Suhlen put all the gold and mithril he had mined in Orlando's treasury into his storage space, and then gave a dozen barrels of vodka and rum to the grey dwarves as a reward.
The grey dwarves, who had long been drooling over the vodka, cheered. Seeing this situation, Suhlen directly announced that a banquet would be held, and there would be enough alcohol. Hearing this, all the grey dwarves put down their work and began to prepare. In fact, they didn't need to prepare much, as long as there was alcohol at the banquet.
The grey dwarves were still very satisfied with their current life. In the past, 80% of the minerals they mined had to be handed over to the king, which was why Suhlen could easily win back then. It was because of the ruthless exploitation. Otherwise, with the grey dwarves' stone-like temper, they would definitely fight to the end.
Suhlen was now considering sending these grey dwarves to the blacksmith or the army. As for the mining, he was going to leave it to the kobolds. Previously, the grey dwarves were mining because of the lack of ore production. Now that the ore production had increased, the production of weapons and equipment had not kept up. This was one of the reasons why Suhlen came here.
Kobold miners were extremely cheap compared to dwarf miners. They didn't need to be paid, as long as they had food. Of course, the efficiency of kobolds was also far lower than that of grey dwarves, but this was still acceptable.
The banquet in Orlando was very lively. The grey dwarves were not obedient babies. After drinking, these guys made a lot of noise and almost tore down the banquet hall. Fortunately, the vodka was very strong. After messing around for a while, the alcohol kicked in and all of them passed out.
"What a bunch of careless people." Suhlen put down his glass and shook his head. He had already made up his mind that he would never let these grey dwarves keep watch at night or take on any guard work in the future.
It was just a banquet, yet these duergars didn't even leave a single guard behind. They all ran over to drink, and they were all so drunk that they looked like ghosts. If they ran into an enemy, they would be easily dealt with.
"Sir, the guards have been arranged," a drow came over and said.
"Thank you for your hard work," Suhlen said with a nod. These drows were specially called by Suhlen when he returned to the northern city.
After arranging the guards, Suhlen left Orlando with the mithril and gold. When they returned to Northern Battlefront City, a few dark clouds floated in the sky. Northern Battlefront City was located in the north, so the rain was not as plentiful as in the south. It rarely rained here. However, looking at the range of the dark clouds, it seemed like it was going to rain heavily.
As soon as this thought popped up in his mind, bean-sized raindrops fell. Then, the sky was like a leaky pot, with heavy rain pouring down. Faced with this kind of weather, they naturally couldn't continue with the construction. All the construction sites stopped to rest.
The rain had delayed the construction period, but there was also another problem. Many of the houses where the refugee serfs lived had some slight leaks. This was something that couldn't be helped. The technological level of this era was limited. Back then, those camps were built in a hurry, and they didn't plan to live there for long periods of time. It was normal for rain to leak.
Fortunately, they didn't use a thatched roof. Otherwise, it would be raining heavily outside and drizzling inside. It was fine in the city. When Suhlen was building, he had already requested that all the houses use tiles. Although the cost was high, there wouldn't be any leaks.
The whole world seemed to be hung with a curtain of water, and water soon appeared on the ground. Fortunately, the drainage system of Northern Battlefront City was very good. The rainwater flowed out of the city through the drainage system, and the roads in the city didn't have any major problems. Part of the roads in Northern Battlefront City were paved with stones, and the other part was paved with stone slabs. Although the surface of the stones wasn't as good as stone slabs, after repeated compaction, the stones wouldn't create a muddy hole.
When he was in the southern city of Kalon, Suhlen hated rain the most. This was because Kalon was just like other cities in this era. There were very few drainage canals in the city, and most of the roads were made of mud. When it rained, the whole city became a swamp.
Moreover, the sewage in the city flowed freely. Some dead rats or what looked like excrement floated on the water surface from time to time. The best business in Kalon City was selling cloaks and boots.
Northern Battlefront City didn't have such a situation now, but it was still a little troublesome. More than fifty thousand people lived in the camp, and the living conditions were not good. Now that it was raining, these people might get sick. These people were brought here by Suhlen all the way from the northern provinces. If they got sick, it would be troublesome.
Those who were strong could probably survive, but those who were weak couldn't. All the basic officials in Northern Battlefront City were dispatched to arrange food and hot water for these people. The weather in the northern wastelands was bad. Fortunately, the Harvest Altar improved the weather a little. Otherwise, many people would get sick just from the climate.
It was a little troublesome without a priest. A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and the whole world was lit up. It looked like the end of the world. The downpour lasted for a whole day. If a house was made of wood or straw, it would have become a funnel by now.
Right now, the most popular place in the city was the tavern. Mercenaries from the caravans, soldiers from Northern Battlefront City, and some people who had some spare cash all went to the tavern to drink. They didn't have to work in this kind of situation.
Hathaway frowned as she looked at the rain outside, "If the wizard tower is built, it can forcefully change the weather nearby with the help of the wizard tower and the magic circle."
Suhlen shook his head and hugged Hathaway in his arms. "It's better not to use this kind of spell casually."
"The Harvest Altar is here. Although the rain is a little heavy, it won't cause a flood. With this rain, we don't need to irrigate the fields."
"Forcefully changing the weather is not a problem for now, but there will be side effects."
Wizards' spells sometimes depended on the right time and place. For example, right now, if they cast a flood spell, it would not only consume a lot of energy, but it would also be very powerful. If they cast a fireball spell, its power would be greatly reduced, and it would be more difficult to cast. Most of the time, wizards would take advantage of the situation.
Hathaway nodded and shifted her body to make herself more comfortable. "By the way, how are you going to deal with the Church? When you officially establish the country, this problem can no longer be avoided. The Church will definitely notice this place, and at that time, they will definitely request to preach."
"The influence of the gods must be controlled within a certain range. Otherwise, the Kingdom of St. Wilco is the best example."
Suhlen's expression became a little serious. "I'll be careful."
Suhlen also knew that the Kingdom of St. Wilco was a religious kingdom. The whole kingdom believed in the Sun God. In this kingdom, the king had to believe in the Sun God to be qualified to inherit the throne. Similarly, he had to go to the church in person to be crowned. Only with the approval of the church could he be the legitimate king.
Even the citizens of this kingdom were required to believe in the Sun God. It could be said that in this kingdom, the clergy had the highest status. The royals and nobles could only be ranked behind them. In this kingdom, other than paying all kinds of taxes, there was also a tithe, which was that everyone had to pay 10% of their income to the church.
The Kingdom of St. Wilco was not like this. When the kingdom was first established, the Sun God's church provided help, so the Kingdom of St. Wilco only allowed the Sun God's church to preach. Although the church was strong in the beginning, the king still had the final say. However, after some things, the church took over the power and finally became the Kingdom of St. Wilco.
The actions of the Sun God's church had also alerted the other kingdoms. Although they did not dare to completely offend the church, they began to restrict the church. At the same time, no kingdom would allow a church to preach anymore. This was also a way for the churches to restrict each other.
The rainstorm lasted for a day before stopping. There was no serious waterlogging in the northern city, but some problems were exposed. Suhlen had already sent people to fix it. There were even more problems in the third phase of the construction. After all, the drainage system in the outer city had not been built. After a day and a night, the soil was very soft and could not be used for construction.
After the rain cleared up, Suhlen mobilized people to repair and clean up the city. At the same time, he also repaired the damaged houses. After the rainstorm, the sky was clear. There would not be any more rainstorms in the northern wilderness for a while. The two rivers outside the city had become turbulent. Some of the hydraulic machines on the banks also had problems, which also needed to be repaired.
Although there was the Harvest Altar and the northern city had good weather, there were still a lot of troublesome things.
There were a lot of things to do in the city's construction. Fortunately, it was not like when there was nothing left. Because of the rainstorm, the northern city's construction was delayed for four days. In order to speed up the construction, Suhlen also joined in. On a whim, he used spells on the workers and slaves to speed up the construction.
For example, he cast Group Haste on everyone to increase the workers' working speed. He also cast Army Spirit on the workers to boost their morale and improve their strength and stamina. He also put the workers in a state of excitement to reduce their laziness and increase their work efficiency.
After these spells were created, Suhlen was the first to cast them on the workers and slaves to make them work faster. But so far, the effect was very good. The construction progress was increased by a third. Of course, there were side effects, which was that the consumption of food increased. After all, energy was conserved. The faster the work was done, the more food they would eat.
Suhlen did not care about the consumption of food. Now that there was enough food in the northern city, it was worth it to consume some food to speed up the progress.
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