Show me Chapter 192!
Show me Chapter 192!
As night fell, the human territory seemed to be silenced.
The silence was lifted only when the sky brightened again.
Li Mosi and his two disciples led Hagi Saint out of the main house and immediately saw four young pregnant women cooking and a group of tired-looking goblin cooks.
"Wow~ Why are you cooking so early?"
"Maybe it's just a difference in habits."
"I'm already awake..."
The four pregnant women, the old mushroom with the broken leg, and the limping coachman's assistant spotted Li Mosi and her group at a glance, and they bowed slightly.
Good morning, my lord.
"morning."
Still sporting dark circles under his eyes, Li Mosi casually waved and greeted everyone before opening the [Leshanshui] map to take a look.
I spent the whole day here yesterday and even walked through all three knight territories.
The area highlighted on the map has expanded considerably.
Looking west, he could already see the other side of the mountain.
It's a pity that we can't see the whole mountain yet.
Looking east, he could see four manors located outside a woodland to the southeast, which should be the manors directly managed by Baron Stern.
Although these manors have some kind of central building, they are far inferior to the knight's main residence.
In the original owner's memory, these buildings were usually the residences of the lord's local administrators.
In the manor where the original owner was born, hunters who also served as tax collectors and sheriffs lived in such buildings.
Besides this person, there are usually four or five soldiers.
However, in the original owner's memories, he did not seem to have seen these soldiers riding horses or using crossbows.
There aren't many bright spots in these territories yet, otherwise he would have known them at a glance.
To the south lie five manors directly managed by Baron Talis.
These estates are still separated by woodlands or wastelands, with only a few estates nestled by natural lakes having no barriers between them.
When you look at the woodlands on a map, they look like thick lines.
If you shrink it down a bit more, the dozen or so manors become like pieces of land separated by field ridges, transforming from a large whole into small "plots of land".
Li Mosi was so engrossed in checking the map that she didn't realize her actions had startled the pregnant women.
They looked at each other with their heads down, and only continued throwing meat into the earthenware pot when Li Mosi didn't make any further moves.
The pregnant woman in Valos Knights' territory muttered to herself.
"My lord is truly... unique."
For the Valos family, who once ruled this territory, only greetings from the steward or a few personal soldiers would elicit a response from the lord.
These subjects were more like moving objects on the territory, needing to kneel until the lord passed by before they could get up or follow him.
The other three pregnant women next to her immediately opened their eyes and glanced at her.
How dare this man speak ill of the lord?!
The lord is right next to them!
"artisan."
Li Mosi heard the saintess calling, turned off the map, and looked at her.
"What?"
He saw Haki Saint frown and speak softly.
"Didn't you hear those women talking about you?"
So?
How could several pregnant women shout and then rush forward?
"What did they say?"
Li Mosi looked at the saintess with some curiosity.
Zi'an came closer.
"They said you were very special, Master."
Zi Yi blinked.
"Was my late teacher very special?"
What's the problem?
Li Mosi glanced at his two disciples, then looked at Haji Saint.
The saintess leaned back, her face contorted in a frown.
With her current appearance, she'll probably have a face full of wrinkles when she gets old.
The saintess didn't know if this guy was genuinely ignorant or just pretending.
"You're too lenient as a lord. Aren't you afraid your people will start to rebel before you even achieve anything?"
Li Mosi frowned.
Was the eight hundred tribesmen he brought just for show?
Even if half of the new tribesmen are disobedient, there are still so many goblins left.
He had no idea how Hagi Saint's brain worked.
"Chief, the meat is cooked."
A goblin ran up to Ziyi and reported.
Zi Yi translated what was said to the people around him.
Everyone started eating immediately.
It makes sense that the lifestyle of humans differs from that of goblins.
Start cooking when the sky is just beginning to lighten, and finish eating just as dawn breaks, so you won't be affected by night blindness while working.
After another big meal, the tribesmen, led by the overseers, headed back to the western woodland to finish clearing the road that hadn't been cleared the day before. The remaining tribesmen trained on the spot using haystacks.
The blacksmith and the wheelwright went together to the workshop in the south to build a wheelbarrow.
The three stonemasons and the three carpenters, under Li Mosi's orders, stayed in the open space inside the main house with their eldest sons.
The group of young men who were led by the stonemason to dismantle the stone wall yesterday has grown from ten to thirty. They are now digging a pit on the south side of the open space, next to the north side of the earthen houses, using shovels and picks.
Li Mosi had already drawn the outline of the pit with charcoal, and the area within the outline was about the same size as a commoner's house.
The six craftsmen glanced at the young man digging the ground, then looked at Li Mosi.
The six craftsmen glanced at the young man digging the ground, then looked at Li Mosi.
The local stonemason of Valos Knights' territory spoke first.
"Sir, do you want us to build houses?"
Li Mosi recalled his name.
His name was something like Steckerling, which means "child of the hard stone."
"right."
Li Mosi took out a roll of Xuan paper from her chest, unfolded it, and laid it flat on the ground.
The diagram above shows the overall layout of the heated kang room, as well as its internal structure and cross-section.
Although the perspective looks a bit strange, the lines were drawn by Li Mosi using a pen, so at least the whole picture isn't too abstract.
"I want to build a house that stays warm even in winter."
"ah!?"
Strickland suddenly screamed and backed away.
Li Mosi, Zi Yi, Zi An, and the Holy Maiden behind him quickly looked at him.
He covered his eyes, and the craftsmen around him and several of their eldest sons also closed their eyes. Those who had free time also covered the eyes of those around them.
What did you do?
The main house fell silent for a moment.
The pregnant woman, the two men with broken legs, and the tribesmen who were standing in the open space were all somewhat bewildered.
Strickland, having heard no sound for a while, secretly opened his fingers a crack.
Looking at the puzzled people around him, he looked up at the sky and began to explain in a way that seemed extremely abstract to Li Mosi.
"Sir, we dare not covet your treasures. Just tell us what to do."
[Target State: Fear, Adulthood, Oxygen Deprivation]
Grass.
If Li Mosi hadn't been able to see other people's status through [Leshan Shui], he would have thought this guy was just showing off.
Yesterday, even Iron Hammer and his gang didn't seem this timid.
He had assumed that the artisans here held a certain status within the territory.
Looking back now, it's clear that Tiechui's personality is a bit too straightforward.
That's enough.
He spoke angrily, startling the six craftsmen into standing up straight.
"Are you trying to cause problems during construction by not looking at the blueprints? Or do you not want to build it at all? Show it to me! Look at every single detail carefully!"
"Yes, sir!"
Only after hearing his words did the six craftsmen dare to look down at the blueprints.
The three of them felt numb.
These people won't be comfortable unless you put them in a bit of pressure.
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