I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 144 Time Waits for No One

The Knight of Kumo quickly scanned the surroundings.

Apart from the Valos knights who were keeping watch for them, there was no one else around.

He spoke in a whisper: "A group of Gear heretics suddenly appeared in the royal city of Molinar, and they almost stormed the palace. Warriors gathered in the surrounding cathedrals and drove them south. The Papacy and the Molinar family are currently gathering forces to annihilate them."

Baron Talis nodded.

He had never been to the Kingdom of Molinar, but he had learned about it while studying at the feudal lord's house.

That was a large kingdom to the south of the Kingdom of Snow, with a territory twice the size of the Kingdom of Snow.

It is said that most of the area is grassland and mountains, making it impossible to farm, so people can only make a living by raising cattle and sheep and trading.

It has a small population, but it is still considered prosperous.

I never expected that the Gear Heretics could infiltrate the royal city.

If they can enter the royal city, the territories of other nobles are probably even worse.

Fortunately, their area is relatively remote, so they don't have to worry about such things.

Knight Kumo paused for a moment, then continued.

"The mercenaries who sold slaves for us went to war with a large force, leaving behind not enough money and manpower to pay the remaining balance. This time they only bought women and young men; hundreds of slaves who were too young or too old are still in the warehouse."

It's already this late.

If they can't be sold, they'll have to be raised for the entire winter and most of spring.

Baron Talis nodded: "Then go and bring the remaining slaves and profits over. Time won't stop for us."

He didn't say much.

As long as we can capture the goblins, these hundreds of slaves combined will be nothing more than a hair on a sheep's back.

Kumo nodded vigorously.

"I understand, sir."

……

Inside the chief's cave, the discussion about the warehouse design was also coming to an end.

"Each warehouse can be smaller, just five steps long and wide. That way we won't need large pieces of timber, and we can use the planks from those crates after they've been disassembled."

As she spoke, Li Mosi gestured with her pen to the box of grain that was against the wall.

The wooden plank along the long side of the box is nearly one meter long.

It was made thick and regular enough to keep out insects and mice.

Simply disassemble the wooden planks and piece them together; they can then be used to cover the roof.

"Five steps...isn't that too small?"

The three people gathered around the stone table all looked at Hagi Saint, who was tied up in the same old spot.

Li Mosi glanced at it and then turned her head back.

He said somewhat helplessly, "Shut up, none of what you're saying is realistic."

As soon as they started discussing what the warehouse looked like, Hagi Saint began describing what warehouses he had seen looked like.

None of the three disciples listened to her nonsense.

Why are there log beams and stone brick walls in the basement?

Where do they get all that time?

Although they had enough large pieces of timber from the slave-catching team's warehouse, they wanted to save them to prioritize the manufacture of weapons.

Even setting aside the issue of building materials, they didn't have the time or inclination to dig so much earth.

"My solution is indeed good! Even if you don't need it right now..."

Ignoring Hagi Saint, Li Mosi picked up the ink stick and redrawn a simple architectural diagram on the white paper, labeling each element.

The plan was finalized.

They designated the warehouse's location north of the chieftain's cave.

The foundation was laid on rammed earth covered with gravel. The walls were built with mud that had been burned at the foot of the mountain. The wooden boxes that used to hold grain were dismantled and used as roofs. A layer of thatch was laid on top and compacted, and then a wooden door was installed.

The warehouse was divided into several rooms.

Although it increased the amount of rammed earth work, it reduced the requirements for roof timber.

The main principle is to deduct points whenever possible.

"Eek~"

The warehouse has finally been secured!

Zi Yi picked up the wolf cub at his feet.

"This matter is finally settled. I didn't expect the roof to be such a hassle."

"Isn't transporting soil more troublesome?"

Zi'an glanced at Zi Yi, who had already started playing with the wolf cubs, and then looked at the design drawings on the table.

"Although we don't need to roast them anymore, they still have to be transported up from the foot of the mountain. But it's not too bad for so many people."

The main reason is that they brought back a lot of empty containers last time.

Otherwise, the means of transportation alone would be a problem.

"There are too many restrictions."

Li Mosi shook her head and looked away from the design drawings.

He first looked at his two disciples who had relaxed, then at Hagi Saint, who looked dissatisfied because no one was paying attention to him.

Before Hagi Saint could complain, he approached Zi Yi.

"Ziyi, go and fetch those four craftsmen. There's still some time before bedtime, let them continue making some tools. We must hurry, time waits for no one."

"Yes, Master."

……

Li Mosi was busy with four goblin craftsmen until about ten o'clock before she went to sleep.

The four craftsmen continued making rammed earth tools and templates. Zi Yi watched them and learned how to make a float pole. Li Mosi took advantage of Zi An's presence to improve the longbow.

Let alone the longbow specially made for Zian, he would have a hard time drawing it to its full potential even with an ordinary longbow.

At most, only a large portion can be pulled out.

In this era, people who haven't received specialized training from a young age generally can't use this.

The night passed quickly, and dawn broke again in the blink of an eye.

Li Mosi confirmed the warehouse location again using the distance information provided by the [Leshanshui] map.

He marked the spot, and the prisoners took tools and started digging.

The goblins carried soil from the foot of the mountain to the tribe, basket by basket and pot by pot.

Fortunately, there were old building ruins in the village, and enough stones to carry away.

Otherwise, we'll really have a lot to do.

Thanks to the fact that the topsoil here was not difficult to dig, the forty-odd prisoners dug to a sufficient depth in the middle of the morning.

Just as they began laying stones to pave the base, Li Mosi finally finished making the longbow for Zian.

He immediately called Zi'an over.

"Master, is my bow finished?!"

Zi'an ran excitedly to Li Mosi's side.

Li Mosi nodded: "It should be okay. Try pulling it open slowly."

He had already taught Koyasu the proper way to draw the bow during previous tests.

Zi'an nodded, and just like in the dozens of tests he had done in the past, he slowly drew back the bow.

As the bow slowly bent and gradually revealed a smooth arc, Li Mosi knew it was finally done!

"Okay, now slowly put the bowstring back."

Although he had already given this instruction during the previous test, he reminded him again, even holding his breath slightly.

Zi'an understood the dangers of letting the bowstring rest, and carefully put it back in place.

Li Mosi took the longbow.

"Alright, now it's just the final step. Take out the arrows. I'll teach you how to train your bow."

Zi'an quickly took out several longbow arrows from the chief's cave.

Li Moss also made the final adjustments and strung a new string on the bow.

Zi'an also tried archery under Li Mosi's guidance.

She drew the longbow halfway, then halfway, then most of the way, until it was fully drawn.

"So beautiful."

Zi Yi looked at the longbow, which was almost drawn into a full moon shape, and couldn't help but praise it.

He just couldn't produce such a beautiful shape.

"What's so beautiful about this?"

The saintess looked unconvinced.

While oak can be used for many purposes, bows made of yew are the best!

Not to mention that this bow has no paint on it, or even any decorations.

"You talk as if you're strong enough to draw a bow."

Zi'an slowly lowered the bowstring back to its original position and turned his head.

She was so engrossed in the excitement of acquiring her new weapon that she paid no heed to Hagi Saint's taunts.

"very good."

Li Mosi was very satisfied.

When the longbow is drawn, the bow body forms a near-perfect semicircle.

This bow and Ziyasu are a perfect match.

"Zi'an, you should practice archery next."

"good!"

Zi'an quickly walked to the position facing the haystack.

She stood a hundred paces away, nocked an arrow, and drew the bowstring, but Li Mosi quickly stopped her.

"Wait, that's too short a distance. Walk two hundred steps."

If you damage the haystack, you won't have a bed to sleep in!

To be on the safe side, start by trying from a distance.