The weather was getting warmer, and the anxious merchants had already entered Blackstone City with truckloads of goods.

For the sake of gold coins, they can ignore the cold, and under the temptation of the huge interests of Tucheng, these merchants are willing to take risks, press their own money, and fight hard!

Standing at the top of the castle, looking at the endless flow of motorcades and crowds, Malone felt a great sense of satisfaction in his heart!

The scenes in front of me prove that their efforts have not been in vain, and the goal is gradually being achieved......

The mighty procession left Black Rock City, led by Malone himself, through the Grand Canyon, to the Tucheng in the north.

In the ten-mile procession, there are troops and craftsmen of the Black Stone Collar, as well as merchants and vehicles, and there is no shortage of coolies, speculators, and honorary nobles who carry them......

The cold ice melted into the water, the grass and trees grew, and the appearance of Tucheng changed again when Marlon and they left.

Not only is the city wall a cut higher, but all aspects of the facilities are also better.

Obviously, under Jack's auspices, the people left behind here are not doing nothing, but taking time out of good weather to work hard to build!

"Your Lord!"

Knight Jack, who had been notified early, led people out and led the team to salute.

"Get up!"

Ma Long turned over and got off Chitu's back, helped him up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hard work!" ”

"Yes!"

Jack didn't explain, and his voice was a little choked in response!

In order to surprise the lord, only he knows how much he suffered.

The cold and freezing weather, the incomprehension of subordinates, and the resistance of craftsmen......

The indescribable difficulties and sufferings, and even as the person in charge, he personally went into battle to pick up the sledgehammer many times!

Now that the lord is here, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief......

Ma Long led the team into the earthen city, looking around, it has indeed changed a lot, the petrified city wall has an extra section of the earthen wall, and there were originally many blank places, but now there are standard earthen houses.

Some also have simple furniture that can be used to live in it.

"Good work!" Ma Long said again: "The Black Stone Leader will not forget your contributions, nor will he forget the merits of the brothers left behind!" ”

"That's right...... Are they all okay? ”

"Fortunately, some of the brothers have contracted the cold, but they have all been cured by the priest!"

"What about the dwarves? Did they come this year? ”

"There are a few outposts, they only arrived three days ago, saying that their side has already set off a month ago, calculating the time, even if they are carrying a large number of supplies, it is almost time to arrive."

"Hmm!"

The two walked side by side, and Jack introduced the recent situation of Tucheng like Malone.

It was a great honor to be with the lord on such a formal occasion, and looking at the envious eyes of the other knights, Jack felt that all the hardships he had suffered in the past few months had been worth it......

Malone returned to the stone house where he lived.

Originally, it was an earthen house, but later it became a stone house after the little wizard's spell to turn the earth into stone.

The house was clean and apparently cleaned up.

Marlon sat on the chair, let the others sit down, and ordered: "Malf, you will arrange the people in a while, count them, and see how much they have done to the people left behind, the rewards that should be rewarded, and the money that should be given will be paid."

"It's all according to the highest standards, and we must not let the people who work for us chill their hearts!"

"Yes!"

"Sala, now that many earthen huts have been built, and the walls are a little higher, you have a lot of work to do, go down and rest first, and then you should be busy."

"Hmph...... Just let me work! Salad complained dissatisfied, but went to rest as she said.

Ma Long was a little helpless, he was really busy now, so he had to pretend that he didn't see it, and said secretly in his heart: "Let's make up for it in the future." ”

He turned to the goblins and said, "Gergen, your ships continue to be built, if there is anything difficult to do, just come to me, and I will find a way for you, and you must have enough ships to be launched before the rainy season." ”

"Yes!"

"By the way, now that the scale of the transaction is expanding, the previous rafts may not be enough, you have to think of a way to see whether to increase the load of a single raft, or increase the number, no matter what, we must meet the capacity demand!"

"My lord, the raft is ready, and once it is inflated, it will be ready for use in the water."

"Good!"

One thing after another was arranged, Ma Long coordinated the overall situation, all departments were busy but not chaotic, and Tucheng began to operate at full capacity.

A few days later, the dwarves arrived with a large number of convoys, and the city suddenly became lively and full of people.

On the wharf, people flow back and forth, and all kinds of materials are carried off the raft.

There is almost no water visible on the surface of the river, and it is full of boats and rafts.

The dwarves are led by Copperbeard, and they use all kinds of exquisite equipment made by dwarves, gems and hides produced by barbarians, and exchange with humans for a large amount of food and other living materials, and both sides rejoice.

The human merchants brought in food and brought back sophisticated dwarven weapons, and this change of hands was a profit of several times and tenfold, and they were naturally happy.

The same is true of the dwarves, who lack no weapons, only food.

Once built of all-metal, the Black Iron Citadel will not disappear even if it is melted by the lava of the volcanic eruption.

The molten metal is high-quality iron ore, which is also open pit and easy to mine.

With a little effort, dwarves can craft it into all kinds of equipment, and that's their hobby.

At the very least, it's much more comfortable to build equipment than to let them farm or something!

Marlon wanders around the city, and as a lord, he has the right to patrol his territory.

Tucheng has been completely lively, although it is not yet as self-sufficient in living materials as Black Rock City, and the liveliness is only seasonal, but these are only a matter of time.

The surrounding wasteland begins to grow grass in the spring, and it will be excellent pasture.

As long as the barbarians are cleared, it is completely possible for people to graze cattle, sheep and horses.

For the sake of peace in the future, the Blackstone Collar also needs a large number of cavalry, and the limit on this is the number of war horses.

He has no shortage of ordinary horses, but there is not enough war horses......

In the stone house in the center of the city, Marlon was comparing the map and instructed John, "Here...... From Tucheng to the east, all the barbarians here will be handed over to you.

"The scouts have all scouted, and they are all small tribes, ranging from a dozen or so to two hundred. You lead the cavalry regiment, and Jack is your deputy, it's no problem to think about it! ”

"No problem!" John smirked and assured that he could lead the army alone, and his heart was also very excited, this was the first time, and he would do a good job!

Ma Long didn't plan to take action personally, because the enemy was really not strong, and it was an opportunity to train his subordinates.

And he himself is also going to sit in Tucheng to preside over the overall situation, without Ma Long, whether it is a human or a dwarf, it is difficult to feel at ease.

When huge interests are involved, it is always easy to cause contradictions......

After getting Marlon's password, John ordered his troops and horses and led the team to set off.