Chapter 128 Snow House and Rorschach Strong Man
At the same time that Purficott stepped off the train, the two steam knights also completed their warm-up engines and jumped out of the rear compartment.
Although the Steam Knight has strong maneuverability and combat effectiveness, the loss and maintenance problems of metal parts make non-combat maneuvers under normal circumstances like armored vehicles in the original world, requiring specialized transportation.
At the same time, this also puts a lot of pressure on logistics.
However, considering the various situations that would occur in the fjord camp under a blizzard, Perficott still brought two steam knights over, hoping that they would be able to play a role when needed.
But when she walked out of the station, she found that the situation seemed better than she expected.
The main street of the camp is not covered with snow, and several soldiers wearing heavy winter clothes are sweeping it with the tools in their hands.
The snow they cleared was not piled randomly. Instead, it was transported to the pier on a small cart and piled on the frozen water.
Seeing Purficott coming with two steam knights, these soldiers quickly stopped what they were doing and stood at attention and saluted.
"No need to be polite, I'm busy with you." Purficott waved his hand and did not demand the etiquette of the soldiers. Instead, after putting down his worries for a while, he carefully observed the faces of these soldiers.
It could be seen that they had not slept all night last night, and almost all the soldiers had red eyes.
But apart from fatigue, nothing else could be seen on them. It seemed that the blizzard last night did not have much impact.
However, Purficott was not careless and decided to go to the military camp to see first.
However, when she came to the military camp, the situation she saw was even better than that in other parts of the camp, which even made Purficott feel that her trip was in vain.
I saw that most of the soldiers were wearing the issued winter clothes and were using shovels and other tools to pile the snow into a frame nailed with wooden slats and press it into rectangular snow bricks. These snow bricks were then piled outside the tent to create shapes similar to igloos.
It can be seen that a considerable number of soldiers must have survived the blizzard last night on this basis. At least Purficott could see that some igloos were built last night, and there was already a thick layer of snow on them. , the original shape of the snow bricks is almost invisible.
“Who came up with this idea?” Purficott asked White beside him, his eyes full of approval.
For ordinary people, of course they do not have the ability of an alchemist to build a house with bare hands, but it is also very remarkable to be able to come up with such a method to use local materials.
“It’s Second Lieutenant Mikhail. He is a Rorschach. It is said that he once lived in Hyponia. It was he who taught us how to build a snow house, which allowed us to withstand last night’s blizzard.” Captain White answered Purficott's question.
"Rorschach? Have you ever been to Hyponia?" Purficott suddenly remembered a fat man who also claimed to have lived in Hyponia.
After obtaining the pioneering documents, Oliver has returned to the empire, preparing to recruit his own pioneering group, and then return to the north in the next spring. "Yes, although he is a Rorschach, he has served in the Imperial Army. When your guard was formed, he was one of the officers who took the initiative to sign up." Captain White explained, seeming to be interested in this Mikhail The second lieutenant praised him very much: "If it hadn't been for him last night, many people would have froze to death."
Perfect did not doubt this.
Facing a sudden blizzard, it would be almost impossible to survive with only thin tents and some simple wooden houses.
In this kind of bad weather, even if you wear thick clothes, ordinary people will freeze to death due to a large loss of body temperature within a few hours.
As for the snow house, even though it is made of snow, at least it can withstand the invasion of wind and snow, can serve as a shelter from the wind and snow, and can even light a fire inside the snow house for warmth.
"Being able to come up with such a method, it seems that Lieutenant Mikhail must have experience in living in a cold environment." Purficott praised, then lowered his head and got into a snow Room.
The interior of the igloo is not big, just slightly larger than the single-person tent used by the army. It is surrounded by thick snow bricks, which ensures the strength of the igloo and also effectively prevents internal damage. Temperature loss.
However, after Purficott walked around the igloo, he still pointed out some shortcomings: "You should make a sleeping platform with snow inside, at least higher than your knees, and dig the entrance at the same time. It should be longer so that you won’t get cold when you sleep at night. You must know that the air conditioner sinks downwards.”
“I know this, but the first thing I need to do last night is to resist the cold wind. Further improvement of the igloo is the next step, otherwise many people would have froze to death last night." A tall Rorschach man who spoke with a thick tongue appeared in front of Purficott.
He was over two meters tall, so Purficott had to raise his head to talk to him.
Although the sky is full of wind and snow, and Purficott is wrapped in thick winter clothes and feels cold, but this strong Rorschach man only has a thin shirt on his body, and his whole body is steaming. At the same time, his sleeves were rolled up high, exposing his thickly hairy arms.
It can be seen that he was probably still working just now.
"Yes, your approach has saved many people's lives. It can be seen that you have experience in living in cold areas." Purficott nodded in approval, and then asked: "I am very curious about who you are. How did I learn this?"
"I was exiled to Hiponia and learned it from the locals there," Lieutenant Mikhail explained, but he didn't seem to want to talk about it in too much depth. This topic: "The ice and snow in Hyponia never melts all year round, and the locals live a nomadic life. In that environment, tents are useless, and the locals do not have enough wood to build houses, so they want to A way to build a house out of snow was discovered
If maintained well, this kind of igloo can usually last all winter.
I'm not sure about the weather here in the north, but as long as the temperature doesn't rise suddenly, these igloos should not melt before spring. "
"Very good, I have recorded your achievements. Are you willing to be my knight? "Perficott didn't have much appreciation for the strong Rorschach man in front of him, but he also felt that he was a talent and needed to set an example.
Faced with the recruitment of a count, Second Lieutenant Mikhail Without too much hesitation, he quickly nodded and knelt on one knee in front of Purficott.
Don't try it easily in the wild. Inexperienced people are not risking themselves when digging an igloo. Burying alive means that the wrong method will cause you to freeze to death
(End of this chapter)