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142 Chapter 142
Upon landing, Yan Mo noticed a change.
First of all, the city gate is now there. It is no longer a big empty hole. The gate is all made of thick wood, combined with wooden rivets and ropes. Although rough, it looks solid.
Suspension bridges are also available, and they are currently erected. The suspension ropes are made of a mixture of various materials, and they are tied firmly one by one.
Seeing him looking at the suspension bridge, he explained in a hurry: "It wasn't that fast, but because of the dwarves, everyone got out in a hurry. We were about to dig the dirt road in the west."
Yan Mo didn't comment. He wouldn't comment much on the fierce move. This is a matter of the original war. A city has two heads. If you want to go far, you must have a clear division of labor.
The soldiers defending on the city wall and at the city gate saw Yan Mo, excited, and smashed the ground with a wooden spear, and put his right hand into a fist and placed it on his left chest.
To Yan Mo's deep relief, in addition to the wooden spear in his hand, the warriors on the wall also carried bows and quiveres on their backs.
Yan Mo replied with the same etiquette to the soldiers. He had made it clear that he did not like to kneel, nor did he want to see the Nine Atoms kneel down at every turn. This etiquette of soldiers greeting each other is a common practice Etiquette spread in Jiuyuan City.
However, Yan Mo did not expect that because of his personal preference, Jiuyuan people would have a sense of national pride when they noticed that other tribes and tribes would kneel down at every turn. Jiuyuan people kneeling! The ancestor priests gave them the power and strength not to kneel to anyone! And they will always defend this dignity and power!
The soul of a nation is often condensed little by little in these little things.
When Yan Mo did it, he hadn't thought that it was so far away, but some of his decisions were indeed condensing a new nation's soul, which he probably did not expect at all.
After hearing the news, Wuchen and Sa Yu rushed to the gate of the city. Seeing Yan Mo, Wuchen raised his right fist and smashed his left chest heavily. He said with red eyes, "Master." Then there was nothing. Talkingly walked to the rear left of Yan Mo.
When Yan Mo saw Wuchen, his expression was naturally softer, and he rubbed his head smoothly.
Sa Yu looked at Wuchen with envy.
He patted Wuchen on the shoulder fiercely. Regardless of this kid's young age, he helped him a lot during the time when Mo Hezhan was away.
Sa Yu also salutes, but he is not as natural as Wuchen, and it is a bit cramped to see the priest who has not seen him for a long time.
"I did all the homework I assigned before I left?"
Yan Mo spoke with a gentle smile, and Sa Yu nodded vigorously. In order to catch up with Wuchen, both he and Ye Xing desperately.
Seeing Sa Yu who was a lot stronger, Yan Mo was quite satisfied. The child was at least not lazy in physical exercise. He also stretched out his hand and squeezed Sa Yu’s shoulder, and praised: "Very good, take your Show me the homework."
After all, he is still a child. The praised Sa Yu couldn't restrain his joy, his lips were grinning, and his smile showed a bit of untidy white teeth. The priest also attached great importance to him!
"Where is Ye Xing?"
Sa Yu looked at Wuchen and Wuchen replied: "Ye Xing has gone to the Mermaid. Now he is responsible for exchanging food with the Mermaid."
"Oh? You arranged it?"
Wuchen calmly said: "We discussed together and found Master Meng, Master Meng agreed, and Ye Xing started to take charge of this matter."
Suddenly inserted a sentence beside: "Your students are very good, these three are the best!"
Yan Mo heard that he did not praise or criticize, but said to Wuchen: "When Ye Xing comes back, you will let him come to me."
"Yes."
Entering the city gate, the changes inside are even greater.
In just two months, a lot of houses have been built in the two areas of residential areas and squares that were originally demarcated, and sewer facilities that are nearing completion can be seen along the roads in the city.
Another obvious change is that a small river has appeared in the city. This small riverside area is also built on the periphery of the future commercial area, and it happens to separate the commercial area from the conference hall and other buildings under construction in the city center.
There are currently no bridges on the small river, only a few simple long logs tied together and erected on the river as temporary passages.
The Awu people and dwarves walked up and down on the wooden bridge. Everyone was in a hurry. Everyone seemed to be very busy.
Seeing these, Yan Mo felt inexplicably moving from the primitive world to the civilized world, even if the clothes worn by the people in the city were still mainly fur and sacks.
sack? ! Yan Mo's eyes immediately gained three points of brilliance, did the loom come out?
Before Yan Mo asked about Wuchen or Meng, the sharp-eyed people saw Yan Mo and exclaimed, "Master Mo is back!"
This voice immediately shook the entire Jiuyuan City. It spread ten to ten, and soon everyone knew about the return of the priest.
When Yan Mo came back, the atmosphere of the entire Jiuyuan City became different.
Not to mention the Awu people who laughed into a flower when they saw him and rushed over to say hello, the dwarves who came and went seemed to be secretly relieved.
Yan Mo pressed down the question in his heart, raised his eyebrows and smiled. The attitude of these dwarves is very interesting, not much guilt, a lot of peace of mind, don't they want the dwarves outside to stay?
The Awu tribe and dwarves swarmed at the gate of the city, but they were blocked by Hu Hu and others, saying that the priests and the fierce masters had something to say, so please don't disturb them.
Yan Mo also waved to them, letting them go their own way.
Yan Mo's guard rushed over when he heard the news. With them, Yan Mo didn't have to worry about being surrounded by crowds. Fortunately, there were not many people in the city.
After the four guards and Hu Hu and others cleared the way, Yan Mo was finally able to move again. The direction they went was the discussion hall, which was almost built when the original battle left. Two months later, the main body and side of the discussion hall The flanks have been completed.
The interior of the discussion hall is very large, it can accommodate one or two hundred people. There is a circle of wooden piers as stools, and two chairs are placed on the top.
Meng told Yan Mo that since the meeting hall was built, everyone would gather here to talk.
Soon after Yan Mo entered the hall, the old clan witch and others who had received the news chased after him. Ancestral Shaman Katie of the dwarf Momo clan and patriarch Lang Lang and Elder Chacha also rushed.
"Let them wait outside first."
"Yes." A guard was ordered to walk out of the hall and pass a message.
"You also go out first." Yan Mo motioned Wuchen, Sa Yu, Hu Hu and others to leave. He needs to get the general idea from the mouth, and then learn the details from the responsible population, so that a comparison can also reveal many problems.
Knowing that the priest had a lot to ask Lord Meng, the few people all left the hall after the salute, but they didn't go far and waited outside the hall. As soon as these people went out, they were surrounded by people waiting outside.
Not to mention how lively outside the hall is, let alone the inside.
There were only two people in the huge hall now empty. The hall made of stone remained a little shady in the summer. Suddenly, he felt that the hall seemed too cold, and he felt a bit chilly in his back.
Yan Mo walked directly to the top chair and sat down. He was tired after walking for a long time.
Meng obediently stood below.
"That river was made by a mermaid?" Although Yan Mo used interrogative sentences, he knew the answer before he asked.
Nodded sharply, "I was told before the war left, if the mermaid wants to dig a river in the city, agree with them."
Yan Mo understands why Yuanzhan gave this advice. It is not difficult for Yuanzhan who can control the soil to disconnect the river if it has white workers to help build urban waterways.
With these rivers, not to mention that Jiuyuan people themselves will be much more convenient, they risk letting fish into the city center, and at the same time can shock the dwarves.
"It's fast." Yan Mo looked at Meng pointedly.
He smiled fiercely, scratched his head and said awkwardly: "There are a lot of dwarves here, and I don’t want to leave when they come. Ramon came to me and asked me to speed up the river. But those dwarves are good at building houses and digging sewers. It’s too noisy to eat."
He added: "If it were just the first batch of dwarves, so many houses could not be built in such a short time, the dwarves who came later would also help."
"You let the later dwarves dig the sewers too?" Yan Mo had a headache. When the animals came back, some of them were busy. It would take a lot of effort to rebuild the underground sewer network.
"Yes." Before Meng realized that he had done something wrong, he still thought that he was taking advantage of the work of the later dwarves.
"All the first dwarves have lived in the stone house?"
"No." Meng finally noticed the displeasure in Yan Mo's voice, and quickly tightened his face and said solemnly: "Zhan said that he will only lend them to live. The first batch of houses will be built. I will only give them two, and the others will be given to them. It’s our own people. Later, after all of our people chose a house to live in, I would lend the rest to those dwarves."
"Oh? So who are the houses those dwarves are building for?"
My heart trembled fiercely, and he whispered: "Before the war left, he said that he should cover as much as possible." Oh, help, the little priest's aura became more and more terrifying.
"It's okay to build more, why are the two houses so far apart?"
"The dwarves said that they are not used to living with us, and the Awu people don't like them very much. I think it might be better for them to separate..." Meng Yue said quietly.
"Then who agreed to let them build a house facing south in the north? I remember that I clearly left a city plan, requiring all houses except the commercial area to face the center of the city, and other houses must be built in a circular order from right to left. The two rows of houses must be separated by a street and face each other. The houses in the north can only face the west and the east face the west."
Yan Mo sneered in his heart. Do those dwarves think that his plan can be changed at will when he is not there? Don't they like the underground? How do they choose the direction of the sunrise? Sure enough, people are not fools. If there is a better living environment, who is willing to do it? They are not really underground creatures.
"They said that our people all live in houses that face south, and they want it. Everyone wants the same." He swallowed drooling and sweat came out of his forehead. At this time, he felt hot again. "The east is very important. Since the East City Gate is close to Qingyuan Lake, I will let all of us choose to be on the east side, and the houses on the east side, according to your request, happen to have a row of houses facing north facing south, and those facing south facing north are not covered."
Yan Mo looked at him and smiled suddenly, "It's okay. The built house can be demolished and rebuilt. Anyway, it's just a house lent to guests."
He wiped his sweat, sighed, and asked him to manage a city. Even if the number of people was small, it would be too difficult for him. Besides, the three races coexisted, and the human beings were the fewest. Fortunately, Mo Hezhan finally came back.
He wanted to ask about the Yuanji tribe, but he swallowed back after the words reached his lips a few times. He was scared. He was even guessing that he hadn't mentioned anything about the Yuanji Tribe, and Zhan did not come back. Is the Yuanji Tribe already...
Meng didn't dare to continue thinking, nor to ask.
Yan Mo asked Meng several more questions, including textile machines and linen which he was more interested in.
What surprised Yan Mo was that the textile machine was not made by the Norma girl from the mermaid clan, but was first thought out by Sa Yu's mother, Sa Yun, who was temporarily designated to be responsible for the textile.
In addition, the reason why those newcomer dwarves who want to occupy the magpie’s nest came to Jiuyuan. As Yan Mo expected, they were also forced out of the forest by the gray-green humanoid monsters, namely the Yuzu tribe. It was said that Wuchen had learned a little bit of dwarf language, and from some dwarf conversations, there seemed to be more powerful guys among the little monsters, and that powerful guy seemed to drive those little monsters.
Yan Mo frowned deeply.
What's driving the Haunted Clan? Is it related to what the old Sama mentioned to him?
Will they only live in the forest, or will they enter the grassland?
The point is, will they be enemies with Jiuyuan in the future?
Whether it was an enemy or not, Yan Mo didn't want to give up the vast forest resources nearby. And if you don't want to give up those forest resources, the Jiuyuan people will inevitably run into the Yun Clan.
Phew, solve it the same way, Yan Mo closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows. Jiuyuan’s troubles will never be less in the future, and the fruit of witchcraft in his stomach is an untimely bomb. If the old Sama is right, God knows how many enemies they will appear in the future!
After turning around two times abruptly, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Mo, my big brother hunts, the original tribe...what's going on now? How about the war? Why didn't you come back with you?"