Release that Witch - Chapter 13

[Chapter 13 City Wall]

The production of cement quickly got on the right track. In order to let Anna get enough rest, the firing room only starts once every two to three days.

Before calcining, prepare as many raw materials as possible. For this reason, Roland issued another recruitment order, doubling the number of stone crushers.

But he also knew that he couldn’t always rely on Anna to do these things.

Working in a dusty environment for a long time will cause people to suffer from silicosis, and with the expansion of production scale in the future, one Anna is far from enough for use.

Witches should not be used as consumables, but rather as engines that drive civilization forward.

Although Roland understands this very well in his heart, he can only devote all his energy to the construction of the city wall at present.

If you can’t stop the evil beast, everything will be out of the question.

The foundation of the city wall connecting Beipo Mountain and Chishui River has started.

According to the practice before crossing, as the general manager of the project, he dug out the first shovel with his own hands in front of a group of astonished onlookers.

He thought it would be easy to build a city wall after the cement problem was solved, but after actually doing it, he realized that he knew nothing about engineering.

How deep and wide should the foundation be dug?

How to solve the unevenness of the lot?

How can the length of more than 600 meters be guaranteed to be in a straight line after completion?

He has seen a group of young men using instruments and rulers to look around when the municipal road is being built. It seems to be called theodolite and level, right?

But there is nothing here!

As a mechanical drawing dog, although Roland and the civil engineering brick-moving dog next door are also known as the double dog of science and engineering, the content of what he learns is very different.

And none of the hired masons had participated in the construction of large-scale projects, so it could be said that they were inferior to themselves.

Therefore, the progress of the construction of the city wall was extremely slow, and only half a shallow trench was dug in a week.

Once the project is out of control, it is difficult to say what the final product will look like.

For example, this shallow trench dug out with great difficulty is not so much the foundation of the city wall as it is a drainage ditch.

Although Roland indicated a rough width during the excavation, as he dug, the width became obviously out of shape and became narrower and narrower.

Looking at it from a distance, it looks like a twisted little snake.

Even so, Roland was unwilling to stop working.

In the spirit of digging a little bit, as long as the firing room is not in operation, he will stay at the foot of the north slope all day, adjust the extension direction of the foundation pit with the naked eye, and move forward slowly.

At the same time, he also doubled the salary for recruiting stone craftsmen.

Fortunately, this embarrassment did not last long. When Roland was directing the firing of the sixth batch of cement in the firing room, Minister Assistant Barov reported that a mason had responded to the recruitment. Go outside the courtyard and wait for an audience.

He thought about it for a while and became elated. Graycastle Masonry Society was a famous organization in his memory, even the Fourth Prince had heard of their name.

Although it seems that he was ordered to disband because of a construction accident, how can there be no accidents in this business?

“Bring him in,” Roland nodded with a calm expression.

He originally wanted to ask Anna to avoid it, but then he thought about it.

There are more than 2,000 people in Border Town, and not many people have seen the true face of a witch.

Moreover, Anna’s appearance at this time is completely different from when she was determined to die before, plus she is dressed in a strange dress, she probably wouldn’t be able to recognize her even if she saw her.

Carl Van Burt was uneasy when he was brought into the yard by the knights. He planned to tell His Highness that this season is not suitable for large-scale projects, and then slowly change his view of witches after gaining His Highness’s trust.

However, it is rumored that His Highness has always acted without scruples, what should I do if dissuasion has the opposite effect?

He bowed in confusion, but when he raised his head, he was stunned—the girl next to His Highness looked so familiar, which gave him the illusion that he was dreaming.

Karl rubbed his eyes, looked again, and couldn’t help shouting, “…Anna!”

Fuck, Roland screamed in his heart, this is too coincidental, just recruiting a craftsman can also recruit the witch’s neighbor?

It can be seen that the other party is absolutely familiar with Anna, otherwise it would be impossible to recognize her within the time of meeting each other.

He turned his head to look at Carter Lannis. The chief knight understood, and immediately closed the door bolt, blocking the only exit.

“teacher?”

Roland couldn’t recover from Anna’s reaction for a moment, what, teacher?

“It’s really you, Anna, I…I…” Carl only felt a heat in his eyes, and then something flowed down.

He fell to his knees weakly, and kept repeating, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry… that’s great, it’s… that’s great…”

It took a while for Carl Vanbert to calm down. He stood up slowly and bowed to Roland again to pay tribute, “I’m very sorry Your Highness, I lost my composure.”

“What the hell is going on here? Aren’t you a mason?”

“I used to be,” Carl answered fluently after letting go of his burden.

His Highness did not kill Anna, and the one who was hanged on the execution ground was a replacement—after realizing this, he already knew what he should do.

Although it is not clear why the other party rescued a witch, no matter what, even if His Highness wants to bring her into the bedroom, it is much better than sending her to the gallows.

This at least shows that His Royal Highness is not afraid of the rumor that the witch is the incarnation of the devil.

He narrated in detail his experience of being exiled from Graycastle to Border Town, including opening a college here and discovering that student Nana Paine also became a witch.

In the end, he begged His Highness to hide Nana in the palace as well, lest she be persecuted if exposed.

Anna, who was standing by the side, had a look of wanting to plead for Nana after hearing this, but she never said a word.

Another new witch, this is really great news, but it seems that Pine’s surname has been heard somewhere.

Roland summoned the minister’s assistant to inquire quietly, only to find out that it was the surname of a small noble family in Border Town.

“You can bring her to me, and if she’s really a witch, I promise she won’t get any harm,” Roland promised, “but I can’t take her away from the Pine family, especially if she hasn’t suffered any serious injuries from her family.” Before threatening. In addition, it is not what you think that I saved Anna…” He thought about it, and decided that it would be better to make it clear, “I need her help. Compared with nonsense such as devil power, I am more I believe that the power of witches has nothing to do with good or evil, and can be controlled. So Anna, Nana, any witch, as long as they have not committed illegal acts, I will not consider them guilty.”

“Next, let’s talk about the business. Have you participated in the construction of the walls of Graycastle?” The prince turned the topic back to construction matters.

“Yes!” Karl nodded. Although His Royal Highness the fourth prince did not accept Nana as he thought, and it is confusing to say that he needs the help of a witch, but in the end he is willing to protect Nana’s safety. Will suffice.

“Very well, I plan to build a city wall at the foot of Chishui River and Beipo Mountain to resist the invasion of evil beasts. Now you are in charge of this project.”

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