Arcane Lord

Tower of Time, Lord's Study.

Niya sat behind the desk, constantly checking the documents on the desk about the current situation of the territory, and sometimes she would write down a few notes, some from the town office, some from the Adventurer's Guild, and some from the temple.

Through these documents, Niya firmly controls the direction of the territory, but at the moment her mind is not entirely focused on these documents.

In her mind, the words her father said when he contacted her in the past few days kept echoing -

"It is indeed a mythical ruins. The area is not very large. I will be able to search it quickly!"

"The puzzle here is a bit complicated. I need to study it further."

"The ancestors must have foreseen this place. I will be searching for a few days. If I can't find the plane crystal, I will return!"

"Today I conducted a destructive experiment on the mystery lock. I am sure there must be something hidden here! I will study it further!"

"I will be able to find what is hidden here soon. You and Thain will discuss the Midsummer Festival celebration. When Aibo asked, he said that I was conducting a very important research! Can't be distracted!"

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The more Niya thought about it, the more worried and irritated she became. She felt that the fonts on the documents in front of her were becoming annoying.

With a "click" sound, Niya put down her pen and called out Talling, "Taling, please come over to Uncle Aibo!"

Before she finished speaking, Niya quickly canceled it. Since her father didn't want to tell Uncle Aibo, he must have his reasons, and Niya didn't want to violate it.

But Niya couldn't do it just sitting here and waiting. After thinking about it, she still contacted Xia Duo.

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On the other side, Daxia leads this place.

This morning, he first went to the Mysterious Lock and reported to Lord Epps the changes in the water element in the outside world. When he reported, Lord Epps had a dark face and bloodshot eyes the whole time. .

After the report, Xia Duo left quickly as if he was avoiding the plague. He had pretended to dig a few shovels before, but now he didn't even pretend.

Because the state of Lord Epps has become increasingly unstable recently, like an active volcano about to erupt, Shado is no longer willing to run there.

No matter how many treasures there were in the ruins, they had to be taken with their lives. He was afraid that he would accidentally offend Lord Epps and suffer misfortune.

After returning to the camp, Chateau called for Priest Leiden, who was preparing to divide the rooms.

Now, under the guidance of the carpenter slave named "Carpenter", a normal wooden house that is different from the simple Datong shop has been erected north of the altar of the Lord of Glory.

Although it will not last as long as the stone house, it can already be used as a long-term residence and as a "home"!

The wooden house has two rooms, one is smaller and can be used as a warehouse, and the other is larger and can be used as a bedroom, kitchen, and living room. There is also a simple livestock shed outside, where some animals can be raised for meat in the future.

There is only a roof, which is still covered with hay. In the future, if possible, we can burn some tiles or replace it with wooden boards.

After the visit, Xia Duo felt quite satisfied, but he still had to find faults as usual:

"Priest Leiden, it took eight or nine days to build this wooden house! With this efficiency, how long will it take to complete the first phase of the Linshui Village plan? Didn't you say last time that it would only take seven days!"

"Sir, the subjects and slaves are not lazy. They are just starting to work together and are not very skilled yet. The next one will not take so long." Priest Leiden believed in the Lord of Glory and explained impartially. The slaves are not degraded.

"how long?"

"Once you become proficient, you can build a wooden house in four or five days. If you can give me an extra team of people, I can still improve my efficiency!" Leighton said with certainty.

The number of people currently used to build the house is a small team of ten people, half citizens and half slaves, led by Carpenter, a carpenter.

Over the past few days, Xia Duo has also taken a rough look at the steps involved in building a house. It should take four or five days for a team of people to build a house, but if it goes any faster -

Sha Duo has a way of his own, but he wants to hear what Leiden has to say!

He walked around the newly built wooden house and came to the east. In the distance, dozens of residents and slaves were cutting down trees, carrying them, and cutting branches, creating a busy scene.

"Priest Leyden, if you are given an extra team of people, is there any way you can improve efficiency?"

"Sir, I will first ask Carpenter to make a list of the materials needed for the wooden house, and then everyone will make a large amount of materials first, and then build the wooden house last. This may be slower at the beginning, but it will save a lot of time later!"

"Huh?" Xia Duo showed a surprised expression.

He wouldn't be surprised if an Earthling said this method, but when it came from Leiden's mouth, he was even more surprised.

Just because he has never seen similar practices in Savile Town, or even in the Tower of Time Library. This has the shadow of industrialized mass production, and even involves standardization.

This kind of production method is seriously inconsistent with the backward productivity of this local area.

So he asked Layton: "How did you think of it?"

"Sir, I read a book written by a craftsman in the temple library, which recorded an incident in the early days of the Tower of Time's construction, and I came up with this idea."

"What is it?"

"The main body of the Tower of Time is made of stones. At that time, there was a standard stone made by the Great Arcanist in the quarry. Only when it was the same size as the standard stone could it be transported to the construction site. Until now, the standard stone It’s still in the quarry east of Savile Town!”

"..."

It seems that I should find some time to look for the books in the temple and read them. Unexpectedly, there are books on building the mage tower there.

Priest Leiden's method was similar to Chateau's. They both made the materials for the wooden house first, but Chateau's method was more detailed and specific.

"I'll do as you say, but I can't give more people for the time being, so I'd better maintain a team of people!"

"Yes, sir."

"Gather everyone together, I'm going to distribute this wooden house."

"But my lord, you are still living in the camp, and are you going to distribute it like this?" Leiden was a little confused. Shouldn't the lord enjoy the only wooden house first?

Xia Duo glanced at him and said in a slightly serious tone, "No need to doubt, just do it and call everyone over!"

"Yes, sir." Leiden felt shocked and left in a hurry.

Listening to Leiden's words as he left, "My lord has spoken, don't doubt the superior's decision. My lord, Leiden is guilty!"

Xia Duo laughed dumbly. If his words made Leiden's faith regress, it would be his fault, but the believers of the Lord of Glory are really useful!

In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to live in a formal house. In his opinion, this wooden house is still too simple. Instead of moving around, it's better to get it right in one step.

Anyway, I'm used to living in tents now.

And the real reason that made him send Layton away quickly was actually-Niya was looking for him!

When he came to the altar, Xia Duocai took out his communication weapon and contacted Niya.