The main body of this fortress is not big, about fifteen meters by fifteen meters in length and width.
The outer wall of the entire fortress is straight without any unnecessary decoration, except for a row of small shooting holes five or six meters away.
In addition, there are circular terraces on the top of the four corners of the fortress, on which heavy weapons can be placed, such as small catapults or bed crossbows.
"Sir, this is the fortress built according to your instructions. Now the outer walls have been completed, only the interior and roof still need to be laid.
"In addition, the wooden camp fence in your drawing will be constructed in a few days. The trees stacked there are used as fences. Each log is no less than thirty centimeters in diameter and no less than six meters in length.
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"Not bad!" Nalant looked at the completed fortress and was very satisfied.
This fortress has only one gate, which will be placed in the camp, and the camp will be blocked by wooden walls.
With such double insurance, I am afraid that even if he brings his own men to attack, there is no 100% guarantee that he will win the fortress.
After all, even if a sneak attack can break through the wooden wall, there is only one small door in this direction of the square fortress. Once the iron door is closed, even the Silver Knight will not be able to get in.
As for the strong attack, let's try the crossbows and trebuchets on the terrace first. Even the extraordinary knights will come and take them one by one.
The reason why Nalant built such a strong fortress here was not only to protect the Flame Crystal Mine, but also to prepare for the expansion of the grassland in the future.
No matter how much territory he can conquer in the future, he will still need to build a stronghold to declare his sovereignty.
As for the barbarians on the grasslands, they are similar to the nomads in previous lives. They basically live in tents.
Even for those large tribes, their tents are more luxurious, so they cannot be compared with buildings that symbolize control such as castles or cities.
"Mario, when the wooden walls of this camp are built, report to me immediately, and then you will come over and open up the mineral deposits here!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Well, let's go, then let's go ahead and take a look!" Nalant pointed further to the southwest, which used to be Quint's territory.
"Where are you going? Sir, some time ago, I often heard reports from the coolies who were working, saying that there were guards from the Black Iron Earldom over there secretly observing us. We are likely to be discovered by them when we go there. How about we go at night?"
Mario thought that his master had some unspeakable purpose in breaking into other people's territory.
Nalant was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed.
After he came back, he immediately started patrolling non-stop. However, he had not yet announced the fact that he had obtained the new territory, and did not inform the civil affairs official.
Mario saw Nalant laughing and didn't know what was going on, so he could only stand there and apologize in embarrassment.
Shirley and Vivian covered their mouths and couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately said: "Civil Affairs Officer Mario, in fact, the territory over there now belongs to adults!"
"Ah? It belongs to an adult too? Doesn't it belong to the Kurogane family..." Mario couldn't believe it.
"Mario Civil Affairs Officer, your Excellency returned triumphantly from the Autumn Campaign. In addition to the captives, you also received a fiefdom as a reward from the Earl, which is the size of a barony. It was transferred from the Black Iron Family to the Earl by the King!"
"So, from now on, it is no longer the territory of the Kurogane family, but belongs to us!"
"Sir, you are ignorant and talk too much!" Mario's eyes showed shock. In just half a year, his master once again obtained a territory the size of a baron.
He had been working as a servant at Tulip Castle for so many years, but he had never heard of such a thing happening.
"Mario Civil Affairs Officer, in fact, in addition to getting the territory, your Excellency also has a title. We, your Excellency, are now hereditary barons! By the way, Your Excellency has also made a marriage contract with Miss Stella..."
The girls' expressions were quite funny when they saw Mario, and they once again broke even more exciting news.
"The Baron... is engaged to Miss Stella? This... this... Your Majesty is so powerful! Congratulations on your promotion to Baron!" Mario immediately knelt down and said "Plop" without hesitation.
"Okay! Get up! He's just a baron. There's nothing to be excited about. Let's go! While it's getting early, go and have a look at our new territory!" With the words of a few girls, he showed off.
Seeing that things were almost done, Nalant immediately called Mario up.
Immediately, he led everyone to the territory that originally belonged to the Black Iron Family.
Because this Quint Territory may actually belong to the boundary of Batman Earl Territory, and its population is not particularly large.
Nalant and others walked forward for more than an hour before arriving at a village.
However, when I arrived at the village, it was quiet. The doors of the thatched houses were open and empty.
"Sir, this Black Iron family is so disgraceful that they even took away all the serfs!"
The situation is already clear.
Obviously, the Black Iron Family only left the territory for Nalant, but the people took it away.
"It doesn't matter Mario, we are not short of manpower now!" Nalant waved his hand towards Mario who looked angry.
It can only be said to be stingy for the Black Iron family to take such a stand, but it does not violate the king's will.
And what they did was what Nalant wanted to see.
He now has tens of thousands of prisoners, so there is no shortage of people.
On the contrary, if the Black Iron Family kept the serfs, he would still need to be wary of the spies among them, which would be a bit uneconomical because there were too many variables.
After walking around the village, there was nothing strange. It was similar to the villages on his territory, all of which were dilapidated thatched houses.
Soon, they continued to move forward. Half an hour into the journey, they stopped at a fork in the road.
At this moment, there is a stone tablet standing in the center of this fork in the road, with the words "Black Iron Earldom" written on it.
Surrounding the stone monument is a team of dozens of black iron knights guarding it!
"Sir Nalant, the front is already the territory of our glorious Black Iron family, please don't go any further."
Although the literal meaning is very straightforward, the tone of the leader of the Black Iron Knight is very respectful.
Because he had participated in the rescue of the earls in the palace while evading the pursuit of the Paladins, he definitely admired Nalant!
"What's going on? Didn't His Majesty grant this territory to our Tulip family?" Nalant didn't get angry immediately, he just frowned and asked.
The black iron knight suddenly showed an embarrassed expression when he heard this, glanced at his subordinates on the left and right, and then stepped forward and whispered: "Sir Nalant, since you are here today, I must give you an explanation!"
"This is actually what our Lord Earl meant. His Majesty said that although His Majesty wanted to take back a piece of barony territory, he did not specify which one it was. Therefore, our Lord Earl re-planned the boundary two days ago!"
"Take back most of the original Quint territory, and then fill it with other territories connected to the Fire Grassland!"