Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 149 Timber Knight

In the forest next to the fjord camp, twenty steam knights were working hard to cut down trees with chain swords, and then after preliminary processing, they were dragged back to the camp and chopped into firewood.

Logging itself is not an easy job, especially for these knights.

A white bear knight slightly cleared the snow under a tree, then used the chain sword in his hand to cut off about two-thirds of the trunk, leaving a V-shaped gap, and then came to the other side. He hit the tree trunk with his thick shoulder armor.

It is not difficult to cut down a tree simply with tools. Even a big tree as thick as an arm can be cut down by these extraordinary knights even with ordinary knight swords, not to mention that they are now equipped with steam knight armor. What's in his hand is a chainsword.

But how to make the felled trees fall in a safe direction is the most critical and dangerous step in logging work.

Under normal circumstances, experienced loggers will only cut off one side of the trunk, and then gently pull it with a rope, and the tree will fall in the expected direction.

However, a large tree that is as thick as a hug is usually more than ten meters high. The huge crown of the tree will interfere with the surrounding trees. When the big tree is pulled down, it will often collide with other trees next to it or simply get stuck.

At this time, the direction of the falling tree will undergo completely uncontrollable changes. If you are lucky, it will fall in the expected direction, but if you are not lucky, it may drift to one side, or even be blown by the wind in some cases. Completely the opposite direction.

If a lumberjack doesn't run fast, it's not unusual for him to be crushed to death.

These knights obviously didn't know this, and it was unlikely that there were professional lumberjacks among them, so they could only cut off the tree trunks based on their feeling, and then push them hard to knock down the trees.

If you are lucky, the tree will naturally fall in the expected direction, but if you are not lucky, it will get stuck by other trees next to it, or it will simply fall in the opposite direction and hit the knight who is cutting the tree.

Fortunately, they were all wearing steam knight armor. Although the fallen tree did have certain dangers for them, for example, if they were hit on the head or arm, they would still be injured.

But want to crush a super knight wearing Steam Knight armor? This is a bit underestimating Perficott's proud work.

The fallen tree trunk hit the White Bear Knight who was cutting down the tree under the tree. He was still a little stunned and couldn't react.

In other words, he reacted, but the cold, the weight of the Steam Rider itself, and the soft snow on the ground prevented him from reacting in the shortest time, and he was somewhat delayed by half a beat.

This caused his companion to yell: "Gus, be careful! It's dangerous!"

With that said, his companion rushed to Gus and reached out to hold the fallen tree trunk.

Gus reacted only after being shouted by his companions. He quickly raised the chain sword in his hand and placed it horizontally above his head. He lowered his body as if holding a shield to resist the impact, and used both hands to hold the chain sword. The saw sword tried to parry the fallen tree trunk.

"Bang!" There was a slightly dull collision sound. Gus and his companions caught the fallen tree together, but both of them were staggered, and the lower plates of the two Steam Knights were almost smashed into into the ground.

A large tree as thick as an arm and a leg weighs several tons together with the crown. You can imagine the weight when you add the snow on the crown!

Although the two Steam Riders held up the big tree, the two Steam Riders were also completely buried by the snow pouring down from the tree crown. For a while, the area around the tree became a vast expanse of white, as if there was fog. Average. But even so, the two people wearing Steam Knight armor were not injured. They didn't even ask their companions next to them for help. After pulling their legs out of the snow, they got out of the predicament.

"Huh, it's a good thing you're here in Griffith, otherwise I would definitely have been hit in the head." Gus thanked his companions, and at the same time, he and his companions put down the big tree they caught. fell to the ground.

The snow on the crown of the tree fell, and the elastic branches even made the whole tree bounce twice on the snow.

"With the defense of the Steam Knight, you won't die even if you are hit in the head." Griffith opened the visor of the Steam Knight armor towards Gus, revealing a hearty smile full of sunshine, and did not Blaming his companion: "But you still have to pay attention. If the Steam Knight is damaged by such recklessness, Count Brandlis will be really angry."

They are all formal knights and know how precious and cherished such a set of steam knight armor is.

"Griffith is still so reliable, I know." Gus smiled at his companion, and then worked together with her to drag the felled tree aside.

Gus raised his chain sword and prepared to rest the branches of the big tree. After all, they were here to cut firewood. It was difficult to drag such a big tree back. They must have cut off all the branches and other branches. Good for hauling.

However, when Gus turned the handle of the chainsword, he discovered that the blade seemed to have been bent during the previous block, causing the chain to get stuck and unable to rotate smoothly.

"It looks like it was smashed just now. It's really bad now." Gus looked at the chain sword in his hand, showing some distress and embarrassment.

In the previous training, Gus and the others were already very envious of the great knights who could put on the Steam Knight armor before them.

After all, who wouldn’t want to own such a handsome and powerful piece of equipment? For every knight, such a set of equipment is their dream.

However, today they finally got what they wanted, but Gus broke the chain sword they just got. This is undoubtedly a very bad thing.

In particular, they now need chain swords to cut down trees to provide firewood for the entire camp and the Eagle Beak Cliff base to solve the fuel supply problem. Damage to the logging tools will greatly affect their work progress.

"Let me see. I have seen the Knight Commander and the others maintaining the chain sword before. Its structure is not complicated and it should not be difficult to repair." Upon seeing this, Griffith handed his chain sword to Gus, and then He took the damaged chain sword from his hand: "You can use mine first. Cut off the branches of this tree and pile them aside. These can also be burned. Let me check your chain sword." "

Griffith said, then walked aside and checked Guts' chain sword.

Gus couldn't help but feel a little moved when he looked at his companions, but he quickly calmed down, held Griffith's chain sword, and repaired the big tree that they had chopped down.

Their task today was very heavy. They had to cut down enough trees and drag them back for firewood to ensure that there would be no problems at the fjord camp.

　A little bit of knowledge, a pine wood one meter long and 30 centimeters in diameter weighs about 130 kilograms if it is wet wood, and 55 kilograms after drying. Under normal circumstances, it can grow to a height of ten or twenty meters. If the snow is included, the weight of falling will be terrifying.

　　

　

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