Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor-Chapter 445 - 244: Evolutionary Directions (6K)

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In April, Frost Leaf Town basked in the desert’s spring sunlight.

Luo De sat on Night Fury’s back, swaying drowsily.

It wasn’t until he saw the first glimpses of Frost Leaf Town’s forming town wall that he snapped awake.

Adopting a segmented rolling method, the wall’s west segment stood tall, with the east gradually lower, appearing like a giant inclined ladder.

The stones were stacked neatly in order, with the highest part reaching six meters, and the lowest at two meters.

Although it was still short of the originally planned ten meters, it already made Frost Leaf Town appear much more imposing.

At the foot of the wall, layers of wooden frames were closely built against the wall, forming makeshift scaffolding for the slaves to work on.

The most eye-catching was the machinery designed by Luo De, simple yet extremely practical.

Thick wooden poles were erected on the ground, with iron pulleys installed at the top.

Ropes passed through the pulleys, with one end tied to a wooden basket filled with bricks and stones, and the other pulled by several slaves to bring it to the top of the wall.

The Snow Rabbit People and masons moved back and forth on the scaffolding, applying a mixture of lime and Snow Rabbit body fluid onto the wall, then laying each brick in place.

The wall was stacked layer by layer upward, halting for a week to let the lime set after every two meters, before continuing the construction.

As such, all people were concentrated on one section of the wall.

"Seems like the watchtowers should be scheduled too..."

Just as Luo De murmured to himself, a scream suddenly broke the clamor of the construction site!

Luo De swiftly raised his head, his gaze quickly following the sound.

He saw a piece of land rising high, with a man lying on it, and the slaves below rapidly gathered, setting up a ladder to bring him down.

As soon as the man was down, the raised land collapsed and disappeared completely.

"Magic?"

Luo De squinted his eyes, scanning the construction site, searching for the source of it all.

On the scaffolding, a short Snow Rabbit Person stood with her left hand on her waist, right hand patting her chest, looking quite frightened.

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Tatala let out a sigh of relief as she saw that the figure below the scaffolding was unharmed.

But then she glanced down at her damp pants, unable to suppress her rising anger.

She placed her hands on her hips, eyes blazing with fury, pointing at the mason who had climbed up from the mound,

"What the hell were you doing, Farke?!"

Her voice was sharp yet stern, "Where was your safety rope? Why wasn’t it fastened?!"

Mason Farke halted his movements, head lowered, speaking with a tremble, "Sorry... Sorry, Lady Tatala, I didn’t pay attention..."

"Didn’t pay attention?"

Tatala placed her hands on her hips, ears flicking, loudly reprimanding:

"How many times have I said it, safety is paramount!"

"You say sorry to me now, but when you end up maimed or dead, it’ll be my turn to apologize to your wife, Lord Xue Rui, and the Lord!"

"If I don’t keep a close eye on you, I’ll be the murderer causing your death!"

Tatala grabbed a piece of burlap and wrapped it around her waist, "Stand right there and wait for me to come down and scold you properly!"

Tatala climbed down the ladder, nimbly stepping from the scaffolding with her short legs.

Just about to resume her scolding, the surrounding slaves parted to clear a path.

"Lord!"

The slaves knelt down in greeting, and Luo De casually gestured for them to rise.

Luo De sized up Tatala, asking, "Was that mound of earth just now your doing?"

A dazed Tatala, who had never seen Luo De before, quickly bowed in response to his words.

"The mound that caught this person just now."

Luo De added another sentence, fearing Tatala might not understand.

"I..."

Tatala muttered to herself, suddenly recalling the scenario, and hurriedly said:

"I got anxious when I saw him fall and thought it would be good if I could catch him..."

Tatala’s tone was filled with uncertainty, "It should be me."

"It’s alright, a test will tell."

Luo De smiled, "By the way, what’s your name?"

"Sorry, Lord, my name is Tatala Whiteclaw!"

Luo De nodded slightly, looking at the man who had fallen from the scaffolding,

"Your work points for this month will be deducted by half and given to Tatala."

Luo De’s tone was calm, neither warm nor cold, "She saved you, you have no objections, right?"

"No, no, it’s only right, only right."

Mason Farke dared not look Luo De in the eye, keeping his head bowed in agreement,

"I follow your orders, Lord."

Luo De wasted no more words, withdrawing his gaze and scanning the crowd,

"I believe Xue Rui has already told you all countless times."

"But I will say it again today."

Luo De’s voice was loud, without any anger, yet exuded an overwhelming pressure that made it hard for everyone to breathe,

"In construction projects, you must pay attention to safety. If you violate the protocol, leading to death or disability, there will be no compensation."

"Then, your family won’t live well, and you won’t rest in peace."

"Do you understand?"

"Yes, Lord!"

Everyone answered in unison, their voices trembling.

For some reason, even though they weren’t the ones who made a mistake, they were incredibly nervous.

Luo De said nothing more, turning to look at Tatala.

"Let’s go, you come with me to Lord Manor."

"Okay, Lord."

Tatala quickly followed Luo De with her short steps, hesitating for a moment, softly saying:

"Lord, can I change my pants first?"

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Luo De hadn’t reached the manor yet when Avril, holding her skirt, hurriedly headed toward him.

She ran up to Luo De and without hesitation leapt at him, clinging to him like a sloth.

She had lost all her previous elegance, oblivious to others nearby, she passionately kissed Luo De.