The lingering sound of the words "my little master" seemed to have not dissipated, and a strange atmosphere filled the air of the bedroom.
Suleiman took two steps back.
Evelyn did not move. The candlelight shone on the dark red mark used for camouflage on her cheek. Her expression was calm.
Just looking at Suleiman quietly.
Suleiman was the first to break the silence, and his voice was once again controlled as smoothly as ever, with no emotion audible:
"For the other four Military Fort, there is no need to dig mountains yet."
"Use wood to occupy the high areas of the mountains and build a stronghold first."
"You go and design ditches to divert water for them and ensure the water source."
Suleiman breathed out, the amount of manpower required for this project is a bit too large, and the most important thing is that he has no money.
So I just built a castle for myself first, but even if I built one first, it would be very scary. When Tywin Lannister besieged Castamere, if the waterway in the mine hadn't been built well, the army wouldn't have been able to capture the 300 people in the mine, including the old, weak, women, and children.
Suleiman looked at Evelyn and gave his own instructions:
"First dig out an underground mountain fortress for me that can accommodate four hundred people."
"It must be the most perfect! Show me all the designs!"
Evelyn nodded slightly and finally had the chance to speak. His voice was pleasant but gentle. "What's its name?"
Suleiman's mouth moved slightly, revealing a smile:
"Lion's Den."
Evelyn's eyes were slightly red, and his answer was only one word:
"Hmm."
Suleiman looked at Evelyn's slightly red eyes and gave him a gentle smile.
High Mountains On the edge, when the first batch of territorial residents who were driven by panic and fear and wanted to live in safety and comfort Military Fort quickly were mobilized and came here carrying rudimentary tools.
A huge deep valley, surrounded on three sides by steep mountains that cannot be reached by humans. You can't even see the top above the clouds. There is only a narrow passable road, which is close to the mountains. On the other side is a deep cliff and a deep pit.
When walking this road, you have to be careful at all times to avoid falling into the cliff and deep pit, and then you can finally reach the only surviving platform in the innermost valley.
They were shocked when the leader told them that they had to walk through this road and then dig into the mountain.
To be honest, Suleiman was also a little shocked. This position was chosen by Evelyn. This woman was thinking about how to prevent the fortress from falling all the time to an almost crazy level.
It can only be said that Mountains of the Moon provides a lot of extremely harsh environments for the construction of unbreakable castles and fortresses. If the construction here is completed, it can be compared with the Eyrie. However, the Eyrie has a flaw, which is the dragon, but it will not happen here because we live deep in the mountain.
The only surviving platform in the deepest part can eventually be used as the only external space, creating a small fortress that fills up the space, leaving no room for people to stand.
Fortunately, Westeros has no dwarves and lacks experience in digging holes, otherwise this place would have been occupied by others.
I got a big deal, and happened to meet a talent with experience in construction in the mines and mountains.
"We... we? live in the mountain?...
"Really... fake?"
"This road is too dangerous!!"
"And you can't even see the bottom of this pit!!"
"Is it really possible to live on top of the mountain?"
The citizens were talking a lot, but with the roar of Financial Officer Bana the Beggar, everyone started to move first.
Suleiman looked at the financial officer Bana the Beggar who was directing, and Evelyn who was arguing with the old miners about the design. Some people who can work are really comfortable. They just need to be mascots here and don't have to say or do anything.
The old miners are their own subjects. It is said that they have mined for more than 40 years and have rich experience in underground operations. They were originally recruited for free, but Suleiman finally decided to give a sum of money to every subject who had worked as a miner.
Evelyn was wearing coarse clothes and trousers that were easy to move around. He was holding a rod ruler he made by himself for measuring distances and was arguing with an old miner.
"No, we have to move three meters forward." Evelyn pointed with his finger at a foundation that had just started to be excavated, with a calm but firm tone.
"Madam, I have been digging mines for more than 40 years. Listen to me. Starting from here is the most stable foundation and can save a lot of effort." The old miner with a gray beard stopped what he was doing and said with some dissatisfaction.
Several miners behind him also echoed, looking at the ugly Evelyn with eyes full of suspicion. This woman did not look like she had ever dug in the fields.
Evelyn did not argue, but used a quill pen to draw a few staggered lines on the parchment, then stretched out the parchment and placed it in front of the miners, showing them the content on it.
She pointed to the intersection of the lines: "You rely on perception, I rely on experience and calculation."
"Your method will put the entire north wall's load-bearing pressure on this weak point, and the stress inside the mountain will tear your wall foundation from here."
"According to my drawings, the load-bearing weight will be evenly distributed to the rock formations on both sides. Do you want to save effort, or do you want to survive?"
The miners' faces turned red and they wanted to argue. What do you mean by experience? Have you ever been a woman in the ground?
But they saw Suleiman walking slowly and standing behind Evelyn, with no change in his expression, which made them feel scared.
They all started working according to the pictures, silently picked up the tools, and led the people to move the foundation three meters forward according to Evelyn's instructions.
"Thank you." Evelyn turned her head and looked at Suleiman gratefully. She knew that the reason why these miners were obedient was Suleiman who was standing behind her to support her.
From this moment on, no one dares to question any word of this woman with ugly marks on her face. Suleiman's authority is her authority.
For five days, progress was slow. Suleiman walked up to a natural boulder platform with a frown on his face, looking at the crowd like a colony of ants below, and the sounds of banging stones and felling trees echoing throughout the valley.
"Master Suleiman!" Finance Officer Bana the Beggar ran up with a groan, "Master Suleiman!"
"Master!" His voice was hoarse, mixed with dust and frustration. "It's too confusing!"
"We must think of a way!"
Suleiman turned to look at his financial officer Beggar Bana and decisively ordered, "Go and prepare something for me!"
The scene in the valley is indeed breathtaking. After five days of excavation, the cut square stones piled up like mountains, almost filling the already narrow working platform at the feet of the craftsmen, and the blocked path could not transport them out.
And outside the valley, the precipitous path that can be called a line of sky, the scene is equally desperate. The urgently needed building materials and tall wood are ruthlessly blocked by the bottomless cliffs. The blocked path cannot be transported in, and it is a chaos.
"Damn it! This is totally useless!" A dusty-faced citizen put down his hoe and leaned against the stone wall to gasp. "The excavated stones cannot be transported out! The wood from outside cannot be transported in!"
The crowd began to talk among themselves. "The stones under my feet have been piled up all day!"
"Where are the people? Where are the people who transported the stones!!!"
"This damn place! How could a castle be built?"
"We haven't even had a bite to eat yet!!"
Excessive exertion led to a mental breakdown. Doubts grew wildly in the exhausted body, and the crowd began to riot.
Evelyn heard these words, her body kept shaking. The situation in front of her was beyond her ability. She thought about all the difficulties in construction and excavation, but she did not expect that she would not be able to go on the first step of transportation.
Powerless! The feeling of powerlessness again!