Chapter 114: The Frost Moon

In Blackwater Town, at the end of autumn before the onset of winter, there was a big thing that said it was not big or small. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info a new transport guild - the porter's guild was formed by the legendary mage Rez, the veteran buyer Derek, the freight manager Doni Mik, and the chariot and horse steward Ryan Weir.

They recruited a group of countrymen who went to the towns to work for a short time, hired laborers who had no skills but two strengths, and the first order they took was the road construction project of Mr. Derek, the majority shareholder of the guild.

Most of the "porters" were responsible for towing two-wheeled carts and transporting various materials for road construction, most of which were sand and gravel. Other guild members were concentrating on paving roads that were up to standard.

Starting from Blackwater, the two-way road to neighbouring Bagan-Uttonburg stretches at an astonishing speed of 15 kilometers per day.

It was so much faster than the average road construction team that the news spread to the surrounding territories, and because ordinary people did not see it with their own eyes, it was about to become the biggest joke of the year in the North.

However, the instinct of competition among peers, or the secretly competing road construction guilds scoffed at this, and it didn't take long for fellow practitioners to go to Blackwater to find out about the situation.

Naturally, everyone was taken aback, because what they saw was simply a reversal of common sense, and in the past, when they accepted orders for road construction projects, all kinds of troubles arose one after another, and because of the lack of clarity in functions and division of labor, the progress of the project was very slow, and it was necessary to snicker at the end of the day to build five kilometers.

At the same time, after a period of running-in, the business level of the porter guild in Blackwater Town began to soar, especially the "porters" who were responsible for transporting sand and gravel, when the remuneration was directly linked to the number of cars, they got up early and worked frantically in the dark, which was simply playing with their lives, resulting in a new speed of road construction, and now it is twenty kilometers a day.

The members of the Road Construction Guild from various territories in the North couldn't help but ask themselves if they could reach the speed of the Porter Guild in Blackwater, and the answer was...... Negative!

In the porters' guild, Lu Bin, one of the major shareholders, led the personnel arrangement and training work, and he did not treasure the simple methods he implemented to improve efficiency.

After all, there are few stupid people in this world, the pioneer leader has experienced a hundred battles, and he has never seen any scenes, since sooner or later he will be discovered by outsiders, Lu Bin is too lazy to cherish himself, at least he can get a good reputation.

Moreover, for the changes in the porter's guild, not to mention the group of fair-eyed people in the lord's staff, even the "international observers" in the tavern, the intelligence brokers in the underground world, and the adventurers who are now learning and selling can also analyze the way like dogs.

With a clear division of labor, each performing its own duties, incentivizing in kind, and rewarding and punishing clearly, these new words coined by "His Excellency the Legendary Mage Reiz" quickly spread to the entire north with the mouths of members of the Road Construction Guild from all over the country.

In the month of frostfall, Lu Bin traveled to this world for thirty days, and the road construction project in charge of the porters' union had laid sand and gravel into the dry bone wasteland.

During this period, the nobles' agents brought in by Derekra, who were supposed to contract the section of the road, had to be handed over to the more professional porter guild because the construction team recruited by themselves was too slow.

As the distance of the two-wheeled board truck back and forth continues to get longer, and the time spent on the road is getting longer and longer, Lu Bin, who is in charge of human resources, proposed at the shareholders' meeting the decision to add material warehouses along the way, and after the road construction is completed, these warehouses will be converted into tax cards.

This move was immediately approved by the other three shareholders, who raised their hands in agreement, especially Derek, the buyer of the great nobles, who was very happy.

The road, which would have taken at least three months to half a year, was half-laid in less than half a month, a move that had already won the favor of the owner of Baggen-Uttonburg, Count Conrad.

Only the powerful nobles of the Great Council of the Northern Realm learned through secret channels that the newly-born pioneer lord of Blackwater Town had completely gained a firm foothold due to the discovery of huge reserves of iron ore and the willingness of the lord to share in the benefits.

As one of his closest neighbours, the Earl of Conrad was very satisfied that Derek, the buyer of the trust, was able to take care of his worries in a timely manner, and the Count had been keeping an eye on the progress of the work as early as the beginning of the construction of the road.

The first time "Mage Rez" came into his field of vision, it was not because of the rumored gossip, but because he had a unique talent for engineering construction, which won the affection of Count Conrad.

Of course, this affection stems entirely from the appreciation of the talents of the powerful nobles for the "lords", not the legendary mages or artifact wielders that are rumored to be held in other rumors.

Count Conrad has been fighting with his political enemies for many years, the Felix family, and he is not afraid of this most powerful mage family in the north at all, which shows how unfathomable the confidence of the master of the Black Forest is.

Under the cover of observing the construction of this rapidly advancing road, the powerful nobles of the North secretly sent professional technicians, engineers, and the best prospectors to the iron mines in Lord Nell Austin's domain.

According to the report presented on the table case of the secret nobles with real power, this iron ore with amazing reserves is of very high quality, close to sixty percent of the iron content. What's even more rare is that the location is right under the dwarves' noses, and it has not been discovered by this group of mining enthusiasts, and the lady of calamity is inevitably too kind to them.

The munitions industry of Bagan-Uttonburg had been hungry for a long time, and in the last days of the second half of the month of the Fallen Leaves, the employees of the smelter were crying happily when they were receiving the iron-rich ore transferred from the secret passage.

The standard heavy swords, which were thirty percent better than usual, were quickly redressed in the Earl Conrad's manor guards, and their sharpness was almost as sharp as that of "enchanted" weapons, a startling change made possible by the Earl's funded Roland School, a scholar who developed a new steel formula.

In the North, the aristocracy paid scholars for specialized research, and the benefits and rewards were sometimes unimaginable, and were gradually moving from the underground to the surface.

At the same time, scholars from aristocratic families also gradually began to divide, scholars focusing on political, economic, and military studies turned into advisers and advisers, while others specialized in their respective fields.

Lu Bin learned about this situation from his partner, Mr. Derek, but did not comment on it, much to the frustration of the aristocratic buyers, who were full of expectations.

"We have no right to interfere with other people's lifestyles. If you have the leisure to do so, you should focus on the vast desert wasteland, where there are endless incidents of wolf molestation. Recently, the road builders of our porter's guild have been repeatedly attacked by wild beasts, and the speed of road construction has slowed down, which is really terrible!"

Speaking of this, Lu Bin looked sideways out of the window, the grass behind the tavern, the withered yellow blades of grass were dyed with a faint frost white, and he sighed: "There are seven injured guild members, all of whom are good at road construction, and it is really a pity that they will inevitably be disabled in the future." ”

Derek, one of the major shareholders of the Porters' Guild, nodded repeatedly, and Lu Bin then said: "These people have sweated and shed blood for our cause, and they can't just send out a few pensions. We have to keep them and let them heal their injuries and arrange some light work when they heal. ”

Derek's eyes immediately widened, but his confusion and confusion were quickly glare back from the eyes of "Mage Rez".

"Remember who you are, Mr. Derek, you are the majority shareholder of the Porters' Guild, and although you continue to serve Count Conrad as a buyer, you must change your position on this matter. ”

Lu Bin saw the middle-aged man opposite, his eyes showed struggle and hesitation, as if he was thinking about whether he should devote himself wholeheartedly, he was worried that he was too deep in it, and once something happened in the future, it would be difficult to get out, after all, he was also an ordinary person with feelings.

"Okay...... For your sake, I agreed. ”

Lu Bin was waiting for this sentence, and with Derek's support, even if the steward of the freight operation and the steward of the carriage and horse shop were opposed, he would forcibly promote this internal policy limited to the porter's guild.

Later, the shareholders' meeting was reconvened, and to Lu Bin's surprise, Dominic and Rion Weir did not have any dissatisfaction, so they quickly passed unanimously.

"Presumably, in terms of small things that have nothing to do with the overall situation, these two guys who act according to the will of Lord Nell Austin do not dare to disobey me, a legendary mage. ”

Lu Bin came back to his senses, then cleared his throat with a muffled cough, "Then the next topic is about the frequent beast attacks in the wasteland at present. In order to prevent the impact of such incidents on the progress of road construction projects, it is imperative to carry out the necessary cleaning and removal. ”

"None of us are experts in this area, so it's better to leave it to professionals. ”

Derek's speech was unexpectedly agreed by the two stewards, and Lu Bin also wanted to see the remnants of the pioneer period of Blackwater Town.

He made a decision on the spot: "By posting relevant tasks, let adventurers and mercenaries do their work before the first snow of this winter." ”