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Several clerks from the Pelican Gang were in charge of sorting and shipping the goods, while the delivery workers carried the packed bags on their shoulders one by one and transported them to the small boats on the shore.
Because they were doing this at the dock, everything went smoothly.
Next to the warehouse, dozens of strong laborers were dismantling the stranded ship.
Next to a fallen mast, two workers were holding a large saw, shouting and sawing back and forth.
The king saw that they were struggling, so he said, "I'll cast a giant transformation spell on you, so that it will be easier to pull."
The worker stopped sawing, raised his head and wiped the sweat off his face. The little boy who had been holding the water bag next to him immediately rushed over and lifted the bag high.
The worker touched the child's head, picked up the water bag and took a few big gulps, then poured the rest on his head and stuffed the empty water bag into the little boy's hand.
Wang watched the little boy rush to the river to fetch water.
The worker said proudly, "My son, how is he?"
Wang: “He’s a good kid.”
Worker: "His mother didn't get out, so she can only work with me. Lord City Lord, you don't have to worry about us so much. You gave us the lives of our father and son. We are very grateful if you can work hard to repay us."
Wang thought about it and nodded: "Okay, I'll save the giant transformation technique for others. Good luck to you guys."
Chapter 235 "Houseboat"
Wang Gang took two steps and suddenly remembered something. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Bai: "Should I ride on you? Why should I walk by myself?"
Oscar: "You ride away, what should I ride?"
Xiao Bai: "He meant that I should transform into an animal and take you two with me. Alas, when I set out from my hometown nearly a year ago, I had no idea that I would be used as a mount."
Wang: "I see you are quite happy too."
Xiaobai: "No! It's just that when we first met, I was in a hurry to investigate the mastermind, so I allowed you to ride on me, and then I got used to it."
Wang: "You are lying. The first time you turned into a wolf, you had a saddle on your back."
"That's because I wanted to carry you on my back at that time! Ahhhhh, why did I think that at that time!"
Wang: "But it does save a lot of time. Okay, change, Wolf Wolf."
Xiaobai sighed and turned into a big wolf. Wang first put Oscar on the wolf saddle, then climbed on top and unfolded Rosalie's work manual: "The next step is to inspect the ship dismantling site... We have already inspected this..."
Oscar: "You need to take a closer look! You also need to ask if there are any problems and then solve them!"
Wang scratched his head and said reluctantly: "Okay, Xiaobai, you heard it, let's go over and take a look."
Xiaobai took a few leaps and arrived at the shipbreaking site.
Wang asked a clerk-like man standing at the edge of the construction site, "How is the progress of the ship dismantling?"
The clerk looked back and said in surprise, "It's not Princess Rosalie who came to ask?"
It seemed that everyone had gotten used to Rosalie managing them.
Wang: "I let her rest. I'll take her shift today."
The secretary nodded without further ado: "When I reported to you yesterday... no, to Her Highness Rosalie, the progress was delayed by 15%. Since we just started today, I don't know how much the delay will be, but... I'm not optimistic."
Wang: "What caused the delay?"
"First of all, there is a shortage of labor. I used to work at the shipyard in Shallow Water City, and I often dismantled old ships. At that time, one shipyard required about 200 people to work. Look at how many people I have now."
Wang looked at the boat being dismantled and counted silently: "One hundred?"
"About one hundred and eight. I told Her Highness Rosalie about this yesterday, but she said that we only have a few hundred young and strong people now, and it's impossible for all of them to come and do the work."
As they were talking, dozens of women came towards this side in a mighty procession.
The leading woman was a big, strong woman. She shouted to the clerk from a distance: "Hey! Hasher asked us to come over to work and said we would follow your orders."
The clerk frowned.
Wang: "The labor force you want is here."
Secretary: "They? They have never dismantled a ship before. They can only carry things when they come to me."
The elder sister who had just spoken took over the conversation: "Then let us move the things. All of you men go up and dismantle the boat, and we will collect the dismantled parts!"
The clerk closed the notebook in his hand, unfolded something that looked like a shift schedule and took a look: "Okay, I'll let you take over Jeff's team."
Wang: “Has the labor shortage problem been solved?”
Secretary: "Who knows? And it's not just the lack of labor that's causing the delay. We also lack tools."
Wang: "I remember I gave you tools, didn't I?"
"That's right, but those tools are not used in shipyards. For example, the only saw is a hand saw. One person can't saw the mast, and two people are very strenuous to operate it."
Oscar: "Can we consider going to Minos City to purchase some? If we use an airship, it would only take a few days to go back and forth, right?"
The king frowned. "The only one who can fly an airship is Flint. There are no priests on the island now that he's gone. Near us is Shallow Water City, which has become a den of the undead and a dead city. Even if the lich doesn't attack us, more undead will naturally appear around the dead city. These undead will spontaneously attack the living."
Oscar exclaimed: "So terrible? Will these rainforests be affected?"
King: "Of course it will. As time goes by, the dense forests around the dead city will turn into dark swamps like the Shadow Isles. The fragrance of birdsong will disappear, and the air will be filled with the smell of corruption."
Xiaobai suddenly changed back into human form, and Oscar sat down on the ground.
Xiaobai: "You could also say it has become a black dragon's lair, that's about right."
Oscar: "Don't change back suddenly! My butt hurts!"
Xiao Bai: "What's the big deal? I've thrown your sister down like this before, so I'll let you experience it too."
Wang: "Your sister has really been thrown like this before."
Oscar: "How can it be the same? My sister is all fat, and I'm all bones! Ah... I feel like my pelvis is cracked!"
Xiaobai sighed, raised his hand and performed a rejuvenation spell on Oscar.
Oscar: "Thank you, no!"
Wang laughed: "You are indeed a good boy."
At this time, the clerk who was watching all this spoke up: "If there is nothing else, I will continue to be busy. I will register and classify the usable materials among the dismantled materials."
Wang: "Oh, please. By the way, could you please give me a list of tools so we can figure it out?"
Secretary: "I have already issued one to Her Highness Rosalie."
Oscar stood up while rubbing his buttocks and said, "Look, my sister is so capable! If you marry my sister, she will definitely be able to arrange everything in your family properly! Moreover, my sister is also good at intelligence, so you can let her be your spy chief!"
Wang: "Are you so anxious to sell your sister?"
Oscar: "Let's be honest, you slept with my sister, the position of queen should have belonged to her."
Wang: "First of all, I am not an emperor, so I don't have a queen."
"You are the emperor of the floating city, no problem." Xiaobai interrupted.
Wang: "Secondly, I have no interest in staying in this plane for my whole life, you know? I am destined to become a planeswalker in the future. Finally, I want to find true love."
Xiaobai: "Stop talking about your true love."
"Why can't I mention it? I want to mention it!" Wang became more stubborn.
Oscar sighed, "Okay, I get it, let's continue to finish our sister's work."
Wang nodded and opened Rosalie's work notebook again.
"The next one is to inspect the construction of the reservoir. We need to go back to the island. Xiaobai, turn yourself into a griffin."
"okay."
**
After the inspection, Wang learned that Rosalie had planned two water storage facilities on the island. One had already been built and was temporary. The wooden barrels found on the stranded ship were collected and a simple water collection device was made with canvas on top.
In this way, the morning fog, dew, etc. can be collected, and water can also be stored when it rains.
A pond is being dug next to the temporary water storage device, and baskets and other items collected from the stranded ship are dismantled and laid out on the edge of the pond to prevent water leakage.
The pond had only been dug halfway, and the baskets prepared for laying had not been removed but were piled up next to the half-dug pit.
Oscar: "Well, my sister is very capable, right?"
Wang Ye had to admit that Rosalie was indeed very capable.
Next, they inspected the tent area and the specially built "kitchen", a firewood drying area to provide dry firewood to the kitchen, as well as the necessary toilets and composting areas and a series of other facilities.
When the inspection was finally completed, Wang scratched his head and said, "I didn't know there were so many things on my floating island."
Oscar: "My sister has collected everything necessary to support two thousand people from scratch. She just forgot to build a nursery."
Wang: "...After today's inspection, I finally feel like a city lord. But this city is indeed a bit run-down."
The "houses" are all tents made of canvas, and the toilets are made of a few broken barrels.
Oscar: "Everything is difficult at the beginning."
Wang: "After a round of inspection, the morning is almost over. Let's see what the next job is. 'Discussing the plan for the first batch of wooden houses with the craftsmen of the Pelican Gang.' Where are the craftsmen of the Pelican Gang?"
**
The craftsmen responsible for designing the house were brought together.
"The simplest way to build a new one is to use the bottom of the original wooden boat as the roof, and the keel as the support, and turn it upside down on the ground." The oldest craftsman spoke on behalf of everyone, "This is the conclusion we reached after discussing it all night yesterday. So when dismantling the boat, be careful to keep the keel intact."
Wang: "Putting the boat upside down on the ground as a house is indeed very clever."
The old craftsman said: "It just doesn't look good. It will embarrass the city lord."
Wang: "It's okay. I don't care about face."
Old craftsman: "There are a lot of aquatic creatures attached to the bottom of the boat, so the house will look rather... weird."
Another craftsman said: "Moreover, such a house is definitely not habitable. We should find a mason as soon as possible and buy blue bricks to build a normal house."
Wang was shocked: "I wish I were an eighth-ring wizard, I could use Mordenkainen's mansion spell to equip everyone with houses. A house only needs a blank wall, which is just right for the ruins on the island."
Several craftsmen looked at each other, obviously none of them had heard of the name of the mansion technique.
The old craftsman came out to smooth things over: "If that's the case, it would be great."
Wang shook his head and said, "I'll figure out a way. Just follow this. Prepare a requirement statement and send it to the clerk in charge of shipbreaking. Ask him to be careful when breaking the ship."