Strategizing Step by Step (Part 2)

The houses in this world are rather simple and crude.

Anyone familiar with Europe history or who has played the game in other time periods will notice that the houses there are rather simple and rough. Some houses were even built with wood that hadn't been properly bark removed, unlike the more elaborate houses in the Central Plains during the same period. However, this was actually a good thing, as construction was incredibly fast. Skilled carpenters, with enough manpower, could quickly build a cluster of houses. Once Soren produced Red Brick, these temporary wooden houses could be retired.

As for the other very important part, which is the Cement that everyone is familiar with, it is actually not that important.

Thousands of years ago, there was a construction method on Earth called "digging trenches, filling them with fired earth, and using wooden frames to support mud walls." Even without Cement, Clay, Gypsum, and Lime could be used as binders. However, the resulting houses were not as sturdy as Reinforced Concrete and could not be built very tall. Most houses in this world are single-story bungalows. If a second floor is to be built, it would be an attic, which can be constructed using a combination of wood and bricks.

Soren's plan took many things into account.

The day passed quickly.

Soren sent out half of his men, mainly to continue transporting supplies. Although the six ships' worth of supplies were enough for them to eat, wear, and use for more than three months, it wasn't enough to build a town. Until the infrastructure here was completed and they could be self-sufficient, everything would have to rely on the Port Tyler as Transit Station for transportation. Most of the other pirates thought Soren planned to establish a base in the Overseas Islands, never imagining that his ambitions were much larger than anyone thought.

Most Pirate King have overseas strongholds, such as the King of the Swamp's Demon Island and the Naga Pirate King's Angry Scale Island.

In fact!

Most people believe that Soren planned to establish his base on Overseas Islands, control a large number of pirates to manage the sea route, and then make a fortune from it.

The next morning.

After dividing the camp into simple areas, Soren also began to join the labor process.

Although he knew there was still much to explore, he patiently focused his energy on building the camp. Once the camp was complete, the entire area would be his territory, allowing him to defend against attacks and gradually explore the surrounding region. However, if the camp wasn't established and they were attacked by the natives, things would become quite troublesome. The pirates might not suffer too many casualties, but the Slave would be wiped out.

Resources, population, and land.

Soren silently stood up, then glanced at Vivian inside the tent, her little head tilted as she flipped through a book, her delicate white hands scribbling on white paper with a quill pen. A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. Vivian's innate profession was that of Sorcerer, Sorcerer generally didn't need to study much; casting spells relied entirely on their natural talents. However, Vivian also part-timed herself as Wizard. What she was doing now was learning Spell knowledge on her own and mastering spellcasting techniques in Wizard's way.

He glanced at it and left.

The little girl was more well-behaved than before, and seemed to know that he had an important plan. Most of the time, she quietly went about her own business.

Soren quickly led a group of men toward the woods.

We felled quite a few trees yesterday, but only enough for basic tent setup. We need more timber today, preferably to reinforce part of the outer fence.

Therefore, Soren had to take matters into his own hands!

--"Bull's Strength!"

Soren gazed at the rows of trees before him, first casting a power Spell on himself. Then he walked to a tree trunk as thick as a thigh. He took a deep breath, and with a clang, the Legendary Scimitar Icetail flashed with a cold light, then cleanly severed the tree at its root. With a creaking sound, the tree fell. Soren didn't even glance back. The pirate henchmen behind him then grabbed their swords and axes and hacked away at the remaining branches in a flurry of activity.

Soon!

A simply treated log appeared on the spot, and two burly pirates came up behind it, each carrying one side of it away.

At this time.

Soren had already cut down three large trees ahead. Twenty or thirty pirate henchmen scattered and hacked away with knives and axes, piling the felled branches to one side to start a fire. Then, they had the others carry the three logs back. Inside the camp, houses were being built, and the outer fence was being erected; this amount of wood was simply not enough.

Soren's logging speed is very fast!

He was chopping down almost three trees per minute, resting for ten seconds after each felled tree before chopping down another. Behind him were a large swarm of pirate henchmen, at least sixty or seventy in total. Even with so many men following behind to clear the felled trees, there were still more than twenty trees left to be cleared. Outside, the pirates responsible for carrying the timber back were all drenched in sweat from exhaustion.

Soren's breathing remained steady, his Superhuman Constitution clearly demonstrating itself under these circumstances!

He chopped down fifty trees in succession before stopping, letting out a slight breath to relax his arms, which were sore and numb from the continuous exertion. The pirate henchmen behind him were all busy, quickly gathering the remaining felled timber and then carrying it back to the camp to build a fence. Soren stopped not because his body couldn't take it anymore, but simply because the duration of his ' Bull's Strength ' spell had expired. Logging requires physical strength, and without the aid of Spell, his efficiency was greatly reduced.

However, Soren had already memorized a large number of Spell beforehand.

He not only memorized ' Bull's Strength ' for all the 2nd-level Spell slots, but also memorized the [Empower Spell] version of ' Bull's Strength ' for the 3rd-level Spell slots!

What I just used was only the standard version of ' Bull's Strength '.

If it's the third-circle ' Bull's Strength with Empower Spell, Soren's effect and duration can be increased by about 50%.

This is the value of Empower Spell.

Soren's efficiency in personally taking action was indeed astonishing. In just one or two hours, he had already felled hundreds of large trees. Then, a large group of pirate henchmen were busy processing the timber and transporting it back. Now, part of the camp's fence has been completed, and the Slave, under the command of the pirate leader, are driving logs into the ground. It is estimated that a sturdy wooden fence will be completed in one or two days.

This is just the beginning!

Soren isn't just going to build a fence here. (To be continued~^~)