks;

On the other hand, it is because, with the update of the game "Dark Sand", the further you play in the ancient times, the more fantasy style of painting may become, and the cavalry will definitely have a chance to make a comeback.

Therefore, the cavalry players still retained their pride and did not succumb to the power of the flintlock.

Zhao Haiping also had no intention of using a flintlock gun. After all, all his skills were in cold weapons. He was not particularly good at shooting, so there was no need to sacrifice the near for the distant.

He went to the blacksmith shop and updated himself with a piece of heavy armor.

The Qi Dynasty was the pinnacle of heavy armor in the cold weapon era. Whether it was the infantry armor of the Qi Dynasty or the Iron Buddha of the Jin Kingdom, they were both the top heavy armors.

However, although this kind of heavy armor is of excellent quality, it is indeed too expensive.

The Kingdom of Jin was founded on cavalry and has always been proud of its cavalry. However, after the Iron Buddha Tu, which was raised with all the efforts of the whole country, was destroyed by General Han Fuyue, it was no longer possible to raise such a powerful armored cavalry.

Later, although the Northern Barbarians and the Sheng Dynasty also paid more attention to armored cavalry, they shrank somewhat in terms of armor.

After all, ancient Chinese wars often involved large numbers of people, not hundreds of village chiefs fighting with each other. All weapons or armor were standard equipment for tens of thousands of people, so both performance and cost must be considered.

After finding a balance between cost and performance, things like Burenjia are no longer the best choice.

But in the Fortress of the Orderer, this is not a problem.

There is no shortage of money, and there are no restrictions on the physical strength of the war horse or the physical strength of the player. Of course, the higher the performance of the armor, the better.

After putting on the new armor neatly, Zhao Haiping rode his war horse and left the Fortress of the Orderer.

Outside the fortress, players are also busy carrying out construction work.

First is the wall of the Orderer's Citadel.

After updating flintlock guns, divine arm bows, infantry armor, bed crossbows, new artillery and other equipment, many large-scale equipment were installed on the city walls by the players responsible for city construction.

For example, many shooting holes were planned on the city wall at this time, and cannons were placed among them.

In addition, a small amount of equipment such as bed crossbows and trebuchets was also arranged.

This is mainly because players have to consider the cost-effectiveness of their equipment. Although cannons are powerful, both the cannons themselves and the shells are relatively expensive to build, while the cost of building crossbows and trebuchets is relatively low.

Especially for the trebuchet, its ammunition is the masonry that can be seen everywhere in the city, and its range is extremely long, so it may be able to work wonders in the future.

Of course, the money saved can be used for other purposes.

For example, start planning other cities; another example is building a navy belonging to the player.

After conquering the previous historical slice, players can already use construction points to purchase loach boats of different sizes.

These loach boats have already played a huge role in the Battle of Niuzhu.

The original concept of the Orderer's fortress already reserved the position of the navy.

The fortress is bordered by water on three sides and surrounded by mountains on one side, especially the north and south sides. The slopes are steep, and the mountains go straight into the water, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

On both sides, players have reserved naval docks. After the warships are anchored, they can transport troops directly through the city walls to build a three-dimensional defense system for the waterway.

At that time, players can use warships to continuously transport soldiers to various corners of the battlefield, or they can use cannons to bombard enemies directly on the water.

At this time, the Navy Pier was already under construction in full swing.

Zhao Haiping originally wanted to leave the city and go for a walk on the plains outside to see if he could have better luck and meet a bandit or a barbarian to earn some money. However, he did not expect that as soon as he left the city, he seemed to encounter someone like him.

When he reached a wall of air, he was isolated.

Immediately afterwards, there was a rumbling vibration in the distance!

I saw that the terrain outside the city fortress began to change dramatically.

The earth is cracking, some places are rising, and other places are starting to fall, and water is pouring in.

The entire landscape has undergone earth-shaking changes in a short period of time!

Of course, this change only occurs in those areas that are almost new and have not been systematically developed by players. The original scope of the Orderer's fortress has basically not been affected.

Obviously, this is the new plan of Li Weiyi and other players.

After the violent shaking of the terrain, a second location suitable for building a city appeared.

In fact, Li Weiyi and other players originally considered two different plans, one was for two cities to guard each other, and the other was for three cities to feed each other.

But three cities would require too much scattered manpower, material resources, and financial resources.

So in the end, the players chose to only build a new city and make it as strong as possible.

After the terrain is generated, the surrounding air wall disappears, and Zhao Haiping can continue to gallop around in the wild.

…

In the Fortress of the Orderer, many players have discovered that everything in the fortress seems to be more organized.

Many people still thought this was their illusion, but when they arrived near the City Lord's Mansion, they discovered changes that were obviously different from before.

Next to Beichen, there was an unkempt middle-aged man.

And this middle-aged man is constantly dealing with political affairs, discussing with players, re-planning the entire Linyuan City, or finalizing the construction plan for the new city.

This is the Prime Minister Wang Wenchuan who appears in the heroic spirit state!

After previously clearing the historical slice "Stop Talking", Wang Wenchuan's heroic spirit was activated. But unlike General Deng Yuanjing, he can only be summoned in a non-war state.

Therefore, at this time, Wang Wenchuan mainly helped players sort out the internal affairs issues of the Orderer's fortress.

As the scale becomes larger and larger, and there are more and more NPCs, the various affairs in the entire Orderer Fortress naturally become more and more chaotic.
To be continued...