Not to mention Mark's side, the scout brought the latest news.

On the side village, under the guidance of Ma Shuo, the villagers are really in full swing in the construction of fortifications.

Using a large amount of wood cut from the mountains, a whole frame was constructed.

Because the people who stayed in the village while cutting wood had already begun to dig the pit, the time to bury the pillars did not take much, and the village itself was not large, and it was only more than ten miles around.

After the construction of the main frame of the thick wooden pillars is completed, a large amount of thin wood and mountain rattan ropes are used to construct a very dense internal frame structure in the main frame.

The small pieces of stone that were picked up were incorporated into these frame structures. This structure, similar to the modern reinforced concrete structure, is exactly a method for Ma Shuo to construct fortifications obtained from the unsealed information.

In fact, it is called a fortification, but it is actually a slightly more complex wall. The total length of the entire wall is only fifteen or sixteen li, after all, the village is not very large, and it is enough to protect the main residential area.

The main structure is affected by the material, and the defensive power of the entire perimeter wall is limited. Therefore, Ma Shuo improved the shape of the wall, and instead of building it into a boxy look, he built the entire wall into a jagged shape.

Such a change, although it may not look very pretty, is very practical. Once an enemy is attacking, no matter where it comes from, the enemy's flank or back must be within the attack range.

This shape of the wall is a very typical fortification in the case of less and more fortifications, and with the help of some other means, there have been successful cases of 500 people resisting the attack of 10,000 people. On the wall, every fifty meters or so, there is a tall watchtower.

Sentinels can stand on the watchtower and look out to spot the enemy in advance. At the same time, when the battle starts, the archers can also stand here and condescendingly carry out long-range strikes.

On the inside of the wall, a wooden passage about three feet wide was built along the wall, supported by columns below. When the enemy attacked, the villagers stood on it to defend it, similar to the head of the city wall. At the same time, the higher part of the wall just acts as a protective effect for the villagers, similar to the battlements on the city wall.

The main structure was completed, and it took almost half a month. Very lucky, there were no barbarians in the past half a month, otherwise the progress of the entire project would have been affected. The main body is completed, and in order to further improve the defense capability, it is also necessary to improve the details.

In the past half a month, Ma Shuo has also been guiding the villagers conscientiously, although it is very hard, but his harvest is also great.

Primitive brain domain development degree 3.04

Fusion Brain Domain Development 0.1-Information Unblocking 0.01%

Intelligence 2 - Thinking faster than ordinary people

Physical strength 2.2 - physical strength 700 pounds

Energy 2 - Cap 2, all strength battle lasts for two hours and forty minutes

Credibility 2 - Maximum number of loyal followers is 20

The values on the virtual panel in the brain domain have changed significantly. In particular, the improvement of the development degree and intelligence value of the original brain domain made Ma Shuo feel that he had been thinking about problems a lot faster recently, and some questions were not so difficult to remember.

The work on this side of the fence is not completely over, but there is no need for Ma Shuo to guide him on the spot every day. Therefore, Ma Shuo decided to tell Muramasa and others about the relevant matters, and then they arranged for someone to implement it.

As for Ma Shuo himself, he decided to go to Huangsha City again. Moreover, this time he will take his wife with him, and he does not plan to come back in a short time. Because Ma Shuo felt that in the near future, something big might happen at the border pass, and in this case, it was safer to stay in Huangsha City than in the village. Moreover, the environment of Huangsha City should be more suitable for Ma Shuo's development.

Originally, Ma Shuo's plan was to go back to the village and plant those seeds, starting with planting first, to increase his capital. However, now it seems that the general environment can no longer provide him with a stable planting environment.

The appearance of the barbarians directly disrupted Ma Shuo's rhythm.

Ma Shuo's plan to take his family to Huangsha City together, Ma Mu did not object, but only reminded Ma Shuo to find a way to tell Mark about this situation, lest Mark come back and not find them.

Regarding this matter, Ma Shuo made two preparations.

On the one hand, he made a special trip to the village, and told the other party that he was going to take his family to Huangsha City, and asked the other party to take care of his old house. At the same time, in case Mark returns home, tell him about his trip to Huangsha City.

During this time, Ma Shuo's performance has won the recognition of Muramasa and others, so for Ma Shuo's request, Muramasa happily agreed, just expressing a little regret, and he was really reluctant to let them leave like this. However, Muramasa was also able to understand Ma Shuo's decision, so he didn't hold back too much.

On the other hand, Ma Shuo planned to write to Mark about this as soon as he arrived in Huangsha City.

There aren't a lot of things at home, so it was quick to pack up. Before leaving, Ma Shuo went to find Muramasa again and gave him some basic necessities that he brought back from Huangsha City last time. Originally, Ma Shuo planned to stay in the village for a long time, so he brought back a lot of things last time, but now that he is leaving, there is no need to take those things away, and he simply gives them to Muramasa, which is also a favor.

The conditions in the village were not very good, so the village was very happy when he saw the things that Ma Shuo had brought over, because many things were really needed. For example, salt, grain, some tools, etc.

After everything was arranged, a group of eight people set off.

Ma Shuo rode Da Hong alone, the other horse pulled the carriage, and as for Liu Yi and the others, they were all on foot. After this period of exercise, the physical fitness of the five people has been greatly improved, although the speed of walking cannot catch up with the horseback riding, but walking dozens of miles a day is no longer a thing.

The distance between Huangsha City and the village is about 100 miles, and considering the mother of the horse, the speed at which everyone is hurrying is not very fast. At the end of the first day, I had walked less than a third of the way, and seeing that it was getting late, I found a place with a water source and stopped, and planned to stay in this place for the night, and then continue my journey tomorrow.

Qi Jing helped the mother of the horse to get off the carriage and walked slowly to the side, rejuvenating her muscles and bones, and relaxing. Don't look at the fact that you don't have to walk, it's not very comfortable to sit down in a carriage for dozens of miles.

The others also got busy with their own division of labor. The Meng brothers had the best level of hunting, so they picked up their bows and arrows and went into the forest next to them to hunt some wild beasts for dinner. Liu Yi is responsible for burying the pot and cooking, and Liu Er is responsible for serving the two horses.

Nahou Qi climbed a big tree next to him at a very fast speed to check the surrounding situation.

At this moment, the most leisurely person was Ma Shuo, who went straight to the water's edge and picked up a handful of lake water and threw it on his face.

Water, so cool.

Feeling, great.

At the border, the water is still very tight. To be able to find a lake that is not too big in this place is actually quite rare. The water in the lake is supposed to come from the melting snow from the surrounding mountains, so the temperature is very low.

The cold lake water hit his face, and the tiredness along the way suddenly decreased a little, and Ma Shuo's mood was much better at this moment.

It's just that when he lowered his head again and was about to wash his face again, suddenly, a thought popped into his mind.

"Oh no—why am I so stupid!"

Ma Shuo couldn't help but slap himself directly.