Lord of the Oasis

That round of desert, sentry oasis.

The sky is bright, and the traces of the night have not completely faded away.

It had only just arrived at dawn.

The banquet last night did not lower the guard, and the soldiers still maintained sufficient vigilance.

These outstanding soldiers from the three countries of Swadia, Sarand, and Vikia, even after drinking, did not forget their responsibilities. Instead, they were worried that there would be a sneak attack by the enemy, and everyone did not sleep deeply.

Dawn has just appeared.

On the arrow tower, the archer of Vicia who was on duty at night was replaced.

And on the wall of the fortified attic, behind the shooting window, a Swadian crossbowman with a crossbow was on guard.

Although there are 50 Vykian archers and 50 Swadian crossbowmen scattered on the 4 walls, there are not many people at all, but the interior of the "Drehem" fortress wall is only half a hectare. Troops can be dispatched for support at any time.

Although the fort is small, it is easy to defend.

Outside the office.

Kant came out, full of energy, no longer tired when he just got up.

Walking out of the door, Kant walked quickly to the right, and at the same time asked in a deep voice, "Are you all ready?"

"Okay." Manid was following behind him.

The two came to the sugar factory.

The coarse salt that had been piled up in bags on the street had disappeared at this time.

In their place were brand new sacks stacked on wooden frames on the edge of the city wall. To keep the surface of these sacks clean, they even had two layers of linen on the wooden frame.

These new sacks are filled with fine white salt boiled last night.

All of them were processed last night and finally worked out.

"Lord Kant, Lord Manid."

At the entrance of the sugar factory, farmers and peasant women who had been busy all night and hadn't slept hurriedly saluted.

Look at the dark circles in their eyes,

Knowing that they were indeed working hard for this, Kant nodded sympathetically: "Don't be too polite, you have been busy all night, and have a good rest today."

"Thank you for your kindness." The peasants and peasant women saluted and left gratefully.

"Rest." Kant nodded with a smile.

These territorial people are all paying for his son, and the kindness he has shown is justified.

The next work, do not need them.

Manid opened his mouth to report: "Lord Kant, if there is no other situation, I want to pack up immediately and lead the team to set off before noon, so that according to the time, I can return with a full load of supplies before next Sunday."

"Okay, that's it." Kant nodded.

Even if you know the correct shortest route, it will take 4 days to get from the sentry oasis to the stone pass.

This is still a team of cavalry and carriages.

If it was a pure infantry, it would take longer. It is estimated that it would take seven days to travel in the barren environment of the cruel Nalen Desert, as when Kant first came to the Sentinel Oasis.

Time waits for no one, and Kant doesn't have much time to waste.

Soon, the peasants came over with a carriage pulled by two draught horses. It was the draught horse and carriage that came here with Kant.

Farmers work together.

The 20 bags of fine white salt stacked on wooden racks were all loaded on the carriage.

Just outside the street, the other two carriages were also carrying things, but they were supplies for crossing the Nalen Desert.

For example, fresh water and food for daily consumption.

This is guaranteed for a few days.

10 Salander riders, as well as 20 elite desert bandits, are also ready.

After all, when Kant went to the Stone Pass last time, he encountered some bad memories. In order to prevent Manid from encountering those situations again, the necessary guards are absolutely indispensable.

There are also 10 Swadian recruits.

Carrying a hunting crossbow and wearing iron armor.

He carried a wooden shield and a 2-meter heavy spear on his back, and also hung a fighting hoe and quiver on his waist.

The outermost is also covered with a linen robe.

These are the 10 peasants who last time Kant led the team to the salt mine. They can upgrade after defeating a few gnolls, and they are directly upgraded to the Swadian militia. They just led the team to the inn and will be responsible for the reception of the inn in the future. and security work.

Soon, the three carriages were all loaded with supplies.

The soldiers are also ready.

"Pay attention to Stone Pass."

Outside the city gate, Kant had a serious face and told Manid, "I think you understand."

"Understood." Manid nodded.

"Take care." Fatis also came to see him off.

"goodbye."

Manid waved to the two of them, got on his horse, and started to lead the team.

6 sturdy haul horses pulled 3 carriages and soon disappeared behind the vast sand dunes.

This is Manid on behalf of Kant going to the Stone Pass to trade with the local lord, Baron Dylan.

As long as this salt trade is successful, the future Sentinel Oasis will gain an ally that can withstand most storms, and also gain a long-term agent, a model of win-win cooperation.

Kant stood in front of the city gate.

His face was very serious. Looking at Shahai in front of him, he said solemnly, "It's up to Manid."

"He won't disappoint," Fatis reassured.

"Yeah." Kant nodded.

Manid, who came from a family of merchants in the Nord Kingdom, was a business genius.

However, what Kant was anxious and worried about was not business issues, but because of his identity, whether there would be greater exclusion and counterattacks against the historical legacy of the Stone Pass.

After all, the two waves of people he met when he left last time still made his heart heavy.

This is already a symptom.

After being exiled to the Nalen Desert, Kant's figure continued to set foot in the Principality of Lions, which many people did not want to see.

So there was a robbery.

Baron Dylan's vassal knights, led a group of armed militia, wanted to rob him. This was a joke, so Kant led the cavalry to kill these overpowered guys.

Perhaps the robbery was really an accident, coveting the armor of his subordinates.

But the beautiful woman I met first, and the plot of the hero saving the beauty, is definitely not that simple.

Now that you think about it, you can see that this is a conspiracy.

Conspiracy directly against him.

Kant frowned slightly, turned his head to Fatis and said: "Arrange the troops, we are now at a critical moment before the transformation, tell our soldiers, don't relax, I don't want to see at such a critical time, someone will Drop the chain."

"Don't worry, Lord Kant." Fatis looked solemn.

"That's it." Kant nodded.

This is the calm before the storm, the darkness before dawn.

The Crusaders of Greymane Kingdom.

As long as the Sentinel Oasis can survive, then you can get excellent rewards.

For example, more top-level troops, safer territory, and the hegemony of the Naron Desert will all be firmly in the hands of Kant, relying on this barren land to grow until a real, heart-pounding castle is built.

Towering among this sentry oasis.

Return to the Consulate.

Kant began to plan and arrange for the future.

For example, in the current "Drehem" fortress, there is a serious shortage of houses.

Added a city wall attic, where soldiers can all sleep without having to continue sleeping in bunkers and tents.

But civilian buildings are still few and far between.

The most typical is the Swadia house, now there are only seven.

"System, build buildings."

Kant frowned slightly, sat in his seat, and gave instructions about the building.

The system pops up a dialog box instantly.

The above is a dense list of the buildings that Kant can build at present.

But he didn't hesitate and said directly: "Build 43 houses."

【ding...system prompt】

[100 dinars per house, 43 houses cost 4300 dinars. 】

[Yes/No choose to build? 】

The system gives a prompt.

"put up!"

Kant's answer is naturally affirmative.

Although the cost is huge, reaching a terrifying 4,300 dinars, which is one third of Kant's current savings, but in fact, when 43 houses are built, we know that the cost of so many dinars is quite worth it .

7 days for the construction time of the house.

Construction at the same time means that Kant will acquire 43 houses in seven days.

Add the 7 houses that were built before, and that's 50.

According to each house can accommodate 10 people to rest, 50 houses can fully meet the living needs of 500 people.

This also means that Kant can continue to acquire 500 civilians.

Because the properties of the houses still indicate this, when the number of houses is greater than the number of civilians currently living, it will attract refugees to settle in the village, and in a short period of time, the number of civilians in the fortress will be saturated.

This is one of the reasons why Kant purchases a large amount of grain.

The more people there are, the more people eat.

But definitely not a waste of food.

So many civilians are not a burden, because Kant can recruit soldiers among these civilians at any time.

Level 1 troops, Swadian recruits, are derived from civilians.

And when the enemy's offensive is getting stronger and stronger, the attack is getting more and more crazy, causing battle damage to Kant's existing troops, these recruits who have gained experience after days of fighting and can be upgraded to higher arms, show that their value.

As long as there are civilians.

Then Kant's sentry oasis has a steady stream of reserve troops.

Even if the elite troops are wiped out, Kant will have the opportunity to come again.

as a defender.

Kant wants to gain a lot of experience in the enemy's siege. It is really simple. Even as long as these recruits and even farmers are responsible for carrying some supplies, after the battle is over, the huge amount of experience is enough to upgrade them.

"And, there's this."

Kant's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the rest of the buildings on the building interface.

He suddenly discovered that there was a very special building in the building list of the fortress.

clock tower.

PS: It's too hot... it's too hot... it's too hot... Today's update is a little late, it's really too hot, I can't concentrate at all, so I just finished the third shift, I'll come to a chapter later, I'll go first Take a shower, well, to be exact, I've had 6 showers, oh my god! The damn weather!