The Sentinel of Time is an unsettling presence overlooking the Cockchen Plain.
The statue on the lizard-style tower was very abstract. Darkus could see every pore on the statue and the glimmer of light emitting from the statue's eyes. In an instant, he felt that the truth became clear.
The platform on the tower is set up as a place to protect the statue from the ravages of time. The statue is forever frozen in a moment. Magic flows strangely through the statue, allowing things in the past and things in the future to coexist at the same time. The statue can freely witness Everything that happens in the river of time.
Darkus knew that this strange statue was created by the ancient saint, but he didn't know the details. The method was lost in the lizardman society. Maybe it should be able to monitor the entire Kaochen Plain?
Regardless of whether it can be used or not, Darkus is planning to expand this place. Ha Shen doesn't have a suitable place to live yet. Maybe this place can be used as a place for air security.
The team stayed in the future Potosi for three days, completed the surveying and planning work, and then continued southward along the Ridge of Sotigo.
Compared with the abstract administrative district of Salta, the administrative district planned by Darkus is more abstract, so abstract that it is not as long as the Cape Country, but it is definitely narrower than the Cape Country!
This administrative district is sandwiched between the towering Sotek Ridge Mountains and the Broken Block Mountains. From a distance, it looks like a part of the Sotek Ridge Mountains, but when you get closer, it is not at all. Darkus came here It was for investigation and planning. He was not a geographer who came to make geographical discoveries. As a naming choice, he did not want to name this fault block mountain.
The Sentinel of Time stands on the fault block mountain. As for what a fault block mountain is, I won’t introduce it... In the
squeezed middle part of the mountain range, there is a gently sloping valley, a dry and fertile plateau. The latitude range of this administrative region is extremely wide, with an altitude ranging from It ranges from 500 meters to 6,000 meters, which means that this area has a variety of different climate types.
Darkus, who has been wandering around for two days, feels that the average temperature of the white body in the middle of the plateau where he is now is between fifteen degrees, and it is a bit cold at night, as if he has returned to Krakalond. Because it is a plateau, despite the low temperature, the sunshine is strong and the sky is very clear. He calculated that there are an average of ten hours of sunshine every day. As for whether the foehn wind blows here, he doesn't know.
The extremely dry climate here is not suitable for the production of bulk agricultural and animal husbandry products, such as wheat and corn, but the abundant sunshine, loose soil and rivers fed by meltwater from the Sotigo Ridge Glacier, coupled with the distinct four seasons, make Mature horticultural agriculture can be developed here relying on irrigation, and a wide variety of fruits and vegetables are produced, such as olives, potatoes, tomatoes and various fruits.
So this abstract administrative area appeared, and Darkus named this administrative area "Cuyo Administrative Area". He didn't plan to grow any fruits and vegetables in this narrow administrative area. It would be too wasteful, so he concentrated on growing grapes! The grapes produced in the dry climate have rich flavors, and the huge temperature changes between morning and evening help the grapes ripen slowly to achieve a balance of sugar and acid. At the same time, wine making was carried out, making this place one of the main producing areas of medieval wine.
I have talked about wine before. All races in the Middle Ages liked to drink it, and there were many types and varieties. And the lizard people also like to drink it. They drink a kind of chicha made from corn. Darkus also made some when he first came to Kauchen Plain. Just like the cornmeal that makes his throat, chicha He couldn't get used to the taste of wine either.
Because brewing a valuable wine requires a lot of labor, wine is usually an exclusive luxury product for nobles of various races. There were roughly four wine-producing regions in the medieval world.
When Sigmar defeated the greenskins at the Battle of Blackfire Pass, he drank wine instead of ale at the victory celebration. On that day, Sigurd, the founder of Iverland, shared his long-collected wine with Sigmar. The nobles of Iverland still keep this story as a favorite.
Therefore, since the beginning of the empire, the fertile land of Iverland has produced abundant high-quality grapes for generations, and winemaking has been part of the local culture.
The Halflings live next to each other in Muteland and Aveland, which is also the birthplace of many different varieties of wine. The Halflings once introduced a sweeter wine that they named "Sherry", although Esta The Lirians claimed that the halflings were plagiarizing their product.
The main production area of elven wine is in the Kingdom of Itain in Ulthuan, in the area near the crater.
The Drukhi dignitaries who came to Naggaros after the Great Schism could only drink blood wine or wine from plunder. Because the land of Naggaros was very close to the Arctic Chaos Wasteland, the blood wine was filled with It smells of rust and tastes like blood, even the wine made in Krakarond, the southernmost part of Naggaroth, hence the name.
Darkus has also observed that if Druchi's powerful people could choose, only half of them would be willing to drink blood wine. They would prefer to drink wine from the old world. Of course, the largest consumer group of blood wine in Nagaros is from Kazakhstan. L. Ganci's bunch of religious lunatics.
There are two other large grape-growing areas, one in Bretonnia and the other in the southern city-state.
Dacus doesn't know how to taste wine. He first considers the color of the wine, then the aroma, and finally the taste. Then the tasting stage is divided into three stages, namely the starting stage, the progressive stage and the ending stage.
The color of wine varies depending on the year and grape, with 'red' actually ranging from deep purple to almost black-purple, while 'white' ranging from bright green to bronze. Wine will leave residual liquid on the rim of the wine glass, which helps to judge the age. You also need to shake the wine glass to see how much sediment there is.
Even though Darkus has relevant memories in his mind, he still hasn't learned it. Of course, this does not affect his status in Druchi at all. If he is bored, other Druchi dignitaries will also be bored.
Maybe it won’t be long before Darkus can drink the white wine he dreams of. Compared to red wine and pink wine, he prefers white wine. He prefers the sweetness of white wine. He especially liked it in his previous life. Drink white wine as a drink.
As for the supporting manor, Darkus expressed no interest. It is also located in the innermost part of the Cauchen Plain, next to the Salta Administrative Region to the north, and the Cuyo Administrative Region, backed by the Ridge of Sotigo, should also be closed. , there is no reason to open it up, maybe we can recruit some agents, franchisees, etc.? To distinguish the same batch of wine, most powerful people actually don't know how to taste wine like him, and they only know how to drink.
There must be estates for the rich and powerful, this is unavoidable.
Dacus has already thought about it, and it is located between Chapeuto and the mangrove coastal jungle, where the sky is clear, the cattle and sheep herds, the scenery is beautiful, and it has unique natural conditions for the development of rural tourism. Maybe by then there will be thousands of beautiful manors, like dazzling pearls, scattered on the green prairie.
Just play along the coast, don't come in. When the time comes, Dacus will organize the Chapeuto Wine Festival and so on, and with the development of time, let this festival become a traditional festival with a long history. He has already thought about the time. First, he will organize festivals such as Harvest Day, Elves, lizards, and humans have fun together, but the treatment is definitely different.
The celebration of the Wine Festival is scheduled to be held from the second to the fifth day of the Harvest Day. It will be more commercial. Darkus will provide subsidies to reduce the price, or is it looking for so-called donations and sponsorships from powerful people? Make sure that every elf participating in the Wine Festival knows that donations from powerful people will be returned in full, split 50-50.
The Wine Festival will be a lavish but surprisingly low-key celebration, as reckless drinkers are very unwelcome here. After all, the fairies who celebrate the Wine Festival are expected to taste and compare wines from various vintages, while the wine geeks hardly care what's in their tankards. This was perhaps also a rare moment when nobles came into direct contact with commoners, expressing their views on the merits and demerits of different wines.
The so-called judges wander throughout the festival grounds, tasting a variety of wines, and compare notes between the second and fourth days of the festival, announcing the winning wine on the evening of the fourth day. The winning agent can bask in the glory of winning all day long on the fifth day.
The agents take turns to be the bankers, and the bosses behind them are all Darkus and his interest groups. And three awards are given out every year, such as the Best White Wine Award, the Best Red Wine Award and the Best Festival Award.
During the festival, the venue will extend from the Thousand Column Square belonging to the lizard people to the port, and wine stalls line both sides of the street, radiating outward in a huge spiral. At the same time, there are also various goods produced in the Lustria continent for sale, so you have to drink to satisfy your stomach.
To put it bluntly, it is an exposition, a trade fair, using the Chapeiuto Wine Festival to promote various goods produced in the Cochen Plain. Folk customs still have to exist. If they don’t exist, they will be forced to create them. It’s impossible to fight every day. At the same time, it can also appease the humans who are struggling to live in the Kauchen Plain and give them a sense of participation. Even if they cannot go to Chapeiuto, they can still taste some of the food and wine they see every day.
Moreover, Darkus also discovered a large open-pit copper mine here, but he was not interested in mining it. He was worried that mining would pollute the environment here. This was not because he was an environmental defender, but simply to ensure the quality of the wine. quality.
After surveying and mapping this unknown river, the team continued southward. Darkus planned to lead the river into the three points and one line in the north, making the river one of the mainstreams, which would also facilitate the transportation of supplies. When they arrived After the Salta administrative area, you can take a relatively convenient waterway. As for the ship lock, he planned to study it after returning to Chapeiuto, but there was little hope.
Due to the altitude problem, the water level needs to be raised. If the lock is built, it may be more complicated than the Kahn Mountain lock in the belt, and it will be far more complicated than the more than 20-level lift lock. Moreover, it can only allow small boats such as barges to pass, and it takes six hours to pass through it without stopping. Each lock is very close to each other, which brings other problems. Due to insufficient water, the locks will soon run out of water. And when the locks are emptied, flooding downstream may occur. In order to solve these two problems, large storage tanks must be dug between the locks. These storage tanks can be replenished in time when the locks need water, and can store water when the locks are open.
However, after this operation, Darkus felt like a mallet. Labor, cost and follow-up maintenance were all headaches. When the time came, he would have to build a fort there and place a large number of garrisons? To put it nicely, it’s called abandoning the basics and chasing the last, while to put it worse, it’s just a pure second stroke.
This is not how we create spectacles. Instead of doing this, we might as well just build a railway, which would be simpler.
When the team arrived at the southern outpost near Sotigo Ridge, the Druch soldiers stationed there were already patrolling and repairing in an orderly manner under the command of two centurions. Two teams of eight groups of Reaper ballistae were placed on the top of the lizard-style square tower. Four groups were aimed at the Lower Kauchen Plain below the cliff to warn of possible intruders. The other four groups were spread out and aimed in a cross pattern. The sky was open to guard against the possible appearance of a rhinoceros.
The Southern Outpost is a noun. It is not a single one, but four. They were repaired by the Lizardmen before the great invasion. The Southern Outpost built on the cliff overlooks the Kaochen Plain.
Yes, the Lower Kauchen Plain is what Darkus calls the plain below the cliff. Theoretically, the Lower Kauchen Plain also belongs to him. It has low temperature and little rain, and is suitable for sheep herding, wool production, and textile industry. But right now, he doesn’t have it yet. Control the Anurell Peninsula.
There are two temple cities next to each other in the Lower Kauchen Plain, namely the Lost City, Keax and the Outsider City, Slanzek. These two temple cities only exist on slate maps. Darkus had been there when he first came to the Kauchen Plain, but he didn't have any hair. It should have been interrupted with the great invasion. He planned to rebuild the two temple cities later. After all, it was close to the Antarctic Chaos. wilderness.
Next, the team met several groups of dark riders patrolling the Cawchen Plain. At night, the team came to the outpost where the Dread Lord was stationed. Near the outpost, two mixed Centurions and Reaper Ballista batteries were stationed. A hundred-man lizard-man battle group drawn from Umak's personal guard is also stationed here.
The two races that used to fight each other when they met have now become peaceful, harmonious and friendly.
Darkus took Chupa Coco to visit the lizard camp first, mainly to check out the food and accommodation environment. Now that supplies are relatively scarce, it is just like that, good or bad, it can be said to be passable. But the lizard people don't care much about this, as long as they have something to eat and don't soak in the water.
Although the lizardmen probably all looked the same, Darkos could recognize the differences in each lizardman. Several of them had participated in the battle to exile Prince Slaanesh and had fought against that terrifying existence. He kept saying hello to the lizard people, and the lizard people who were not good at speaking responded to him dully. He controlled this army because he was Umak, and there was no way to maintain dignity and distance.
In the evening, Darkus chatted with the fear lord again. Although it was his first meeting, he liked the fear lord who stood respectfully in front of him. He had read the file of this fear lord. Originally, Nago The officers and dignitaries on board the "I" were to be purged, but some remained.
This is a long story, and it all started with the Nagol attack on Hagrid Grave. Under the operation of Malus, who turned the tide, and the landlord's stupid son, the Nagor's army ushered in small victories, pursuits, sieges, and major victories in one day. After that, the army, which completely lost its time advantage, set up camp at night. Ushered in a catastrophe.
Some of the officers of the Nagor were killed, some of the captured officers were put in cages and escorted to Haig Grave, and a small number escaped.
Those captured officers and soldiers who were supposed to be sacrificed to the gods or demoted to slaves were laughed at by Darkus who was in Hagrid Grave at the time, and were then reorganized. Not many of them lost everything. With this choice, most of the officers converted and became followers of Adreze. They saw success or failure in life and gave it to them all over again.
But the kind-hearted Darkus retained their property on the Nagor for many reasons. One was that he looked down on him, and the other was that the road was still long. Elves are immortals. Who knows what will happen in the future? It is forbidden for some officers to become cult leaders, and there is another one who is controlled by the Adreze sect.
"I heard that you have dealt with Malus?"
"Yes! Dear Hand of the Witch King." The Dread Lord, who usually likes to speak in a rough and pleasant voice, became cautious in front of Darkus.
The Dread Lord standing in front of Darkus recounted what happened that day. It was nothing more than the encounter when he led a force composed of pure infantry to the Blackwater Ferry after defeating Hagrid Grave's forward army. Malus chased him from behind, and then Malus turned the tide of victory. He also played a key role in it. He commanded his troops to replace the remaining Nagor soldiers who were exhausted after a long hard battle, and completed the victory. The final blow.
When the Nagol troops suffered a disaster at night, the fear lord led a small group of soldiers to break out of the encirclement. However, he who always liked to take the lead was seriously injured at the time. Fortunately, he usually treated the soldiers Haohe led the soldiers to break out, and the soldiers desperately brought him back to the Nagor.
Afterwards, the Admiral of the Nagol, Burroughs Burrough, drew his sword and committed suicide. The fear lord who suffered a disastrous defeat and was full of doubts about Burroughs was brought back to Krakarond, half imprisoned, half recovering from his injuries, and did not appear. In Golond.
This was also the first time that Darkus summoned this fear lord. Although this fear lord was a bit rude and unseemly, he liked the military temperament exuding from this fear lord. A pure officer like this would be a good choice in Druchi society. There are simply too few.
"Remember the order Dorian gave you! Bucklon, you should know that I am very generous."
The team did not go down to the plains of Kauchen the next day. Instead, they ran wildly on the plains of Kauchen and returned to Chapeiyu. Trust.
The investigation and mapping of the Kauchen Plain is over, and it’s time to start the next phase.
I'm sorry that I'm not in a good state today, it feels like I've been raped.
In addition, let’s talk about yesterday’s content. In fact, medieval warhammers are not just about fighting. In 2260, the empire was in a money shortage, that is, it was short of silver. Later, large-scale silver mining was discovered. When Magnus was there, the empire’s economy was highly prosperous. , but wanton mining also brought inflation, and Magnus's successors enacted the Silver Law. Ulthuan also lacks precious metal currency, and people usually barter. It is also said in the novels of Thai brothers that Cosqui hunters will offer some of the prey they catch in the territory to the Thai brothers' families as a commission.
In this way, I discovered that this so-called farming is a phased process, and there is nothing to write about. I just wrapped up and went to the old world.