Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 44 Orderly Development

The northern border, Pingdingshan

As night passed and the first rays of dawn broke, Rhodes opened his eyes in the room.

His trial period has expired.

The gate closed, and the Northern Remnant kicked him out again, returning him from the Celestial Realm to reality.

"Grey Furnace Rat, Magic Flame, Material Fusion, So this is how white steel is forged."

Rod stepped out of the room, stretched lazily at the sunrise on the distant horizon, and relaxed his tense body and mind.

This exploration of the Northern Remnant was very fruitful.

He not only successfully made contact with the local people, but also learned about the secrets of stainless steel.

Although I haven't fully mastered it yet and lack various materials, these are not major problems.

He has already grasped the direction to success.

Next, all you need to do is learn steel forging in the Northern Remnant and collect materials in the real world.

Soon his territory will receive a batch of knight-level equipment, taking another step towards building extraordinary troops!

Moreover, the three consecutive trials in the Northern Remnant significantly enhanced Rhodes's spirituality.

"A significantly stronger control over magic power; this stage can be classified as the intermediate first tier of a formal wizard."

Based on his own progress in becoming a wizard, Rhodes made a definition in his mind.

The most noticeable benefit of becoming a first-tier intermediate wizard is the enhanced effectiveness of alchemy spells.

With the help of bone meal, he can create bricks that are stronger than sandstone bricks—marble bricks and granite bricks.

In the days to come.

A hilltop near Pingdingshan was designated as a quarry by Rhodes.

Serfs from the town of Hekou were gathering there, and large quantities of granite bricks were being mined and manufactured.

They were then transported to the center of a gentle slope in Pingdingshan, where granite bricks were used to build an indestructible city wall.

Rhodes stood atop a naturally formed high cliff watchtower, overlooking the construction of the city walls below.

Herds of maned horses pulled carriages, constantly bringing in bricks and stones.

The serfs ran back and forth, using pulleys and winches designed by Rhodes to send bricks and stones to higher places at the foot of the city walls.

As the gold-plating binder was applied to the bricks and stones, the city wall rose at a visible rate.

The planned city wall is 10 meters high, 8 meters thick, and 520 meters long.

The granite wall is nearly eight meters thick and fits together perfectly. Even if you bombard it with artillery, it would take three days and three nights of continuous bombardment!

Once completed, it will completely block the gentle slope leading up the mountain, perfectly keeping invading enemies out of the mountains.

As for counterattacks, the high cliff watchtowers could launch stone attacks over the city walls.

Ballistae can be mounted at different angles on the top of the wall, creating multiple firing positions and garrisoning thousands of soldiers.

It was sufficient to efficiently deal with small groups of troops that could bypass the catapults.

At the current pace, even with a superhuman advantage, the city wall construction will still take two months.

Rod realized that he still didn't have enough manpower at his disposal.

The town of Hekou also needs a large workforce for digging riverbank soil, making clay bricks, and building pastures.

In addition, two hundred young men were recruited to form a reserve army and were busy with training.

The maximum number of serfs that could be moved here was already the limit.

This has already been almost completely drained, and the original reconstruction plan for Hekou Town can only be temporarily slowed down.

After inspecting the construction site of the city wall, Rod arrived at the lakeside of Pingdingshan.

He turned his attention to a small pond that had been dug out.

There were a dozen or so dark catfish living inside.

It is the cold water catfish, which is notorious for its foul stench, from the Cold Water River.

Unlike normal cold-water catfish, these dozen or so had noticeable swelling at the location of their gill covers.

It's like a balloon has been forcibly stuffed inside.

This is another ability that Rhodes has gained after becoming a first-tier intermediate wizard.

Animal modification is no longer limited to the original evolutionary system, but can create different magical organs on animals according to needs.

In order to mass-produce clay bricks, he found the cold-water catfish.

The alchemical technique of "turning mud into stone" was engraved into the large, cup-shaped cells that secrete mucus on its gill cover, transforming the internal egg sacs into magical cavities.

From then on, the Cold Water Catfish evolved into the Tier 1 artificial magical beast, the Glue Catfish.

Simply purify the mucus secreted by the catfish, add it to clay, press it into shape, and then dry it in the sun.

This allows you to quickly obtain excellent finished clay bricks.

It just so happens that in order to extract clay, the town of Hekou has dug many large pits next to the Hanshui River.

Rod planned to use this as a basis for raising catfish in fishponds, and then establish a large-scale production line for clay bricks.

His knights and squires have already gone to Rivermouth Town to inform Holmes of his plans so that he can make arrangements.

The future income within the territory is now secured.

After resolving this major problem, Rod was finally able to catch his breath.

The creation of magical organs is not easy; even a simple egg sac involves a great deal of trouble.

The most troublesome thing is the aftereffects of organ rejection.

Often, the time when a magical organ takes shape is the time when the Cold Water Catfish dies.

In order to evolve the glue catfish, the Demon Field of Pingdingshan has already devoured the corpses of thousands of deformed and bizarre cold water catfish.

In other words, these kinds of broken fish are worthless, and they're everywhere in the Cold Water River.

If it were any other animal, Rod would be facing the prospect of his territory going bankrupt.

But anyway, it was a success, and the appearance of the glue catfish allowed Rhodes to begin producing terracotta bricks steadily.

After becoming a Knight of the Round Table, he frequently corresponded with many pioneering knights in the vicinity.

Rod didn't miss this opportunity either, using it as a channel to vigorously promote his own clay bricks.

Now that he has granite bricks, he doesn't really appreciate them anymore.

The clay bricks are now selling steadily, with a daily output of 40,000 bricks.

Through water transport on the Hanshui River and land transport by caravans, goods were continuously sent to various places to expand territories.

Compared to transporting goods from the Broken Dragon Fortress, his route is cheaper and faster, giving him an absolute geographical and cost advantage.

In other words, the daily production of bricks and stones in the Rhodes territory is limited; otherwise, he could have directly monopolized the brick and stone business!

Of course, right now it's just something I'm thinking about.

If we dared to do that, we would offend a lot of people in the Round Table Council.

Without his father's support, he wasn't qualified to run his own business.

"Based on the current situation, in terms of income, clay bricks should be able to earn a stable 120 gold coins per month, and fishing in the Cold Water River is expected to bring in 35 gold coins."

Rhodes calculated the current income and expenditure of the territory.

"In terms of expenditures, the army of 300 men will receive food, salaries, and other bonuses, with an estimated monthly military expenditure of 30 gold coins."

"The estimated monthly cost for all residents' food is 54 gold coins, and the estimated monthly cost for employee salaries is 60 gold coins."

These are the major sources of income. Other sources include smaller incomes from logging, hunting, and commercial taxes, as well as expenses such as tool consumption and injury/death compensation.

After calculating everything, Rhodes could estimate that the territory could generate a net income of 15 gold coins per month.

Great, there was no embarrassing situation of deficit.

This month's food supplies come from the castle's inventory, which is just enough to pay off the merchant guild's debts.

The brick and stone business wasn't going to last long, but Rod wasn't worried.

If you can survive the first two months, once the magic field is harvested and the ranch is completed, the territory's income will immediately double.

Everything in the territory is developing in an orderly manner.

three days later.

Rhodes suddenly received a letter from the Earl of Mayfield, from the Knight Charles.

Both were Knights of the Round Table, and the other was also in the direction of the Coldwater River, and had shown much greater strength than Rhodes.

He was considered one of the pioneering leaders of the Coldwater River region, and had gathered many Knights of the Round Table and pioneering forces.

After Rod opened the letter, he understood what had happened.

The enemy is actually preparing to attack the barbarian city!

The purpose of the message was to contact the various pioneering knights in the vicinity, hoping to form a united army.

(End of this chapter)