'Boom boom boom boom' suddenly appeared, startled a large group of seagulls flying.
On the coast, tall water columns suddenly rose from the calm sea, and white water splashed in all directions. Under the sunlight, a faint rainbow briefly appeared in the air.
On the stone wall by the coast, there stood several figures of different heights.
The tall one is Link, the leader of the flamingo mercenary group, Jacques, and the three short ones, all of whom are from Job. The leader is Aberdeen, who is the supervisor of the waterway development project. It is his deputy.
This is the east coast of Field Wilderness. This place is called Huxiao Cliff. It is a high stone wall, but there is a 300-meter-wide notch in the stone wall. The water in the notch is very deep, reaching an average of 30 meters. The slope of the cliff is also very gentle, and you can easily climb to the coast from here.
If there are no reefs in the sea, then this is a very good deep-water port.
To build the territory, Link needs a lot of materials, and the most efficient and economical way to transport materials is by sea, so after Link understands the basic situation of the territory, the first thing he does is ask the Job engineering team to open up the sea route.
Looking at the splashing water on the sea, Link asked Aberdeen: "How long will it take to open up a really usable waterway?"
Because this matter was handled by the Flamingo Mercenary Group before, and Link was only in contact with the letter, and Link didn’t know the details. Now that he has come in person, of course he has to ask the experts, so that he knows what he knows.
Aberdeen knew that the young man in front of him was his big benefactor, and he was also a master of magic. He couldn't be fooled. There are a lot of hidden reefs up to 50 nautical miles away, but there are not many that need to be cleared, only a range of 1,000 meters from the edge of Huxiao Cliff. The estimated time to clear this area is two months Time, there is still one month left."
Not bad for a month.
He continued to ask: "What about the area 1,000 meters away, do we need to mark a safe channel?"
Aberdeen patiently explained: "Master, there is no need. Nowadays, basic water magic runes are drawn on every sea-going ship. Experienced captains can judge the water depth ahead from the changes in the light of the runes. As long as the hidden reef If it’s not too dense, they can avoid it safely.”
Link suddenly knew that he was overthinking. This is the real world. People will always find the most economical and reliable way to solve the problem. He, a layman in shipping, asks for details, which may make people laugh.
"Then how much is the budget for opening sea lanes and building ports?" Link asked again, this is something he needs to master.
"4827 gold coins, master, this is the exact cost. We Job people are very fair and never cheat friends." Aberdeen patted his chest proudly and reported a fairly accurate figure.
Link has his own ideas: "I also hope that the harbor will leave enough room for expansion. If it develops in the future, it can be expanded smoothly."
Having said that, Aberdeen immediately felt embarrassed: "Master, if this is really the case, all these stone walls under our feet must be leveled, and the amount of work will be more than doubled..."
"My budget limit is 10,000 gold coins." Link raised a finger.
Aberdeen's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Then there is no problem."
He turned around and began to discuss with the two assistants around him. The two assistants took out a blueprint. After the three of them gestured for a while, the short Job raised his head and said to Link: "My lord, if you do this, the construction period will be increased by half. moon."
Of course there is no problem, Link nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, the group walked some more along the stone wall of Huxiao Cliff, and then Link bid farewell to these busy Job people, and rode with Yake to the inland camp.
On the way, Yake hesitated to speak.
Link saw it, and after thinking about it, he understood what he was thinking, and said with a smile, "Why, are you worried about not having enough gold coins?"
This is exactly what Yake wanted to say, he turned his head and looked at the port under construction behind him, and said: "My lord, including this port, you have invested nearly 30,000 gold coins in the territory, and this is just the beginning. "
They just wiped out the bandits in the wilderness, built a small camp, and then 30,000 gold coins evaporated. The speed of spending money can no longer be described by running water, it is simply a flood.
Where has Jacques seen such a method of spending money? Not only is he flustered, but Lucy, Gridan and others are also flustered, and even the magician Calido has no idea. Link can make money by magic, but the money Money speed is a must.
They were afraid that Link would spend all the money and get into trouble.
Link smiled and said, "This is a necessary investment. If you save it now, you will spend more money in the future."
When Yake heard this, the thick lips on that honest face moved again, and he looked like he wanted to say something but dared not say it. It was not that he was not straightforward, but it was really difficult for him to say what he wanted to say.
Link is so sensitive, seeing him like this, he laughed and scolded: "I haven't seen you for a few months, why did you become like this, is it constipation?"
Yake had a wry smile on his face, knowing Link's character, he simply let go, with a look of worry on his face: "My lord, this Field Wilderness is really barren, there is not even a piece of land for growing crops, everywhere They are stones, and they can’t be cleaned up. Except for some weeds, there are not even a tree to be seen, there are not many rivers, and hurricanes often pass through the border, so there is no place to hide. Can such a place...can prosper?"
Originally, they came here full of confidence, ready to work hard for themselves and for Link, but they didn't understand the situation. After staying in this wilderness for the past few months, the passion in the hearts of the three of them was destroyed by this barren and desolate place. The place was smoothed out.
The food to eat, the clothes to wear, and the wood to build houses all have to be transported from other places. This place is simply poor and unreasonable.
Link listened, but laughed, not worried at all.
Although the natural environment of Field Wilderness is a bit poor, it is not like this. It is no wonder that such a large piece of land can be in his hands.
Besides, this wilderness is not useless, not to mention the anti-magic clay, its geographical location is also very good, the east coast, 1000 nautical miles away, is the high elves' Dawn Isle, to the south is the southern kingdoms, to the north is The capital of the Norton Kingdom is in very good condition.
If the natural environment is poor, let's transform it.
In this magical world, this is not impossible, as long as you are willing to invest money, you can overcome it. And what Link needs most now is money. He has 120,000 gold coins in his pocket, part of which he earned, and nearly 80,000 are rewards from the Academy of Magic to support him in building his territory.
"Don't worry, Yake, after ten years, Field Wilderness will definitely become Field City."
At this time, the shadow of the camp had already appeared in front of him, Link whipped his horsewhip, and ran forward at a faster speed. Yake's worries remained undiminished. He felt that he could not see any hope at all. He sighed. He gently clamped the horse's belly and followed Link.
The camp ahead is called Scorched Earth Ridge. It was built temporarily, but it also cost Link 6,000 gold coins.
The entire camp was built on a high ground, surrounded by a high city wall with huge stones. The city wall has two gates on the east and west, one leading to the sea, and the other leading to the Gwent Forest in the northwest.
The stone wall encloses a circle of land with a diameter of more than 300 meters. A solid sentry tower was built at the highest point to monitor the surroundings of the camp. coming workers.
After entering the camp, Link got off his horse, handed the reins to the soldiers on one side, and then walked towards a large wooden building on the other side.
This wooden building is the administrative building of the camp. It has two floors and covers an area of more than 200 square meters. At this time, people are coming in and out, and it is very busy. After Link walked over, a young man with a bookish look came up immediately. This is Link's clerk, Joshua, a very capable young man recruited from River Valley Town.
Holding a document in his hand, he reported to Link in a quick and clear voice: "Master, the reply from East Valley School of Magic has arrived. It is a letter from Dean Anthony."
"Retell it to me." Link said.
"Yes." Joshua nodded and continued: "The letter said that your idea is not realistic, and it is impossible to use a magic tower to change the weather conditions in the Field Wilderness. He said that in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to build At least 5 large magic towers form a tower array, and 5 magic masters are always stationed in it to achieve this, but this is not realistic... East Valley College can build a large magic tower for you at a 50% discount, but it can’t help you. You achieve your goals."
It's really unrealistic. Don't even think about a large magic tower without 100,000 gold coins. Five towers are worth half a million, and five magic masters are always stationed. This plan is simply crazy.
Link walked all the way and listened, and when he reached his study in the room, he had already understood what the other person said, he sat down on the chair, frowned and said, "Well, this is really not good news. "
If you want to build the Field Wilderness, the port is the first key, and changing the climate is the other key, and both are indispensable.
Otherwise, the Yifield wilderness will experience more than 4 super-large hurricanes and more than 10 small hurricanes a year. It is a ghost that this place can prosper.
The magic tower is also what Link urgently needs. Although he has graduated from East Valley College, magic has no limit. If he wants to continue on the road of magic, he must have a magic tower of his own. Ordinary ones are not enough. It is best to be on the same scale as the Magic Tower, the hub of East Valley College.
East Valley College could no longer help him with this matter, Link frowned, thinking hard about a solution.
At this time, the young clerk took out another letter. This letter had a magic seal, indicating that it was a secret letter. The clerk did not open it. He handed the letter to Link: "Master, this is the letter that just arrived. .”
Link took a look at the letter, and saw a shimmering magic mark on the envelope. The envelope was made of very tough bearskin paper. There was also a self-destruct rune painted on the back of the letter. If the letter is violently opened, the letter will self-destruct.
But how to open this letter correctly? There are no instructions.
Link looked up and down the envelope and estimated the meaning of each rune. Half a minute later, he understood that it was a Marv-style rune lock, very delicate, but as long as he knew the rules, he could crack it in minutes.
If it was Link in the past, he might be stumped, but Link, who has read all the magic notes of the upper magicians of East Valley College, has an unimaginably deep background in magic. This rune lock is a piece of cake for him a plate of.
After pondering for five or six minutes, Link tapped the runes on the letter paper with his finger at a certain moment, inputting a different amount of mana at each point. After 13 mana points were tapped, the envelope lit up, and the magic mark appeared. disappears, and the envelope opens automatically.
Before pulling out the letter paper, Link couldn't help thinking, 'Who is playing charades with me? It was quite interesting. '