Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 524: Worries (Combined Chapter)
After settling down.

Under the leadership of Woman, the engineering department once again demonstrated their traditional skills in building walls on flat ground, officially extending the defense line to the eastern part of the Flash Land.

past.

Lu Meng originally planned to completely resolve the crisis in the west first, and then decide whether to go to the east to support it depending on the situation of the beast disaster.

With the heritage of the Baimei clan.

In fact, it is not a big problem to hold on. It just depends on how much effort and price you are willing to pay.

But the situation in the western part of Shem was different.

If there is no support.

A little carelessness can lead to disaster.

Although Qing Rong, the White Eyebrow Envoy who came to report the news, had some misunderstandings about Lu Meng, there was nothing wrong with what he said -

Got to this location.

There is this responsibility.

This is true for the Baimei clan, otherwise so many tribes would not regard him as their leader, and the refugees who lost their homes in the past would not think of seeking refuge from him first.

As for Lu Meng.

An intact and undamaged western part of Shan would be of great benefit to the development of his future stronghold. After the city was built, some of the herdsmen might be transformed into settled population.

just now.

Lu Meng defended the western part of Shandi.

The White Eyebrow Clan, however, seemed to have failed to fulfill their responsibilities.

Or, of course, you can give up this responsibility.

But corresponding.

You will also lose the destiny that comes with responsibility.

That is the trust of all the tribes.

That being the case...

"Boss, is it still the same?" Wurman chewed the grass stems. "Pull it into a line?"

these days.

Gradually, this worker bee became familiar with Lu Meng and no longer called him the Red King all the time. Instead, he seemed more friendly.

According to their original plan.

The defense line against the beaked beast was built according to the terrain. There may be twists and turns in different sections, but it generally runs from west to east.

To some extent.

If the walls were thickened so that pack animals and trailers could run on the flat surface... then this would be a highway for transporting troops.

The western part of Shem is flat.

The difference is not obvious yet.

But in the east, where the terrain is more rugged and mountainous, the efficiency is no longer the same.

After all, beak-billed beast disasters only occur a few times.

In peaceful days.

The pass can become a trade node between the two sides. The long Great Wall, coupled with the surrounding roads and infrastructure... does not necessarily have to be a desolate scene.

However, Lu Meng shook his head.

"Woman, when building the wall, is there any way to take into account the threat from the east?"

he asked.

The Skeleton Wasteland is in the south, and the Beaked Beast also came from the south.

So the line of defense runs east-west.

However, this time, whether from the experience of the Yamano clan or from the reports of the guard troops.

A beaked beast from the east.

The number has increased significantly.

They are being attacked from both sides.

In this case, the original defense line plan is undoubtedly not suitable for the situation.

"It's a bit difficult." Wurman smacked his lips. "This is actually equivalent to wrapping up the western part of Shandi again."

With a new line of defense.

Separate things.

The workload has doubled.

Besides, Lu Meng at least gave them seven days. Now the Beakbill is right in front of them. If they rush to build the wall...

It's not the same to mend the fold after the sheep have been lost.

More importantly, such a line of defense was completely useless after the beaked beast disaster.

It would even hinder the normal migration of the Semitic tribes, artificially separating the two major areas of the east and the west.

It's pure negative equity.

"And it can only protect the western part of Shandi, and it has no effect on the current situation in the east," Lu Meng nodded. He also understood what Woman meant. "It even feels like it is shutting out the tribes affected by the disaster in the east."

Like a mountain clan.

After finally escaping, they found that what lay before them was an insurmountable earthen wall - the passes with openings were destined to be very few.

If this time.

The beaked beast was chasing after him.

On one side is a peaceful paradise, and on the other side is a bloody hell. It is undoubtedly a bit cruel.

"Captain," said Meyer, "if our main goal is to protect the safety of the west while heading east, then there is no need to build a long wall like before."

The priest stretched out his finger and made a mark on the blueprint in Warman's hand.

"You won't repair the wall?" Wurman was a little anxious. "What do you think of my wall..."

Lu Meng: "Go on."

"I know that the reason why you, Grand Commander, want to build the sacred defense line is because you are facing the densest group of beaked beasts and the creatures such as the bone-burying wolves that were driven here..." When he had the opportunity to speak, Maile took the opportunity to say, "They come like a tide, dense and frequent, but the direction is easy to determine, so building a wall is the most effective way."

As he said.

Now battles are breaking out on every section of the defense line.

Thanks to the height of the earthen ramparts and the sturdiness of the enhanced building health modules, the beaked beasts are basically unable to break through them.

Even for a moment,

The guards were unable to kill these monsters.

You can also slowly force them back by hiding in the back and shooting arrows at them.

Therefore, although the beast disaster in the west was fierce.

In fact, it has entered a stage of a bad battle.

What is being compared is the bladder area.

Let's see who can't hold it in first - and in terms of logistics, even without the support of the swamp, the Shemxi tribe, whose financial resources have not suffered much loss, will not lose to the beaked beasts who are already hungry.

"But the situation in the east is different... The beaked beasts coming from here first entered the east and plundered before chasing us here."

In other words.

The frequency is not high.

But the fact that they can forage for food over such a long distance shows that they are stronger.

"If we build a similar long wall, our guards may not see the enemy for several days, but if another Beak-billed Beast King similar to the Elder Stage appears, we may be completely unable to deal with it."

Troops will be dispersed and wasted.

"So what do you think we should do?" Woman asked, calming down his emotions.

Even though the other party denied his favorite wall.

But as an engineer, he had to admit that the other party had a point.

"According to the situation, the focus of our defense here should not be 'interception' but 'early warning'." Facing the doubt, Maile nodded to Woman, "The focus is to find the traces of the Beakbill's activities in the distance as soon as possible."

After that, no matter who is behind, please notify the rear to take shelter.

Or gather troops to meet the attack.

Everyone has a choice.

Although these beaked beasts are stronger individually, their scale is definitely not as large as the beast disaster on the front line of the defense. Even if they are fighting on the plains, the mobility of the wolf cavalry and the bravery of the Skeleton Corps are enough to deal with it.

"So, what we need is a 'tower'," Meier confirmed, "or rather, a watchtower."

Like the prison tower at Scone.

Standing on the flat ground, you can even have a bird's eye view of the buildings of the entire town from the top. If you use a telescope.

Plus the endless plain terrain of Shem.

The guards on the top of the tower were able to spot the long-necked beasts as soon as they showed the slightest tip of a horn, and the other party couldn't even smell them.

The watchtower itself can also light signal smoke or turn on a searchlight to convey information.

The scope of the warning is beyond imagination.

If the location is chosen well, even just one or two towers are needed to cover all areas where beaked beasts may appear.

"Okay," Lu Meng said with a smile, "You are worthy of being the engineering priest of our Embers."

Even in the Oakland Holy Church, where there are only a few scriptures, their priests study the scriptures in different directions.

Some are responsible for proving the trinity of Oakland, the Holy Fire, and Phoenix, some are determined to devote their lives to the holy war of spreading love and justice, and some are keen on studying those taboo rumors belonging to the darkness and claiming to know both themselves and the enemy...

And in the Order of Embers.

The difference between priests lies in the knowledge they have learned and mastered.

That is the subject.

What Mayer excels at is engineering construction.

This had already been mentioned when he introduced himself on the first day, and now one could indeed hear that he knew the uses of various conventional buildings very well.

However, what Lu Meng cares about is.

Huo Buyang sent Priest Meyer to come to him first, not just to deliver the message and report the latest situation.

He once mentioned this to Xiao Huo.

I want to build a city myself.

The other party was ignorant at the time and might not have understood what it meant, but after going through so many trials and tribulations, he had already understood Lu Meng's intention.

While running the Order of Embers.

They also intentionally sought out talents in this area. After discovering Mailer, they even used precious mechanical prosthetic limbs for him, and they were the scout's legs that had the greatest bonus to movement speed among all types.

I'm afraid it's hope.

When Lu Meng needs help, even if we can't solve the immediate problem, we can at least help him as soon as possible.

"Then this job is handed over to you, just go for it." As the 'Grand Leader', Lu Meng also saluted Mailer, which made the other party happy and hurriedly returned the salute.

What the priest didn't know was.

In fact, his proposal was exactly what Lu Meng wanted: the existence of a [Watchtower] was one of the necessary conditions for the stronghold to be upgraded from a "village" to an "outpost", and this military building had to be built sooner or later.

But we need to build a tower.

It is not appropriate to use the techniques of the honeycomb tribe. To ensure a certain height, a brick and stone structure is best.

But time is running out.

You can first ram the earth to lay the foundation, use stones for the lower layer, and use wood to stack up the height for the upper layer. It can also serve as a scaffolding for later reconstruction.

In the prairies west of Shandi, stone mines were still difficult to find, but now near the east, many exposed rock veins have appeared, and the problem can be solved.

Wooden buildings are no strangers to people in the swamps.

When it comes to mining stone and making stone bricks, people from Rotten Town in the engineering department have the most say.

It can be said that the limitations of external conditions are not as difficult as imagined, and all you need to do is work hard.

The speed at which towers are built.

It is definitely not as good as an earthen wall.

Fortunately, we only need to explore the location and build one, so the workload is much less. With the help of the acceleration module, the progress will be even faster.

"It's okay, you don't have to stop your work here," Lu Meng said, looking at the depressed Woman, "Just continue to move forward according to the original plan."

Construction of the city wall.

It can expand the range of the base, which is the effective range of the module, not to mention that it needs to be repaired in the first place.

You won't lose anyway.

Upon hearing this, the wall-loving worker bee was revived with full health.

Look at his drive.

Lu Meng was quite worried, so he led his men to build the wall all the way to the pile of beaked beasts, and it was impossible to save them.

"Well, let's pick more people for Maier..."

Drag the progress.

"And this will solve my worries." He confessed softly.

……

……

On the other hand, in addition to the mountain clans, the wolf cavalrymen also rescued several wandering tribes.

Their luck was not as good as that of the Mountain Clan, and not many people escaped; but their luck was better than that of the Mountain Clan, at least they did not encounter the elder-stage beaked beasts.

These sporadic battles.

The wolf riders can handle the problem themselves and also hone their combat skills.

These tribal herdsmen were rescued.

Some people chose to continue to the west to seek resettlement; others saw the case of the mountain clans and chose to stay and help with construction.

Further manpower was added to the new project.

It seems that the Shanye Clan is not an unknown clan in the eastern part of Shan, and still has a certain appeal.

It has served as a model.

Among them, there were two more animal trainers, but they were not from the same tribe. Their talent in animal training was not as good as Qi Ke's, and they were just average.

But he is a beast tamer after all.

Not to mention in the outside world, these talents are rare in the Land of Shan. Lu Meng welcomes them all and asks them to help train the wolf cavalry.

During this process.

Qi Ke did play a big role.

Even though she had never thought that the Boneyard Wolves could be tamed, let alone seen a type of soldier called Wolf Cavalry.

But domesticate beasts of burden.

It is still the old business of the herdsmen.

By learning from one example and applying it to other situations, Qi Ke, who has talent, can help the bee riders in the swamp like a fish in water.

"Would it be better this way..." On this day, the animal trainer girl took the paper and pen she got from the engineering department and drew in the tent.

Her painting skills are not very good and she doesn't pay much attention to drawing standards.

But from the few sloppy strokes, it can be seen that the painting is in the shape of an animal saddle.

That’s right, the current wolf cavalry.

There is no other sitting equipment except simple reins and iron bridle.

After all, it is a groundbreaking first.

None of the existing pack animals' mounts fit the shape of the Bone Wolf, and no one knows how to design one.

Even if there are ideas.

There is no time to make it.

The riders can only make do with their own efforts. Every time they go out on a race, the whole process feels like performing acrobatics, which is quite abstract.

If it weren’t for these selected bee people.

He was already extremely strong and skilled, and he could easily take on dozens of people on foot. Otherwise, he would be knocked down sooner or later.

But you can make do with it.

Qi Ke discovered that this invisibly increased the training costs, and at the same time it was too dependent on the quality of the riders themselves, limiting the expansion of the wolf cavalry.

Once the recruits are not masters.

There is no way to train then.

Moreover, several old bee soldiers secretly complained to this little girl that the back of the buried wolf was really rubbing its buttocks...

After figuring out the structure of the Bone Burial Wolf.

The originally vague idea gradually took shape in Qi Kede's mind.

"How about installing a chain here?" At this time, a finger pointed on the drawing.

"Isn't it too redundant?" The girl bit the tip of her pen and subconsciously refuted, but soon her eyes lit up, "No, this can indeed increase stability!"

"This is a good idea..." Qi Ke was about to exclaim something when she suddenly realized what was going on.

She turned back suddenly and was stunned:
"Red King..."

(End of this chapter)