Author: Conquer people with virtue

Midwinter brings a happy time to all the people of Osfir, and the top committee officials also said that this day will be like this every year in the future.

Although it is still the depth of winter, there is no doubt that this news is exciting and good news for the territory.

And as the Midwinter Festival passes, the new year is coming.

The wind and snow gradually subsided, and the cold wave that swept through the Xilan Mountains slowly subsided. When the snow on the ground melted day by day and became thinner, the ground was exposed. Unexpectedly, what appeared in front of people was a touch of green -

-This means spring is coming.

As winter turns to spring, the Xilan Mountains are about to revive.

After spending a "warm winter" at home, the residents are also beginning to welcome the work of the new year.

Before most people resume work, the committee's senior officials have already started their work, and they will take the lead in arranging the affairs of the territory.

The plan left by Lord Theos is placed on the desk of his office, and the leaders of various departments and tribes must make specific arrangements according to the plan.

Fortunately, they did live up to Theos' expectations. Even in his absence, the entire committee's management still ran very well.

All this can be attributed to two reasons: First, when Theos has clarified the direction of the work, everyone's differences will be greatly reduced. Moreover, there are many blood descendants of Theos in the management, which also reduces conflicts.

Second, Theos usually deliberately cultivates the independent working ability of his subordinates. In fact, this is just a term for high emotional intelligence. The term for low emotional intelligence means that Theos is actually a hands-off boss most of the time, and the specific matters are not very clear at all.

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All in all, at least for now, Osfil is still operational.

Wanling College has also started school. After a winter vacation, students scattered throughout the Xilan Mountains (mainly near Platinum Crown City) have returned to class.

On the main roads in the mountains, beside the convoys of returning students, you can always see some people from various walks of life who are also returning to work.

The cultivated land needs to be taken care of, and the livestock that have spent a cold winter in the pasture have become somewhat thinner and are in urgent need of fresh food.

Needless to say, the Rum Industrial Zone, as the main base of Osfil metal production, did not stop work for long even in winter, and only had one day off on Midwinter Festival.

There is no way, the current steel output in Osfil is seriously insufficient, so mining and smelting dare not stop for a moment. Although the Rum Industrial Zone uses mine cars and blast furnaces, mining still mainly relies on manpower, which requires

Thousands of kobolds, underground gnome miners mine the flesh.

Theos has long wanted to develop into mechanized mining. At the very least, he must develop some manpower-saving machines. However, whether it is the steam locomotive on the technological side or the magical machinery on the magical side he envisioned, they are still on the way.

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The slow progress once made Theos want to hire foreign aid. Even if he couldn't get teacher Victor to help him personally, it would be good to go to the magic city of Adaline to recruit some talents.

It's a pity that Theos has a lot to do, and this is just one of a long list of things to do.

Various signs of spring are returning to the Xilan Mountains little by little. Osfil's various productions are gradually getting back on track and moving towards the goals for the new year.

After all this, the senior officials on the committee will start planning the next task.

Valcke sat in his separate office in the military headquarters, flipping through a report that had just been submitted below——

"Report and Analysis on the Mountain Giants in the Southern Xilan Mountains"

"It seems that you haven't forgotten your work this winter. Judging from the results, it's pretty good." Valk squeezed the thickness of the report with his hand. There were at least dozens of sheets of paper.

At the head of the desk is a tiefling clerk. He is actually under Nohir of the Intelligence Department, but this task is jointly handled by the army and the Intelligence Department, and he is here to submit the results.

"We collected Osfir's current information on the mountain giants, and also collected information on the dwarves of Hammer City and oral materials from the halflings," he said.

Although Osphier has been collecting books from the outside world under Theos's instructions, the number of books collected is still relatively small.

"The main source of intelligence is Hammer City. They know more about their neighbors."

Valk nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Please thank your minister for me."

Hearing this, the tiefling clerk agreed and turned to leave. After that, Valk made himself a cup of tea and prepared to read the document in his hand carefully.

As the saying goes, there is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch. Although Theos has unified the main forces in the north and south of the Xilan Mountains, there are still some entrenched forces among them.

The mountain giants in the south had already learned about it before they attacked Molten Hammer City.

Valk gently opened the first page and read——

Mountain giants are selfish and stupid savages. They hunt, forage, and rob everywhere just to get more food. They cross the mountains and woods to hunt prey with all their strength and bully the weak. If it were not for their huge size and strength, they would

Sloth and dullness are probably extinct long ago.

According to the records of the dwarves and the descriptions of the halflings, mountain giants are usually two to four meters tall. They live in hills and valleys everywhere, and often gather in woodyards or lath houses in the mountains. Except for taking a nap after the sun goes down.

Time, they will come and go on the hillside all day long, and thus tan their skin.

Hill Giant Weapons and Equipment:

Usually they will use local materials, which are basically large trees that have been pulled up randomly on the land or rocks that have been picked up randomly. The animal furs they wear are not tanned, but are simply connected with hair and leather strips. On the hill giants

The sweat dripped on the rancid animal skin, emitting a strong smell.

Social analysis of Mountain Giant:

When they have nothing else to do, hill giants just keep eating. They will forage and hunt alone, sometimes bringing a dire wolf with them but never traveling with the same tribe to avoid sharing the harvest with other tribe members. Except for those

Hill giants can eat almost anything that looks deadly (such as poisonous animals and the like). They can eat carrion, rotting plants, and even mud with no problem.

In the eyes of the mountain giants, humanoids and animals are prey that can be easily and risklessly killed, while dragons and other giants are difficult opponents. In other words, the mountain giants judge their strength based on their body size.

The mountain giants themselves have no awareness of class order. They only know that when other giants are bigger and stronger than themselves, they have to submit to each other.

The chief of a mountain giant tribe is often the tallest and fattest one, so this position can be easily replaced. Occasionally, there are some rare mountain giants whose brains are utilized beyond their size, and these "smart" individuals are often clever enough to please

The upper giant came to make a profit, subverting the simple tradition of mountain giants.

Mountain giants have an appetite that can digest almost everything, which has allowed them to live an animalistic life just like savages in the mountains for thousands of years, just eating and reproducing. Since they do not need to adapt or change, they have maintained simple thoughts and feelings to this day.

Although the mountain giants have not developed their own culture, they will try to imitate the behaviors and habits of certain creatures before eating them. However, it is just a simple imitation, and they will not even think about whether their body size is suitable for doing so.

. Mountain giants are slow and straightforward when talking, and have little concept of deception.

Note: (Anecdotes about mountain giants recorded in human books) There was once a tribe of mountain giants who collectively imitated the elves and lived in the trees. As a result, the trees in the entire forest were crushed. And another tribe of giants took over the abandoned villages and towns.

Then remove the roof of the house, leaving only the walls, doors and windows, and then stay inside.

In popular science books, the relationship between humans and mountain giants:

Farmers hate and fear hill giants. Farmers who work hard to run their farms may encounter various predators that come to destroy them. When encountering creatures like ground-burrowing insects, the farm may lose at most one or two cows.

The hill giant can eat an entire herd of cattle, then continue to eat sheep, goats and chickens, and then wipe out fruits, vegetables and grain crops. Even the farmers and their families present will be eaten as snacks

Lose.

Villagers sometimes mobilize the wisdom of the crowd. They stand in pairs on their shoulders, put on big blankets and pumpkins with giant faces on them, and pretend to be a group of giants to drive away the hill giants. And these simple disguises often work wonders.

There is no point in reasoning with the hill giants, but smart people know how to trick these simple creatures into accomplishing things that are beneficial to them.

Seeing this, Valk already has a considerable degree of understanding of the mountain giants. Basically, just like the initial summary, they are a stupid, primitive race with powerful physique and strength.

Compared to the previous report, which was similar to popular science, he was more concerned about the following content. This was the key point——

Molten Hammer City’s strength information against the mountain giant tribes in the mountains:

The number of mountain giants entrenched in the southwest corner of the Xilan Mountains has been determined to be over 500.

Among them, most of the mountain giants are about level 13. When facing the enemy, they will first use their body strength to throw stones to attack. If the enemy comes close to them, they will use the wooden sticks and sticks on hand to sweep them away.

.After being frustrated in the fight, they will run away.

The most powerful among them are around level 16. Their combat power is greatly improved compared to ordinary mountain giants. Mountain giants at this stage master dual attacks and have the power: shake the earth.

Valk's expression became solemn. The strength of the mountain giant already made him feel troublesome, but touching the thickness of the paper at the back of the report, he knew that the matter was not over yet.

——The mountain giants will enslave the Graystones to serve them. Some Graystones will escape and regard them as enemies. In fact, theoretically speaking, the Graystones are actually a type of dwarves. In a long, long time

In the past, all dwarves were slaves of giants and titans, but as time passed, many dwarves escaped this fate.

Regarding the Gray Stone people, it is recorded in the books:

Graystones are stone mound-like creatures with appendages that look like biological limbs. They can animate the boulders and stones around them, so they are often encountered in rocky areas. Spellcasters can use powerful magic to summon them from the earth elemental plane.

Gray Stone Man.

Some locations in contact with this plane will also naturally generate some Gray Stones. Compared with most other elemental creatures, Gray Stones have higher intelligence and can therefore better understand threats.

Communicate with creatures that enter its alert range.

Graystones do not age and do not need food supplies, so they are very suitable for serving as sentinels. A powerful druid will assign a graystone to protect a stone circle or a sacred hill.

In addition, the Gray Stoneman will also be created to guard a certain catacombs or a wizard's tower. The Gray Stone Man can transform into an ordinary boulder at any time and remain motionless for several years.

The Greystones are permanently bound to the material plane, so they will not return to the earth elemental plane even after death. They have clear memories and are very willing to share information about their surrounding environment with creatures that are not a threat to them.

How the Greystones fight:

Graystones can blend into the surrounding land, giving nearby rocks and stone gnomes similar life. They use their animated stones to drive away intruders, performing their duty as guardians when needed.

When approaching an intruder, it will tighten its limbs and roll forward.

Moltenhammer City's intelligence on the Graystone forces driven by the mountain giants:

Glaish Stone Ripper: Level 8, disguises himself as a large boulder before attacking, uses Rock Throw to start combat, and hurl rocks at a group of opponents. If enemies get too close, they will release a shock wave.

Greystone Rockcaller: Level 11, can use rolling attack, earth grip, gravel everywhere.
To be continued...