socalfunplaces Chapter 364 An Opportunity
Chapter 364 An Opportunity
Chapter 364 An Opportunity
More than a month later, the pioneering area finally got on the right track.
The first house in Paradise City has been completely built, although it is still rough and simple.
But this place is undoubtedly the shared meeting hall, dining room, and bedroom for all members of Paradise City.
Inside the room was a large wooden table and several stools.
Around the perimeter of the house, there was a circle of leaf beds, which was a common resting place for everyone.
In addition, a shed was also built.
That was the carpentry workshop, where Suraj had specifically left two people to process the wood.
Next came the warehouse and kitchen.
The forest is rich in resources, and the hunters sent out almost always return with a full load.
However, the remaining food could only be stored in the hall or hung outside.
This caused the food to rot quickly, and even attracted wild animals on several occasions.
Fortunately, at night, Suraj would always use his soul to keep watch, thus alerting the members of the settlement in time and preventing any major disasters from occurring.
Therefore, building a closed and dry warehouse became a very high priority.
The tools themselves are also having problems right now.
One of the saws has broken, which has greatly reduced the efficiency of the woodworking workshop.
How to replenish metal tools is the current major problem.
If you want to manufacture it yourself, you have to build a whole metallurgical system.
This is far too troublesome and is quite a distance from the current level of production in the pioneering areas.
Moreover, metallurgy requires the availability of gold to be smelted.
They had to discover the ore vein first and send people to extract the raw ore before they could proceed with the next steps.
However, there are currently no extra manpower in the pioneering area.
Therefore, there is no solution to this problem for the time being.
Perhaps through trade?
But the cities of the Easterners were all built on the eastern coast of the New World.
Crossing an entire continent would be too dangerous.
He had already witnessed the power of the green-eyed man.
They are like children of the forest, able to move like ghosts in the forest and detect any unusual activity in the forest in time.
Suraj himself could not extricate himself from the pioneering area, and sending people there would only be sending them to their deaths.
He can only put the issue aside for the time being.
But more important than tools is still the reclamation of farmland.
Although there is no shortage of food at present, no one knows what the situation will be like in winter.
Keeping a stockpile of grain to prepare for winter is absolutely beneficial and harmless.
In fact, a small plot of farmland has already been cultivated in the reclaimed land.
And the seeds have already been sown; if we're lucky, we should have a harvest by early winter.
This field was, after all, just an experimental field. Suraj, to be on the safe side, specifically assigned two people to cultivate another piece of land, just in case.
These people were all drawn from the group of people who cut down trees.
Therefore, the rate at which logs are obtained in newly developed areas slows down.
But there was no other way; there were only so many people in the pioneering area, and only so many things they could do.
The problem of food is always the most pressing, so the number of hunters and gatherers can never be reduced.
This applies even if there is a temporary food surplus.
Everyone is doing heavy physical labor, so they need to replenish their energy.
It is better to have an abundance of food than to let the people on board go hungry.
Even so, Suraj still heard a lot of complaints.
Apart from the few people he brought with him, the rest of the members were all people who had previously been involved in shady dealings.
Since these people are willing to take risks, they are absolutely unwilling to work honestly.
If they hadn't witnessed the dangers of the stormy seas, they probably would have already seized the ship and returned home.
They knew they couldn't escape on their own, which is why they obeyed Suraj's orders.
Suraj knew perfectly well that those people would cause some trouble sooner or later.
He certainly couldn't have been completely unprepared for this.
Suraj confiscated all their weapons and had them guarded by people he trusted.
As long as they have a bow and arrow, even if Suraj has fewer men, they can still maintain a certain degree of initiative.
But it would be best to meet the needs of these people.
What do they want? That's a question worth considering.
In addition, Suraj would send someone to relieve the boat guard every few days. This was very important and could not be delayed.
The Midnight Bitch is Suraj's backup plan if the frontier truly encounters an insurmountable crisis.
Therefore, Suraj could also take the ship back at any time to find the next place, or return directly to port.
Therefore, Suraj needs to keep track of the ship's status in real time.
Then came a team of explorers.
They were responsible for exploring everything in the vicinity in order to establish a pioneering force.
Most importantly, of course, is the discovery of spices and traces of the green-eyed people.
They have been in the pioneering area for over a month.
For the past month, they have been cutting down trees every day, which should have caused quite a stir.
Perhaps the Green-Eyed People tribe has already discovered their whereabouts.
In order to avoid being too passive, Suraj must gather all kinds of intelligence as soon as possible.
However, the explorers have not been able to bring back any good news recently.
But tonight is an exception.
One of the explorers told Suraj that a tribe of green-eyed people had been discovered about ten miles northeast of the settlement.
Ten miles away isn't too far; it's definitely enough for the enemy to launch a surprise attack.
In just half a night, you can rush to Suraj's Paradise City.
However, these green-eyed people may not be Suraj's enemies.
If Suraj acts rashly, he may invite unnecessary trouble.
However, since there are potential enemies nearby, Suraj has to be on guard.
The defensive facilities for the pioneering lands should also be built.
Usuraj sighed softly, "The task has become even more difficult!"
Wooden walls, watchtowers, arrow towers, and ramming piles—
Either way, it will inevitably require a lot of effort.
Suraj instructed the explorer to keep a close eye on the tribe's movements.
This is troublesome.
Offense? Defense? Or perhaps a communication attempt?
Suraj does speak the Green-Eyed Language, but he's afraid the Green-Eyed People here don't speak the same language.
Just as Suraj was pondering, a man suddenly smashed the wooden bowl he was holding onto the ground, spilling the vegetable and meat soup inside all over the floor.
"I've had enough! I need bread and potatoes, I need alcohol!"
These words immediately garnered a large response.
Is internal strife going to erupt today? Suraj squinted.
He gave a subtle signal, and his men immediately prepared to use force to suppress the unrest.
Suraj wasn't particularly strong, but he was definitely not someone an ordinary person could handle.
Therefore, he was not worried that these people could not succeed in their rebellion.
However, the loss of any one of the laborers would be a heavy price for Suraj.
Fortunately, this requirement is not too difficult to fulfill.
Do they want to eat something delicious?
Ah, what a coincidence! There just happens to be magical items on this continent that can create delicious food.
However, the men Suraj sent out have not yet found them.
However, perhaps the green-eyed person knows that this is an opportunity.
The opportunity for Suraj to communicate and make a deal with the Green-Eyed Man.