Ouch——!

On the great plains in the central part of the Garriott Principality, after trekking all the way during the day, a campfire had just been lit outside an advance camp to prepare for repairs.

As the bright white moon gradually rose, pairs of green eyes lit up in the dark primitive mountain forest, and long and shrill whistles came one after another.

Those are groups of forest wolves, one of the most dangerous predators in this mountain forest.

ah!

Two screams came one after another in the darkness.

"No, it's Fitch and Cam who are going to get water! Get ready for war!"

The captain of the advance team who was assigning duty tasks jumped up and quickly summoned hundreds of team members who were setting up camp to organize a defense line based on the camp.

"Don't panic, fire!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Bright lines of fire flickered in the mountain forest, and one after another hungry wolves who wanted to take advantage of the night to taste delicious food fell to their guns one after another.

Among them, the several "Gunmen" holding "Georgia Rifles" are the most outstanding.

The confrontation between human firearms and sharp claws and fangs is also vividly reflected in this wilderness development battle.

The Georgia rifle uses .45 hexagonal bullets, has a rate of fire of 2-3 rounds, an effective range of 730 to 910 meters, and a maximum range of 1,200 meters.

It is an artifact for any shooter who is proficient in shooting.

At this time, it was obvious that after reaching a certain prerequisite, it gradually flowed into the hands of the unofficial advance team responsible for development.

only.

In the dense forest, the "Georgia Rifle"'s range of more than one thousand meters was a bit wasted, and the sharpshooters in the advance team were still equipped with a large number of "Kentucky Rifles."

The difference is that in the past, such rifled guns were almost always modified by gunsmiths themselves, and the quality varied.

Nowadays, the first choice of marksmen is mostly the excellent product produced by Vulcan Metal Company - the "Standard Kentucky Rifle".

The barrel length is 1.17m, the total gun length is 1.57m, the caliber is .44, the handguard and stock are slender, and the weight is only 3.63kg.

Because of the excellent workmanship and the high muzzle velocity and accuracy brought by the small caliber and long barrel, the standard Kentucky gun has an effective range of up to 300 meters in the hands of experienced shooters.

Excellent firearms combined with the [Gunman Profession], which has not too harsh promotion conditions, allowed them to shine in this westward march.

Potential inductees only need to start a single trial after performing a specific ceremony:

Carrying daggers and muskets, he went into the mountains and lived alone for a month.

During this period, you rely on your musket to independently kill a prey that is absolutely impossible to defeat with cold weapons. Usually this prey is a forest brown bear weighing nearly one ton.

Especially now, even their mysterious source, "King of the Sky" Ava Anka, has joined the principality's camp, and the complete sequence of this profession from level one to level three is ready.

One day, [Gunner] is likely to replace [Knight] and become the mainstream in the New World.

The battle didn't last long.

A few minutes later, the wolves realized that their opponent was not easy to deal with, and hurriedly evacuated after leaving behind a dozen ordinary members and the corpse of a demonized forest wolf.

Then the advance team found the remains of their companions who were killed while fetching water. After burying them on the spot, they formed a circle and silently prayed for them:

"May the goddess protect your soul, and may the Father of Creation grant you peace..."

Phew——!

A giant mountain eagle with a wingspan of more than ten meters was circling in the sky above them.

Beep...beep...beep...

On its neck, a simple white ocarina played leisurely, which was the "Song of the Mountain Eagle" spread among many Atrian tribes.

In this land planted with Parthian trees, they will not be given the opportunity to grow into new natural spirits.

Ai Wen will not let it go. The mountain eagle, which was born due to Olivia's [Return to Soul Technique] and has no emotions and only operates according to the rules, will naturally send their souls to where they should go.

This mountain eagle not only serves as the [Messenger of Death] to maintain the balance of the order of life and death in the principality.

It is also the [Land Guardian Spirit·Monitor] that can rely on the [Psychic Network] to penetrate deeply into the principality's political, economic, transportation, shipping, judicial... and other systems.

Just like the spirit of westward march that Ivan marked on the two statues of "Cumberland Pass": bravery, tenacity, exploration, and no hesitation!

The road to the west is destined not to be smooth sailing, but will inevitably be accompanied by blood and death.

And the members of the advance team obviously would not back down.

now.

The senior officials of the principality have formally established the industrial layout in the vast land of the principality, dominated by manufacturing in the east, agriculture in the center, animal husbandry and mining in the west.

After [Psychic Network] mapping.

This vast, fertile and uncultivated land has about 430 million hectares of agricultural land (pasture land and cultivated land) alone, accounting for about 18% of all agricultural land in the world.

It is also the huge wealth that everyone desires.

In order to speed up the realization of resources and enrich national strength, the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister also proposed a series of supportive policies.

First, land policy.

On the basis of maintaining public ownership of land, the collective farm system was implemented, subcontracting land to individuals, and then using land as shares to establish large-scale intensive farms.

Although farmers do not own the land, they have long-term rights to use and operate it.

At the same time, under the leadership of the principality government, the six regions were further divided into states, cities, and counties.

Under the premise of meeting certain conditions, frontline development points can apply to establish lower-level administrative units, and can enjoy some privileges depending on the contribution of the pioneers.

Second, immigration policy.

Any citizen of the Principality who is over 20 years old, or a foreigner who meets the naturalization requirements and applies for citizenship of the Principality, can obtain 65 hectares of state-owned land as an allotment for the purpose of living and farming, and enjoy the right to use and operate it.

This is equivalent to a massive amount of land that further attracts immigrants from various continental countries.

Third, infrastructure development policy.

Having tasted the benefits of the "Coastal Railway", they naturally attach great importance to the construction of infrastructure, especially the construction of transportation facilities such as railways, highways, and water transportation.

"Binhai Railway Company" and a series of engineering companies are already gearing up to follow up.

Fourth, policies to support the development of education.

At Irvine's request, the cabinet also designed and formulated an ambitious education system that included primary, secondary schools and state universities, and implemented free basic compulsory education.

Of course, this kind of initiative is not limited to the western region.

In particular, the "Millions of Golden Lions·Talent Support Plan" was launched, aiming to attract the world's most creative talents to the Principality.

Ivan knows best that no social change is achieved overnight.

In fact, before the "Steam Industrial Revolution" was completed, there were already many people studying electrical equipment.

He wants to plan and deploy in advance, reserve talents, take the lead in promoting the "electrical industrial revolution" in the principality, and establish a huge scientific and technological advantage in the multi-party competition.

According to the current situation, the competition with the evil god may last for many years under the established game framework.

Again, middle-aged social animals with families and families are easiest to manage, and the same goes for hostile forces.

The better the Low Countries and the Golden Palm Federation develop, the more peaceful the evil gods will be.

At least the new world structure has just been established. No matter which side is in the short term, they do not want to start another war and interrupt the progress of human civilization and world trends.

If there are no major changes or accidents, even if there is a military dispute between the two sides, it will remain at a relatively low-intensity level, or it will only be limited to the surface.

Otherwise, relying on the extraordinary strength of both parties, as long as the card table is overturned, no one will have a good life.

so.

Ivan speculates that there may be a large-scale war between countries in the future.

But it should only happen "naturally" when both parties or even multiple parties are digesting the existing territory and reaching a certain bottleneck.

For example: the first time...

...

St Ivan, White Swan Castle, Banquet Hall.

The small-scale sumptuous dinner carefully prepared by the Eidolon maids was not only to celebrate the smooth launch of "Operation Westward", but also to entertain Levina who came from afar.

"Teacher, what is this?"

The disciples who had just divided up the "spiritual origin" couldn't help but feel curious when they looked at the small cup of silvery liquid in front of them.

"Just drink it, it's a good thing, the teacher won't harm you."

After taking a sip of the table wine, Alvin didn't explain, just waved his hand and urged them to drink quickly.

This is none other than the "holy baptismal pool water" that provides knowledge of heaven.

After taking it, formal knights can expand their potential without any side effects and gain the most perfect foundation.

Moreover, depending on the original physical foundation, one can 100% reach the peak of the second-level official knight in a period ranging from one month to one year.

An Qi, who had been promoted to a great wizard a long time ago, already had the physical bonus of the "native species" and did not need this kind of benefit, but the other disciples did not have that strength yet.
To be continued...