Chapters 61+62
"I, when I was a child, I wanted to go everywhere, the place where we swan people lived, it was too far away from other orcs, I had never been in contact with other orcs since I was a child, because to get to us, we need to fly over the snowy mountains, and the rest of the orcs can't get there. Alicia also sat on the roadbed and snuggled up to Luo Heng.
Luo Heng watched Alicia snuggle up and sit with him, and felt very uncomfortable, what about the swan people, he has only one partner in his life, although Alicia is in a hostile relationship with himself, but now he is also relying on himself.
"What happened later?" Luo Heng continued to ask.
"Later, after entering the temple, I found that the life of other orcs was much more difficult than ours, the first year I came to the temple, it was ten years ago, we orcs formed an army, formed an army of 500,000, and only came back less than 50,000, not that we orcs want to die in the northern fortress, but there is really no way, except for 50,000 soldiers in that dispatch, the rest are old and weak. Alicia spoke.
Luo Heng also knows that the orc empire is winter for nearly half of the year, and everyone also knows that there is nothing to do in winter but popping, and orcs are not allowed to have abortion, orcs have strong fertility, but the survival rate is very low, so once winter comes too early, then the old and weak in the orcs will automatically leave the tribe, because if they don't leave, the family will starve to death, and a large part of them will pick up arms and try to rush through the northern fortress, for something, that is, that bite to eat.
In this respect, the orcs are pitiful, but when the orcs rush into human territory, it is human pitiful.
"At that time, my goal was to feed the orcs and let the old orcs leave the tribe without tears. Alicia hugged Luo Heng's arm tightly and said.
Luo Heng pulled his hand out~ and hugged Alicia's waist, and then said, "What now?"
"Cheney, do you know, originally I hated you, now I don't know why I don't hate you, maybe you let the other orcs eat with you, maybe you saved me once, otherwise I fell into the hands of those nobles, and I don't know what the fate was. Alicia looked at Luo Heng and said.
What Luo Heng could say, he could only promise: "Alicia, as long as you don't leave me, I won't leave you, and I will feed more orcs." ”
"I believe in you. Alicia lay in Luo Heng's arms and spoke.
Luo Heng felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and Luo Heng himself didn't know what his goal was.
"If you want to find out how I came here, on the one hand, you have to conduct field investigations, and on the other hand, with the help of the power of this world, the Feimi Battle Armor, so who is the person who made the Feimi Battle Armor, is it the last civilization? Or is it an alien? Looking at the storage place of the Feimi Battle Armor, as well as the language, could it be said that this is an earthling, or is it left by the same civilization as the Earth?"
"Go to the altar and see if there really is a god?" Luo Heng made up his mind in his heart, Luo Heng wanted to make a good plan for his life, but Luo Heng didn't know how to plan at all, because he didn't know a lot of things, so he could only make a short-term plan.
However, Luo Heng's plan could not be realized in the short term, because he had to harvest grain and prepare to reclaim more land, and William had already prepared stonemasons, carpenters, and engineers to build castles.
"Lord Duke, this is all the stonemasons and carpenters in Riverdale, and do you still need manpower, there are a lot of idlers in Riverdale now. William came to Luo Heng's side with more than twenty people.
Luo Heng nodded and said, "If you want it, come a hundred people first." ”
"No problem. When William heard this, he was very happy, Luo Heng's income, William was very envious, and other Williams didn't know, but as far as the seeder, the plough for the plough, and the harvester, it was at least tens of thousands of gold coins a year.
William's own income is more, but it is the accumulation of countless years in the family, just like wine, William now sells the wine of his father's or his grandfather's generation, and the wine he makes every year will be passed on to the next generation.
"Then I'll leave it to you, and if you need any auxiliary materials or something, just tell him. William spoke.
Luo Heng nodded and asked, "Have you figured out the origin of those thieves?"
"It's clear, do you need freedmen here?" asked William.
"You don't know how to say ....... Luo Heng was surprised when he heard this.
"You're the only one who can't be infiltrated by the thieves' union, and your territory lacks a population. William spoke.
"No, I don't. Luo Heng shook his head, Luo Heng compared, the free people in this world are too free, and he thinks it is more cost-effective to manage the territory as a slave.
Of course, on the other hand, Luo Heng is very uninterested in the character of these thieves, this kind of person who only recognizes money and does not recognize people, as a free citizen, who dares to ask for it?
Not afraid of something happening in your own territory?
William shrugged and said, "That would be a pity. ”
Luo Heng shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything.
Luo Heng then asked, "William, what else do you have to do?"
"Lord Duke, I would like to ask you if you can ask for your help if Riverdale is in trouble?" asked William.
When Luo Heng heard this, he subconsciously felt that there was some conspiracy in it, and asked, "What does William mean by this?"
"Maybe I'll get revenge from the Blood Bat Thieves. William spoke.
"If it's the Blood Bat Thieves, that's fine. Luo Heng nodded, in fact, Luo Heng didn't think that the Blood Bat Thieves would come to attack William.
The Blood Bat Thieves Group can be described as a big loss of vitality this time, and as a thief group, the reduction in strength is not to say that the threat of a frontal enemy is faced, but the threat of other thief groups, a group of people who just believe in money, what promises, alliances and the like, impossible.
"Who is the person behind the Blood Bat Thieves?" Luo Heng asked in a low voice.
"What?" William asked, his eyelids jumping.
"Warn him. Luo Heng shrugged.
"The forces like the five major chambers of commerce in the mainland can also warn?" William asked in surprise when he heard this.
Luo Heng nodded: "Of course, it depends on what price you are willing to pay, William." ”
"You want me to pay?" William was stunned.
"Of course. Luo Heng nodded.
"Because you're afraid of the Blood Bat Thieves, and I'm not afraid. Luo Heng grinned and said.
What can William say about this, but William decided to inquire about Luo Heng's details, so he asked: "So what price corresponds to what kind of warning?" What kind of person is Luo Heng, his IQ is very high, and when he heard this question, he asked rhetorically: "How many gold coins are you willing to pay?"
William shook his head and said, "I'm a poor ghost, where do I have any money." ”
Luo Heng opened his mouth and asked, "How much do these people get paid?"
"Twenty copper coins for the stonemason, fifteen copper coins for the carpenter, and ten copper coins for the rest in the prime of life. William spoke.
"Yes, but it's not convenient for me to stay here, so I'll get a few carriages. Luo Heng nodded.
The harvested wheat is basically two catties and a copper coin, and the estimated price this year is relatively low, because the cultivated land area has increased this year, but there is a shortage of manpower and high wages, so it is not very profitable to grow grain.
Of course, the extensive use of the flour grinder will reduce the price of flour and allow more people to eat white bread, which can also be regarded as Luo Heng's merit.
Luo Heng took away the male orcs, as well as his own male ~ slaves, the reason why those orc female slaves were not arranged was because Luo Heng did not know the details of these people, the price of an orc female slave was from hundreds to thousands, tens of thousands of gold coins were possible, for unnecessary trouble, there were male orcs and male ~ slaves here, and as more workers came in, it was even more messy here.
The two giants were also brought over, and the castle built by Luo Heng was just below the temple, relying on the peak of the temple, and the entire territory could be seen from a high vantage point.
"It's not a good place to defend. William saw the location of the castle and spoke.
Luo Heng shook his head and said, "Offense is the best defense. ”
"The foundation is ready?" asked William, surprised to see a large area, all filled with huge stones.
"Yes, Kerry, these people will be under your jurisdiction in the future, and if any of them do a bad job, you tell me, and I will deduct their wages. Luo Heng directly beckoned Kerry over, and then threw the person to Kerry.
"Don't worry, sir. "Kerry is a coppersmith, but he came from the northern fortress, and he is one of the few freedmen in the territory, Kerry's salary is twenty gold coins a year, and a stonemason is only a few dozen silver coins a year, which is still the total income.
Luo Heng doesn't need to ask in person, in fact, Luo Heng doesn't treat the castle of this world very well, although the castle is very tall and mighty, but the interior is dark, easy to have insects and other drawbacks are easy to show.
What Luo Heng wants is this process, and then spend energy to transform it with nanorobots, so as long as the castle does not collapse, it will be fine if these people are made.
Of course, Luo Heng can also directly use nanobots, but such consequences are unpredictable, it can be said to be a miracle, it is said that the temple of the holy city is naturally grown, and Luo Heng estimates that it was done by nanobots.
Therefore, Luo Heng didn't care much, and no matter how many gold coins there were, he didn't have the energy to come.
William saw that Luo Heng handed over the people to his subordinates and didn't care, and he also felt incredible, William left while talking to Luo Heng.
"Lord Duke, how much gold do you think I'm going to pay them for?" asked William.
"William, don't you say that you should ask for compensation according to the price, you must know that those thieves committed crimes in the town under your jurisdiction, this is a provocation to your family, this is Chiguo's slap in the face. Luo Heng said.
When William heard this, his eyes lit up, to be honest, hundreds of wooden houses, and tens of thousands of acres of land can have how many gold coins can be used, and he doesn't know what to do.
"I want at least 30,000 gold coins, and if you don't give it, you just let them wait. Luo Heng was about to ask for 50,000 gold coins, but he gave up thinking about it, 50,000 gold coins was too much.
William took a deep breath and looked at Luo Heng, Luo Heng looked at William's appearance, and said: "William, you will say directly when the time comes, if you want to come and experience the life in the basement with Archduke Wilson, I am very welcome, but when you come to my side, it will not be so easy to go back." ”
"Good. William thought about it, this is fine, anyway, there is the amount of gold coins that Luo Heng requested, and he must be indispensable in front of him, otherwise this lawsuit will become a lawsuit between countries and countries.
As for not paying compensation, William felt that the other party didn't want to make trouble, so he would take it out, because the matter of Archduke Wilson had already spread.
William left excitedly, with Luo Heng's excuse, it would be much easier for him to do it, and at this moment William felt that this short-tempered dwarf was also beneficial.
Everyone did their part, and what shocked everyone was the speed of the construction of the castle, Kerry managed the quarry alone, the stone was basically ready, there was only one key part of the polishing or something, and even the wood was ready, a few months to prepare, plus the power of the giant.
A stone that would take seven or eight workers an hour or two to put on it needed constant fine-tuning, but here the giant put it up as soon as he stretched out his hand.
Other workers used wood to build huge scaffolding, because giants weigh a lot, but wood is much easier than dealing with heavy and small stones.
The Duke's castle has a fixed specification, the whole castle is about 80 meters wide and more than 300 meters long, this width is enough, and a large area in the middle is not lit.
This is not counting the wall, the wall Luo Heng is set up with a fortress, not a semicircle.
However, at the end of the wall, Luo Heng gave each worker an extra five copper coins, and then started at eight o'clock in the morning and left at six o'clock in the afternoon, although six o'clock was still a little early, mainly from the establishment of the castle to the town of the river valley, a full ten kilometers, according to the speed of the ox cart, it took about half an hour.
In addition, I have to pack up something, of course the workers like it very much, there is meat to eat at Luo Heng's side at noon, and the workers are also very hard.
Luo Heng's reputation is much better, and the free people on the side of River Valley Town didn't dare to come over at all before, mainly because of the dwarves' irritable personality and the bad reputation of accepting people.
"Kerry, tomorrow you let the workers go back, what eggs are there, as well as cattle and sheep, bring them over, our cattle and sheep here are not enough to eat." "Luo Heng has no shortage of gold coins in his hand, and Luo Heng, as a person in the new century, will not treat his subordinates badly for the sake of food.
These slaves don't need to be paid, what's wrong with eating a little, on earth, when they meet such employees, the boss has to laugh to death.
"Yes. "After eating every day, it's time for a meeting, and in fact, everyone reports together.
"Gary, how long will it take for the grain to be harvested?" Luo Heng asked again.
"It's going to take about five days. Gary spoke.
"Hmm. Luo Heng nodded.
"Wood. You are responsible for the food reserves, and if something goes wrong, I'm just looking for you. Luo Heng spoke again.
"Yes. Wood immediately replied, Wood felt that although the matter in charge of Luo Heng was not big, as long as Luo Heng explained it, he would not say that he would interfere casually, and he would delegate a lot of power.
"Alicia, tomorrow you find a few people, grind noodles with me, and let's eat noodles. Luo Heng's bread is also a little greasy, thinking of noodles, buns or something, he feels that he can improve his life, but cooking noodles once, it takes a lot of time to prepare, after all, these orcs are all big-bellied men, that is, orc slave girls, they are all big-bellied men, but Luo Heng also found that those workers who built the castle also ate more than the people on the earth, a large strip of black bread, which can be eaten, and then they have to drink a bowl of broth.
PS: I don't know why chapters 61 and 62 disappeared and were resent again.