The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 600 Mansha Quarry

Allen stood thousands of meters in the sky, his sharp eyes intently observing the tribe's eternal cause.

Under his feet was a wide, man-made passage that criss-crossed from east to west. The two ends of the passage were very far apart, and there was a steep cliff rising from the ground. If you stand on the ground at the midpoint of the passage and observe, you can basically not see the existence of these two cliffs, and you can only vaguely see the arc of the mountain on the horizon.

Above the head are layers of thick raindrops, which are constantly pouring into the green plains. From time to time, there will be a sudden heavy rain due to excessive accumulation of water vapor. The pouring rain quickly covers more than ten centimeters on the passage ground. The accumulated water flows to Mansha Wilderness along with the canals that have been dug long ago.

The ground is coherent and integrated. There are countless marks on the solid stone surface that have been chipped by tools. It's a little bit irritating when you step on it. And because it's slippery, you might even fall over if you're not careful. It's definitely uncomfortable if you hit the ground. very.

To the east, there is an endless wilderness environment with a little more vitality, and a majestic prototype of a castle under construction. On the edge of the castle plan, there are stone houses rising from the ground, and occasionally people come in and out.

To the west, the passage gradually narrows, like a trumpet. The closer to the direction of the endless sea, the narrower the width of the passage. If we really want to open up the continuous mountain line of the Mansha Mountains, the eastern wilderness exit and The proportion of channel openings between the west coastline exits should differ by more than 3 times.

The advantage of this is not that it greatly reduces the difficulty of excavation for the tribe and shortens a large part of the construction period, but it is more for the long-term consideration of the tribe.

After all, everything about the endless sea is unknown to the Green Field tribe. The little information about the sea at least shows that there is a huge marine civilization deep in the sea. This also means that opening up the passage between the wilderness and the ocean may contain hidden treasures. There are dangers that Allen and the others don't know about.

No one can guarantee that this unknown marine civilization will not be interested in the wilderness, even if there has been no connection or exchange between the wilderness and the marine civilization for countless thousands of years.

At the same time, Allen could not judge what the ultimate impact would be after opening the endless sea channel and pouring rich water vapor into the green plains. Although the water resources in the wilderness are poor and require a lot of moisture, this does not mean that there are no limits. If the endless influx of water vapor continues without control, the act of opening up the Mansha Mountains may bring catastrophic changes to the Green Field Plain.

Therefore, if he wants to allow vegetation to grow in the Greenfield Plain without drastically changing the environment and climate, making the plain a place unsuitable for the survival of goblins, Allen needs to experiment little by little with each cut of the Mansha Mountains. How much water vapor will flow in through the wide gap, and how much impact will it have on the plains.

And these need to be planned from the beginning, and should not be saved until things get out of hand. With the cautious and long-term vision of the bugbear leader Allen, naturally he will not ignore it.

With the advancement of excavation over the years, the abundant water vapor resources in the direction of the endless sea in the west are no longer blocked by overlapping mountains. There are indeed more cumulonimbus clouds climbing over the mountains and approaching the east along the wide passage.

Just because the large-scale precipitation accumulated in the sky above the channel was directed into the desolate eastern wilderness, a large area of ​​lakes and swamps of varying sizes has been created.

With abundant water sources, vegetation will naturally grow easily, and with sufficient plant resources, various animals will begin to thrive in this area.

Allen estimated in his mind that if he continued to invest the current manpower and resources, in no more than twenty years, the majestic mountain range in front of him would be carved out by several generations of Green Field tribesmen to carve a wide channel out of it.

And with the emergence of this passage, the originally desolate and lonely green plain will inevitably turn into a fertile land with lush water and grass suitable for reproduction.

boom! ! ! boom! ! ! !

At the foot of the mountains to the west, explosions that were stronger than one were heard one after another. A steep stone wall suddenly collapsed in front of Allen's eyes. The splashing flying rocks rolled down, forming a giant gray-brown rock at the foot of the mountain. screen.

The goblins and other indigenous workers, who had already had too much experience, hid far away for a long time. After the falling rocks on the mountain stopped, they rushed out from various hiding places and began to clean up the ground in an orderly manner. Mountains of stones.

Compared with the cumbersome method at the beginning, the supply and demand of goblins digging mountain rocks has improved a lot now. Spellcasters use fossils as mud, gravel spells and other spells to dig deep holes at the nodes of the stone vein routes explored by the prospectors. stone caves, and then fill these long and narrow caves with alchemical gunpowder such as RDX and detonate them. A one-time explosion can save too much time and labor.

Of course, such blasting cannot be used all the time. Although alchemical products such as black gunpowder are cheap, its blasting effect is also very low. It needs to be used with more powerful gunpowder like RDX, which naturally comes at a higher cost. resource consumption.

After all, the Green Field tribe's stalls are quite lavish, and the task of opening up the quarry has lasted for more than a hundred years. It is impossible to use such alchemical explosives as an ordinary means of opening up the mountain for a long time.

Even if the mountain is only opened using a combination of physics, magic and other means at key nodes of the mountain, it has already brought a lot of convenience to the workers in the quarry.

The workers wielded huge mountain hammers and began to crackle the gravel. A truck shuttle shuttled back and forth on several steel tracks, transporting truckloads of waste stones out of the valley.

At the same time, two or three miles away from the frontier of the workers' mountain excavation, hundreds of naked goblin warriors wielded various weapons that were more sophisticated than the workers' mountain hammers, attacking the undulating and unevenly curved stone walls. Carve it carefully and carefully.

If the movements of the workers were rough and wild, then the hundreds of goblin warriors in front of them, each occupying an area, were more precise and methodical in waving various weapons in their hands.

A hobgoblin warrior with a slender figure, comparable to Allen, had a pair of thin swords in his hands that stabbed or pointed, like a snake spitting beads, making it difficult to see where the sword came from, and countless gravel fell down. In front of the hobgoblin sword dancer, the crooked and uneven stone wall turned into a long and narrow plane with a slight angle, and the fine sword marks intertwined to form a somewhat beautiful carving pattern.

On the other side, a bearded warrior stretched his arms and swung a double-edged battle ax faster and faster each time, also aiming at the stone wall in front of him. As sparse stone flakes and dust flew up, another flat stone wall appeared in front of the bugbear.

A few meters away, a dwarf thief warrior brandished a pair of daggers and swung his arms to create a double image...

These goblins seemed to be digging into the rocks, but in fact they mostly used the hard rocks and broken walls in front of them to continuously hone their respective combat skills and temper their own strength.

Chopping on the stone wall day after day is very boring for any warrior. While chopping, the goblins also need to observe the texture formed by the fracture of the rocks in front of them, so that their chopping and stabbing power can be maximized, which is also a way to control their eyesight and self-power.

The training methods that Allen has explored, the training methods recorded in the inheritance crystal, and the tempering methods formed by combining them are all the goblin warriors of the Green Field Tribe who are inspired to stick to the fighting direction and will be exposed to them. However, tempering in the quarry is too much. Difficulty and boring, goblins who don't have great determination and perseverance generally rarely come to exercise.

call! !

Allen's figure fell from the sky and landed behind the group of goblin warriors in front of him. Although everyone had actually discovered Allen long ago, no one of the goblins dared to put down their weapons and turned around to look at Allen with admiration. Only the person in charge of the quarry, Albad, the dwarf goblin who had just stepped down from the leadership position of the tribe, rushed over in a few steps to say hello to Allen.

"If you don't live a good life in the city, you come here and suffer in vain. It's really hard on you."

Although Albad is old and his standing body has gradually become bent, as a mage, his eyes still shine with wisdom, and his movements are not much slower than when he was young due to the blessing of spells.

As a war commander specially trained by the tribe, Albad actually does not need to go to the quarry to garrison. With his knowledge and ability, he is completely unqualified to teach in several major colleges in Green Lake Town and even serve as the dean. questionable.

But Albad took the initiative to apply to Trick, wanting to be transferred to the quarry as the person in charge, and Trick approved it.

Tribal quarries, Mumapo, Rapids Bay and other strongholds are all places where aging tribal leaders retire. Although they still have some real power, there is actually a big gap in authority and benefits depending on the regional block planning. .

Among them, the quarry is the place with the most difficult conditions among these large and small strongholds.

It was a position that other retired high-level leaders and supervisors avoided, but now Albad took the initiative to apply for the position. For Trick, the mayor of Green Lake who needs to coordinate the situation of all parties, it really did him a big favor. , and after a few words of hypocritical persuasion, he agreed to the other party's request.

"Actually, it's okay. I'm used to looking for something to study to keep my brain spinning, otherwise my life would be boring. It just so happens that the environment and climate here in the quarry, as we progress in digging the tunnel, It is constantly changing, so I thought about collecting this data to see if I could help the tribe calculate the approximate range of future climate changes."

Albad smiled freely, and his happy look made Allen nod slightly.

Although in his early years, Albad focused most of his energy on studying military formations, battle formations, etc., he also had a good talent in spellcasting. Because of his study of military tactics and battle formations, he also learned by analogy. He has understood many of the real rules of the world and is now a high-level mage.

There is a big difference between the spell caster profession and the warrior profession, that is, their strength will not decline significantly due to the decline of physical functions; on the contrary, as they grow older, many spell casters have a better understanding of the reality and natural laws of the world. A broader and wiser understanding makes their magic more pure.

As the favorite mage among spellcasters and the best at researching, Albad, after giving up the study of military formations and tactics for most of his life, picked up the exploration of natural laws and laws again. Although he may not make much progress in terms of strength, But it allows him to devote himself wholeheartedly to it, so that he will not become confused because he has lost his past pursuits.

"Is there any gain in that?"

Allen's eyes were somewhat gratified. Compared to the other group of old guys in the clan who began to have fun and scheming to pave the way for their descendants, Albad's actions were like a breath of fresh air.

"There are some clues, but further observation and testing are still needed."

Albad looked calm. Although his words seemed very modest, he should have gained something from his appearance.

"If you need any resources, ask Trick directly. After the completion of the research channel, the impact of the large-scale influx of cumulonimbus clouds on the Green Field Plain needs special attention."

"Whether the plains need to plan new rivers, irrigation canals, etc. in the future should also be considered now. It just so happens that so much stone excavated from the quarry has now become a major burden. It is also necessary to consume part of it to make an advance layout. Take the stress out of material accumulation.”

"I'll leave all these things to you. After all, the quarry is the focus of the influence of cumulonimbus clouds."

Allen wanted to pat Albad on the head, but considering his current age, he gave up.

"Yes, I will organize people to study it right away."

Under Albad, there is also a team of knowledgeable tribal scholars who are responsible for observing and recording the current rainfall and cumulonimbus cloud thickness around the quarry, and on this basis, predicting and calculating the completion of future tunnel excavation. Later, when the endless sea passes through this channel, it will generate an influx of water vapor on a large scale, etc.

Now that he had received Allen's instructions, Albad responded in a deep voice. In fact, they had already begun discussions in this regard, but they had not yet taken action.

"Oh, by the way, there was a group of goblin boys who came over for training before me. Where did you arrange them?"

After Allen gave Albad some advice, his voice changed and he seemed to ask casually.

"When they first arrived, I was afraid that they were not used to this kind of training, so they were all arranged in the last section. Patriarch, do you need me to call them here?"

Albad thought for a while and pointed towards the back of the group of goblins extending eastward. The movements and appearance of the goblins could hardly be seen at the end of his finger.

"Oh, no, I'm just asking casually."

Allen shook his head. Although Albad himself was considered a high-ranking member of the clan and worthy of trust, the less people knew about the legendary seed, the better.

"I will also be practicing in the west of the quarry for a while. If there is no need, don't disturb me."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)