The production of cement was quickly back on track. In order to allow Anna to get a good rest, the firing room only started once every two to three days. When it is not calcined, prepare as many raw materials as possible. For this reason, Roland issued a recruitment order again, doubling the number of masonry workers.
But he also knew that he couldn't rely on Anna to do these things all the time. Working in a dusty environment for a long time will cause people to suffer from silicosis. In addition to the expansion of the production scale in the future, one Anna is far from enough to use.
Witches should not be used as consumables, but as engines that propel civilization forward. Although Roland knew this all too well, he could only devote all his energy to the construction of the city wall. Can't stop the evil beast, everything is impossible to talk about.
The foundation of the city wall connecting Beipo Mountain and Chishui River has been excavated. According to the practice before the time-travel, he, as the general manager of the project, dug out the first shovel of soil with his own hands in front of a group of onlookers looking in astonishment.
He thought it would be easy to build a city wall after the cement problem was solved, but he actually found out that he didn't know anything about engineering at all. How deep and wide should the foundation be dug? How to solve the uneven location? How can it be ensured that it is in a straight line after it is more than 600 meters long? He had seen a group of young men looking around with instruments and rulers when the municipal road was being repaired. It seemed that they were called theodolites and levels, right? But there is nothing here!
As a mechanical drawing dog, although Roland is also known as the engineering double dog with the civil engineering dog next door, the content he has learned is vastly different. And none of the hired clay artisans have participated in the construction of large-scale projects, and it can be said that they are worse than themselves. Therefore, after the construction of the city wall started, the progress was extremely slow, and it took only a week to excavate half a shallow trench.
Once the project is out of control, it is difficult to say what the final product will look like. For example, this shallow groove dug out with great difficulty is not so much the foundation of the city wall as it is a drainage ditch. Although Roland drew a rough width when digging, but when he dug this width, the shape was obviously out of shape, and it became narrower and narrower. Standing in the distance and looking into the distance, it looks like a twisted snake.
Even so, Roland was reluctant to stop work. In the spirit of being able to dig a little bit, as long as the firing room does not start work, he will stay at the foot of the north slope all day, adjust the extension direction of the foundation pit with the naked eye, and move forward slowly. At the same time, he also doubled the pay for recruiting the artisans on the stone.
Fortunately, this embarrassment did not last long. When Roland was instructing the preparation of the sixth batch of cement in the firing room, Barov, the assistant to the minister, reported that a stone craftsman responded to the recruitment, and also said that he had stayed at the Greycastle Mason Association, and that he had already brought him. Waiting outside the hospital for an interview.
After thinking about it for a while, he became elated. The Greycastle Mason Guild was a well-known organization in his memory, and even the Fourth Prince had heard of their name. Although it seems that it was ordered to dissolve due to a construction accident, how can it be possible to do this
"Bring him in," Roland nodded with a calm expression on his face. He originally wanted to tell Anna to avoid it, but then he thought about it. There are more than 2,000 people in Border Town, and not many people have seen the true face of the witch. Moreover, Anna's appearance at this time was completely different from when she was looking for death before, and she was dressed in strange clothes, so she probably wouldn't recognize her even if she saw it.
Karl Vanbert was uneasy when he was brought into the courtyard by the knight. He planned to tell His Highness that this season is not suitable for large-scale projects, and then slowly change his view of witches after gaining His Highness's trust. But it is rumored that His Royal Highness has always acted without restraint, what should I do if the persuasion has the opposite effect
He bowed in confusion and saluted, but when he raised his head, he was stunned—the girl beside His Highness was so familiar that he had the illusion that he was dreaming. Carl rubbed his eyes, looked again, and couldn't help shouting, "...Anna!"
Damn it, Roland screamed in his heart, this is too coincidental, isn't it a coincidence that just hiring a craftsman can also recruit a witch's neighbor? It can be seen that the other party is definitely familiar enough with Anna, otherwise it is impossible to recognize it within a time of meeting. He turned his head to look at Carter Lannis, the chief knight understood it, and immediately pulled the door bolt, blocking the only exit.
"teacher?"
Anna's reaction made Roland unable to recover for a while, what, teacher
"It's really you, Anna, I... I..." Carl only felt his eyes warm, and then something came down. He fell to his knees feebly and kept repeating, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... so good, so... so..."
After a while, Karl Vanbert calmed down. He slowly stood up and bowed to Roland again, "I'm very sorry, Your Highness, I lost my temper."
"What the hell is going on here? Aren't you a mason?"
"I used to be," Carl replied fluently after letting go of his burden. His Highness didn't kill Anna, and the one who was hanged on the execution ground was the substitute - after realizing this, he already knew what to do. Although it is not clear why the other party wants to save a witch, but no matter what, even if His Highness wants to bring her into the bedroom, it is much better than sending her to the gallows. This at least shows that His Royal Highness is not afraid of the rumor that the witch is the incarnation of the devil.
He recounted in detail his experience of wandering from Greycastle to Border Town, including opening an academy here and discovering that student Nana Pine had also become a witch. In the end, he begged His Highness to also hide Nana in the palace, so as not to suffer persecution after exposure.
Anna, who was standing by the side, looked like she wanted to plead for Nana, but she never said a word.
Another new witch, this is really great news, but it seems that the surname Pine has been heard before. Roland invited the minister's assistant to ask quietly, only to find out that it was the surname of a small noble family in Border Town.
"You can bring her to see me, and if she's really a witch, I promise she won't be harmed," Roland promised, "but I can't take her away from the Pine house, especially if she hasn't suffered any serious damage to her family. Before the threat. Besides, my saving Anna is not what you think..." He thought about it, and decided that it would be better to make it clear, "I need her help. I believe more than the nonsense of the devil's evil power. The power of witches has nothing to do with good or evil, and can be controlled. So whether Anna or Nana, any witch, as long as they do not commit illegal acts, I will not think they are guilty."
"Next, let's talk about business, have you participated in the construction of the graycastle city wall?" The prince turned the topic back to the construction.
"Yes!" Karl nodded. Although His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince did not accept Nana as he thought, it was confusing to say that he needed the help of a witch, but he was always willing to protect Nana's safety. Will suffice.
"Very well, I plan to build a city wall at the foot of the Chishui River and the North Slope Mountain to resist the invasion of evil beasts. Now you are responsible for this project."