Chapter 63: Step by Step (Part I)
As for the little girl's words, others obviously didn't believe it very much.
These slaves have not heard of any slave owner who would generously grant freedom to slaves, let alone give freedom to some of them. Most of the slaves had a look of suspicion on their faces, and some of them had a mocking look on their faces, believing that this was a little trick to fool them into working hard. However, the two Northland slaves who had been rescued by Vivien were surprised, as if they believed that what the little angel-like girl in front of them said was true.
It didn't matter if the slaves didn't believe it or not.
Because the overseers are the fierce and cruel pirates, if these slaves do not work hard, I believe that these pirates, who are accustomed to blood and cruelty, have a way to make them obedient. This is the advantage of pirates, there is such a group of subordinates who can break a lot of rules, their cruelty and bloodlust can help Sauron solve a lot of troubles, and some shady things don't need him to do at all, and the pirate leaders below have already helped him solve them.
Anyway, Sauron is not a kind and noble person, so he should be cruel in his methods.
Now cruel means can make them obedient!
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The penal code over there continues.
The two fleeing natives were almost dead after a morning of exposure to the sun. Sauron thought about it, but instead of letting his men drive the nails into their foreheads, he just told them to die on the stakes, and then handed them over to the scavenging birds that attracted them. It is really possible to give birth to an undead nailed into the forehead, and although Sauron is not afraid at all, he hates troublesome things very much. The two indigenous slaves did not last long, their vitality was not strong enough, and they died on the first day, but the bodies were still standing in the place where the slaves worked.
At most, there will be crows, vultures, and seabirds tomorrow.
Around noon.
The half-elf first mate, whose face was not very good-looking, walked over and whispered, "Your Excellency! There was also a runaway slave who was gone. We couldn't track him down! Subordinates are incompetent! ”
Three escaped, and two were captured.
After Sauron heard the other party's words. frowned slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it." Don't bother with him anymore, and order the others to prepare to lay the foundation. Then you take people to the City of Fortune, and I need some dwarven craftsmen, preferably people who know how to fire bricks and build furnaces, and others who have construction skills you can dig up. ”
"Don't worry about the price, Viper Island still has a sum of money, you can take it out and call it at any time!"
Hearing this, the half-elf first mate quickly nodded and said, "No problem." ”
"This kind of builder is easy to find, and there are some dwarves in the City of Fortune, so I will definitely find a way to bring them here."
Speaking of which. There was a cold glint in his eyes, he had already messed up things once, he couldn't mess up again, this time even if it was kidnapping, he would kidnap those guys. Anyway, they are pirates, where do pirates still need to reason with people, if they recruit people through normal channels, and there are all kinds of messy requirements and things, he will directly bring people to carry knives, he will see who dares to come. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Excellency the Throat Slither is ready to lay a foundation here. Whether or not you can express Xiàn is good will determine the status in the future.
"Let's go down."
Sauron nodded lightly and commanded, "You go and call Adele in, and then call the one-eyed dragon as well." ”
The half-elf first mate retreated.
After a while.
The red-haired pirate appeared outside the tent, leaning slightly as she entered. Then he said, "What do you command?" ”
Sauron glanced up at her, then handed over a white stone and ordered directly, "This is struvite stone, which is a very valuable fertilizer. With a little refinement, it can be used in crops, which can greatly increase the yield of crops. You bring someone to send this stone to the Alchemy Guild of the Wizarding Alliance, and I'm sure they will be interested in it. ”
"Just send things over. If they're interested, let them send someone to talk to me! ”
Struvite?
The red-haired female pirate's expression was a little puzzled, although she had a lot of knowledge, but she didn't know much about farming, but this did not affect her understanding of the meaning of fertilizer, so she immediately nodded and said, "I'll leave now, promise to send it over!" ”
"Good." Sauron nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "I have asked people to prepare three boxes of samples, you can send them directly by clipper, and then help me purchase the things on the order." ”
Speaking of this, Sauron took out a slip and commanded, "There is still a sum of money in Port Taylor, you can go and take it out, the things must be delivered, and the things I need must be brought back next month." ”
Adele-Isabella nodded with a stern expression and said, "Obey Your Excellency!" I promise to complete the task. ”
Sauron waved his hand gently.
The red-haired pirate glanced back at him before heading out, and then went out and ran into a hideous-looking one-eyed dragon and a bald hooknose pirate. The two people glanced at the red-haired female pirate slightly, and their expressions didn't seem to have much respect, but after entering the tent, they became much more honest, and quickly bowed their heads respectfully and said, "Your Excellency! ”
The first to speak was the hook-nosed pirate, who leaned over slightly and said, "Three of us have been bitten today, there are too many poisonous insects and poisonous snakes here, and the brothers below are a little frightened." Excellency? Are we going to spill the powder that we brought with us? ”
Sauron stood up.
He walked outside the tent and looked up at the sky, the sun was better today, he thought for a moment and said, "Wait until it's past noon before you scatter it, scatter it around the camp, and let people pay attention to clean up the neighborhood first." ”
The environment here is harsh.
There are many poisonous insects and poisonous snakes overseas, and if you accidentally bite it, it will be troublesome, and it will bleed pus and bleed, and you will be poisoned to death. Sauron considered all aspects when he came, he was originally a person who made up his mind, and he did bring a lot of deworming powder, but it was not to deal with these poisonous insects, but to deal with more troublesome things. But now that there are almost more than a dozen non-combat attrition, it is better to scatter those medicinal powders quickly.
"Ahh
Suddenly there was a scream outside, and then a small pirate leader ran over, and after he said a few words outside, someone came in and reported: "Your Excellency. There was a slave who dug up a hibernating poisonous snake, and then was bitten by the poisonous snake, and the monkey bled him to expel the poison, but the snake seemed to be very venomous, and the slave was no longer saved. ”
it!
Such a stupid guy? Can hibernating snakes bite him?
The overseas archipelago has a tropical rainforest climate, and the winters here are actually very short, and many venomous snakes do not hibernate. The temperature here is much higher, and there is basically no ice or snow to be seen, but in any area with such a climate, it is easy to breed mosquitoes and snakes. Sometimes there is no way to deal with this kind of environmental factors, and you can only deal with it passively, which people who have been to virgin forests or other wild areas feel the most.
Sauron frowned and rubbed his forehead, then said in a deep voice, "Clean up this piece first!" ”
"Set fire!"
"Have someone prepare the fire to smoke it, and then sprinkle the powder out."
It shouldn't rain today.
As long as it doesn't rain, because if it rains, all the powder that is spilled will be wasted.
Sauron's men immediately took the order, and then saw the slaves and pirates clearing the grass near the camp, cutting down all the weeds and bushes, and setting fire to the grass on all sides. A puff of smoke rose into the sky, and as the fire spread and the powder was scattered, a dense mass of insects could be seen coming out of the grass, a number that was so troublesome to the scalp just by looking at it that many fierce and cruel pirates had goosebumps all over their bodies.
"Fuck it!"
A sturdy Northland pirate scolded, shuddered for a moment, and muttered, "There are so many bugs down there!" I slept there last night! ”
How many bugs are there?
It's not that good to count anyway, but there should be tens of thousands.
As long as the place where the fire has been set and the powder has been sprinkled, basically one or two insects have come out. Sauron frowned slightly as he stared at the smoke rising from the fire, glanced at the men next to him, and then ordered a group of men to go to the perimeter to stand guard. If there is a tribe of indigenous people nearby, it is possible to spot them because of the smoke, and it is best to set up a sentry post. The natives were very xenophobic, and after they discovered Sauron and the others, the likelihood of launching an attack was quite high.
An afternoon of time!
All the pirates and slaves worked together to clear all the weeds and shrubs near the camp, and within a radius of three hundred meters from the camp, Sauron ordered to burn and dig up all the grass and shrubs, and all the outside of the camp was freshly turned dirt and scattered with a piece of powder. There are no dodges in this area, the field of vision is very open, there is basically nothing to hide, and there are a lot of logs piled up in a corner of the camp.
Obviously, the first step in pioneering construction was wood.
Sauron's plan was to build a simple fence first, then build the house out of logs, and then expand it further.
As for food and other supplies, he could bring them by sea, because as one of the three pirate kings, Sauron was able to mobilize a lot of resources. Then there is nothing to worry about in terms of wood, there are primeval forests everywhere nearby, and now it is his subordinates who are chopping wood, so the progress is still relatively slow, and when Sauron himself cuts wood, and then exercises his sword skills by the way, that is the moment when the progress bar skyrockets.
He was a multi-faceted man.
Logging is a job that can be used to train a lot of combat skills, especially violent sword attacks.
……………… (To be continued......)