Chapter 379 Survey Team
Half a month after the Dragon Prince returned to the colony from Hesiota, a vigorous construction movement continued to unfold.
The transport fleet continued to invade the Young Dragon Bay and the Isthmus of Lustria day and night, delivering a large number of people and materials to the colony.
All 30,000 Kislev civilians from the northern permafrost of the old world have been resettled. High-quality slaves from Arabi are on the periphery with spears to guard against possible wild beasts, as well as the Norse wandering in the jungle. Card people.
A decree from the Dragon Palace attracted the attention of most people under the loud greetings of the propagandist.
The serious-faced propagandist stood on the two-meter-high steps, holding a piece of parchment with the fire dragon heraldry mark and read out the prince's order loudly, "Our home is in urgent need of construction. We are
far away from our home and have come to a strange land." On the land, the palace needs everyone's efforts to build the home more prosperously." "
First of all, the working hours will be kept at ten hours, and the palace will send out managers to stipulate everyone's tasks. Only those who meet the qualified standards Only then can people enjoy the status of civilians under the rule of Caledor." "
Second, the payment of wages will be decided after the construction of the colony is completed. During this period, the palace will ensure everyone's living needs and life safety from persecution. ."
The crowd of onlookers shouted. For them, having money in their hands was a long time ago. After all, during the six months of military control, money was the most useless thing.
"Third, as long as those who perform well at work will be given priority in newly built houses and sufficient food."
On the other end, in the mountains north of the original Skoggi, an exploration team led by Priest Val is exploring This mountain range has been surveyed. According to some predictions, many people believe that there may be a medium-sized iron ore vein here, which is enough to invest a lot of energy in this operation, and the Val Church is its main investor.
In the deep valley between the two peaks, Priest Val, who was protected by layers of protection, squatted down and gently tapped the hard soil under his feet with a hammer. After listening carefully to the echo, he looked a little confused.
As the most professional blacksmith in Ulthuan, Priest Vaal has undoubtedly been studying this art for a long time, and the church has also invested a lot of energy in Lustria's colonization plan.
The special nature of the Dragon's Back Mountains means that the scale of the mine cannot be expanded without limit. No matter how rich the Vaal Church is and how much magic mining equipment it can buy from the White Tower of Hos, it still cannot increase its annual ore production to a higher level. .
The mines in the Annuli Mountains have been almost exhausted in thousands of years. The expansion of the army in the past two years has resulted in the ore imported from Saffrey consuming a lot of funds of the Vaal Church. As a leader with dreams, , the High Priest of Vaal spared no effort to support the colonial movement.
The reward is Lustria's high-quality ore. After all, this place is a wild land that has never been opened to the public. The high priest does not despise gold and bronze, and most of the lizardmen's use of ore is It is these two types, which means that countless high-quality raw materials are waiting for the patronage of the Val Church.
After all, as long as the raw materials and funds are sufficient, Imrik has no reason to prevent the expansion of the Vaal Church's enrollment. This is the idea of the Vaal High Priest.
The accompanying Dragon Prince looked at Priest Val's confused look and couldn't help but ask,
"Have you noticed that if no suitable mine is found here, the value of Skogi will be greatly reduced."
Priest Val waved his hand to his old friend . Quietly, he continued to hit the exposed rock formations with his hammer. Among the familiar sounds, there were some incomprehensible crisp noises, which made him a little unsure about how to make a judgment.
Whether it is a low-quality iron ore vein and some gold ore associated minerals, or a high-quality hematite vein, accompanied by some magazines, all these make Val Priest hesitate. But no matter what, this is a location worth expending energy to survey. No matter what the accompaniments of these iron ores are, Priest Val thinks it is acceptable. After all, the Church of the Forging God is extremely interested in all ores.
Taking the magic spray gun for positioning from the Dragon Prince, Priest Val drew a red circle with a radius of five meters to the right side of the valley, and then instructed the experienced miners, "Dig down fifty meters along this circle. I need
to Let’s see what’s inside.”
The miner captain nodded. As a family that has served the Vaal Church for thousands of years, they have long known how to find raw materials that satisfy the priests.
The enchanted shovel, which was as sharp as clay, formed an afterimage under the swing of the miner. The large piece of hard rock was shattered by the impact of the pickaxe, while the soldiers nearby gradually built a temporary camp.
Under the scorching sun, the survey team began to dig for a long time in this valley that might contain high-value mineral veins.
If they really find a mine here, according to the prince's plan for the new world, although the ownership here will belong to the palace, everyone will be allocated a part of the profit from the mine at the end of the year. The quality and storage capacity of the mineral veins have met expectations, which is enough for a fifty-person exploration team to live a very decent life in Ulthuan.
At dusk, some ores containing iron elements were gradually dug out. This news cheered everyone up and gave up the idea of taking a break before eating, and instead continued digging.
The Val priest squatting next to him was checking the quality of these ores, his frown never loosening. The quality of the ores here did not meet expectations, and was far inferior to the ores produced in the Dragon's Back Mountains.
If we measure the ore in hand according to the current standards of the church, it can only be used for trade, and the children of Caledor must not use these inferior raw materials to make equipment.
Suddenly, an unusual knocking sound interrupted the priest's contemplation. The sound was very crisp, like the echo of a sharp object hitting steel, and it was completely different from the previous smashing sound.
"Priest Melda, we found a strange thing here!" The miner captain's voice came from the deep pit. It was obvious that even with his many years of experience, he could not tell what the thing in front of him was.
The iron locks and hanging basket were quickly prepared for the priest, and with the sound of the iron locks pulling, Melda quickly reached the bottom.
"You guys get out of the way first." Melda ordered the miners to leave. If precious materials were damaged due to operational errors, not to mention the high priest's heartache, even he would not be able to accept this reality.
Melda came to the place that made the crisp sound, stretched out her hand and touched it for a moment, then frowned again.
"The texture to touch should be jade, which is very dense and should be more than five times that of star iron." Melda made a preliminary judgment. Regarding stone products, the Val Church has very little involvement, but this does not mean that He doesn't understand.
This piece of jade that accompanies the iron ore vein is very strange, at least he has never encountered it in his more than 150 years of experience as a priest of Vaal.
"Could it be that thing?"
An unimaginable thought emerged in Melda's mind, and she immediately snatched the iron pickaxe from the miner's hand, intending to dig the thing out of the veins herself regardless of her identity.
(End of chapter)