Suldak ignored the Janna mermaid under the bridge and planned to leave Wilkes City directly.
He did not want to get involved in this kind of slave escape incident. If someone caught him, the noble who helped the slave escape would not be punished, but paying a fine equivalent to the slave would be enough for him to drink.
Nor did he want to provide any information to that arrogant noble lord.
After experiencing the incident in the Invercargill Monster Forest, he felt that the noble lords of Wilkes City were not trustworthy. In their eyes, personal interests always came first.
He left very decisively and planned to return to Dodan Town as soon as possible to prepare for the copper mine in Invercargill Forest.
In recent times, as the ghost-striped red ants have gradually disappeared from Invercargill Forest, the groups of monsters that ran away for refuge have returned to the forest one after another. Andrew led five hundred cavalry, but there was no way to defend the belt that was hundreds of kilometers deep from east to west.
forest shape.
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Wait until these people on the bridge leave.
The Janna mermaid under the bridge slowly raised her head out of the water. She looked around curiously with a pair of clear and beautiful eyes. The duckweed on her head made her look a little naughty.
She looked at Suldak who was walking away thoughtfully. He didn't have the malice in others' eyes.
Hearing the footsteps coming from the bluestone slab in the distance, Janna Mermaid splashed under the bridge and dived into the water again.
Although she was not familiar with the inland waterways here, she was not a fool, so naturally she would not continue swimming to the DC area. After thinking about it, she slowly followed the waterway in the direction Suldak left, all the way to the gate near the northern city wall.
Swim away.
She was born with an affinity for the water element. If she hadn't been too eager just now and paid more attention when swimming, arrow-shaped water marks would not have appeared on the water at all.
It is like a shadow at the bottom of the water, silently moving forward against the side wall of the inland river.
Finally disappeared at the Shiqiao Sanjia water intersection...
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When Surdak rode his horse to the north city gate, there were already dozens of carriages crowded on the stone road inside the city wall.
Surdak left the horse in the care of a Nanai native and walked to the city gate alone. He found that a caravan's carriage in front of him was broken on the bridge. The entire axle was broken into two pieces, and a large amount of supplies were lost.
The suspension bridge is almost blocked, and employees of the carriage and horse dealership are making emergency repairs on site.
The city defense knights kept urging.
The entire northern city's passages were blocked by them.
Suldak originally wanted to turn back and leave Wilkes City through another city gate.
But after thinking about it, he felt that such a detour was too far. Maybe the blockage here would have been cleared in the middle of the detour, so he decided to wait in the shade under the city gate.
Many travelers leaving the city chose to take a detour, and some carriages waiting at the outermost edge turned around and left.
Suldak led the horse to the willow tree by the river. There were not many people waiting at the city gate. Not far away was the north exit of the Wilkes City inner river.
The damaged parts of the truck in the distance seemed to be troublesome. The caravan members rushed to the suspension bridge, unloaded the goods from the truck, and carried them to the open space outside the city.
Surdak was a little bored waiting. When he was looking around, he saw a figure emerging from the shadow of the fenced waterway connecting the inland river and the moat. Under the sparkling light, it turned out to be the Janna mermaid.
She hid in the deepest part of the water cave, clinging tightly to the rock wall under the moat wall.
The two knights responsible for guarding the waterway were standing across the river, and Surdak could even hear them talking about the bloody battles between the gladiators in the arena. It seemed that one of them had won a lot of money.
They only occasionally glanced at the outlet of the inland river. From their angle, they could not see the Janna mermaid hiding inside.
The place where she was hiding happened to be in the blind spot of the line of sight.
Seeing her lingering at the entrance of the water hole's fence, Surdak didn't expect that she could actually swim along the water channel to get here. However, it seemed that she was blocked by the iron fence in the water channel and could not swim out at all.
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Suldak touched his mouth, and after careful consideration, decided not to care about this matter, so as not to offend the local nobles of Wilkes City.
Turning his face and deliberately not looking at the waterway under the city wall, Surdak admitted that he had just seen the extremely disappointed face of Janna Mermaid, and he actually felt a little soft-hearted.
He pulled the horse's reins and prepared to leave Wilkes City as soon as possible.
He didn't think he could save this Janna mermaid, even rescue her. At the very least, he didn't even have the ability to send her back to the seaside.
Suldak took the reins of the horse and turned to leave. The moment he turned his head, he saw a pair of clear eyes, which contained ignorance and a desire for freedom.
'For freedom...I am here for freedom!'
Surdak turned his head and muttered to the two Nanai natives who looked confused.
He took out a long mithril dagger with a fish skin sheath from his magic belt pouch, which was one of the fifth batch of magic weapons traded to him by the merchant Malacom.
At least on the outside, it looks like a magic dagger plated with mithril. The magic attribute given to this dagger is 'sharpness', and there is also a row of fine serrations polished on the back of the dagger.
Merchant Malacom said that this dagger is an imitation of the epic dagger ‘The Flesh Splitter’.
The enchanter has given this magic dagger a very high sharpness, allowing it to pierce most armor, and the serrations on the back of its blade can cut through some iron fences.
This dagger, like other magic weapons, was bought in batches by Surdak for 30 gold coins each, and he was going to take it back to Dodan Town and put it on the merit exchange list as a reward.
Now he secretly held the dagger in his hand. He was standing by the riverside of the inland river. If he wanted to throw the dagger without alerting the knights on the opposite side, he had to wait for the right moment.
The truck blocked on the moat's suspension bridge had been dismantled by the caravan, and all the goods piled on the suspension bridge had been emptied. At this time, the carriages waiting in the city began to drive out of the city one after another.
There was a commotion at the gate of the city, and all the vehicles crowded forward...
The movement at the city gate attracted the attention of the two knights. Suldak took this opportunity, bent down and casually threw the thirty-gold dagger against the river and threw it into the river.
Thirty gold coins were just thrown into the river without even a sound... The price of freedom is really high.
When turning around, Suldak just complained in his heart.
Feeling that he had done the best he could, Suldak rode across the suspension bridge without looking back.
Lead two Nanai natives along the road leading to the northern area and head north.
In the river, a faint shadow stretched out from the water hole. It stopped for a moment at the place where Surdak had just stayed, and then quickly got into the water hole.
The inland river here has always flowed slowly, and the sound of the river flowing slowly came from the water cave under the city wall.
When the noble lord also arrived at the north city gate with a group of knights, a thumb-thick iron bar in the center of the iron fence in the water cave had been sawed off, and the section of iron bar was stuck diagonally at the bottom of the river.
In the mud, the mermaid in the water has long since disappeared.
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Suldak is by no means a stingy person, he is even paranoid that his efforts will be rewarded.
When he passed through Jilan Town this time, he went to the only hotel called "Truth" and found Nika, the little sister who was working as a receptionist at the hotel. He gave her a pile of golden coins and then left Jilan Town.
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I returned to Duodan Town in early August.
During this period of time, Surdak has not been able to learn the 'Call of War'. He even knows that what he lacks is the level of strength. Maybe when he is successfully promoted to a second-level powerhouse, he can fully control this rune language.
The power contained.
The process of learning the language of runes with the red dragon Iser had to come to a halt because of this.
It is said that you can be promoted to a second-level powerhouse by making a choice, but Surdak just can't find that point.
How to abandon the dark star in the body, Surdak has been working hard to explore recently.
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After Dodan Town entered August, the water level of the Dodan River south of the town surged.
The water level spread to the yard, and the riverside wooden houses also became residences on the river. People living in the wooden houses only need to sit on the basic platform under the eaves, put their feet into the clear river water, and lie on the floor outside the wooden houses.
Watching the river slowly flowing past the eyes through the guardrail, one feels that this moment is so close to nature.
Selena also moved her family to a wooden house by the river. The tailor shop owner's small attic was abandoned. Now many businessmen came to Dodan Town to do business. Houses in the town were very easy to rent. The tailor shop owner was very happy.
Returned the deposit to Selena.
Suldak was delayed in Wilkes City for almost two months.
During this time, the row houses in the slums of the town had begun to take shape. The foundations and one-meter-high walls of these row houses were built with stones from the quarry. Above them, there were square logs with gaps cut out on both sides.
, a wooden house made directly from oak wood, with a gabled roof covered with wooden boards.
In order to save costs, the aboriginal people did not apply rain-proof gum on the roof. Instead, the hard carapace of the ghost-patterned worker ants was softened, put into a wooden mold like a roof tile, shaped, dried in the sun, and finally made into a cheap and solid roof.
watt.
This kind of red roof tiles are uniform in style and very strong. When placed on the roof, they appear like red fish scales. From a distance, they actually become a scenic spot in Duodan Town.
The streets in the aboriginal slums have been re-paved with stone slabs, and the new streets have been cleared of dirt and weeds.
On the original site of the shacks that were demolished first, new townhouses have been repaired, and some aborigines have moved into their new homes one after another.
In fact, this type of townhouse has almost occupied many aboriginal courtyards, and it has effectively used the original space to build small townhouses.
Aung San, who is responsible for supervising the construction of these small townhouses, is standing next to Surdak at the moment.
Aung San has lost a lot of weight recently, but he looks more energetic. He is no longer wearing aboriginal clothing, but leather armor on his upper body, loose leggings on his lower body and hips, and long leather boots on his feet. He looks...
Somewhat nondescript.
I don’t know how long it’s been since I shaved. The beard on my chin looks like a hedgehog covered with spikes.
The two of them stood on the long street facing the river and walked from west to east while chatting. The small townhouse in front of them slowly changed from the foundation to the small building.
The closer you get to the east, the more complete these small buildings become...
Aung San followed, looking at Suldak's back, and said to him: "In two months, the main bodies and roofs of all the townhouses in this area will be completed."
His labor force of more than 500 people has now expanded to more than 800 people. They are settled on daily wages every day. As long as they are not lazy in their work, they can earn a shining silver coin every day.
When Aung San came here and saw that Suldak didn't criticize anything, he breathed a sigh of relief and said again:
"At that time, the indigenous people in the town will probably only be able to fill half of the houses, and the remaining half can be sold to the merchants and adventure groups in the town. In the past half month, many people have asked me about
The price of these terraces.”
"The construction speed here is indeed very fast..." Suldak nodded and said.
At this time, it was just after work in the evening. Some indigenous people walked out of the construction site carrying tools while talking and laughing. From a distance, they saw the boss Aung San standing in the middle of the road with a big shot. They were so frightened that they all chose
bypass.
Aung San said with some pride:
"Duodan Town is rich in wood resources. You can buy shaped wood with money. Building a house with this model now is like putting together building blocks. As long as the land is sorted out, the foundation can be built the next day. As long as it is laid
Stonewall, what happens next becomes very simple.”
The main parts of these row houses are lined with linen thread, so the stone walls appear straight.
Suldak nodded and asked, "Have you encountered any difficulties so far?"
Aung San immediately said: "The only thing missing is doors and windows. All the skilled carpenters here in Dodan Town have been hired by the lumberyard. Without enough carpenters, we can't make those doors and windows. How about you go to the lumberyard?"
Just tell me and ask the carpenter over there to give me a few..."
After saying that, he took the opportunity to open a courtyard door and walked into the courtyard of the small townhouse.
Each small townhouse has an independent courtyard, but the area is very small. It can only plant two fruit trees and build a doghouse.
Aung San pointed to the empty window frames and door frames of the small building and said to Suldak: "Look at the row of buildings here... they are just waiting to install doors and windows."
Suldak thought of the carpenter's workshop in Wall Village. He estimated that the carpenters in the village were not too busy at the moment and could transport some window frames and doors from Wall Village.
Then he said: "Leave the wooden doors and windows to me. Give me the dimensions of the doors and windows. It is best to give me a finished wooden window and wooden door. My only request is that the doors and windows of all wooden houses must be as large as possible."
Probably consistent."
Aung San did not expect that Surdak would directly come forward to resolve the matter, and immediately said happily:
"Okay, I'll deliver you to the main campground tomorrow morning...or the riverside cabin?"
Suldak thought for a moment and realized that he would probably stay at the riverside cabin at night, so he said, "Then send him to the riverside cabin."