[The magic stone has been received, and I'm going to start researching it.]The next transfer is in a week, so don't call me if it's nothing important. 】As soon as he finished speaking, Winster cut off contact with Owen, and it was really urgent.Shaking his head helplessly, Owen moved the sack to the edge of the bunker and opened it to see that it was full of wheat seeds.He grabbed a few and put them on the palm of his hand to observe them carefully, and they looked similar to the wheat seeds here, but the grains were fuller.This is the seed from another world?
The seeds were put back in, and Owen carried the sack to the corner of the room.It's cool and dry, but it's a good place to store your seeds.This is just the first batch of seeds, and they will continue to be transferred in the future, so they will be stored here first.As he left the room, Owen suddenly remembered that Winster seemed to be about to say something when the system upgrade was completed, but was interrupted.Forget it, ask him next time.…… To the south of the fortress is a magnificent and tall castle, which is the castle of Duke Eddie.In a lavishly decorated reception room, a middle-aged man as fat as a pig sat on a large, comfortable special chair: Duke Eddie.In front of Duke Eddie, a small man with an unfolded parchment in his hand was reporting on various matters.“…… The above is the financial report of Dongsheng Fortress in the first half of the year. ”"Hmm."
Duke Eddie replied lazily with a half-squinted eye.After rolling up the parchment, the thin man did not retreat, but continued to speak: "Lord Duke, there is one more thing I want to report to you. ”"Say it.""
The border town has already placed an order for us to buy grain.""
Oh?"
Hearing this, Duke Eddie lifted his eyelids and sat up slightly, as if he had a little energy."
How much grain are they buying this time?"
Duke Eddie asked."
That......
It's just over half of last year's. ”As if fearing that the next words would upset the duke, the thin man replied very cautiously."
Where's the Waterfront City?"
Duke Eddie didn't get angry, as if he didn't care about it, much to the thin man's relief.He quickly replied, "I heard it's the same as ours." ”"It seems that the waterfront city has kept the agreement."
Duke Eddie touched the pure gold ring on his right index finger, "However, the grain purchased from the two places is not enough for the border town to last until next autumn's harvest, that is, they also buy grain from other places." ”"Yes, it is said that they are going to buy a batch of grain from the royal capital, the Golden Acropolis, and the Fengsui City.Lord Duke, the ships they are buying grain will surely pass through the Dongsheng Fortress, we can ......"
The thin man did not continue, revealing a sinister and cunning face, presumably Duke Eddie understood what he meant."
There's no need, let them go.""
Huh?"
Unexpectedly, the duke rejected his proposal, which made the thin man very puzzled.Seeing the confused look on his subordinates' faces, Duke Eddie was in a very happy mood, and it was good to feel that he was the only one in control."
It's not going to be a good winter."
Duke Eddie gives a hint.Still unable to understand, the thin man asked, "What does the Duke mean?"
”"Do you remember what happened in Frontier Town last winter?"
After saying that, Duke Eddie's greasy and fat face squeezed out an ugly smile, deliberately revealing a few gold-encrusted teeth.…… Two days later, Viru came to the castle early in the morning to inform Owen that the cement workshop had been built as required.Owen, who learned the news, hurried to make all kinds of preparations.Because he wanted to use fire magic to burn cement himself, he also specially changed into a magician robe with red edges on a black background.Taking Marpel and Viru with them, Owen and the three of them immediately set off for the cement workshop.As the person in charge of repairing the city walls, Viru had long heard about the magic cement from Owen.However, he was deeply skeptical of this, having worked as a stonemason for so many years, and had never heard of something so convenient.Therefore, Owen must take Viru to see the power of cement with his own eyes, and by the way, familiarize himself with the use of cement.The destination is a dilapidated adobe house.Originally, it was a dilapidated and dilapidated house left behind by the attack of undead monsters last winter, although it was renovated and expanded by Viru, but after all, it was rebuilt urgently, and as long as it was safe, it was put into use directly, and there was no need to care about the appearance and image of the house.After the renovation, the adobe house is about 12 meters long and more than 4 meters wide.The whole cement workshop is divided into two parts, the large room in front is the processing room for processing raw materials, and the small room in the back is the firing room responsible for firing cement.The doors of the workshop are very wide, making it easy for people to enter and exit and carry raw materials.There are also two knights guarding the door, and they also serve as overseers.As soon as the lord appeared, the two knights immediately saluted.Seeing this, the people in the cement workshop suddenly panicked, and they all stopped what they were doing, ready to salute the marquis.This was stopped by Owen in time, saying, "You guys keep working, don't stop." ”"Yes."
The crowd continued to work, and in the presence of the lord, they worked harder than usual.Porters use rickshaws to pull the raw materials into the cement workshop, where they are crushed by stone crushers, then batched as required, and finally further ground into raw meal.Everyone was working in a step-by-step manner, and soon a lot of raw material was piled up.Under Owen's instructions, the handyman mixes the raw meal with the appropriate water and mixes it into a raw slurry and sends it to the firing room.Owen followed into the mix, and the first thing he saw when he came in was a giant stove.This particular stove is in the shape of a round table, with the top connected to the ceiling, leading to the outer chimney, and the bottom has a mouth for one person to bend down into.The furnace is surrounded by narrow passages, and only a slightly larger open space is left in front of the furnace opening.A diminutive handyman gets into the furnace first, and the handyman outside feeds in buckets of raw pulp, and the handyman inside spreads the raw pulp evenly on the ground.In a few moments, the dwarf handyman came out, poured the last of the raw slurry into the edge of the furnace, and smoothed it with a shovel.When he was done, he stood up and reported to Owen with a little nervousness, "Hou......
Lord Marquis, I have laid it out according to your request. ”"Well, that's good."
Owen nodded, "Let's all go out." ”The handymen who had finished their work quickly exited the firing room and closed the door, leaving only Owen, Marpel, and Viru.
[Remember to cover your mouth and nose with something like a cloth, although there is less dust from wet firing, there is still dust scattered in the air, and it is not good for the body to inhale it. 】[Got it, I've brought everything I need to prepare. 】Burning cement was a matter of urgency, so Owen urgently called Winster on the way.With him in the first firing, Owen can be a little more relieved.He took out a long clean strip of cloth and folded it in half, and Owen wrapped it around his mouth and nose.After tying the knot, he also handed the same cloth to Marpel and Viru."
Dust is generated during the firing process, so it's better to wear it like I do."
Owen explained.The two nodded, and put on a long strip of cloth to cover their mouths and noses, following Owen's example.Viru was not surprised that the Marquis was going to burn the cement himself.He, like Clive, had known that Owen was going to do something weird.Marpel, on the other hand, trusts and supports Owen unconditionally.