If you want to develop the territory's infrastructure, you need to be able to collect a steady stream of resources and have enough time to build it.
It only took more than two months for the small Hope Village to grow to its current town size.
And these are just the results of the development of a village with only a thousand people.
Now that the number of people has soared to 10,000, the development speed is bound to accelerate.
The only thing missing is more resources and time!
"Now that we've found the location, let's gather the manpower and we'll set off to open the ruins tonight."
Su Mo gave the order, and Pei Shao also walked away. Both of them looked a little impatient.
Of course, it’s not surprising that it behaves this way.
In fact, this is the first time I have found the location of the ruins in the more than ten days since I came back.
Sumo thought that the location information of the underground ruins he obtained in the ruins was detailed enough.
There are not only various reference objects, but also the distance in meters from the reference object.
It's not a problem to find some and dig some before the next disaster strikes.
But actually.
A Level 3 Yan Kingdom ruins where a large number of construction machinery is stored.
According to the information collected, there is a hill next to the ruins, and there is a crooked-neck tree on the top of the hill.
Follow the direction of the crooked neck tree for 800 meters and dig underground. You will be able to dig to the entrance of the ruins about 20 meters away.
And even if you can't find the crooked-neck tree, it won't be a big problem. There is a creek on the other side of the ruins.
Following the most rapid part of the stream to the south about 1,500 meters, you can also locate the specific location of this ruins.
With such a detailed positioning method, Sumo thought that he would be able to drive it out with certainty.
But now, let alone the crooked neck tree, there is no sign of the barren mountain.
As for the creek, it is a fantasy. The land is completely covered with ice and snow. Who can tell where the creek will form in the future?
Another level-4 Dongji civilization relic excavated by Tianyuan territory itself contains many pharmaceutical preparation facilities.
The location of this ruins did not use landmark positioning, but used the most accurate coordinate method that is almost impossible to make mistakes.
But the reality is still cruel. The exploration team who followed the coordinates dug three feet into the ground, even digging a lot next to it.
The entrance to the ruins that was supposed to appear seemed to have disappeared without a trace.
"The current discoveries alone are not enough to conclude that the ruins were put in by the game and are not always fixed under the New World. More places must be explored."
Sumo thought secretly in his heart and couldn't help but feel a headache about the plan he had made before.
In the days since he came back, he has not officially held a coordinating meeting on the future development of the territory. The purpose is to discuss the opening of these nearby ruins before disaster strikes.
At that time, based on what is excavated, we will formulate the development direction of Tianyuan Territory in the second half of the year.
It's a pity that people are not as good as God. Now all the ruins have disappeared and all plans have been disrupted.
If it hadn't been for the discovery of this ruins, I don't know how much of a headache it would have been when the disaster was predicted two days later.
"Moore, you come with me"
"Keep the Oreos to look after the house."
Put on the equipment, go up to the second floor, and head to the ground one person and one bear.
Six o'clock at night.
An expedition team of over a hundred experts was organized and filed out along the west side of Tianyuan territory, disappearing into the darkness.
Sumo personally led the team, and everyone entered the Demon Soul Clan's territory without hesitation, passing through and heading towards the location of the adventurer's ruins.
Empire of Light.
The scattered Western-style conical houses are located on a land wrapped in snow, like a kingdom of ice and snow.
Black and gray bricks and tiles, strong metal-style decorations, various types of modified people walking back and forth on the road making banging sounds, and a pregnant lady sitting on a mechanical carriage.
This is Patirojo in the center of the Bright Empire territory, and it was also the top ten super gathering place in the territory during the previous disaster relief.
The imperial scout in charge of patrols, whose eyes have been transformed into metal prosthetic eyes with night vision capabilities, is standing on the high wall on the outermost edge of the city and scanning the surrounding area.
The city was noisy and noisy, with groups of soldiers who had modified heavy armor marching past in formation to maintain order.
In terms of current strength, the Empire of Light can undoubtedly be ranked in the top five.
This transformation method that combines physical body and machinery makes them invincible at this stage.
Even if the cost is high, many passing human caravans will choose to stay here.
The reason is to try your luck in this city that never sleeps and see if you can get a chance to transform yourself.
It was almost dawn at this time, and there was a faint halo rising from the sky.
Several strange birds fluttered up from the ground and landed on the city wall to preen their feathers.
Under the surveillance of the city wall scouts, a team of hundreds of people came galloping on sleds not far from the ground.
The leader was making a strange gesture, as if he was conveying some message.
"It seems like a human team?"
"The human team actually understands our empire's friendly gestures?"
"It's really strange, it's really strange"
"Chachawu, respond to him and see if he can make other gestures."
The scouts who saw the gesture were a little curious, and the team leader pointed someone to the front to respond with the same gesture.
But it is a pity that the human being does not seem to understand other gestures for communication within the empire except this gesture.
"They seem to be entering the city?"
The two sides communicated for a while, and the sled team was getting closer and closer to the city gate.
Chachawu put down his arms and turned around in confusion.
"Let them in, they should be people who have been here before, no need to make a fuss." The team leader coughed lightly and gave instructions.
If the other party knows other gestures in the empire, then maybe they have to step forward and ask where the other party learned it from and how many times he has been to Patirojo.
Or if the other party doesn't know anything and comes here in a hurry, then they have to question the other party's purpose and identity.
In this current situation, it is very relaxed for both parties and saves a lot of trouble.
Soon, the sled team had arrived in front of the city gate, and no semi-mechanical soldiers came to stop them.
"Director, their defense is really lax. If we bring a bomb, wouldn't it be blown up by him?" Pei Shao took a sneak peek near the city wall while dragging his sled.
"Is that so?" Su Mo was stunned and then laughed.
"Don't look at the fact that Patirojo's defense is very weak. In fact, you are currently being targeted by at least a dozen high-power assault guns. Believe it or not?"
"Aiming? How is this possible? I didn't see anyone aiming anywhere?" Pei Shao peeked faster and asked in confusion after glancing back and forth.
Although the location of the adventurer ruins is more than 300 kilometers away from Patirojo in a straight line and is not within the territory of the Empire of Light, if you want to excavate the ruins, you have to come here and buy some handy tools.
Everyone has been staying in the territory but has not been able to collect much information about the Bright Empire. Naturally, Pei Shao doesn't think that his director can know much information after traveling to thousands of miles of mountains.
"If you don't believe it, well, look at the raised brick in the fourth quarter in the 25 direction in your upper right corner."
"Let me see."
Pei Shao raised his head and pretended to move his neck, but in fact his eyes glanced directly at the position where Somo was dictating.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, you will be shocked when you look at it.
Sure enough, on a wall made entirely of light silver bricks, the raised bricks in the fourth section turned light black.
At the same time, a strong sense of menace also flowed from this light black, making people's hair stand on end.
"Although the Bright Empire has skewed the technology tree for upward development, it does not mean that they are not strong. At least for a long time to come, their combat level will be significantly higher than that of other alien races."
"They put most of their research into real-time combat, which is related to their previous existence and their mission. In short, you can think of them as possessing 120% of our human combat strategies and 150% of our tactics.
We are treated by an ultra-high-level special operations team with high quality and 200% combat performance." Sumo said with emotion.
Even if the Empire of Light in the ruins never received any support from outside gods, it did not fall on the frontal battlefield.
At that time, it relied on the number of more than 100,000 transformed people, plus the hundreds of thousands of transformed alien races they subsequently transformed.
Even if humans gathered an army of five million people and fought several tough battles, they still could not gain any advantage.
On the contrary, they were forced to retreat from the defense line by the various special operations methods they used, abandoning their armor.
That is to say, after the missile system was completed and the missile system was equipped with the capability of long-range beyond visual range strike, the Bright Empire's logistical transformation and repair points were uprooted and destroyed one by one, giving them a chance to win.
Now, with the opponent still able to get support from outside gods, Sumo no longer dared to think about how much it would cost to take down this empire of light.
For at least the next two years, it is still necessary to maintain distance and friendship with this "neighbor" who is still somewhat related to humans.
After a while, he took off all the sled equipment and put it away, and assigned some people to take it not far outside the city to wait.
Sumo led a dozen people into the city and went straight to the only alchemy workshop in the city that sold items to the outside world.
This is a church-like building with only a small door at the bottom for entry and no signboard.
It was around the end of the second year of Wasteland that the first human discovered that after entering here, there was a unique cave inside.
It sells some weapons and equipment that were eliminated or replaced by the Light Empire internally and externally.
Pushing the door open and entering, there was a pungent smell of engine oil, and there were many dark fingerprints on the walls.
In the hazy light, a dirty old man with a hunched back and a modified metal neck, messy hair and beard, wearing a gray fur coat, was sitting behind the table smoking low-quality tobacco.
His left hand was placed on the table and transformed into a large mechanical claw, which was opening and closing slightly.
"Hello, I need six pairs of digging magic hands, two earth beads, and if possible, a smoke bomb."
"Huh? There are actually humans who know about me?" The old man's yellow eyes lit up from the smoke, reading up and down like a scanner.
"Of course I know, respected Mr. Pepys Mitchell." Somo said solemnly.
"Sir?" The old man laughed, showing his yellowed teeth: "No one has been willing to call me sir for a long time. Young human, you are very polite."
"You need these things. If I guessed correctly, you want to dig up ruins, right?"
"Relics, what do you mean?" Sumo asked in his mind, but his face remained calm.
The information collected only said that the old man was not a bad person and that he must be treated with enough respect before he could buy anything.
As for the rest, he has to deal with it on the spot.
"The Digging Magic Hand can quickly dig up the ground, the Earth Bead can detect the metal reaction in the ground to determine its approximate shape, and the smoke bomb can absorb all harmful poisonous gases. You wouldn't tell me to take these three together to build a house, right?
"The old man replied.
“I don’t have the perfect finished product you want here, only some defective products that were damaged by others’ excavations and repaired by me.
If you want...ahem"
"What price do I need to pay to buy it?" Sumo asked directly.
Gold coins and precious metals are commonly used in the Empire of Light. Before coming here, he had almost emptied the entire small treasury in the territory. It must be enough to buy some disabled items.
"The price is not a problem. I have detected a peculiar high-energy metal reaction in you and the people you brought. If you can bring it to me." The old man's yellow eyes became brighter and the frequency of scanning became faster.
Hair speeds up.
Following his line of sight, Somo turned his head and looked back, his eyes stopping on Pei Shao's flashlight powered by an energy stone hanging on his waist.
"You need it?" Sumo frowned.
"I don't need much. As long as you give me some research, I will give you all the tools you need, and I can also tell you some information about the ruins."
"Deal." He signaled Pei Shao to pick up the flashlight. Somo took out the thumb-sized power stone from behind and agreed simply and neatly.
The secret of the KF Energy Stone has been spread in the ruins for who knows how many years, but no foreign race has ever been able to decipher it and apply it.
Not to mention that this bad old man wants to study it, even if the entire Bright Empire studies it one after another, they may not be able to find a way to do it.
"Refreshing!" Flying Claw took the thrown pieces of energy stone, Pepys grinned and jumped off the counter.
After a while, he took out six pairs of arm-long digging hands and three palm-sized metal balls.
"Young human being, although I don't know where you found the ruins, I have to remind you that the ruins buried under this land are not just left by you humans. In the past that was full of disasters, there were also countless people who came here.
The alien tribes left behind the remains of their own tribes.”
"They did not die, but slept in these ruins waiting for the door to be opened again and return to the sky."
"They don't need to follow the procedures, they are just inhibited from the possibility of self-recovery by the controllers of this world."
"They are the real outcasts."
"The more ruins you find and open, the world controller will let you get closer to these suppressing ruins, hehehehehe."
Old Pepys smiled strangely and seemed to know more.
But as he stopped talking, Sumo came back to his senses, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out all over his body.
