Chapter 203 Bricks and Crossbows

"This seems to be clay. Wait, why don't I use clay to make bricks?"

Field unexpectedly picked up the doll and looked at it, "Where did you get this?"

"The well being built is right by the river near the lumber camp." Alexia stood on tiptoes and pointed far to the east. "The soil for digging the well is piled next to it, so we can play with it. ”

"I'm so stupid that I forgot even the simplest materials for making bricks." Field was very surprised and laughed, "I'm lucky today. There are salt mines and clay, which saves me the effort to find them."

"Huh? Praise my dear lord."

Alexia's sea-blue eyes wandered around, and she said sweetly: "I have made a meritorious service. Can you please stop punishing me?"

Seeing as you are young and there is no punishment for defeat, you can have fun secretly.

"No, one size equals one size." Field refused ruthlessly, and then changed the subject, "I will ask the kitchen to make a caramel pudding for each of you as a reward."

"Sounds delicious, thank you sir."

All three of them were drooling.

Supplies were in short supply at night, and I was reluctant to eat desserts. It was very generous to be able to squeeze out some of the precious supplies to reward them.

After driving away the three naughty children, Field came to the industrial area designated by Night Territory.

This place was originally a lumber camp, with a river leading directly to Starry Night City, and an earthen kiln for burning coal was also built here. The original logging cabin has become a staff dormitory, where fifty or sixty people sweat profusely.

Since they can get food and money every day, most slaves work very consciously.

The craftsmen of the Night Territory, except for the masons who were repairing the castle, all gathered around and saluted Field.

"Sir, we have already built the brick kiln, and we have also made the molds you need."

A simple brick kiln made of stones and earth blocks has been built and stands alone on a large wasteland. Long before he left for Mountain Monkey Territory, Field ordered the construction of brick kilns.

Field nodded: "Listen to me next. Remember it and try it boldly. Whoever makes the bricks I need first will be rewarded with coins."

The principle and steps of making bricks are very simple. Simply put, it is just playing with mud.

The best way to remove impurities such as stones from the dug clay is to dry it in the sun.

After adding water, beat it hard and let the cattle trample it until the clay fully absorbs the water.

Finally, it is filled into a rectangular wooden mold, taken out, dried in the shade, and finally sent to a brick kiln for firing.

As for the firing time or temperature, Field's eyes were filled with confusion. He was specialized in the art and had never fired bricks before.

"Anyway, it gives the direction. As long as you are willing to try, you will always succeed."

Field looked at the energetic craftsmen and nodded with satisfaction.

"Sir, why are you burning bricks?"

Asuna regained her vitality with her super recovery power, but she looked very lazy and her cheeks were red. She stretched out and walked over with Gao Gelis.

When Gao Gelis saw the slaves around her, she would even shrink her neck in fear. If she dared to run here, she would still succumb to Ashina's wolf power.

"Qiang Qiang~ I brought your little craftsman here. I saw that she was bored, so I took her out for some air."

"Indeed, Night Collar has no use for entertainment."

Field nodded thoughtfully. Everyone was so busy now, and with the threat of rotting corpses, no one paid attention to entertainment.

"I've designed some games in the past two days."

Ashina didn't care: "It's very interesting to stay with the lord."

After seeing Field, Gao Gelis breathed a sigh of relief. She rushed forward and hugged Field's thigh without letting go. With only one eye exposed, she glanced at Asheena timidly.

Wolf demi-humans and stuff are really scary.

"Of course the purpose of burning bricks is to build a house, but I haven't found limestone yet, so I will burn the bricks first for later use." Field looked at the slave who had already pushed a cart of clay, and went up and poked it twice with his finger. "The brick house is strong and reliable, although It’s not as good as a pure stone house, but it’s much faster to mass-produce than a stone house.”

"But... we already have a castle."

"It's not for me, it's for my subjects. Once built in batches, my subjects will no longer suffer from severe cold and wind and rain."

The two demi-humans were stunned. They couldn't understand that there would be nobles thinking about where the lower class people lived.

Ashina's breathing became even more rapid.

"This little girl, why do you look like this all of a sudden? Are you thinking about it again?"

Field thought wrongly and was shocked. How long had it passed?

"By the way, now that Goglis is here, I just have a task to give you."

Gauglis nervously pinched the hem of her skirt, suddenly stood up straight and bowed deeply: "Master, please give me your orders."

"Ahem, why does it sound so perverted?" Wiping away his cold sweat, Field magically took out a drawing, "This is a sketch I roughly restored. It's called Zhuge Liannu. I'll leave the carpenter to you to restore it. . Of course, it would be better to improve it.”

He was a weapons fan in his previous life and was very familiar with Zhuge Nu.

Field considered a compound crossbow, but unfortunately it would be difficult to build a bench with the material and manpower provided by Ye Mu Ling. Don’t even think about compound crossbows or muskets for a while.

"This is a crossbow that can shoot continuously. Although its penetration is not as good as an ordinary crossbow, it can be called a magical weapon against carrion corpses with light armor and no armor."

The same goes for dealing with thugs.

"This... amazing structure!"

Gao Gelis opened her small mouth so wide that it could fit a carrot in. She said in disbelief: "It's very clever. How did you think of it?"

Field looked amused: "Ahem, the wisdom of our ancestors."

"Which god is our ancestor?" Gao Gelis scratched her head.

"Tell me you don't recognize it. Well, make it. It's best to improve it. I believe you can do it."

Field gave a thumbs up.

"No problem!" Goglisi's voice became louder when talking about her areas of expertise, "I promise I won't let you down."

The little fox's eyes were full of enthusiasm: "I'm going back to make it now, I can't wait."

"Very good, the basement of Starry Night Castle will be used as a laboratory for you." Field patted Goglis on the head, turned to tell Asuna, "Go back and call thirty soldiers, and mobilize fifty slaves. Let’s go find a salt mine.”

"Yes, my lord."

Looking at the hurried figures of the two people, and then at the slaves and craftsmen working hard around him, Field suddenly had an idea.

"Wait a minute, the Ring of Sin can increase the attributes of ordinary people. If I activate the Ring of Sin on the slaves, will their work efficiency be greatly improved?"

Field rubbed his chin: "It's so inhumane, but you can try it. It will be interesting to think about using it on prisoners in the future."