Chapter 36 Cutting down trees

Roman had previously cultivated ten acres of vegetable land on the north side of the manor.

This is normal. Nobles usually open up a piece of self-cultivated land next to the castle and manor. The main purpose is to provide food and drink for the people in the manor.

Continuing 100 meters north, we arrived at the edge of the forest.

He first took a look and found that this mixed forest was mainly composed of pine trees, and the rest were elms, ash trees, etc. They were basically tall trees, tall and strong.

Moreover, the forest not only contains trees, but also shrubs and weeds, which are extremely dense and spread out from the forest, making it difficult for humans to pass through.

Roman slashed around with an ax in hand.

He first spent half an hour clearing out the dry shrubs and weeds at the edge of the forest.

It is worth mentioning that clearing bushes can also trigger the [Collection Experience +1] prompt.

Gweir also helped pile up all the shrubs and weeds that Roman had cut.

This area that originally seemed densely covered with vegetation suddenly became spacious.

The leaves of pine trees are needles. They grow over time, and a thick layer of leaf litter accumulates on the ground.

Roman took a look and saw that the dry pine needles on the ground were basically in a semi-rotted state and could be crushed with just a pinch of hands.

He then advanced more than ten meters into the forest, then peeled off pine needles and examined the soil below. He found that it was all decomposed pine needle soil.

The pine needles matured and formed natural nutrient soil, which was accumulated to a thickness of about ten centimeters.

This thing itself can be used as fertilizer. For farming, it is definitely not enough, it is a drop in the bucket, and it is very difficult to collect.

But it was more than enough for the ten acres of vegetable land he had just cultivated, and the distance was very close, so there was no need to worry about transportation problems.

Just spreading a layer on the vegetable field can effectively increase the yield of vegetables.

This discovery made Roman very happy. With this kind of natural decomposed soil, he didn't have to pull fertilizer from Sige Town.

Roman returned to the edge of the forest and found his first target - a red pine about fifteen meters high and seventy or eighty centimeters in diameter.

He looked up for a moment, then held the ax and found a suitable position. He first used the ax blade to gently scrape off the bark of the pine tree, revealing a large piece of white wood.

Then, Roman raised the ax and slashed downwards diagonally. Without much effort, he was able to cut into a depth of four to five centimeters with the help of weight and speed.

Shake the ax handle and pull out the ax head.

Cutting down trees is a skillful job. He planned to chop down trees all afternoon. He couldn't hold on for long with brute force alone. He would save as much energy as possible.

Roman slashed diagonally four or five times, and then started to chop sideways. He quickly made a gap, and then continued to chop diagonally to expand the scope of the gap.

The force he used each time was not great, but the victory was lasting. The powerful sound of logging continued to sound here.

In ten minutes, Roman cut out a standard V-shaped notch with a depth of thirty centimeters.

Then, Roman made another opening at the back of the red pine, forming a trap between two sides.

But this was still not enough, Roman made another opening on the side.

He wielded the ax, bent down, and chopped down the red pine dozens of times.

During this period, sawdust kept flying out, and large pieces of wood could collapse two or three meters away.

Feeling that it was almost done, Roman turned around and said: "Gweil, stay away."

Gweil was in a trance as she watched Roman cutting down trees. She felt that Roman's movements were simple but very attractive.

When she heard this, she immediately turned around and ran far away.

Roman held the ax and started to chop hard. After about four or five times, it was effective.

Click!

Finally, the red pine fell.

He staggered and fell towards Roman.

This left him speechless. He felt that letting Guweier leave was unnecessary. The tree would not hit the lucky man at all.

Roman deliberately cut the gap towards him to a higher position. He should have fallen towards the gap with a lower height, but the result was the other way around.

If it were a malnourished and unresponsive farmer, he might be frightened by such unexpected changes and suffer disaster.

But Roman took a simple step and dodged.

Boom!

Chisong crashed to the ground, which inevitably made Roman feel proud in his heart.

"Hmm."

Roman looked at the game prompt again and found that this red pine tree provided him with two points of [Collection] experience points.

It took him about an hour, which was quite efficient.

Roman didn't rush to cut down the second tree, but cleared the branches of the fallen pine tree and turned it into a round log.

Roman and Gweir picked up the pine branches and threw them together with the pile of dry shrubs.

At this time, Aaron came up.

He asked: "Roman, how will I train the guards tomorrow?"

After hearing this, Roman thought for a moment, and then said with hand gestures: "Your position is that of an instructor. Let's start with the basics and teach them how to stand at attention, line up, turn around, count, and walk in unison. I need an army with orders and prohibitions. , not a loose team of militia like guards..."

Aaron nodded: "Okay."

Roman continued: "I have improved their treatment now, and there will be no shortage of food or meat. Therefore, you can impose strict requirements on them. After the spring passes, I will allocate a considerable number of people from the farmers. Join you, your current mission is very important, if necessary, you can let Green assist you."

Aaron knew what Roman meant. His current guards would become the backbone of the future army of Sger Town, that is, reserve officers.

He left quickly, and was not unfamiliar with the basic training that Roman mentioned. When Roman was young, he told him and Green that he would build an invincible army in the future.

But there was no room for him to display his talents in the Grand Dukedom.

Roman turned around and continued to chop trees. He knew that Aaron would not let him down.

"Master Roman, this is for you." Gweil raised her hand high and said.

Roman took a look and found that these things were hazelnuts. They should have fallen last year. They were of good quality and had not been affected by moisture, mildew and insect pests. I don’t know where they were hidden in the corner and Gweil found them out - this unlucky child must have found a squirrel’s food storage hole.

"Let me try it."

Roman cracked the nut shell with an axe and threw the fruit into his mouth. He found that it tasted very good, crispy and delicious.

Roman ate several of them in a row, and then asked Gweil, "Do you want to eat?"

Gweil tugged at the corner of her clothes, lowered her head and whispered, "I've eaten a lot before."

Roman said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions. There are many resources in the mountains, but he estimated that Gweil's daily food mainly comes from wild fruits, mushrooms, nuts, etc. that are easy to pick.

This thing should be something she brought to him on purpose, so Roman didn't hesitate and ate it all in one go.

Gweil smiled with joy.