Chapter 88
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Chapter 88: Subsequent Preparations
[System notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for completing the ‘Ancient City Wall.’ ‘Mirror’ Tribe’s livability +1]
The sudden system notification caused Luo Ji to pause, and he could not help but mutter to himself.
“Building a city wall actually increases livability?”
With this thought, he later pondered over it, and his mind turned a corner, suddenly realizing.
“So that’s it, I understand.”
“Because there’s a city wall, my tribe members will be safer in the future.”
“Everyone can live comfortably without constant worry, so naturally, livability increases.”
“Is that right?”
Luo Ji instinctively nodded, and answered his own question.
“Yes, that’s it.”
In any case, livability was a good thing.
Each point of livability could increase the work efficiency of citizens within the territory by 10%.
When livability increased to a certain extent, it could even boost the citizens’ loyalty.
This could be understood as people feeling more comfortable living there, leading to higher work efficiency and even making them view you more favorably.
However, livability was not so easy to stack.
According to Gao Su, it was quite difficult to increase the livability of a tribe or city to +3.
As a city developed and its population grew, there would inevitably be dissatisfied people, which would decrease livability.
Therefore, cities with high livability usually had wonders nearby that increased livability.
One could only say that Luo Ji’s starting luck was indeed good, directly allowing him to establish his tribal camp next to a two star natural wonder.
Getting back to the main topic, the construction of the city wall had thoroughly established Luo Ji’s absolute advantage in this ancient period.
For other tribes in this era, building such a massive project was simply a dream!
The most crucial step in his early development plan was finally completed at this moment!
There was still over a month until the end of the novice protection period.
With this city wall blocking the way, Luo Ji was not afraid of any newcomers of the same rank.
Of course, other subsequent preparatory works were also proceeding in an orderly manner.
Among them, the busiest department was clearly the Armament Department.
After all, wartime preparation was inherently the responsibility of the Armament Department.
The production and collection of arrows and stone projectiles, as well as the manufacturing of leather armor, all fell under the Armament Department’s work according to Luo Ji’s previously set allocation rules.
This huge pile of tasks directly overwhelmed all members of the Armament Department.
Considering the shortage of manpower in the Armament Department, Luo Ji quickly responded.
After the fortifications were completed, he appropriately reduced the number of lumberjacks and, by reallocating manpower, managed to send five new recruits with suitable panel attributes and loyalty to the Armament Department.
In addition, the training of new recruits and archers certainly could not be neglected.
Archers were a ranged unit that Luo Ji highly valued.
Therefore, he would definitely not go easy on training the archer squad.
He had directly put them up against the hyena pack, forcing them to seek breakthroughs in actual combat.
During this period, although they had close protection from Black Jackal and others, the members of the archer squad still endured immense pressure.
However, judging from the hyena corpses that were regularly sent back recently, the results spoke for themselves.
People truly were good at adapting.
To further ensure the safety of the archers, Luo Ji directly ordered the Armament Department to prioritize making five sets of leather armor for ranged units using the returned hyena hides.
The production and development of leather armor did not encounter any bottlenecks, and the entire process was very smooth.
After all, to put it plainly, it was simply making a set of clothes out of hardened leather.
Of course, considering mobility, the joints of the entire leather armor still had to be made from soft leather, and the overall structure was also much more complex than ordinary animal hide clothing.
According to the design drawings provided by Luo Ji, a complete set of archer equipment, including leather armor, finger guards, longbows, and quivers, was quickly produced by the members of the Armament Department.
In addition, Luo Ji also equipped each archer with a bone dagger at their waist.
In case of an emergency, if they were engaged in close combat by an enemy, they could draw their daggers and engage in a melee fight, rather than simply surrendering.
Donning this full set of ranged equipment meticulously matched by Luo Ji, the five archers, who were originally clad in crude animal hides, immediately became formidable, even exuding an aura of regular troops.
Luo Ji continuously nodded, expressing his satisfaction.
Meanwhile, the slingers beside them remained silent, their eyes filled with envy.
Originally, they too were highly valued by the leader, succeeding in one battle after another until they encountered the thick-skinned hyena pack.
One setback led to the leader developing bows and arrows and forming an archer squad.
Since then, the leader clearly relied more on the archer squad, while their presence as slingers became increasingly diminished.
Recently, apart from daily training, there was nothing else they needed to do.
In contrast, the archer squad, protected by Black Jackal and others, went out daily to hunt hyenas.
Now, the newly made leather armor from the Armament Department was also prioritized for them.
Thinking of this, the envy in the slingers’ eyes immediately turned into disappointment.
The men gathered together, looking at each other, and finally, their gazes fell upon Zhao Pan.
Clearly, everyone knew that Zhao Pan was highly valued by the leader, and coincidentally, the weapon Zhao Pan excelled at using was also the sling.
Having led troops for a long time, he had clearly become the elder brother figure in the unit.
He understood the thoughts of his brothers under him.
He wanted to offer a few words of comfort but did not know what to say, as he was unsure of Luo Ji’s exact thoughts and could not just speak carelessly.
However, the emotions of his brothers also had to be considered to prevent any trouble from arising.
Helpless, he could only sigh heavily.
“I understand.”
“I’ll find an opportunity to talk to the tribe leader later.”
True to his word, after dinner, Zhao Pan found a time to approach Luo Ji.
“Tribe Leader, your subordinate has something to discuss.”
“Something to discuss?”
Luo Ji murmured Zhao Pan’s words to himself, a thoughtful expression on his face.
He then spoke quite directly.
“Go ahead, what is it?”
Granted permission, Zhao Pan quickly explained the slingers’ situation and his concerns.
After listening, Luo Ji was immediately filled with a mixture of laughter and tears, then waved his hand.
“Slingers and archers, both units have their own advantages.”
“There is no such thing as me relying more on one over the other.”
As he spoke, Luo Ji carefully analyzed the pros, cons, and specialties of both units with Zhao Pan.
As a great general with high leadership and intelligence, Luo Ji believed Zhao Pan would understand what he had just said, given his talent.
As for the allocation of armor, why the archer squad was prioritized and the slingers were put last, the reason was simple.
No matter how high the leather armor’s defense was, could it be higher than a city wall?
In city defense battles, with the city wall blocking in front to provide cover, did they still care about a set of leather armor?
In comparison, the archer squad, who often needed to fight outside, was in a more dangerous situation and needed this leather armor more than the slingers!
Zhao Pan breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving this answer, then relayed Luo Ji’s words almost verbatim to the slingers.
With that, the worry in their hearts could finally be put to rest.
