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After passing the stack and going further, you will see houses built with the bottoms of ships turned upside down on the ground. Such a "houseboat" can accommodate many families.
Thanks to the houseboat, most of the tents on the island have been dismantled, but half of the people are still living in tents.
Going further along the avenue, you will see the island’s water storage facility. Because it rained yesterday, the huge pond is already full, and there are soldiers standing on duty next to it.
It is said that this is to prevent naughty children from peeing in the pond.
When Wang inspected here, he decided to turn around because the "composting" area was just ahead.
He really didn't want to go near this area.
The feces in the Mage Tower will be quickly decomposed by the decomposition device into various useful things, such as phosphate fertilizer, so there is no problem of stench at all.
But there is no such technology here, and the composting area is always filled with an impressive smell.
After all, that was the excrement of nearly two thousand people.
According to Rosalie's report, in order to collect the excrement from various toilets every day, she specially arranged ten workers to collect the excrement full-time.
At this time, the survivors did not receive any salary for their work, so Rosalie came to ask the king specifically how to reward these dung pickers. After all, their work was the hardest, most tiring and dirtiest.
The king's final decision was to reward the families of these night soil collectors by having them live in the best houses on the island: the original captain's room of the new Star Chaser.
Wang walked a few steps back from the composting area and saw a dung carrier. The worker quickly moved away, put down the dung bucket on the pole, and saluted Wang.
"Thank you for your hard work." Wang waved to the workers.
The worker just laughed and didn't dare to respond.
After saying goodbye to the dung collector, Wang took a few more steps and saw a "civilian unit" from the floating island coming towards him from afar.
At first, Wang was worried that these ancient golems would flatten everything the islanders had worked so hard to build.
After all, the Golem's mission was to maintain the Cyclops buildings on the island, and in the era of the Cyclops Empire, two-eyed creatures like humans were considered slaves. How dare a mere slave desecrate the masterpiece of the slave owner?
But for some reason, the golem ignored human creations.
Maybe - the Golem judged that humans built these things under the orders of slave masters?
After all, they are just slaves. How dare they build things on the island without the orders of the slave owners, right?
Anyway, the golem has basically integrated into the lives of the islanders now.
The golem that Wang saw had two little kids hanging on it.
The kid riding on the golem's neck shouted, "Lord City Lord! Are you taking a walk?"
Wang waved his hand: "Yes, take a walk. Don't climb so high, be careful not to fall."
The little brat patted his chest and said, "It's okay, I learned a few moves from Master Li Guang!"
Wang smiled.
After the golem passed, Elizabeth appeared.
"You really like taking a walk around the island in the morning," she laughed.
Wang: “I don’t know why, but looking at the current state of the island, I actually feel a sense of accomplishment.
"When I was in the Mage Tower, I had a senior brother whose hobby was to make all kinds of miniature landscapes. He would then shrink himself and run into the miniature landscapes to visit. I didn't understand him at the time, but now... I kind of understand him."
Elizabeth walked side by side with the king. "It means that you are gradually adapting to the role of city lord. You realize your responsibility to them, and you also regard the improvement of their lives as your own achievements."
Wang: “Is that so?”
"Yes. But the living conditions on the island are not even as good as those in the shanty town of Shallow Water City. Lord Mayor, you still need to work harder."
Wang: "I also want to let everyone live in a solid and comfortable brick house as soon as possible, but there is no other way. Let's just use the wooden house for now. Is that Rosalie in front?"
Elizabeth looked up and sighed, "It's her. Really, she is so well-informed. I just walked a few steps with you and she came."
Rosalie had already come close, and when she heard Elizabeth's words, she immediately said, "I am not here to ruin your walk with the king. I am here to tell the king that the magic beans have been harvested, and we are about to start promoting the magic beans to the residents."
Wang: "I see. So how do we promote it?"
Rosalie seemed to have been prepared for this. She took out a piece of notepaper and said, "If you really have no ideas, just read this."
Wang took the note and read out the words on it: "This is the Senzu Bean. If you eat one, you won't feel hungry for a whole day. It's a magical creation from the Planeswalker's Tower! I won't tell anyone about it!"
Elizabeth chuckled. "What the hell, that sounds like a lame slogan."
Rosalie: "This is a crappy slogan I made up this morning. If you don't like it, come up with a better one yourself!"
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"This is the Senzu Bean. If you eat one, you won't feel hungry for a whole day. It's a magical creation from the Planeswalker's Magic Tower! I won't tell ordinary people about it!" Wang stood on the built podium and announced loudly to the gathered residents.
Xiaobai: "It's so delicious!"
Flint: "Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"
Xiao Bai glared at him and whispered, "What do you care about me? Speak up!"
Flint: "Ah! Senzu beans! I won't give them to Kailin even if she begs me on her knees! For the sake of Senzu beans, I would rather blaspheme!"
After saying this, the dwarf's expression was very subtle, as if the last sentence was not what he meant.
Gotrek: "Go!"
Elizabeth, who was standing next to him, whispered to Rosalie, "Did you write all the lyrics?"
Rosalie: "I didn't write the 'blasphemy' part. This guy added it himself."
She paused, looked at the dwarf's expression, and changed her words: "Maybe Kailin manipulated him to say that."
Elizabeth was about to say something when Rosalie patted her on the back: "Your turn!"
Elizabeth then walked up to the viewing platform and ate a magic bean with exaggerated movements: "Ah, magic bean! I have become more beautiful because of you!"
Rosalie muttered in the audience: "Your lyrics aren't much better than mine!"
Wang: "Come on, everyone, try the Senzu Beans! They are a delicacy that only belongs to our floating island! One a day, and you won't feel tired for the whole day!"
Mrs. Hashir shouted from the audience, "Don't give me any nonsense, take one every morning, and then go to work!"
Everyone in the rescue team looked at Hasher together.
Flint: "Why do I feel that our exaggerated performance is not as good as her voice?"
Someone from the Pelican Gang responded, "That's right!"
In any case, the food problem on the floating island has been temporarily solved.
Chapter 238: The Space Expedition Begins Again
At noon that day, Rosalie reported to the king in front of all the members of the rescue team: "We are now ready to take off."
Before Wang could speak, Xiao Bai spoke first: "I see there are still a lot of things left on the beach."
Rosalie: "Those are the unimportant items that have been sorted out, such as wood scraps. We have already loaded enough wood. After building the house and the fence around the island, we can also build four watchtowers in the east, west, south and north of the island."
Wang: "What about the island's sail power?"
"We can build it after we take down the tents, but... do we really need sail power? You see, we were able to maneuver smoothly without sail power and launched an attack before the undead army did." Rosalie looked at Wang, "Do we really need to build those sails? The craftsmen of the Pelican Gang calculated that the soil on our island might not be able to support those sails."
Wang looked down at the soil and said in amazement: "It is indeed possible. Let's investigate the sailing issue. Maybe we can use dwarf machinery as the power source of the island in the future. But, Rosalie, isn't it a waste to just throw away the remaining supplies on the ground?"
After a day of substitute work and a deep understanding of the shortage of supplies on the floating island, Wang's mentality is now a bit like a hamster preparing for winter.
Rosalie took out a written report and said, "Look at this. In order to prevent being attacked by the undead, everyone returned to the island to spend the night. This is the report from the armed guards who patrol the workplace every morning. It is obvious that the undead have come to the workplace at night!
"And yesterday, two people disappeared during the roll call ceremony on the island after nightfall. They haven't been found yet. They should have arrived on the island a little later than the stipulated time, so there should still be sunlight at that time."
Wang looked at the written report with a frown on his face. “Is the problem of undead creatures so serious now?”
"There is a real dead city nearby. The last time Gralia had an undead control area of this scale was two hundred years ago. To this day, it is still a paradise for necromancers and undead creatures." Rosalie said.
Wang: "Does that mean that the land of the Principality of Frank is going to become something like this now?"
Flint added: "The worst thing is that this is a node on the main artery of the Mayunya River. Shallow Water City was originally the only way to pass through the huge swamp downstream of Shallow Water City. There are a lot of skilled pilots living in the city, and almost all the workers responsible for dredging the waterway in the swamp.
"Even if the Church of the Righteous God moves quickly and the Crusaders arrive like lightning to wipe out the liches and undead creatures, the Ma Xunya River will not be able to recover in a short time."
Rosalie took the conversation back with a worried look on her face: "This will cause a devastating blow to businesses upstream and downstream. Goods from the other side of the World Mountains that came via the Shield Road will have to be piled up in Kosanya and Monrovia."
Wang: "According to what you said, wouldn't the Thorn Islands and the Republic of Sissel make a great profit? Because from now on, the products from the other side of the world's mountains can only be shipped by sea."
Rosalie: "Let's not talk about that for now. We must take off immediately. We can't let the undead threaten the islanders anymore."
Wang: "Are you sure we have enough supplies now?"
"I'm sure—except the water. Have you drawn up the design for that water-filtering device?"
Wang: “It’s finished.”
Rosalie: "Then let's take off quickly. Before the green water device is built, we have to rely on the water-making magic of the priest and druid to deal with it."
Flint: "But there is only one priest and one druid on the entire island."
Xiaobai fell to the ground and said: "I have to make the whole island's water every day. You might as well kill me and let everyone drink my blood."
Wang: "Hold on, the water filter should be built soon. And there is a pond and a water tower on the island, so there is no need to worry for the time being."
Rosalie: "So, give the order to take off."
Wang: "Okay, let's do a final head count and make sure no one is left behind. After we take off, we can focus on exploring the ruins."
Flint: "Wait a minute, do we need to consider how to deal with the wizards of the Union of Arcane Law? I have controlled that Kseth for seven days. Every morning when I refocus on the spell, I worry that he will get out of control.
"In addition to Cosette, we also have his subordinates imprisoned. We can't just keep getting them drunk and keeping them in jail, right? This will also damage the image of our rescue team."
Wang thought for a moment and said, "Now the Austrian Federation has always believed that they are cooperating with us. In the future, we can use camouflage to pretend to be Cosette, communicate with the Austrian Federation, and continue to deceive the Federation."
Elizabeth: "Your idea is good, but what if the original body escapes?"
The rest of the rescue team, including Wang, stared at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was still confused: "What's wrong? Isn't what I said a question? Or - oh, I understand!"
Then she lowered her voice and said, "You are going to..."
She didn't say anything else, but made a gesture of wiping her neck.
Wang: "We didn't say that. We just exiled them."
Rosalie glanced at Li Guang: "Master Li Guang also supports this decision?"