Chapter 828: Unexpected Incidents

All five hundred chariot captains met the standard, not because they all performed well in this regard, but because of mutual cooperation. Many of the chariot captains who went to the surrounding villages and towns to recruit brought back far more than nine members, and gave priority to those chariot teams that did not meet the standard. Some even drew from their own fleet, even if they were not fully staffed.

This is not only a comradeship, but also an excellent opportunity to gather people's hearts. After all, the chariot captain is only the basic structure, and there are still positions for the captain of the team, the commander of the regiment, and even the commander of the chariot corps.

And this is exactly what Gavin wants to see. After all, people have strengths and weaknesses, and it is impossible for them to be all-rounders. The legion is a whole, which means that they should learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses and cooperate with each other.

In the hustle and bustle, five hundred building-type chariots, not one less, all set out on the road to the Kingdom of Leatherman.

It took them more than three hours just to leave the city, and they formed a long formation of ten kilometers on the Hongdao.

Just like when they first set out on the migration road, they adopted the same method of training and running-in while walking.

Not only do the chariot soldiers need to get used to each other, but these newly manufactured building-type chariots also need to get used to each other.

Empty and loaded are two completely different situations, especially the building-type chariot has an amazing load capacity, which puts a very high load on the wheels and axles. If necessary, it is not just a simple repair, but also needs to be further reinforced.

The chariot corps also has hundreds of ordinary druids accompanying them. They formed ten maintenance teams, each of which is responsible for the maintenance of fifty chariots. At the same time, they summarize their experience and prepare for the next step of improving the building-type chariot.

Due to the existence of druids, wood materials have an advantage that steel does not have - easy maintenance.

Those wooden accessories do not need to be disassembled at all. They can be adjusted directly according to needs through wood bending or wood shaping. It can even modify the internal components of wood in a small range to strengthen the hardness and softness of wood.

Replacing wood materials with durable steel accessories is still the general trend, especially for those goods sold to the outside world.

Those ordinary people do not have such a close relationship with nature as Gavin, who can mobilize so many druids and let them break the previous traditions.

The Hongdao, which has been transformed into a hard and flat asphalt road, certainly has the advantage of saving time and effort, but it is not all good for wooden wheels. Especially under heavy load, the wear rate is quite alarming, and it must be repaired every ten kilometers with the repair technique.

Although the repair technique is only a zero-ring trick, it is not expensive, and most first-level spellcasters can master it with a little learning, but it is troublesome.

Seeing this situation, Gavin first thought of rubber tires.

In fact, this belongs to the natural planting industry. The key question is whether there are rubber trees in Faerun.

At least, whether it is now or in the future that Gavin knows, there is no shadow of this tree.

This does not mean that Faerun does not have this tree species or similar tree species, because the exploration range of intelligent life in Faerun is still very narrow, especially in the southern tropical rainforest, where wild beasts are the world.

In particular, the Chult Forest on the Chult Peninsula belongs to the world of dinosaurs, and people's understanding of it is still in various rumors.

Not to mention, Toril is not just one continent in Faerun, and the multiverse does not have just one world. Let's not talk about the others for now. Gavin is in a more vast and primitive plane dominated by forests - the Feywild.

He still has a considerable advantage in this regard. He sent those natural races deep into the forest to see if he could find rubber and plant it on a large scale.

Then again, apart from rubber being planted, what other modern products are obtained through large-scale planting?

White sugar should be considered one.

It seems that there is no large-scale planting of sugarcane in Faerun. Sugar mainly relies on natural honey, and apples are very rare sources of sugar.

Another is the planting of fast-growing plants.

With a pure Chinese soul in his body, Gavin has never thought of papermaking and printing, two of China's four ancient inventions, which are important tools for advancing civilization.

But if you want to make paper, you must use a lot of wood, which is definitely a very offensive thing to nature protectors and natural gods.

Especially as he got closer and closer to the natural gods, those druids played an important role in his development, and similar industries were even more limited.

Basically, don't even think about promoting papermaking by cutting down existing trees. You can only think of ways to plant them yourself or use plants that wither naturally.

The first plant that Gavin thought of was bamboo.

This kind of plant also does not exist in Faerun, but it must exist in the Far East Empire, because the items shipped from there, whether porcelain or embroidery, can see their shadows.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or a necessity.

The planet Toril and the Earth are like twin brothers. Whether it's the distribution of the continents or the local customs and culture, the two have many similarities.

The continent of Faerun basically corresponds to the European continent of the Earth, while the continent of Karatu corresponds to Asia. There are also amazing similarities in customs, culture and specialties. Even some gods have their own legends on Earth.

The current Xianglong Empire corresponds to ancient China during the Han and Tang Dynasties. Therefore, Gavin has always had a natural liking for this ancient empire located in the Far East. He believes that he has traveled through time to the wrong place and that as a Chinese, he should have traveled through time to that place.

If there is a chance, Gavin wants to go there in person to see it and appreciate the style of the ancient empire. It is not a kind of nostalgia for the past.

Because as long as the strength is sufficient, returning to Earth is not an impossible thing.

Just when Gavin's thoughts were about to diverge to the sky, the violent shaking of the building-type chariot under him pulled him back to reality. He used his hands and feet to prevent himself from falling over with the building-type chariot.

After making sure that the building-type chariot had regained stability, Gavin opened the shooting hole of the building-type chariot and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

After the chariot army set off, he shrank into the building-type chariot at the head of the row.

In fact, the first ten and the last ten chariots of the chariot army were not loaded with military supplies, but high-level soldiers, including druids from the Giant Valley and witches from the Kingdom of Leatherman.

Although the Eagle Knights of the Tucan people were beaten by them in advance and dared not go deep into the Giant Valley to harass, it does not mean that they have no other means. Behind them is a group of evil red-robed wizards with many means.

The chariot corps that Gavin created in Usmer City was quite noisy, and the amount of military supplies transported in a single trip was also astonishing. They had to be on guard against the other side sending top-level strongmen to cause damage.

"Reporting to the Lord, there was a large-scale collapse in the road ahead, and the road was cut off." The chariot captain Aiden of this chariot had already been waiting outside.

"Order the chariot formation to assemble, rest on the spot, immediately contact the cavalry team that led the way, confirm whether they are safe, and send someone to investigate the cause of the road collapse."

After Gavin conveyed a series of instructions, a fairy jumped out of the building-type chariot he was riding, spread his dragon wings and flew high, looking down from the air.

He didn't expect that something would happen so soon. After all, they are now 30 kilometers away from Usmer City. If something happens, it should be when they are deep in the giant valley, with no village in front and no shop behind.

The road section with large-scale collapse is nearly 100 meters long, and half of the asphalt road has sunk directly into the ground. There are as many as five building-type chariots that have sunk sideways, all of which are troop carriers in front.

Wherever I look, I don’t see any enemies, only the cavalry team that rushed back after hearing the news.

This cavalry team has a hundred people, all of whom are extraordinary rangers riding their animal companions. They serve as scouts and forwards to ensure the safety of the road ahead.

"Stop moving forward, be careful that the road collapses again." Gavin flew over to them and stopped their reckless behavior.

The resonance generated by the running of groups of knights is likely to collapse more caves.

Those rangers have rich combat experience. Some directly let their animal companions leave the road, while others turned over and jumped off their animal companions and groped forward carefully.

"There is a cave exit here. The soil is fresh, definitely no more than ten days old. The diameter of the soil pile at the cave entrance is more than one meter. It is at least a large creature."

"There is one here too. There are blood stains and corpses next to the cave entrance. This monster is a carnivore."

"There is acid digestive enzyme here, which is from the digger. These caves are left by the digger. There must be corresponding tunnels underneath."

"There are so many caves in parallel. They are definitely not left by a digger."

"Diggers have a strong sense of territory. In addition, they are huge in size. They rarely live in groups, and they will not easily migrate long distances. How can there be so many traces left by diggers?"

"Under normal circumstances, they will not live in groups, but look at the direction of these caves."

"That is the direction of the withered forest. You mean, they are also victims of the withered army and were driven out of the Lesir Forest."

"This is the best explanation I can think of."

These rangers are good at surviving in the wilderness. In terms of tracking, they are even better than druids.

They expanded their search outward along the collapsed area and soon found the cause.

Under this section of road, there are a lot of unstable mud tunnels dug by earthworms. If it is a light object, including their cavalry riding animal companions, it will not have much impact if they walk over it relatively slowly.

But if a big thing like a building-type chariot with an amazing weight and full of goods walks on it, it will collapse directly.

After listening to the report of the cavalry captain, Gavin self-examined: "I originally just wanted to save trouble and directly use the original infrastructure of Hongdao. I didn't expect that it would leave such a big safety hazard. In the future, when paving other roads, their roadbeds should be repaired and reinforced first."

Even the paving technique supported by the power of the road is not omnipotent. It can only make small adjustments to the road conditions and then pave a fist-thick asphalt concrete. Before those mechanized heavy trucks go on the road, this kind of road is enough.

The premise is that the soil under these roads has been compacted and there are no such large caves buried deep underground.

"Commander, our cavalry is also responsible. We only observed whether there were enemies around us, but did not pay attention to the environment beside the road. It was my fault." The captain of the cavalry named Mihayu also reflected on himself.

"We are all in the stage of learning and exploring. Mistakes are inevitable. I will give you a chance to make up for it. Find these digging worms for me. They are pests in the wild. In my hands, they become tools for opening up wasteland. It just so happens that I am in the Giant Valley and lack tools for digging ditches." Since he encountered it, Gavin was not prepared to let it go.

He collected this special creature in large numbers in the valley.

It's just that things are so strange. When you don't have any need, you feel like you can meet these annoying guys everywhere. When you want to collect them, it's hard to see them.

We haven't caught a few of them on the other side of the valley, but we've encountered hordes of them on the other side of the giant valley.

This can be regarded as the aftermath of the Blight War. The Blighters were driven out from the surroundings of the Blight Forest, along with the wild beasts. However, their activity tracks were underground, and the Blighters posed less of a threat to them.

They instinctively seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, staying away from the withered and corrupted land.

"This couldn't be easier. You just need to follow the vents and hunting holes they leave on the ground. This kind of creature has no sense of security on the ground. Even if they are in a hurry, they still eat by digging holes. , while hunting and on the road.

Therefore, they move very slowly. If nothing else happens, we can find their large army by walking ten kilometers north. They should want to migrate to Rosslyn Forest. The rotten soil in the forest is their favorite. They can get enough flora and fauna there. "

The captain of the cavalry team, Mihayu, is also an excellent ranger and is well aware of the habits of this agricultural and forestry pest. "If the lord is interested in this pest, we can go to Asanas, the destination of our trip." It should be as expected. The soil there is soft and nourished by Lake Assen all year round. It has become a paradise for burrowing animals. Not only does it have an astonishing number of burrowing insects, but there are also more than a dozen shark-dwelling animals active there.

It is also called the Cheese Plains because there are as many caves in the soil as there are holes in the cheese. If you step on the wrong foot, you can make a hole. "

"That's a good feeling. I have to go and see it when the time comes, but the most important thing now is to find out these burrowing insects, not only to prevent them from harming the forest, but also to prevent them from coming back and destroying the road." Gavin said to The name Asanas is not unfamiliar.

Because this place is located on the front line of the war, the collective name for the plain surrounded by the Lesir Forest, Sesk and Assen Lake in the Great Valley.

It belongs to Sesk in name, but in fact, like the town of Klonte, it belongs to a no-care zone that has not yet been developed and settled on a large scale.

"Commander, just keep an eye on it." Mihayu, the captain of the cavalry team, assured him by patting his chest, then blew a whistle and led a team of rangers to track down the ground-diggers.

With the help of the accompanying druids and witches, it didn't take much trouble to pull out the fallen chariot.

Gavin looked at the sky and simply asked the chariot regiment to camp on the spot, allowing the chariot captains to take the opportunity to check for deficiencies and summarize today's gains and losses.

Even if the chariot army moves faster, it doesn't make much sense. The kobold road construction team's road construction speed is limited, and it will take at least ten days to complete the remaining road.

In other words, the chariot corps can travel an average of sixty kilometers per day.

Today is the first day, so there is no need to be too anxious. I believe that after getting used to it, it will be very easy to travel a hundred kilometers a day.

"Your Majesty Archdruid, please gather the druids who can cast earthquake spells. I need to use them next." Gavin began to prepare for catching the earth-burrowing insects.

This large monster is not difficult to deal with. If faced head-on, a fledgling adventure group can overturn it.

What's difficult is that they won't do this at all. Once they encounter danger that is difficult to resist, they will drill deeper into their caves.

If you follow them rashly, the results will be disastrous.

Even though the caves they dig are not small enough for an adult male to drill in and out of, they are actually extremely unstable and twisted. If you are not careful, you will get stuck in them or even be buried alive.

If those burrowing insects come back to kill them, the hunter will immediately become the prey.

"This is simple." Archdruid Hanso directly summoned the eight druids with professional levels over sixteen.

Earthquake is a regular skill of their druids. When the professional level reaches level 16, they can learn it directly through the magic network.

"Please use the earthquake technique in these places that have been excavated by the worms. It is best to collapse and consolidate all the caves." Gavin pointed to the asphalt road that had been trodden by the worms. road.

"I'll do it!" Archdruid Hanso now responded to Gavin's requests.

To be honest, he was also a little stunned by Gavin's series of shocking combination punches recently.

When he originally thought he knew the other party well enough, the other party struck back and gave him another shocking punch, making him feel numb all over.

He originally thought that the other party's plan to develop the giant valley would have to wait until next spring, and would take several years or even more than ten years to continue to advance.

But now it seems that the other party will not wait so long at all, but will race against time to use every bit of time.

All kinds of human and material resources, including spell-casting abilities, were used to the extreme by him.

Han Suo was now determined to see how much commotion this young commander could make in the giant valley.

The Archdruid didn't know that there was more than one person who had the same mentality as him, and even the gods above him thought so.

There are quite a few differences between mages, priests and druids who are all spellcasters.

The mage emphasizes control to shape magic power, the priest relies on divine power to guide through faith, and the druid emphasizes perceiving nature, arousing resonance, and then influencing nature to react through his own will.

This is especially true for spells involving nature, such as earthquake.

After the Great Druid Hanso concentrated his mind and calmed down for a while, the earth elements gathered around him rushed out, and the ground under his feet began to shake violently. The stones on the ground kept jumping. I believe that if you stand on it, you will definitely sway uncontrollably and find it difficult to stand firmly.

This vibration reached its peak after one round. With a loud shout from the Great Druid Hanso, more than a dozen places broke at the same time, revealing tunnels of varying depths. The deepest was more than one meter, and the shallowest was thirty centimeters.

Hanso followed the same method and used three earthquake spells in a row before he finished dealing with all the problematic sections of the road.