"Great!"
"With these, my infrastructure ideas will be much easier to implement. Hmm... not bad, this knowledge is sufficient!"
Wu Liang carefully reviewed the information in his mind.
This Architectural Engineering reward couldn't have come at a better time; this field of study was far more complex than simply teaching someone how to lay bricks and build walls.
The content was all-encompassing, ranging from foundation exploration, structural mechanics, material ratios, urban planning, and water supply and drainage systems... all the way to the principles of various construction machinery, forming a complete and massive knowledge system.
After giving a few instructions to Chief Steward Wula and the others, Wu Liang immediately left Black Wind Valley and rushed back to the Black Rock Tribe.
"Kayla, go and call the Chief, the High Priestess, and Chief Instructor Akomann for me."
As soon as he returned to the Tribe, Wu Liang saw Kayla standing at the main gate.
"Yes, I'll go right away!"
Kayla took the order and left.
Soon, Wu Liang gathered the core figures of the Tribe in his stone house.
Wei Xian sat with her large belly, Eliza rested her chin on her hands, and Akomann sat with her long legs crossed; the three stunning women sat quietly around Wu Liang.
From the moment they entered, they had watched Wu Liang writing and drawing on a wooden board with a piece of charcoal. Several hours had passed, and he showed no sign of stopping.
This caused the three women to look at each other with expressions of curiosity.
"Wu Liang, what are you drawing?"
Wei Xian stroked her protruding belly, finally unable to resist asking.
"Wait a little longer, it's almost done."
Wu Liang didn't even look up, continuing his movements.
Eliza and Akomann exchanged a glance and stopped disturbing Wu Liang; the three women just watched quietly.
A long time later, Wu Liang finally put down the charcoal and stood up, pointing at the infrastructure planning map of the Black Rock Tribe that had begun to take shape on the wooden board.
"Come and take a look. This is what our Black Rock Tribe will look like in the future!"
In high spirits, Wu Liang pointed to the outermost perimeter of the drawing and drew a thick, heavy line.
"Here, I plan to build a new city wall at the Tribe's main gate, ten meters high and five meters thick, all cast with the latest cement mixed with firebricks and giant stones!"
"Every fifty meters along the wall, a three-story arrow tower will be built, equipped with heavy crossbows. This way, we can form an effective crossfire network."
"Heh... this way, even if there's an external enemy attack, it won't be so easy for them to break in."
Wu Liang chuckled proudly and then pointed to the central area of the drawing.
"Look, we're going to re-plan all the roads within the Tribe and pave them with smooth stone slabs."
"And more importantly, we'll build a complete underground drainage system on both sides of the roads. In the future, no matter how hard it rains, there won't be standing water in the Tribe."
"Also, for all the new houses, I plan to build two or even three-story brick and stone buildings, and then install glass windows on all of them!"
"I've named all of this the Black Rock Phase 1 Project. Later, there will be Phase 2, Phase 3..."
"Just you wait and see; by then, the entire Tribe will have completely taken the form of a town fortress."
Wu Liang grew more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see a city rising from this land.
"Uh, it sounds like something very impressive..."
Wei Xian, Eliza, and Akomann were completely stunned by what they heard.
The three women looked dazed, not knowing how to respond.
A ten-meter-high city wall?
An underground drainage system?
Glass windows?
Three-story buildings?
Some of these terms were things they had never heard of, and even those they had were hard to imagine.
Take the ten-meter-high city wall, for example—how could it be easy to build?
"Liang, I don't quite understand what you're saying, but can this really be done?"
Eliza spoke with a hint of worry; she usually thought the most and was in charge of logistics.
She had a fair idea of the Black Rock Tribe's capabilities.
"Moreover, our manpower and materials, I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, I have my ways. I will personally teach everyone the brand-new construction tools and knowledge."
Wu Liang smiled confidently.
"By the way, the walls of our houses don't look good right now, so I've found a new material to plaster the walls."
"This way, it's not only aesthetic but also protects the building's walls."
Akomann asked, "What is it?"
"I call it putty."
Wu Liang explained:
"However, to manufacture putty, I need an ore called alunite."
"Akomann, notify the Black Rock Army tomorrow to send people to search Black Wind Valley and the surrounding areas."
"This is a sample of alunite. It's usually white or pale yellow and has a relatively soft texture."
"I want to conduct a grid search of the surrounding mountains, centered on Black Wind Valley. We'll surely find it soon!"
Akomann took the stone Wu Liang handed over. It felt smooth to the touch; she had never paid attention to such a thing before.
She wondered where this man had found it.
Lately, he seemed to have a thing for stones, but the things he produced were indeed magical.
Take that lime and the cement he made, for instance; if they had relied on themselves, they probably wouldn't have figured it out in a lifetime.
"I understand. I'll arrange for people to look for it first thing tomorrow morning."
Akomann nodded heavily.
Wu Liang gave an 'en' of acknowledgement, then looked at Eliza and continued:
"Eliza, the construction of the new city wall is the highest priority task."
"I know you're working hard with multiple roles, but I can only feel at ease if you're the one doing this."
Eliza didn't mind at all and smiled radiantly, saying:
"Liang, I'm not tired. Many tribespeople can handle things on their own now, so I don't have to watch over everything."
"Just tell me what you need me to do, and I'll definitely get it done."
Wu Liang nodded with gratification:
"This task isn't difficult, but because you have experience managing logistics, I need you to coordinate this."
"I need you to mobilize all the tribespeople in the shortest time possible and put together a construction team of over several hundred people!"
"Only then will it be possible for us to build the city wall in the shortest amount of time."
Eliza shook her fist and smiled. "No problem, leave it to me."
Seeing the two women take their assignments with such enthusiasm, Wu Liang nodded in satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Wei Xian, watching Wu Liang command the situation, had a brilliant light shining in her beautiful eyes.
This man always managed to bring her endless surprises and shocks.
"Then what about me? What can I do?"
Wei Xian didn't want to be left out.
Ever since her belly grew large, she had been so idle she was practically rusting.
Wu Liang smiled, took her hand, and said softly:
"You, my Chief, your task right now is to get plenty of rest."
"Then give birth to our child healthily. I and everyone else will worry about everything else; you just focus on looking after the home."
Wu Liang's words caused a faint blush to appear on Wei Xian's cheeks, but her heart was filled with sweetness.
After arranging all of this, Wu Liang's gaze fell back onto the drawing.
City walls, roads, houses... these were all large-scale hardware.
There were still many small daily necessities and accessories missing.
For example, the glass used for windows was also a project that needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
"Glass..."
Wu Liang tapped his fingers twice on the drawing, then looked up at the three women with a mysterious smile.
"Tomorrow, I'll take you to see something even more fun."