The new city was located on a slope on the north bank of the lake. The view was broad, the land was fertile, and there were water veins underground. On the east side was a forest, which was very suitable for building a new city.
The water of the lake was as clear and smooth as a mirror. The blue sky and the scenery on the shore were all reflected in it. The scenery was very beautiful. Su Lun named the lake Mirror Lake, and the newly built city was also called Mirror Lake City.
Suhlen planned Mirror Lake City to be one kilometer long, with a population of around ten thousand. If the population increased in the future, the city would continue to expand. However, there was no need for such a big city right now. More than three thousand refugees and even more slaves began to work.
First, they built a temporary camp here. The camp used wood and mud to build fences. When the fences were finished, Suhlen would cast Mud to Stone on them. The camp would not be dismantled after the city was built. It would be used as a military base.
Northern Battlefront City was very experienced in building a city. After confirming the location of the city, the slaves began to clear the stones and weeds in the area. Some of the higher areas had to be leveled, and the lower areas had to be filled with soil. They also cleared the weeds and trees in the area.
Mirror Lake was not small. It was roughly circular, with a diameter of about three kilometers. There were many fish living in it. After confirming the safety of the area, the dock and fishing boats would be built immediately. Then, they would arrange for fishermen to fish and provide food for the territory.
The next morning, the sun was not yet up, and the lake was very humid. There was a thin layer of fog in the morning. Although it was almost summer, the early morning in the wilderness was still a bit chilly. The birds that woke up early chirped and began to look for food. There were a few drops of dew on the grass.
Suhlen washed his face with the cool lake water, dispelling the hazy sleepiness. He had gotten used to the soft velvet bed in the castle and the smooth skin of the half-elven maids. He did not sleep well last night. It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it was difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Breakfast was bacon and stewed potatoes. Although he did not bring the maids, he still brought the chef. The chef's skills had improved a lot under Frodo's tutelage. Although Frodo often complained that these people were as stupid as swine beasts, they were actually very good at cooking.
The bacon was beef, mixed with onions, wild vegetables, and mushrooms that were commonly found in the wilderness. The fragrant meat broth emitted an alluring aroma that could awaken one's digestive system. This was the most common method of cooking in Northern Town City. After all, there were so many potatoes here.
Suhlen took a piece of black bread and heated it up. Then, he tore it into small pieces and threw them into the broth. The fragrant and delicious broth softened the originally dry and hard black bread. After swallowing the soft bread and the hot broth together, a warm feeling enveloped his body. His stomach, which was rumbling with hunger, also felt satisfied.
The soft stewed beef was paired with some vegetables, and the taste was not bad. The potatoes were soft and glutinous. With a gentle press of the tongue, it mixed with the fragrant meat broth and was swallowed into the stomach.
Black bread was not bad. In fact, it depended on the materials used to make it. Back in Kalen City, most merchants sold black bread with a lot of bran, pebbles, and even wood shavings, so the price was very low. It only cost two coppers.
This kind of bread was a little soft when fresh out of the oven, but it could be used as a weapon after cooling down. The black bread made in Northern Town City was not like this. There were no wood shavings, pebbles, or other random things in it. The good thing about black bread was that it was easy to store. Northern Town City made a lot of black bread to use as dry rations.
After breakfast, Suhlen led the soldiers of Northern Town City to patrol around Mirror Lake. The morning breeze blew away the mist, and the soft sunlight shone down. A thin layer of mist surrounded Mirror Lake in the early morning. It was like silk, faintly discernible, reflecting the surrounding scenery. It was like a fairyland.
Suhlen left four hundred soldiers to protect the camp. He personally led a hundred people to explore the surrounding environment. Suhlen was not familiar with Mirror Lake, but with such an abundant water source, there must be many tribes living nearby.
In addition to these tribes, Suhlen also wanted to make sure there were no powerful magic beasts living nearby. He needed to clear out the dangers around Mirror Lake City in advance.
Not long after, a faint sour smell floated in the air. It smelled like excrement or green bubbling sewage. Suhlen frowned. He was very familiar with this smell. Many goblins, kobolds, and gnolls had this smell in their territories.
Soon, the scouts at the front came back with news.
"Sir, the scouts have reported that they found a kobold tribe of over a thousand people in the eastern forest," a soldier hurried over to report.
"Over a thousand people. Mirror Lake City just happens to be short on manpower. Bring some people with me to capture these kobolds," Suhlen said directly. Half of the one hundred soldiers he brought with him were new recruits. Even so, new recruits were enough to deal with monsters like the kobolds.
Suhlen brought the scouts closer to the kobold tribe. The kobold tribe was located in the forest. These kobolds had gathered a lot of wood and mixed it with mud and hay to build some low shacks. There were pits in the shacks. These half-underground shacks had better insulation.
The pits were where they lived. There was some hay and dried branches inside. Some even had a few pieces of dirty fur or black cloth. There were two or three kobolds in each shack.
Suhlen frowned as he endured the suffocating smell. Every time he came to the natives' camp, Suhlen felt like he was being attacked by a biological weapon.
Northern Battlefront City was very experienced in dealing with kobolds. First, the longbowmen would fire two rounds of arrows. Then, the barbarians in heavy armor would charge and break through the kobold's defense line. Then, the spearmen would form a formation and attack. If they were defeated in one round, then they would chase and capture slaves. If they were not defeated, then they would attack again.
When a large group of people approached, no matter how well they hid, they would still make a lot of noise. At the very least, the birds and insects would alert them. Some kobolds had already noticed the commotion around them. Then, many kobolds picked up their weapons and prepared for battle.
"Sir, should we make a move?" A captain came to Suhlen's side and asked in a low voice.
"Go. Take care of it quickly."
After the order was given, the Northern Battlefront City's army began their attack. First, there were two waves of arrows. Then, the barbarians charged, followed by the spearmen. The kobold camp, which did not even have a wall, was in chaos.
The barbarians charged into the kobold tribe like a gust of wind. The spearmen behind them quickly formed a formation and formed two groups of spears. They began to push forward.
The soldiers of Northern Battlefront City were a lot stronger than these kobolds. After training in the military camp, they had mastered all kinds of military skills and fighting techniques. After being strengthened by the system, even the new recruits were quite strong. As long as they went on the battlefield a few times and killed some kobolds, goblins, and gnolls, they would quickly level up.
Among all the classes in Northern Town, the human spearmen gave the lowest experience points. The other classes, such as archers, barbarian warriors, centaur knights, half-elf longbowmen, and drow warriors, had more experience points than him. Of course, their overall stats were also the lowest.
Of course, for the army, besides personal strength, discipline was more important. Pure bravery and violence were not popular in the army. This was also why the barbarians in Northern Battlefront City always formed their own teams. When the barbarians fought, all their formations would be messed up.
Although the barbarians were strong, if Suhlen really had to choose, he would choose the weaker Spear Guard. Moreover, the Spear Guard could also advance into the Formation Breaker. The Formation Breaker's strength was no weaker than the Barbarian Berserkers.
Compared to the Berserkers, they were more disciplined. After the seven hundred Formation Breaker soldiers formed a formation, even if the Barbarian Berserkers had twice the number of soldiers, they could still win.
Over the years, the Kingdom of Florence had fought against the barbarians, orcs, and gnolls in the north. They did not rely on individual bravery. In battles with less than a thousand people, the Kingdom of Florence lost more than they won. However, when the number of barbarians reached tens of thousands, the result was basically a huge victory for the humans.
The kobolds who had not fully woken up from their dreams were attacked by a rain of arrows. Before they could react, the barbarians rushed up like a meat grinder. The kobolds who had just climbed out of their shacks were immediately slaughtered mercilessly.
The charging barbarians and the iron armor on their bodies weighed more than three hundred pounds. Coupled with the impact, some kobolds were directly knocked away like ragdolls. Many kobolds' chests were directly broken. Even more kobolds were chopped in half by giant axes.
After seeing the Northern Battlefront City soldiers slaughtering the kobolds like vegetables, the kobolds quickly fled in panic. The soldiers of the Northern Battlefront City began to capture slaves. After the battle, the number of kobolds who died was at most over a hundred. Half of the remaining kobolds escaped, and the rest were all captured.
In the next two days, Suhlen led the soldiers of the Northern Battlefront City to sweep the area around Mirror Lake. In the end, they captured more than three thousand slaves and came here to reclaim the land.
In addition to the slaves from the Northern Battlefront City and the refugees, there were now more than ten thousand people gathered in Mirror Lake City. The construction of Mirror Lake City began with the city walls. Because there was a lack of stone around Mirror Lake City, they used rammed earth walls. After the brick kiln factory was built, they would wrap the rammed earth walls with a layer of bricks.
Mirror Lake City was close to Mirror Lake, so there was an abundance of water. The surrounding land was fertile and very suitable for farming. In the future, large amounts of farmland would be cultivated here. No matter which era it was, food was very important.
The construction of Mirror Lake City would take a long time, so Suhlen would stay here for a long time.
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