Translator: Mr Voltaire Editor: Modlawls123 The sky was bright. Sadekamp, who was standing at the side, handed over a fine linen towel. After Laurist wiped his face, he handed him a cup of mouthwash.
"My lord, breakfast is ready," Lorist said.
Lorist waved his hand, "No need, just give me two loaves of bread. Let's go take a look at the city wall in front. "
He had slept late last night and had woken up late in the morning. Lorist arrived at the city wall in front and found Old Man Barlek, who had been rescued from the copper mine, standing at the top of the wall. Old Man Barlek bowed to Lorist from afar when he saw him.
Lorist climbed up the city wall and saw many slave labourers digging the moat. They brought the excavated soil to the top, and a few slave labourers put the soil into a rectangular wooden frame. They poured in a ladle of water and placed a large wooden plank on top. A few slave labourers jumped on it and stepped on it until it was as flat as the wooden frame. They then removed the wooden frame and obtained a rectangular piece of soil that was two feet long and one and a half feet wide. The slave labourers left the piece of soil there and moved to the side to rebuild the wooden frame before filling it with soil again.
"What are they doing?" Lorist asked.
Old Man Barlek replied, "My lord, they are making mud bricks. The soil excavated from the moat, mixed with some rubber vine juice, and left to dry for a couple of days, will form very sturdy bricks. When the time comes, we can use these bricks to build the city wall, and it will be very fast. It is said that it is several times faster than using stone to build the city wall. As long as the foundation of the city wall is done, it will be as sturdy and durable as a stone wall. However, this idea was suggested by a slave labourer. Miss Tresti even promoted him to be her advisor … "
Lorist nodded, "Those who are willing to work for the family should be rewarded. Miss Tresti did the right thing. Hm? What are those people doing? "
Lorist pointed at the rows of scaffolding that were built along the mountain wall. Many slave labourers were working on it.
"Sir, this is to flatten the mountain walls to prevent people from climbing up the mountain walls on both sides of the city wall and pose a threat to the guards on the city wall. This was also the suggestion of the slave laborer. It is not a bad idea to fill in the wall with the rubble which has been cut down from the cliff, "said Father Barlek.
"Very good. I see that the moat is almost finished. When will we start building the city walls?" Loriste asked.
"In another two days, we'll be able to dig the foundation of the city wall. There are also some slave labor to mine the stones for the foundation." Papa Barlek pointed to a line drawn with lime and said, "Look, my lord, the foundation is in the line of lime."
"Not bad. By the way, isn't Miss Tracy coming in the morning?" Laurist asked.
Barlek's father shook his head. "She won't come here. All the steps to build the city wall have been arranged. I'm in charge of this place now. Unless there's an accident, Miss Trish won't come here. It's too messy and dirty here."
"Alright, then I'll leave you to your work. I'll go discuss something with Miss Trish." Laurist patted Old Man Barlek's shoulder and left.
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Laurist went to the back of the city wall and walked towards the five rooms in the middle. As soon as he entered, it was really lively. Three or four slave laborers were holding various kinds of small carving knives and carefully carving the small items in their hands. Beside the sand table in the middle of the room was Miss Trish's little maid, Winnie. She was fiddling with a model of a small house in her hand.
"Little Winnie, what are you doing?" Laurist asked.
Little Winnie saw Laurist and quickly straightened her body. "My lord, I'm making a model. Look, isn't this city beautiful? "
Laurist looked at the table. The sand table was gone, and there was a square wooden plate. The wooden plate contained the terrain of the castle and the completed city model. It seemed like Miss Tresti had built a new castle model according to her own ideas in the past few days.
Laurist remembered that the original unfinished castle model was more focused on military purposes. It was a military fortress. The model of the city placed on the table was like a commercial city in a garden. Apart from the front and back walls and the castle on the left side of the hill, Miss Tresti emptied the entire valley and turned it into a commercial and residential area. Between the residential area and the commercial area, there were gardens, small plazas and even small parterres separating the residential area from the residential area. Loriste could imagine that if the city was built according to this model, the city in the valley would really look like a big garden. It would indeed be very beautiful.
However, this kind of city was not to Laurist's liking. He first praised it as very beautiful, then asked where Miss Trish was.
Little Winnie pointed to a suite inside. Laurist walked over and knocked on the door. Miss Trish's slightly hoarse voice came from inside, "Come in."
Loriste opened the door and entered, only to find that there were three tables in the small room. The table closest to the wall had a large sand table that was originally on the table outside. The desk beside the sand table was probably Miss Tracy's desk, and there were various notes and animal skin books on it. On the other side of the room was a large square table with a few pieces of paper on it. There were all sorts of castle patterns on the paper. Miss Trish and her iron-ranked old butler stood beside the square table, as well as a middle-aged man with short hair and dark skin.
"My lord …" Miss Trish and her old butler bowed to Laurist, while the middle-aged man panicked and seemed at a loss.
"Who is he?" Laurist looked at the middle-aged man and asked.
"My lord, his name is Sang Ben. He was originally a slave laborer. He draws well and is proficient in all kinds of construction techniques, so I promoted him to be a consultant. Sang Ben, quickly bow to my lord. " 'Miss Tracy explained.
The middle-aged man hurriedly bowed to Laurist. Laurist waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite. I heard Father Barlek mention you before. He said that you are not bad. Work hard, and the Norton Family will not mistreat anyone who is willing to serve the family. "
Miss Trish asked, "My lord, have you seen the castle model outside?"
Laurist nodded. "Miss Trish, I'm here to discuss something with you. I've seen the castle model outside, and to be honest, I'm not satisfied with it. You've misunderstood the main purpose of building this castle."
"But my lord, you didn't tell me the main purpose of building this castle," Miss Trish retorted.
"It's my fault. This is your first time building a castle. I didn't explain the purpose and purpose of building this castle to you in detail, so you got it wrong. It's not your fault. Let's go outside and discuss this. "
Laurist and Miss Trish went outside. Pointing at the castle model, Laurist said, "Miss Trish, look at this castle construction site. It's the throat of this area, and it's the main road connecting our family's territory to the outside world. If we control this place, our family will be able to advance or retreat easily. If we lose this castle, our family will be trapped in the north. Back then, the Kenneth Family designed this place as a military fortress, but that was not to my liking. I originally wanted to build this castle into both a military and a residential castle, but I didn't expect you to design it into a residential and commercial city. It's like a garden. It's beautiful, but it weakens its military function, except for the two city walls. If we are attacked by enemies and the city walls are lost, the entire castle will fall. "
Miss Trish sighed. "Alright, my lord. Tell me how to build this castle. Fortunately, it's only on paper, so there's still time."
Laurist tore the castle model on the table into pieces. "The center of this city is the castle, and it's also the last defensive fortress of the entire city. The location will remain the same, and it will still be built against the mountain. However, I want this castle to have strong defensive capabilities. As for the style, it'll be up to you. You can make it more aesthetically pleasing without affecting its defensive capabilities. There should be a plaza in front of the castle. Build two city walls on the left and right of the castle, and connect them to the front and back walls. Build two watchtowers in the middle of these two walls. This way, if the front wall is lost, you just have to close the iron gate leading to the front wall to cut off all traffic. The defenders can still use the watchtower to resist and even counterattack. "
"Set up warehouses and armory on both sides of the castle walls, and set up barracks and stables on the outside. In the middle will be the main road that leads to the front and back gates. The remaining two-thirds of the space on the opposite side will be the commercial and residential areas. You'll be in charge of the details. There are no other requirements, but the castle can accommodate a maximum of 15,000 people after construction. Also, pay attention to the arrangement of the wells and sewers. That's all. "
Tracey's old butler scribbled down Laurist's requirements, then passed the note to his mistress. Miss Tracey looked at the note, and after confirming that it was the same as what Laurist had said, she passed the note to Sang Ben, who was standing at the side. "Sang Ben, design a rough design according to Lord Laurist's requirements, then we'll make changes."
"Yes, Lord Laurist," Sang Ben said respectfully.
Little Winnie's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at the mess that Laurist had made of the castle model. She was about to cry. "Mistress, Lord Laurist is so bad. Look at my model …"
Laurist sweated. "I'm sorry, little Winnie. I'm really sorry, I didn't notice …"
Miss Tracey wiped little Winnie's face. "It's alright, we can make an even prettier one. By the way, Lord Laurist, what did you want to discuss with me? "
Lollister and Miss Trace returned to the inner suite.
"It's like this …" Laurist went straight to the point and explained that he wanted to lure the Kenneth Family's transport team into the castle construction site to force them to surrender. He hoped that Miss Tracey would cooperate with him in the next two days and change the distribution of slave labor so that his plan could be carried out smoothly.
"Sigh, Lord Laurist, I really hate all this fighting and killing. You men always like to fight and fight. Why can't you build the castle in peace?" Miss Tracey sighed deeply.
Laurist spread his hands. "There's no other way. If we don't think of a way to destroy this transport team, the Kenneth Family will immediately know that we've occupied this place. They may very well send their troops to attack us. The city wall in front of us hasn't been built yet. With the original four-meter stone wall, it'll be difficult for us to defend against continuous attacks, and there will be many casualties. "Once we destroy this transport team, we can continue to hide the fact that we've occupied this place. By the time the Kenneth Family finds out and sends their troops, we might have already finished building the city wall. At that time, we can rely on the city walls to defend, and we can continue to build in peace inside. "
'Very well, sir, as you wish, I will cooperate with you, 'said Miss Tracy.
"Right, there's one more thing. I've brought a steward from my family. His name is Hansk, and he's an expert in calculations. I've arranged for him to work under you in the construction of the castle. I'll have him report to you later," Laurist said.
Miss Tresti nodded and suddenly thought of something. "Sir, what are you going to name this castle after it's built?"
Laurist thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it Monolith Castle. I hope it will be as sturdy as a monolith and unshakable."
Miss Tresti seemed very unhappy. She pouted and didn't look too good.
Laurist was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood the reason. He smiled and said, "Miss Tracy, I understand what you mean. I'm very sorry. It's just that this place will become the main castle of our clan, so we have to be careful in naming it. If you're willing to take over the construction of the Mountain City on the sand table after the castle is completed, I can name this Mountain City after your surname, Nicole Mountain City or Tresti City. What do you think? If you're not willing to use your surname and name, I can give you the rights to name the mountain city. You can choose the name of the mountain city. What do you think? "
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