I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 141 City of Hope

"How is this possible? How do you have such power?" Black Mist was terrified, but it was too late to react. Lightning and light magic flashed on Alpha's body instantly. Both were powerful weapons to restrain darkness. With both methods working together, Black Mist could not resist at all.

"No, I will not disappear. I can be resurrected infinitely, but you humans only have a lifespan of a hundred years." What the black fog said was true. The darkness could not be completely eliminated by the power of nature. After a hundred years, the black fog would once again transform into its own consciousness.

"You actually swallowed my dark power. I will refine you." The magician Gus watched the black fog disappear and vented all his resentment on Alpha.

"Just you?" The black fog disappeared, and Alpha's secret was covered up. He immediately took out his sawed-off shotgun and pulled the trigger without giving Gun a chance to continue talking.

With a loud bang, dozens of steel balls were shot at Gun. There was no need to aim at all. He was shot into a hornet's nest and bleeding profusely.

Looking at Gun lying in a pool of blood, Alpha was still worried, so he hugged Darwin and ran away to the back, away from the trouble.

"Lord Alpha, why are you in such a hurry? Wouldn't it be nice to play with me?" Suddenly, a familiar voice made Alpha terrified. It was the voice of the Eastern Ninja.

"Shoot." Alpha looked at the ten guards coming and immediately ordered to shoot the enemy.

"I'm not afraid of thousands of troops, but why should I worry about a few of you?" The ninja regretted it instantly. This time, Alpha's bodyguards were not crossbowmen, but pistol shotgunners who were better at scattering.

Da da da……

Unfortunately, the ninja regretted it in an instant. This time, the Alpha Guards did not use crossbows, but hand-gun shotguns that were easier to aim and had a greater lethality range.

Ten guards fired their pistols at the same time, and the bullets rained down like a torrential rain, instantly covering the area where the ninja was. The ninja had no time to react, and countless blood holes appeared on his body, and blood gushed out.

"Lord Alpha, it's not the right way to treat guests. Next time I visit, I hope you can give me a more grand welcome ceremony." The ninja dragged Gun away quickly. I'm afraid he will have to rest for a while this time.

"Hot weapons are more convenient and easy to use. It seems that I need to modify the firearms." Alpha knew that the gunpowder of this era was different from that of the past. Simply copying and pasting could no longer meet the needs. He could only rely on experience to modify it. In fact, the modification was not difficult to achieve. He only needed to add an energy output device at the excitation point and connect it to the user.

Since Alpha's travel time was delayed by two days, he started to get busy at dawn the next day in order to achieve the goals of super bodyguard Darwin and modifying the shotgun.

Fortunately, when Darwin woke up the next day, he found that he was still alive.

"Give it to me." Alpha immediately ran to Darwin to ask for something.

"What is that? Lord Alpha," Darwin asked in confusion.

"The magic secret book! You said you would give it to me. If what happened yesterday happens again, and you die without knowing why, who should I ask for it from?" Alpha said angrily. He accused Darwin of running off to confront the enemy without saying a word.

"Ah, I haven't sorted it out yet!" Darwin looked everywhere. This task was very complicated and required a lot of time.

"Give me what you have sorted out first. I'll copy it down and you can continue." Alpha also wanted to learn some magic.

"Lord Alpha, you are no longer old enough to study magic. It is impossible for you to learn it." Darwin knew what Alpha was planning.

"That's my business." Alpha remembered that the Taoist priest had said the same thing before, but now hadn't he also learned the mental method by chance?

"Phyllis, copy a few more copies and keep them well. Find someone to study them. Maybe we can't learn them, but at least the children still have hope." Alpha didn't have too high expectations for himself, but at least he hoped that his descendants would have a glimmer of hope.

"Lord Alpha, what kind of information is this?" Phyllis called Lim to help copy it.

"This is magic, this is the method of fighting spirit, you can copy it down and try to learn it yourself." Alpha did not hold out too much hope, even if he could not learn it, it would not be a big loss.

"Oh, by the way, there are also the secrets of the Sun Sutra, the Heart-Destroying Palm, and the Taixuan Sutra. These secrets will be awarded as basic rewards to those who have made important contributions to the city's construction. The advanced skills will be given to trustworthy people for safekeeping. There is no need to hide them." Alpha believes that the development of thermal weapons is inevitable, but the current constraints of gunpowder mean that research will require more time.

"Okay, I'll keep it well." There was something wrong in Phyllis's eyes, as if it was related to Eastern martial arts.

"Sister Phyllis, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Lim asked with concern.

"It's nothing. I just saw some Eastern things and had some feelings." Phyllis is actually an Oriental and seems to have a complicated background.

"Lord Alpha, where did you get these two secret books? They are Eastern martial arts, and advanced ones at that. Ordinary people cannot obtain them, let alone pass them on to others." Phyllis's familiarity with the Sun Sutra and the Taixuan Sutra was astonishing.

"I saved an old Taoist priest, and he felt embarrassed, so he gave it to me directly." Alpha couldn't say that he asked for it.

"Although the Taiyang Sutra is good, it is just an advanced method for strengthening the body and restoring the body's internal strength. The Taixuan Sutra is a method for cultivating immortals. He will not pass it on to you, Lord Alpha." Phyllis said doubtfully.

"This piece of paper was placed inside the Taiyang Sutra. Maybe the old Taoist priest forgot to take it out." Alpha guessed.

"Yes, that guy always forgets things."

"Do you know the old master?" Alpha looked at Phyllis suspiciously, as if there was some hidden secret between them.

"I'm not familiar with him. I just saw him before in the Tianshi Mansion." Phyllis was obviously hiding something.

"By the way, you also practice these? Do you know thunder magic?" Alpha, who was obsessed with thunder magic, changed the subject.

"The thunder technique is too profound. Even the old Heavenly Master finds it difficult to fully master it. I am just a clerk and I don't know those profound techniques."

Phyllis said nonchalantly, "But this Taixuan Sutra seems to be stronger than the Thunder Method. It's a pity that even the old Heavenly Master can't comprehend it and can't practice it."

Of course, it is also because Alpha pays more attention to the destructive power of thunder. The Taixuan Sutra communicates the power of heaven and earth, which is too mysterious and makes him lose interest.

"I'll teach you." Alpha only had a basic understanding, but the true energy in his body was neither like the Taiyang Meridian nor the Taixuan Meridian, so he didn't quite understand it.

"Lord Alpha, you are just bragging! Even the old Taoist priest couldn't get started with the Tai Xuan Sutra, how can you do it?" Phyllis became familiar with Alpha, slowly regained her original liveliness, and even started joking.

"That's because you are looking in the wrong direction. When learning these things, you should not look at the literal meaning, but look at the pictures." Alpha's explanation made Phyllis suddenly enlightened.

"Lord Alpha, do you want to learn thunder magic?" Phyllis leaned against Alpha.

"If possible, I'd like to try it." Alpha didn't know whether he could learn it.

"As for the techniques, the basic fighting techniques can be taught to you as long as you contribute to us or serve in the army for one year and sign a service contract of more than five years."

"The advanced skills are only passed on to those who are loyal to us. Don't worry, time will tell. As long as they can persevere, why not teach them?"

"The Dou Qi Ao Jue is the fastest to cultivate, but it is the most harmful to the body, so all senior generals are not allowed to practice it. If anyone wants to practice this technique, they must ask me for permission." Currently, among the people Alpha cares about, only Fatam is learning the Dou Qi Ao Jue, and after Alpha's care, he is doing well. However, Alpha does not want them to die young.

"I see. Lord Alpha means that the basic fighting skills encourage everyone to join the army or contribute to the country, while the advanced fighting skills can only be learned by one's own people." Phyllis re-explained.

“That’s how I understand it.”

"Phyllis, the focus of urban development in the future will be on new city construction and military training. As for mineral resources, although they are indispensable, they should be placed in a secondary position.

During my absence, you must protect your homeland. The development of a city is not limited to urban construction, the key lies in attracting merchants and developing trade. The new city area has a superior location and should focus on developing new industries based on iron ore.

To attract merchants, we must first suppress bandits in the surrounding areas and ensure the safety of merchants and herdsmen. Secondly, we must lower tariffs. Our goal is not to collect taxes, but to attract people.

In terms of military construction, I will keep Makina. Although he is not good at attacking, he is more than capable of defending the city. You only need to determine the strategic goals, and leave other matters to Makina. In terms of training, I will arrange for Tasri to stay and help you for a few months. By then, the personnel will be trained to be able to cope with the surrounding situation.

As for the army, whether there are enemies or not, they must not be allowed to rest. Even if there is nothing to do, they must train, march and compete, or clean up the surrounding areas. "Alpha once again explained the focus of the city's development.

"Then, what if they are cavalrymen from nobles or bandits? Lord Alpha." Phyllis knew that Alpha was about to go to Balor to negotiate with the nobles.

"No matter who it is, as long as they commit crimes in our area, we must severely punish them, and no one will be exempted." Alpha has zero tolerance for such things.

"As for technology, it will mainly be handed over to the dwarves. You will be mainly responsible for optimizing the product process, that is, assembly line production. Lim will be in charge of this. Remember, assembly line production is not limited to production, but also includes training and construction. You two should discuss it carefully.

We want everyone to have hope. They want a stable life. We provide jobs and security. They need to get rich. We have a way. The new city is called the City of Hope. "

"Lord Alpha, I will do my best to build the City of Hope into the ideal city in your mind." Phyllis's belief was also deeply touched by the ideal blueprint outlined by Alpha.

"Phyllis, you don't have to worry too much. The ideal city in my mind is located on the seaside. The city in front of me just needs to achieve the effect I expect." Alpha was afraid that Phyllis would put all her thoughts here.

"It's alright, Master Alpha. I'll be with you wherever you are."

After explaining the city construction, Alpha led Darwin and Gunn and more than a hundred people back to Balor City. This time they were going to negotiate, and they no longer needed to act in secret as before.

The reason why Alpha was so anxious was that he was afraid that these nobles would go home and call for reinforcements after losing the battle. This was Alpha's biggest concern at the moment.

At present, Alpha already has 2,000 veterans, not counting the cavalry that came to support. With this force, Alpha is enough to sweep across the entire grassland, but it can only defeat the enemy.

"Warmly welcome Captain Alpha back in triumph."