The trolls happily returned carrying clean water.
Because the trolls didn't have enough containers, Xiang En generously gave several buckets to the trolls.
The wooden sign used to trade with the trolls was stuck on a relatively obvious tree by Xiang En. If the trolls still want to come to change the water, he is very welcome.
The two yaks, which were a little irritable due to pain, slowly calmed down after eating bread and drinking water purified by the Innocent Spring, and followed Xiang En and the others obediently.
These tamed yaks were specially bred by trolls using witchcraft, and their personalities have been trained to be very gentle. Even if their bodies are in extreme pain, they will not kick their legs or kick people.
After the pain disappeared, he turned back into a tool cow that only grew meat and pulled carts.
The two cows were pulled into the cowshed. The cows in the cowshed were still not in good condition and had not yet started giving birth to calves.
Xiang En thought for a moment and thought that maybe these yaks lived together in groups, so they might be a little shy and not used to the movement of many yaks.
Then he called over Bourne, pointed to the eight cows in the cowshed, and said: "You build a few sheds for these cows, so that they can be separated two by two. The space should be larger. If the materials are not enough, let Hogan help you." Cut down trees.”
"Okay boss!" Bourne responded at attention and immediately ran to get the tools to work without any hesitation.
There are eight cows in the cowshed, three bulls and five cows.
Xiang En used natural pigments to mark the cows with numbers, so that they could clearly identify which cow they were, so there would be no mistakes when pairing them, and it would also facilitate the breeding of the next generation of yaks.
After seeing the cowshed, Xiang En went back to carve a totem on the stone next to the manor. He wanted to carve a giant forbidden vine totem, otherwise he would not feel safe.
Andrea and Naka continued to train. They were the two most talented people and had a chance to break through to the gold level with the Light Magic Crystal, so they did not participate in the labor.
Markey and Duncan continued hauling stone and building walls.
After ten days of building the wall and working day and night, an earthen wall eight meters high, one and a half meters wide and only twenty meters long was built in the upper left corner of the manor.
To wrap up the entire manor, they still need to build 800 meters of walls of the same height and width. Markey and Duncan still have a long way to go.
The horses that were used before were all dismantled by Xiang En and turned into authentic load-bearing pillars. Even with the protection of totems, Xiang En would never feel at ease without a wall.
Although Ma Ji and the others were very efficient, they had too few people and without the help of large equipment, it was too slow to rely solely on manpower.
Putting down the half-carved totem parts, Xiang En looked in the direction of the town, wondering if he could trick the trolls into building a garden for them.
As a reward for managing water for a day, I wonder if I can hire a troll to repair the garden.
Another half month passed, and Xiang En couldn't figure out how to talk to the trolls about working part-time. Some abnormal situations during the period also made Xiang En not have much thought on deceiving the trolls.
During this time, some big guys would occasionally fly out from the depths of the mountains. They were not zombies, but living creatures.
There are giant eagles with white feathers, and there are also strange flying creatures that are like long snakes. They look like snakes with wings. Xiang En doesn't know what they are called.
After all kinds of strange flying creatures flew away from the mountains, many zombie beasts appeared near them, causing a lot of trouble to Marki and the others who were building the fence.
The temperature has been dropping during these days, and the sky has not cleared up without the acid rain clouds. It looks foggy.
Looking at it for a long time can make people feel depressed.
During this period, the trolls asked Xiang En to change the water several times. The ten yaks they took away, except for the five that had been made into bacon, were replaced with pure water necessary for survival.
Now the remaining value of the trolls is only their labor force and the food left over from the winter.
The troll tribe lived a very difficult life, and the pure spring water they obtained in exchange was used to blend with polluted water for drinking.
From the original blending of one-third contaminated water to the current blending of half contaminated water, the trolls' mood became more and more bitter.
The zombie beasts that appeared frequently in the surrounding area for unknown reasons also caused the trolls to suffer a lot. Many troll children wandering nearby were eaten by the zombie beasts, but there was nothing they could do.
Learn from humans to build walls, but labor means a surge in water and food consumption. Their resources really can't afford to build such a strong wall, so they can only let the remaining warriors take turns patrolling and sentrying.
On this day, Darusa, Auda, and Aluru gathered in the hut again to discuss future plans.
The three trolls all looked gloomy and began to talk about various ways to tide over the difficulties.
Auda proposed to rob the humans, but was defeated and was rejected.
Unable to defeat humans, Aluru proposed to donate the troll's beauties in exchange for water and food.
Then Darusa and Auda looked at Aluru as if they had seen a ghost. They were not the same species. Did they really use their brains to say this
But having said that, Darusa looked at Auda and asked: "Aren't there trolls in the tribe who are pregnant with those human children? Can they be transformed into humans' aesthetics through witchcraft?"
"Ah, this..." Such a strange thought made Auda open her mouth.
However, he remembered that the previous generation of elderly troll wizards had said that those races such as harpies and cat demons that had failed to transform were quite popular with humans, so he said tangledly: "It's okay, but that would be too ugly."
Aruru muttered after hearing this: "It's not ugly..."
Darusa and Auda were speechless at Aluru. This troll is no longer normal, so just ignore it.
Auda added to Darusa: "Although it can be done, it will take a long time for such human descendants to grow to a level that meets human aesthetics. There is also a lot of risk of failure. The problem is still unresolved..."
"I know." Darusa's momentum plummeted, and he became very depressed. He stared at the bonfire in the middle, not daring to face the eyes of Auda and Darusa, and said, "I am not a qualified leader. , apart from begging for help from humans, I can’t think of a better way for us to survive... "
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After these words, Auda and Aluru remained silent, looking at Darusa without any anger or reproach in their eyes.
Only when you truly become a leader and decision-maker can you realize how painful the heavy pressure is on you. In the past, such pressure was not on the trolls of the younger generation, and they did not have a deep understanding of it.
After leaving the mountains and Darusa becoming the new leader, the older generation of trolls have passed away. The younger generation, who were unprepared to face such a predicament, have not collapsed yet, which is already good.
No matter which troll came to face Darussa's current predicament, it would be impossible to find a better solution.
Looking at Darusa who did not dare to look up at them, Auda sighed faintly, "There is no way to do this. Auda also feels that this is the only way now. Smart humans will always find a way. If they don't Accept us...then think of a way."
Darusa raised his head and glanced at Auda, then lowered his head.
(End of chapter)