The main structure of this fortress was not particularly large, roughly fifteen meters by fifteen meters.
Its outer walls stood sheer and straight, without any unnecessary decoration. The only features were a row of small firing slits about five or six meters above the ground.
Besides that, circular platforms sat atop the fortress's four corners, where heavy weapons could be installed, such as small catapults or Siege Crossbows.
"My lord, this is the fortress built according to your instructions. The outer walls have now been completed; only the interior and roof still need their final covering.
"Also, the wooden camp palisade from your blueprint will begin construction in a few days. Those trees piled over there are for the walls. Each log is no less than thirty centimeters in diameter and no less than six meters long!"
"Not bad!" Nalant examined the nearly completed fortress with great satisfaction.
The fortress had only one gate. Once it was placed within the camp, the camp itself would be enclosed by wooden walls.
With such double-layered protection, even if he personally led men to attack it, he could not guarantee taking the fortress with absolute certainty.
After all, even if they managed to launch a surprise attack and break through the wooden walls, this square fortress had only one small entrance. Once the iron gate was shut, even Silver Knights could forget about getting inside.
As for a frontal assault, they would first have to taste the Siege Crossbows and catapults on the platforms. Even an extraordinary knight order would be taken down one by one.
The reason Nalant had built such a sturdy fortress here was not only to protect the Blaze crystal mine, but also to prepare for expanding into the grasslands sometime later.
No matter how much territory he conquered