Hey, King!

2022-01-16

Chapter 459 Chapter 462 Egg Island's family property

As a historic winter shelter, Egg Island The island has dealt with a variety of rulers, decorated, modified, and used in their different styles, but it has definitely never seen a ruler like Dagon. Instead of spending even a second of enjoyment after entering Egg Island, his army focused on two things: investigation and construction.

The investigation, the family property operation that Dagon demanded, lasted three weeks, culminating in a detailed report with an attached map on the Hunters' desk. Dagon called them together to study this report and make arrangements for the future development of Egg Island.

"Not counting our vanguard, the current population of Egg Island is 3,463 people, 70% of which are humans and half-humans of various bloodlines. Other bloodlines include goblins, half-orcs, Beastmen and Jiangu people. These people basically live together on Egg Island, and the distribution map is marked on the map." Tormund said: "Before winter, the population will definitely rise, mainly from outsiders. It is estimated that three or four thousand people will arrive at Egg Island one after another.”

“Even if the grain reserves are currently in the most economical way, it is impossible to support 8,000 people for the winter. Compare The safe number is 6,000, including our vanguard army and craftsmen who will come from Chiling City, etc.” Tormund said to everyone: “The number of 6,000 people does not take into account the catastrophe in winter. Everyone must be prepared in their hearts, this winter is not suitable for showing great kindness, we must be cautious."

Dagon asked Tormund nodded, "Tell everyone about the support of Chiling City. The situation."

"Lord Toban promised to deliver several batches of food, and one of the tasks of the vanguard in the next stage is to ensure the safe arrival of food from Chiling City to Egg Island. The quantity of these food is not large, It was squeezed out of the reserves of Chiling City. I discussed it with Dagon, no matter how much is shipped, these all are Egg Island’s emergency reserves, which are stored separately and cannot be used for daily food distribution and other consumption.”

"The priority is to maintain the battle strength of the vanguard." Dagon said: "There are only so many in stock at present, the key is how to find food now."

Like other tribes in the north, Egg Island, hunting, Fishing and grazing were the most important sources of food, and these three jobs resumed after the vanguard entered the city. Fifteen miles north of Egg Island is the Bingru River, where there are specialized fishing and hunting villages, and some half-human fishermen who are proficient in water can provide a stable source of food.

The second is hunting. In the three directions of east, west and south, the hunters on Egg Island know the distribution of prairie rabbits, rats, and wild deer. They can often bring back some good prey, but the risk is also high. The hunters sometimes encounter some beasts, some of which also cast spells, which are difficult for ordinary people to resist. A pack of winter wolves, which can spray cold air, came nearby recently, and the hunters could barely move until they left.

Hunters have a hard time getting out, so grazing is even more difficult. Egg Island has raised a lot of cattle and sheep, all of which are precious wealth and cannot be given to the winter wolf to eat. They are now forced to lose weight because they are understaffed and unable to bring back enough fodder, so there is a lot of grievances.

The scale of farming and planting on Egg Island is very small, and it is difficult for people who are proficient in farming to survive here for a long time. Due to frequent battles for territorial power, the farmland on the outskirts of Egg Island must be the first to suffer every time. After a battle, several households may starve to death because they lost their crops, or be forced to become hunters or fishermen. Not only is it a security threat, but the planting technology here is also very backward, there is no suitable seed, and there is no systematic field management. If you want to say primordial, then the most primordial part of Egg Island is farming.

"Siloai is searching and tracking the winter wolves with the magic eagle. The vanguard is ready to attack. I am going to clean up the nearby beasts that affect grazing." Dagon said: "Don't do it now, In winter, many are harassed by them. Especially the spell creatures such as winter wolves, they are particularly cold-resistant and threatening, so they cannot sit idly by.”

“Winter wolves run fast and rely on the vanguard alone. The army is not easy to deal with." Tormund said: "The shepherd division must go, it is best to call Shiroai, her mage spell can help a lot."

"We will both go, Make sure the hunting is successful." Dagon said: "The sooner grazing and hunting resume, the safer the food reserves in Egg Island. I also contacted Andos, in exchange for establishing a temple here to spread the faith, and asking her to send some farmland virtues. Rui is coming to Egg Island."

Tormund was stunned for a moment and heard a problem: "en? Wait, you are talking about contacting the Temple of Andos, right?"

"No, I contacted Andos. It took a lot of effort to find her spiritual passage. Fortunately, there is a halfling believer of Andos on Egg Island. Although his faith is weak, he is in the right direction, so I just contacted Andros." Dagon said: "She is very talkative, but she also has a request for Egg Island. She wants to see lush life and rich products, so she wants to give birth to more children and more places, and is delivering babies. The place where the holy emblem of Andos is placed and in the fields."

"Aoli has not built a temple on Egg Island yet." Saree reminded.

"Where I am, where the faith of Ori is, don't worry about it." Dagon said: "I have a separate plan for the temple. Egg Island will build the first Pantheon, Not a pseudo-Pantheon like Pusoda, but a real Pantheon. Well, that's not the point of our discussion today."

Dagon said: "After capturing Egg Island, the vanguard continued to train, and there must be The ability to defeat all incoming enemies, and the focus of our work will shift to the construction of Egg Island. We need food, clothing, and the ability to manufacture muskets and ammunition ourselves to support the continued development of the vanguard army. These things are thousands of years old. There are so many things to do, and arrangements must be made."

"I propose that Tormund be released from the Vanguard, manage Egg Island, establish the city government of Egg Island, and serve as mayor. It turned out that the Vanguard's Tactical command was taken over by Tohens." Dagon said: "The mayor is similar to the lord, in charge of all affairs of Egg Island, except for military and religious authority."

"Me, Tormund and Tohens Set up a three-person group to have the final decision on matters in the area we control. Outside the three-person group is a core group, which is currently dominated by the members of the Wind Chasing Hunter Group. , as far as possible to cover all fields - the above is the decision-making level. In terms of implementation, there are three main lines, political power, religious power and military command. I master the religious power, which also includes the management of sorcerers such as mages and druids. ."

"Three and Thirty? I think that's a good idea." Anders patted his belly and said, "Everything has to be a leader, but you can't have everything. Pressed on the lord. I think as long as Dagon has the final say, everything else is acceptable."

Sari rolled the eyes, slapped Anders on the belly, and said, "Just you There's a lot of nonsense, can you say a few words less?"

"It's good for you to say a few words more." Anders pointed to Surrey and said to Dagon, "How are you going to arrange this belligerence? Mother-in-law?"

"It's a waste to continue to be my escort, I want to hand over the officers and non-commissioned officers Academy to Saree." Dagon said: "This Academy mainly trains all levels of commanders of the vanguard. , directly affects the battle strength, and in the current world, the battle strength is a matter of life and death, which is very important."

"At present, our vanguard army is only 300 in size, and only the Jiangu clan has enough force in the near future. It has been used, but in the medium and long term, this is obviously not acceptable. It takes sixty years for a Jiangu clansman to grow from birth to adulthood, which is too long, especially when the threat of monsters and elves is imminent. The vanguard must be made of humans and half-orcs. main extension The army, as well as all kinds of local semi-humans. How to train them, how to make them loyal and obey orders, and how to use the abilities of these half-humans to enrich the tactics are important issues that the military school must study. "

"To deal with the Northland Barbarian Race, only muskets are enough, but our enemy is not the Northland Barbarian Race." divine technique sorcerer, Arcane sorcerer, druid, shaman, how to use these precious sorcerers, how to implement tactical coordination, the Academy must also come up with a policy to find problems and improve methods through exercises. "Dagon said: "You can't practice blindly. I think the imminent major threat should come from the direction of elves, so the military school should currently design tactics with elves as imaginary enemies. "

"Whoever goes to the military academy for further education, Tohens will make this decision as the commander of the vanguard army. The one who said before will take turns to be the head of the class, and the search for good seedlings cannot be left behind." "Dagon said: "The military academy needs training and assessment, and the army needs training and assessment. The vanguard is our hands and feet, especially when the personnel of the municipal government have not yet been familiar with and formed a system, it can be said that they are the only hands and feet that can be trusted. During this period, especially before the heavy snow in winter, if the city government needs the assistance of the vanguard, just call it directly. "

"Think about it carefully, everyone has a heavy burden on their shoulders, and there are many things to do. This is because we all want to develop Egg Island and the Pioneer Army well, not like the original one here. Like the chiefs, they just want to survive the winter, get a vote and leave. "Dagon said: "Before winter, I was mainly responsible for the placement of the temple. Together with the priests and mages, I transformed the environment of Egg Island and understood the ecological system here, so as to improve egg production and the cultivation of mushrooms and potatoes." Preliminary preparation. "

"Don't be stingy with using spell, and come to me whenever you need it." Another point to pay attention to is to activate the residents of Egg Island, not everything can be done by the vanguard or the priest of the temple. "Dagon said to Tormund: "Hire residents to work, pay with food stamps or meat stamps, and at the same time find out how much production capacity is here on Egg Island." We have to levy taxes, otherwise there will be no source for all expenses. We must also find ways to expand our financial resources and find out the local specialties. "

At this point, Surrey raised his hand and said, "I have a suggestion. The first batch of military academy students had better come from miners' families. I'll look at the mines, and I'm going to take them around the cave tunnel system to see if I can find anything. "

"You arrange the activities of the military academy, but it is up to Thohens to decide what kind of students they go to. We need officers more than miners. Dagon said: "As for prospecting, the Palace Lord is responsible. Using the technique of joint casting, we Jiangu people have many dive techniques for prospecting for ore veins. The direction is roughly set first, and the specific situation still needs to send people to conduct on-the-spot surveys, and military students will participate at that stage. "

"This arrangement is better. "Sari nodded," said: "I still have a lot of ideas, let me sort them out first, and then submit the trio together. But what about your safety after I leave? "

"A warrior with a musket is enough." Dagon said: "Didn't you say the times have changed a couple of days ago, and you still want to replace the axe with a musket? "

"I was actually trying to fit an axe onto a musket..."

(end of chapter)