Chapter 38 Mineral deposits discovered

Author: Yan Liu Chang Cun

Chapter 38 Mineral deposits discovered

Barbarian savage?

Ronan was a little surprised when he learned from the white-haired old village chief that there were actually a large number of humans living deep in the frozen soil.

In fact, Ronan cared more about the ancient legends of frozen soil told by the old people than these barbarians.

The empire's beliefs are completely controlled by the church. Religious beliefs have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people under the inertia of three hundred years. For ordinary people, the existence of religion is like food and air, and is a part of everyone's life.

The appearance of the vampire, the Moonstone Eye in his hand, and the Lord of the Red Moon in his mouth all told Ronan.

The existence of gods is not necessarily a myth.

The main reason why Ronan left Triumph City and came to this remote corner of the Cold Wind Territory was to avoid the church's gaze.

It turns out that there are also legends about gods here.

After hearing the news, Ronan was surprisingly in a good mood.

There are very few reports of miraculous sightings in this world, or none at all.

Judging from his current understanding of the world, even if those so-called gods really exist, even the Lord of the church may not be able to interfere with reality.

The concentration of magic power in the world is so low that Ronan couldn't feel it before relying on the abilities given by the system.

After all, spending 1 point of magic power can do all kinds of incredible things without any side effects.

But when he learned the two magic tracks from vampires, he realized how useless magic is.

A total of 40 points of magic power are often used up after only one or two experiments, and the effect after the magic power is spent is not satisfactory.

Ronan's magic recovery speed depends on his level and the magic concentration of the surrounding environment. The amount of magic recovered at 2 points per hour is really disappointing.

A hundred-foot-high tower was built with a wave of the hand, a branch divided the sea, and the day was blocked into night with a raised hand.

From the mythological stories recorded in the church's sacred scriptures, as long as they are 10% true, the amount of magic power required is a huge amount, and the environment of this world cannot bear it.

So the war between the gods a long time ago exhausted all their magic power, so they went into hiding one after another?

Ronan doesn't think gods have that kind of ability. He prefers that there was a high concentration of magic environment in the previous world.

Later, under a certain natural law, the magic power fell into a low ebb, forcing these gods to seal themselves off and disappear from this world.

If it is true, it is undoubtedly good news for him, which will allow him to gain enough room for growth during this spiritual window period.

If he wants to become stronger, in addition to relying on system upgrades, he now has a new way.

Collect different magic tracks and explore the secret of the magic transformation formula.

This group of barbarians who believe in ancient legends of the frozen soil may be able to give him a good harvest.

While thinking, Ronan suddenly froze, and then a joyful smile appeared on his face.

One of the prospecting teams he sent out finally dug up what he wanted during the excavation process of replenishing magic power many times during this period.

Ronan cast his gaze over.

It was on a hilltop near Licorice Village. Four crows sat on the branches bored and croaked.

And under their feet, there are countless dense caves inside the mountain, spreading towards the bottom.

A mole, dyed black all over its body, emerged from it, holding a piece of dark mineral in its hand.

Coal mine? In the sunshine, Ronan looked at the coal in his hand.

The location of the deposit is not too deep from the ground, but the mountainous area is too large, and the right location has never been dug before.

Judging from the current situation, it is entirely possible to use open-pit mining to remove the topsoil above the coal mine for rapid mining.

There is no need to dig tunnels underground for mining.

Ronan found Lao Motou and began to discuss mining-related matters with him.

"Sir, according to your instructions, we have previously recruited relevant mining experts in Black Rock City. They will use a black powder to blast open the mine pits to help the miners quickly break the stones on the surface. This method has been used in the Iron Stone Territory before.

Iron ore mining is guaranteed.”

Ronan nodded. This era already had a relatively mature use of gunpowder, not in weapons, but in mining ore technology.

In fact, it is due to the existence of Castle Castle, a multi-academic organization formed by scholars, and the influx of technology from overseas trade.

Many technologies that were ahead of their time have already been developed in previous lives.

Ronan had heard about gunpowder, papermaking, printing, steam power, etc.

However, in the eyes of the feudal nobles, these technologies were regarded as toys for the inferior people, and they were rejected invariably.

But just because the nobles don't use it doesn't mean that the merchants don't use it.

To take the most typical example, in the libraries of nobles, the parchment paper used to record texts was expensive and rare.

But in the Chamber of Commerce Center, in order to facilitate the recording of transaction bills and earn more profits, merchants have long abandoned traditional parchment and used linen paper, which is more convenient for writing and lower in cost.

The same is true for gunpowder. The nobles regarded it as the devil's excrement and were afraid of dirtying their hands.

However, the Dantuma Alliance's Chamber of Commerce has already used it to develop mature mining techniques.

A merchant organization with influence throughout the entire empire. Tsk, the nobles of the empire are really not afraid of death.

Ronan thought, for now, with the suppression of extraordinary power, merchants are still just tools in the hands of the nobles, which can make their lives more comfortable.

But when the technology develops further, it will be hard to say.

But that's not necessarily the case. Maybe before the technology breaks out, the concentration of magic power rises first, and then a god who can tear up battleships with his hands may appear from somewhere.

"If there is a coal mine, mining workers need to be recruited, boilers need to be built, and steam pipelines need to be laid inside the town. I hope my subjects can have a warm winter this year."

At present, the number of workers in his territory is insufficient, and he still needs to continue to absorb people from outside.

In order to build the castle, steel began to be scarce, and boilers and pipes needed to be purchased from the Heyman family in the Ironstone Territory.

Ronan was calculating the next financial expenditure. All the workers in his territory also had to be paid regularly, so it was not an option to continue to sit back and have nothing.

It just so happens that there is a coal mine now. Judging from the reserves discovered by Ronan, the thickness of the top layer of coal seam is close to 20 meters. While meeting its own needs, it can definitely sell large orders.

"In order to smelt steel, Ironstone Territory needs a large amount of coal mines, and the commercial rights to Blackstone City that we had managed to obtain before should also come in handy at this time."
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