lcionline Chapter 261 The Moat
Chapter 261 The Moat
Wolf Cang approached and saw that between the two sub-orcs lay a piece of animal skin, which was none other than their city map.
"What is this doing?"
His voice suddenly rang out from behind the two sub-beastmen. Lin Baiyan was concentrating on drawing with a charcoal pencil and didn't hear it, but it startled Lu Xiao.
Lu Xiao looked up and saw Lang Cang's cold face. She said in a low voice, "We are at the location of the moat."
Lang Cang was usually stern and rarely smiled, and they were actually somewhat afraid of him.
At this moment, Lin Baiyan also finished the last stroke.
The moat surrounding the entire city was the first line of defense he laid out for the City of Ten Thousand Beasts, while the "Wengcheng" was the second.
After Lin Baiyan finished drawing, he looked up and met Lang Cang's eyes. Lang Cang smiled and waved to him, "You've come at the right time. Come here quickly, I need your help with something."
Lang Cang obediently walked over and looked down at his little companion squatting on the ground. "What's wrong?"
Lin Baiyan patted his calf, "Transform into your beast form and jump out from here with all your might."
Lang Cang was completely confused and didn't understand what he was going to do.
Lin Baiyan patted him again, urging him, "Hey, you jump first! I'll talk to you after you're done."
Seeing this, Lang Cang had no choice but to obediently transform into the shape of a big white wolf. He bent his front legs, bent his body backward, and used his hind legs to leap forward. Lin Baiyan looked up and saw a huge figure flying over his head.
wow~
Wolf Cang's beast form seemed to have grown even larger; Lin Baiyan estimated it to be at least three meters tall.
We really need to test it out to find out. Otherwise, if the moat is too small, it won't be able to stop a male orc like Lang Cang. If it's not deep enough, the water will probably only reach his neck when Lang Cang jumps in and stands up.
"Stand still and don't move," Lin Baiyan shouted to the large white wolf in the distance.
The big white wolf flicked its tail and obediently lay down on the spot. Lu Xiao quickly carried a coil of straw rope from one end to the side of the big white wolf, made a mark, and then nodded to Lin Baiyan.
Lin Baiyan then said, "Come back."
The big white wolf stood up, shook its fur, and ran back to Lin Baiyan's side in a few steps, transforming into human form.
Lang Cang squatted down beside him and saw that the city on the drawing had been circled by Lin Baiyan with a few strokes, and there was a line running through the entire city.
Lu Xiaoyan followed and returned. "Baiyan, the clan leader just jumped eight meters."
Hearing him say that, Lin Baiyan gasped.
Goodness, he can jump eight meters!
Lin Baiyan couldn't even imagine that if it were an orc who was better at jumping, this leap would probably have covered ten meters!
He crossed out the initial ten-meter width and changed it to eighteen meters.
"What are you doing?"
Lin Baiyan held the charcoal pencil in his hand without looking up. "I'm planning the width and depth of the moat."
"Is this the moat?"
Lin Baiyan smiled and nodded, "That's right, this is the location of the moat I reserved. My initial plan is for the moat to be seven meters deep and fifteen meters wide. It will serve as the first line of defense for the Beast City."
Considering that orcs also possess the unique ability of taking on beast forms, Lin Baiyan specifically asked Lang Cang to test it out first, and the result indeed exceeded his expectations.
"But if we enclose the city, how will our own people get out?"
Lin Baiyan clapped his hands. "Good question."
He pointed to the small black line drawn on the paper at the main entrance of the city, saying, "This is the bridge I've reserved for everyone."
"bridge?"
Lin Baiyan nodded. "That's right, the bridge is built over the river."
"When attacked by the enemy, destroying the bridge can form a defensive line."
Hearing Lin Baiyan say this, Lang Cang's eyes brightened slightly. "My beast form is not good at jumping. If they were antelope beastmen, they would jump farther than me."
The implication is that the moat is too narrow and completely useless.
Lin Baiyan shook his head and smiled, "Lang Cang, our goal is not to prevent all orcs from entering."
"If this moat can hold off half of the enemy, then it was well worth building."
"Once they actually reach the city walls, there is a second line of defense at Wengcheng."
Upon hearing Lin Baiyan's words, Lang Cang realized that he had been overthinking things.
Bai Yan is right. Their goal is not to rely on this small river to defend against all enemies. Even if the first line of defense is lost, there will be a second, a third, and finally their warriors.
While these external aids are certainly useful, the orcs can rely most on their own combat strength.
However, Lang Cang was still quite satisfied with being able to deplete a portion of the enemy's combat power without lifting a finger.
In the days that followed, the Cangyan tribe embarked on a vigorous infrastructure construction project. Everyone worked with great enthusiasm, hauling soil, breaking clay, firing bricks, digging pits...
To make it easier for everyone to check the time, Lin Baiyan was thinking of making a simple timer.
He asked someone to find him a large, thick stone slab, and used a compass made of bamboo to draw a large circle. Then, he drew two concentric circles along the first circle, dividing it into twelve equal parts, which represented twenty-four hours.
There are eight divisions between each two-hour period, and each division represents 15 minutes, or a quarter of an hour.
It's quite difficult to do anything more precise, and the accuracy isn't high either, so for now we'll just make do.
After finishing the drawing, Lin Baiyan picked up his small iron knife and stone hammer and started clanging and banging.
Many orcs passing by the central square were curious to see their high priest diligently hammering stones.
What brilliant idea has the High Priest come up with this time?
However, although everyone was curious, they didn't all crowd around to see it, since the things the high priest made would eventually be used on them anyway.
Thinking of this, the beastmen looked at Lin Baiyan with gratitude and admiration, and they all sped up their work.
If the high priest is working so hard and diligently, what reason do they have not to give it their all?
Lin Baiyan felt a heat in his right wrist as he tapped the stone.
This feeling was all too familiar. He looked down at his wrist, completely bewildered. What was going on? He hadn't been doing anything lately.
It just goes to show that everyone's imagination is too vivid!
After hammering the stone disc, Lin Baiyan placed it diagonally next to the altar. He didn't know how to position the sundial; this was the best he could do.
However, he did know that the pointer should be pointing towards Polaris, which was easy to figure out, but he really couldn't figure out the angle.
It was only afternoon, and the North Star hadn't appeared yet. Lin Baiyan took advantage of the free time to tinker with a stone water clock.
The sundial cannot be used on cloudy days, and the error is too great, so he plans to make a drip device to keep time together with the sundial.