As the night wore on, Cross lay in bed, he didn't know how much that speech at the granary would do today, he could only hope that things would go in a good direction.

Internal crises can crush everything, this is the truth he learned at the military academy.

"It's not easy to be a lord. Link, who was lying on the windowsill looking up at the starry sky, said.

"Hmmm......"

"Actually, you did very well today, especially when you pretend to be magical, I think you have a lot of talent as a wizard. ”

"Just follow your example. ”

"Rest early, there must be a lot to do tomorrow, Lord Cross. ”

"At least the affairs of Copper Mountain Town are under my control, but other information is not so easy to know, especially the movements of the Seatta army, I can only wait for Nia and them to return. ”

Link shook his head helplessly, "It's good that I'm not a lord, it's really hard to be a lord......"

......

In the next few days, the construction of Tongshan Town was quite smooth.

Tina's laboratory has been completed, the blacksmiths' blacksmiths have been built, the wasteland has been cleared, easy survival potatoes have been planted, and the logging process has been accelerated.

And the station queue activity continues every night, although they have not been rewarded so far, but this kind of work does create order for people who are originally a little chaotic in their work.

The first phase of construction is basically completed, and the next step is to enter the more important second phase of construction.

Today, he is ready to rearrange his work and tasks, and to announce the rules of reward and punishment.

The first is the task of the Hoffers, who need to build an underground city within a month, and this underground city is not just for the Hoffers. It requires a lot of facilities, including a large number of residences, warehouses, training grounds, blacksmith shops, etc.

This project will probably be the largest ever undertaken by the Hoffers. It is obviously not an easy task to complete such an underground city in a month.

Therefore, Cross is not stingy with the reward for this project.

He stated that as long as the Hoffils completed the Underground City within a month, he would be able to allocate to them the most luxurious dwellings in the Underground City, one for each Hoffer, and that he would grant the Empress the title of Viscount of Ulala.

However, if the deadline is exceeded, the number of dwellings awarded will be reduced by 1 for each day exceeded.

The announcement was so motivating for the Hofels that they soon began working on the drawings, with Empress Ulala assigning everyone's work.

The idea of building an underground city was an idea that Clos had only come up with two days ago, and this decision was the result of his discussions with Wendy and Ulala.

Underground cities have quite a few benefits.

Its existence can completely hide the real Copper Mountain Town, a small town with a barren appearance, and even invaders will look down on it. This has brought more opportunities for peaceful development to Tongshan Town.

Even, when encountering powerful enemies who love to kill, the underground city will become the best refuge for the people of Copper Mountain. This is quite a way for the people of Tongshan Town to live.

At the same time, it can also cover up Cross's real combat power, and the establishment of a large training ground in the underground city is for this purpose, and as for the establishment of a blacksmith shop in the underground city, it is also to hide the combat power.

Cross knew very well that the blacksmiths Reinhardt had given him were nothing more than Reinhardt's eyeliner. The blacksmith who really belongs to him can only be found in person.

And all this is to hide Cross's ambitions. In this war-torn era, keeping a low profile and showing low desires is the only way to truly confuse all enemies.

Because the underground city was built for the purpose of concealment, Cross also ordered all those in the know not to tell the truth, and he also told the Hofers to keep the work a secret, they could only claim that they were digging caves, and the entrance must also be disguised.

In addition to the underground city, there is also a very urgent task, and that is the construction of the Fortress.

Cross calls Wendy over to discuss the matter alone.

"Wendy, do you know how to build a Stronghold?"

"Your Excellency, I probably know something. ”

"Is that wood enough?"

"How big does a stronghold do you need?"

"A fortress capable of withstanding the onslaught of the Seatta army. ”

Wendy was silent for a moment, "Are you going to fence off Coppermountain? ”

"No, I just need a small stronghold at the fork in the road, right in front of Tina's lab. ”

Wendy thought for a moment, "Is it about the same size as the camp in Copper Mountain?"

"Hmm. ”

"In that case, the wood is more than enough. ”

"Wendy, if construction starts today, how long will it take to complete the construction at the earliest. ”

"If Your Excellency had arranged all the labor for me, it would have taken me three days at the earliest. ”

Cross exhaled deeply, "I can't give you all the labor, 30, at most so many." ”

"If it's 30, it will take about 5 days. ”

"5 days......" Cross thought thoughtfully.

"Your Excellency, now that Seajarda's army is still quite far away from Copper Mountain Town, it will be too early for us to build a fortress now. ”

"No, not early. Wendy, I'm going to be involved in the construction of the Stronghold. ”

"Yes, my Excellency. ”

Wendy doesn't understand Cross's true intentions, but she believes in Cross, and in her opinion, Cross is an omnipotent being, and she just needs to follow Close's orders.

Subsequently, Wendy selected 30 skilled craftsmen, including several women. These were the main men who built the fortress.

The rest of the people were temporarily managed by Reiner, who did some chores, and the blacksmith sent by Reinhardt was assigned to mine in the mountains.

......

Cross follows Wendy and learns the construction of the Stronghold from scratch.

From surveying the land, reinforcing the foundation, to timber processing, and even to starting construction.

Cross took every step of the construction of the Stronghold to heart, and he tried every step himself, and his seriousness in this matter made everyone else dare not slack off, and he also asked everyone to take the construction of the Stronghold seriously.

After four days of hard work, the construction of the fortress in Tongshan Town was completed.

The area of the fortress is much larger than the military camp in Tongshan Town, and even close to a quarter of the size of the original Tongshan Town, and its height has reached more than 3 meters, which is completely enough if it is just an ordinary enemy.

Cross, who was standing on top of the Stronghold, looked into the distance, and suddenly, two men on horseback appeared in his sight.

The two men were coming from the direction of Sunset City, and Cross looked at it and saw that it was Cressia and Britney.