Lord of Arcane

Chapter 273
The Tower of Time, Lord's study.

Niya sat behind the desk, constantly checking the documents on the table about the current situation of the territory, and sometimes took a pen to make a few annotations. There were reports from the town hall, the adventurer's union, and the temple.

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

In her mind, what her father said when he contacted her in the past few days has been echoing——

"It is indeed a mystical relic, the scope is not large, and I will be able to search it soon!"

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

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

"Today I conducted a destructive experiment on the fanlock, and I'm sure there must be something hidden here! I'll study it again!"

"I'll be able to find the hidden things here soon. You and Thain are discussing about the Midsummer Festival celebration. When Eberke asked, he said that I was conducting a very important research! Don't be distracted!"

……

The more Nya thought about it, the more worried and irritable she became. She felt that the fonts on the documents in front of her became annoying.

With a "click", Niya put down her pen and called out Taling, "Taling, please come to Uncle Eberke!"

Before the words finished, Niya quickly canceled it. Since her father didn't want to tell Uncle Eberke, there must be his reasons, and Niya didn't want to go against it.

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

……

On the other side, Da Xia leads here.

This morning, he first went to Mysuo, and reported to Lord Epps about the abnormality of the water element in the outside world. When he reported, Lord Epps had a dark face all the time, and his eyes were bloodshot .

After the report, Xia Duo quickly left as if hiding from the plague. Before, he pretended to dig a few shovels, but now he doesn't even pretend.

Because the state of Lord Epps has become more and more unstable recently, like an active volcano that is about to erupt, Xia Duo is already reluctant to run there.

No matter how many treasures there are in the ruins, it must be taken with one's life. He was afraid that he would accidentally offend Lord Epps and suffer disaster for nothing.

After returning to the camp, Xia Duo called Priest Leiden, who was about to divide the house.

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

Although it is not as long-lasting as a stone house, it can be used as a long-term residence and a "home"!

There are two rooms in the wooden house, one is smaller for storage, and the other is larger for bedroom, kitchen, and living room. There is also a simple barn outside, so that some animals can be raised for meat in the future.

Only the roof is still covered with hay. In the future, if conditions permit, some tiles can be burned, or wooden boards can be replaced.

After the visit, Xia Duo felt very satisfied, but he still had to pick some faults out of habit:
"Master Leiden, it took eight or nine days to build just this wooden house! How long will it take to complete the first phase of Linshui Village with this efficiency! Didn't you say last time that it only takes seven days!"

"My lord, the leaders and the slaves are not lazy. They just started working together and are not very skilled. The next one won't take so long." Priest Layton believed in the Lord of Radiance, and he explained impartially, even None of the slaves demeaned.

"how long?"

"After being proficient, I can build a wooden house in four or five days. If my lord can give me another team, I can still improve my efficiency!" Layton said affirmatively.

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

Over the past few days, Xia Duo has also taken a rough look at the steps of building a house. It should be no problem for a team of people to build a house in four or five days, but if it is faster——

Xia Duo has his own idea, but he wants to hear what Layton has to say!
He bypassed the newly built wooden house and came to the east. In the distance, there were dozens of people and slaves, cutting trees, carrying them, and cutting branches, a busy scene.

"Reverend Leiden, if you are given an extra team, what can you do to improve efficiency?"

"My lord, I will first ask Carpenter to make a list of the materials needed for the wooden house, and then everyone will make a lot of materials first, and finally build the wooden house. It 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 it was a person on Earth who said this method, but he was very surprised when it came from Layton's mouth.

It was because he had never seen a similar practice in Savile Town, or even in the Tower of Time library. This already had the shadow of industrialized mass production, and even involved standardization.

Such a production method is seriously inconsistent with this local backward productivity.

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

"My lord, I read a book written by a craftsman in the library of the temple, which recorded an event in the early days of the Tower of Time's construction, and I thought of it from this."

"What's the matter?"

"The main body of the Tower of Time is made of stones. At that time, there was a standard stone made by a 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 find the books in the temple, but I didn't expect there to be books on building the mage tower there.

Priest Leiden’s method is similar to Xiaduo’s, they both make the wooden house materials first, but Xiaduo’s method is more detailed and specific.

"Just do as you said, but you can't give more people for the time being, let's maintain a team!"

"Yes, my lord."

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

"But my lord, you are still living in a tent, so you just distribute it like this?" Layton was a little puzzled. Shouldn't the lord enjoy the only wooden house first?
Xia Duo glanced at him, and said in a slightly more serious tone, "No need to doubt, just do it and call everyone over!"

"Yes, my lord." Layton's heart trembled, and he left in a hurry.

Listening to Layton's chanting when he left, "My lord has something to say, don't doubt the decision of the superior, my lord, Layton is guilty!"

Xia Duo couldn't help laughing. If his words made Layton's faith regress, it would be his fault, but the worshipers of the Lord of Radiance 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 it around, it's better to do it in one step.

Anyway, I am used to living in tents now.

And the real reason for him to quickly send Layton away was actually——Niya was looking for him!
When he came to the side of the altar, Xia Duo took out the communication magic weapon and connected with Niya.

(End of this chapter)