Chapter 267 Why not
Excluding the scabbard, this sword weighs more than three pounds when held in the hand. In order to forge this sword, the iron material was basically used up. Excluding the loss during the forging and polishing process, less than one pound of iron material was left. It could only be put aside and wait for the subsequent ore to be delivered so that new iron ingots could be smelted for use.
Zhou Xu, who didn't intend to worry about this problem, directly picked up the machete and did a chopping test.
The sword he was fighting with was a copper sword that had been sent back for repair. In the previous battle, the blade of the copper sword had many cracks on it. Since it had to be repaired anyway, he didn't mind if it got a little more cracked.
"Just attack with all your strength, don't hold back!"
Just as Zhou Xu finished his words, in the next second, accompanied by the sound of metal collision, a broken blade flew out, which stunned Zhou Xu who was just about to watch the show.
“So soon?”
This round of testing ended so quickly that it clearly exceeded his expectations.
The copper knife broke so cleanly, probably because it had accumulated a lot of damage before, but Zhou Xu didn't care. At this moment, his attention was completely on the iron machete.
It was a head-on chop without any mercy, and one part of the machete's blade curled up slightly.
Although he was not unscathed, this result was enough to make Zhou Xu satisfied.
After all, if you want a knife blade to be sharp, you must grind it thin enough. However, doing so will cause the blade to break and curl easily, which is essentially something that cannot be completely avoided.
In the following period of time, the development focus of the territory under his command will undoubtedly be concentrated on Huangshan Village.
In this way, after dealing with the things here neatly, Zhou Xu started working again for the development of his own territory.
During this period, with the temperature getting hotter and hotter, time has quietly entered summer.
In summer, this mountain is indeed much cooler than the other villages. When we arrived at the old site of Huangshan Village halfway up the mountain, we found that the population here has obviously decreased a lot, and even less than one-third of the original village population is left.
This is because most of the population has now moved to the new location of Huangshan Village and the new camp deep in the mountains.
After a short rest, Zhou Xu came to the valley inside the barren mountain.
Compared to the last time I came here, there are quite a lot of changes here. A large number of trees, vegetation, and rocks have been flattened or moved away, revealing a large plain area.
These plain areas will be filled with fields or various facilities of the deserted mountain villages in the future.
After crossing this small plain area, Zhou Xu soon saw the new site of Huangshan Village, which had already begun to take shape.
"leader!"
The one who came forward at this time was Wang Chuan.
Over the past period of time, Wang Chuan, who was in charge of many affairs in Huangshan Village, did an excellent job. After confirming to build a new village deep in the mountains, Zhou Xu promoted Wang Chuan to be the new village chief of Huangshan Village.
As a captive who surrendered, Wang Chuan has undoubtedly made it to this point. Recently, he has been in a high-spirited mood.
"Are Shi Lei and Chong Shan both in the new village now?"
"Yes, Lieutenant Shi Lei and Lieutenant Zhou Chongshan basically stayed there to take charge."
In order to facilitate awarding rewards and managing troops, Zhou Xu also applied the military rank system before the time travel.
Of course, Zhou Xu was not stupid enough to give Shi Lei and Zhou Chongshan the title of general right away. Wouldn't that be the maximum rank they could get? After that, they would probably face the embarrassing situation of having no more titles to give them.
So he first appointed them as second lieutenants, and after the previous actions, promoted them to lieutenants to manage the soldiers under his command. This rank was quite appropriate.
At the new site of Huangshan Village, Zhou Xu asked Wang Chuan to follow him for a brief inspection. Wang Chuan basically did everything in an orderly manner, so he had nothing to say.
After all, Huangshan Village is just relocating, not doing anything else.
At the same time, the entire layout diagram was shown to him by the construction team leader Wang Dashi. He made some appropriate adjustments and there were basically no major problems.
The focus here is still on the new village that needs to start from scratch.
"Zhou Chongshan (Shi Lei)! Meet the leader!"
"No need to be polite."
While motioning for the two to excuse themselves, Zhou Xu's gaze first fell on Zhou Chongshan.
"Is your injury healed?"
"Thank you for your concern, Chief. I'm fine now!"
After getting this answer, Zhou Xu looked at Shi Lei with a smile.
"A long time has passed. Have you mastered the blessing I gave you back then?"
Hearing this, Shi Lei couldn't help but show a little embarrassment on his face, thinking of his own embarrassing appearance at the beginning, and then he said with a face full of shame...
"Reporting to the leader, I have mastered it. I can successfully raise the skeleton soldiers and command them to fight."
After briefly caring about his two subordinates, Zhou Xu's attention quickly fell on the new village under construction.
In the new village, there is currently only a very simple camp, but there are a lot of people.
Considering the workload here, it would definitely not be enough just to transfer people from Huangshan Village, even if we add the construction team's manpower.
For this reason, when Zhou Xu distributed the prisoners, he directly left fifty hard laborers to work here.
At this moment, the laborers were busy carrying wood and stones.
Some members of the logging team and the construction team were constantly chopping down trees and smashing rocks in order to clear out a large enough space for them to arrange various village facilities later.
At this stage, the positioning of the new village is somewhat similar to that of the grassland village. It is called a village, but in fact it is a military stronghold located on the front line. Its main function is to store troops and guard against enemies from further out, and to build a defense line here.
At this stage, the new village can basically be seen at a glance, and it doesn't take much time at all. After simply confirming some things, Zhou Xu asked...
“Where are the blueprints for the new village?”
“Here it is.”
As he spoke, Shi Lei quickly handed over the drawings.
After taking a look at the blueprint, Zhou Xu spoke again...
"Where is the cleanup going now?"
“It’s at this location now.”
【It’s a bit slow.】
After confirmation, this thought flashed quickly through Zhou Xu's mind.
"Take me to the outermost area."
"yes!"
Faced with the order from Zhou Xu, Zhou Chongshan led the way without saying a word.
On the way there, looking at the lush forest, Zhou Xu remembered his true words of "Skeleton Beast Soldier Control" and asked casually.
"Are there any wild animals around here?"
"There are still some small animals, but because there are multiple tribes in this area, many wild animals have chosen to stay away. As for the large wild animals, they are basically nowhere to be seen nearby."
It's not uncommon for many wild animals to avoid humans.
"Chief, we are just ahead."
As they were talking, the two of them quickly arrived at the place.
"Okay, please step aside. I will test and practice the mantra next."
The previous time, he just tried various possible combinations, but did not conduct any tests on the specific use of a mantra.
The most typical one is the "Flying Stone Attack". He probably needs to practice the arc that Man Shilu showed at the beginning.
At the same time, the new mantra needs to be recited more often to become more fluent and familiar.
Under this premise, he can also break down some big trees and help the construction team improve their work efficiency. Why not do it?
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
