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"Is my smell obvious?" asked Moshi.

Duna was cleaning up his coat and drying the damp fibers over a charcoal fire. Mo Shi sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her.

He had just returned from the Duke's. The girl had been waiting for him, worried, and when she saw that he came back with a good face (or maybe it didn't taste bad?), she was in a better mood.

"What do you mean?"

Mo Shi tried to explain: "I mean, fear, happiness, sadness, these smells. ”

These are smells that don't exist for humans at all.

"Ah, indeed. And the girl replied cheerfully, "My lord, you are the most child-like adult I have ever met, and your emotions are always expressed directly, and you do not deliberately disguise them." ”

She laughed, but she didn't think it was appropriate, so she was a little more serious.

"But you're also the least flavorful person I've ever known, and you're standing in the crowd, and I couldn't find you at first. "But now that I remember you clearly, it's easy to find." ”

Mo Shi felt as if he was something like a police dog training target, and he couldn't help but laugh.

Noticing Duna's inquiring gaze, he replied vaguely, "Maybe it's because I've been sick since I was a child?"

Now he explains almost everything with this lie.

"You are unique, sir. "And, you smell good," said Duna in a firm tone. ”

The girl walked up to him and sat down on her knees on the carpet at the head of his bed, leaning lightly against his legs.

This seems to be the most favorable, honorable, and appropriate position for personal servants.

But for his part, Moshi didn't expect to be treated like that. She was also his savior. If it weren't for the Duna family who rescued him from the snow, he wasn't sure if he would have suffered some frostbite alone, and maybe he wouldn't have survived the second day of his "newborn" life.

The girl rested her canine's head on Moshi's lap, soft and warm.

Sometimes life's experiences are wonderful and ethereal.

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For such a large project as dredging the river, it takes more than half a year to survey alone, and the design plan and implementation need to consume a lot of manpower and material resources. After Mo Shi submitted a simple explanation document, the Duke of Firebird finally vetoed this article for the time being:

"We have just finished a campaign, and we can't afford to waste people's lives in the short term. ”

As for the other implicit meanings, Mo Shi is also clear: he has not yet decided on his disposal, and he will leave the red sand castle after the rainy season, so of course he cannot be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. And according to Mo Shi's later inquiries, snowwalkers have almost no concept of water conservancy projects, so it is natural for them to be skeptical.

But the latter - the production of horse harnesses, such a small "project" is still allowed.

Moser has observed how snowwalkers ride two-horned horses:

The two-horned horse is slightly larger than the horses known to Moshi, and is more ferocious, omnivore. Fortunately, snowwalkers are also stronger than humans, so they can handle them.

They covered the backs of the wildebeests with hides or thick cloths, fastened them with ropes, and fastened their heads with simple "halters" (which were actually just braided ropes or simple iron lock structures). When riding, try to lower your body and clamp the horse's belly.

And Mo Shi's mind contains a lot of knowledge about horse harness-

As for why he knows?

Mo Shi himself was a little confused. However, he remembered that he had been jokingly referred to as a "naturalist", and it seemed to be true.

In his time, horseback riding was a recreation and sport, and had nothing to do with travel or warfare.

Modern equestrian supplies can be broadly divided into two categories. One is for horses and the other is for riders. The main articles that act on the body of the horse are saddles, halters, armatures, horse coats, bowed leather and bridles. The main equipment used by people was knightly articles such as helmets, riding boots, breeches and whips. *

- A complete set of design and production, which is actually quite complicated.

Moshi was required to stay in the castle, but the castle had a relatively complete foundry chamber and had enough horses and knights.

So Mo Shi happily threw himself into the task of making harnesses, and once he was engaged, he could completely ignore all his troubles and pains and concentrate on creating.

He was inexperienced, but the foundries in the Duke's foundry were very experienced, and the crude and low forging conditions, conditioned by historical conditions, gave them exquisite craftsmanship and infinite patience.

The lead caster was a Hhyal with the title of baron, who was responsible for receiving and fulfilling Moshi's requests. He himself loved blacksmithing, knew how to ride a horse, and owned a horse.

The horse was beautiful, with a shiny black fur and a grayish-white mane, long and bushy.

The horse was tethered to the outside of the foundry and used as a model. It snorted incessantly, and with every flick of its tail, it sprinkled a large cloud of rain.

There was cold and damp water vapor everywhere, but the inside of the foundry room was very warm, and the hue was always red and yellow, which reminded Mo Shi of the hot summer days of his "hometown".

The canine-headed civilians were topless, banging on pieces of metal.

It was also the first time that Moshi had taken a closer look at the snowwalker's body under his clothes. They are covered in short hair, have longer and darker backs than their abdomen, and have distinct individual differences, broad shoulders, narrow waists and abdomen, and appear to have a lower percentage of fat than humans. He wanted to do some sketching, and then realized that the invention of wooden paper should be on the agenda as soon as possible.

He really had so many things to create, and there were so many things in the world that he needed to create.

Moshi shook his head and shook off his worries, left the realm of thought, and threw himself into the task of adjusting the pouch canister foot blower (an ancient blower used to raise the smelting temperature) - after arriving in the foundry, he couldn't help but start improving metallurgical technology, which can be described as an occupational disease (obsessive-compulsive disorder).

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During these two months, Shekha and Dino would occasionally come to see him.

Dino came more. He seemed to feel that he had some responsibility for Moshi, and that what had happened before had disturbed him. He was a responsible Heyal, despite his youth, sincere and kind.

"At first I begged you to do my magic lessons...... But until now, you haven't even taught us a single class. He said half-jokingly, half-regretfully.

"I hope there will be opportunities in the future. Mo Shi also tried to reply in a relaxed tone.

"There will be. The boy looked at him with gray-green eyes, "There will definitely be." ”

"These words are childish, young master. Mo Shi couldn't help but laugh, "However, I'm glad you gave me such trust. By the way, would you like me to take a look at your body, and your mount? You know, diversity is important. ”

"Mr. Moshi, you are really ...... How can you say, obsessed with invention?"

"That's my strength. ”

"Well, pros. The boy stuck out his tongue, but obediently took off his robe and tunic and asked Moshi to measure his arms and legs, "I'll bring my horse over later." ”

"Thank you, young master. "When the harness is ready," said Moshi, "shall I have the pleasure of inviting you to try them out for the first time?" ”

"Wow, really? Okay! I mean, ahem, I'd love to. ”

Mo Shi couldn't help laughing out loud, while the boy frowned and pouted at his "too childishness".

"Someday I'll be as good as Brother Diffondo. He shouted, "It won't take a few years! He's only five years older than me! And then I'll be as good as my father." ”