As soon as the rain stopped, Brian asked Adela to lead him around the lumberyard. Today's woodyard has changed a lot, the working area is clear, the raw materials are stacked neatly, the roads have been repaired, the workers' accommodation conditions are much better, and the old broken tents have been removed and replaced with neat cabins. Brian felt that Adela was really a genius, and in just over half a month, the place was completely new and orderly, and it was a world of difference compared to before.

Not only that, but there were many novelties on the worksite, and Brian was intrigued by the two grooves in the road and asked, "What does this do?"

"My lord, this is the track on which the timber is transported, and the pulley can travel on it, which not only speeds up the efficiency but also saves a lot of effort. "In the future, we want to extend this track all the way deep into the forest, so that the range of work can be increased several times, and the cut wood can be quickly transported and loaded onto the ship." ”

"That's a good idea, but what are those big stakes and crossbars for?"

"That's a lifting device, and with a pulley fixed to the top, you can easily lift hundreds of pounds of wood. ”

"Did you come up with all this?" Brian exclaimed.

"Not all, now there is a reward mechanism in the wood yard, if anyone thinks of a good way to improve work efficiency, they will be rewarded accordingly, so that many workers are using their brains, and there are dozens of large and small improvements. As the speed of work increases, so does the income of the workers, and everyone is full of energy. Now the surrounding hunter villages, even if they are far away, the young men of the village come here to work, and almost no one hunts. Adela happily reported, "My lord, go and see our embankment again." ”

Brian came to the river, and saw a three-meter-high protective embankment built of stones along the riverbank, and on top of the embankment, there were four arrow towers, and some soldiers were on duty on the arrow towers, and they were surrounded by newly equipped large machine crossbows.

"With such a large crossbow arrow, are you going to shoot through the barbarian's boat?" said Brian.

"Yes, my lord, in view of the last barbarian attack, we have decided to raise the embankment as a barrier to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, so that even if the barbarians cross the river, they will not be able to climb up easily. "In addition, the embankment also has the effect of preventing flooding, and when the water rises during the rainy season, it will not flood the wood yard." However, I didn't expect the pier to be sturdy enough, and it was almost washed away by the flood. ”

"Have the barbarians been here again?"

"There seems to be another small tribe of barbarians on the other side of the river, but they have suffered two losses and will never come to harass us again. ”

Brian nodded and appreciated: "I'm going to give you credit and reward, Adela, the lumber yard has been managed by you very well, beyond my imagination, but don't forget, it also has a name, called Raptors Fortress, which is still far from my ideal fortress." Do you remember the blueprint I drew for you?"

"Remember, my lord, I am working hard to prepare, and maybe in a year, it will start to take shape. Adela was full of confidence, "It's just digging a tunnel at the bottom of the river, and I'm not sure that if it causes a collapse and leakage, it will kill a lot of people." ”

"It's okay, when I come back from my expedition this time, I will equip you with a few dwarven craftsmen, who have very mature skills in digging underground tunnels. ”

Adela was a little disappointed: "Are you really not taking me this time?"

"Adela, your specialty is planning and management, as for fighting and commanding, you have already tried last time, and it seems that you are less talented, so I want you to stand in a more suitable position as much as possible, after all, to solve some things, you need to rely on force, and for others, you need intelligence. Brian reassured.

"I understand, sir, I'm going to pour my blood into the Raptors Fortress. ”

"That's good, you're in charge of construction, Godwin is in charge of training, you're all in one place, you have to do a good match. Brian instructed, "With you helpers, I'll be idle, be the captain of the outlaw squad, and leave the charge to me." ”

"My lord, your courage is unmatched, you give all your power to others, and you are the first soldier, and no nobleman can compare with you. Adela praised from the bottom of her heart.

"Good sycophant. Brian laughed, "It was Mr. Hausman's 'Ideal Country' that reminded me, saying that state institutions should be managed by elites, not by meddlers who are high-ranking people." I very much agree with this, as for me, just unite the hearts of the people and be responsible for supervision. Oh yes, I'll go back and see my eggs. ”

"Your egg!" Adela surprised "it's not on you?"

At night, Brian was under the covers, hatching his little purple eggs, and he was very much looking forward to what would break out of his shell. "Hurry up tonight, tomorrow the expedition will depart. Brian muttered to himself, when he suddenly heard a long howl from outside, the sound was desolate and terrible, and it was terrifying. Brian jumped out of bed, took off his iron greatsword, and rushed out in leather armor.

Many people were awakened and came to the embankment, where a guard ran to report that it was a female savage brought by Brian, who was shouting on the shore. Godwin also rushed over and asked the Viscount if he wanted to lock up the barbarians first, because their movements might attract the barbarians on the other side.

Brian waved his hand, walked over to Sasa (Salina gave the female barbarian a new name), and asked, "What's wrong, Sasa?"

"Come home, I miss my mom. Sasa turned her head, tears streaming down her face.

Brian understood, it turned out that the female barbarian had arrived at the place where her husband had died in battle, and she was touched by her heart, and could not help but shout by the river. Brian said, "Tomorrow, I'll go home." ”

"Thank you, Cloth. Sasa hugged Brian and sobbed incessantly. It was the first time Brian had been so close to a savage, feeling her rough skin and strong body odor, and she couldn't help but feel sad in her heart, Sasa didn't know that he had killed her husband with his own hands. Brian helped Sasa wipe away the tears from her face, and after a few words of persuasion, the female savage took the child and went back to sleep.

Brian couldn't sleep, after everyone dispersed, he sat on the river embankment alone, looking at the other bank in a trance, he didn't know if Sasa and the others would bring changes to the barbarians after they went back this time, so that they could accept the most basic civilization, if the barbarians were no longer bloodthirsty and cruel, maybe they could become friends with humans, then no one would kill each other's husbands or fathers.

"It's not easy, you can actually talk to the barbarians, and hug, they trust you very much. At some point, Helois came to Brian's side and sat down gently, the girl now has no reserve in the castle.

"If you get along for a long time, you will have feelings. Brian said.

"What's wrong with them?"

"Homesick, the woman misses her mother. ”

"I'm homesick too. "Maybe you should howl twice." ”

"Then call it, why suppress it. Brian encouraged, "But you've only been away from home for two days." ”

"Farmstead, I'm not missing it. Helois shook her head, tears sliding out of the corners of her eyes, "The castle is not my real home, how can it be considered a home without a mother?"