The morning sun crept up from the Red Ridge Mountains, shining on the calm surface of the lake, and a breeze swept by, setting off sparkling waves. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

......Buckets of water tied to ropes were tossed into the water by the soldiers, and then a bucket of cool lake water was lifted.

At this time, Chiji Mountain completely became a huge military camp, where tens of thousands of troops were stationed, and the voices of the neat military horns, working and resting soldiers were intertwined.

Riding on her white mare, Isabel walked slowly towards Lakeside with a few followers, getting up before dawn in the morning and inspecting the fortifications in the direction of the Burning Plains.

At this time, the path to the Burning Plains was very different, the original orcs had destroyed, the rudimentary wooden gate placed in the Stormwind Kingdom had been removed, the sturdy large ashlar wall was enough to withstand the impact of the red dragon, and the narrow doorway could only accommodate three humans to pass through at the same time.

The high-density oak from the Elwyn Forest, along with iron bars made from iron ore from the western wilderness, was crafted by human craftsmen into a sturdy gate and placed in the doorway.

Not only that, but this narrow but long mountain path has been transformed by stonemasons, and a large number of stones have been used here, and the narrow and low passage is flanked by dense shooting holes, and several iron fences have been hoisted to hold the enemy back enough time when the enemy attacks.

The dense hole at the top is also a weapon for war, where a large amount of fuel is stored, and if the enemy breaks through the front line, then the guards will break the container placed at the top of the passage, leaving the fuel through the hole, and then this narrow passage will turn into a flame passage!

Outside the trail, the second level of fortifications is being built, and unlike the one that has been remodeled with the ground, this massive stone wall is more like the outer wall of a fortress, and in addition to being stronger, it will also take a longer time to build, and the foundation has just been laid.

"Marshal!" As Isabel approached, a foreman called out to her.

"Mr. Bobby, what's the matter?" Isabel stopped his horse and looked at the skinny man in front of him and asked.

Nowadays, there are more and more places to build, and the number of qualified stonemasons is not many, and the master stonemason assigned to Lakeside Town is Aunt Liba's husband, the skinny Bobby, and Isabel is quite polite to this skinny man.

"We don't have a lot of stones, and the workers who collect them have a very high number of casualties because of the poor conditions, so everyone is starting to reject the job." Bobby said with a bitter face.

The amount of work to renovate the mountain path was not large, and it was very simple and safe, so it took him and his team less than a week to complete the construction of the death passage according to Isabelle's requirements, and now it is only necessary to wait for the fire oil arranged in the dark layer to arrive.

However, building a castle on flat land is different, the stones need to be mined from the surrounding mountains, which requires a large number of people, but because the resources of Lakeside Town are not much, there are even fewer for quarrying safety, and many workers have lost their lives or suffered serious injuries because the protective measures are not in place, so many workers have a negative mood of slacking off.

"I see." Isabel nodded, sat on her horse and looked at Bobby and asked, "So, do you have any suggestions?" ”

"Boom-boom-boom-" At this moment, several loud explosions were heard in a remote corner of the Red Ridge Valley, interrupting the conversation between the two.

Isabel only glanced somewhere, then looked at Bobby again, not paying the slightest attention to the movement, for she knew that it was the green-skinned goblins who had accidentally ignited the gunpowder.

Speaking of goblins, this gave Isabel a headache, those who used strange muskets were fine, those hundreds of self-detonators almost didn't her off!

Isabel was very happy when she received 5,000 musketeers and more than 200 self-detonators, although these dwarf creatures didn't look so powerful, but the weapon in their hands called muskets was still very powerful.

But that night, Isabel learned what a nightmare was! A goblin self-bomber accidentally ignited the explosives tied to his body while he was roasting the fire, and not only was he lost in the violent explosion, but all his companions within 15 yards around him were implicated, and the explosives were killed!

On top of that, because of the violent explosions and the skyrocketing fire, the human soldiers mistakenly thought that the orcs had launched a sneak attack, and the entire barracks rioted! Stampedes, brawls, flames and other accidents caused the death of 126 champion swordsmen and 46 crossbowmen.

And Isabel and a couple of corps commanders spent the whole night gathering the soldiers!

She was almost pissed off, and she couldn't find anyone to punish her, because these bastards had blown themselves up! Isabel couldn't understand what these green-skinned dwarfs thought, when they were resting on the fire, they dared to have explosives tied to their bodies!

Later, in order to reduce the losses, Isabel specially issued an order that the bombers were not allowed to take out the explosives in non-combat situations, and divided them into a separate remote camp.

But it doesn't work! It's as if these dwarfs are going to die if they don't die for a day. Every day, Isabel and all the soldiers could hear the explosions of the dwarfs' camp, and according to yesterday's count, the original 250 goblin self-bombers had been reduced by 183 in a non-combat state.

Nowadays, whether it is a veteran or a new soldier, when they hear the explosion, they have no reaction, which is what the generals like to see.

"I would like to ask you to give me those goblins, I think their explosives are very effective for quarrying." Interrupted by the sound of an explosion, Bobby paused, and when the explosion passed, he said with a normal look on his face that he was used to the sounds.

After listening to Bobby's request, Isabel paused for a moment, and then reacted, although these little dwarfs often die, their explosives are really powerful, and they are already comparable to the mage recruits in the academy army, but ......

"They're dangerous, are you sure you need their help?"

"Yes, Your Excellency." Bobby saluted respectfully and said, "I recently met one of them, and although he is a little crazy, I have to admit that this goblin is still worthy of admiration for his knowledge of explosives." ”

"Exploding is an art! My friend! A shrill voice rang out beside them.

A green-skinned, tattered goblin stood not far from them, bundled with explosives neatly strapped and dangling from a torch along the drooping fuse of his arm.

"Qiang-" The guards who followed Isabel drew their weapons at the first moment, and pointed their swords at the goblins and said, "Get out of here, goblins!" ”