I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 307 Damaged Tools

"Is the adult back?"

I'm not entirely sure about the cable.

But the old one-eyed man and the crooked-handed man who came out of the cave had already seen it all.

"leader!"

The crooked man waved his spear in greeting, and the old one-eyed man waved back.

They can't actually see that far now.

But by the moonlight, they saw Zian's tall figure!

Besides the sister the leader recognized, who else could be so tall?

On the southern slope of the cave, a large procession moved slowly forward.

The tribespeople lined both sides of the convoy to prevent the leaders from getting separated.

The people stared intently ahead.

They still couldn't see clearly at night; at most, they could only see a blurry shadow.

But they knew that someone was leading the way.

Everyone just needs to watch the person in front of them walk.

One oxcart after another followed, with the people panting heavily as they rode alongside.

The group only came to a slow stop when Li Mosi, Zi Yi, Zi An, and Haji Sheng, who were at the very front, stopped.

Zi'an looked up at the faintly glowing cave entrance, then turned his head to glance at the bare hillsides on both sides and the half-moon logs piled up everywhere on the ground.

"My late teacher."

Zi'an turned his head back.

"The open space on both sides is large enough. I'll have people put the carts and supplies away and then have them gather together to rest."

She was a little sleepy.

no problem.

Li Mosi nodded.

"Go."

It's rare to see Zi'an being so proactive.

Zi'an immediately turned around and ran to the back of the group.

"Listen up, everyone..."

Seeing that she had begun to give orders to the people, Zi Yi spoke to Li Mosi.

"Master, let me check on Old One-Eyed and the others to find out what's been going on these past few days."

Li Mosi nodded again.

"no problem."

Hearing his agreement, Zi Yi took off running towards the two spearheads that gleamed in the moonlight.

Li Mosi stood still, her gaze sweeping over the hillsides on both sides before opening the Leng [Leshan Shui] map.

He unfolded the map and looked directly at the tribe area.

The rough-edged ink lines indicate the current progress of the project.

He zoomed in on the map again and again, looking at the gentle slope in front of the village and then at the surrounding area.

clap clap clap...

Not long after, Ziyi ran back.

"Master, I have found out."

Zi Yi pointed to the timber and the deep pit not far away.

"The slaves dug the pit, chopped down the trees, and even built several circles around the north side with wooden stakes. They threw chickens, geese, sheep, pigs, and all sorts of animals over there."

He paused for a moment, then frowned.

"But... many of the tools we gave them broke. In order not to delay the work, Old One-Eyed and the others led their tribesmen to make do with some stone tools they had made using the old methods."

"Is the tool broken?"

Li Mosi turned off the map.

He had a clear understanding of the project's progress.

However, the tool cannot make that judgment.

He quickly spoke up.

"Go and tell the tribespeople who stayed behind that once Zian has settled everyone in, we'll go check on the tools."

The tools brought by the people weren't even enough for each of them to have one each!

If the tribe's tools break, the gap will be even bigger!

"good!"

Zi Yi nodded and ran off again.

"Can you hurry up... I want to sleep... Ha~"

Haki Saint, who was following behind Li Mosi, couldn't help but complain.

As he was talking, he let out another long yawn.

Are you the only one who's sleepy?

Li Mosi glanced at her but ignored her.

I'm afraid that Haki might get carried away with his words.

Ziyi had just walked away again when Zian ran back.

"Master, I have assigned them places. The people are laying out their sleeping spots with wood, and the grooms and coachmen have marked out their parking areas."

Hearing her words, Li Mosi and the saint turned to look at the slopes on both sides.

"Just leave it here!"

"Alright! Stop adjusting your position and go to sleep."

The residents were noisy, but their activities were limited and they moved very carefully.

After all, without the light of a fire, they couldn't see their surroundings very clearly.

The tribesmen kept watch on them separately to prevent any trouble.

"Let's go. Let's go find Ziyi."

Li Moss stepped toward the entrance of the large cave.

"Um."

Zi'an nodded and followed closely behind.

The saintess followed along instinctively.

However, her posture made her look like a zombie about to face off against a Peashooter.

On the way, they encountered Zi Yi, who had returned once again. The three of them, along with Haji Saint, continued towards the cave entrance.

Snapped--

Bang—Clang!

At the cave entrance, Old One-Eye and several goblins were gathered around a pile of tools.

Seeing Li Mosi approach, the goblins took a few steps back and squeaked softly.

"I told you this stuff wouldn't work..."

"What can we do then...?"

Li Mosi couldn't understand their squeaking.

He walked over to the tools, squatted down, and casually rummaged through them a few times, eventually finding something whose head looked like a stone axe.

This thing... can only be described as being in slightly newer condition than the ones in museums.

He lifted it up and down to feel its weight.

It's very mysterious.

Both heavy and light.

The stone axe's head is noticeably too heavy, but because the head is relatively small, the overall weight of the axe is lighter than that of an iron axe.

He ran his thumb along the edge of the stone axe.

The stone itself is quite smooth, but the cutting edge is like a saw.

He then picked up an iron axe from the side.

Several small chips the size of wheat grains had appeared on the axe blade; if it continued to be used, it would probably break completely.

He looked at the other tools; many of them had long cracks in their handles, and some were completely broken off.

Some have lost their handles, and there are obvious openings at the connection between the iron head and the handle.

Apparently, they tried replacing the controller, but without success.

After glancing at it briefly, Li Mosi casually tossed the tools back onto the ground and stood up.

The damage to the ironware was more severe than expected.

Stone tools are ineffective at cutting hardwoods like oak, and even if they could cut pine, the efficiency would be pitiful.

The main problem is that it's too tough, making it impossible to chop hard.

He did the math.

Although the people were allowed to bring tools from the manor this time, those were mainly farming implements like hoes, which were fine for gathering.

It would be a bit of a compromise if used to build a house.

Zi Yi watched as Li Mosi got up, patted the dirt off her hands, and then looked down at the pile of tools.

Zi'an glanced at the busy procession of the people behind him.

"Master, didn't we bring craftsmen with us?"

She offered her suggestions.

"Why not just have the craftsmen make the tools?"

Zi Yi looked at Zi An and subconsciously shook his head.

"I'm afraid that won't work. These iron tools will need a blacksmith to fix them if they break. But we didn't bring a blacksmith back from the manor this time..."

He had observed this when he was building the house before; these kinds of things are never repaired by carpenters.

At most, we can make a handle.

"ha--"

Standing behind Li Mosi, Hagi Saint opened his mouth and let out a long yawn.

"Can you hurry up...?"

She rubbed her eyes, drawing out her words.

"What's there to worry about? We can't do it now anyway, so let's just go to sleep..."

The three of them turned to look at her.

The saintess looked at the three masters and disciples with weary eyes.

She was really exhausted.

Li Mosi withdrew her gaze and looked at Zi'an again.

"Your idea is feasible."

He nodded.

If the wooden handle is broken, the carpenter can actually replace it and then simply hammer the part that was stretched out back into place.

However, this may make the joints weak, so it is generally better to have a blacksmith do it unless absolutely necessary.

May I?

Zi Yi was somewhat puzzled.

The goblins nearby couldn't understand what they were saying, but they turned their heads following Zi Yi's gaze.

Zi'an reached up and scratched the bear ears on his head, and Li Mo thought for a moment before speaking.

"Do you remember which craftsmen we brought with us this time? What are their skills?"

"I remember," Zi'an replied immediately, "There were carpenters, stonemasons, and house builders..."

As she spoke, her voice trailed off.

A carpenter can whittle wood, a stonemason can hammer stone, a house builder...

When she listed the types of craftsmen, she thought of the uses of each craftsman.

However, I've never seen anyone repair the tools.

Zi'an glanced at the cracked wooden handles and chipped iron axes on the ground and suddenly realized what was going on.

"They can't handle iron tools?"