Building Civilizations on Primitive Planets
34. Fur Coat
Hearing the cries of the slaves who set up the workers' camp, Udin immediately ordered everyone to stand by and came to the site of the attack.3 tigers appeared to attack several slaves. Udin precisionfully aimed at the tigers.
“Dor.. dor.. dor..” 3 eruptions out of the barrel of AR 15 and uprooted the tiger family.
Tigers are solitary creatures. Males control the area and protect the females in the territory. While females live with their young until adolescence when they can start hunting on their own and have their own territory, especially male tigers.
The Fantastica tiger remains in the forests of the central and southern parts of Grand Papalepap island and rarely interacts with humans. This attack certainly made many people in shock.
“Our master chose a heavier job as long as you do not work mining in this scary area,” said a protest slave.
“There is no choice for you slaves. Opposing lord Udin and Zayn as your new owners means death,” Prince Juki adds to the atmosphere.
“Keep no one will die here. We will share our lives with the tiger. Alamut only builds in the areas we need. Tigers all over Fantastica are few and only live on this island. This is pride for us. Here our role is to maintain their population by minimizing contact with them. That is, reduce other activities other than at the mine site and we will make a settlement that limits the mine location with rocks that are not utilized from excavation. You see my weapon earlier, in front of you will be guarded by guards who have the ability,” said Udin calming.
“Only here you can live prosperously to be rich and free from the status of slaves. Do not look at the salary of 3 gold pieces per two full moon equivalent to the average salary of people in Suleka, the average salary of people in Suleka, but look at the bonus mechanism and later the profit sharing of 1 percent of production in the tax cut into the rights of mining residents. Work let's harvest wealth to build Alamut,” Udin's speech a little soothing.
“We will what the bodies of these 3 tigers are sir, and is there a possibility of the next attack,” Kipli asked Udin.
“Tigers are vengeful creatures. The male of this great tigress, his mother and father if still present, a brother who breastfeed together if still there. And the children he had born were likely to take revenge. Therefore, while the holiday quota is 1/7 the number of daily employees I will temporarily remove with the schedule of making fortifications around the hills and canals until it is finished. While we will fortify the campground and the housing that is built, continue to some other areas next,” replied Udin.
“But take it easy, I make sure the guards here will be qualified enough to protect you, do not underestimate them from their age. Meet Dona and Doni the twins who will be keeping you here. For those 3 tigers, skin them, preserve their heads and store their flesh. The skin and head will be brought to Alamut, the meat for your consumption,” said Udin.
“Are they both reliable sir,” Juki said showing her doubts.
“Doni take out your gun and aim at the thing I'm going to put down, prepare yourself,” Udin ordered Doni to prepare and dirina put a reinforcement iron that a Faranina soldier carried about 15 meters from the distance Doni stood.
“The iron curtain is on the top only, not in the middle that makes the object hollow and useless again,” said Udin.
In one breath Sig P938 gun shot from Doni hit the target. “Dor.. clontang.”
Not finished people there surprised, Udin back to talk. Dona now broke a small twig on top of the rolled iron with a single shot.
“Dor.. krak,” Dona shoots exactly 16 meters away with the target of a tree branch.
“So how Juki.” Udin smirked. “Ba Both the soldiers and the slaves will definitely be safe, I believe,”.
After the tiger attack, all workers and soldiers resumed digging the 42-meter-long canal when the camp was completed.
The next day is September 10, 2022
The work to make the trench is still ongoing on the turn path to penetrate the river side. If yesterday the making of the trench took place easily, today even though the distance of the return of the flow to the river is only the remaining 9 meters only became very long because when digging they found solid rock. In addition, some other workers make woodwheels that when needed can accelerate the flow of the river to the canal.
The rocks found along the excavation of the trench are then arranged with neat pieces and interlock like stone temples with a stone wall height of 2 meters and a width of 80 cm. The new mine preparation work was completed the next day on September 11, 2022.
September 11, 2022, water is first flowed into the canal with a discharge regulated by a sluice. The canal has a depth of 50 cm, a width of 100 cm in general, but widens in a panning area where 13 people can line up parallel to the arrival of the water flow. The widest point of the reinforcement area is 15 meters. After the pond panning at the point of narrowing the flow of water is inserted 1 flow filter using wood and woven bamboo arranged with various diameters of stretch to filter the flow of water. At the bottom of the filter is placed a cloth for the smallest particle filter. In the middle of the canal flow to the river also placed a sieve again and lastly at the point of meeting the canal again with the river given 1 more gold filter.
This filter will be checked and cleaned 3 times a day when starting to enter working hours, during rest hours and at the end of working hours. The sieve is used to filter gold from the stream of canals that escaped looping.
The first day of mining gold on September 11, 2022 they only panned the land from the canal excavation with the number of 13 miners. While others began working on the hill to prepare the material to be repeated tomorrow and bring it down and collect wood and rock for defense materials and worker safety from tigers.
“Awas below, move aside,” cried Johnny who led the workers on the hill when their dig above made a large rock near the top of the hill finally landslide rolled down.
The settlers ran for their lives, and Udin ordered to close the floodgates that entered the canal.
“Tono close the sluice, save yourself to safety,” shouted Udin.
Within seconds the boulder reached the canal and was lucky to jump over the canal area without damaging it and hit anyone.
Udin came to the stone and saw its shape which is an andesite stone that had just been stuck oblong as high as 3 meters from the ground.
“Hmm interesting, Is a rock sculptor here,” shouted Udin to people on location,”
“I sir,” a Faranina warrior came to him.
“Please make an inscription,” pinta Udin. “What is a master inscription,” asked the soldier.
“Prasasti is a letter that is publicly displayed in a media that can be seen by anyone. Write my sentence on the stone and I'll ask Juki to let you do it. Juki if you can,” asked Udin.
“Please Vizier Akbar, but what are the words you will be engraved on that stone? Ask Juki.
History was made on September 11, 0
After the agreement of Crown Prince Faranina Prince Juki had agreed with the Alamut Empire 3 days earlier.
Finally the Golden threshold on Timbuktu Hill was opened to the prosperity of Faranina and Alamut.
By the workers who challenged the ferocity of the tiger.
Tumenggung Kipli of Faranina became the first leader in mining.
Vizier Akbar Alamut also ordered the excavation of the canal and some rules.
2. It is forbidden to hunt and capture wild animals throughout Alamut except for the benefit of taming and cultivation on government permission.
3. Fraud in all matters including work in the mine will get his punishment from Faranina and Alamut.
4. Faranina may enforce their laws in the mining areas they open in Timbuktu to workers and slaves as long as they do not contradict the laws of Alamut.
May God grant glory to Alamut and destroy the enemies of the land.
And keep the brotherhood of Alamut with Faranina
Sunday, 11 September 2022
The Wazir Akbar Imperium Alamut
Zahiruddin Muhammad's.
“An incredible historical and friendship marker, immediately write it soldier,” command Juki.
“Can you repeat lord Vizier Akbar for the servant tat in the stone that was rolling,” asked the soldier.
“Dona did you write what I said,” asked Udin. Udin did order Dona to take note of the important things that happened on this trip including the important things that Udin and some people said.
“Of course sir, I wrote it in Fantastica as well as Alamut” replied Dona.
“Kereenn. Good Job,” praise Udin. “Dona copy soldiers write each on the 2 widest sides of the stone,” Udin's orders were then immediately executed Faranina's warrior.
In the afternoon as expected the male tiger who lost one of the females and 2 cubs in his territory rampaged and tried to jump over the stone walls that had been seen starting to surround the camp.
“Dona or Doni, whichever is nearest immediately shoot.” Udin's orders.
Dona immediately opened fire from 10 meters away. “Dor..” a male tiger fell and is still writhing in pain. Stump Wulung finished it with a sword.
The first day's work was completed with results below the target. Only 68 kg of gold was obtained or the equivalent of 68,000 gold coins. Udin targets 13 kg of gold per hour or 104 kg per day. But the first day of mining did not run smoothly because there was an incident of a large rock avalanche and a tiger attack.
“Have you finished working on the stone inscription, soldier,” asked Udin who was doing tea and lunch circular around the fireplace fireplace that will be lit at night.
“Already sir,” replied the soldier. “oh yes what is your name,” asked Udin.
“My name is Urip sir,” is obviously that soldier.
“Urip's her scribe Kipli,” call prince Juki.
“Then why don't we make him the chief registrar in the mine?” ask Juki.
“Could be, great idea,” said Juki. “Master we'd better start the organization of the working team so that I can also determine the rest that will escort me home. Kipli, Tono you guys stay here. Yesterday it was decided you will lead the mine,” added Juki.
Finally, 51 soldiers and 50 slaves were divided into the following arrangement.7 teams of workers with job rotations and holidays, each numbering 13 people, were divided, 7 supervisory and technical foremen and 3 leaders namely Kipli, Tono and Urip.
A total of 101 Faranina men brought will work in the mine entirely which eventually makes Juki dizzy. “Lantas who will escort me back lord Udin.”
“Tennah Alamut has many sailors to escort you back to Faranina. If you want to call people here to return to Faranina you can replace them with others,” replied Udin.
“If I will definitely replace it in 1 year sir, they will be too rich and unfair for others if I work here too long,” said Juki.
“Kok can sir, isn't our salary here standard-standard only?” ask Kipli.
“Now the daily target of the mine is at least equivalent to 13,000 gold pieces. Cut wages and taxes for Alamut can still provide a 1 percent profit for mining territorial managers and their citizens. It could be more than 100 pieces of gold per day and one could get 1 piece of gold or at worst 5 pieces of silver per day. This means that you can get more than 300 gold pieces per year outside of salary and production bonus percentage.” said Juki whose calculator in her brain began to be active.
“Let 1 year once this worker is replaced by someone else from Faranina or plus the number. Except for the slaves belonging to Alamut who will work until they are able to free themselves. But if I may ask permission may after the slaves become independent, Faranina fully manages the workers in the mine?” ask Juki.
“Let's talk to Zayn about what it's like. Or we'll talk three tomorrow. Can tomorrow that is not mining involved to leave the location? From my side the little twin Dona Doni will leave with his gun tomorrow, you and Johnny will also return to Alamut,” pinta Udin.
“Again dizzy my brain sees a tiger and hears its roar every day,” replied Johnny.
“But John, don't you want to hear the clinking of gold for longer,” asked Juki.
“Come on Juki,” Johnny said. “Iya.iya I was just kidding. Oh yes Mr. Udin, I wonder what that means by Sunday, September,” asked Juki.
“So Sunday is the name of one of the days and September is the name of the month. Coincidentally me and Zayn calculated the length of 1 year of the sun here is the same as in our country, so why not to use in Alamut. For the lunar calendar divided into 26 full moon will still be used for the benefit of rituals and customs of the community,” replied Udin. “ohh so,” said Juki.
The day started the night and the bonfire was lit. The next day September 12, 2022 (year 0 Alamut) Udin returned to Alamut with Johnny, Juki, Anggi and Tunggul Wulung.
Before leaving Timbuktu Udin specifically gave a message to Dona and Doni.
"Twin.train your physical, martial and sword skills. The bullet you brought in was only 11 shots left. Save it and use it if it is really urgent. Don't cry uncle-uncle here all good people. I'm sorry to make you guys grow up early" Udin told Dona and Doni, who wept over his departure back to Alamut, leaving them both on the hill in Timbuktu.
Meanwhile, as they journey back to Alamut, something big is going on there