Master Tongtian

Chapter 229 Imagination in a fairy tale town (24)

3pm.

The rangers found a highland with a wide view and steep terrain.

The highland is semicircular, with three sides very high, more than 20 meters high. They are all smooth stone walls that are difficult to climb. Only one side is a gentle slope.

It is a dangerous place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Chapollet was responsible for the military aspect.

He shouted loudly: "The horse-drawn carriage comes up first, then the ox-cart. The ox-cart forms a half circle at the bottom of the slope to form a temporary protective wall."

"The gap between the oxcarts must be small, so that no one can pass through."

"Yes, let's do it."

Soon, a temporary resting camp was completed.

More than 20,000 people were resting on the hillside. At the top were the mages headed by Rosen, then the administrative officers and the Silver Moon Rangers, and further down were the more than 20,000 people from the Crescent Territory, and further down were the oxcarts. parapet.

Subsequently, Chapollet planned to install defensive wooden boards outside the oxcart retaining wall according to traditional defense methods.

At this time, Rosen rushed over with the mage.

"Uncle, let us help."

Xia Bolay looked at the mage coming over and was a little confused: "These are menial jobs, how can you help?"

Rosen smiled slightly, waved his hand towards the nearly 300 mages behind him, and shouted: "Guys, open the eyes of Lord Shapolai."

The young mages responded in unison: "Yes, Mayor!"

Then, the mages began to build the petrified city wall in front of the oxcart protection wall according to the petrified construction techniques they had learned in Philander Village.

I saw mages working in groups of four, casting spells in tacit cooperation with each other.

With a dizzying speed, they built sections of tall stones, and then these stones were quickly and tightly connected together to form a stone city wall.

The entire process lasted about two hours.

Two hours later, the sun set, the sky became dim, and the petrified city wall was completely formed.

The city wall is 400 meters long and 8 meters high. The foundation is five meters thick and the top layer is two meters wide. The outside is vertical and the inside is sloped, tightly protecting the temporary camp on the slope behind.

What's even better is that because of the petrified material, the color of the petrified wall is basically the same as the ground, and behind the city wall is a rising slope, so there is a kind of invisibility effect.

When the light is dim and the distance is a little further, the difference between the stone wall and the slope cannot be clearly seen. You have to run within a few hundred meters to notice any abnormalities.

Xia Bolay on the side was already dumbfounded.

"Rosen, where are you building the fortress?"

With just a temporary night's rest, we built such a stone wall, and with the oxcart full of supplies, we were able to hold on for more than half a year.

Rosen laughed: "Just in case."

The main reason is that the cost is very small, it is just a little tiring, but if it is used, the loss can be greatly reduced.

After all, this place is in the wilderness, there are rebels in the mountains, and Vobos and Faerun are mortal enemies.

It’s always a good idea to be prepared.

After everything was set up, it became completely dark.

Many bonfires were lit on the slope for heating. There were large pots on the bonfires. In the pots, potatoes, bread and some bacon strips were boiled, and a little salt was added. After boiling, a strong aroma of food would emerge.

More than 20,000 people from the Crescent Territory gathered around the bonfire in their original rural units, enjoying this rare comfort.

In the past month or so, these farmers have had enough to eat and drink, and they haven't had to work much.

Everyone has put on weight, the old men have gained weight, the faces of the little girls and old women have become rounder, their breasts have become bigger, and their complexions have improved.

The children also all jumped up.

It is also completely conceivable that when life completely settles down, Crescent Town will usher in a rather violent baby boom, and the population is expected to increase by several thousand.

At the top of the slope, the carriages formed another circle, and many bonfires were also lit in the circle.

This is the resting place for mages and Silvermoon rangers.

Sitting around one of the bonfires were the core personnel of Crescent Town.

The men include Rosen, Chabolai, Harric, Master Hal, and Knight Hamil.

The women include Thrandis, Gendeloni, the wizard Lydia, and Chabolai's exclusive female officer Jania, who is also his childhood sweetheart and playmate.

At this time, the weather was clear, the moon was sparse, the bonfire was warm, and the strong aroma of food wafted from the cauldron on the fire.

There are also a lot of dried bacon placed aside for roasting in the charcoal fire. They are roasted until they are oily. Whenever the fat falls on the charcoal fire, it makes a "sizzling" sound.

As a result, the aroma of barbecue in the air became stronger.

Everyone was eating dinner and chatting.

After taking a few bites, Chabolai asked: "Rosen, do you really plan to use petrification to build a town?"

Harrick also echoed: "Although I really want to believe in your magic, after all, it has set a precedent for the golden land, so I always feel a little panicked."

Rosen was using his mage's hands to peel tender shreds of meat from a roasted golden deer leg. After peeling a bowl full, he handed it to the good sisters next to him.

"Two uncles, I won't go into details about the performance of the petrification technique. Let's talk about the construction cost."

"On the high ground, a two-story building made of stone and clay, with an area of ​​half a ram, usually requires more than a dozen people to work hard and spend three or four months to complete."

"But in Silver Moon Castle, such a stone building does not count the premium or the land price. It only counts the cost of materials and labor. It will cost about 300 crowns."

Harric took a sip of mead and nodded in agreement.

"Rosen's estimate is reasonable, and even a bit cheap. We have experienced two major purchases in the past year, and the cost of materials has increased significantly. Now I am afraid that even 400 kronor is not enough."

Rosen opened his mouth, took the tender meat stick that Thrandis handed to his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, and then changed his tone.

"But using the petrification technique to build a stone house with the same function, you only need to hire four mages who are skilled in the petrification construction technique. It can be built in up to three days, and the cost is 50 crowns."

As soon as these words came out, Xia Bolai smacked his lips in disbelief.

"Oh~ this sounds like a dream!"

Master Hal on the side sighed softly, with emotion on his face.

"I thought it was a dream before, but now, I can only say that this is the power of knowledge."

Lydia looked at Rosen: "Master Rosen, I heard Gaius say before that you still plan to use petrification to build a dam? Is it too risky?"

Rosen nodded and said, "Indeed. But what I want to build is a gravity dam."

"In other words, even if the petrification technique is completely dispelled, relying on the adhesive properties and weight of the soil itself, the water storage in the reservoir can be easily blocked to ensure that there will be no disaster of dam failure."

Lydia's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Ah~ once you say that, I don't have any worries anymore."

Master Hal also understood, and he said softly: "There is a reservoir upstream, and through the petrochemical pipelines buried underground, water can be diverted all the way to the town. The town will not have to worry about water at all."

Rosen nodded: "That's exactly what I thought."

The actual implementation of the drinking water project requires great attention to detail.

But Rosen has already thought of a complete plan for the town's water system.

Harrick smiled and said: "I feel that Crescent Town will be very beautiful, and I am already looking forward to it."

Rosen laughed too.

After taking a few sips of the thick broth, he described the beautiful town in his mind in a low tone.

"I am going to build a beautiful, spacious, clean, green town filled with sunlight and the fragrance of flowers."

"The streets of the town are spacious and flat, the buildings on the roadside are bright and warm, and the residents of the town are all strong and healthy."

"No one defecates on the street, there will be no dark mud on the street, and there won't be any sour stench in the air."

"Every day there are people cleaning the streets, and there are also people taking care of the big trees and gardens along the streets."

"Various pipes will be installed underground. Some will bring in clean water from upstream, some will drain rainwater, and some will specifically discharge sewage."

"There will also be more warm bathrooms in the town so that the townspeople can take a shower to wash away the dust and sweat odor on their bodies, and also get rid of fleas and bedbugs. The room will not be full of stinky odors when it is crowded, and there is no need to worry about fleas jumping around. .”

Gendeloni whispered softly with longing on her face.

"Ah~ It's like a fairy tale town."

Thrandis also looked forward to it: "It feels like a pearl set in the earth."

Everyone else was also affected by the scene described by Rosen, and everyone was filled with expectations.

But Rosen's tone immediately changed.

"The above is the most ideal situation, but to truly realize the ideal, we must make extraordinary efforts."

"Fobos, Faerun, the monsters in the Snow Mountains, and even the ice dwarves in the Frost Land may hinder the emergence of this ideal scene."

"What we mages can do is to use wisdom and knowledge to light a blazing torch to dispel the darkness condensed by barbarism and greed!"

The soldiers present felt nothing, but the mages were all ignited by Rosen's words, and felt a hot blood flowing in their chests.

Hal couldn't help but said: "Rosen, maybe one day, Crescent Town will become a holy place for mages."

When he said this, Lydia smiled slightly.

"The holy name of a holy place is created by people. If a great mage can be born in Crescent Town, it will truly become a holy place."

As she spoke, her eyes turned to Thrandis: "I think Mrs. Philander is very likely to break through the master barrier within ten years."

Chabolai joined in the fun and shouted: "It doesn't take ten years, I think five years is enough!"

Thrandis at this time is Anna.

She was dignified and reserved, her white jade cheeks were as beautiful as flowers reflected by the bonfire. She smiled slightly when she heard the words, and then she was like the bright moon, eclipsing everyone around her.

She smiled humbly: "I don't dare to say how long it will take to break through. As long as I can break through, I will be extremely satisfied."

The voice was so delicate and gentle that everyone subconsciously fell silent, fearing that their rudeness would offend the beauty.

After dinner, everyone went back to their carriages to sleep.

The Bright Moon Carriage is very spacious. After folding the chairs and putting on the bedding, there is a large bed that is over two meters long and three meters long.

Although it's not as good as a bed at home, it's not crowded for sleeping three people.

Before going to sleep, Gendeloni suddenly took out a small wooden box and handed it to Rosen: "Dear, we have prepared a small gift for you."

"What? A magic weapon?" Rosen was very surprised.

Thrandis explained: "You have been busy in the territory for the past few days, and I came up with a new idea, and Jenny built a good magic weapon based on this idea."

"I call it the internal amplification bracelet. It can temporarily increase the flame or gravity polarity by 40% as needed."

Rosen was shocked: "So strong?"

Although the higher the basic strength of the spell, the stronger the marginal effect, the polarity method to increase the power no longer exists in the middle level.

But a 40% increase in the polarity value is enough to more than double the power of the mid-level spell corresponding to the polarity.

Gendeloni looked dissatisfied: "It's good, but it consumes a lot of materials. The top-quality moonstone at the core of the bracelet will crack after ten uses."

In other words, this thing is expensive.

But for Rosen now, this is no longer a big problem.

So, he kissed the faces of the two girls a few times, then opened his big hands and took the warm and soft bodies of the two girls into his arms.

"I am very happy to receive such a gift."

"Now, let's start meditating."

The three of them were already very skilled in convergence meditation, and the three of them quickly entered the best state.

After meditating for a while, both women yawned and fell asleep.

Rosen, however, was not sleepy. He closed his eyes and sank into the virtual machine, becoming familiar with this powerful magic weapon that he had accidentally obtained.

When the camp gradually fell into silence, in the mountains to the north of the highland, a large group of black shadows were approaching the highland through the moonlight.

When they were about four miles away from the high ground, a tall man in the lead suddenly raised his hand and shouted.

"Stop, rest where you are for three hours, eat solid food and drink water, and wait for midnight!"

A large group of black figures of different sizes stopped together and sat on the ground to eat and drink to regain their strength.

Three hours passed quickly, midnight fell, and the world became extremely quiet.

The tall man turned to look at a masked man in a gray hat next to him.

"Mr. Master, is it your turn to take action?"

The masked man has thick white hair and looks very old.

He nodded slightly and said in a rough voice: "It's almost done."