Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

Speaking of which, the area near Zong Shen's territory is actually the place where the density of cave monsters is relatively small in the entire area.

From the first day, apart from clearing a single crypt front line, Zong Shen would basically organize a hunting team every day, with at least four or five hours of dedicated hunting each time, and Zong Shen's territory could also kill many people every day. crypt monster.

Most of the scattered cave monsters were killed by the defensive buildings before they even approached the territory. Even if some small monster groups could approach the territory, they would be quickly killed by the patrol teams patrolling the surrounding areas.

In addition, other surrounding lords are also hunting every day, which keeps the density of monsters near Zong Shen at a low level.

It just so happened that Zong Shen had cleared away the group of tens of thousands of cave monsters nearby today, so the area around the territory seemed more peaceful.

Zong Shen rode Bajie and led the warriors of the wolf riding team and the exploration team into the territory from the east gate of the territory. The kobolds had finished their collection work and returned to their houses, and the farmers had also finished their work for the day. Training, at this time they were sitting on the grass in twos and threes chatting.

Zong Shen scattered Bajie beside the stable and let him wander around by himself.

The rest of the soldiers were also allowed to rest freely, and they all washed up or went to their conveniences.

There are currently only two [simple toilets] in the territory, divided into two for men and women. Each one covers an area of ​​30 square meters and has six pits. It can convert excrement into fertilizer without open sea. Now the crops in the farmland area can The growth is so good, those public fertilizers are indispensable.

Nowadays, the two toilets can no longer meet the excretion needs in the territory. The first need of the soldiers when they return is excretion. However, Zong Shen does not plan to build additional toilets for the time being, nor does he plan to build those fancy temporary toilets. He plans to wait until After the crypt challenge is over, the territory will be re-planned as a whole.

At that time, Malil will carry out special construction planning, including the purchase of some materials. Zong Shen has not interfered with it and has left it all to Malil. In the past two days, some urgently needed runes and materials have also been purchased. , spending more than 20,000 servings of iron and 700 to 800 ml of Luna Spring water.

The territory is now rich in various resource reserves. The reason why there has not been a new wave of construction is because of the crypt challenge.

It would be unwise to start construction outside the city before the Crypt Challenge is over.

There is only one and a half days left until the end of the challenge, which is not far behind.

When the crypt challenge is over, the era of great construction will begin, and planning for the future construction and development of the territory will begin in earnest.

The soldiers were all free to move around. The Third Fatty was distributing food to them, but Zong Shen had no appetite.

He was going to go to Mariel to discuss territory planning after the crypt challenge.

At this time, Mariel was taking Howie and Quite by the ranch, seeming to be chatting.

Mr. Mars is a big cattle farmer in Citano Village, and Mariel is also familiar with it and has some experience in raising cattle. Howie stood next to a prairie cow, stretched out his chained hand and gently touched the head of the prairie cow.

Quite stood beside Mariel with a flattering look on his face, looking blankly at Mariel's side face.

He and Mariel were similar in age, and they were at the peak of their youth. Just one afternoon of contact made him fall in love with Mariel.

After all, Mariel has had enough food and clothing since she was a child, and has received a certain amount of education. She has a quiet and gentle appearance. Although she is inferior in temperament to several female warriors under Zong Shen's command, for a village boy like Kuite, The attraction remains fatal.

The calmest one is Howie. He seems to have no idea about women, or he may have some kind of past that Zong Shen doesn't know about.

Zong Shen stood behind and observed silently, Kuite was dishonest.

He decided to assign the boy Quite to the kobold hero Dutra soon. Starting tomorrow, he would lead the pickaxe to mine outside the territory. Wearing a chain would not hinder him from working.

Young people! I just have to work more, exercise my body well in the future, and return to Mona Village solidly.

As for Howie, Zong Shen is going to take him with him in tomorrow's battle. An old boy who is not close to women is not very reliable next to Mariel.

Through fighting, Howie can see the strength of the territory and communicate with him.

Howie's value is higher than that of Kuite. His is a true heroic talent, which Zong Shen is currently in short supply. Kuite simply represents a task. In terms of ability and value, Kuite is just like an ordinary farmer. almost.

Zong Shen touched his chin, and thoughtfully arranged a way out for Kuite. Following his kobold uncles, he would definitely learn mining skills and go home happily.

Thinking of this, Zong Shen walked over quickly.

"Mariel."

"What are you talking about?"

Zong Shen took off his battle helmet and put it in his arm. He asked with a smile.

"Ah, sir, you are back..."

When Mariel heard Zong Shen's voice, she quickly turned around and saluted respectfully.

Zong Shen nodded slightly, always with a gentle smile on his face.

His eyes swept across Quint and Howie, and the former actually rolled his eyes at him without any reaction.

The latter bowed slightly and bowed to Zong Shen very respectfully.

Zong Shen also nodded and said, Haoyi still knows how to do things.

He had just experienced a big battle today, and was even swallowed by an abyss worm. There were signs of wear and tear on all his armor, and the mucus, pus, and minced meat left on his body were all covered with dust. Let him see It's been a long time coming.

There was also an obvious fishy smell coming out, and Haoyi looked at the marks on Zong Shen's body thoughtfully.

As for the boy Kuitna, he almost showed his hostility towards himself on his face. As the son of the village chief, he must have had everything going smoothly in the village since he was a child, and no one dared to bully him. It is normal for such a country dude to not understand the situation clearly. If he had enough brains and soul, he would be sold and become a slave.

Zong Shen was not angry. He still took out the communication crystal with a smile, but stared at Kuite's eyes. Although Zong Shen kept smiling, just looking at Kuite's eyes made him feel helpless. The origin of panic.

This feeling made me feel like I was facing a terrifying sea beast.

Mariel saw the inexplicable tension between the two and came directly to Zong Shen's side.

But Zong Shen dialed a number 7 in the communication crystal, which was the crystal number belonging to the kobold chief Dutra.

Crystal quickly connected, and Dutra's voice came from the other end.

"Sir, do you have any orders?"

"Come to me by the pasture."

"Okay, sir, I'll be right over."

The content of the conversation was very simple, only three sentences in total. Zong Shen hung up the crystal when he was confirming.

Two minutes later, the kobold chief Dutra came to Zong Shen and knelt down on one knee respectfully.

Zong Shen grabbed the collar of Kuite's leather armor with one hand, which he had given to Kuite before.

Kuite grabbed his wrist and wanted to resist, but facing Zong Shen, whose strength attribute reached 78 points, he was like a mantis trying to block the car, unable to shake Zong Shen in the slightest.

"Starting from tomorrow, he will be in charge of you and go out to quarry with you every day."

"If he is lazy or resists work, I allow you to teach him a lesson."

"Okay, take him away now."

Zong Shen threw Quite on the ground. Dutra glanced at Quite, without saying much, just nodded respectfully, and then directly picked up Quite.

The short kobold chief also has great power. Kuite was already in a state of confusion, and he was directly resisted by Dutra.

"Okay, the troublesome guy is gone."

"Howie, you follow me from tomorrow, and I will unchain you."

Zong Shen clapped his hands, and then said to Howie.

Hearing this, Howie had no objection and just nodded.

Mariel didn't have a good impression of Quite, so she had no opinions or thoughts about him being taken away by Dutra. Her current thoughts were fully focused on the territory.

The development of the territory can bring her a sense of accomplishment, and she doesn't care about other things.

"Mariel, the crypt challenge will end in one and a half days."

"What do you think about the planning of the territory now?"

Zong Shen took out a whiteboard dagger, squatted on the ground, scraped away the turf, and exposed the soil. He drew a circle on it with the dagger, inserted the sword, and then raised his head to look at Ma Li. Well, waiting for her answer.

Mariel nodded when she heard this. It was obvious that she had a general idea in her mind these past few days.

She squatted next to Zong Shen, pulled out her dagger, and began to make gestures using the ground as a rough draft.

Howie also showed an interesting expression, slipped through the gap in the pasture fence, and stood behind them and watched.

"My lords, the lord's courtyard and the inner city will serve as the central area of ​​the future territory and will also be the administrative area."

Mariel pointed at the circle drawn by Zong Shen with her dagger, emphasizing the significance of the future administrative center of the Lord's Courtyard.

“All other buildings will be moved outside the city wall, and core functional areas (industrial areas), central business areas (cultural areas), agricultural and pastoral areas (warehousing areas), and residential areas will be established around several directions outside the administrative area. area (living area).”

"The four areas occupy exactly the four corners of the east, west, north and south, forming a square city prototype as a whole."

"A large amount of open space will be planned and reserved in each area. The first street in the area will be planned along the center line, and then in the future, expanded infill development will begin from the center street of each district."

"The current jurisdiction of the territory is a circular area with a radius of eight kilometers, with a total area of ​​200.96 square kilometers."

"The area of ​​the largest square within a circle is the diameter of the circle times the radius, which is 128 square kilometers..."

Mariel made some calculations and clearly calculated the scope of the territory. As she spoke, she drew a circle with her dagger, and then drew a square inside the circle. She spoke with confidence and clarity. Zong Shen was also stunned when he heard this. Yes, it seems that mathematics in this world is developing well!

However, Zong Shen looked at the sketch on the ground and felt that it was somewhat embarrassing to have to create a square city area within the circular territory area. In the future, the expansion of the outer city area will still be based on the square area.

But before Zong Shen could speak, Haoyi behind them spoke first.

"My lord, Miss Mariel."

"I have a suggestion regarding the planning of the territory."

Zong Shen turned his head, looked at Howie, nodded to Mariel, and motioned for her to hand the dagger to Howie.

Howie took the dagger, saluted Mariel and Zong Shen respectively, and then squatted down.

He reached out and gently erased the square dividing lines in the circle.

Start with the small courtyard as the center circle, and draw dividing lines directly across it, like cutting a pizza, and draw a cross line, dividing the entire circle into four equal parts.

"How about taking the inner city of the City Lord's Mansion as the center of the circle, and dividing the rest of the circle into four equal parts."

"The standard of this cross bisector is the diameter of the territory, and the areas of the four areas are the same."

"If the territory is further expanded, then the bisector can be expanded accordingly, and the area of ​​the corresponding area will also be expanded. These areas will be the reserved areas for the future."

"This is a grassland area. Although the terrain is slightly undulating, it is still relatively flat overall."

“Only by distributing it in this way can the territory’s area be utilized to its fullest extent.”

"But I also agree with Miss Mariel's opinion. After all, considering the current area of ​​the territory, it will take a long development cycle to develop it into a city."

Howie talked eloquently, and indeed as he said, this distribution can maximize the use of the circular territory area.

Mariel looked thoughtfully at the cross bisectors he drew in the circle.

"Indeed, this will be more compact than a square city, and the future expansion of the square will be more clear."

"The independence of the four major regions will also be stronger."

After reading Howie's plan, she felt that it was indeed better than her own plan.

Zong Shen also nodded, this guy does have two brushes.

He stood up and gave Howie a thumbs up.

He took out the key to his chain.

Unlocking the chains on his feet and hands was both a reward and a gesture.

But he was not in a hurry to ask Howie to swear allegiance to him.

“Let’s tentatively use this planning standard as the construction standard for the territory.”

"We will not consider construction of the city wall for the time being. We will consider it as appropriate after it is roughly formed."

"The amount of work is too large, and forced construction will only hinder the development of the territory."

"Open space for defensive buildings must be reserved in the four areas."

"Each area must form a complete defense system for air, ground, physical damage, and magic damage!"

"Don't worry about the drawings. I will redeem another batch in two days."

Zong Shen immediately decided to use this model as the territory's future development plan.

Haoyi listened to Zong Shen's words and looked around at the simple territory built from scratch.

There was also an expression of interest on his face.