Wearing black silk for a foreign woman

"Since you said you didn't know the exact proportions and ingredients, I tried them all. Anyway, it's just changing the proportions and ingredients. It just takes a little more time."

"It's only been a day, but some of them have already started to harden," Ilfa said happily.

"Madam, you are so beautiful." Linde grabbed Ilfa's dirty hands with shining eyes.

Chapter 199 Quality of the Workforce

Words of praise and compliments are often not sincere. More often than not, they are just a form of politeness, a compliment, and not a real compliment to the other person.

For example, the word "beauty" had already become a gender pronoun in the world before Lind traveled through time, no matter how abstract the other person's face was or how heavy their body was.

As part of social interaction, how to compliment others is one of the compulsory courses for nobles. Many nobles have been taught how to lie politely since childhood, such as swearing eternal loyalty to their lords and telling their subjects that they will protect them to the death. Over time, how to distinguish whether a person's words are true or false has become a science.

Therefore, Ilufa could hear that Lind's praise for him was sincere.

As soon as Linde praised Ilufa, the scene fell into a brief silence and everyone around was stunned.

Ilufa opened his mouth in surprise, and it took him a while to react. He said awkwardly, "Really? I'm so dirty now! That place is so beautiful!"

"No! Madam, you look absolutely gorgeous now!" Lind raised his voice and emphasized, turning his head to look at Alyssa. "Alyssa, your mother looks absolutely gorgeous now, right!?"

"Ah?" Elisa looked at Lind in confusion, not knowing what was wrong with him.

Honestly speaking, Illufa is quite self-aware of his appearance. At his age, he is one of the best in the entire Holy Empire. That's why he is so concerned about the future marriage of his daughter who has inherited his good genes, and wants to take advantage of this rare window of opportunity to get things done.

In the past, many people have praised Ilufa's appearance for various reasons, some were simply compliments, and some were just because they wanted to be with her.

But no matter what, I am now covered in mud and have nothing to do with beauty!

Ilufa didn't care much about her outfit at first, but after Linde's praise, she started to care about it. She turned around and ran to her tent.

Watching her mother trot away, Elisa kicked Linde in the butt without hesitation, and then ran after her mother.

"Master, you really are..." After the mother and daughter ran away one after another, Fran looked at him in a helpless manner. "Even a beast like me thinks you were too rude just now."

"No, I just thought the lady was really beautiful." Lin De said seriously.

"...Are you serious?" Looking at Linde's determined eyes, Fran also became embarrassed.

"Compared to those so-called ladies who dress up beautifully but never do housework, the ladies who are willing to put aside their aristocratic status and work by themselves are the most beautiful." Lind said in a loud voice, word by word.

Fran stood there in a daze, not saying anything for a long time.

The matter of the lion king Mara needs to be reported to his wife, but since this has happened, let's wait a while. Linde first directs the pig beasts to unload the iron ore that has been brought back.

With the assistance of the blacksmiths, the pig beasts carried the iron ore down with great efficiency, and Lind took the opportunity to check the clods of mud on the ground.

Linde knew that these were all done by Lady Ilufa after he left.

Linde was very touched that so many cement prototypes were produced in just one day. Just imagine how time-consuming such a huge workload is.

I looked up at a simple furnace not far away, walked over and touched it, it was still a little hot, the temperature had not completely subsided. In the open space next to it, there was some unmixed powder. I reached out and touched it, it was very similar to the cement in my memory.

While Lind was checking, Ilufa and Alisa came back, and both mother and daughter changed back into their original dresses. Although it was a short time, there was no obvious mud on Ilufa's body at this time, as if she had just taken a bath.

Is it the work of magic?

"Ahem." Walking up to Linde, Illufa said sternly. "Next time, don't talk to a noble lady like this, Baron Linde. This is very rude."

"Yes, it's what my lady taught me." Linde also realized that he was reckless just now. He didn't argue and admitted his mistake frankly.

"I have tried many different proportions of the cement you mentioned, Baron Linde," Illufa said in a businesslike manner. "Take a look, is there any that matches the cement you mentioned?"

"Um... Madam, please speak in your original way." Linde scratched his cheek awkwardly. "I'm not used to this."

"Hmph~" Ilfa did not answer, but just raised his chin slightly.

When a woman is angry, she shouldn't try to reason with the other person, Lind comforted herself.

Lind and Ilufa mentioned the composition of cement, but it was just a joke during dinner. Lind himself didn't care much about it, but Ilufa took it seriously and made so many trial works.

The biggest problem in making cement is not the ratio of materials, but the combustion temperature. Limestone and clay are ground into particles and then heated to a very high temperature. Linde can't remember the exact temperature, but it seems to be higher than the temperature required for iron smelting. And it's not enough to just burn it, you have to find a way to grind it into powder.

Needless to say, the magic is at work again.

"These are the cements I mentioned," Lind replied. "Madam, you distinguished them according to different proportions, right? Although it is still a short time and has not completely hardened and solidified, this is the cement I am talking about."

"That's good. I didn't waste so much time." After getting Lind's affirmation, Ilufa smiled happily.

"Mom, can't you just let the serfs do this kind of thing?" Elisa complained.

"I also tried to get the serfs to help, such as the mixed work, but..." Illufa shrugged. "Although I may reward them with meat and centimeters, and the serfs are also very active, they can't figure out the proportions I mentioned. After failing a few times, I gave up."

"Can't figure out the proportions?" Linde frowned.

"Yes." Ilufa said helplessly. "The blacksmiths are fine, but the serfs who can only do manual labor are not. They don't know what mixing in proportion means."

It’s a question of the quality of the workforce.

The quality of the labor force in the camp was a problem that Lind had long been aware of, but he didn't expect it to emerge so soon.

People who have not received systematic education can only do the most ordinary physical work. They cannot keep up with the work that is a little more complicated and requires some calculations.

There are still a few literate humans, and some skilled workers, but the beastmen... except for Thrall and Fran, are all illiterate.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, why did you come back so soon?"

"Nothing, just that the enemy is about to attack."

Chapter 200 Operations Meeting

If you want to develop science and technology, you must develop industrialization. Without industrial production capacity, many technological points will be useless even if they are unlocked.

A typical example is the steam engine. Although the mention of steam engine will make people think of the Industrial Revolution, you should know that similar things had been born before the Industrial Revolution, but they were eventually submerged in the long river of history due to reasons such as lack of use.

Industrialization is not just about coming up with a few inventions. To industrialize, you need a population, a lot of people. And it’s not just about people. Industrialization requires a large population with a certain level of knowledge.

This is also why, when traveling back to Linde's former homeland, while promoting industrialization, it also spent so much effort on literacy, setting up workers' night schools, and compulsory education.

The current camp is far from that stage. If it is just to build an ordinary force, it would be enough, but Linde is not satisfied with this. He wants to continue to click on the technology tree and continue to develop. He cannot stop here.

As for the level of technology to be advanced, Linde first set a small goal for himself, which was to make black silk first.

Don't underestimate black silk stockings. They are high-end products related to organic polymer chemistry, chemical engineering and other fields. As long as technology is developed to the point where black silk stockings can be produced, Lind can guarantee with confidence that all the beastmen in the world will believe in the Mother Earth.

The limitation of labor quality has already begun to emerge. Without any mathematical education, ordinary serfs have no awareness of proportioning.

At this point, Lind thought of a person, a relative's child before he traveled through time. His academic performance was very poor, and he dropped out of high school. He found a job in a chemical factory through connections, but he always found it troublesome to add materials to the machine, and was lazy and didn't wear protective clothing. As a result, he got dermatitis on a large area of ​​his skin, and his eyes were also smoked out, and he was almost blind. He found himself and found a specialist to see a doctor, but there was no sign of improvement until he traveled through time.

From here Linde clearly realized the importance of education to modern industry.

If you want to develop technology and industry, improving the quality of the population is a must. But at this time, the camp lacked even paper, let alone teachers. No one could read more than two hands, and even if there were teachers, education would be a big problem. Teaching the same thing to children and adults are two completely different things.

When you teach children, you are at most irritable, but when you teach adults, you want to kill people. Before crossing over, when you were teaching graduate students and trainees, Lind wanted to strangle some of the bastards more than once. How did you graduate from medical school with this level! ?

When Lind thought about the possibility of providing universal education to thousands of new beastmen in the future, he felt a dark cloud in front of his eyes.

However, we should put education aside for now. It is still too early to popularize education. The most urgent task now is to solve the imminent enemy.

After briefly explaining the current situation to Ilufa, Ilufa's face changed immediately and he immediately ordered all commanders to gather.

Although they are called commanding personnel, they are actually the same old ones. Compared with when the camp was first established, the only difference is that there is one more sister-in-law.

After receiving the call from Ilfa, two knights, the Tauren Shaman Thrall, the former Chaos Shaman Fran, and her sister-in-law, the War Sister High Sister Shanoya, all rushed over and gathered in Ilfa's main tent. These people, together with Linde and Ilfa's daughter Alisa, were all the commanders in the camp.

"Thank you all for coming." After everyone arrived, Ilfa got straight to the point. "Since time is tight, I won't say any polite words. Let's get started."

"Baron Linde, tell everyone the information you have obtained."

"Yes, ma'am." Linde nodded, took a step forward and opened a map.

This map was drawn by Lind based on the description of the Mother Goddess of Earth, with the addition of the local new beastmen. Although it is not as accurate as the map of the previous life, it is already very detailed compared to the map of this world.

There is a scale next to the map. When people who saw Lind's map for the first time saw it, they were amazed.

"Everyone, this is the map of Ivozhen Island." Linde pointed to the map and explained the current situation. "This is where our camp is located. This is the central mountain range that runs across the entire Ivozhen Island."

Lind pointed to the corresponding location on the map and used a few small stones as marks to make it easier for everyone to understand.

"You all still remember the Lion King Mara, right?"

Everyone nodded, indicating that they still remembered it.

"According to the report of the new beastmen of the sheep tribe, the Lion King Mara has completed the unification of the Chaos Beastmen in the northern region of Aiwozhen Island and is about to move south. He is now heading towards the East Pass of the Central Mountain Range. It is expected to arrive at the East Pass in eight to nine days, and then arrive at our camp in about fifteen days."

"It's still the information about the new beastmen of the sheep tribe. Now the Lion King Mara's team has nearly 10,000 troops, and the new beastmen here can only mobilize about 7,000 troops at the maximum mobilization. Adding these in our camp, there is a small gap in the number of troops."

"This is not a small gap..." Alisa whispered.

"Anyway, this is the situation." Glancing at Alyssa, Lind continued, "I have already informed our allies as the son of the Earth Mother Goddess to gather troops here. Please feel free to speak your mind about what we should do now."

After Lind finished speaking, he looked up at everyone, waiting for their opinions.

On paper, this is a war with a disparity in the strength of the enemy and our side, seven thousand versus ten thousand. Although this gap is not so large that it cannot be made up through tactics and other methods, it is obvious that for the coalition forces, especially the coalition forces of the new beastmen, the so-called tactical compensation will not have much hope.

In order to allow others to see the map more clearly, Lind stepped back, and the others gathered in front of the map and carefully thought about countermeasures.

"Baron Linde." Soon, Ilufa's sister-in-law, the chief sister of the Sisters of War, Shanoya, spoke first. "Is the accuracy of this map guaranteed?"

"Of course, this is what the Mother Earth told me. She wouldn't lie to me." Linde said with a smile.

From Shanoya's point of view, the feasibility of the words of gods other than the God Emperor must be reserved, but Linde is special. He has spoken to the God Emperor, and this treatment is higher than that of many devout believers.

"If so..." Shanoya pointed to the gap on the map. "Our best chance of winning is to meet the enemy here."

Chapter 201 Plan: Blocking the Mountain Pass

This upcoming war will be a battle that will determine the fate of the camp and even the entire Ivozhen Island. If the Chaos Beastmen's Lion King Mara wins, not only will the camp that has finally got back on track be destroyed, but the entire Ivozhen Island will fall into the hands of the evil god again, which is a real problem.

Now, the New Beastmen only have half of the Ivozhen Island in their sphere of influence, and the belief in the Earth Mother is highly tied to the New Beastmen. It can be said that the Earth Mother is the racial god of the New Beastmen. If this half of the island is completely occupied, then the Earth Mother will be wiped out.

So Lind was a little confused about the fact that the new Beastmen could only mobilize a maximum of 7,000 troops to divide the Aiwozhen Island with the Chaos Beastmen.

(I have already informed all the shamans of the new beastman tribes that I could contact as you requested.) Mother Earth explained to Lind in her mind. (Based on the shamans' responses, I can probably pull in about 7,000 new beastman troops.)

(Why can the Lion King Mara lead a team of nearly 10,000 people?) Linde asked the Mother Earth in confusion.

(Because the Chaos Beastmen came out in full force.) Mother Earth explained. (The Chaos Beastmen left no room for retreat, and all rushed forward, leaving behind only the old, weak, women and children who could not fight. But the new Beastmen were different. Only the young and strong could go to the battlefield, and not all of them could go. Each tribe still needed to leave some people behind.)

Lind accepted this statement, and then began to plan how to use these 7,000 people to defeat the army of 10,000.

Seven thousand versus ten thousand, the difference in the number of troops on both sides was not so great as to cause a qualitative change. The professional soldiers present, including the two knights and the elder sister of the Sisters of War, all had experience in fighting against Chaos Beastmen. Chaos Beastmen were stronger in individual combat than ordinary human soldiers, but in group combat, well-trained human soldiers could often defeat a Beastman force that was two to three times their own.

But that was a well-trained human army, and now the main force on our side is the New Beastmen. Compared to the Chaos Beastmen, the New Beastmen's army is actually not much stronger.

"We new beastmen fight bravely, especially under the inspiration of the Earth Mother." The Earth Mother's shaman Thrall said confidently. "Facing the Earth Mother's enemies, we will fight bravely."

"So, you have no concept of formation?" Knight Winter confirmed with Thrall.

Although the New Beastmen are much more rational and civilized than the Chaos Beastmen, and do not hate civilized creations like the Chaos Beastmen, the New Beastmen are not very advanced when it comes to warfare. They have no concept of formations and are still at the level of rushing forward in a swarm and fighting in chaos.

Since both sides have no concept of formation and are the type who just shout "waaaaagh~" and rush forward to attack the enemy when they see them, then the difference in numbers of three thousand is crucial.

In response to this situation, Shanoya put forward her own opinion.

At the exit of Dongshankou where Lion King Mara is about to pass, they deployed their formation and started a decisive battle with the enemy.

There is a mountain range in the center of Aiwozhen Island, running roughly from southwest to northeast. There are also some branch mountain ranges that divide the entire Aiwozhen Island into two. The north is the territory of the Chaos Beastmen, and the south is the activity area of ​​the New Beastmen.

Due to the existence of the mountains, it is very difficult for large troops to move around, and they can only move around through three natural mountain passes on the mountains. These three passes are called West Pass, Middle Pass and East Pass according to their locations.

Dongshankou was the place where Lind crossed the Central Mountains last time and went to the Fire Pig Tribe to find the Shaloman Stone. Lind had been to that place before and was very sure that it was impossible for a force of more than 10,000 Chaos Beastmen to pass through all at once. As long as they blocked the enemy at the exit and prevented them from deploying all their troops at once, the New Beastmen Allied Forces would have the advantage in numbers.

This plan was agreed by everyone present. Due to limited time, Lion King Mara's troops would arrive at Dongshankou in seven or eight days at most, and the other new beastmen troops would not have enough time to gather at the camp before heading to Dongshankou. Therefore, Lind directly asked the Earth Mother Avatar to inform the shamans of the new beastmen and gather directly at Dongshankou, and told all the new beastmen shamans the battle plan in a concise manner.

To have one's own god convey a message is a unique treatment among all the gods in the world.

Originally, they should have waited until the allies of the new beastmen arrived with their troops before holding a combat meeting, but Lind knew that now was the time to race against time. After the combat meeting, everyone left one after another to prepare for the battle.

Everyone split up to act. Two knights went to gather the serfs, Shanoya went to gather all the war nuns, and Fran went to gather her group of pigs. The entire camp was mobilized for war.

Linde, on the other hand, went to gather his own pack of wolves, two cows and a stoat.

"Is there going to be a war?" Katie returned to her tent and immediately picked up the axe excitedly when she heard the news of the war. "Great! Linde, who are we going to chop down?"

Looking at Katie who seemed eager to chop off someone's head and offer it to the Mother Goddess of Earth, Linde was speechless. Katie, did you believe in the wrong faith?