Ken walked up the ankle-deep snow.
Burke was wearing a cotton coat with a circle of fine fleece around his hood.
He nodded to Zhan Jing, but Ken only saw a pair of glasses and a mouth exhaling hot air, and...
Logs stacked into a triangular pyramid, stones pressing down on paper and pens, and half a cup of strong tea that had lost its residual heat.
This was the fifth day after the troops returned to the camp. A simple fence roughly surrounded the village. There were logging sites everywhere, and people working hard could be seen everywhere.
The scholars had perfectly integrated into the village, especially after they changed into uniform, simple clothes that were more convenient for work, it was impossible to tell who was who.
The tools they used were weapons obtained from cleaning the battlefield.
When designing weapons, the craftsmen on the continent of Oshua would put practicality first, provided that conditions permitted.
In Ken's memory:
The metal tail of the knights' spears of the southern border countries could be unfolded into a cane, which made it easier for the troops to march through rainy and muddy mountain roads or wet and sticky swamps.
Coastal ports and pirates like to make their gun barrels longer.
So when they encounter a shipwreck or a naval battle, they can use it to tie a piece of broken wood and use it as a paddle to paddle.
The same is true for Palotusbi.
Especially in this land of snow all year round, tools often give people a sense of security rather than weapons.
The Apostles of Lacquer Ice wandered around and lived a hard life. Their battle axes were mostly used to chop firewood instead of heads.
The handle of the axe was always tied with [Snow Pattern Shell], which was taken out to sharpen the blade when camping.
At the blunt end of the weapon, there are often sheep horn cones and square head grooves. This design is used to complete the work of pickaxes or hoes during pre-war preparations.
Santon Kaya is surrounded by dense forests.
The main road in front of the village is connected to [Kaqiben Mountain Road]. The flow of people in spring is still huge. It is covered with cliffs and winter pines on both sides, layered and pressed with snow on the branches.
The felling went smoothly, but there were no tools for finishing, and the planes and strips were destroyed or lost in the battle.
Ken thought that he had to find an opportunity to repair the [Blacksmith Shop].
There were enough winter pines, and the [logs] were neatly stacked, which could fully meet the needs of village reconstruction.
He stood on the pile of wood and looked around. Several [temporary logging sites] were busy.
The villagers were very motivated, and the male scholars were trying to compete.
The progress was not bad.
[Production: +127 wood/day]
The permafrost sea behind Sandon Kaya was wide and flat, and a sentry post could make the enemy wary and unable to sneak over.
In addition, the only direction the enemy could attack was right in front of the village.
Ken ordered everyone to cut down all the wood in front of them, so that the original berry field would also be exposed to sight and reduce the pressure of defense.
[Defense: Wooden Fence]
[Level: C]
[A crude and simple defensive building, the materials used are not expensive, but the ingenious design concept makes it very practical. ]
Burke combined Ken's ideas and decomposed the original integrated fence into countless modules.
As long as the parts that can fit are prepared in advance, the broken parts can be repaired, and the battlefield efficiency will be instantly maximized. Even if there is a fire attack, this part can be directly replaced, and even the time of extinguishing the fire is saved.
In order to further expand the battlefield...
Ken asked the troops to dig several parallel trenches in front of the fence and sharpen the wooden poles to the outside.
Although this cannot resist [Thunder Eagle] and [Long-winged Dragon], it can reduce the attack efficiency of [Snow Lizard] or [Frost Bear].
Kuima stood up straight and stretched his shoulders.
In front of him, many people held long poles horizontally to measure the distance between the earth pits to see if they can prevent a jump.
Everyone worked very hard.
Santonkaya was robbed twice. Although it has barely recovered to normal now, Zhan Jing has repeatedly warned that those lacquered ice apostles will definitely come back.
Let's not talk about this, based on past memories.
The spring in the North is often dominated by conflicts and riots. In previous years, batches of refugees would be seen on the road of migration soon.
Santonkaya has not selected a "Zhan Jing" for decades.
Everyone puts their hopes on Ken's sword. After experiencing the tragedy of the village being destroyed, the entire tribe has just climbed up from despair. No one wants to be displaced, and no one wants to be slaughtered again.
The simple and honest Santonkaya has been trained to be beastly by fate.
Kuima saw Ken standing on a high place at a glance, and the old man from the Kingdom of Norin was also in his sight. He didn't know the other party's identity, but from Zhan Jing's attitude and conversation, he could feel that the other party was full of wisdom and had a high status.
"It's really strange," the old man in the tribe said, holding a wooden pole, "a big man from the southern border also comes to work in our small village."
Kui Ma said lightly: "Mr. Ken saved him."
"Do we really not need to pay?" The old man changed the subject, "Do you remember the vendor two winters ago, yes, the little mustache who sold silver oil and healing potions."
Kui Ma nodded, these people will bring general merchandise and rumors from the south.
"He made a lot of money, but he himself admitted that the apprentices studying magic in the southern border, and the scholars studying knowledge, any one of them who showed some skills, the princes and nobles were willing to pay a lot of money."
The originally monotonous tunnel began to sound conversations.
Kui Ma smiled without saying a word, and climbed over the snow wall of the trench.
Similar stories have attracted countless young people from the northern border to walk out of the high walls or step onto the deck of the giant ship heading south.
He also yearned for it, but he was no longer obsessed with it.
Ken made a slight adjustment to the direction of the wall, and according to his own design, he divided the sentry post into two parts, light and dark, and added some temporary patrol stations.
He put forward his ideas without hesitation.
This is also what Burke wants.
Ken never mentioned compensation or thanks, but the other party was happy to do it and still kept an eye on the progress of the city defense construction every day.
The reason is simple:
Including the "modular" idea, all these inspirations and designs can be used in the fortifications of the Kingdom of Norin.
It is not the visible land of Santon Kaya, but a country with a vast territory and countless affiliated city-states.
When Burke Bartlet returns to Norin, let the Architecture Institute recruit labor, and then restore and upgrade the drawings with more solid materials, combined with the magic and army that already have...
The final product is enough to silence the surrounding opposition forces and become more confident in diplomatic negotiations.
Ken is not worried.
He had mastered the core concept himself, and the mountains were high and the roads were long, so it was difficult for the two sides to have any conflicts, let alone any intersections.
At this time, the patrolling wolf riders hurried over, and he got off his mount and ran towards this side quickly.
The footsteps came from far away, and the conversation was forced to be interrupted.
"Sir, I'm sorry to bother you." He was smart enough to wait until Burke got up and walked away before continuing. "There are refugees coming to the village. They are all servants of the Winter Mother and have been visited by the Apostle of the Ice."
Ken nodded and said:
"I welcome them all. I originally planned to bring all the victims here. Now they have taken the initiative to come to the door. You just follow the procedures to settle them."
The wolf rider nodded his head in agreement, but did not leave immediately.
"In addition, after they heard about it, they really wanted to see the new battle banner of Sandon Kaya."