The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Chapter 105 The Second Name

With peat in hand, the construction of a brick kiln was put on the agenda. Leo had some knowledge of brick kiln construction.

After I went blind in my past life, I listened to a lot of novels.

There were quite a few scenes involving brick kilns. Although I don't remember the specific details, I still understand the general principles. Moreover, brick firing isn't like firing pottery or porcelain; there aren't that many requirements. Any rural earthen kiln can be used for it.

But Leo still sent a knight to the pottery factory in the town of Glowing Light to invite a master craftsman to come and provide guidance.

Then, by pooling their wisdom, they planned the brick kiln together.

Since the flower language had been rather quiet lately, Leo simply threw himself into the preparations for the brick kiln.

"Brick kilns need to extract peat for fuel and dig clay to make bricks. How much soil would that require? Why not combine it with water conservancy projects? We can dig soil here and dig ditches there, with the same manpower to do both projects."

He told Franken about the idea.

Franken also thought it was a good idea, and immediately summoned ten clerks to arrange the matter.

Construction at the fortified village site has been halted.

The serfs were all assigned to dig mud and soil, while Old Adam, the master craftsman at the pottery factory, with a pipe given to him by Leo dangling from his mouth and gold coins from Leo's reward tucked into his waistband, happily passed on his skills.

He trained a total of twenty apprentices in brick kilns.

The entire process, from selecting clay to kneading brick blanks, building brick kilns, and controlling the firing temperature, is taught.

Of course, he mainly taught the technique of pottery making, which had very strict requirements.

However, the technique of brick firing still needs to be mastered gradually through trial and error in the brick kiln. With Leo's occasional guidance, it is believed that the already simple brick firing technique will soon be figured out, and the apprentices will be able to graduate smoothly.

afternoon.

Leo, who was digesting his food, accompanied Vanessa, who had come today, for a walk outside the manor. The area outside the manor was starting to get lively, as the serfs were divided into many work groups and carried out different tasks under the guidance of clerks.

"This Northwest River is perfect for peat mining," Leo said, pointing to the construction site ahead. Dozens of sunflower seedlings were placed there for lighting, and the sunlight from the sunflower seedlings was just enough to meet the needs.

This was the idea of ​​a minor clerk.

He felt that it was a waste to plant sunflowers in the ground, so it would be better to plant them in terracotta pots to serve as mobile light sources.

This was approved by Leo, so Oden and the trainee priests turned the newly produced sunflower seedlings into potted plants, distributing dozens of pots to each construction site, so that they no longer needed to work with torches.

As Leo walked, he explained, "The area across the river, where the Southeast River was excavated, provided the clay needed for the brick blanks."

"It's wonderful, the Swamp Manor is getting more and more beautiful," Vanessa exclaimed, as if she were looking at her own home.

"Once the Northwest River is dug, we'll go to the Northeast Canal to mine peat; once the Southeast River is dug, we'll go to the Southwest Canal to mine clay," Leo laughed. "The Northwest and Southeast Rivers, along with the Northeast and Southwest dry canals, will form the moat of the Swamp Manor."

The moat can't stop high-level shadow monsters, but it's more than enough to stop some level 1 magical beasts.

In addition, sunflowers were planted on both sides of the river.

This is an impregnable defensive line.

"Leo, you've planned this so well. I wish I could live here too." Vanessa's eyes were a little dreamy, as if she were in a fantasy.

Leo gently took her hand and said softly, "You can definitely move in."

Vanessa's eyes regained their clarity, and she leaned on Leo's shoulder, chuckling softly, "But I'm sick, Leo."

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"I'll treat you; I'm best at treating illnesses."

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"Okay, you heal me." Vanessa looked up.

Leo lowered his head, and their eyes met. An unspoken, enchanting feeling lingered in the air, then an attraction drew their cheeks closer and closer until they were pressed together, and an even greater magic began to swirl around them.

Midway through the journey.

Leo felt the sun's mark on his palm, which generated a temperature even hotter than the warmth he felt from the guidance.

He was familiar with this feeling; he had experienced it once before.

But he couldn't worry about that for the moment. Just as he was about to launch his attack, Vanessa, who was feeling weak all over, suddenly came to her senses and briefly regained her composure. She then realized that she had almost lost her position in the wilderness.

She hurriedly pushed Leo away and stumbled back two steps: "Leo, we—we were too fast."

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Vanessa————

Before Leo could finish speaking, Vanessa mentally called out to Little Pippi the Otter, and immediately Little Pippi rode Big Black the Dog Crocodile and came running at top speed.

Vanessa flipped herself onto the big black dog-crocodile, hastily leaving behind the words, "Leo, I'm going back."

The person had already ridden away on the giant crocodile and disappeared without a trace.

Leo was left stunned. After a while, he smiled bitterly, raised his left hand, and saw the sun mark on his palm, shining brightly. On the second petal of the twenty-four petals, a clear name appeared.

Vanessa Duckweed.

The spiritual contract has been formed, and Vanessa can now share the bonus of the Sun Mark. Standing next to the sunflower plant and being bathed in its light, her battle qi can be quickly restored, and her cultivation speed will also increase.

However, Leo didn't know how many days it would take Vanessa to recover, so he would tell her then.

He returned to Sunflower Castle alone.

As soon as I entered the castle, a warm guidance came, triggering the meaning of a flower. It was a potted sunflower in the study, both passionate and flamboyant: "Vanessa wants a gift. What is it? It's so hard to guess."

"None of your business!" Leo glared at the potted plant with annoyance. "You've learned all that from your infertile ancestor. Next time you trigger the flower language, please say something useful."

one way or another.

Leo was still happy, as the signing of the spiritual contract proved that Vanessa's heart already belonged to him.

At dinner time.

The servant Thomas brought over a dish that Leo had been eagerly anticipating: smooth tofu on a white porcelain plate.

Mrs. Nicole, the private chef, also came along.

"Young master, please try this. This is tofu that I just improved. I tried using salt water to curdle it." Mrs. Nicole was always studying the strange and unusual dishes that Leo ordered.

She spent a long time researching and perfecting this tofu recipe, and she's still continuously improving it.

"Hmm." Leo scooped up a spoonful of tofu; it was tender, smooth, and very refreshing. "Not bad, it's exactly the taste I imagined."

"That's great!" Mrs. Nicole breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been working on this tofu recipe from morning till night, and finally she no longer had to worry about it.

However, Leo quickly said, "Mrs. Nicole, compile the tofu-making process and teach the farm women in the territory how to make tofu so they can have more dishes to cook."

Serfs ate nothing but black bread and thick soup all day long, with a little boiled beans.

If you learn how to make tofu, even unpalatable soybeans can be transformed into a variety of delicious tofu dishes, such as dried tofu sheets, fragrant dried tofu, etc.

It's estimated that bean curd sticks, bean curd sheets, and other bean products will be discovered soon.

This is definitely a dish that can improve the quality of life for serfs.

Mrs. Nicole was actually somewhat reluctant; she wanted to keep it to pass down to her children, but since Leo had given the order, she dared not disobey.

After all, this skill was provided by Leo.

She had no right to be so proud of her work, nor did she dare to be. After returning home, she organized serf women to learn how to make tofu.