It is hard to imagine that there would be so many believers in the Temple of the Two Goddess that they would queue up outside the temple gate. After entering the temple, they would first complete their prayers in the main hall, then walk around in the garden of the temple, and finally
Then he reluctantly left.
Or only in this way, when these believers return to the small town where they live, they can brag to their neighbors about how beautiful the two goddess temples in Dodan are.
In any case, this temple has now become a must-visit place for many tourists coming to Dodan Town.
Another place with a lot of people at night is on the grassland on the south bank of the Duodan River. Love-making couples will almost sit in a row on the grassland by the river. No one shouts, and you can even hear people in the river.
The sound of gurgling water means there are so many people that Selena can't even stay in the riverside hut.
It feels like the river view villas are like animal cages in a zoo. They don't even dare to light the lights at night, all the windows have to be covered with white gauze curtains, and people don't even dare to enjoy the cool air on the terrace.
Unless you are not afraid of being watched.
So Selina, who became the acting mayor of Dodan Town, moved her family back to a house in the center of the town. The riverside house was idle this summer, with only Xigna and Nika occasionally coming back to stay for a night.
The only bakery in Duodan town has now opened branches in the east, west and south of the town. The taste of baked wheat cakes is not great, but every baked wheat cake has salt and sesame seeds and is freshly baked.
The wheat cakes are also very crispy, and each one is still two copper plates, which is much cheaper than buying wheat flour and making it yourself.
Probably the existence of such cheap baked wheat cakes is also the reason why Dodan Town has gathered a large population.
Even some young people in the Warrior Academy go to town every morning to buy baked wheat cakes.
Many people can't understand why the town hall has to bear such a financial subsidy. The believers of the Twin Goddess Temple understand this as the goddess's last guarantee for the believers, ensuring that no matter how poor the people here are, they will have enough every day.
You can always have a toasted wheat cake...
This is the first small town run by Suldak. Originally there was only one main street in the town, which could be seen from south to north at a glance. But now, after just two years have passed, the town is bigger than before.
When it was taken over, it had to be at least four times larger, and the southern part was almost connected to the War College. There was no room for expansion in the northern part of the town, unless a house was built outside the northern city wall.
There are not many workshops in the town, and most of the people's lives here rely on the constant inflow of materials from the Invercargill Forest, which has led to employment problems for local residents.
"Now some people in the town are beginning to discuss whether you will build a city here. The population in the town is increasing rapidly every month, and the town already has a northern city wall. We only need to plan a city in the southern part of the town.
Just use a large outline to define this area as an urban area..."
On the penthouse terrace, Selena was holding a wine glass, with a blush on her face, looking at this prosperous town with somewhat blurred eyes.
Surdak shook his head and said:
"This place has reached a bottleneck period of development. Once the population reaches a certain upper limit, it will be difficult to increase. And the most important thing is that this place is always a garrison camp. I will only be stationed here for four years. At that time, what kind of regiment will the military department send?
It is still unknown whether we will be stationed here."
Selina put her pointed chin on Suldak's shoulder, her body covered in a thin nightgown pressed tightly against Suldak's back, and her lips with a faint smell of alcohol pressed against his ear and said
: "Is that why you built the iron ore refining workshop at the north exit of Duodan Town?"
Surdak looked in the direction of the north city wall with his bright eyes, casting his gaze into the endless darkness hidden under the night, and answered calmly: "Yes, and in fact, from the hilly and mountainous area at the north exit all the way to the north, all the rich
The land is my territory, and this iron ore refining workshop must be built on my territory."
Selina asked curiously: "Will you develop the copper mine into a town in the future?"
Surdak thought for a while and then said: "If necessary, I will, but I hope that the trade center in the northern part of the Bailin plane should be further north, at least where it takes seven days for the magic airship to sail, whether it is Duodan
Both the town and the copper mine are too close.”
Although Selina knew that Surdak led the army here this time in order to continue to expand northward, she was still a little surprised when she heard it from his mouth: "We are going to expand further north!"
Suldak nodded: "That's inevitable. There are those ghost-striped red ants in the north. I close my eyes every day, and sometimes it appears in my dreams that the entire valley is filled with ghost stripes.
The scene of red ants, the next time there is an animal infestation, Invercargill Forest will bear the brunt of the red ants first. I never thought that this place would have to be rebuilt again in a few years."
…
Surdak did not stay in Dodan Town for too long, and the Lord's army continued all the way north through the Dodan Canyon.
Arriving at the northern exit of the Dodan Canyon, there is already a part of the boundary monument of the Surdak territory. On a hill at the northern pass, a long steel dragon spreads downward on the gentle slope, like a dragon lying on the ground.
The steel behemoth on the mountain.
Although these furnaces have not been started yet, seven huge chimneys are rising into the sky, and Surdak has already seen the prototype of the steel workshop in Ruit City.
He saw Hamlin at the top of a high-supported arched keel column at the construction site. The technical director of the steel workshop had lost weight again. Even his cheekbones were somewhat sunken, and he was also sunburned.
He was dark, but his eyes were exceptionally bright, as if he were full of longing for a new life.
When I saw him, he was pointing at a worker on the top of the pillar and shouting curses. The worker was so scolded that he did not dare to say a word.
It's hard to imagine that Hamlin's skinny body can actually burst out with so much energy.
Surdak wisely remained silent and did not interfere.
After Hamlin finished handling the matter, he accompanied Suldak around the steel workshop and introduced him to the construction progress of the workshop.
"So, in three months, I will need to transport the selected ore powder to you?" Surdak stood on the high hill, looked at the steel behemoth in front of him, and asked Hamlin
.
Hamlin wrinkled his forehead and thought for a while before saying: "It should be a trial run in two and a half months. I need high-quality iron ore powder."
Suldak didn't know how his iron ore mine was built. When he left, he only cleaned up the foundation of the work shed. Now he went there to see how the ore screening and grinding equipment was installed on site. According to
According to the news from the dwarf workshop in Bena City, they should have started the final step of debugging in recent days.
"Okay, I will pay close attention to the progress of the iron ore mine project..." Suldak nodded and agreed.
It was at times like this that Surdak realized that there were so few available manpower around him.
…
The 50,000 lords' army didn't even stop at the north exit of Duodan Town. They headed east along the hills and mountains, bypassing the Thorny Mountains and heading towards the Three Rivers Plain east of the Thorny Mountains.
It was on the morning of the third day after entering the hills and mountains that Surdak met the wolf knight Tigo and his partner Bonita who were returning from the east.
Maybe it was because he lived a somewhat comfortable life. During the time that wolf knight Tiger was in Duodan Town, his body became stronger. The frost wolf became even more exaggerated. His whole body became round and round, like pine needles.
The silver hair stood upright, shiny and full of luster.
The four claws looked like the paws of a giant bear, and the cavalry horses did not dare to approach it. As for their cavalry team's horses, they performed slightly better.
This orc still doesn't like to wear magic patterns. He usually carries this set of dealers in a box on his back. He wears simple leather armor, and his light blue body has countless muscles. At a glance, you can tell that this body is full of energy.
of explosive power.
The officers of the Alliance Lord Army did not know that Surdak actually had an orc wolf knight under his command. They were stared at by Tago's murderous eyes, and most of the officers did not have the courage to go up and greet the wolf knight.
Tiger took out the head of a giant ghost-patterned soldier ant from a bag, grinned at Suldak and said: "Boss, this is still very new..."
When he smiled, his two canine teeth were exposed, which was still a bit scary.
Surdak approached and asked Tago: "How is the situation in the east?"
The Wolf Knight said in a deep voice: "There are a lot of monsters over there, and they often cross the boundary markers and enter the Invercargill Forest territory. The main purpose of each of our patrols is to chase the footprints of those monsters, kill them or drive them away."
go out."
Surdak nodded, and seeing that he and Bonita were so strong, he asked: "In my opinion... you probably won't drive them away. As long as the prey tracked by you is difficult to escape,
Drop it!"
"Hehe, boss, Bonita and I also want to improve the food occasionally!" Wolf Knight smiled innocently and answered honestly.
Hearing what the wolf knight said, the two-headed ogre standing behind immediately widened his eyes. It turned out that there were such good things in staying in the Bailin plane. He muttered behind Suldak, saying that no matter what happened this time,
No matter what, I have to live in the Bailin plane for a while.
Surdak came up, patted the strong shoulder of the wolf knight, and said to the two-headed ogre: "Then you will follow Tago in this short period of time. He is a very good hunter and will definitely let you eat some."
Unusual prey..."
"That's great, Tago, you won't dislike me!" the two-headed ogre said to the Wolf Knight with excitement.
"Of course not. You came just in time. Recently I found a big guy in the Three Rivers Plain. Bonita and I really have no confidence in catching it..."