For Kant, getting the help of tree people is of great help!
After all, this fantasy race has gone beyond the concept of ordinary creatures. Even if it is not used for war, even if it is stationed in the castle, it is the existence that makes him feel at ease.
And this bag of natural spring is also an unexpected surprise.
But there are also regrets.
Through detailed communication with Manid.
Kant unexpectedly learned that in the Fangorn Forest, the ancient peace-loving tree people did not accept dinars or gold as currency at all, and they did not even think of accepting ordinary goods.
In other words, there is no concept of trade at all!
They are derived from plants.
It is a natural evolution and belongs to the fantasy race.
Therefore, there is no need to eat and drink like flesh and blood. The roots can absorb nutrients and water from the soil, and the branches and leaves can perform photosynthesis with sunlight. Apart from wisdom, they are basically ancient trees.
Just like their appearance, they can be regarded as ancient trees.
Gold is also worthless.
After all, precious metals like gold and silver are still minerals.
Just like the stones that humans see, in the eyes of the treants, these things that are rooted in the ground and can be seen from time to time are a kind of stone, but with a shiny yellow appearance.
It is indeed of no value to tree people.
Manid has also communicated.
In terms of trade, except for natural springs and some strange things with natural magical powers, the tree people do not accept any trade, because they only accept barter or gifts for friends.
It is completely ancient and simple natural race.
Same stuffy.
Treemen would not trade at all without these needed supplies.
Even bartering is impossible.
Just as it is impossible for human beings to exchange the gold in their own hands with the stones in other people's hands, perhaps what they own is a high-value item in the eyes of the other party, but it is useless to their own side, that is, it is of no value to their own side!
Kant put aside his thoughts on Fangorn Forest for the time being, after all, with this bag of natural spring, it is enough to last for a long time.
Much better than nothing.
"Next..."
Kant tapped the table lightly with his fingers.
The three people at the table were all solemn, and Kant said in a deep voice, "I'm starting to recruit civilians. I need to train a group of troops that can last the battle. The quality can be slowed down, but the quantity must definitely be able to withstand it."
"Understood!" Fatis, as the military commander, immediately responded in a deep voice.
Fingers tapped on the table.
Kant turned his head and looked at Manid and Jocelyn: "Both of you run around your respective trading points. Now we are not short of dinars. Buy more supplies such as food, arrows, and tools."
"Yes!" Manid and Jocelyn both nodded immediately.
Although the Fangorn Forest of the Lord of the Rings cannot be traded, the land of Pendor can.
Jocelyn transported all kinds of materials continuously through the Pendor Continent. Sometimes, it was more abundant than the Calradia Continent, which was enough to satisfy the current "Drehem" castle and quickly hoard supplies.
For example, there is no shortage of food in the castle now. There are nearly 2,500 soldiers and civilians, enough to eat for more than a month.
But still not enough.
Next, the danger encountered by Kant and others may not be solved in a month.
According to Kant's idea, whether it is in the Pendor Continent, Calradia Continent, or the local Lion Principality, they will purchase food in large quantities, even if it is to increase the price.
For the future, when those undead come, they can have a basic guarantee!
"The Urn City continues to be built."
Kant pondered for a moment.
Thinking about it in my head, I continued to speak and said: "Dig a moat outside the city wall. Later, I will attract a spring and place it in the moat to ensure the defense of the castle."
"Lord Kant." Fatis frowned and said, "It's very difficult to dig a moat outside the city wall, after all, it's a layer of sand."
"Sand layer?"
Kant frowned even more, which he really didn't expect.
The construction of city walls and gates is actually a solid layer of soil at the bottom, rather than a layer of soft sand. This is a change brought about by the system, just as soil appears out of thin air in farmland.
Therefore, the construction of city walls and gates is completely built on the soil.
But the periphery is still sand.
If you want to dig a tunnel, dig a moat, and the soft sand layer collapses, you have to bury all the dug tunnels. Even if you use wooden planks to support it, the spring water will seep into the surrounding sand layer, and the sand layer will collapse after it is full of water.
"Then take it easy for now." Kant sighed slightly, frowning and said: "There is no need to dig the moat."
"Understood." Fatis nodded.
There is actually no problem without digging a moat.
Although this kind of fortification is an excellent way to resist the enemy's attack, in front of the enemy who lacks siege equipment, even a 10-meter-high city wall can be regarded as a natural moat!
As for the dead and resurrected undead skeletons, Fatis didn't think they would have siege weapons!
This is why Kant gave up digging moats.
As long as you can resist the death sky, you will have no fear in the sea of skeletons you will face next, no matter how many there are. Holding the city wall is equivalent to holding the castle!
The four discussed in the governing hall.
There are many difficulties to face next, which need to be dealt with very carefully.
Talked late.
Kant let Fatis and the others disperse.
However, the details have been discussed almost, and the rest only needs to be implemented.
This is a critical period of time, and the situation is very tense. At least in Kant's opinion, if he can't make it this time, the consequences will be even more terrifying than when he was attacked by the Gnoll Expeditionary Army!
At least they could still escape when they encountered the Jackal Expeditionary Army.
Now.
Even if you escape, you can't escape!
The Death Shroud will devour any living thing, and those skeletons will hate to kill any living thing.
Once the "Drehem" castle is captured, those undead who have been expanding without any physical limitations, morale fluctuations, or even mind restraints will definitely continue to go to the town of "Aaron".
The Sanwaya Mountains are a natural barrier to ordinary creatures.
But for the undead, it is just a rugged road that takes time, but they can still travel through the past.
What's more.
Kant didn't want to escape either.
Why run away
This is his foundation in the Nalun Desert, in this world, and he must not give up!
The long river of time is flowing.
Soon, 7 days passed.
The "Drehem" castle is still very busy, but they all seem to be aware of the arrival of the predicament, and everyone's work pace is a little faster, trying to complete all preparations before the last moment.
The Urn City is under construction, and the construction team from Aaron is in charge.
In 7 days, a small half was built.
The thick stones are mainly in the shape of a semicircle, which just buckles the original city gate.
In addition, 4 towers were built inlaid in the walls on both sides of the urn city, which can be used for soldiers to station and shoot at the enemies inside and outside the urn city at the same time, greatly increasing the level of firepower output.
If you want to attack the city gate, you must first attack the Wengcheng.
And even if it is to break into the Wengcheng, the arrow towers and towers on the main body of the city gate, together with the arrow towers of the Wengcheng itself, are the defense line of death!
The dense rain of arrows will wash the earth like a torrential rain!
And the tenacious resistance of the infantry.
During these seven days, almost all the agriculture and animal husbandry of the entire "Drehem" castle was given over to the military, and 1,000 civilians put down their work and entered the infantry training ground to start training.
By the end of the week, 1,000 Swadian light infantry were present inside the castle.
They are all level 3 infantry with excellent military qualities.
The kind that can go to the battlefield and line up to kill the enemy!
This is Kant's violent soldiers, from the system's violent soldiers ability, so that his troops can have a group of soldiers with good equipment level and rich combat experience in almost a short moment.
And as the war continues, as long as the entire army is not wiped out, the troops will become more and more elite.
Support war with war.
What war brings is not trauma, but experience.
And after gaining experience, he began to upgrade aggressively, turning into a more advanced unit!
As for Vikia archers, there are fewer of them.
Their recruitment is 10 people per week, fixed recruitment, even if there is dinars, there is no way to recruit more, and they cannot use civilians and dinars as in the castle, infantry training ground, cavalry training ground and crossbowman training ground. Stack up step by step.
What the Wikia Range needs are Wikia people.
In Kant's castle, all Swadians have more advantages in recruiting infantry and cavalry.
In fact it is true.
Kant indeed thought so.
The 1,000 Swadian light infantry can form an independent army. After a few battles, they may be able to upgrade to Swadian heavy cavalry without even entering the cavalry training ground.
After all, training infantry and cavalry costs several times more dinars than ordinary battle upgrades!
Dozens might hold up.
Once the number is in the hundreds, that's hundreds of thousands of dinars.
Even the current Kant can't bear it.
Even if the salt trade is on the right track, it will still cost a lot to maintain the current force.
In addition to the expenditure on trade procurement, the expenditure on construction and construction, and various losses, adding up to hundreds of thousands of dinars per week, it cannot be easily wasted.
1000 Swadian light infantry is enough.
Upgrading to 1000 Swadian heavy cavalry is also enough to form a heavy cavalry group.
Kant is on the alert.
However, on the last day of the month, the desert robbers from the central post station arrived in haste, appearing nervously in the governing hall, bringing information.
The Central Post found the arrival of troops from the Lion Principality.
The number is 1000 people.
And the leader is Baron Dylan of Stone Pass!
In the governing hall, Fatis, Manid, and Jocelyn, who had received the news, had already arrived in the hall. As for Kant, he directly made a decision, holding his sword of the king, and commanded in a deep voice: "Fatis and I'm going."
"Yes!" Fatis nodded immediately.
Kant turned his head to Manid and Jocelyn and then ordered: "You stay and watch the house. For this battle plan, I will bring the newly recruited 1,000 Swadian light infantry, as well as all the knights that exist in the castle itself. .”
(end of this chapter)