Feiqi saw a place to store potatoes in the mine.
Speaking of this mine, it was an accident. The old stone factory mined rocks at the foot of the mountain, and only needed to cut the surface layer by layer and would not dig into the interior of the mountain. An earthquake more than ten years ago caused the mountain to break, and in addition to destroying the original working surface of the stone factory, a large hole leading into the mountain was also exposed.
In the spirit of not exploring white or exploring, if there is a treasure, the villagers of Collingwood went deep into the mountain and used searchlights to check around, hoping to find good things like gold, silver and other good things. As a result, except for the lack of technology, which caused more landslides, resulting in a large number of holes in the mountain, no one was found, so everyone gave up.
This time, the Model Corps suddenly wanted to build more than a dozen castles, and the price of stones soared. The townsmen thought of these old stones that were piled up in the caves and were not cleaned. Therefore, the high output of the Collingwood Stone Factory also contributed to the great contribution of these landslides. And after the stones were shipped out, the space left was just enough for Fitch to store potatoes.
"As a matter of fact, it is definitely the right choice to use the magical skills to yourself every day. You can't stop it even if you have luck!"
The landslide cave where Feich is located is as big as two basketball courts. The maximum height difference between up and down is about ten meters, and it happens to be a sunken structure. "This is simply designed to store potatoes. Now there are only three things left: water, potato flour and heat insulation array."
Eddie was responsible for the potato flour. She already had a clue. The work of cleaning and cutting potatoes was already underway. Both of these things were not difficult and did not require a lot of physical strength, so both the elderly and the children could do it. However, because they had to contact the devil potatoes, the townspeople still didn't want the children to come, fearing that they would not be obedient and secretly ate them. So, a group of elderly people sat by the river, washed, rinsed, slapped, and slapped, cut off the buds with a knife, and then cut the remaining ones into pieces and put them in baskets for drying.
Feige wants to see it himself, but the current person in charge of the stone factory, Kelson Collingwood, is also the mayor of Collingwood. He is a strong man with white temples, with thick hands and feet, and looks very honest. When the old mine collapsed, he bravely rushed down the tunnel and rescued seven people. With this reputation, everyone was willing to believe him, so he spontaneously chose him as the mayor.
"Mayor, I need to transport the water from outside. What do you think is better to do?"
Kelson is much older than Feich, but he doesn't know whether he is a priest who respects the goddess of truth and wisdom, or a son who respects the Royal Earl's family. He seems a little nervous and doesn't like to talk. "The tunnel is high first and then low. You can only pick it in the front, dig troughs in the back, or use wooden boards to repair the sink. The wooden boards will be better."
"Is it true that someone can lift the water first, then pour it into the trough and transport it over? This method is good. How long will it take to complete?"
Kelson shook his head: "It will take half a month no matter what. Now there is too short of manpower. He is either mining stones or washing devil potatoes. He still has land to plant at home. He can't be busy, he can't be busy."
"I know it's difficult, is there any way to solve it?"
"Unless you can create people, like ten to twenty people, one or two of them can use hammers and nails, then the problem will be solved." Kelson scratched his head and rubbed his hands, which seemed a little embarrassed, but he eventually said: "Sir, it's hard to find people, but elves can do it too. If the elves can work, the sink can also be solved."
"Yes, what are the elves doing now?"
"Elf is managing us." Kelson sighed: "Sir, I told you like this because you are a human. These elves seemed to fall from the sky, and then formed guards, patrols, and became tax officials and sheriffs, that is, our managers. In fact, we were already very good, and we didn't need their guidance. Oh, I don't mean that the model was not good..."
"It's okay, just keep talking."
"I heard that you scolded the elves and had to duel with the elves in three days. You really have the courage! I dare to talk to you because of this." Kelson swallowed hard, as if it was more dangerous than rushing down the landslide mine. "I heard that more and more elves will gradually squeeze out humans, making Minas Ishir the territory of the elves. We don't want to leave the places where our ancestors lived for generations, even the other places in the sects are not as good as those here. Now everyone is afraid that the elves will do this. After all, they are officials and have formed an army. We can only obey!"
"First of all, only angels are the ones falling from the sky, and elves are far from being considered; secondly, our lord has not turned this place into an elf territory at all, and has to drive away humans. I can guarantee you this; then, even if there are elves who have that idea, I promise you in the name of the goddess that I will stop this matter, just like strangling to death!"
Kelson breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew you were on the side of humanity."
"If the elves want to drive away humans, then I must be on the human side; but if the humans want to drive away elves, my position will change. As the goddess' priest, I am on the same side as the goddess, which is necessary." Feige said to Kelson: "So, after establishing Minas Ishir, things will definitely change compared to the past. My duty is to change it in a good direction."
"Can't it remain unchanged?"
"What remains unchanged is that we should live a good life, take good care of ourselves and our families, and strive to make our children live better than we are now, right?" Feiqi waved his staff and released several balls of dancing light, illuminating the underground mine. "There is a change now, such as filling the place with food. With food, all your problems can be solved."
"Food is a good thing, but I don't think it can solve all problems." Kelson had his own persistence and stubbornness. He scratched his beard and said, "I'll ask another question. Lord Feich, can food make Minas Ishir become human?"
"Yes." Feiqi nodded. If Kelson could be convinced, at least the work in Collingwood would be easier to carry out, which is a very important beginning. So Feiqi thought about it and said, "I will explain it to you like this, hoping to explain it clearly. Now that the territory is to be established, this is the whole model leader, only accepting and not returning, right? If there is a territory, there must be managers, such as officers, taxes, farming, roads, water conservancy, etc., and there will be a large number of officials. The elves come here to become officials, on the one hand, because the lord is an elves, which is the power she can use, and on the other hand, because there is no enough human managers found from Minas Ishir local."
"Don't worry, listen to me first. Managers do not exist. For example, you can manage a town well. That's fine. But can you take over you and do it well after you leave? How many such people can be, how many of them are, and how many of the entire territory is enough?" Feiqi observed Kelson's expression, waited for him to get a negative answer, and then said: "After all, it's the problem of insufficient staff. When you find the problem, you have to solve it. In essence, more people can read, know how to calculate, and then have the spare energy to exercise, learn martial arts, or have the opportunity to become a priest or magician, or simply learn the ability to manage and grow up as soon as possible. Humans grow faster than elves. They need to be over a hundred years old to become adults. We only need to be in our teens, so as long as we grow up, the number of humans among Minas Ishir's officials will quickly increase. In this way, do you still think this is a place for elves?"
"What is the biggest obstacle to young people's learning? Eat. Children go to study, work less and eat with just one mouth. Can they persist? How long can they last? If you want to become a knight, then it costs more, weapons, armor, mounts and training, that's the same cheap? Grip your teeth, wear them, use them almost nothing, but you can't eat them, it will be dead." Feiqi pointed to the big pit in the mine and said, "Although this is just a big pit of stone, I will make it a shrine to purify the devil's potatoes, use food to change your destiny and create a better future."
"Start with a sink." Feichi finally said: "I can try to convince the elf to repair the sink..."
"No, let's repair it, we will definitely squeeze out time. Moreover, in addition to wooden boards, you can also use stones, which may speed up. Sir, don't worry, the craftsmen will solve these problems."
"Okay, leave this to you, and then I can feel at ease to arrange the rune array needed for purification rituals and food preservation here."
"Can the kids come to see?" Kelson asked suddenly, "We rarely see pastors casting spells, and the kids are a little curious. I think this might be a good opportunity to open their eyes."
"No problem, just don't move the things you have done randomly, just watch whatever else-and this magic array is safe. Oh, bring me some tools to dig stones, and some places need to be trimmed."
"Then I'll find someone to help."
"No, I want to do it myself." Feiqi said, "If you want to have a better life, start with your own efforts."
"The goddess is so full of wisdom!" Kelson had already relieved his doubts and began to build the sink needed by Fitch.
This sentence is not available in the teachings, but it doesn't matter. Feiqi never wants to pirate other people's wisdom to embellish himself. He has his own hands and feet, he can learn, work, fight, and of course he can make his name. Moreover, he has Shani to help, and soon the friend will come - if it can complete the training and persist in the reinforcement ceremony of Monster Hunter.
"Xiani, you're carrying chalk, right? Hehe, I knew you must understand me." Feiqi took the chalk from her soft palm and began to measure the bottom of the pit.
A large magic array must make good use of the surrounding environment and set up key spell nodes in suitable places to achieve twice the result with half the effort. The part slightly higher than the ground can penetrate deeper into the "potato dough" at that time, so it can be used as the center for emitting cold air; the lower terrain and most walls are used to transport heat out and provide stable support. Pay special attention to preventing mice and other creatures from experiencing.
Feiqi marked the position on the ground with chalk, simply wrote two or three words to indicate the function, and was the only one who created a sketch here. He had a full-domain vision and could freely change the perspective, so he could easily obtain the top view of the entire magic array. The distance between runes, the expansion and mutual connection of the magic array functions, can easily see it from the top view.
"Well, it's a little higher here, so I have to shovel it." Feich marked the location, and Kelson also asked someone to send pickaxes, chisels, shovels and other tools, which could just start construction.
Using a chisel first and then a pickaxe is a conventional method. Feiqi has other options. Carving spell runes, consuming mana to summon rock-corrosive acids, and then following the construction, which can greatly save time. Alchemy also has corresponding methods, but the cost is too high, the configuration is complex and time-consuming, and it is only more powerful when it is large-scale construction. At present, there are few places that need to be changed in this mine, and there are only a few places where rune arrays are not easy to avoid.
"Xiani, I guess I'm going to spend the night here, so you can prepare. Well... Let's eat something if the people outside eat, don't make it special - you can cook before you finish this."
"Okay, I'll prepare it like this. Is there any problem with setting a fire here? I can prepare tea for you."
"Don't make a fire, after all, it's in the tunnel, and the air is precious. I looked at it and it's best to prepare more materials for drawing magic circles, so don't be enough for temporary use. There are still a lot of ice fortresses, so take some time to get some."
Shani nodded, leaving Feiqi to continue working alone. Designing each magic circle is a challenging intelligence game, function, safety, stability and cost, all of which need to be balanced. Sometimes a good idea pops up suddenly, and Feiqi will always feel happy at this time. However, sometimes, for the sake of comprehensive balance, even a good idea must be given up, which will make Feiqi a little sad.
When you are busy, you can easily forget the time. Many times you can only use your stomach as an alarm clock to remind you of your rest time. The dinner for miners outside is a kind of minced meat stew, two slices of thick black bread for each person can be used as a plate or as a brick.
The stew of minced meat is very savory. No matter what vegetables are stewed in a boiling pot for two hours, they will turn into rotting, the taste disappears, the taste is like a paste, sticking to the black bread, and even if it turns over, it will not drip. Feiqi has no appetite after seeing it, and wants to hide it secretly, not eat it for a long time, or quietly chew on the dry food of travel. However, Kelson brought the plate and brought his own portion to eat it, and there was nothing he could do...
"Mr. Feichi, I went back and thought about it. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that what you said made sense. Everything is still a matter of food. As long as there is enough food, the children can free up time to study and become knights, priests and officials. Why didn't I think that it would be a long time for me? Otherwise, if the strength of the whole town would always make one or two children a talent. Oh, why don't you eat, isn't it very suitable for you?"
"No, of course not. I just focused on listening to you, so the spoon was slower." Feiqi dug a spoon deeply from the stew, silently chanting in his heart, 'This is not snot, it is jelly, jelly, jelly, jelly', and then put the spoon into his mouth. Unexpectedly, the taste of the dish was much better than expected, and it seemed to be very fragrant, with a strong garlic and light aroma of wine, as well as the taste of dried fish...
"Well, it can be eaten." Feiqi glanced at Shanie's busy back, pointed to Kelson's plate and said, "How about giving me a taste of your portion?"
"Of course, it's my honor."
Fortunately, Feiqi was so mean that he only scooped a small spoon, otherwise he would definitely apologize and confess to his tongue and stomach. After forcing his face to smile, he kept his part tightly and didn't want to waste it at all.
Obviously, Shani "handed" the stew of the minced meat stew and used her own travel food to process the big pot dish to enhance the taste. This is really considerate! Feichshu ate his own portion comfortably, and looked at Kelson opposite him swallowing his bad meal hard, wanting to laugh but not laughing, which is also a kind of happiness.
"Sir, can you become a qualified official by solving the food solution?"
Does Kelson like to be an official? Feich doesn't know much about him and can't make this judgment, but this behavior may also be a reaction caused by the elves' officials. "It depends on which official is, and the food problem is not that simple. I can only care about purifying devil potatoes now, but people also have to eat meat, vegetables, eggs and milk. Do you want fish? What are the fruits all year round, what are you looking for, what are you missing? Where do you come from, how much is, how much is transported, and how to store them? And the most critical question is how many people need services."
"Sir, please stop talking, I'm already having a headache..."
"Apart from food, there are also craftsmen. After all, they cannot be naked and barely bare. Then there are public security and military. They must be able to catch thieves and protect themselves in front of robbers. Then there are faith, then entertainment and education." Feich paused and patted Kelson on the shoulder: "I said this not to scare you, but to tell you that there are still many things to do in the future, and there are many vacancies to fill. If you want to reach the future, you must go through one step at a time, and you need to work hard to overcome the thorns on the road, and you cannot stop in fantasy and complaints."
Kelson's eyes shone. He understood Feiqi's implication and strengthened his idea of ​​cultivating young people to master Minas Ishir's future destiny. "The goddess's wisdom is really as light as the sky, as deep as the sea..."
"Yes, you're right." Feiqi felt that it was too noble to not compete for merit or reputation.
However, being able to eat or say is just the most basic thing, the key is being able to do it. Feiqi quickly finished supper and started to busy portray his magic circle. Although it was very dramatic, it was not that he deliberately played the show in front of Kelson, but that time was so urgent. It was expected that the potatoes would be sent to the mill after three days of drying, and then they would soon come to the pit. How could he not prepare quickly?
After two days of busyness, Mom came in between and deeply complained about Feiqi's stonemasonry skills, and then said that he was fine now and could go and take a look. Feiqi gave him the map, which was a matter of worry.
It was not only humans who wanted to resolve their worries, but also some elf. On the third day of the duel, Feiqi completed the drawing of the magic circle and finally had time to return to the town. At this time, he found that the people in the town had changed their eyes when they saw him. They were strangers before, but now they were full of intimacy, love and enthusiasm.
"Mayor Kelson has said a lot of good things about you in the past two days," Benny said quietly to Feiqi: "I also found an opportunity to brag for you, such as the double champion of the martial arts competition. The goddess has inspired her to visit the Kingdom of God and met the goddess's legendary priest. I have not even forgotten the propaganda slogan for learning magical Frozen Fortress to find Feiqi. How about it, I did a good job, right?"
"You did a great job and helped me a lot."
"When I mentioned learning magic, Kelson was very surprised. He asked in detail about the situation at that time and was very happy. Do you remember that there were a lot of people who went to repair the sink yesterday? In fact, it was all Kelson's credit, and he came to find people one by one."
It seems that Kelson understands that Feich is not just talking, not fooling him for the sake of the sink, but really needs to educate and cultivate the next generation. Obviously, of course, this next generation will be dominated by humans, which is an unstoppable force.
"Mr. Feiqi, you must win!" Kelson not only came by himself, but also brought two men and one woman and three children to watch the battle. It was not just him, but many young people were watching. Feiqi thought about it. This was not on earth, there was no hierarchy system, blood and fighting were part of everyone's life, and there was nothing to hide from.
"Madam Xiong! Where is the boss!" Feiqi shouted to the Shichao Hotel: "I'm hungry, bring some meat, the faster the better, and there will be a fight later!"
Many people heard Feiqi's shout and smiled knowingly. This shout was more like the adventurers they were familiar with, mercenaries and monster hunters, rather than the arrogant and cold elf officials. After a while, a dish of cabbage mixed with chicken and roasted fish was served, and it was said that there were large stewed pork behind it.
"Stop pork, these are enough. If I want to eat too much, I can't run. The elf is very flexible." Feiqi sat on the steps at the entrance of the hotel with his plate, never leaving the street where the duel was agreed to have a duel. While grabbing things with his hands, he waited and looked at the end of the road. "This dish is good, why didn't you make me a serving when you wanted to improve the food the night before?"
"I don't know you like to eat this, sir." Xiong Taiyi's one-eye opened wide and looked a little aggrieved. Of course, this was just a philanthropic performance, and he quickly changed the topic: "The pork doesn't need to be stopped. After the victory, it's just used to replenish the energy consumed, and it can also be regarded as a celebration."
"You are very smart. Hey, Eddie is here too." Feiqi waved, and Eddie controlled the donkey to turn, came straight to Feiqi, and then jumped down.
"Come on to cheer me up? You're so kind." Feiqi raised the plate: "Have you eaten? This dish is good."
"If you want five silver coins, how can it be delicious?" Eddie sighed. The Bear took the opportunity to escape and returned to the kitchen to stare at the stewed pork. "Can you win?"
"It should be no problem, I am very confident. Why, are you worried that I will lose?"
"Of course I'm worried, because if you lose, no one will purify the potatoes." Eddie patted his hair and could see some fine powder falling from the ends of his hair. "There's no problem with the water mill. I tried it several times and finally found the right force and speed. I also knew how many devil potatoes should be dried and cut into pieces. I will start to make large batches of potato flour from tomorrow. How are you doing there?"
Chapter completed!