After staying on Gold Coin Island for three full days, Shiloh also took this opportunity to have a good chat with little Jack.
Since the underground ruins incident, there have been no other problems on Gold Coin Island. However, it is a pity for Shiloh that nothing useful has been found during the excavation of the underground ruins.
It was extremely strange. When they sent people to search the dwarf city to see if they could find some lost dwarf technology, all the items inside seemed to have experienced tens of thousands of years of time acceleration. As long as they were touched,
It will immediately turn into ashes.
Hilo didn't know what was going on. It might be the impact of destroying the sacrificial body, or it might be the good deeds of the dwarf souls. In short, such a huge dwarf city did not bring any benefit to Hilo.
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This incident couldn't help but make Shiloh very angry, and his impression of the dwarf race became even worse. He secretly cursed that all these dwarves were Grandet, and they had all been dead for who knows how long.
I am willing to leave my relics to him for good use.
And little Jack also mentioned the story of Joel who was sent to Gold Coin Island as a slave before. Joel came to Gold Coin Island the day before Hilo. Little Jack probably heard about what Joel did, although
In his heart, he was also very dissatisfied with Joel's wanton behavior, but he did not put small shoes on Joel to make him stumbling. He just treated him as an ordinary slave and let him dig in the mine.
After hearing how little Jack dealt with Joel, Shiloh nodded and said: "Yes, don't pay attention to him, just let him mine. If he really wants to mine for the rest of his life, let him do it... But little Jack,
This old guy should be really capable. If you have the opportunity, learn from him, it will definitely be of great benefit to you in the future."
Little Jack said disapprovingly: "He's just a lunatic, what's there to learn from?"
"There is only one step between madness and genius. Don't take this old guy too lightly. If he has no ability, why don't you just kill him and just throw him to the gold coin island... Little Jack, if you
If you can really learn some real skills from him, you will definitely have a place as a lieutenant general in our army in the future."
After hearing what Shiloh said, little Jack couldn't help but secretly think about what kind of ability this lunatic had that could make Shiloh even let him go mercilessly.
Three days came quickly. On the third day, when Shiloh came to the blacksmith shop, he found that Hill, the old blacksmith, had red eyes. He had obviously endured three days without sleeping, and in front of him,
There are two earth mines with extremely ugly shapes.
One is a stone mine, which is a very simple method of drilling a hole in the center of the stone, filling it with gunpowder, inserting the lead and sealing it with wax.
The other one is black all over, like a metal ball, and it looks very strange.
"Your Highness, these are two experimental earth mines. One is made according to the method on your drawing, and the other is made by me with some improvements. I wrapped a layer of iron juice around the stone and waited for it to cool down.
After filling in the gunpowder and sealing it with wax, you can see if it suits your needs."
Shiloh licked his lips and looked at the two weird-looking earth mines with some excitement. He rubbed his hands and picked up the two mines to test their weight. He found that they felt good. Not only could they be used as earth mines, they could even be used as mines.
Use it as a grenade.
However, not knowing the explosion time after lighting the fuse is a disadvantage.
He couldn't restrain his excitement and immediately led everyone to an open space.
At Herod's request, everyone set up several sets of armor in the open space. Herod first put down the stone mine with the lead pointed to the ground. Then he asked people to get gunpowder and sprinkled a straight line on the ground, about ten meters away.
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He didn't want to light the fuse at close range. It would be too embarrassing if he accidentally sent himself back to the arms of Hades like his predecessor.
After everything was ready, Shiloh took the torch, took a deep breath, and finally lit the fuse made of gunpowder.
The moment the flame touched the gunpowder, it immediately erupted into a ball of dazzling sparks, and then quickly spread towards the stone mine. About two seconds later, it immediately ignited the fuse of the stone mine.
"呲呲——"
The moment the fuse was ignited, Shiloh immediately asked the onlookers to lie down. He also lay on the ground with his head in his arms, only exposing his eyes and staring at the stone thunder.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
Just when the third second was counted, the fuse soaked in kerosene burned rapidly, and the sealing wax melted away with a swipe. Then a loud bang was heard, and everyone only saw that
The stone thunder exploded into countless fragments in an instant, and the gravel flew everywhere, hitting the armor with a bang, and even overturning some armor to the ground.
Some onlookers who were relatively close were holding their heads and felt their ears buzzing. For a moment, they were stunned by the huge explosion. They all looked at each other, not knowing what happened.
After the explosion completely passed and the smoke dissipated, everyone recovered from the explosion and looked at each other with fear in their eyes.
What is this thing? It's like thunder exploding in the sky. This thing is man-made. Shouldn't it be some kind of magic?
For a moment, they didn't dare to get up from the ground.
Shiloh was the first to react. As soon as he got up, he immediately ran towards the explosion site. He saw a small crater on the ground. The stone thunder had long been shattered, and there was no trace of debris.
, and the armor fixed on the wooden frame had dents one after another, and there were even signs of cracks in some places.
Shiloh frowned. Although the power of the stone thunder was good, it had not yet reached his expectations. The scale defense of those lizard warriors was very solid, almost like a set of natural armor. These powers alone could only hurt them.
But it is difficult to kill them on the spot.
It would be great if there is still room for improvement.
At this time, people around him also gathered around. Little Jack swallowed his saliva and said: "Your Highness, is this what you want to build? This movement is too big. Even the fireball technique does not make such a big movement. It is really
too exaggerated!"
As he said that, he reached out and touched the dents on the armor, and was speechless.
Shiloh did not want to speak, so he asked everyone to find new armor, set it up again, and then solemnly placed the strengthened stone mine wrapped in iron juice.
It was still the same process as before. After arranging the gunpowder fuse, Shiloh asked everyone to lie down again. This time everyone learned the lesson and lay down on the ground early. Shiloh lit the fuse and stared at the bullet.
The strengthened Stone Thunder was clenched tightly in his fists.
One second.
Two seconds.
It was also the third second when the strengthened stone exploded into pieces with a thunderous bang. There was a tinkling sound from the surrounding armor. Some people only felt that something seemed to be coming from above them.
Flying out, their bodies couldn't help but tremble due to the sharp energy. When they came back to their senses, they found that all the erected armors had been knocked to the ground.
Shiloh hurried over, picked up the armor on the ground, glanced at it, and laughed in surprise.
I saw that in this armor, several holes the size of three fingers were directly penetrated, and the wounds were all torn apart by sharp objects, which was extremely powerful.
This strengthened stone mine can actually effectively penetrate the armor's defense!
This time, I can definitely subdue those lizardmen!
"Your Highness, the experiment was successful?" Seeing Shiloh so excited, Hill couldn't help but ask.
Shiloh laughed loudly and threw the armor in Hill's hand. Hill held the armor and looked at it. His body shook. He touched the broken parts of the armor with trembling fingers and sighed: "This, this
...This power is so powerful. With this thing, not to mention the lizard man, even the legendary creature will have a hard time."
While everyone was marveling, Shiloh checked the other armors and found that they were all punctured with tearing wounds. He finally confirmed that the weapon he wanted to develop had been successful!
"Hill, starting from today, work hard to make the kind of stone mines covered with iron juice. You can make as many as you can. I want to invite those lizardmen to taste the power of Stormwind City's new weapons!"
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The production of reinforced stone mines was immediately put on the agenda. Regarding the production method, Shiloh asked Hill to divide the labor and cooperate as before. Only trustworthy people can allow them to complete the steps of plating iron on the stone and filling the gunpowder with their own hands.
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As for the remaining people, they were responsible for making the lead wires and digging holes in the stones.
Regarding the explosion time, Hilo required that it must be maintained at about 3 seconds, so the length of the fuse must be consistent. In any case, the stone mine cannot explode within three seconds.
After all, this thing has no insurance measures. If it explodes in your hand, it will definitely be a nightmare.
Seeing that he had actually made such a powerful weapon with his own hands, Hill was so excited that he forgot about his previous fatigue and immediately started working on it. He also promised that within two days, 50 strengthening stones would be completed.
Minecraft production.
Shiloh nodded and emphasized to Little Jack again that the production process of stone thunder must be regarded as the top secret of Stormwind City, and no information should be leaked. After everything was arranged, he got on the boat and returned
to Stormwind City.
Along the way, Shiloh was in a good mood and even hummed a ditty. When he returned to Stormwind City, he found that everyone had disposed of the wreckage and corpses after the war, and Stormwind City resumed its previous production, but
Since the lizardmen are still raging underground, everyone is relaxing while also working hard to prepare for war.
Shiloh had just returned to the executive hall. Before he could take a rest, he saw Rowan and Connor walking in side by side. The two saluted Shiloh at the same time. Each had something to say. Shiloh sat upright and said:
"Are you going to report on the post-war reconstruction plan? I have seen the progress. The construction of Wind City in the future will have to change its thinking. I will deal with the specific planning later, and I will discuss it with you at that time."
Rowan was stunned and nodded. What he wanted to say was about the post-war reconstruction of Stormwind City, but he didn't expect that Shiloh had already had a plan in mind, so he took a step back and said no more.
Connor said: "Your Highness, after this war, more and more citizens are willing to join the army, even reaching thousands. How do we arrange these citizens?"
Hearing Connor's question, Shiloh couldn't help but frowned. The population problem in Stormwind City is still a major problem that needs to be solved. If there is no one, it cannot be built. If there is no one, it cannot develop. Now the population is just
is the most important resource.
"As for the personnel issue, maybe we need to find another way. There are still too few people in Stormwind City now, but the upper limit of the population we can support at this time is not high, so everyone must be properly arranged.
Let's do this, Connor, all personnel with professional skills are not allowed to be included in the Stormwind Army's military membership, allowing them to develop and build Stormwind City with peace of mind. As for the farmers... we implement the conscript system according to batches, and each farmer must serve at different times.
Join the army and receive training, and give them gold coin subsidies during training. After the training is completed, they can go back to farming. When the war comes, they will not be in the dilemma of insufficient troops like now."
Connor nodded and said: "Understood, my subordinates will go and conduct the screening."
Shiloh nodded and asked the two people to step back, still thinking about the population.
The small number of people is always a big problem that limits the development of Stormwind City. If the system comes with the function of creating farmers' land, then this problem can be easily solved. Unfortunately, this system is just a template system and cannot be greatly modified.
people.
The only way is to buy slaves from the Western Continent.
Shiloh couldn't help but smile bitterly at the thought that he would actually engage in slave trading. He couldn't help but sigh that a person with a higher education would engage in such a dirty thing.
But now this is the fastest way to accumulate population, and at least under one's own hands, the abuse of slaves will not happen. These slaves have a hope of working under one's own hands, which is better than life worse than death in the hands of other feudal nobles.
alive.
I don’t know when the Hannah Chamber of Commerce will come back. With them here, the slave trade will be much easier to handle.
Afterwards, Hilo rested for a while and hurriedly went to inspect and express condolences to the new citizens who followed him to Hope Island. These people had just joined Hope Island and encountered a war. They probably still had some grudges in their hearts. At this time, they must
It is necessary to appease the people and prevent fires in the hospital from happening.
Especially those magicians. As a privileged class, Hilo's constant disregard for them will definitely make these noble magicians dissatisfied. Now is the time to show the courage of an earl of the kingdom and the lord of the Gulfstream Island Chain.
All afternoon, Shiloh ran around the city, condolences to those citizens who lost their loved ones in the war, and helped them solve their problems. Based on the support and comfort in life and soul, Shiloh could not help but sigh.
In any world, as long as there is war, it will be accompanied by grief and sadness of wives and children being separated.
Even Stormwind City is no exception.
Witnessing the red eyes of the widow who lost her family, Shiloh became more and more hateful towards the underground lizard people, and repeatedly promised that he would avenge the soldiers who died in the battle.
Ever since they set foot on Hope Island and established Stormwind City, people's impression of Herod has also changed greatly. After witnessing what Herod did with their own eyes, they also firmly believed in Herod's promise. Everyone mustered up their courage and waited.
As Hilo avenges their relatives, this responsibility and pressure becomes the force that drives Hilo forward.
Now behind him, there are thousands of people who need to be protected by him, so he must become stronger.
After Shiloh settled these matters and arrived at the place where the magicians lived, he saw a figure wandering around outside the door. He occasionally looked inside the house and lowered his head in frustration, not knowing what he was doing.
Seeing that the man was sneaky, Shiloh immediately waved his hand, thinking that the civilian wanted to peek into the mage's life, so he sent several guards to drive him away.
Unexpectedly, several guards walked over and just said a few words, then looked at each other. When the man saw Shiloh, he immediately became excited and shouted: "Your Highness, Your Highness, it's me!"
When Shiloh heard the cry, it sounded familiar, but couldn't remember who it was, so he walked over and took a closer look. He saw that the man had wrinkled skin, dry hair hanging on both sides of his head, and a skinny body that even a child could see.
No, he looks very distinctive.
Isn't this the 28-year-old "young" magician who practices life-sacrifice magic and joins Hilo in the Dragon Bone Camp to be named the magician Yale!
At this time, Yale was still wearing the magician's black robe, but his expression was troubled, as if he had encountered something difficult.
Ever since Yale joined, Shiloh had no impression of him, for no other reason than that Yale was really useless.
If we use the attribute points given by the system to allocate them, this guy should have only 1-2 points in several attributes. Even if he casts magic, if two or three people are blessed with acceleration after the operation, they will be as tired as a dog and panting. The only thing
The life magic that can be seen requires his own life as the price, which is simply the weakest among weaklings.
Because of this, Shiloh had no impression of him.
After all, I have never seen a magician be so weak.
At this time, when Yale saw Shiloh, he finally showed a hint of joy. He pushed away the soldiers in front of him and ran to kneel down in front of Shiloh. When he raised his head, his eyes flashed with tears and he started to cry loudly.
"Your Highness, I am your loyal servant, the magician who followed you from the beginning, but, but...but I am really suffering!"
Shiloh hated other people's fussing, so she hurriedly waved her hands and said, "If you have something to say, don't cry."
Yale wrinkled his nose, wiped his eyes, and said with great grievance: "Your Highness, I, after all, I am also a magician, but they all look down on me, and they ask me to guard the door!"
"them?"
"Yes, it's those new magicians. Relying on their strength, they don't let me live in the house. I can only sleep on the porch every day. They are really bullying!"
Hearing this, Shiloh suddenly felt a huge headache. This Yale was so embarrassing to magicians. He was weak in strength and had a weak personality. No wonder he was looked down upon by other magicians.
No matter how you look at this scene now, it looks like a little coward who has been bullied is going to complain to the teacher.
Shiloh had no choice but to comfort Yale with a few words, stabilize Yale's mood, and said that he would talk to the magicians.
After arriving at the house, Shiloh immediately saw several magicians sitting in the living room meditating. After hearing the movement, he opened his eyes and looked over.
Shiloh puffed up his chest and said with a smile: "Fellow magicians, how do you feel after living in Stormwind City for a few days?"
A young magician immediately stood up, showed a hearty smile, and said: "Your Highness, the Gulfstream Island Chain is indeed the mysterious place rumored to be. The magic elements here are extremely rich. Practicing here will get twice the result with half the effort for us."
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Mysterious place?
Shiloh heard another term that he didn't understand, but he didn't show it. He just kept this doubt in his heart and started chatting with these magicians.
After some exchanges, Shiloh learned that these magicians from the Cavendish family are magic geniuses who have been trained since childhood. They are all young, and the eldest Thor - this young man - is also
No more than 28 years old.
In terms of strength, Thor should be considered the strongest now, a bit like Bullock, who has the potential to become extraordinary in the future.
Unexpectedly, Victor would give himself a magician with extraordinary strength, which was really a great gift for him.
After the two parties chatted for a while, Shiloh realized that the relationship between the 20 magicians was a bit like brothers and sisters. They grew up together and were the magic geniuses that the Cavendish family collected from all over the country for the purpose of training.
It is to serve the Cavendish family. Now they are more loyal to Connor than to Shiloh.
However, Connor is loyal and will naturally not betray Herod, so there is actually no difference between the two.
These magicians do not have any special requirements in life, but they hope that Shiloh can collect materials and build a mage tower. The so-called mage tower can gather a large number of magic elements, and several strong ones can withstand magic.
Experimental buildings. Although these residential buildings are simple and elegant, they can be easily destroyed by any magic. Therefore, these magicians do not dare to conduct magic experiments, let alone prepare magic potions.
Without the ability to mix potions, the magician's strength cannot continue to improve, which can be regarded as a big problem that must be solved.
Shiloh nodded and immediately agreed. It just so happened that after all the lizardmen were wiped out, the system would reward him with an architectural drawing of the mage tower, which could meet the requirements of these magicians.
Afterwards, Shiloh mentioned that they would counterattack underground in the future, hoping that these magicians could go with the army. The young magician named Thor immediately agreed, saying that as long as their safety could be guaranteed, he would go underground with the army.
The conversation with the magicians went quite smoothly. Shiloh only wanted to ensure that these magicians could work together with Stormwind City, so he did not make any other requests. Before leaving, Shiloh asked about Yale.
However, the answer he received surprised Hilo.
It was only then that Shiloh truly understood the secrets of life magic.