Chapter 57 Buying Stones for Building Defense Towers
Werther went to the town and found a store selling building materials in a relatively desolate place. Although there was a door with the words "Selling stone, wood, bricks, glass and other construction equipment", this store
There is only one door, and there are no walls elsewhere. You can see all kinds of equipment neatly stacked on the ground at a glance.
It’s really a unique store. Witte wrapped his cloak tightly in the cold wind and looked for the shopkeeper nearby. After searching for a long time, he couldn’t find the shopkeeper. After a while, Witte asked, and there was a smell in the air around him.
There was a burning smell and smoke rising from a short distance and drifting in the wind.
Werther followed the direction of the smoke and found the place where the wood was stacked. He saw a man who looked to be about twenty years old sitting on the ground. The man was sitting on the haystack, leaning his back on the stone behind, and was sleeping soundly.
, and the fire in the stove in front of him has burned to the wooden board next to him. The wind is blowing the flames to the place where there is more wood.
Werther thought to himself, Oh no, I have to put out the fire quickly. When there was no one else around, he used the magic of teleportation to quickly move the water from the river over and put out the fire. At the same time, the fire in the stove was also extinguished.
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At this time, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the haystack to relieve his nervousness. He stared at the burned wooden boards and felt lingering fear.
At this time, the young man next to him slowly opened his eyes, and then sneezed. He rubbed his face that was red from the cold, opened his eyes slightly, looked at the extinguished heater, and muttered: "Why did I suddenly
When it gets cold, it turns out the fire is out."
He was about to light the heater again, but it couldn't burn. He looked carefully and suddenly realized: "Ah, the wood inside is wet. Who was so bored that he extinguished my heater."
He was about to exchange for some dry firewood, but was stopped by a hand. The person who stopped him was none other than Werther.
Werther narrowed his eyes to a slit, stared at him, and reminded in a slightly warning tone: "Hey, hey, hey, I said, you are lighting the stove next to a pile of wood, and now it is windy again, what are you doing?
Wood can be easily burned by fire. Then your losses will not be limited to just those few boards."
When the man saw the unfamiliar hand in front of him and heard the voice coming from his side, he was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and quickly moved a distance to the side in fear.
He sat on the ground, looked at Werther, leaned back, held one hand behind his back, and pointed at Werther tremblingly with the other hand, and said in horror: "When did you sit next to me? Why didn't I just sit next to you?"
I found that there was a big living person next to me!"
"Uh." Werther held his forehead with his hand, closed his eyes gently, and sighed helplessly, "You just discovered my existence."
The young man saw that Werther did not look like a bad person, so he sat down on the haystack again, folded his legs in front of him, put one hand on his knee, the other hand on his lips, and rolled his eyes upward slightly.
, thought for a few seconds and then said: "So, it was you who extinguished my heater?"
"Of course. Fortunately, I arrived in time and saved your wood." Werther was quite proud and pointed to the burned wooden boards.
"In that case, I really want to thank you." Just as he said that, the man sneezed again, "The weather is really cold."
"It's winter now. Of course you will feel cold sleeping outside." Witte said, "If you feel uncomfortable, please tell me. I know a very good doctor."
"Thank you for your concern. I probably only have a slight cold. If I feel that I can't recover, I can ask you for the doctor's address. I helped my father look at this building materials store. However,
The business in Dawn Town is so bad now. Very few people come to buy these materials on weekdays. I am so bored that I can only sleep."
"I see. But now that your business is coming, I want to buy all the materials here that can be used to build the tower." Witte stood up from the ground and looked at the stones.
"Buy them all!" The man also stood up and looked at Werther in surprise.
"I just want something that can build towers."
"That's a lot. Let me calculate how much money you have."
"But your place is quite big. I wonder, if you use these building materials to build a strong tower, how high can it be?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "It should be able to build twenty meters."
"It's only twenty meters."
"However, my workshop will continue to import these materials, and sometimes I will make them myself, so I can provide you with a steady supply."
"How much more material can you make in the next month?"
"I dare say that the materials built within a month will be enough for you to build another thirty meters."
Victor nodded and said: "It's already a lot, but it's still not enough."
"How high a tower do you need to build?" the man asked, rubbing his eyes, still looking a little sleepy.
"Two hundred meters," said Werther.
"What?" The man was shocked again, "Such a tall tower! Then again, how can ordinary civilians have the opportunity to build a tall tower? Who are you?"
"Ahem, I am the lord of Daybreak Town." Witte's expression was slightly low-key, but he could not hide his inner pride.
"You are His Highness the Lord!" After the man said this in surprise, he closed his eyes and fell down.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Werther quickly supported him and shook his body desperately, "Are you scared by my identity?"
After being woken up by Werther, the man rubbed his eyes again and whispered: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I fell asleep just now."
"You looked like you fainted just now."
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask you." The man stood up straight with a serious expression, "Speaking of building a tower, I saw a notice on the way here this afternoon that you are going to build a Star Reaching Tower. If I
You guessed it right, this Star Reaching Tower is for your royal family and nobles to eat, drink and have fun, right?"
Witte was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Although he wanted to explain very much, his own purpose was to prevent everyone from guessing that he was building a defense tower, so he resisted the urge to explain.
But if you really lie directly to a man and say that you built the Star Reaching Tower for eating, drinking and having fun, it is likely to affect your image in the other person's heart. If this man tells it, then your image in the hearts of other people may also be affected.
Collapse. He thought, he might as well skip this topic without saying anything.
He did not answer the man's question, but asked: "Do you know where else in Daybreak Town that sells construction materials?"
The man thought for a while and said: "We should be the only family in Dawn Town, but passing through the town and then passing through a forest is Yemu Town. There is a very large stone tool workshop there with the Yemu Stone Tools, and the inventory in it is enough for you.
A hundred or dozens more floors have been built.”
"There are so many stones!" Werther was surprised.
"Of course. If you don't have enough stones, you can go to that workshop to buy them. By the way, do I need to move these stones to the castle for you now?"
"If you move, how long will it take to complete the move?"
"My workers are still beating
As for the grinding stones, I should be the only one free to help you move them, and I can probably transport two pieces in one night."
It was only two yuan, and Werther was so surprised that he almost fell to the ground.
"Then I'll transport it myself. Thank you for your kindness. But the money..."
"You can write a receipt and give me the money after the Star Reaching Tower is built. However, it is best if you pay the money in full every time you transport stones and planks from me.
alright."
"Well, then I'll wait until the Star Reaching Tower is built before paying," Witte said.
"Oh well."
The man brought paper, but couldn't find a pen.
"Oops, I probably left my pen at home. How about this." The man picked up a sharp stone from the ground, "Your Highness, why not use this stone to carve words on paper."
"Uh." Werther fell to the ground, then stood up and said, holding his nose, "I'm not good at carving. The handwriting must be crooked. How can I tell it's my own handwriting?"
"This is easy to do. Just bite your finger and press your fingerprint on the paper." The man said with a smile.
Werther narrowed his eyes, looked helplessly at the man in front of him, and murmured in a low voice: "You actually let your lord, His Highness, bite his finger. How lucky you are to say such a thing."
"Well, Your Highness, I was careless for a moment. It is true that civilians cannot make such suggestions to the lord, haha~" The man scratched the back of his head with his hand, his eyes turned into crescent moons, and he smiled very happily.
"You really have a big heart." Werther looked around and suddenly had a good idea, "Okay, look at some shriveled wild fruits around here, why don't I put my fingerprints on them with the juice of the wild fruits.
"
"This is a good idea."
Soon, Werther engrave the credentials and pressed his fingerprints.
"Okay, Your Majesty, now let your servants do the work."
"Can we ship it later?"
"Of course, but I have to go home for dinner. I will give you the key to the store and I will lock the door for a while. When you come to transport the stone in the evening, you can open the door yourself."
Do you want to open the door? Isn't there no wall here? Werther was confused.
At this time, the man pulled up a layer of iron walls from the ground around these materials. These iron walls were one meter high and could surround things on the ground. Although the iron walls were thin, they looked quite strong, and there were many iron walls placed on top.
Iron needles can easily pierce clothes and skin.
"Your Highness, no one in Daybreak Town is willing to steal these construction materials, so such a high iron wall is enough, not to mention there are iron needles on it, and no one will dare to climb in. It is almost dusk now, I
We have to go back for dinner. Your Highness, please go back too."
Werther looked up at the still blue sky and said, "It's already dusk. I guess it's not even five o'clock yet."
"I mean, by the time I get home, it will be dusk." The man laughed again.
"You are really easy to be happy." Werther smiled, "I don't know your name yet."
"My name is Bernie. Nice to meet you today, Your Highness."
"I'm glad to meet you too, and you've done me a big favor." Werther smiled.
After Bernie locked the store door, he waved to Werther and walked towards his home.
Werther felt a little relieved. At least he had purchased the first batch of stones. When night came, he and Lina could start building the defense tower.