This time, Surdak led the team into Pudu Mountain. In addition to carrying a large amount of cassava, there were also some reed mats, sunshade cloth and other supplies on the carriage.
Luke led several young villagers to put a reed mat on a low wall surrounded by stones, which became the simplest work shed. He also covered it with a layer of black shading cloth to block the flying volcanic ash in the work shed.
In addition, if you inhale a large amount of volcanic ash into your lungs, you will develop a lung disease that is difficult to cure.
At first, the villagers who mined sulfur mines in the rocky area all wore scarves. Later, when Selena came to the sulfur mine in the rocky area, she saw that the villagers had to cover their faces with scarves even when they were sleeping.
I suggested to the old village chief that the tent should be covered with a shade cloth that can block volcanic ash, so that at least you can sleep at night without covering your face.
Later, the mining villagers used stones to build several roofless work sheds, and those low tents were gradually no longer used.
Surdak led two hundred kobold slaves into the mine in the rocky area. The work sheds can be used after a little tidying up, and this time they also brought reed mats and spread them in the work sheds. The living conditions have changed compared to last autumn.
much better.
The most scarce thing here in Pussy Mountain is water, but since the magic scroll of water gathering, this problem has been easily solved.
The most difficult thing is the natural environment here, with volcanic ash flying all over the sky, rivers of lava flowing freely, and occasionally encountering fire monsters such as salamanders, making this place full of dangers. Only locals like Luke know that on the pustules
The flames in the crater have been burning for nearly a hundred years, but it has never erupted. Only rivers of lava occasionally flowed from the top of the mountain.
The kobold slaves sat quietly in the work shed. These kobolds had fluffy hair and had little communication with each other. They sat silently on the reed mat. They would only go to the bucket at the door of the work shed when they wanted to drink water. After drinking, they would
Will sit back down again.
Seeing that the mining area had settled down, and worried that Luke and the five villagers would not be able to suppress the two hundred kobold slaves, Suldak asked Andrew to stay.
The biggest shortage in the sulfur mine is not food, but water. Surdak handed Luke a water-gathering magic rune board. This metal magic rune board consumes magic crystal fragments when operating.
, as long as the magic crystal fragments are replaced in time after their mana is exhausted, this magic rune board can be used continuously. In addition, Surdak also gave Luke two water-gathering magic scrolls for emergencies.
The magic metal rune plate and magic scroll were bought in the magic shop in Bena City before he went to the Maca plane. In the Maca plane, the plane war ended in just a few times.
After handling these matters, Surdak took Samira, Gulitem and Aphrodite and left the sulfur mine in the rocky area.
Looking at the volcano standing in front of us like a black chimney, the top of the mountain is covered with dense gray clouds and thick smoke. Rivers of dark red lava flow down from the mountain. But when it reaches the mountainside, the surface slowly cools, forming layers of ash.
Rock crust and lava undercurrents.
The surface of this kind of underground lava river is covered with a layer of black and shiny stone shell. It looks very hard, but in some places the hard shell has just formed. Once you step into it, it will easily collapse and break, causing your feet to sink into the lava.
Medium, very dangerous.
Standing next to an underground lava river, it is the sulfur mine in a large rocky area of the diverted underground lava river.
"Captain, did you choose the knight leader here?" The elf archer, with his face covered with a thick scarf, asked Surdak with some confusion.
"Well, although the land here is barren, there is a large open-pit sulfur mine. As long as these sulfur mines are transported out of here, the lives of the whole village can be changed." Surdak led the horse forward a few steps.
He stepped forward, pointed at the rocky area that suddenly appeared in front of him, and said to Samira and the others.
Aphrodite stood on a raised black rock. She gently lifted the black gauze on her face and smiled at Suldak:
"If I hadn't walked through it, I would have thought I was back in hell."
Surdak put his hand on his forehead and said to his men: "This place is actually not as bad as it looks. These rivers of lava can flow into the abandoned land with a little guidance. Only the volcanic ash here is more troublesome to deal with."
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Surdak led the members of the security team to leave the sulfur mine in the rocky area and spent nearly a week following the areas marked on the sheepskin map to set up twenty-nine boundary monuments on the edge of the Knights Territory. These boundary monuments were basically
Collect materials from the ground, find some eye-catching giant rocks, draw eye-catching arrows on them with white tree pulp and lime powder, and write the words "Knights of Surdak" under the giant rocks.
The northern part of Pudu Mountain is connected to the Paglos Mountains, and part of the area passes through the peak of this volcano. It is not possible to erect a boundary marker there yet.
But no matter what, the boundary monument of the Knights’ Territory has finally been erected. Within the boundary monument is the land of Surdak. The canonization of knights is not hereditary, which means that during Surdak’s lifetime, this place belongs to Surdak.
.
Due to the barren land, Surdak's knighthood was much larger than the ordinary knighthood. After erecting the boundary monument, he suddenly found that he had such a large land, and Surdak's heart was full of mixed feelings.
"Let's go back to the Luanshishan Mining Area!" Surdak said to his men.
"Captain, are we going to patrol here in the future to maintain law and order?" On the way back to the sulfur mine in the rocky area, the ogre Gulitem asked uneasily.
Surdak pulled the horse's reins and stopped. The volcanic ash in this area was almost a foot thick. It would be very difficult for either the ogre or the ancient Bolai horse to walk on it. He even considered whether to
Bought some camels.
Surdak thought for a moment and said: "Most of the time not. The area we are mainly responsible for is the dozen or so natural villages near Wall Village to prevent bandit groups from plundering and attacking the villagers there. As for my knight's leadership here,
, I don’t think there will be any bandit group who can’t think of coming here!”
The ogre Gulitem breathed a sigh of relief when Surdak said this, patted his chest and said: "Oh, that's good, the environment here is really terrible!"
…
When they returned to the sulfur mine, the second supply team from Wall Village had just arrived at the mine. Luke was standing in the carriage of a truck, directing dozens of kobold slaves to carry cassava, scones and some other items into the warehouse.
Gancai, this group of kobold slaves are obviously in much better condition than a week ago. Maybe it's because they are full. The fur all over their bodies looks very smooth. Although they move a little slower, no one is lazy.
"You can rest after unloading the last load of cassava..." Luke shouted at the top of his lungs, "Whoever moves the most will be rewarded with a bran cake for dinner!"
The kobold slaves walked out of the rocky area one after another carrying rattan baskets on their backs, and recorded the quantity of sulfur ore delivered at the temporary warehouse. Then they put down the rattan baskets and joined the unloading army. In order to prevent this group of kobold slaves from being lazy, Lu
Grams stipulates that these kobold slaves must dig a certain amount of sulfur ore before they are eligible for dinner. Obviously, these kobold slaves have rich mining experience and can complete their daily tasks on time. Even if some villagers have dug places, the kobold slaves are not eligible for dinner.
Human slaves will also re-excavate some sulfur mines.
"Dak, I discovered that these kobolds are naturally a group of miners. It won't be long before we can completely hollow out this area." Luke said to Suldak excitedly.
He took Suldak to see the harvest of the past week. A large pile of sulfur ore was piled outside Luke's residence, like a hill.
The four-wheeled trucks that had unloaded food supplies all gathered here. A group of kobold slaves were loading sulfur ore into the carriages. They seemed much more agile. Each kobold slave looked good, at least his numb and empty eyes were restored.
A glimmer of brilliance was restored.
"When I return to Wall Village, I will return to Helensa City to complete my further studies. The kobolds here will be managed by you. Be careful. If anything goes wrong, you must abandon this place decisively. Everything will be done after I come back.
Don't be brave." Surdak glanced at the towering Pussy Mountain, and he was a little worried about the salamanders that might emerge from the mountain at any time.
Luke didn't care much, and said to Suldak with confidence: "I know, I will manage these kobolds well, Dak."
When it was dinner time, Luke and his team became cooks again. Two villagers carried a large pot and poured the cassava porridge cooked in it into a large wooden barrel. Luke stood with a spoon in his hand.
Behind the big wooden barrel, a group of kobold slaves lined up in a long line. Each kobold slave had a large wooden bowl in his hand. Luke put a spoonful of cassava porridge into the bowl, and another villager
He even grabbed a piece of salty radish from another large wooden basin and gave it to the kobolds.
Andrew walked up to Surdak at this time, and Surdak asked him: "Have these kobolds been so honest these days?"
"It's been like this all the time." Andrew wore a thick scarf around his neck and no armor on his upper body. He had a bare bronzed upper body and wore a pair of trousers. His outfit was as unique as he wanted.
Surdak patted Andrew on the shoulder and said: "Tomorrow we will go back to Wall Village. You, Samira, Gulitem and I will return to Hellanza City. We have to rush back to the guard camp to report."
"Then here...?" Andrew asked a little worriedly.
"Leave it to Luke for the time being." Suldak said firmly.
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Early the next morning, Suldak and a group of members of the security team left together with a four-wheeled carriage filled with sulfur ore and returned to Wall Village.
When passing through the Beigou grassland, a large patch of 'Never Die' thirsty grass had grown on the bank where the last pool of water at the bottom of the ditch was temporarily stored. This is the most common weed in this desolate land. Except for the yellow sheep, all other livestock
Do not eat this weed that is full of thorns and has few leaves.
Sure enough, on the side of the Beigou grassland, Suldak found a group of yellow sheep in the village and a half-year-old child lying on a sunny slope with his eyes closed and basking in the sun.
Aphrodite looked at the pasture with great interest. Since leaving the range of Pussy Mountain, her mood has improved again.
At the river bend downstream, a large group of kobold slaves are busy digging a river channel. According to Suldak's idea, if you want to control this large tidal flat in the lower reaches of the river bend, you must dig an artificial channel next to the tidal flat. Only
Only by diverting the abundant rainwater that gathers here from both sides of the valley during the rainy season can the large tidal flats here become fertile farmland.
The end of this artificial canal is a large naturally formed fissure, which is more than ten miles away from Wall Village. Two slopes have to be dug in the middle. It is not that the old village chief Bright has never thought about managing this tidal flat.
However, the amount of work was huge and they had to give up halfway. Now Surdak suddenly brought back more than a thousand kobold slaves. Except for two hundred kobolds who were sent to the sulfur mine at the foot of Pussy Mountain, the rest of the kobold slaves were all killed by the old man.
The village chief decisively invested in the project of digging artificial canals.
When Surdak and his party returned to Wall Village, eight hundred kobolds had dug out nearly two kilometers of artificial water channels in the river bend. This section was the easiest to dig because of the large amount of silt and sand.
It will be more difficult to get to the back, especially the two slopes we pass through. There are almost limestone layers under our feet. I am afraid we will have to use chisels and hammers to dig them out bit by bit.
In fact, Suldak had other ideas. He was wondering whether to make black gunpowder. He still knew the basics of nitrate, disulfide, and charcoal.
It is said that alchemical potions similar to black powder once appeared in the era of Hex technology. However, with the demise of the goblin era, black powder was not passed down. If this thing was used to blow up the river, it would probably be much easier to open the river.
However, although the Green Empire does not have black powder, it does have another substitute - fire scale bullets. When he was guarding Wozhimala City, Surdak also saw the power of this fire scale bullet.
Like a Molotov cocktail filled with gasoline, it is lit and thrown out, and then explodes with a bang, causing a huge spark to fly, and everything touched by the fire scale bomb will burn.
Whether it is fire scale bullets or the development of black powder, Suldak feels that such professional matters should be completed by professionals. After returning to the city of Hiranza, he plans to find an opportunity to meet Scholar Ferdinand. Perhaps he
I will give myself some good suggestions, and maybe I will be inspired by myself to directly develop black gunpowder...
‘It’s better to have the formula of such a powerful weapon in your own hands.’ Suldak thought.
The entrance of Wall Village has become a lively market. Four-wheeled trucks from some carriage shops have brought in a lot of cassava. The quantity far exceeds Suldak's expectation. Now the old village chief has built five cassava at the entrance of the village.
Large warehouses, each warehouse is almost full of cassava. These cassava are probably enough for these kobold slaves to eat for two or three months.
However, there were still some four-wheeled carriages loaded with cassava at the mountain pass. They kept coming from the city of Hiranza and brought a large amount of cassava.
The old village chief, Bright, was sitting on a chair with a sad face. He was surrounded by a group of businessmen. There were more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages piled with cassava around him. Selina stood behind the old village chief holding an account book.
, it seems that the atmosphere of the negotiation is not very good...