Chapter 241: The War that Decides the Fate of 'The Bridge' Part 44
Making a moat isn't really that big of a challenge. All they have to do is make a huge hole that can't be easily trespassed by anyone, including a huge army, and then fill it entirely with water so that it will prevent anyone from passing through easily.
Honestly, after seeing the siege machines the Assembly of Freedom has prepared for this war, making a moat and trenches is probably the best idea as it would prevent those close-range siege machines from approaching the Dream Village.
Now, as long as they construct the moat wide enough that it would make the Dream Village outside of the range of the siege machines, then they won't have to worry about it anymore. Albeit that would be impossible. Nevertheless, they could still minimize and make it troubling for them to hit a target.
However, before that, they have to do something else first.
"We need a lot of manpower for digging the hole and use magic to fill it with water," Gilbert muttered with a sigh.
"Or we can just use water from the underwater cave system," Jude suggested.
"Even if that's the case, we will still have to use a lot of manpower. And that definitely requires payment for their hard labor," Jericho added. He turns to Kayn and asked. "I have to admit, after the repairs around the Dream Village, we barely have any budget for a job like this. Moreover, we have to split the budget into two since Emmet's side also has to pay his men,"
"Don't worry, we should have enough," Kayn was certain about that.
"Are you perhaps going to give us money from the loots you've kept for yourself?" Jericho can't help wondering.
"That's crossing the line. Instead, I will propose giving them credits,"
"The currency back on Earth?" Jericho was surprised. "That's indeed tempting, but do you have enough,"
"It should be after I sell all the loots," Kayn chuckled.
"So, you still have to sell it? There's no guarantee for an immediate return of cash,"
"Don't you remember what my other status is back on Earth?"
"I guess that should do it,"
Kayn isn't worried that he'll be overspending for this expedition. After all, he can recuperate the money he spent from the loot he can get during the war. In addition to the loot he currently possessed from the recent clearing operations, he should be able to have enough to expand his operation once he returns back to Earth.
"So, are the men ready?" Kayn looks behind him.
"They've always been ready," After all, these are the true loyal men of the Green Horn City.
"Then let's begin!"
Kayn purposely made that conversation in front of everyone so that they'll be motivated to work even harder in the moat.
Knowing now that they'll be paid in Credits, everyone worked extremely hard in digging the moat, even despite the fact that they don't have a clue on the exact amount of payment.
Moreover, Kayn also discreetly informed them of the chance to convert all of their loot inside 'The Bridge' to credit in a much easier and guaranteed way once they are out of this god-forsaken place.
In other words, it was all scripted for the masses to hear and see.
During the lunch break, Kayn and everyone distributed food amongst the workers so that they won't have to leave the area to get inside the Dream Village again to get some food to eat. Though some brought lunch boxes with them, the majority didn't, especially considering almost all of them are men.
In the midst of distributing lunches, Kayn suddenly received a report from one of the scouts he stationed in the forest to the north. He had specifically assigned some people there to watch over in case the Assembly of Freedom suddenly decides to attack the Dream Village.
"We spotted some scouts from the Assembly of Freedom,"
"How many were there?"
"There were five groups. We eliminated one without receiving any casualties, but because of that the four other groups were able to escape,"
"Make sure to keep your guard up in case they return with reinforcement,"
"Alright,"
The scout returned to his spot.
It didn't take long for more similar reports to start arriving from the south, east, and west.
"Are they trying to mislead us?" Gilbert wonders.
"Perhaps they are trying to convey a message that we are surrounded from all directions," Jude expressed his thoughts.
"Or it can also just be them trying to distract us from our job," Jericho presented another idea.
"We will know later on," Kayn wasn't certain yet what exactly is going on. So, he secretly signals Natas to go and check out the situation with the Assembly of Freedom.
After thirty minutes, one of Emmet's men suddenly arrived in front of Kayn.
"Sir Kayn, our water source has been suddenly cut off,"
"This is a problem," Kayn realized. Without their water source, they won't be able to gather water for the moat and the trenches' quicksand trap. Though the mages can create water, it would only be enough for the trenches, not the moat.
"We can use the, you know," Gilbert meaningfully glanced at the ground, implying the underwater cave system that only a few people knew about.
"Tell Emmet that I'll give him a solution later. In the meantime, focus on digging trenches," Kayn gave a temporary alternative so that their job won't be delayed.
"Understood," The man left.
"They're very quick this time," Kayn is honestly surprised at the speed of the Assembly of Freedom's response. This can only be possible if they've been scouting around the Dream Village for a very long time now. And the only reason he can think about is because of Chief Kody and Chief Kellan.
But due to the most recent clearing operations where the Assembly of Freedom lost contact with all their informants inside the Dream Village, they should have realized by now that the two Chiefs are already dead.
"We'll have to wait and see what's their real goal here," Kayn can only hope that Natas would return soon so that they can deal with this problem.
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