Chapter 13: Ring City OL II
"Ahhh …… Yes? ”
Benjamin closed his eyes and yelled for several minutes before he realized that he was standing on the ground, as if there had never been such a thing as a fall from a height......
"It's okay, Ben, we were scared just now." A tribesman comforted him, and the people around him nodded (but we didn't shout for as long as you). "Your lung capacity is amazing."
Benjamin was embarrassed.
In fact, those people came down in an airborne way, carrying a (virtual) parachute bag behind their backs, not to mention, no matter the landing speed or landing altitude, they were not as good as Benjamin who was directly pushed down - the reason why Shen Yan did this was not to let everyone eat chicken, but to give everyone a macro impression of the world first.
Otherwise, when they find themselves locked up in "little cells", there will definitely be a panic.
At present, the whole world is not very large, because the earth is flat, the air conditions are excellent, and it is difficult to climb the mountains, and they are all distributed on the edge of the world (in order to prevent people with too much curiosity from exploring further). This allows the elf's eyes to actually see very far when standing on a high ground. The farthest places that Benjamin saw at tens of thousands of meters in the sky were still virtual backgrounds......
But even if the bronze fragment is currently only one county, Shen Yan has no intention of opening the entire world at once, and he always has to leave room for people to explore, right?
He carved out a quarter of the eastern part of the fragmented world, and first planned an elven city that could accommodate 150,000 people in the center - the Emerald City. The city description reads, "Due to the fact that the elven city is located in a transportation hub and has developed commerce, it can generate an additional 2,500 gold in taxes per day; And when buying compound bows and ballistae in the city, the price is only 7% off the usual price. ”
Yes, it's heroic......
After that, there are more than 20 agricultural and handicraft villages and towns ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of people planned to be used as urban support points, scattered across the wilderness and connected to the city by rivers and roads. In addition to satisfying food production, each town will also have a focus on animal husbandry, winemaking, herbs, fruits, fisheries, timber, etc., so that the town has its own economic characteristics and becomes the auxiliary core of the regional and central cities.
In order to improve efficiency, it is possible to build small strongholds such as outposts and logging stations with dozens of people in the future, but in principle, there will be no small villages with only a few dozen people.
Such a village has a limited output value, and it cannot even meet its own consumption. If it's just a tax, it's okay whether they live or die. If you really want such a village to live a "happy life" like the townspeople, the price you pay is unimaginable!
Because except for a few daily necessities, most of the village's resources have to be supplied from the outside world; The defense is also very weak and can only rely on the outside world; Add to that the problems of transportation, schooling, roads, work, conscription, etc...... Such a small village will swallow up its funds like a bottomless pit! And the output is nothing! Just do the math and know that it's just asking for trouble!
As for the "village-to-village" project in this era, he felt that he would go bankrupt.
Therefore, Shen Yan would never build this kind of thing in order to satisfy anyone's seclusion complex. As for in the land of poor mountains and bad waters, it is absolutely forbidden for anyone to set up a cottage and become a bandit or something!
If there is, it is also Shen Yan himself......
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"Hello, I'm your political officer Shen Yan, what do you need help with?"
The familiar voice that made Benjamin gnash his teeth was accompanied by the shouts of surprise from the tribesmen. They were obviously curious and in awe of Shen Yan, who had appeared in the hologram, but Benjamin had already seen it and had "close contact", so he would take the opportunity to look around.
Benjamin noticed that although several people appeared to be standing on a vast field, from here a river could be seen flowing not far from the south, and the people of the tribe were all gathered in groups of three or five in the field of vision.
But when he looked closely, he saw that the transparent walls had divided the field into lattices of varying sizes, each containing a small group of people, ranging from three to five, all male.
"What's going on?" When he walked to the wall, Shen Yan's image suddenly appeared on the wall in front of him, "Hello, Benjamin, are you worried about this wall?" Rest assured, this is just a simple beginner's guide, and the walls will disappear automatically after completing the following work. ”
The wall lists the work items that need to be done:
1. Set up a tent for yourself, using trees located at the back of the area, preferably before the rainy season.
2. Know 100 Elven scripts (due to the Corelon's multiverse immigration policy, Elven languages are the most widely used languages in the multiverse).
3. Reclaim the field according to the planning instructions and sow seeds. To ensure seed germination, do it before the rainy season.
4. Build a road according to the plan, and the materials are on the south side of the area.
Just when Shen Yan was chatting with Benjamin, his images were also incarnated into tens of millions, and at the same time he was explaining the novice task to countless people. Since many people don't know how to read, a video is needed for a more detailed explanation.
"Rainy season? When is the rainy season? Benjamin, who was barely literate, saw the word "rainy season" mentioned twice.
The holographic Shen Yan waved his hand, and the work item display was replaced with a description of the weather conditions in the next seven days. The first six days were marked with sunny days and good temperatures. The weather began to cool down on the sixth day, and on the seventh day it showed "rain".
"That's six days." Benjamin muttered to himself, and began to subconsciously calculate the workload, and he had a bottom in his heart.
What he didn't notice was that the date marked on the first day of the weather was "the first day of the first month of the Emerald Year", which was the first day of the first month of the new year. It's weird, isn't it? Because long before Benjamin entered the world, countless groups of city elves had entered. In fact, the 270,000 city elves (the number of people who eventually arrived at the Snow Mountain) entered this world at the same time, and this day is also located as the first day of the first year.
Time and space are always connected, and time changes as you cross worlds.
They enter at different times and arrive at the same point in time, that's what happened.
"By the way, where did the woman and the child go?" Benjamin asked.
"Are you sure you want to know? Ben, as a friend, I would like to remind you that even if you don't ask, you will get the answer quickly. Shen Yan replied very "sincerely".
Friend? Benjamin gritted his teeth, "I'm sure I want to know!" ”
"Okay." Shen Yan shook his head, looking like you were helpless, stepped back and let go of the screen, and then the image of an aunt quickly occupied the position he had just placed. She carried a copper shovel in her hand, but instead of dirt, it was a large lump of dough!
"Who is it? Class? To hell! If you have to wait in line to disturb me, can't you choose one person to ask! We also have to work, we have to plan the foundation of the house, and we have to prepare lunch for you! Damn you know what, you're going to bake 4,000 loaves of bread today, you bunch of edible pigs!
I know what you're trying to ask, kid? The little devils were locked up in a place called the 'Children's Shelter', and Old Marty was watching them. Yes, it's old Marty, he's not dead! Don't say anything else, hurry up and finish what you're doing, that's all! ”
The aunt skillfully bumped her elbow and the communication was closed.