Chapter 140 So this is what etiquette is!
Chapter 140 So this is what etiquette is!
"I'm so tired, I need to rest."
"This wall is so long."
"If you're resting, then I'll rest too."
"Don't rest! The leader is looking over here!"
Just as a group of goblins who had built a wall using fire pits were about to take a break behind the wall, a goblin immediately called them out.
Just then, Zi Yi started walking down the slope.
Seeing several goblins emerge from behind the wooden wall and pretend to be busy piling dirt at the corner of the wall, he could easily guess what these guys were up to.
However, judging from the sky, it was indeed almost time for dinner.
He yelled at the goblins, "Get to work! Dinner is all you can eat!"
Hearing that they could eat as much as they wanted, the goblins became excited.
"yes!"
"Thank you, Chief!"
As the news spread, excited shouts and exclamations rang out from all the construction sites.
Seeing that the goblins had regained their energy, Zi Yi looked up at the distance again.
Zi'an was carrying logs from the logging site toward the construction site.
She felt she had nothing to do lately and had a lot of energy to spare, so she had to find something to do.
This made Zi Yi, the only one who was free at the moment, feel a little uncomfortable.
He turned to look at Li Mosi on the slope.
At this moment, Li Mosi was pointing and gesturing at the four goblin craftsmen.
"You've thinned this plank too much; it needs to be this thick. Yes, it needs to be this thick."
"There's a crack here! Look closely!"
"Take a look at these two templates yourself, can they even fit together? Huh? They're so loose! Look how sturdy and perfect the mortise and tenon joints are on other people's tables!"
"Tie more knots in the rope! Where are the knots here?! The tree trunk will fly off while someone's using it to ram the earth!"
Although the four goblin craftsmen couldn't understand Li Mosi's words, they were so frightened that they shrank back and began to make changes while watching his gestures.
After reviewing the templates and rammers made by the four goblin craftsmen one by one, Li Moss sat back down in his seat and picked up a nearly finished oak longbow to continue cutting.
Although he acquired many woodworking tools, strictly speaking, bow making and general carpentry were not the same thing.
It was only because the estate was small that all wood-related work, except for felling trees, was handed over to the carpenter.
Swish—swish—
Hearing that Li Mosi had started cutting wood again, the saintess who had been looking down at him out of the corner of her eye looked up.
That craftsman was terrifying!
The atmosphere made it feel like we were back in the days of memorizing texts a few years ago.
She had no doubt that if she were noticed, she would also get scolded!
She pursed her lips and turned to look at the ground beside Li Mosi.
There lay two finished oak longbows.
The two longbows were longer than the other; the shorter one was taller than her, and the longer one was a head taller than the bear-beastman!
Of course, it's impossible that both bows were made by Li Moss.
He was still working with the craftsmen this morning to make the floats for the team that was about to depart.
The shorter one was made by Zi Yi in imitation of him.
Zi Yi's hands are not clumsy, but he is not good at making delicate things.
He still needs to fix some details later.
As for the longer one, it was originally intended for Zi'an.
But when he finished making it and asked Zi'an to try it out, he discovered that Zi'an was too strong!
He's at least twice as strong as he was before he transmigrated!
He only considered Zian's height when making it, but not his strength.
Therefore, he intends to redo it.
The one I'm working on right now is twice as wide as the last one, and the whole bow looks like a thin carrying pole.
"Master, the wall is almost finished."
Zi Yi walked back to Li Mosi's side and asked.
"Should I go make some kindling now?"
In the past, when he had free time, my late teacher would also go around looking at the scenery, and that's how he ended up having nothing to do.
But now that his master and Zian are both busy, he feels a little uncomfortable.
Li Mosi glanced at the map of [Leshan Water] and shook her head at Zi Yi.
"No need, the enemy hasn't made a move yet."
That's right!
The saint suddenly remembered.
She had tried to ask about this a few times before, but she was either brushed off or interrupted by other things.
She asked, "Craftsman, how did you know that? Wasn't it said to be half a day's journey from here to human territory?"
Li Mosi didn't look up.
But Zi Yi looked over.
"Of course my master knew magic. I heard how amazing you were before, how could you not understand something this simple?"
The saintess couldn't help but exclaim, "This isn't magic! We didn't even see any radiance!"
Eh?
Li Mosi stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Haji Saint.
"glow?"
Seeing that he had finally paid attention to her, the saintess quickly said, "It is light. There should be light when magic and divine spells are cast."
Is that true?
Li Mosi frowned: "What about the words? The gestures? The casting materials?"
He really does know magic!
Hagi Saint's face lit up with surprise, but then turned to confusion.
"What spellcasting materials? You mean magic crystals?"
It looks like there are incantations and hand gestures involved?
Li Moss drew a conclusion.
That Haki Saint still needs to be tied up.
Zi Yi scratched his head and looked at the four goblin craftsmen who had stopped to watch the commotion.
"Get to work! Don't slack off!"
Wow! Yes!
"OK."
The creaking of the craftsmen immediately drew everyone's attention.
Turning back again, Li Mosi continued to ask.
"You said before that knights' armor is made with magic, but I don't see any glow on it."
He saw Haki wink.
"The armor required blacksmiths to forge many large pieces of iron, then skilled tailors to make the lining, and finally magic apprentices to fuse the iron pieces together using lightning arrows and golden resin."
The saintess paused for a moment before speaking.
"It only used magic during its manufacture, it doesn't mean it can use magic. Why would you want to see a glow on the armor?"
Just as Li Mosi had predicted.
Haki presented the facts in the manner of debate.
Although there were still two terms he didn't understand, it no longer hindered his comprehension.
It's simply replacing the welding gun and welding rod with two other things, creating a magical version of the welding process.
Seeing his thoughtful expression, the saintess frowned.
wrong!
"You haven't answered my question yet!"
"Chief! Dinner is ready!"
With a shout, Zi Yi looked at Li Mosi and said, "Master, dinner is ready."
"Let's go eat first."
Li Mosi grabbed Haki Saint.
It's normal that you don't understand now, because you're not smart enough yet.
"Who are you calling not smart enough!"
After dinner, everyone continued working overtime.
There's no rush to lay out ignition materials now, but the wooden wall still needs to be erected.
I could have finished eight or nine tenths of the job in a day, so I might as well finish it at night.
Actually, it didn't take long; I finished around 7 or 8 o'clock.
"ha!"
Zi'an slammed his Iron Mountain Lean against the wooden wall. The top of the wall wobbled slightly, but the bottom remained stable.
After crashing the last section, she ran back to Li Mosi's side.
"Master, I've finished all the tests!"
Li Mosi nodded: "Okay, that should work."
Zi Yi was somewhat uncertain.
"But wasn't it said that the baron's strength was twice that of Koyasu?"
"That's fine."
Looking exhausted, Hagi couldn't help but speak.
"Your wall is only as tall as two or three people. Instead of trying to push it down while he's under your attack, he might as well climb over it, defeat you, and then try to push it down."
Go back to sleep!
Li Mosi looked away from the [Leshan Water] map.
"Lead the team back. That's all for today."
Zi Yi called the goblins to take the prisoners back to the tribe.
The prisoners walked at the front, followed by the goblins, and then Li Moss and his three companions brought up the rear.
Finally, the day's work is over.
Zi Yi looked up at the moon and couldn't help but recall the events of the day.
He remarked, "It's strange. It feels like the tasks we did after being divided into teams today haven't changed, but our efficiency has increased a lot."
Zi'an looked down at Zi Yi.
"Isn't it about the number of people... Oh right. A lot more goblins have been sent away."
"Eh!"
As she spoke, she looked at Li Mosi.
"Yes! The wall-building efficiency was much higher today!"
Haki frowned. "Isn't it because you don't need to dig anymore?"
"No outcome is influenced by more than one cause."
Li Mosi pulled the vine over, letting Hagi Saint walk in front of her, and continued speaking.
"We used to need thirteen goblin warriors to supervise forty-odd prisoners, but now we only need ten. The rotation training teams also only have ten goblin warriors."
The saintess, who was being pulled, turned back with dissatisfaction.
"But that only means six goblins are missing!"
Zi'an reached out and pushed Hagi Saint's back, urging her to keep walking forward.
"Six goblins aren't enough for one person, are they?"
"Hey! Don't push! I'm going to fall!"
Hearing Hagi Saint's shout, Li Mosi took Zi An's hand and lowered it, letting her push Hagi Saint's waist.
He continued, "Besides that, we also proved to the goblins that they could become stronger by obeying orders and demonstrating their abilities. Whether it's getting more powerful weapons or acquiring more food, it all counts."
As she spoke, Li Mosi looked at Zi Yi.
"Ziyi, did you notice how those goblins looked after they got the boots yesterday? Did your tribe ever have a captain position before?"
Zi Yi nodded and then shook his head.
"I noticed that the other goblins are very envious and are quite proud of getting the boots. However, the tribe didn't have any official positions before. The most powerful person was the chief, and the chief's relatives were elders or junior chiefs."
He couldn't help but think of the strong boy who had been captured by humans when he recalled yesterday's scene.
That guy is a skilled hunter, and some goblins will show envy, which makes him very proud.
Li Mosi nodded and continued speaking.
"You have no division of labor; everyone is a hunter, a warrior, a laborer, a farmer, or a craftsman."
"But you have to understand that people have limited time. Apart from a few people who are born exceptional, others need to dedicate a long time to something in order to become exceptional at it."
The saintess turned her head again: "Is this related?"
Why are you bringing this up?
How dare you, someone who's always debating, open your mouth?
Li Mosi also reached out and pushed Hagi Saint forward.
"What I'm saying is that when you know that someone has assigned tasks, the once chaotic goblins understand what they're supposed to do. They have clearer goals, so their efficiency naturally increases. Add to that our incentives and their improved skills, and they naturally start working faster."
Zi Yi stopped and began to think.
Zi'an scratched the bear ears on his head: "Master, didn't you say something like this?"
Li Mosi nodded: "There are some differences, but not many. It's about letting people return to their place and have clear goals, that's it~"
He looked at Zi Yi, deliberately drawing out his tone.
Ziyi quickly ran up.
"So this is what etiquette is!"
You helped your disciple understand etiquette and order.
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