Winter mornings are sunny and the town of Dodan is covered in snow and the air is incredibly fresh.

Surdak wore a thick leather coat, stepped on the snow on the soles of his shoes at the door of the town hall, and walked into the hall on the first floor of the town hall of Dodan Town. ”

"Good morning, Miss Ruili!"

Surdak called out Miss Ruili's name accurately, causing the young blonde lady to blush slightly.

Walking up the stairs, I pushed the door into my office, which I hadn't set foot in for almost two months, and the room was supposed to be cleaned frequently, so it was very clean and tidy, and there were two pots of moon flowers on the windowsill that looked delicate.

Surdak looked up and saw the map hanging on the wall, which he had hung before he marched into Invercargill Forest, where the mountains and rivers were still very vague, and he now had a more accurate map of his territory.

He stepped over and tore the old map off the wall and rehung it with a well-defined map of Invercargill Forest, from which it was easy to find the copper mines, the canyon camp, the mountain stream chain bridge camp, and the thirty-seven indigenous tribes, as well as the general area of the land they had fenced off.

More than half a year ago, when he first arrived in Dodan Town, who would have thought that he would actually occupy the entire Invercargill Warcraft Forest by the end of the year.

Who would have thought that the army he brought would actually expand to three thousand people, and the iron cavalry of the cavalry battalion would even set foot at the entrance of the Dark Worm Valley, If it weren't for the fact that those Peng birds in the north of the mountain range did not have enough food, Surdak felt that he would continue to clean up those ghost-patterned red ants this month.

This winter in the town of Dodan!

Surdak suddenly felt some emotion in his heart.

The room was warm, and he hung his thick leather coat on the hanger at the door, then sat down in a chair in front of his desk, reaching out and rubbing the tabletop.

While he was stunned, Lady Luna stood in the doorway with a tea tray and knocked softly.

Elegantly walked into the office, put the tea tray on the coffee table next to him, poured a cup of black tea with a milky aroma and placed it on the desk in front of Surdak, and said with a smile: "You need an assistant by your side, and the town hall has already selected a few good candidates for you." ”

Although he had crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, his demeanor was generous, and his tone of voice also made Surdak feel very comfortable.

"Well, well, then invite them over tomorrow morning, and I'll try to choose one of them." Surdak nodded in agreement.

Lady Luna stood at her desk with her hands down and responded, "Yes, Mayor Mare. ”

At this time, Mrs. Luna's assistant stood in the doorway and said:

"Ma'am, President Barkley has come."

Lady Luna didn't say anything for a moment, she looked at Surdak.

"Let him in!" Surdak glanced out the window, and saw that the mercenary union's magic caravan was parked in the courtyard.

Mrs. Luna's assistant agreed, "Okay." ”

President Barkley walked into Surdak's office dressed in a demonic outfit, his hair meticulously combed and a serious smile on his face.

Surdak asked him to sit down across from him, and asked:

"I heard you want to increase the hunting credentials for the hunting grounds?"

President Buckley looked at Mrs. Luna, who was standing aside, and quickly replied, "Yes, Mayor Surdak, there are many mercenary groups in the union who have expressed the idea of going to the hunting ground at Camp Chain Bridge to hunt the ghostly red ants. ”

Surdak nodded slightly, and said to President Barkley: "This winter may have to suspend the issuance of hunting certificates, it is estimated that the hunting grounds will not be developed until next spring, this time my army's northern expedition has greatly reduced the number of ghost pattern soldier ants, I don't want this hunting ground to be a few years from now." ”

President Buckley said reluctantly, "But next spring, the poisonous fog on the poisonous swamp will once again seal off the Dark Worm Valley, and how will you hunt ghost red ants at that time......?"

"In previous years, when the poisonous fog on the poisonous swamp dissipated, were those mercenary groups so urgent?" Surdak retorted.

"Uh......" President Barkley was dumbfounded by Surdak's speech.

Surdak changed the subject and asked, "President Buckley, how much do you know about the Anyar wetlands?" ”

"Mayor, are you going to open up the Anya Wetlands next?" President Buckley immediately began to think about the Anya Wetlands, and casually said, "There are lakes and swamps everywhere, and there are many snake lizards living there, and they are good at stealth, often lurking in the grass and puddles to ambush explorers, and only explorers who are familiar with the swamp environment can survive there." ”

"Once it is winter, many monsters on the wetland side enter a state of hibernation, and it is difficult to hunt them unless they can dig through the permafrost and dig them out of burrows more than ten meters deep."

Surdak knew that it was difficult for the 'True Eye' to see through such thick layers of soil, and that hunting in the Anya wetlands in winter did not seem realistic.

At this time, President Barkley said: "Compared to the Anya Marsh, in fact, I think the Three Rivers Plain is more suitable for cavalry hunting in winter, but there are many high-level Warcraft entrenched on the vast plain over there, and the Peng Bird in the north has also been guarding that area, although the Warcraft resources are richer than Invercargill Forest, but ordinary adventure groups and mercenary groups dare not easily set foot in that area." ”

Surdak didn't expect that the Three Rivers Plain was still a place rich in demonic beast resources, so he asked, "Isn't there anyone in the local lords who are exploring that area?" ”

President Barkley immediately replied: "Naturally, there are still some famous nobles in Wilkes City, including the Goss family, the Golding family, the Norton family, etc., all have cavalry regiments stationed there, but in recent years, without the support of Duke Newman, the lord's private army has been ......very slow to develop in the Three Rivers Plain."

Although he felt that President Barkley had something to say, Surdak just nodded and did not continue to talk.

President Barkley was unable to obtain a hunting certificate from the Chain Bridge Hunting Grounds, so he had to take his leave and leave.

As soon as President Barkley left the office, the tax collector of Batra took Epson, the owner of the tailor shop, and Barney, the town's shoemaker, outside Surdak's office.

Surdak invited them in.

Epson, the owner of the tailor's shop, followed the tax collector of Batra with a bowling look and a stiff smile on his face.

Surdak had dealt with the tailor shop owner a few times before, and he had a pretty good impression of him.

It was the first time I had seen the town's shoemaker, Bani Surdak, a shy red-nosed man who came to the town hall and wore a leather apron, which was immediately recognizable as a craftsman.

Surdak invited them to sit down on the sofa in the rest area, and then said directly to the tailor shop owner: "The clothes that the miners need in the copper mines are very simple, they are cut from a very strong, hard-wearing and extremely cheap cloth, and it doesn't matter if the fabric is rough, it doesn't need to be too soft, and it doesn't need to be comfortable......

"Is this fabric okay?" The tailor shop owner opened the placket, revealing the money bag around his waist, and asked Surdak. valley

The cloth bag looks sturdy, but the texture is as rough as a burlap bag.

"You decide for yourself what kind of fabric, I'll just tell you the general direction of the mine's demand." Surdak glanced at the tailor shop owner and said, "It's just clothes to wear when working in the mines, and you have to design them with cheap and practical design." ”

The tailor shop owner nodded his head repeatedly, indicating that he understood.

Surdak looked at the shoemaker, took out a piece of the hard armor of the ghost-patterned worker ant, placed it in front of him, and asked him, "Can you sew leather shoes from the hard armor of this worker ant?" ”

"Yes, yes, the leather shoes made are very stiff and a little grinding when walking, but the upper of the leather shoes can be designed into three sections...... I thought that the problem could be solved by using the junction of the ant's abdomen......" said the shoemaker, who found a solution.

Surdak waved his hand and said, "The upper should be harder, so that the stones can fall and break the toes, but it can't affect walking." ”

Buck, the shoemaker's eyes lit up, and he said confidently, "I can try it and send you a sample in three days,"

Surdak pushed the piece of hard armor out of his hand, and said to the shoemaker Little Buck:

"My requirements for this leather boot are the same, as simple and practical as possible, the surface of the leather shoes does not need any treatment, these leather shoes will be taken to the copper mine for those miners to wear, comfortable and anti-smashing durability is the most basic requirement, and I only have these three requirements, if you can do a good job, I will give you this order, the first order will make a thousand pairs of these leather shoes."

The shoemaker did not expect the mayor to order a thousand pairs of leather boots for the first order, and exclaimed, "Oh my God! 1,000 pairs of ...... I'm going to do it for three years without eating or drinking! ”

Surdak waved his hand and said: "Once the sample is approved, I will pay you one-third of the advance payment, and I can provide the raw materials of the hard carapace, I don't want you to make these leather shoes by yourself, this is a long-term supply business, you can recruit some apprentices, you can also hire some leather craftsmen, you just need to teach them the method, to ensure the quality of the leather boots!" ”

Epson, the owner of the tailor shop on the side, immediately whispered to the shoemaker: "Buck, if you think it is difficult to do it alone, we can cooperate, you just have to come up with the skills, and I will recruit other tanners and apprentices......"

Surdak also talked about the specific details of the miner's suit and anti-smashing shoes, and he also thought about making some hard hats, thinking about this seems easier, as long as the head of the ghost tattoo soldier ant is cut off, although the hard armor skin is not very beautiful, it can be directly used as a hard hat.

……

As the morning passed, Surdak walked out of the town hall.

The tax collector of Batra was waiting next to a magic caravan in the courtyard of the town hall, and when he saw Surdak coming out of the hall, he immediately pushed open the door from the carriage, stood next to the door, and invited Surdak to lunch.

Surdak waved his hand, pointed to the small building with a single courtyard diagonally opposite the town hall, and said to the tax collector of Batra:

"If there is a chance in the future, I will go to Justin's side to see the preparation process of the magic potion......"

As he spoke, under the gaze of the tax collector of Batra, he walked out of the compound of the town hall, and walked through the lively street in front of the town hall to the small building he had rented for Lance.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, the snow in the courtyard has been cleared.

Surdak walked in, knocked on the door of the small building, and came out to open the door with a cook lady with an apron tied around her waist. ”

"Is Justin Magician here?"

Surdak knew the young cook in front of her, who not only had to clean her room every day, but was also responsible for Justin's two meals a day.

"He's here! Please come in ......"

The cook immediately let the door out and invited Surdak in.

Surdak walked into the small building, and through the foyer, he saw Justin sitting on the sofa in the living room with Nika and Signa chatting.

Crowded together with them was a very delicate and beautiful girl, but her hair was tinged with a faint algae green, and her ears were a little special, and she wore a tight skirt that showed off a piece of white calf......

Wearing so little in such a cold winter!

And what she wears on her feet is clearly Selena's pair of high-heeled leather shoes, which are Selena's favorite leather shoes......

Surdak looked at her face with a familiar look.

At this time, Signa and Nika saw Surdak walking in from the outside and got up from the couch.

Signa looked surprised and asked, "Dark, why are you here?" ”

"The host ......"

Nika also stood up in fear.

The young lady in Selena's leather shoes also immediately stood up and looked at Surdak in surprise.

When Surdak saw her big blue eyes, he thought that she was Miss Thea, the mermaid of Cana, who lived downstairs in his house, but he didn't expect her to ...... The double. The legs are still quite beautiful.

"Why are you here? I'm here to visit Justin......" Surdak asked Nika.

"Signa and Miss Thea and I came to visit Justin Magician to learn from him how to make magic scrolls." Nika replied truthfully.

Hearing Nika say this, Surdak nodded apologetically and said, "Speaking of which, I am to blame, if it weren't for me, you would have studied this at Wilkes Academy of Magic by now......"

Justin saw Surdak walk in and asked him to sit down.

"Master, I didn't think about going to the Academy of Magic......" Nika whispered.

Justin's mouth was wide open as he looked at Surdak and Nika, his eyes filled with stories......

Signa secretly pulled Ravnica's sleeve at this time, and then said to Surdak, "Dark, since you have something to find Justin Magician, then we won't bother......"

As he spoke, he picked up Miss Thea, who didn't say a word, and hurriedly walked outside......