With enough food, everyone concentrated on building a new home.
After Yan Mo told Yuan Zhan about the discovery of the mermaid, Yuan Zhan's speed of building the protective wall was significantly accelerated.
"Where did the soil for your wall come from? Just from the foundation?" Yan Mo asked after observing Yuan Zhan for a while that day.
"Not only, but also around."
"It's too wasteful to take soil like this, and it's too slow to build a protective wall by yourself." Yan Mo walked up to Yuan Zhan, drew a simple city shape with branches on the snow, and drew a moat outside the city .
"What is this?" Yuan Zhan immediately grasped the point.
"The moat. The wider and deeper the better, it can prevent animals from attacking the city, it can prevent the enemy from attacking the city, and you can also raise fish and shrimps in the river. Although it can't prevent mermaids, but if we make friends with mermaids, say Maybe there is another protection in our moat." Yan Mo thought of the moat after seeing the mermaids and finding out that they could communicate.
As a soldier, Yuan Zhan is more sensitive to this kind of city defense, "God Ancestor, why have we never thought of digging a river around our residence!"
Yan Mo gestured and calculated on the ground, "According to your current speed of building the protective wall, it will definitely not be completed next spring, unless we only build a small village that can only accommodate one or two hundred people. However, if you spend All the energy for building the wall is put on digging the moat, and the city wall is ignored, and only the excavated soil is piled up on the inner side of the river, so can the speed be much faster?"
"Of course, it's easy to just loosen the soil, turn it into a pit, and pile the soil to one side." Yuan Zhan thought about it, moved, "That's right, in this way, I can create a fairly large area in a short period of time." , the accumulated soil can also be temporarily used as a wall, and it can be slowly removed later.”
Yan Mo simply said: "You might as well dig a moat under the entire highland and occupy this piece of land. The moat is dug directly to the big lake, so we don't even need to pour water in it. As for the mermaid, I will explain it." After explaining, Not only would they have one more friend, they might even have one more.
Yuan Zhan jumped out of the pit and pulled Yan Mo directly to the defensive wall. The two stood on a high place and looked around.
Yan Mo stretched out his arm and drew a big circle with his virtual finger, "This is all." Visually, the area of this area is about 30 square kilometers, which is enough for their current development and use.
Yan Mo, who doesn't understand urban construction, doesn't know how exaggerated and unreasonable his casual stroke is.
Yuan Zhan didn't speak, but his expression was enough to tell Yan Mo what he was thinking.
Yan Mo looked at him sideways, "It looks huge, but I have observed your ability, and given you four months, you can definitely do it. Moreover, your ability will definitely improve in these four months One step." Four months is the time when Yan Mo estimates the climate here and thinks that winter will end.
"Four months later, spring will come. First of all, we don't have to worry about the wild beasts sneaking up on us and attacking us. Then we will drive away all the more dangerous wild beasts in this highland..." Yan Mo originally wanted to say clean up, but thought of the guide and immediately changed his words, "Then , we will build the city walls and houses again, and everyone can help when the spring freezes."
"There are two problems." Yuan Zhan was still calm. "First, we have too few people. If an enemy really comes to attack us, we will not be able to defend such a large territory."
"There are mermaids who can help."
"This is the second question. What if the mermaids you mentioned are not only unable to help us, but also hostile to us?"
"Then what do you think we should do?" Dr. Yan, who was completely ignorant of city defense, humbly asked for advice, but he only shared his impression of the city, not knowing how to build it best.
Yuan Zhan didn't know if his lord priest really didn't understand, or he was still testing him. He looked at him deeply, "The moat should be dug as you said, and the protective wall here should also be dug."
Yan Mo looked at him in surprise, "The inner and outer cities... well, as long as you think you can handle it."
He thought, maybe even if Yuan Zhan didn't have him, even if he didn't come here, but stayed in the Yuanji tribe, he would most likely become the chief of the tribe and develop the tribe into a more powerful existence.
Looking at Yan Mo, Yuan Zhan thought, fortunately, he has such a priest who has received the inheritance from the ancestor god. Even if such a priest was given to him as slaves from ten tribes, he would not change them!
But the two of them had no idea how much impact they would have on this land in the future with their casual gestures and brief discussions.
Yuan Zhan first dug out the inner city, which is the moat he now delimits.
First, he drew a square circle on the snow according to Yan Mo's drawing. This is the inner city range he delineated. This range is about two square kilometers, and then he started along the extension of the circle. Digging.
The site is small, and digging such a square tunnel didn't take him a lot of time.
When Yuan Zhan used his ability to make the soil at the target part separate and pile up on the inner side, Yan Mo watched from the side and told him how deep and wide to dig at any time. For the moat of the inner city, he followed exactly what he had done in the original world. The standard of the moat seen when visiting the ancient imperial palace in the capital.
It took Yuan Zhan ten days to dig the square hole.
The Awu people were not idle either. They saw the soil that the leader had piled up to the side, so they came over and asked for help to make the soil into a wall. The soil dug out was relatively soft and they could handle it.
Yuan Zhan asked them to mix the soil, gravel, pebbles and colloidal mud ash together.
Yan Mo slapped his head and made a model. Isn't this just a ready-made synthetic brick
Do it as soon as you think of it, Yan Mo immediately taught everyone how to make a mold, this is simple, just use wood to make the sides.
Seeing the square stones being made with their own hands, all the Awu people were inexplicably excited and rushed to make bricks.
Seeing everyone making bricks in full swing, Yan Mo couldn't help thinking: Would the quality of these bricks be better if fired with fire
But now they don't have the time and energy to verify this matter, so they can only give up temporarily, but the bricks made in this way are also good, and the hardness is not even worse than that of blue bricks. The colloidal mud is really a treasure !
Yan Mo didn't think about what would happen if the pool of mud ran out, because the amount of mud in the pool was at least enough to build several cities, and maybe they could find a better adhesive by then.
Afterwards, the Awu people made bricks together, and Yuan Zhan was in charge of digging the foundation.
When Yuan Zhan went to dig the outer moat, the Awu people who stayed in the residence could directly build wall bricks in the foundation.
Pour the mixed mud directly between the two layers of wall bricks, and then use the ability to consolidate it when the original battle comes back.
As winter passed day by day, gradually, a solid small city appeared on this high ground.
Meng led the rest of the Awu tribe after nearly 20 days of trekking, and finally appeared outside the city wall.
Why did it take so long? One is that Meng only looked at the sketch map, was not familiar with the road, and took a lot of detours. If there were no marks left by the original battle along the way, he could turn back and walk in another direction if he couldn’t find it. , maybe they are still circling in the wilderness right now.
Another reason is that the composition of this group of people is complex, including the elderly, the weak, women and children, and the snow is not easy to walk on. Even if the warriors dragged them forward with wooden boards, they would not be able to go anywhere quickly.
The third reason is also due to their large number of people, they were targeted by wolves and other hungry beasts, and they spent a lot of time dealing with those beasts.
The last one is that they carry too much luggage.
Knowing that the colloidal mud is a good thing, he was ordered by Yan Mo before he left. During the 30-day preparation period, he asked people to go to the muddy pond every day to get mud to make mud stones. When he left, almost half of the boards were Those mud stones are stacked on top of them. For this reason, he delayed his departure for a few more days, because there were not enough wooden boards, so he had to make a few more temporarily.
Duofei was curious when she saw so many mudstones, so she took a chance to ask Meng.
Take everyone on the road, there are a lot of things to be busy every day, there are unexpected accidents every day, how can I find a woman to have sex, in order to reduce the burden of setting up a tent at night and for safety, all women and children are gathered together Sleeping together, the men sleep on the periphery, and he sleeps with other single Awu warriors at night.
So when Duofei came to look for him, he was so irritable that he was almost annoyed by all kinds of trivial matters, and scolded him back without waiting for the other party to speak.
Duofei endured her anger and retreated to the group of women. She's a little bit more free now because of her healing powers, but she's still being watched.
The old witch walked by her and said something to her. It's a pity she didn't understand.
After knowing that she could be treated, the old witch was very friendly to her at first, and her expression also changed. He even came to her several times by himself, but they couldn't communicate. Showing obvious disappointment, he muttered something. After a few times, the old witch seldom approached her again.
Meng and the Awu people were shocked.
What's that up ahead? !
Chief Awu and the old witch immediately walked to Meng, and asked anxiously, "Is this the place God said? Are there really no other human races here?" What happened to the stone wall
Awu, who was brought in as an interpreter, stammered and roughly conveyed the meaning of the two to Meng. Because Awu often works as an interpreter, under the pressure of the environment, he is now the best speaker of the nine original languages among the six children left behind.
Looking at the wood chips in his hand, and then comparing the terrain ahead, he was also puzzled and hesitant.
This is what Zhan was talking about, right? But this place is obviously occupied by people!
And just looking at the tall stone wall, one can also know how powerful the enemies here are.
Doesn't Kezhan mean that there are no other human races here
Did Zhan see it wrong? But such a tall and obvious stone wall, how could it be impossible not to see it
In fact, Meng still had a guess in his mind, but he didn't dare to think about it at all.
How long have Zhan and Mo left? How many people did they bring? Moreover, it was still a harsh winter with hard frozen soil. Even if Zhan had the ability to manipulate rocks and soil, it was impossible for them to build such a high and seemingly solid stone wall in such a short period of time!
Or did the stone wall exist in the first place
Duofei was probably the calmest one. Although the stone wall in front looked solid and tall, it was just a shape. It didn't even have battlements or patrol soldiers on it. It couldn't be compared with her father's castle at all.
But what is the pit in front of the stone wall
Duofei looked at the deep pit that hadn't been filled with water yet, puzzled, but she could also guess that it was some kind of defensive measure.
"I'll go over and have a look, you guys are waiting for me here." Meng said his decision.
Although the Awu people were worried, Meng was the most powerful among them, so he could only let him visit.
Just as they were about to leave, the Awu people were worried when someone slid far away on the snow.
"Patriarch, great witch! Is it you?" The shout in the Awu language was heard far away in the open field.
The Awu tribe was ecstatic, "It's a tribe! It's our tribe!"
It turned out that Hu Hu, who were in charge of defense and patrolling, had already spotted this group of people, but they were far away and were not sure yet.
Needless to say, the joy and joy of the reunion of the Awu people who have been separated for nearly two months.
Except for the patrolling personnel, all the warriors in the residence ran out to meet their clansmen. When Yan Mo heard the news, he also led three students out of the tent.
Big eyes can’t hold back for a long time, his eyes are looking for his relatives, he has a lot of things to show off to everyone, for example, he can weave straw sandals—although it was taught by Wu Chen, for example, he can now count from one to ten thousand , and can also do addition and subtraction within 10,000, such as...
He has too much to show off, and what he wants to show off the most is that he has a name! It was the name chosen for him by the priest himself!
The Awu people mixed together, and everyone pointed to the stone wall and talked excitedly.
"What is this? Did you make it?"
"My lord priest said this is called 'city wall'." The warrior who came out first said proudly.
"Be strong, defend against beasts and enemies, we will live inside the city walls from now on, we don't have to be afraid of anything!" Another warrior said in a louder voice.
The Awu people were overjoyed. They may not know what city walls and city defenses are, but they can also see how safe their residence will be with these stone walls.
Regardless of the cold, the old witch lay on the stone wall and kept touching. He knew that he couldn't poke it, so he kept poking it with his fingers, crying, "Hard! Strong! God!"
Patriarch Awu was interested in those stone bricks, and kept asking what they were and how to get them.
Daze took the bricks and told everyone braggingly: "Here, stones, build a house! Do you know the house? Haha! You don't know! We will be able to build a house in the future!"
Everyone excitedly asked what is a house.
When the Awu tribe excitedly fumbled around in the residence, Duo Fei followed the crowd and was also taken into the stone wall.
When she saw this residence that looked like a construction site, Her Lady Princess curled her lips in disdain.
What, there is not even a decent house. She expected to see at least a small palace for priests and chiefs, but she didn't see even adobe houses.
It seems that the priest is not very capable, and he still lives in the tent.
However, Duofei is also a little wary. If the tribe has just begun to build according to the requirements of the priest who was also picked up, the priest did not let the barbarians build a house for him first, but asked everyone to build a city wall first, what does that mean
This shows that the priest is either a person who doesn't care much about external things, or a person with great wisdom.
Duofei has seen more than one priest or witch-like figure. There is also a temple in their castle. There are many gods in the temple. In addition to serving the gods, these gods will also take these gods when they find that they can control the tribe. God attendants sent out to be the priests of those tribes.
And these god servants sent out are used to the life of being served by others, and they also have high requirements for the place of residence. They often live better than the patriarch of the clan.
If the priest who was picked up also came from other temples, then at least he is not a magic stick who only knows how to enjoy.
Yan Mo saw Duofei who was among the crowd at a glance.
Because this girl is so conspicuous, even after more than two months of grinding, she has dressed like other women of the Awu tribe, but the curly long red hair that has been combed, the snow-white skin, and the straight With a straight chest and a temperament that is absolutely different from those around her, it is enough to make her shine like a light bulb.
Although Yan Mo saw her, he didn't have time to pay attention to her for the time being. His eyes were quickly attracted by the large amount of mud stones dragged in.
He walked towards Yan Mo with big strides.
Yan Mo stretched out his hand first, and patted him hard, "Great! The mud rocks here are almost gone, and you came too timely! Hurry up, settle everyone down today, and work together tomorrow!"
Suddenly... He opened his mouth and closed it again. He originally wanted to ask what happened to the stone wall under construction, but after seeing the construction scene in the residence, he also guessed a lot. He didn't ask until Yan Mo finished speaking. Said: "What about the war?"
Yan Mo waved his hand, "I went to fight with the mermaid."
That animal has so much energy that it has no place to vent, and he can't even kill him if he digs such a big moat, so he said that even the ugliest mermaid looks better than him, so the animal went to fight with the mermaid! Simply unreasonable! What he said is obviously true.