Chapter 100: The Return of the Trading Fleet
Time flies, and it has been a week since the spy on Jackal Island was captured, and this week Sean Island was calm, and the Jackal Island that was watching seemed to have disappeared. But Sean did not dare to be careless at all, and the island patrol was still strictly implemented in accordance with the standards of preventing foreign invasion.
Although the hidden dangers of Jackal Island have not been solved, the development of Sean Island will not stagnate, so Sean pulled Joyce to the castle's warehouse early in the morning, ready to check the situation of the people collecting saltpeter during this time.
The reason why Sean took great pains to collect saltpeter from pigsty and toilets was naturally not to make ice, and he vaguely remembered that there was a post in his previous life that it was not impossible to make saltpeter ice, but a large amount of saltpeter must be repeatedly dissolved in water to absorb heat in order to achieve the effect of ice-making, but with the current few pigsty and toilets on the island, it is not advisable to use it to make ice.
The main reason he collected saltpeter was to experiment with the manufacture of black powder. Although it is impossible to develop such a high-end product as a musket, it may be possible to achieve miraculous results by making an explosives bag in the face of a large sea monster invasion in the future, and the ratio of black powder is also in his mind, so he only needs to hand it over to the craftsman to test.
When he came to the warehouse, Sean looked at the densely packed goods in front of him a little helplessly, turned his head to Joyce behind him and said, "Joyce, I didn't expect you to be a miser." You build a warehouse directly next to the kiln, and transport the clay and coal in the castle warehouse directly to the kiln, saving manpower for transportation, and I believe that no one on the island dares to touch these materials. The castle warehouse is mainly used to store grain and iron ore. ”
Sean paused, then shifted his gaze to a clay pot again, "Is this all the powder that the people collected from the pigsty and the toilets?"
"Yes, my lord, I have collected all the white powder from the toilet and the walls of the pigsty in this sealed clay pot. Joyce didn't know why Sean was interested in these filthy things, but since the lord could turn feces into treasure, perhaps this filthy powder was also a good treasure.
Sean gently unscrewed the mouth of the pot, and a pungent smell rushed to his nose, making him almost throw the pot out. He hurriedly handed the clay pot to Joyce, covering his nose and taking a few steps away.
"Joyce, you tell the people to put the powder in the water, strain it, and dry it. ”
"Filter?" Joyce's eyes were a little reddened with smoke.
"It's to use sackcloth or something else to filter out the sand and dirt in the water. ”
"Okay, my lord, I'll arrange it. Joyce quickly put the jar on the ground and fled the scene.
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"My lord, the powder has been filtered and dried, and the island's trade fleet has returned. Sean, who was training his fighting spirit, heard Joyce's cry outside the door, so he stopped his fighting spirit training and came out of the room.
"That's all there is to a big jar of powder after filtering and drying?" Sean looked at the saltpeter in front of him in disbelief, and then seemed to lose interest: "In the future, the powder collected from the pigsty and the toilet will be filtered and dried and stored in this way, and I will be of great use." ”
Although Shaun was a little disappointed that the saltpeter collection process did not go well, York's return allowed him to quickly dispel this sense of loss, and hurriedly rode the unicorn in the direction of the beach.
When Sean arrived at the beach, there were already many people carrying goods, and Taylor and Nick led the guards and members of the Knights of Thorns to patrol the beach to prevent Jackals Island from taking the opportunity to invade.
"Lord Lord, the trade fleet of the island has successfully returned, bringing back a large amount of ore and a small number of people, because the development of the islands visited is relatively backward, there is not much food for the time being. In addition, according to your request, my lord, an agreement has been reached with the four islands, and they will process and polish the bricks, and Sean Island will pay them for food. And they only accept food payments, which may put some pressure on the island's food. York reported on his knees on the hot sand.
Sean looked at the member of the swordsman squad in front of him who was pulled up by him, and sighed: "It's dark, it's thin, and it's more confident." ”
"Thank you, Lord Lord, for your support. ”
"By the way, it's even more flamboyant, it seems that you have adapted to the position of trade officer very quickly. Sean picked up York, who was kneeling on the ground.
York smiled awkwardly and pointed to Taylor and Nick not far away, "My lord, what happened to the island? Why did Lord Taylor and Mistress Nick ......?"
Sean sighed, and then thought that the ships on the island had returned to the island and would soon be able to crusade against Jackal Island, and his mood calmed down a little. For a period of time, the snooping of Jackal Island has made him like a man's back and a stab in his throat, although Jackal Island has not made much movement, but this hidden bomb was detonated at some point.
"Something has indeed happened, there is currently a powerful island: Jackal Island is eyeing Sean Island, and since all the ships that can sail on the island are outside, there is no way to crusade against it, so the patrol during this time is relatively strong to prevent the invasion of Jackal Island. ”
When York heard this, his eyebrows tightened: "I'm sorry, my lord, due to the relatively long route, it was delayed for a while. ”
"It's okay, it's just a matter of letting the outlaws of Jackal Island get away with it for a while, did you encounter suspicious ships when you returned to the island?" Sean waved his hand, the trade route was determined before the incident on Jackal Island, and no one could have predicted the appearance of the enemy of Jackal Island.
Reflecting on the situation on the sea, York shook his head: "No suspicious ships have been found, and if there are really ships near the island, it should not be possible to hide." ”
Sean's slightly frowning brows gradually loosened, and he laughed at himself: "Maybe I'm too sensitive, you have a good rest, and soon there will be another hard battle to fight." ”
"Rest assured, Lord Lord, if you dare to offend the enemies of Sean Island, hell is already beckoning to them. ”
After watching the tired Yorkie leave, Sean walked up to Taylor and Nick, and said in a deep voice, "Now that the island's ships have returned, then the plan to defeat Jackal Island can be implemented immediately." How well have Taylor, the archers and heavy shieldmen been trained, and whether they can be applied to actual combat. ”
"Lord Lord, please rest assured, although the archer's training time is still short, with the black iron swordsman's control of the body, the training effect during this period is enough to participate in actual combat, and the other two silver swordsman heavy shield soldiers are more than enough to resist attacks no higher than the silver swordsman to protect the archer. ”
"Very good, Taylor, the supplies you are preparing for the crusade, I plan to leave tomorrow to crusade against Jackal Island. Nick, I don't know what Jackal Island will do when it learns that the ships on our island are back, so from now on, it is even more necessary to strengthen patrols. "During this time, due to the incident on Jackal Island, he was restless, and Jackal Island had to be erased from this endless sea.
"Your Excellency, please rest assured that the guards and patrols will patrol twenty-four hours a day during this time. ”