There is only a section of the tree crown that is almost rotten, and most of the scattered ironwood branches have been buried in the soil.
Now these old ironwoods covered with green moss were dug out by the cavalry. Each one was as heavy as gold and stone. After sorting, they were bundled into whole bundles and put on the shelves of Thunder Rhinoceros.
At times like this in the past, it would have been difficult for such a large thunder rhinoceros to travel through such a dense forest.
But it's different now. The ghost-striped red ants have cleaned the forest, and the leaves of almost all the trees have been eaten clean.
After the ant infestation, some trees sprouted branches again, while others died completely.
The forest is full of dead trees like this, and it is precisely because of these dead trees that these thunder rhinos can walk through the gaps between the woods.
The bulky Thunder Rhino is covered with thick armor, and it is not afraid of these dead branches scratching its skin. Every time the Thunder Rhino leading the way takes a step forward, there will be countless dead branches. Eighteen Thunder Rhinos
Walking through the forest in a single file, there is a broad and wide road in the forest.
The only drawback of this forest road is that it cannot be used by horse-drawn carriages.
Because this area is close to the edge of the Dark Worm Valley, ghost-striped soldier ants are extremely active in this area, and even the indigenous tribes rarely move in this area.
Even so, Surdak was still worried that other adventure groups would discover the abandoned ironwood trees covered with a thick layer of moss in the wilderness. In addition to enclosing the area with boundary markers, he also wrote warning slogans around it.
It's nothing more than 'private territory, be careful when entering!' 'This place is dangerous, and ghost-striped red ants are often infested!' I hope it can be of some use to those lawless adventure groups.
After all, the price per pound of a few collapsed ironwood trees deep in this forest area is almost the same as magic copper.
In fact, Surdak also knew that he didn't need to worry too much. Not only was this place located in a remote mountain gorge, but it was also located on the southern slope of a dense forest. It was usually difficult for horses and vehicles to enter here. Even if someone discovered this large ironwood tree, it would be difficult to get there.
It is difficult to transport it out. Unless it is chopped up here, it is possible to transport it out.
Before Surdak transported the iron wood to Dodan Town, all the iron wood was wrapped in linen. After arriving in Dodan Town, he moved it into the warehouse as soon as possible without leaking any information to the outside world. Even the warehouse
The custodian only knew that these supplies were brought back specially using Thunder Rhinoceros, and they were very heavy, that's all.
Surdak planned to move the ironwood directly to Pudu Mountain, and then sell it from Wall Village to Helensa City. Ironwood is a common top material for making hardwood bows, and its price in the magic market has always been high.
No less, the price per pound is almost the same as magic copper.
After the beast tide, the soldiers in the garrison camp were a little worried that Surdak would lose the income from the ghost-striped red ants. Commander Surdak was building pavilions and temples in Dodan Town. Once the capital chain was broken,
The military camp merit exchange list will not be maintained.
The fifth time the merit list was redeemed for magic weapons, there was once again a rush to grab them.
In fact, the value of this batch of ironwood that arrived in Duodan Town is much higher than the hard armor of soldier ants.
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There was no way to write to Hathaway and Beatrice in Invercargill Forest. When he led the cavalry and the Thunder Rhino Archer Battalion back to Dodan Town from Invercargill Forest, there was already something on his study table.
I received three letters from Bena City.
Look for the earliest one sent among the three letters, read them one after another, and feel the faint sweetness in missing you, like a glass of sweet fruit wine with ice.
Suldak quickly wrote a reply and asked his bodyguard to take it to the carriage house in the town and send it back to Bena City.
This time he brought back from the Invercargill Forest the most detailed hand-drawn map, which showed the territory Suldak applied to the Wilkes Territory Administration.
In mid-August, a surveyor and two clerks arrived in Dodan from the Wilkes Territory Administration and had been staying in a hotel in Dodan for three weeks.
While Suldak was away from Dodan Town, the three of them wandered around the town doing nothing all day long.
Their job is specifically responsible for border land surveying, so they have naturally visited many small towns.
No small town has a slum as good as Dodan Town. The aborigines in this town actually live in small townhouses, and even the homeless people in this town eat roasted wheat every day.
cake.
However, there are not many homeless people in the town. Once the town's security team discovers homeless people and beggars, they will be sent to the town's shelter, unless they are really physically disabled and have sound hands and feet.
To join the labor union, they have to work in exchange for food and shelter.
The town was crowded with various adventure groups and mercenary groups. After they entered the hills and mountains along the Duodan Canyon, they first hunted the ghost-striped red ants in the mountains. Now the ghost-striped red ants are almost extinct. Many adventurers
The group has gone deep into the Invercargill Warcraft Forest to hunt those returning Warcraft.
This group of people seems to have become accustomed to living in Dodan Town.
Mainly there are many business groups here who purchase almost all types of Warcraft materials. All the materials brought back by the adventure group and mercenary group from outside can be sold in Duodan Town...
The corresponding supporting blacksmith shops, leather shops, hotels, and grocery stores are all relatively complete.
These shops were originally opened one after another in recent months due to the increasing number of adventure groups, but now they have become the main reason for attracting adventure groups to set their base here.
The officials of the Territorial Administration were a little surprised at the amazing changes in Dodan Town at first, but after living there for a long time, they became accustomed to it.
When they finally saw Suldak coming back from the Invercargill Forest, they almost dropped their jaws when they saw this territory-dividing map that resembled a pattern of black and white cows... This was simply deliberately making things difficult for others.
How can this be measured?
The dilemma faced by the three officials of the Territorial Administration is:
It is impossible to accurately calculate whether the circles of land that Surdak drew on the map account for two-fifths of the total area of the newly developed territory...
Looking at the Invercargill Warcraft Forest territory map in front of me, it's like standing in front of a Friesian cow.
"Lord Viscount, do you really want to make your territory so complicated?" The surveying and mapping officer's forehead was full of wrinkles, and he smiled very reluctantly at Surdak and said: "Such a fragmented territory means that
There will be many scattered small lords around you, and the nobles occupying public lands are usually magician nobles, so you are destined to have many new neighbors."
If the thirty-seven indigenous tribes were not so scattered, Surdak would not have planned the territory in this way, and there was nothing that could be done about it.
"Of course, I have completely walked through these lands. The land that has been demarcated is all high-quality territory, and the boundary markers have been buried. It doesn't matter if it is scattered..." Surdak chuckled and said to the surveying and mapping officer.
The surveying and mapping officer could only nodded with a grimace and said respectfully to Surdak:
"If the scale of these maps is roughly correct with the surveying and mapping, we will stamp the seal of the Bureau of Land Management on this map, and the territory of Invercargill Warcraft Forest will be officially included in the empire's territory, and this territory will be officially effective."
The young clerk standing next to him was almost crying. This was the first time he had encountered such trouble.
He quietly tugged on the surveyor's coat and reminded in a low voice: "Boss, how on earth are we going to calculate the area of these lands?"
The surveying and mapping officer guided in a low voice: "You just need to help me calculate the total area! In fact, this is not a difficult task. Our predecessors have already come up with many ways for this..."
"Go outside and bring me in to the fish skin..." the surveying and mapping officer ordered.
A young clerk went outside to find a piece of soft translucent leather, and directly rubbed the map brought by Suldak on the piece of leather bit by bit. In the end, the map was perfectly printed, and then he
Cut this thin piece of fish skin.
Transfer these patterns to a piece of delicate and soft animal skin, and first cut out the outlines of all the territories in the map.
Weigh the entire piece of leather, it's exactly seven pounds.
Then the surveyor and mapping officer took out his dagger and followed the rubbing lines to cut the leather of Surdak's territory perfectly, and the area occupied by the territory was directly weighed.
The surveying and mapping officer said to Surdak while weighing: "Sir Viscount, the entire territory leather weighs 7 pounds. According to the 433 Territory Allocation Law, the territory you will own weighs... 2.7 pounds."
The surveying and mapping officer quickly took the scale over, found weights of the same weight from the weight plate, and placed them on one end of the scale. On the other end of the scale, these scattered pieces of Warcraft leather were placed on it, until all the leather in the shaded areas was covered.
Even though I put all the pressure on it, I couldn't even keep the 2.7-pound scale balanced.
The surveying and mapping officer raised his head and said with a serious face: "Lord Viscount Suldak, the area of territory you selected is not enough, and you need to add two more!"
"Okay!" Suldak felt that this was what he liked to hear the most.
He randomly found a few smaller pieces in the scattered territory, put them into the scale, and did not stop until they were equal.
The surveying and mapping officer nodded with satisfaction and marked the remaining pieces of leather.
"So now that the territorial scope has been roughly finalized, the authenticity of the size of this map will be determined next..."
"After that, we will enter Invercargill Forest to check the map. At that time, we hope that Viscount Suldak can let your army give us some help."
The Surveying and Mapping Officer said about Surdak's disappearance.