The first phase of the Stone City expansion project blocked the grassland passage to the seaside. However, Ma Yue was not worried that the salt-making team on the seaside would be attacked by the grassland special forces.
Unless the grassland warriors took a detour into the forest, they could reach the other side. Would a large group of cavalry dare to enter the primitive jungle? Haha! Once in the jungle, the cavalry's impact advantage was almost gone, except in a few special areas.
To address the last remaining danger at the edge of the Great Forest, the second phase of Stone City's expansion was planned to address the remaining danger at the jungle's edge. Salt production by the sea was the Sea Tribe's most important harvest, so safety was paramount.
The Sea Tribe is located at the junction of the prairie, the forest and the sea. It's very unique, right?
Most of the seashore is separated by high cliffs, and only the Sea Tribe has a gentle slope leading to the seashore. It can be said that the location of the Sea Tribe is also unique.
On the Purple Tribe's side, there is at least a cliff that leads to the seaside, but the distance is too far and has nothing to do with the Sea Tribe.
Spring has arrived and flowers are blooming. In addition to the army working on the farmland, the headquarters of the Sea Tribe with a population of 2,000, the mighty army working to cast stone walls has begun to work. They will first build the stone wall on the side of the gap in the forest. At least it can block the gap, right?
There is strength in numbers. In less than two months, a stone wall two meters wide and five meters high was built to bridge the 500-meter gap.
"Iron Lion, failure once is nothing. In the future, work hard. I still have high hopes for you."
"God of magic, I will definitely work hard." Feeling Ma Yue's trust, Tieshi felt warm in his heart. Even primitive people understand that a man will die for his friend.
The people from Jungle Branch 2 set out, with headquarters taking 500 people with them and Jungle Branch 1 returning with over 200. The future Jungle Branch 2 would have a population of around 800, roughly the same size as Jungle Branch 1.
Wildebeest, sheep, plows, salt and necessary food, various technicians, all the support that should be provided.
The enemies on the grassland have not made any moves so far, giving the Hai tribe too much time to catch their breath.
Is there only one Wolf God Tribe that is the most powerful on the grassland? Of course not. The grassland is too vast, there are many large tribes, and there are many disputes among them.
Isn't it all about survival? We've said that relying solely on animal husbandry to feed so many people is simply not enough. Therefore, Ma Yue's plan is to develop both agriculture and animal husbandry, allowing them to complement each other.
The Wolf God Tribe's attack on the Sea Tribe wasn't in vain. Among the people they captured were skilled potters, and the Wolf God Tribe learned how to make pottery. As for growing radishes and corn, what's wrong with that? After seizing a lot of corn and radishes to plant, the Wolf God Tribe also began to learn how to grow them.
Do you really think your Wolf God Tribe is the boss of the prairie? Seeing your Wolf God Tribe snatch up something valuable... exchange it? The prairie tribes all think that looting is more valuable. There aren't many small tribes like the Flying Donkey Tribe that enjoy exchanging.
The Wolf God Tribe was in a very miserable situation. Many of their sheep were staying in the caves of the Aries Tribe for the winter, but they were robbed.
Not to mention, their own pottery making and planting of radishes and corn have attracted the attention of the surrounding big tribes.
The Wolf God Tribe has never been at peace, and it has been targeted by many large tribes.
It’s summer now, so it’s time for the first season of radishes to be harvested, right?
The unfortunate Wolf God Tribe encountered the coalition forces of many large tribes. After a huge war, the Wolf God Tribe was defeated by the large and powerful coalition forces.
The poor leader of the Wolf God Tribe escaped with less than 500 tribesmen, which indirectly meant that the Wolf God Tribe had declined.
On the prairie, you see a lot of people fighting for it, rising and falling.
The grassland is so large and far away from the Sea Tribe. How could Ma Yue know that the Wolf God Tribe has declined?
Anyway, our own stone city is well built. Come again if you have the guts.
Hai came back and was very unhappy because he didn't find any metal tools in the ghost town.
If you haven’t found it, then you haven’t found it. Even in Sun City, there is not much hope. Ma Yue is just a wish.
Without a ghost town, Ma Yue had even less hope for Sun City. So, he simply decided not to join the long-distance caravan in the autumn.
Hai, lead the team there.
As for the exchange with the Flying Donkey Tribe? Ma Yue was now skeptical. After all, they had just clashed with the Grassland Tribe. How could they still trust each other?
The Second Jungle Branch built its own home in the limestone area and also caught up with the summer farming season. At least, one hundred acres of radish and green onion land were cultivated. Before winter, they could harvest a season, which was pretty good.
The headquarters and Jungle Branch 1 have two seasons of radish harvest, and Jungle Branch 2 has one season of radish harvest, which is very good.
There are more and more large livestock and the area of arable land is getting larger and larger. The sea tribe will only get better and better in the future.
Construction on the wall continued in the autumn. Once the second phase of Stone City was completed, it would easily accommodate 3,000 people. The current headquarters of the Sea Tribe only had 1,500 people.
The gaps in the grassland and jungle have all been blocked. The biggest regret is that the remaining arable land potential of the Hai tribe is really not that great. There are only 500 acres of land suitable for farming. If there are more, the areas close to the sea will become saline-alkali land and will not be suitable for farming.
Okay, that's what's expected, right?
"Goddammit, it's a big stone city with so few people. It's going to be hard to defend it."
In order to block the gap between the grassland and the jungle, this side alone has a wall of more than a thousand meters in total. The headquarters of the Hai tribe has only a total of 1,500 people, which is a little small.
However, since the gap has been blocked, basically, we only need to defend this side. Especially the western area of the original main city, which is only three meters high and 250 meters long.
"We have 500 acres of arable land, and we can also make salt. It's really no problem to feed 3,000 people." The Stone City was stable, and the high priest became restless again. Of course, the more people in the tribe, the better.
According to the high priest's calculations, they could be supported. However, according to Ma Yue's vision of the future sea tribe, it was still too early.
"Spirit, if you think it's hard to feed him, why don't we increase the salt boiling?" The second priest knew Ma Yue well. Just look at what Ma Yue ate to know his standard of living. In primitive society, it was impossible for an average person to eat the same amount of food as Ma Yue.
"What do you think?" Ma Yue was trying to get as close as possible to the thinking patterns of primitive people. Couldn't that be too subjective?
"Rob people! Rob sheep! Rob donkeys..."
Damn it! High Priest, are you still addicted to robbing?
"It's not impossible. Robbing them will also help us survive the winter." Luo Bai finally spoke. "If necessary, capturing people won't be a big problem!"
Why not go to the forest to catch them? Again, in the forest, wildebeest cavalry has few advantages. Is winter marching necessary for speed?
"Have you ever thought about this? We only have so much arable land at our headquarters. No matter how many large livestock we steal, what's the point of them other than raising them?" Ma Yue asked in return.
"This..." Yes, in the past, when there were few large livestock, there was not enough arable land. Now, there are hundreds of them, so 500 acres of arable land is no problem. If there are more, except for eating meat... it really doesn't make much sense.
Generally speaking, this is because the potential of arable land in Stone City has been lost.
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