CH 18

Xia Zuoyi took Fort Comoy into his territory with little effort.

Among them, the happiest are the civilians and slaves of Fort Comoy. All the manor owners also immediately offered their loyalty and sincerity to Desinia.

The heavy snow gradually melted away and the weather turned a little warmer.

After a few days as a salted fish in the castle, Xia Zuoyi called over Fernandi and Walker.

He set up a long table in the study.

On both sides of the long table sat Udit and Gibran, Fernandi and Walker.

Toby and Kelly bring up the lemonade, put the parchment and pen in front of the four, and then leave the room.

The two little milk tigers gnawed and rolled each other in the middle of the soft blanket, their thick little paws slapped each other once and then, wailing.

Xia Zuoyi, “Snowball, Briquette.”

“Ow, ow.”

Two chubby little milk tigers immediately raised their ears, let go of their paws, stood up, and ran in the direction of Xia Zuoyi, humming and groaning beside the leg of the chair.

At Xia Zuoyi’s sign, Udit picked up the two little milk tigers, put them in the wide seat beside him, and covered them outside.

The two little milk tigers shook their tails and huddled together obediently.

Hearing from 098, the black blue tiger was born first and the elder brother, and the white tiger is his younger brother.

The planet where the sand sculpture system is located is somewhat special.

The lifespan of two fluffy plushies will be longer than that of a normal tiger, they are extremely human, and their height and size when they grow up are also extraordinary. It is no problem to slap an adult man to death with one claw.

【The gifts 098 chosen for the host are absolutely great!】

Xia Zuoyi touched the fluffy heads of two little milk tigers and got a hug and kiss.

Walker, “I have never seen white and black tigers before. I didn’t expect them to appear in Pal Mountain.”

Xia Zuoyi, “It was just a coincidence for me to find them.”

“But because I found them in the cave, did I encounter even more fortunate things.”

Except for Udit, everyone else expressed their doubts.

Gibran, “What is it, my lord?” 

Xia Zuoyi, “Udit and I found a mineral vein in the small valley of Pal Mountain.”

Fernandi and others looked surprised.

Xia Zuoyi took out a piece of rock asphalt that he had carried in his pocket that day and put it on the table.

“It’s this kind of ore.”

Walker, Fernandi, and Gibran immediately leaned in to study.

Fernandi was very knowledgeable and recognized the name of the ore, “This is a kind of black ore. I have seen it in the remote country of Helgeda.”

“The people in Helgeda mix the ore with straw ash, clay, and fine sand, then apply it to the surface of the container to make it waterproof.”

Rock asphalt is called black ore on the Western Continent.

Helgeda is a small country adjacent to Gaynor, surrounded by the Abutin River, and most of the travel means are boats.

The number of black mines previously discovered is extremely rare.

Nothing was found in Gadaat before.

In addition, because the appearance of black ore is very similar to coal, it was thought to be a new type of coal when it was first discovered, but it became clear after being burned.

Up to now, black ore is only used as waterproof coating on the surface of containers or walls.

Gibran looked at Xia Zuoyi, “My lord, are you calling us over today…?”

Xia Zuoyi, “Call you over for a meeting today.”

“The theme of the meeting is—’the comprehensive development plan for the next five years of infrastructure renovation of Wissas and Fort Comoy”. I want to rebuild these two cities.”

He understated his astonishing words.

Walker raised his head, “My lord, you need to know that rebuilding the city will cost a lot of manpower and material resources, especially money…”

“I understand, so I asked you to come over to discuss and solve the problem.”

Xia Zuoyi pointed to parchment papers and pens placed in front of them and said, “Remember to write down the key points during the meeting so that you don’t forget them later.”

Walker felt a little dumbfounded. He touched his nose, nodded, and said, “Yes, my lord.”

Xia Zuoyi cleared his throat, “The first content—the arrangement of the soldier training camp.”

Fernandi and Walker sat up straight.

“Every summer, recruits need to stay in the training camp for two years before they can leave. After that, they have to be reassigned and arranged.”

“For example, guarding the city gates, patrolling the city in batches and time…”

Having said that, Xia Zuoyi looked at Fernandi.

He said, “I remember that Mike Andrew, one of the reserve soldiers, had the greatest credit for discovering the enemy’s ambush in Pal Mountain. After that, he was rewarded and was freed from the status of a slave. What do you think of his ability?”

Fernandi, “Calm and reliable, independent and resourceful.” 

Xia Zuoyi nodded and looked at Walker again.

“Do you still want to return to the royal city?”

“If you want, I can write to the king so that you twelve knights can go back…”

He was interrupted by Walker before he finished.

“I swear to the God of Creation, my lord, I want to stay by your side very much. I don’t want to go anywhere except where you are, including the royal city.”

Walker felt that no one was more interesting than the little earl.

He first came to Wissas with an indifferent mentality.

But now he thought that his jealous brother had finally done a great thing.

Xia Zuoyi, “If this is your heartfelt intention, I want you to be loyal to Desinia forever and never betray me.”

Walker got up, left his chair, went to Xia Zuoyi, and knelt down on one knee, took his hand, and earnestly said, “The God of Creation as witness, I will always be loyal to Desinia, and even the king’s order cannot surpass yours.”

Xia Zuoyi, “I accept your loyalty.”

“Thank you for your trust.”

Walker smiled and dropped a kiss on the back of Xia Zuoyi’s white and tender hand.

“…”

Kiss… it’s not necessary.

When Walker sat down again, he got the sight from Udit, Gibran, and Fernandi.

He raised his eyebrows and asked silently: What’s wrong?

Udit smiled at him.

Walker covered his chest, feeling a little cold.

…

Xia Zuoyi continued, “I’m going to set up two cavalry teams, led by Fernandi and Walker, one black cavalry and one white.”

“New recruits can be divided into reserve soldiers and ordinary soldiers when they enter the soldier training camp, but when they leave the soldier training camp, they must break up and then enter the two cavalry forces.”

Otherwise, if the identity and camp are too clear, the contradiction between civilians and slaves will be stirred up and irreconcilable in the long run.

Xia Zuoyi, “Fernandi will be the commander of the black cavalry, and Walker will be the commander of the white cavalry. The two cavalry’s flag patterns… just like Briquette and Snowball.”

He wanted to requisition the tigers’ heads.

Xia Zuoyi looked at the two little milk tigers licking each other, one black and the other white.

There is no peace on the Western Continent.

Not to mention the disputes between countries, even small lords often have frictions or fighting. Having a cavalry army of your own is undoubtedly the greatest security and guarantee.

Walker smiled, “So, the two little guys will exist as the spiritual symbols of the two cavalry in the future.”

He stretched out his arm to touch the head of the little white tiger’s head, and his finger was almost bitten by the little tiger.

“Ow, ow.” 

Briquette cried along with Snowball, bared its teeth and patted its paws at Walker.

“Hey, it’s pretty fierce.” Walker smiled happily.

Xia Zuoyi kneaded the baby tigers’ soft bellies to make them quiet, and then said, “I need you two to choose two lieutenants each. I think you already have suitable candidates in your heart.”

Fernandi, “Mike Andrew’s performance is the best among the reserve soldiers. As for the other candidate…”

Xia Zuoyi, “You can take Daina into consideration.”

“Before leaving the training camp, the soldiers will be given the final assessment, and then the corresponding positions will be assigned according to their merits and achievements.”

“If you want Daina to follow you, he must persuade the crowd and get enough merit before the final assessment.”

“I can trust Daina’s loyalty and hope he will not let me down.”

Fernandi stood up and put his right hand on his left chest, “I assure you, he will not let you down.”

Xia Zuoyi nodded.

He asked, “Walker, how about you?”

Walker, “My candidates are Taylor Kennedy and Barnard Larry.”

“Taylor is very smart and stable. Barnard’s scouting ability is very good.”

After deciding the candidates for the lieutenants, they talked about other issues.

Xia Zuoyi picked up the ore on the long table, “Regarding the mining of this vein… Manpower needs to be mobilized from the training camp. I hope you can control the information and don’t let it out for the time being.”

“It doesn’t need to be kept secret for a long time. Don’t let outsiders know until enough craftsmen are recruited.”

Fernandi and Walker nodded, expressing their understanding.

Xia Zuoyi, “I hope the craftsmen can find out other uses of black ore, not only as a waterproof coating, but also for paving the roads or house construction?”

So far, he did not say anything more, let Walker and the others think on their own, and put the emphasis on the parchment.

Rebuilding a city is really not an easy task.

It takes a long time, and the consumption of manpower, material resources and funds is also huge…

But Xia Zuoyi looks at the top right of the system interface—the plot deviation value has only gone a short 2% process…

He felt that if he didn’t want to die, he couldn’t be a salted fish. He had to fight for the future!

Xia Zuoyi used the prestige value to redeem a lot of related books in the library again.

Including—”Basic Laws and Regulations on Army Management”, “Urban Planning and Construction”, “Encyclopedia of Asphalt Material Use”… etc.

He is like a humble social animal lord.

Xia Zuoyi pressed down the sigh from the bottom of his heart, “The urban construction of Wissas and Fort Comoy needs to be developed slowly.”

“The most important thing at the moment is setting up a checkpoint at the foot of Pal Mountain.”

“There is only one road from Wissas to Fort Comoy, open part of the southeast side of the mountain forest as a hunting place for nobles or civilians, and the rest of the area is set up with checkpoints and soldiers are sent to guard in turn every day.” 

Fernandi and others expressed doubts.

Udit, “My lord, what do you mean by doing this…?”

Xia Zuoyi knocked on the table, “I want to move.”

“I want to build a new castle on the shore of Lake Pal. The castle on the cliff doesn’t need to be demolished for the time being.”

Maybe it can be used as a base for seaport development in the future.

Udit agrees with Xia Zuoyi’s decision.

Gibran said, “My lord, since we are going to rebuild Wissas and Fort Comoy, should we have churches and temples?”

In the Western Continent, they only believe in the God of Creation.

Every country is proud of the number of churches and temples stationed in them, but not every city is eligible to have the churches and temples of the God of Creation.

For example, in Gadaat, only in the royal city of Keys and Bass Richards’s territory Niramo, has this qualification.

Usually, bishops, clergymen, or priests only operate in these two cities.

The temple of the God of Creation was built in the empire of Saint Airo.

Xia Zuoyi thought for a while, and said, “Please no, but if they want to, it can be built.” 

It’s best not to come in, it’s annoying.

The author has something to say:

Pope: Keep smiling.

[After checking the information, I found that the use of asphalt can be traced back to the middle and late Paleolithic age. I didn’t make a fool of myself when it was used as waterproof coating~]