The Hobarton Family had long since split off, and the two families now each had their own Pioneer.
After striking a deal with Medivh, the Loran Family's Pioneer returned with the Skeleton Engineering Team.
Medivh worked for pay. He didn't build the Loran Family's camp according to Kurd City's construction plans.
The Skeleton Engineering Team used the Military Castle blueprints provided by the Loran Family and built according to Philip's specifications.
They had hired the team from Medivh and bought all their building materials from Kurd City.
The Loran Family only had to provide the money and blueprints. All that remained was to supervise the construction and wait to inspect the finished Military Castle.
"Wow, what construction speed! No wonder Kurd City turned out like that!"
The Loran Family's knights were astounded by the Skeleton Engineering Team's building speed.
With construction workers who cost nothing, Kurd City's insane pace of development suddenly made a lot more sense.
Knight Philemon had thought he'd drawn the short straw, but now it didn't seem so bad.
As long as the Military Castle was built quickly, they weren't really at a disadvantage.
The rainy season affected human lords, but Orcs were also brought to a standstill by the floods.
Odyssey's rainy season usually lasted just over a month. There was still plenty of time to grow crops during the rest of the year, enough to harvest three times.
Grain production was vital to a noble family. A plentiful food supply meant they could support more subjects and raise a large army.
It also meant they could support more knights. Every knight practicing the Blood Refining Technique was a voracious eater.
The Loran Family's Pioneer, Philip, had a different development strategy from Medivh.
He followed the conventional approach: building Military Castles across the Wilderness, then