Surdak ignored the Cana merfolk under the bridge and planned to leave Wilkes directly.

He didn't want to get caught in this kind of slave escape, and if he was caught, the nobleman who helped the slave escape would not be punished, but he would pay a fine equivalent to that of the slave.

He also didn't want to give any information to the arrogant and impudent noble lord.

After the events of Invercargill's Monster Forest, he felt that the noble lords of Wilkes City were not trustworthy, and in their eyes, personal interests always came first.

He left very decisively, preparing to return to the town of Dodan as soon as possible to prepare the copper mines in Invercargill Forest.

Recently, as the ghost-patterned red ants gradually became extinct in the Invercargill Forest, the herds of demonic beasts that ran out to take refuge returned to the forest one after another, and Andrew led five hundred cavalry, but he could not defend the strip forest hundreds of kilometers deep in the east-west direction.

……

Wait for the people on the bridge to leave.

The Cana mermaid under the bridge slowly raised her head out of the water, and she looked around curiously with a pair of clear beautiful eyes, and the duckweed on her head made her look a little playful.

She looked thoughtfully at Surdak in the distance, who didn't have the malice in the eyes of others.

Hearing footsteps on the bluestone slab in the distance, the Cana mermaid made a splash under the bridge and dived back to the bottom.

Although she was not familiar with the inland waterways here, she was not a fool, so she naturally did not continue to swim to the DC area, so after thinking about it, she slowly swam along the waterway in the direction Surdak left, all the way to the gate near the northern city wall.

She is naturally affinity with the water element, and if she hadn't been too eager just now, and if she paid a little more attention when swimming, she wouldn't have arrow-shaped water streaks on the surface of the water at all.

At the bottom of the water, it is like a shadow, silently sticking to the side wall of the river.

Finally, it disappeared at the intersection of the stone bridge and the three-forked water......

……

When Surdak rode to the north gate, dozens of carriages were already crowded on the stone pavement inside the city walls.

Surdak left his horse in the care of a Nanai native, walked alone to the city gate, and found that a caravan of wagons in front of him had broken on the bridge, the entire axle was broken in two, and a large amount of supplies had almost blocked the drawbridge, and the employees of the carriage and horse shop were making emergency repairs on the spot.

The knights of the city defense kept urging from the sidelines.

The entire passage of the northern city was blocked by them.

Surdak had wanted to turn around and leave Wilkes through another gate.

But after thinking about it, he felt that such a detour was too far, and maybe in the middle of the detour, the blockage on this side had already been cleared, so he decided to wait in the shade under the city gate.

Many travelers out of the city choose to take a detour, and some of the horse-drawn carriages waiting at the outermost part turn around and leave.

Surdak led his horse to the willow tree by the river, and there were not many people waiting at the city gate, not far away was the northern exit of the Wilkes Inland Waterway.

The damaged part of the wagon in the distance seemed to be troublesome, and the caravan men rushed to the drawbridge to remove the goods from the wagon and carry it to the open space outside the city.

Surdak was a little bored waiting, and when he was looking around, he saw a figure emerge from the shadow of the fenced waterway connecting the river and the moat, and under the sparkling waves was the Gana mermaid.

She hid in the deepest part of the water hole, clinging to the rock wall beneath the walls of the moat.

The two knights guarding the waterway were standing across the river, and Surdak could even hear the two of them talking about the bloody battle between the gladiators in the arena, as if one of them had won a lot of money.

They only occasionally glanced at the river outlet, and from their angle, they couldn't see the Cana merfolk hiding inside.

The place where she was hiding was just in the corner of the line of sight.

Seeing that she couldn't wander at the fence of the water hole, Surdak didn't expect that she could actually swim here along the waterway, but it seemed that she was blocked by the iron fence in the waterway, and there was no way to swim out.

Surdak touched his mouth, and after careful consideration, decided to leave this matter alone, so as not to offend the native nobles of Wilkes City.

Turning his face away from looking at the waterways under the walls, Surdak admitted that he had just seen the extremely disappointed face of the Cana mermaid, and he was a little soft-hearted.

He tugged at the reins of his horse and prepared to leave Wilkes City as soon as possible.

He didn't think he could save this Cana mermaid, even if he did, at least he didn't even have the ability to send her back to the beach.

Surdak took the reins of his horse and turned to leave, and when he turned his head, he saw a pair of clear eyes, which contained ignorance and longing for freedom.

'For freedom...... I'm here for freedom! ’

Surdak turned to the two bewildered-looking Nanai natives and muttered.

He pulled out a Mithril dagger with a fishskin sheath from his magic belt bag, one of the fifth batch of magic weapons that merchant Malacombe had traded to him.

At the very least, it looks like a magic dagger coated with a layer of mythril, which imparts 'sharpness' to its magical properties, and a row of fine serrations on the back of the dagger.

Merchant Malacombe said the dagger was a replica of the epic dagger 'Flesh Splitter'.

The Enchanter has given the magic dagger a high sharpness that allows it to pierce through most strong armor, and the serrations on the back of its blade can be used to cut through some iron fences.

This dagger, like other magic weapons, was bought in batches by Surdak for 30 gold coins each, and was intended to be brought back to Dodan Town and listed on the merit exchange list as a reward.

Now he secretly held the dagger in his hand, and the place where he stood was by the river in the river, and he had to wait for the right moment to throw the dagger out if he wanted not to alarm the opposite knight.

The wagons blocking the moat drawbridge had been dismantled by the caravans, and the goods piled up on the drawbridge had been emptied, and the wagons waiting for the city began to leave the city one after another.

There was a commotion at the gates, and all the cars crowded forward......

The movement at the gate of the city attracted the attention of the two knights, and Surdak took advantage of this opportunity to bend down and casually put the thirty gold dagger against the river and threw it into the river.

Thirty gold coins were thrown into the river, and not even a sound was heard...... Freedom comes at a price.

When he turned around, Surdak just complained in his heart.

Feeling that he had done as much as he could, Surdak rode across the drawbridge without looking back.

Take two Nanai natives along the main road to the northern district and head north.

In the water, a faint shadow stretched out of the water hole, and it stopped for a moment where Surdak had just stayed, and then quickly dived into the water hole.

The river here has always flowed slowly, and the sound of the river flowing slowly can be heard from the water hole under the city walls.

By the time the noble lord had also arrived at the North Gate with a team of knights, a thumb-thick iron bar in the center of the iron fence in the water cave had been sawn off, and the iron bar was diagonally inserted into the silt at the bottom of the river, but the mermaid in the water had long since disappeared.

……

Surdak was by no means a stingy man, and he was even somewhat paranoid that his efforts would be rewarded.

When passing by Kieran Town this time, he went to the only inn of Truth, found Nika's little sister who was the receptionist in the hotel, gave her a stack of golden coins, and then left Kieran Town.

It was only at the beginning of August that he returned to the town of Dodan.

During this time, Surdak has not been able to learn the 'Call to War', and he even knows that what he lacks is the level of strength, maybe when he is successfully promoted to the second rank powerhouse, he will be able to fully control the power contained in this rune language.

The process of learning the language of runes with the red dragon Iser had to come to a halt as a result.

said that if you make a choice, you can be promoted to a second-turn powerhouse, but Surdak just can't find that point.

How to get rid of the dark star in the body, Surdak has been trying to explore recently.

……

As the town of Dodan entered August, the water level of the Dodan River on the south side of the town skyrocketed.

The water level spreads into the courtyard, and the riverside wooden houses have also become dwellings on the river, and the people who live in the wooden houses can sit on the basic platform under the eaves, put their feet into the clear river water, lie on the floor outside the wooden houses, and watch the river flow slowly in front of them through the guardrail, making people feel that this moment is so close to nature.

Selena also moved her family to a riverside wooden house, the tailor shop owner's small attic was withdrawn, and now there are many merchants who run to Dodan Town to do business, and the house in the town is very easy to rent, and the tailor shop owner is very happy to return the mortgage to Selena.

Surdak was delayed for almost two months in Wilkes City.

By this time, the town's slums had begun to take shape, with their foundations and one-metre-high walls made of quarry stone, and then cut out of square timber on both sides, directly made of oak wood, and the herringbone roofs were paved with planks.

In order to save costs, the aborigines did not brush the roof with rainproof gum, but softened the hard carapace of the ghost worker ants, put it into a wooden model like a roof tile, set it, dried it, and finally made a cheap and solid roof tile.

This red roof tile system is uniform, and it is very sturdy, and the roof is in the shape of red fish scales, which has become a scenery in the town of Dodan from a distance.

The streets in the Aboriginal slum were re-paved with stone slabs, and the new streets were cleared of dirt and weeds.

On the site of the original shack that was first removed, the new townhouses have been repaired, and some indigenous people have already moved into their new homes.

In fact, this kind of townhouse almost encroached on the courtyards of many aborigines, and it effectively used the original space to build a townhouse.

Aung San, who oversaw the construction of these townhouses, is standing beside Surdak at this moment.

Aung San has lost a lot of weight recently, but he looks more energetic, and he is no longer wearing aboriginal clothes, but leather armor on the upper body and hips on the lower body. Loose leggings and long leather boots look a little unusual.

I don't know how long I haven't shaved, and the beard on my chin is like a hedgehog covered with spikes

The two stood on the long street near the river and walked from west to east while chatting, and the small townhouse in front of them slowly turned into a small building from the foundation.

The closer you get to the east, the more complete these small buildings become......

Aung San followed, looked at Surdak's back, and said to him: "In two months, the main body and roof of all the townhouses in this area will be completed." ”

The labor corps of more than 500 people under his command has now expanded to more than 800 people, and they are settled on a daily wage every day.

When Aung San came here, he was a little relieved to see that Surdak was not critical of anything, and then said:

"At that time, the aborigines in the town will probably only be able to fill half of the houses, and the remaining half can be sold to the merchants and adventurers in the town.

"It's really fast to build here...... Surdak said, nodding.

At this time, it happened to be the time to get off work at night, and some aborigines walked out of the construction site with tools talking and laughing, and saw the boss Aung San standing in the middle of the road with a big man from a distance, and they were so frightened that they chose to detour.

Aung San said with some pride:

"The town of Dodan is rich in timber resources, as long as you get money, you can buy molded wood, now this model to build a house is like building blocks, as long as the land is sorted out, the next day can be used as a foundation, as long as the stone wall is built, the next thing to do is very simple."

The main part of these terraced houses is made of linen, so that the stone walls appear straight.

Surdak nodded and asked, "Are there any difficulties at the moment?" ”

Aung San immediately said: "The only thing missing is doors and windows, all the skilled carpenters here in Dodan town have been hired by the lumberyard, and if there are not enough carpenters, you can't make those doors and windows, or you can go and talk to the lumberyard and let the carpenters over there give me a few ......."

After speaking, he took the opportunity to push open a courtyard door and walked into the courtyard of the townhouse.

Each townhouse has its own courtyard, but the area is very small, only two fruit trees can be planted and a kennel can be built.

Aung San pointed to the empty window and door frames of the small building, and said to Surdak: "Look at the row of buildings over here...... Just waiting for the installation of doors and windows. ”

Surdak remembered the carpenter's workshop in Vol Village, and estimated that the carpenters in the village should not be too busy at the moment, and they could transport window frames and doors from Vol Village.

Then he said: "Leave the wooden doors and windows to me to solve, give me the size of the doors and windows, it is best to give me the finished wooden windows and wooden doors, I only have one request, the size of all the doors and windows of the wooden house should be as consistent as possible." ”

Aung San didn't expect Surdak to directly come forward to solve this matter, and immediately said happily:

"Okay, I'll get you to the main camp tomorrow morning...... Or a riverside cabin? ”

Surdak thought for a moment that he was going to stay at the riverside cabin most of the night, and then said, "Then send it to the riverside cabin." ”