Chapter 350 Inventory of resources and receiving the villagers of Puteng Village (6666)
“Lord, lord’s wife, and brave warriors, welcome your triumphant return!”
Other citizens came one after another. Follow suit.
“Welcome all brave warriors to return in triumph!”
They shouted loudly, each one of them looking very excited.
Assam, Andrew and others behind him looked at each other.
This was the first time that they were greeted so formally, which made them feel a little embarrassed.
Cao Xing had a smile on his face and nodded slightly.
“No need to be polite, you have worked hard these past two days.”
“Rabu has already told me that you have been working hard to build various facilities in the territory during this period. Everyone works hard.”
After being recognized by their lords, many of them even had their eyes red with moved expressions in their eyes.
Without too many words, Cao Xing said directly:
"Now, please report to me what happened in the territory during the two days we left."< br>
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
The leader Cao Yi was the first to report.
He took a step forward and said respectfully: "Dear Lord, during the few days you left, we have tried our best to build the city wall and build a new elemental arrow tower."
"As you can see, a The entire city wall has been built.”
“In addition, we have also built 32 intermediate elemental arrow towers and 14 intermediate frost arrow towers, and upgraded them all to intermediate levels!” >
Cao Xing nodded slightly.
The attack power of these intermediate elemental arrow towers is not high, only more than 500.
Even if it reaches a high level, it only has an attack power of 2,000.
But their existence is still very important.
After all, as long as this kind of arrow tower is built, it can automatically lock on the enemy and continuously attack.
And there is no need to consume arrows or ammunition.
As long as there are enough, ants can also kill an elephant!
This time, Cao Xing suffered from these arrow towers in Duolun Lake City.
The dense arrows shot towards him, directly destroying his Holy Shield skill.
And under the massive attacks, even his terrifying recovery ability was somewhat unable to withstand it.
Having no choice but to fly low, Cao Xing could only use the bunkers of those buildings to avoid the attack.
It can be said that if there were not these arrow towers at that time, Cao Xing's danger would be much lower.
This thing can be used normally, but it cannot be left without it.
So, Cao Xing asked: "Cao Yi, how many arrow towers are there in our territory?"
Cao Yi thought for a moment, and then replied: "Back to Lord, Currently, there are 71 primary and intermediate elemental arrow towers in the territory, 38 ice arrow towers, and 18 intermediate frost arrow towers.”
Hearing this number, Cao Xing calculated it in his mind and thought again. nodded.
There are nearly 130 arrow towers, which is quite powerful.
If you include ancient war trees and defensive plants such as Tengshou Fort, it can be said to be heavily defended!
"Very good, I recently obtained a drawing of a high-level arrow tower."
"In the past few days, the construction of new arrow towers has been suspended, and all the intermediate elemental arrow towers have been destroyed first. Let's talk about it when we get to a senior level."
After hearing this, Cao Yi respectfully replied: "I obey, Lord."
After a pause, the old Cao Yi continued: "Other than that. Besides, there is something else I need to report to you.”
"You said."
"That's it. Yesterday afternoon, a group of villagers came to our territory. There were a large number of them, 237 of them."
"They said they were sent by Baron Fitz. "
"I don't know the details of these villagers, and the lord is not here, so I don't dare to make a decision rashly."
"So I will place them first. The residential area on the outskirts of the territory is ready to be dealt with after you come back.”
Hearing this, Cao Xing was also a little surprised.
He does know these villagers.
Before this, he had discussed with Fitz Walker and asked him to recruit a group of people for him.
I just didn’t expect this guy to be so efficient.
Cao Xing nodded and said: "I understand, I will contact these villagers."
"Is there anything else you want to report?"
The leader Cao Yi shook his head, "No more, respected lord."
After saying that, he respectfully stepped back.
Then there is Da Zhuang.
Since this polar man broke through to the second level, his physique looks much stronger.
He raised his voice and reported excitedly: "Lord! I and the group of goblins have been mining with all their strength in the past few days!"
"In three days, a total of seventeen carts were brought back. of ore, and then worked at the ore processing factory at night to sort out all the ore!"
"A total of 52,312 pieces of iron, 12,812 pieces of copper, and 18,647 pieces of coal were mined. There are 18,647 pieces of elementary magic crystals! More than a thousand pieces."
"In addition, some silver ore and gold ore need to be smelted. The quantity is unknown at the moment."
"There are more than 20 stones that you ordered. Thousands!”
"Now, the resources in that mine have basically been mined by us!"
"We need more, bigger veins!"
The goblins behind him also raised their hands. He held his hammer and said excitedly: "A bigger vein! A bigger vein!"
"Mining! We want to dig!"
Listening to Da Zhuang's report, Cao Xing's lips also A smile appeared.
He only gave Da Zhuang 60 goblins.
Unexpectedly, they were so efficient that they hollowed out the mine directly.
However, naturally occurring resource points like this will not regenerate after being mined.
So in the near future, it is necessary to find new resource points for them to mine.
But fortunately, Cao Xing does know that there are some rich resource points hidden near the territory.
Moreover, tomorrow is the day when the system will be updated, and new resource points should be refreshed near the territory.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "I understand, I will find a way to deal with the mineral veins.
"You can continue to mine several small resource points around the territory today. . "
"If there are no more mines, you can cut down trees. Timber is also a very important resource for us. "
Da Zhuang straightened his body, and then respectfully replied: "Yes! Lord lord! ”
The goblins raised their hammers and shouted in unison: "Dig, dig, dig! Dig, dig!"
After Da Zhuang finished his report, Duan, the polar man, also stepped forward.
"Good day, Lord."
Compared to Da Zhuang, Du An seemed much more polite.
Cao Xing knew that this was an ambitious polar man.
It can be seen from the fact that he said before that he wanted to change the life of the entire race of polar people.
Cao Xing even heard that Du An had recently begun to learn to read.
Cao Xing did not feel any resistance to this kind of motivated polar people, or felt any sense of crisis.
Because since Cao Xing started to let him get in touch with this knowledge.
Duane's loyalty has not only not declined, but has risen to the level of die-hard loyalty, which explains everything.
Wait for this polar man to accumulate for a while, and he will have enough power and rich knowledge reserves.
Perhaps he can really change the fate of all polar people by himself.
Of course, this process must be very difficult, no less difficult than the difficulty of the goblins coming out of the underground and establishing a chamber of commerce.
And in comparison, the situation of polar people is actually more difficult.
After all, at the head of these polar people, there are nobility, religion, and a feudal system that has lasted for tens of thousands of years.
As said before, that group of nobles will never allow cheap labor like the polar people to have a chance to stand up.
Once these polar people have this idea, they will definitely be struck by the thunder of those nobles!
Cao Xing couldn't do anything to help him. He could only rely on himself and the efforts of all the polar people.
Recovering from his thoughts, Cao Xing said, "Du An, tell me."
The polar man said in a calm tone: "According to your instructions, we have been doing our best recently. Build important buildings in the territory.”
"Among them, the alchemy workshop has been successfully upgraded to a high level, and the blacksmith shop and sewing shop have all been upgraded to a high level."
"Besides that, there is the territory's furnace, which we have upgraded to level 18, which is far away from you. There is still a way to reach level 21. "
"Then there is your Lord's Mansion, which has been successfully upgraded to level 8."
Cao Xing nodded slightly.
For him, the current progress of the furnace and the Lord's Mansion is also very important.
He has two orange drawings with requirements for the levels of both buildings.
To build the [Large Space Teleportation Array], the level of the furnace needs to be level 21.
The other [Statue of the God of Craftsman] requires the level of the Lord's Mansion to reach level 10.
"I understand, you can continue to report."
Duan continued: "There is another problem: our territory resources are not enough."
"In the past few days, we have been building various arrow towers and upgrading city walls on a large scale, which has consumed a lot of resources."
"The main shortages are iron and elemental crystals, as well as mithril. These three The materials have basically bottomed out.”
“If Brother Da Zhuang hadn’t been mining continuously these days, I’m afraid our construction work would have stopped yesterday.”
After hearing this, Cao Xing felt thoughtful again in his eyes.
Looked at the resources of his territory.
【Wood】*12633
【Stone】*33582
【Iron】*10752
【Refined Iron】*337
【Copper】* 5322
【Mithril】*215
【Eternal Gold Ingot】*174
【Magic Stone】*135
【Longyan Mine】*4291
【Primary Element Crystal】*6981
[Intermediate element crystal]*184
[Advanced element crystal]*38
[Glacial shard]*923123
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As Duan reported In that case, there will not be many resource reserves in the territory.
The least of these is mithril.
No way, as he continues to develop, more and more places need to use this kind of advanced material.
There are also eternal gold ingots and magic stone.
So these three materials are also the least.
“However, this time I went out and made a lot of money in Duolun Lake City. Whether it was mithril or eternal gold ingots, I got a huge amount.”
"So it should be enough for the consumption in the territory."
"The most lacking thing at present is iron and element crystals."
"This time I collected hundreds of thousands of refined iron, but I didn't search for it. Ordinary iron can be obtained, but there are many ways to obtain this material, so there is no rush.”
“The most difficult thing to obtain is the crystallization of advanced elements.”
This material is raw. Residents don't have them in their hands. They will only fall out when survivors kill monsters and strong men.
There are two development models between the indigenous people and the survivor lords.
To build those advanced arrow towers, they mostly need mithril or other materials, which can be built even without elemental crystals.
But in comparison, the aboriginal people consumed more materials and took longer to build the arrow tower.
In general, the survivor lord has an advantage in building various buildings.
Cao Xing thought secretly: "It seems that these high-level element crystals still have to go to the market to find a solution."
"It happened that I killed a few saber-toothed tigers on the road this time."
"The tiger meat on them can increase a lot of strength. They are very popular among those in close combat. They should be able to exchange for a lot of resources."
“After this merger, the number of people in the market will expand from 200,000 to nearly one million. With such a large number of people, there should be no need to worry about not receiving enough resources.”
< br>Cao Xing nodded slightly, and then said: "I know about the lack of resources in the territory."
"Your task today is to continue to upgrade the furnace and the lord's mansion, and then repair the city wall."< br>
"After I gather the resources here, I will continue to build more arrow towers."
Du An wrote down Cao Xing's instructions.
After he finished speaking, the polar man bowed slightly.
"We will do our best to complete the mission. May the stars bless you, respected lord."
He looked at Cao Xing with a fanatical look.
In my heart, I have regarded my lord as my faith.
Cao Xing looked around and continued to ask: "So, is there anyone else who has something to report to me?" Everyone looked at each other.
Centaur Cantel raised his hand and said: "Lord, I have something to report to you here!"
"Kantel, tell me."
"Lord, when we were patrolling the territory yesterday, we passed by the nearby Talus Woodland and found a lot of Frost Goblins there!"
"Any team we meet will have countless Hundreds of Goblins!"
"I estimate that the number of Frost Goblins inside the forest should reach a terrifying number."
"This should be a large one. The gathering place of frost goblins!"
Cao Xing frowned slightly, and then asked: "How strong are those goblins?"
Kandar replied: "They are all second-level to fourth-level goblins, with a small number of fifth-level goblins among them."
Cao Xing looked thoughtful.
A Frost Goblin of this strength is not a concern for his territory.
However, Talus Woodland is only 15 kilometers away from his own territory.
There are several villages nearby, including Hog Village, which he has a good relationship with.
Goblins are a group of debauched and cruel creatures.
This is also a big safety hazard.
So, Cao Xing said: "I understand, I will send someone to investigate the situation later, and then see how to deal with this group of goblins."
"As you command, Lord Lord !" Centaur Kandar also resigned respectfully.
After Cao Xing looked around and found that no one was ready to report, he continued to order:
"Okay, those who went out with me last night, you can go back and rest now."
"Others, start working as I just ordered."
"I will follow you The will of the benevolent and great lord!”
The entire territory, adding up to hundreds of people, dispersed in a crowd.
Soon, only Cao Xing and four women were left here.
They are Liu Muxue, Sarah, Elisa, and Tong Chuchu.
Cao Xing asked doubtfully: "Didn't I tell you to take a rest? What are you doing standing here?"
Liu Muxue next to him said softly: "Axing, don't you take a rest? ”
She knew that Cao Xing had been in a hurry and fighting state all the time in the past few days.
In the past three days, the total rest time has not exceeded 1 hour.
Elisa and Tong Chuchu also said with concern: "Yes, yes, Lord, you should also go and have a rest."
Although Sarah did not speak, her affectionate eyes said everything .
Faced with their concern, Cao Xing also had a slight smile on his lips.
Although there are many subordinates who are die-hard loyal or even full of loyalty in their own territory.
But in this regard, girls are still much more delicate.
Rhaenys wanted to focus more on archery and use her own strength to help Cao Xing.
He shook his head and said: "It's okay. I'm a fifth-level mage now. It won't affect me if I don't sleep for a few days." Rest.”
He has a lot to do next.
Whether it is to accept that group of refugees, digest their harvest from this trip, or find new resource points, they are all more important things at the moment.
Hearing this, the four women looked at each other.
"Lord, is there anything we can help with?"
"Yes, yes! We also want to help your lord share the burden!"
Cao Xing smiled and was about to say that there was nothing he needed help with.
At this time, he seemed to have thought of something.
"By the way, Muxue, the batch of grain we obtained before needs to be stored in the basement first."
"You and Sarah now go and ask Duan to give you a few people to move the grain Go to the basement and let them pile it up."
"If there is not enough space, let them build several more basements."
This time, the amount of food they harvest is terrifying!
More than 900,000 kilograms.
There are currently only three medium-sized basements in the territory, which is definitely not enough space.
More underground space is also needed.
After hearing this, Liu Muxue nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
She was also happy to be able to help Cao Xing.
Then, he took Sarah and quickly headed to the basement.
Elisa and Tong Chuchu were still standing there, seemingly waiting for the Lord's next order.
Cao Xing smiled and said, "Come with me."
"Let's go see the newcomers. You will lead these newcomers in a while to familiarize themselves with the environment of the territory. "
"No problem, Lord!"
The two little girls immediately followed Cao Xing obediently.
Soon, a group of three people arrived at the third ring area of the territory.
Compared to the previous two days, nearly twenty high-end shelters have been built here.
Almost fills the vacant position of the land.
Moreover, each [high-end shelter] covers an area of nearly 180 square meters and is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower.
If it is crowded, it will not be a problem for thirty or forty people.
These 20 shelters alone can accommodate hundreds of people.
But according to Cao Yi, he allocated fifteen rooms to these 237 refugees, so the living space is quite sufficient.
Soon, Cao Xing saw a group of figures gathering in an open space next to the residents' house.
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Puteng Village was originally a small village located in the southwest of the stormy snowfield, near Liushui Town.
There are more than 60 households in the whole village, and everyone in the village makes a living by planting a kind of winter grape.
The agricultural area outside the village is covered with greenhouses.
The plants planted inside are all lush grape vines.
The growth cycle of this kind of winter grape is slow and it takes half a year to grow once.
Every February and August are the harvest seasons in Puteng Village.
Every harvest day, under the grape trellis, bunches of purple and green grapes hang all over the branches, as bright as gems.
The grapes produced in Puteng Village are of high quality and are very popular among local wine merchants.
People in the village will use these winter grapes to make delicious wine and hold lively grape festivals.
The villagers are warm and hospitable, and their lives are as mellow and sweet as wine.
However, about ten years ago, Portuguese village was divided into the territory of Baron Augustus.
In other words, the entire village, including the villagers, became the property of the baron.
The baron set a rule for them. Puteng Village must pay a fixed tax every year.
According to the regulations, there are about 60 households in the whole village.
More than 90,000 kilograms of winter grapes need to be planted and handed over every year. This is a fixed quota.
No matter how small or large the species is, 90,000 kilograms will be handed over.
As for the problems and difficulties you encounter, those nobles will not consider them.
Any excess can be digested internally in the village, or sold to local wineries for village expenses.
But if there is less planting, the whole village must contribute money to fill the gap.
If a village does not pay enough shares in the first year, it will not only be punished by the baron, but also have to fill the vacancy in the second year.
If you have not paid enough shares for three consecutive years.
This village will be deemed by the baron to have no value in existence.
The entire village will be distributed to other villages, or sold directly.
And within the originally established family, various interpersonal relationships will be directly disrupted.
For the civilians of this world, living in this cold hell is already extremely difficult.
The bond between family and friends has almost become one of the few reasons that can support their survival.
If you have to be separated from your family, it would be worse than killing them.
However, the Baron's order is absolute and no one can disobey it.
Even if he ordered the entire village to be razed to the ground and all the civilians to be executed, they would not be able to complain at all.
This is a feudal system that has lasted for tens of thousands of years and has long been ingrained in the hearts of everyone in the world.
Therefore, the entire Grape Vine Village has been working hard to grow grapes in the past ten years, striving to achieve the share required by the Baron.
However, in the extremely harsh weather of this world, ordinary plants simply cannot survive.
Not to mention, crops like grapes need to absorb sunlight.
In previous years, there was less severe weather.
With everyone in the village working hard, Puteng Village’s annual output is only about 100,000 kilograms.
After a year, I had only 10,000 kilograms left, which I sold to local wine merchants in exchange for some meager income. I could barely survive.
However, the good times did not last long.
In recent years, severe weather in snowy fields has become more frequent.
Blizzards, cold winds, cold fog, etc...
Every natural disaster will not only endanger the lives of these civilians, but also affect the crops in the greenhouses. grow.
That year, they only handed over 80,000 kilograms of grapes, leaving the remaining 20,000 kilograms. The whole village spent all their savings to fill the gap.
This can be said to have wiped out their many years of savings at once.
I thought the second year would be a little better.
The weather turned out to be even worse.
They only harvested 60,000 kilograms of grapes throughout the year.
For three consecutive years, the share required by the Baron has not been reached.
So, Puteng Village was disbanded directly.
Baron Augustus originally wanted to randomly assign them to work in some mining areas.
As a result, he lost a bet with another baron, so he simply sold these civilians to replenish his gambling funds.
Then their whole village was sold to Arkady Walker.
That is Fitz Walker's father, the previous baronet.
As a result, the old baron fell seriously ill as soon as he took over his territory.
It was not until his death that Fitz Walker remembered these villagers.
As the village chief of Puteng Village, Zelko is over fifty this year.
In this world, the life span of civilians is generally around fifty or sixty years old.
So Zelko is now considered a senior citizen.
The old village chief hunched his back, looked around, looked at the group of simple-faced villagers next to him, and sighed.
"Sigh...I don't know what the new lord's temper is like..."
"I hope he can treat us a little better."
A person next to him The woman with a fair complexion wearing a cotton hat said: "Village chief, this territory is much larger than we imagined. This lord must be a very capable person, right?"
The old village chief shook his head, "I don't know. We haven't seen this lord yet, and we don't know what he is like..."
"However, I heard that this lord will be here today." He's coming back."
"You all should be smart and don't offend him, you know?"
"Otherwise, we will have a difficult time in the future... …”
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