Chapter 152 [Thousands of miles apart]
Fang Chang took out the fire folder, pulled off the cover, and shook it lightly, and the flames ignited.
Closed close to the firewood under the cauldron, the flame quickly ignited, he shook the fire folder again, closed the lid, and put it aside. His face was brightened by the orange-red flames, which also illuminated the small kitchen.
The kitchen is surrounded by windows, which are left open. Looking out through the window, you can see that the surrounding sky is getting darker, everything is starting to turn gray and green, and the summer insects are surrounded by grass, and they are also singing happily.
The tired birds have already returned to their nests, including the eagle couple on the edge of the cliff. They are standing on the branches and combing each other's feathers.
Liu Aniu, who has simply remembered his name here, is still lying on the edge of the cliff beside the stone ring as usual, but there is an extra roof to protect it from the wind and rain, but Fang Chang used a split bamboo to give it to Ah. The cow took a shelter.
This small fire book was made in his spare time.
It looks simple, but it has failed many times. The outside is a bamboo tube, the inside is a paper roll, and some special grass blades are mixed in. There are a few small holes on the lid for ventilation to maintain slow combustion in the tube.
With it, and the common embers in the firepit, the previous set of bow-style fire-making tools was hung on the wall, and there was no need to take it down for a long time.
However, these gadgets are only made incidentally. In the past few months, Fang Chang's biggest achievement is to build a plank road for Xianqi Cliff.
From the unnamed water pool at the bottom of Xianqi Cliff, zigzagging along the cliff wall until it reaches the stone ring on the edge of the cliff—Fang Chang really used the stone ring as a gate.
In this cloud mountain, his only friend, Zhang Shanshen, spoke highly of this plank road.
Zhang Chun’s original words are “With this plank road, if you come from me to play chess on the cliff, you don’t have to go around so many hills anymore.”
It's just that there are doors but no walls on the top of the cliff.
There is a fenced courtyard in front of the hut, but it is not worthy of the momentum of Shihuanmen.
Fang Chang secretly planned that in the future, the entire top of the cliff, except for the back mountain, would be surrounded by stones or shrubs as a low wall to enclose this fairy cliff and make this place a world of its own.
In the following time, he renovated the roofs of his three houses.
Mainly the thatched roof of the bedrooms.
It has been a long time since it was built, and the thatch on the roof has decayed. If it is not repaired, it may start to leak.
When the Jasper Pond was excavated, a lot of earth and rocks were unearthed, and they were piled aside, and Fang Chang also dealt with them.
He trimmed the mound regularly, mixed it with lime and tamped it down, then surrounded it with stones, and built a square high platform with a small top and a big bottom.
As he continued to open the kiln, there were many bricks and tiles around the shed, but the consumption was very little, and most of them were unused.
Under the sun and rain, it is already a bit old.
There is no shortage of big trees in the mountains and forests, it is time to build a brick and tile dwelling for yourself.
Well, five rooms in a row may be called a palace.
After all, I don’t lack materials, and I don’t lack time and energy, so I just build it a little wider and taller to accommodate more sunlight.
The original house does not need to be demolished, the bedrooms are still there and can be replaced, the kitchen is still the kitchen, and the shed does not need to be changed. Even the hut that Fang Chang built when he first came to this fairy habitat cliff was left there, filled with firewood.
But there is no rush.
After laying the foundation, build slowly.
If there is a shortage of bricks and tiles in the middle, start the kiln slowly.
If there is a lack of purlins and rafters, just slowly go to the forest to find and cut them.
There is a lot of time, why be too urgent.
Anyway, this thatched cottage is quite comfortable. After all, for me, whether it is a grass nest cave, a carved bed brocade quilt, or even the earth as a bed and night wind as a quilt, as long as I live under this sky, it makes no difference , just convenient and inconvenient.
In addition to bricks and tiles, there is no shortage of good stones in Yunzhong Mountain, and some can also be moved as building materials.
Cooking with a tripod is quite useless, but it is much stronger than a clay pot and conducts heat better.
There are iron mines in Yunzhong Mountain. Fang Chang only recently confirmed the location. Far to the west, on several red peaks, there are signs of ore seedlings. It's just that his schedule is full and he doesn't have time to deal with them.
The moon rose early today.
Fang Chang lifted the lid, took out the food inside, brought it to the stone table outside, and ate it under the moonlight.
There was still some sorghum wine in the gourd. He took out the cup and poured himself a small half cup, then sat on the stone bench, feeling the mountain breeze blowing on his face, took a sip lightly, and then took the chopsticks to eat.
The moonlight is so beautiful.
This steamed salted fish is also good.
Suddenly, his spiritual sense was touched.
Frowning, Fang Chang looked west.
Although the continuous mountains of Yunzhongshan blocked all sight, he already knew what happened in his heart.
Fang Chang sighed softly.
With a slight movement in his mind, the Lingquan sword blew behind him, jumped out of the sheath, and then, like a bolt of lightning, pierced into the cloud and disappeared.
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After Pangolin Tianshan came back from the main peak, he started preparations.
When everything is in place, it is very close to the "five days later" that the Demon King said. Seeing that the time was up, he got up early and gathered his demons.
After the sound of clappers sounded, it took more than half an hour for the monsters in Fengming Cave to gather outside the cave.
Standing on a big rock, the pangolin is in high spirits:
"Little ones!"
"The demon king has ordered, this time it's our turn to descend from Fengming Cave!"
"You all dress neatly and act together with me. This time, you are going to eat delicious food!"
The demons rejoice.
Those who were able to speak after being transformed into Henggu shouted one after another: "The leader is amazing!"
The ones who couldn't speak human words also called in animal language, and at the same time kept jumping and jumping, as if they were in a carnival. They recorded all the credit for receiving the task on the leader, so they were very enthusiastic.
When the monsters went back and got their weapons—it was nothing more than sticks, spears, hammers, homemade maces, etc.—when they assembled, more than half an hour passed.
Marching is also full of problems.
It was the first time he led the monsters out of the mountains, and the pangolins had very little experience. The large group of monsters walked slowly and tightly in the mountains.
However, according to his dog demon deputy, this scene is actually a normal situation, and so are the other leaders and subordinates.
The pangolin’s plan is to find a direction to go straight to the human territory, sweep the villages and towns along the way, obtain supplies and captures, then change direction, and return to Ant Mountain after a few days.
Based on what he learned from the Demon King, he even lined up a few scouts to investigate the surrounding situation.
Out of the ant hill, it is human farmland.
There are some villages on both sides, but Tian Shan feels that there is nothing lucrative in them, and he is not very satisfied, so he strictly ordered the group of demons under him not to go there and move on.
Soon, a scout ran quickly from the front:
"Leader, there should be a legendary human town ahead."
(end of this chapter)