"Lord, I don't know what I'm thinking about recently. Piling up such earth walls will have no effect on werewolves and beastmen. They can be destroyed by a collective charge. Even we can't believe the effect of these earth mounds. For those civilians to believe that, this
Isn’t it whimsical?”
"Just do it. Who made him our lord? This is an order. We can only follow it..."
In the small town outside Blackhammer Castle, the castle guards and the pitifully few miners were building a city wall. However, in the eyes of the guards and workers, this was just a useless small earthen wall. For a man who is nearly three meters tall and physically strong
For beastmen who are as strong as cattle, these walls are ridiculous. However, this is an order, and they have to carry it out.
In the early morning, after having breakfast, Rhodes came to the town to inspect the progress of the city wall project. Hundreds of castle guards and mine workers were working sweatingly under the early morning mist. The earth wall was not high and wide enough, but it was short.
Within the time frame, Rhodes didn't expect to be able to build any decent projects.
Of course, it is not impossible to build a city wall surrounding the town. When Rhodes first arrived in this world, he searched his memory and found that whether in Kislev, the Empire, or far west of the continent, Ba
The Kingdom of Tonya has not developed cement, a construction raw material that spans the ages. But it has such a knowledge reserve. However, the time of travel is wrong, so it is necessary to prepare cement and use this raw material to build walls on the ground to blacken the world.
It will take at least half a year to manpower Hammer Castle. But now, the blood moon is coming soon. Obviously, I don't have that kind of time.
As for building the earth wall, Rhodes also has his own plan. After winter, the temperature in the northern forest is getting colder day by day. However, it has not yet reached freezing point. Judging from the situation reported by the knowledge officer, one month later, that is, the blood
In the days leading up to the month, temperatures will drop below freezing.
At this time, the normal water flow will freeze and pour the water into these temporary earth walls. When the temperature drops sharply at night, the walls will be frozen. The combination of ice and earth will make the walls extremely strong.
It is almost an ice wall. It is said that there is a several kilometers long ice wall outside the palace of the Snow Queen. This is a characteristic of the northern kingdom of Kislev. Rhodes just took advantage of the local climate and natural conditions.
After briefly expressing condolences to the soldiers, Rhodes returned to the castle and began to ask his followers to wear the armor he needed for travel - full-body mail armor. For a lord, no matter how poor he was, he still had weapons and equipment.
Although there are no gorgeous armors like the high-ranking generals and nobles of the kingdom, the protective capabilities of this chain armor are still good. It is simple and unpretentious, but durable and strong. More importantly, it is passed down from ancestors... Okay, this
This piece of armor has been worn by two lords of Blackhammer Castle, and I am the third...
Rhodes could imagine that it had been stained with the blood of many wild beasts and alien beasts, but this was the inheritance of weapons in this world, and he had to follow the local customs.
The destination of this trip is very clear, which is Heidelberg a hundred miles away. Ranger Lawrence said before that if you want to retain civilians and let them stay in the town permanently, you must have city walls and manpower. The city walls
The problem can be solved temporarily with an ice wall, but for manpower issues, Rhodes cannot be created out of thin air.
The werewolves are already a race that cannot be saved. They are crazy and it is almost impossible to expect them to turn back into humans. At least with their current abilities, they cannot do it. Therefore, the problem of manpower can only be counted on other humans.
Kislev's northern defense line is a continuous line of castles and fortresses. Some of these fortresses are huge and can accommodate thousands of soldiers and reserve food and water for more than three months.
Some are very small, like the Black Hammer Fort guarded by Rhodes. It is pitifully small and can only accommodate up to three hundred soldiers to guard it. And because he is poor, he can only afford to hire a hundred soldiers. Plus
The total number of poor people who were penniless or heavily in debt and voluntarily stayed to fight did not exceed 200.
This is all his property. Although there are six to seven hundred residents in the town, they are free people and cannot be forcibly requisitioned unless the Queen orders it. In this barbaric land, I hope the Queen will forget it... So Luo
Rhodes had to find reinforcements on his own, and several small castles very close to Blackhammer Castle became the targets of Rhodes' fight.
"Father……"
Wearing mail and sword in hand, he was about to leave when he heard the cry of his youngest daughter Dennis.
That's right, he also has a daughter... Generally speaking, time-travelers start with a knife, without any ties, and freely move around the world. However, Rhodes' time-travel is not the same thing. He has a daughter.
...My wife passed away on a cold winter night three years ago, leaving behind a daughter, Dennis, who was only five years old.
When Rhodes searched his memory, he found that in the past three years, the lord of Blackhammer Castle had been dependent on his little daughter. It was impossible to expect the daughter of another lord or the daughter of an earl to marry in this bitter cold place.
. So these years, he almost lived alone.
Now Dennis is eight years old and can run and play freely. In this winter castle, Rhodes does not require his daughter to pay attention to etiquette and grace like other ladies. As long as she is happy, it is fine. So, as long as she does not leave the castle,
The whole castle is her paradise. She can shuttle between the city walls and corridors at will. The soldiers are already familiar with her. Naturally, no one dares to have any thoughts about the lord's daughter. On the contrary, when they meet little Dennis, they will greet her in good faith.
Say hello to her and play with her.
It can be said that over the years, Dennis has been living a carefree life in Blackhammer Castle. The only time he felt bored was when the beasts and werewolves besieged the city every winter. They could not directly attack the castle, and the people in the castle
The defenders are unable to rush out, and there is often a stalemate for a period of time before these beasts and werewolves disperse and go south to look for humans or other animals that can be hunted... This is what the Kingdom of Kislev repeats every year.
thing.
"Oh, my baby, why are you here?"
Seeing his daughter trotting over, Rhodes jumped off the horse and hugged the little Loli. He kissed her face tenderly, and the stubble around her mouth stung the white and tender skin of his little daughter Dennis.
But Dennis liked the taste. She hugged her father and asked slightly dissatisfied-
"When are you coming back?"
"A week, or four or five days, honey, you have to listen to Uncle Virgil and don't run around while I'm away. The blood moon is coming, and the castle gate will be closed soon. Don't go to the town again.
It’s time to play, do you understand?”
Rhodes warned her gently, like a pearl in the palm of her hand, caring for her with great care.
The knights and guards on the side stood quietly, waiting for the father and daughter to say goodbye before starting their journey. The chief knight, Virgil, even looked at each other. The lord entrusted himself with the important task of guarding the castle and protecting his daughter. This is both an honor and a responsibility.
Before time travel, Rhodes was a thirty-year-old uncle who hurriedly came to this world before he had time to experience being a parent. Now, after time travel, he brings his own Loli daughter, which makes up for this big regret. Dennis is very sticky.
Her father looked at her innocent look, and for a moment, Rhodes had the illusion that Dennis was his unborn baby on earth...