The sun shines brightly on the winter morning, and the air in Duodan Town becomes extremely fresh under the snow.
Suldak was wearing a thick leather coat, stepped off the snow on the soles of his shoes at the door of the town hall, and walked into the lobby on the first floor of the Duodan Town Town Hall. Miss Ruili, the receptionist at the front desk, quickly stood up and greeted Suldak very respectfully.
Ke saluted: "Good morning, Mr. Mayor!"
"Good morning, Miss Ruili!"
Suldak accurately called out Miss Ruili's name, making the young blond lady's pretty face blush slightly.
Walking up the stairs, I opened the door and entered my office, which I had not set foot in for almost two months. The room must have been cleaned frequently, so it was very clean and tidy. There were two pots of roses on the window sill, which looked gorgeous.
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Suldak looked up and saw the map hanging on the wall. This was the map he had hung before entering the Invercargill Forest. The mountains and rivers marked on the entire forest area were still very blurry. Now he held it in his hand.
There is a more accurate map of the territory.
He walked over, pulled the old map off the wall, and hung it again with a map of Invercargill Forest with very clear boundaries. From this map, you can easily find copper mines, canyon camps, and mountain stream cable bridges.
The location of the camp and the distribution of the thirty-seven indigenous tribes can also be seen in the general area of their enclosed land.
When he first arrived in Dodan Town more than half a year ago, who would have thought that he would occupy the entire Invercargill Warcraft Forest by the end of the year.
Who would have thought that the army he brought would actually expand to 3,000 people, and the cavalry of the cavalry battalion would even set foot at the entrance of the Dark Worm Valley. If it were not for the fact that the rocs in the north of the mountain did not have enough food, Surdak felt that he would
Continue cleaning up those ghostly red ants this month.
This winter in Dodan Town!
Surdak suddenly felt some emotion in his heart.
The room was very warm. He hung his thick leather coat on the hanger at the door, then sat down on the chair in front of his desk and rubbed his hand on the table.
Just when he was in a daze, Mrs. Luna stood at the door holding a tea tray and knocked gently...
He walked into the office elegantly, placed the tea tray on the coffee table, poured a cup of milky black tea, placed it on the desk in front of Suldak, and said with a smile: "You need an assistant by your side.
The government office has selected several good candidates for you."
Although there were crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, his generous manner and tone of voice made Suldak feel very comfortable.
"Well, that's fine, then invite them over tomorrow morning, and I'll try to choose one of them." Surdak nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Luna stood in front of the desk with her hands down and responded: "Okay, Mr. Mayor."
At this time, Mrs. Luna’s assistant stood at the door and said:
"Madam, President Buckley is here."
Mrs. Luna didn't speak for the first time. She looked at Suldak.
"Let him come in!" Surdak glanced out the window and saw the mercenary union's magic caravan parked in the yard.
Mrs. Luna's assistant agreed: "Okay."
President Buckley walked into Suldak's office wearing a magic pattern structure. His hair was meticulously combed and he had an earnest smile on his face.
Surdak asked him to sit down opposite him and asked:
"I heard that you want to increase the hunting certificate of the hunting ground?"
President Buckley looked at Mrs. Luna who was standing aside, and quickly replied: "Yes, Mayor Suldak, there are many mercenary groups in the union who said they went to the hunting ground at the Chain Bridge Camp to hunt ghost-striped red ants.
idea."
Suldak nodded slightly and said to President Buckley: "The issuance of hunting certificates may be suspended this winter. It is estimated that the hunting grounds will not be developed to the outside world until next spring. This time my army's northern expedition has been greatly reduced.
The number of ghost-striped soldier ants is so high that I don’t want to see no trace of ghost-striped red ants in this hunting ground in a few years.”
President Buckley said with some reluctance: "But next spring, the poisonous mist on the Poison Swamp will seal the Dark Worm Valley again. How can we hunt ghost-striped red ants at that time..."
"In previous years, when the poisonous fog cleared from the poisonous swamp, were those mercenary groups so urgent?" Surdak retorted.
"Uh..." President Buckley was speechless by Suldak's words.
Suldak changed the topic and asked: "President Buckley, how much do you know about the Anya Wetland?"
"Mr. Mayor, are you going to open up the Anya Wetland next?" President Buckley immediately began to think about the information about the Anya Wetland and said casually: "There are lakes and swamps everywhere, and there are many snake lizards living there.
It is good at concealing its whereabouts and often hides in bushes and puddles to ambush explorers. Only explorers who are familiar with the swamp environment can survive there."
"Once winter arrives, many monsters in the wetland enter a state of hibernation. Unless we can dig through the permafrost and dig them out of caves more than ten meters deep, it will be difficult to hunt them."
Surdak knew that it would be difficult for the 'Eye of Truth' to see through such a thick layer of soil, and hunting in the Anya Wetland in winter seemed unrealistic.
At this time, President Buckley said: "Compared with Anya Swamp, I actually think the Three Rivers Plain is more suitable for cavalry hunting in winter, but there are many high-level magic beasts entrenched on the vast plain over there, and the roc birds in the north are always guarding it.
Although this area is richer in Warcraft resources than Invercargill Forest, ordinary adventure groups and mercenary groups do not dare to set foot in that area easily."
Surdak did not expect that the Three Rivers Plain was actually a place rich in Warcraft resources, so he asked: "Isn't there anyone among the local lords who is developing that area?"
President Buckley immediately replied: "Of course there are, including the Goss family, the Golding family, the Norton family and other prestigious nobles in Wilkes City, who have cavalry regiments stationed there, but in recent years
Without the support of Duke Newman, the private army of the lords developed very slowly in the Three Rivers Plain..."
Although he felt that there was something in President Buckley's words, Suldak just nodded and did not continue the conversation.
President Buckley failed to obtain the hunting certificate for Chain Bridge Hunting Ground and had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.
As soon as President Buckley left the office, tax collector Batra, along with Epson, the owner of the tailor shop, and Barney Jr., the town's shoemaker, were waiting outside Suldak's office.
Surdak invited them in.
Epson, the owner of the tailor shop, hunched over and followed the Batra tax collector, looking groveling and cautious, with a somewhat stiff smile on his face.
Suldak had dealt with this tailor shop owner several times before and had a pretty good impression of him.
But this was the first time I met Bani Suldak, the shoemaker in the town. He was a somewhat shy, strong man with a red nose. He wore a leather apron when he came to the town hall. You could tell at a glance that he was a craftsman.
Suldak invited them to sit down on the sofa in the rest area, and then said directly to the tailor shop owner: "The clothes that the miners in the copper mine need are very simple, very strong, wear-resistant and extremely cheap.
It’s made from cut cloth. It doesn’t matter if the cloth is rough, it doesn’t need to be too soft, and it doesn’t need to be comfortable..."
"Is this kind of fabric okay?" the tailor shop owner opened his clothes, revealing the money bag at his waist, and asked Suldak.
The cloth bag looks very strong, but its texture is as rough as a linen bag.
"You decide which kind of fabric you want. I'm just telling you the general direction of the mine's demand." Suldak glanced at the tailor shop owner, and then said: "These are just clothes for working in the mine. They must be
Design styles should be based on cheapness and practicality.”
The tailor shop owner nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.
Suldak looked at the shoemaker, took out a piece of the hard skin of a ghost-striped worker ant, placed it in front of him and asked him: "Can you use the hard skin of this kind of worker ant to sew leather shoes?"
"It's okay, but the leather shoes are very hard and may cause some friction when walking. However, the uppers of the leather shoes can be designed into three sections... I thought of using the abdominal joint of the worker ant to solve this problem...
..." The shoemaker found the solution as he spoke.
Surdak waved his hand and said: "The upper part of the shoe must be harder to prevent stones from falling and breaking the toes, but it should not affect walking."
Shoemaker Buck's eyes became very bright and he said confidently: "I can try it and send you a sample in three days."
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Suldak pushed the piece of hard leather out of his hand and said to the shoemaker Little Buck:
"My requirements for these leather boots are also the same. They should be as simple and practical as possible. The surface of the leather shoes does not require any treatment. These leather shoes will be taken to the copper mines for the miners to wear. Comfort, impact resistance and durability are the most basic requirements, and I
There are only these three requirements. If you can do a good job, I will give you this order. The first batch of orders will make a thousand pairs of these leather shoes."
The shoemaker did not expect that the mayor would order a thousand pairs of leather boots as his first order, and exclaimed: "Oh my God! A thousand pairs... I will have to do it for three years even if I don't eat or drink!"
Surdak waved his hand and said: "Once the sample is passed, I will pay you one-third of the advance payment, and can provide raw materials for hard leather. I am not asking you to make these leather shoes by yourself.
It is a long-term supply business. You can recruit some apprentices or hire some leatherworkers. You just need to teach them the methods to ensure the quality of the leather boots!"
Epperson, the owner of the tailor shop nearby, immediately whispered to the shoemaker: "Buck, if you find it difficult to do it alone, we can cooperate. You just need to develop your skills, and I will recruit other cobblers and apprentices..."
Suldak went on to talk about the specific details about the miners' uniforms and anti-smash shoes. He also wanted to make some safety helmets. Thinking about it, it seemed easier. Just cut off the heads of the ghost-patterned soldier ants, then
Although a piece of hard leather is not very beautiful, it can be directly used as a safety helmet.
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The morning passed like this, and Suldak walked out of the town hall.
Tax collector Batra was waiting next to a magic caravan in the courtyard of the town hall. When he saw Surdak coming out of the hall, he immediately opened the door from the carriage, stood next to the car door, and invited Surdak to join him.
Lunch.
Surdak waved his hand, pointed to the small single-family building diagonally across from the town hall, and said to Tax Officer Batra:
"There will be many opportunities in the future. I want to go to Justin's place to see the preparation process of the magic potion..."
As he spoke, under the gaze of Tax Officer Batra, he walked out of the town hall compound, walked through the lively street in front of the town hall, and came to the small building he rented to Lance.
Pushing open the courtyard door, the snow in the courtyard has been cleared away.
Surdak stepped in and knocked on the door of the small building. The person who came out and opened the door was a cook wearing an apron around her waist. When she saw Surdak, she quickly saluted and said: "Mr. Mayor,
good afternoon!"
"Is Justin Magic here?"
Suldak knew the young cook in front of him. She not only had to clean the room here every day, but was also responsible for Justin's two meals a day.
"He's here! Please come in quickly..."
The cook immediately opened the door and asked Suldak to come in.
Suldak walked into the small building, passed through the foyer, and saw Justin, Nika, and Signa sitting on the sofa in the living room chatting.
Squeezed together with the two of them was a girl with a very delicate and beautiful appearance, but her hair was a touch of algae green and her ears were a little special. She was wearing a tight skirt, revealing a section of her white calves...
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Wearing so little in such a cold winter!
And what she wears on her feet is clearly a pair of Selena's high-heeled leather shoes, which are Selena's favorite leather shoes...
Suldak looked familiar to her face.
At this time, Xigna and Nika stood up from the sofa when they saw Suldak coming in from the outside.
Signa looked surprised and asked: "Dak, why are you here?"
"Owner……"
Nika also stood up with a look of fear.
The young girl wearing Selena leather shoes also stood up immediately and looked at Suldak in surprise.
When Surdak saw her big blue eyes, he realized that she was actually the Janna mermaid Miss Siya who lived downstairs in his house. He didn't expect that her... legs were quite beautiful.
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"Why are you here? I'm here to visit Justin..." Suldak asked Nika.
"Xigna, Miss Siya, I came to visit Magician Justin, and we wanted to learn from him how to make magic scrolls." Nika answered truthfully.
Hearing what Nika said, Suldak nodded apologetically and said, "It's my fault. If it weren't for me, you should be studying this knowledge at Wilkes Academy of Magic now..."
Justin saw Suldak come in and asked him to sit down.
"Master, I never thought about going to a magic academy to study..." Nika said softly.
Justin opened his mouth wide and looked at Suldak and Nika, his eyes filled with all kinds of stories...
At this time, Xigna secretly pulled Ravnica's sleeve, and then said to Suldak: "Dak, since you have something to see Magician Justin, we won't bother you..."
With that said, he picked up Miss Siya who didn't say a word and hurriedly walked outside...