Author: Arion's Dolphins

Franz left in a carriage, accompanied by some necessary personnel - several lycanthropes, several statisticians and two elf ranger bodyguards. These people were going to assist Andrea and help her.

Grow and grow in Ruford City.

Lufford's affairs were left to humans. Unless there was a big change in the short term, he would not ask more questions. He had no experience in practice at all. He thought he knew a lot of theoretical knowledge, but he was not qualified to give lectures.

To this extent, talking nonsense will only make things more difficult, so we simply don’t say anything and let the locals figure it out on their own.

He really planned to find two professional businessmen from the dwarf guild and let the experienced businessmen teach them their experience, but he did not have this condition yet, so he could only put it on hold for a while.

Things related to making money ended here, and Tang Zhao turned to focus on defense.

Not long after, Karak Solma was in the hall of the dwarves.

Different from the majestic feeling of the dwarf fortress ruins, the ceiling here is not high, just over two meters, and the carvings are neat and standardized, but it gives off a simple feeling.

There is no way, the dwarves really like the contrasting atmosphere that does not match their height, but to carve out such a huge space underground, it is difficult to imagine the human and material costs required. The city is still in the preliminary stage, so everything can only be done.

To keep it simple, considering the impressive stature of the dwarves, the kobolds are a little hunched when standing, and are not much taller than them. The height of more than two meters is very spacious.

"Mr. Carlos, everything we need to know is now clearly written on it."

Bourne proudly showed Tang Zhao a map hanging on the wall. Tang Zhao looked at it and understood why he was so happy.

The entire Insura Forest, the mountainous area at the northern foot of the Everview Mountains, and the surrounding plains. Everything is marked on the map. Everything is detailed and vivid. The author obviously has some skills in surveying and mapping and art. The entire map

Without losing its shape, judging from Tang Zhao’s experience of frequently traveling through it, the markings of each location are also accurate. This can be regarded as a good map, and it will not be out of date at any time.

"Mainly the surveying and mapping work was done by the elves, the dwarves provided some mapping techniques, and the elves and dryads helped explore the terrain."

[Very good, you all did a great job. Let me pay my respects. Did the people involved in making the map get any rewards? 】

After hearing what Bourne said, Tang Zhao was truly satisfied and happy, because these races finally cooperated for once, and it was spontaneous, without Tang Zhao's painstaking persuasion.

"The measurement was just completed yesterday. There must be specific rewards, but they haven't been decided yet. As you know the situation here, there aren't many things that can be obtained. Just gold and the like can't be spent or bought.

."

Bourne's words are also a bit depressing. For a long time, the settlement has implemented a rationing system and there are not many supplies. Of course it is okay to do this, but in fact, dwarves, elves, and goblins are all races that like to enjoy themselves, and some have a lot of culture.

Some of them are material.

They believe that they cannot be like kobolds, and they use mining and collecting minerals as a major entertainment, which also requires spiritual life.

As it stands now, elves and goblins like to be literary and artistic, and are more likely to be self-satisfied. Their dwarves’ entertainment is mainly drinking and eating meat. They basically say goodbye to their leisure life. Dwarves have patience, and they can do it in the short term or even in a few years.

Patience, but Tang Zhao knew very well that enduring it for a long time was not an option.

After all, they are all intelligent beings of flesh and blood, and they pursue life rather than living.

[I understand your thoughts very well, and I plan to make some changes. I am not just talking about it. Next time the caravan comes again, we will see what we want to see. You go and find it first and make an outstanding contribution.

People, they have the right to ask for some interesting things, and as for the rest, I also promise you that they will get what they deserve soon.】

At this time, Tang Zhao somewhat understood what Bourne meant, and took this opportunity to test his tone and see how Tang Zhao, the nominal leader, would deal with acute issues.

He is an ordinary person who does not know how to build a city or a country from scratch, but as a modern person, he knows how to build a company.

The main reason for the failure of the new company is nothing more than the dispute over the division of interests and division of responsibilities. After all, both the settlement and the company are composed of people and are the same in many aspects. The division of interests and division of responsibilities in the settlement is not good.

, that will definitely not go far.

If he can recognize this problem, he will naturally find a way to solve it - now, they are out of the critical moment of life and death, and they can only share hardships but not share blessings. It is very common among the same race, let alone

It's on his side.

Andrea will soon be able to deliver supplies to them, which means that more things besides survival can be satisfied. This is definitely a good thing, but it is not without risks. There are many races in the settlement, and all of them are basically not good.

, it is easy to create some sparks, and the sparks may turn into fires. Tang Zhao can't think of any good way to completely solve the huge problem of racial conflicts that runs through the entire modern history of mankind. At present, he can only suppress it as much as possible.

Fortunately, this is a fantasy world, and the suppression brought by personal prestige can last longer: elves, dwarves, and goblins are all immortal species. It may even take hundreds or thousands of years for a generation to grow, and the frequency of replacement is very slow, etc.

Now that the next generation of people who have shared weal and woe are gone, Tang Zhao has died countless times, so there is no need to think so much.

As for the kobolds, it's easier. Like the kobolds, they are scaly creatures. The respect and even awe the kobolds have for him is far greater than that of other races. The dragon likes to keep some kobolds around.

Coolies, the main reason is that they have a natural admiration for the strong, and secondly they have a deep respect for the strong.

The requirements for living standards are very low, and their patience is much stronger than other races. They are a classic choice to be dragon coolies. They don't complain much, because for them, the most ideal life is for all races to be exterminated.

Only the kobolds are left to boldly start their never-ending mining career.

Tang Zhao did not treat them as coolies. In his eyes, all races were no different. They were all foreign races. Unlike himself, he had no sense of belonging to any race. From the perspective of a person in power, this was a good thing.

, it is extremely difficult to get a bowl of water evenly in many cases, but Tang Zhao rarely had this trouble.

After receiving Tang Zhao's affirmative reply, Byrne also breathed a sigh of relief: "According to your wishes, those who work hard will be given the opportunity to freely choose rewards, but don't let me be responsible for this kind of thing, let all races divide it equally.

Everyone should be responsible for their own affairs. I think I will favor the dwarves, and there will inevitably be disputes. This is just a stop-gap measure. Of course, the specific division will need to be discussed in detail."

Bourne was talking about the present, but what he was thinking about was the right to speak of each race in the settlement in the future.

[Of course, we can just split it equally now. Our biggest problem has not been solved yet. After it is solved, we need to sit down and talk about all the future issues. 】

This was enough for Tang Zhao to have a headache. He didn't even say it himself, leaving it to the leaders of each race to argue. He only ensured that the final outcome was relatively fair and would not favor any party during execution.

Afterwards, they talked about defense again.

Bourne didn't hesitate much, quickly changed his state, changed his expression, pointed at the map and began to explain the situation to Tang Zhao, as if he was an elite commander.

"You see, the Green Spear Goblin's main attack direction has been locked by the terrain. It can only pass through the Roncesvas Pass. We plan to build the first line of defense here, and then rely on the ruins of various dwarf fortresses to carry out multiple defenses.

, until the city of Karak Solma."

Seeing that his short-term bad taste turned into a long-term name for a pass, Tang Zhao felt a little strange, hoping that there would be no scenes of Knight Roland and Charlemagne in the other world.

[Why not just garrison here and rely on the geographical location to block them in one fell swoop? 】

"The terrain there is still a bit spacious. If we have the military strength of Dragon Blood Pass, we can defend it. We have limited manpower and it will be a bit difficult to defend. Moreover, there is not enough time for us to build another solid marble city wall."

Bourne explained his complete plan to Tang Zhao.

In the plan, this pass can only block the infiltration of scouts. The Green Spear clan suffered the loss of not having heavy equipment like trebuchets last time. Even if they buy it this time, they will bring a few gates with them. Bourne does not give up hope.

On the uncertain matter of destroying the trebuchet while taking advantage of the chaos, he had his own ideas.

After the opponent breaks through the defense of the pass, the various dwarf fortresses along the way will slow down their pace, with the purpose of making the hobgoblins notice the ruins of the dwarf fortress.

This place obviously has obvious advantages of setting up a camp: it is easy to defend, and it saves manpower and material resources to set up. Bourne and the hobgoblin have been rivals for a long time, and he knows very well that the opponent is very likely to live there.

As the hobgoblins go deeper, they will habitually station themselves in the dwarf ruins. They are a group of pragmatists, and this is the most cost-effective method on the surface.

In fact, he had already asked the kobolds to dig tunnels, extending from Karak Solma to the edge of the dwarf fortress ruins, to secretly transport troops.

The underground space of the dwarf fortress is huge and contains countless secret rooms and secret doors. With the help of these things, it is extremely easy to hide a tunnel.

At the right time, the warriors will burst out from the ground and strike straight into the heart of the hobgoblin camp. Under the attack from inside and outside, they will inflict heavy damage to the hobgoblins in the camp. By then, it will be difficult for them to run away.

This idea is very creative, but it is indeed difficult to implement. A twenty-kilometer-long tunnel is not that easy to dig.

But then, Tang Zhao looked at the expectation in Bourne's eyes and vaguely understood something.

【Is that what I mean?】

"You are so smart! You can see it all!"

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Having said the words, Tang Zhao had no reason to refuse, so he changed his job from a soldier to an excavator, digging tunnels for everyone.

To be fair, he is indeed quite suitable for digging holes - a pair of long claws that can be retracted freely can dig up a large amount of soil like a pangolin, and the thick nictitating membrane on his eyes can block the soil from entering his eyes. Without external ears, he can grow

Holding his breath for a long time can prevent soil from pouring into his ears and nose. His strong muscles allow him to move or bypass boulders blocking his way, and maintain high-speed digging for a longer period of time.

In fact, the crocodile with a similar body structure is the modern large animal that digs the deepest holes. It has two more pairs of long legs, longer claws, and more powerful muscles than the crocodile. In the history of biological evolution, it is definitely the best at digging.

A group of large animals in the cave.

In less than a few minutes, he dug a cave nearly ten meters long, which he could almost fit himself into. The entire lizard was like a living shield machine, constantly digging forward at high speed. It was really a bit strange.

The momentum of opening a road through the mountains.

The front man dug forward fiercely, and the kobolds following behind him were also busy and busy filling the cave with wooden and stone pillars to prevent the cave from collapsing.

There are dwarves behind, who are responsible for testing the quality of the cave, and at the same time, they are constantly stuffing small stones engraved with runes into the walls of the cave.

This is the rune stone of the dwarves. Runes are a technology unique to the dwarves. It is similar to magic, but instead of storing energy in the body, it restrains the energy in other things to exert its power.

Compared with magic, it has obvious advantages and disadvantages. The upper limit is relatively low, and it is difficult to learn, but it is very convenient for mass production.

The dwarves had developed rune technology in the Golden Age, but most of it has been lost a long time ago. The decline in population and the double blow of war have made it difficult for them to develop any large-scale rune technology. The existing serious rune technology

There are very few rune blacksmiths, and only a few dwarves can use powerful rune weapons. The rune furniture that once existed has simply become one of fantasy, as a reminder of the golden age.

The runes engraved on this kind of rune stone are the simplest kind of runes mastered by the dwarves. Its function is to stabilize the soil layer and make the mine less likely to collapse. The runes are simple to draw and are too practical, so many people know it.

, now one of the few runes that has not been lost.

In the more powerful dwarf city-states, every dwarf must receive training on runes at an early age to test talents. The Greybeard Kingdom used to have this ability, and this kind of runes was also included in the training program.

Even if it is a group of defeated soldiers, there are still many people who know this kind of rune, and it is now working.

Tang Zhao kept digging for half an hour, but finally he had no strength left, so he stopped. He shrunk a little so that he could turn around, twisted around, and observed the situation behind him. He was also surprised when he saw it.

What appeared before his eyes were caves and tunnels that stretched as far as the eye could see, all neat and uniform.
Chapter completed!