assistirfilmes Chapter 20 The Next Plan
Chapter 20 The Next Plan
First and foremost, iron is definitely the most important element; it must be listed first. The problem is that iron is so malleable that there isn't a simple sketch that Lester and Doug can easily understand at a glance.
However, this will be fine as long as you explain it to them. Even if they don't know what the word for iron looks like, how could they not know what iron looks like in real life?
Once they have iron, they will be able to continue to improve the village's productivity. Moreover, when they were chatting with the villagers, they also heard about the so-called patterns of the undead's appearances.
They started appearing about two years ago. At first, the scale was very small, and villagers could easily deal with them by swarming them with hoes and axes. Later, the scale began to grow, and their appearances became more regular.
It happens roughly four times a year, mainly involving looting with killing as a secondary activity. It always occurs in the last month of each quarter, and right now it's probably the first month of summer. If nothing unexpected happens, I have two more months to prepare for this summer's undead event.
At least in Thorne's eyes, he was perfectly capable of dealing with a necromancer who wasn't particularly powerful; the villagers only needed to deal with his undead minions.
Even with city walls, the villagers still need the ability to take the initiative. Otherwise, are they just going to cling to the walls like a coffin for those left behind?
If you want to take the initiative, then a shield is indispensable.
Besides, the most important livestock is the chicken, as making arrows requires a constant supply of feathers.
Besides chickens, there are pigs, sheep, cows, and horses. The leather of the latter two is also very useful. It can be used to make books and leather armor, which can easily fetch a lot of money.
Moreover, thanks to its unique alchemical properties, as long as there are two animals, they can reproduce indefinitely regardless of gender. Therefore, if you want to buy the latter types of animals, buy a pair.
However, you can choose to buy only one chicken, but it must be a hen. If that doesn't work, let it keep laying eggs. Don't worry about whether the egg is fertilized or not. Just throw it with your hand, and a chick might pop out, although the probability is relatively low.
Moreover, since chickens are small animals, they can be easily stuffed into one's clothes. In an emergency, such as when they have spent all their money, they might choose to... steal?
No, how can contributing to the village be called stealing?
窃。
Stealing two chickens is perfectly acceptable.
In addition, there are seeds like carrots, potatoes, watermelons, pumpkins, and sugarcane, which are all very necessary for us. Getting some dietary fiber and vitamins is perfectly fine.
Relatively speaking, the most important of these plant seeds is sugarcane, because sugarcane can be used to make not only sugar but also paper.
Regardless of whether one is lucky enough to buy cows or horses to obtain hides, if one is lucky enough to combine the hides and paper to make books, it would become another hard currency in trade.
Even without the luck of cattle or horses, paper or candy are still excellent resources for earning money. Besides, it's incredibly inefficient for me and Alex to have to hold wooden boards and knead charcoal whenever we need to draw sketches.
After listing the materials for developing hard currency, the next step is to list the materials for improving living conditions.
Sewing needles, salt, yeast, cooking oil, and so on. The latter three are common knowledge, since food is the most important thing for people.
Sewing needles are also very useful. For example, if the village can mass-produce wool fabric and has an unlimited supply of thread, then you can easily become a tailor, since you have the skills.
At least the belts and jackets I gave to Lester and Doug were hand-sewn by me when I was in the capital. So I can definitely upgrade the clothes of the other villagers. And with the help of Alex, the mechanical nun, how far away is it to make a sewing machine?
And this is indeed very necessary. The village is located in the northern part of the continent, where there are four distinct seasons, meaning there is winter. Although early summer seems suitable for human habitation now, when winter comes, without cotton-padded clothes, who knows how many people might freeze to death.
Even if no one freezes to death, the villagers can only huddle in their rooms, shivering, and can't do anything.
That's about it... that's about it.
Soon, Thorne picked up the plank and found Lester and Doug, who had already packed their bags. He planned to use the plank to teach them a few words before they left.
Who knew that Doug would give him another surprise without warning.
"My lord, I can read!"
As Doug finished speaking, Thorne raised his eyebrows in surprise, but before he could say anything, Doug continued scratching the back of his head and said something else.
"When I was a child, I wanted to try my luck in other towns, but I failed. I spent half a month picking up trash and finally managed to escape back. But I did gain some experience and learned a few words."
Thorne still had that surprised expression, patting Doug's shoulder repeatedly, while Lester stared at him with undisguised envy.
Soon, the other villagers also arrived, which could be considered a farewell, though it was more like feeding them than a farewell.
Bag after bag of unleavened dough—no, because the villagers had eaten their fill last night, they were patient enough to let the dough rise a little this morning.
Although the texture and taste are still not great, at least you can feel a slight softness when you chew slowly, and you can taste a fermented sour flavor that is not unpleasant.
And so, the fermented bread not only filled all of Doug's pockets, but even Lester had a small cloth bag filled with bread clipped to his belt.
"Alright, let's go. Survival is the most important thing if something happens." Thorne patted the two of them on the shoulder one last time. He didn't say anything else, after all, he wasn't good at saying those mushy things.
In the end, he simply watched the two walk deeper into the forest until their figures disappeared into the shadows. Only then did he finish his rest and it was time to get back to work!
The rain shelters for the workbench area and the brushing machine area have already been built. Now all we need to do is build the warehouse before it rains.
Overall, they are all minor issues.
Building a warehouse was basically no different from building blocks for Thorne. He quickly built the framework of the warehouse himself, and just as he was about to use the planks to complete the walls, Alex ran over.
"No, no, no Thorne! I have a use for the plank!" Alex shouted hurriedly.
And so, the walls of the village warehouse were temporarily upgraded to stone walls, and as for the purpose of the wooden planks...
Yes, the planks were indeed useful, because Alex placed another huge order for parts with Thorne.
"So why are all the parts of the waterwheel-powered version 2 made of wooden planks?" Thorne asked, somewhat surprised.
"Because the Waterwheel Power 2 is very large, I envision it filling the entire riverbed. If it were made entirely of stone, it would be too heavy, and it would no longer be a waterwheel, but a dam," Alex explained.
"If only we had an unlimited supply of water, we might be able to increase the power of this river," Thorne sighed.
"Infinite Water... what is that?" Alex asked hastily, having heard this new term from Thorne once again.
"Well... you could think of it as a temporary water source created out of thin air, but I can't do that now, I need iron." After Thorne finished explaining, the sky suddenly darkened, and raindrops began to fall in a pattering down.
Fortunately, Thorne and Alex were in the newly built warehouse at that moment, and the other villagers had returned to their houses nearby, so they were not wet by the rain.
However, there are two exceptions.
"It's a pity our village doesn't even have two raincoats. Lester and Doug probably won't have an easy time," Thorne muttered, frowning as he looked at the pattering rain.