Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Sea of the North

Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Sea of the North

　　Li Bing never forgot his original intention, from the very beginning, the purpose of the battle to conquer the Dark Elves was to lay an outpost supply station for going deep into the Dark Forest to explore the treasures of the last Beast Emperor. Now that Foster City has fallen into the palm of its hand, it is time to plan the treasure hunt well.

　　But before that, the ruined Foster City still has a lot to settle in.

　　Although the situation in the city is becoming more and more stable, li bing still lives in the military camp for security reasons. From here, military and political orders were issued to all corners of Foster City, and the former bureaucrats and nobles also visited the lords here.

　　Since the Lord Lords had eliminated the three rebellious families led by Guderian two days ago, the wind of public opinion in Foster City had shifted.

　　Although the people who lost their loved ones on the day of the destruction of the city were still suffering, with the promulgation of various decrees of the Lord Lord to benefit the people, the Dark Elves gradually discovered that this new ruler was not as terrible as they thought.

　　After it was discovered that the old class shackles had been broken, that the former aristocracy was no longer privileged, and that justice and freedom were guaranteed. The broadest strata of Foster City began to support the human lords who brought them true freedom.

　　

　　"My Lord, at present, the people in the city are stable, but we cannot exercise military control for a long time, after all, the army of the Northern Province cannot always be stationed here. Otherwise, it is easy to have the suspicion that the tail is too big to fall. Inside the golden tent, taking advantage of the lunch effort, the two elders were discussing with Li Bing's next control strategy for Foster City. Of course, the government affairs are mainly Geralt's father in the advice, and Li Tie's father is responsible for engineering problems.

　　"We're still understaffed, it's a tough injury. At present, it can also temporarily rely on the northern province reinforcement town field, and then on the one hand, it is necessary to mobilize manpower from the wasteland city, and on the other hand, it can also properly activate some elves loyal to the territory. The Lord Lord swallowed the last piece of the steak, rubbed his stomach with satisfaction, and then said.

　　"Through the observation of this time, the Aisara family still seems to be trustworthy, and during this time, the people of the Aisara family have been helping us coordinate the implementation of government decrees, appease the army, and generally do things with care." Geralt Daddy said.

　　"I know all this, and I think I can let the people of the Isara family take on some administrative tasks, but now the troops can't be handed over to them." In addition, the former captives were also very obedient, so let them return to the barracks to take care of them. Lee Byung said.

　　Geralt's father nodded, indicating his approval of the adult, and then glanced at Li Tie, who was still drinking ale. This old guy openly drank in the military, and actually said something with vigor and words, he was just a craftsman and not a soldier, so the military law could not be used on himself.

　　"My lord, is it necessary to repair the city wall as soon as possible, and if the piece of the south gate is not built as soon as possible, I am afraid that there will be accidents after a long time."

　　Father Geralt was right, Foster City, as the bridgehead of the town's dark forest, would withstand the impact of the beast tide almost every few years. In the face of the tide of demonic beasts, only relying on the defense of the city wall is the way to survive.

　　Moreover, after repairing the city walls, it is necessary to improve the defense of the french front, which takes a lot of time, and if it encounters a beast tide during this period, even if it is only the smallest beast tide attack, it will be enough to bring a devastating blow to Foster City.

　　Seeing that the old blacksmith had finally drunk the last sip of ale from his barrel-sized cup, the Lord Lord took a scroll from the bookcase and said, "If we follow the traditional method of building the city, I am afraid that the time and manpower needed are not what we can afford now." I have designed a scheme that can greatly reduce the consumption in this regard, but also need some mechanical advice. ”

　　From the military to the people's livelihood, the lord lord's various ideas can be called genius. Now that they heard that the adults had ideas about building a city, the two old men curiously gathered at the desk and carefully examined the things depicted on the scroll.

Li Bing's plan is actually not so complicated. First of all, given that the mining and transportation of the boulders in the city were too difficult, he designed something similar to a cage, and made a rectangular cage with iron bars, which could be filled with rubble, which greatly saved the manpower required for transportation.

　　Until then, people could only use logs to lay under the boulders and slowly push the stones from the quarry to the construction site. The use of horse-drawn carriages to transport gravel now not only saves time and speeds up progress, but also saves a lot of labor. When mining stone, the lord lord was even more genius to propose the application of explosives, which reduced the manpower burden to the greatest extent.

　　Secondly, after the assembly of the artificial boulder was completed, the lord lord also designed a set of hoisting equipment. Simply put, it is a simple crane that uses the principle of leverage, plus multiple pulley sets, balances the weight at both ends with heavy weights, and finally drives the hoist with human power.

　　In terms of the size of Foster City, the thickness of this kind of wall that can run horses, laying stone when building often requires building a long slope, and then using the method of transporting boulders to push the stone up to the head of the city. As the walls rise, the length of the slope becomes longer, and the scale of the auxiliary works is often greater than that of the main works.

　　Now, with the design of the lord lord, it not only saves time in transporting and collecting stones, but also eliminates the need for large-scale auxiliary works.

　　Although the two old men are not young, they have a strong ability to accept new things, and they quickly understand Li Bing's design ideas.

　　"Lord, this crane is really a good thing, I think it can not only be used to build the city wall, but also play a big role in other aspects." If we had a crane to help with the T95, I would have saved at least a third of the time. The old blacksmith admired the genius of the Lord Lord.

　　"Yes, my lord, with this thing, it will be more convenient and faster to transport equipment and materials to the city in the future, and it can play a great role in defending the city." Geralt's father also expressed optimism about the application prospects of cranes.

　　"Hey hey, there are many places where the crane can be used, and you will know it slowly later." But the question now is, Father Li Tie, can you build it. Because it is a heavy object to be hoisted, the material must be strong, and I don't want casualties. Li Bing asked.

　　"Haha, in this regard, you can rest assured, I can guarantee that the quality will never be a problem." The ironwood produced in the dark forest is so tough that it can be used to make a crane. And we still had the remaining wood when we made the catapult, and after a while I gathered people to make a small crane first. The old blacksmith said that he grabbed the unfinished drawings, rushed out of the big tent, and summoned the craftsmen to work.

　　"This guy is still so frizzy." Geralt's father looked at Li Tie's back and smiled and scolded, then turned to Li Bing: "Lord, do we have to plan to explore Yu Weini next?"

　　Yu Weini, the word derived from the language of the goblins of the Ancient Era, means far north, and dashui means a wide surface of water. Combined, the great water of Yusini means North Sea. It is said to be the North Sea, but it is actually a large lake, because the lake is too large and will not freeze all year round, so it is called the North Sea.

　　The clue about the beast king's last treasure, obtained from Captain Huck, pointed directly to this mysterious water.

　　"My lord, from Foster City, go all the way north for about eight hundred kilometers to reach Yusani. Among them, there are countless magic beasts, and Yu Mini is almost in the center of the dark forest, and it is said that there are even super-order magic beasts there, and there is very little information about there. To explore there, just one outpost is not enough, we still need more masters, although the two regimental leaders Of Charto and Werner have the strength of the Great Sword Division, this level of encountering high-level magic beasts can also rely on the team to fight, but if you really encounter super-order magic beasts, I am afraid that there is no possibility of escape. Geralt said solemnly.

　　Li Bing was also shocked to hear that there might be a super-order demon beast, he had thought that the high-order or even the ninth-order demon beast was already the top of the dark forest, but he did not expect that the dark forest was even more dangerous than he imagined.