Lynn walked on the Weng City, his gaze sweeping across.

Like the city wall, the Weng City was also constructed using quarried stones.

Between the stones, river sand and lime served as adhesives, fitting seamlessly.

Almost no visible gaps were too large.

Even just walking on it gave him a sense of solidity and stability.

However.

Lynn discovered that there were still gaps in defense mechanisms on both the Weng City and city walls.

Colin's Woodworker Workshop needed to continue the rush production.

Walking along the pathway on the Weng City, Lynn stood at the very edge of the city wall.

He propped his hands on the parapet, gazed into the distance, looking beyond the city wall.

A stretch of grass-covered wasteland came into his view.

Near the city wall were cheval de frise, crafted by Colin and his Carpenter Apprentices from the workshop.

Behind the cheval de frise were horse traps used to obstruct the enemy.

Further away.

There stood a towering structure, its height surpassing the city walls!

It was also constructed from blocks of stone.

That was the lookout tower built by Avery leading the stonemason workers.

The [Holographic Map] offered a view limited to within the city perimeter.

Seeing it now with his own eyes still gave him an unrealistic feeling.

To establish a thirty-meter-high structure in the wasteland...

Just as Avery said.

The lookout tower was at most four or five miles away from the city wall.

No need for a telescope.

As long as the weather was slightly better.

Soldiers on the lookout tower could clearly signal with flags as a warning.

If either of the outpost fortresses on both sides was attacked or breached by the enemy.

The lookout tower could promptly alert the city wall for preemptive soldier deployment in defense.

At the entrance of the city wall, there was a red brick and lime road leading into the distance.

Lynn glanced a few times, feeling a surge of satisfaction in his heart.

However.

Lynn felt.

While the outpost fortress and lookout tower indeed provided protection and warning for the city wall and territory.

He still wanted to construct an Outer City in his mind!

To attack his territory, one must seize the outpost fortresses several miles from the city wall.

During the attack, it would certainly be detected by his lookout tower and prompt a warning.

Building an Outer City would not only broaden the battlefield perspective for the defending soldiers.

It would also increase the layers of defense!

The enemy would need to breach the Outer City, the city wall, and then the Inner City to enter his territory.

Coupled with the large-scale defense mechanisms on the city wall, the Wolf Fang Club, Semen Knife Car, Rolling Logs and Stones, Catapult, etc...

Only then would it be considered impregnable!

Unless there was an extremely terrifying Extraordinary, or elite soldiers outnumbering his tenfold.

They should not think they could bypass this defense!

As Lynn was deep in thought, footsteps sounded from his right.

Lynn turned his head, it was precisely Avery, the foreman from the stonemason workshop.

Avery approached Lynn's side, bent slightly, and respectfully called out: "Master."

Lynn responded, "Foreman Avery, report the progress."

Avery slightly bowed his head and directly began to speak.

"Master, as you can see."

"The lookout tower has been completed, and Lord Rose has arranged for soldiers to take turns guarding it 24 hours a day."

"The road paving project is underway, and will take at most another three to five days to reach the forest edge dozens of miles away!"

"Once the red brick road is completed, the outpost fortress can be established at the forest edge!"

"But there is a problem that hasn't been solved..."

Lynn asked, "What problem."

Avery didn't hesitate: "Lack of tools for warning."

"Of course, Master, a smoke-producing stove has been installed on the lookout tower."

"However, from detecting the enemy to soldiers igniting the smoke takes time."

"If the enemy advances fiercely and with many troops, they could detach a portion to assault the outpost fortress while dispatching cavalry directly to the city wall!"

"Igniting the smoke to issue a warning would be too late."

Lynn nodded.

Normally, a small outpost fortress garrisoned about fifty soldiers.

Mainly responsible for monitoring the surroundings, raising alerts when detecting enemies.

The outpost fortress under construction at the forest edge was only a medium-sized fortress.

The maximum number of soldiers that could be stationed there was around two hundred.

While they also watched for threats and alerted, they needed to intercept incoming enemies.

However, even fully armed, two hundred soldiers would seem insignificant against a large-scale enemy offensive.

They would be quickly overwhelmed.

Thus, the most critical defensive structures remained the city wall and Weng City beneath his feet.

Both the outpost fortress and lookout tower served primarily as warnings!

Qualifying prominent warning tools were needed.

Lynn pondered for a moment and said, "I understand."

"Researchers in the town are developing telescopes."

"The telescope will allow visibility for dozens or even hundreds of miles."

"Effectively resolving the problem you've mentioned."

Avery's brows raised.

A telescope?

To see dozens, even a hundred miles away?

That sounds too miraculous?

Lynn continued, "Build beacons in the outpost fortresses, and if enemy forces attack, immediately ignite the beacon to raise a smoke signal for warning."

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