The correct way to open the elf

Chapter 134 Exploring the Wasteland
"This will not only solve the construction problem over there, but also ensure safety, so you don't have to worry about going there now. After all, it's close to the center of the wasteland, and who knows what kind of dangerous monsters there are."

Dick said, "That's a good idea, don't you think Mason?"

Mason said: "Then about the food issue..."

Feng Yu said: "There is no problem with the food. Bring it with you. We will ship it regularly in the future. We can trade it according to the price of ore. This way, no one will suffer a loss.

However, it is difficult to transport the ore, after all, it is too heavy. It would be better if we could build a smelter on the spot and perform preliminary smelting. "

Dick thought for a moment and said, "We have to leave this to Mason, the master of mineral veins. There are many flint layers in the wilderness, so it shouldn't be difficult to find. If there is a flint mine near the magnetite, we can smelt it nearby."

Mason said, "Let me try."

Feng Yu said: "We have to wait until the soldiers are trained before we go prospecting, otherwise the wilderness is still too dangerous.

By the way, Master Mason, do you think there are other minerals in this vast wasteland?"

Mason thought for a moment and said, “There should be a lot. After all, flint and magnetite have been discovered on the surface here.

However, most of the mineral veins in the wilderness are buried under thick layers of soil, and there are very few mineral veins exposed on the surface like the two types discovered now.

According to the ancient historical records of our dwarves, this vast wasteland was not like this originally. This kind of landform was formed little by little later.

Originally, before the plane war began thousands of years ago, this place was still a mountain range and forest, just like the Misty Moon Forest.

However, for some unknown reason, the monsoon that automatically blew westwards began to slowly deposit fine sand here.

Originally, because of the forest, the rainfall here was quite good, but later due to the plane war, almost all the plants here were destroyed, so it became the wasteland it is today.

Also because of the sand brought by the monsoon, most of the original mountains in the Great Wilderness have been covered, forming a soil layer that becomes thinner and sandier as you go east.

Most of the mountains that originally contained mineral veins are now buried underground, with only a few peaks exposed above the surface. So if no excavation is carried out, there will be very few mineral veins to be discovered.”

Feng Yu said in surprise: "There are such great changes in the world!"

Mason said, "That's right. Because we dwarves like to mine, we have records of mountain landforms for a long time, so I know some of the history of the Great Wasteland."

Feng Yu said: "I heard that the goblins traded with the Desert Empire to the east. I think the desert there is probably the source of the soil layer on the Great Wasteland.

The high snow-topped mountains block the monsoon winds, which allows the soil to settle in the wilderness."

"That should be the case. No one knows the details. After all, it's been so long."

Feng Yu looked at them and said, "It would be great if we could find a large-scale iron ore in the wilderness. I know a steam engine that runs on the ground like a steamship.

If we had that kind of machine, we could connect the Magnetite Region and the Moonlit Forest on land, which would be faster than a steamship, but it would consume too much steel, and the ones we have transported from the Dwarf Kingdom are simply not enough."

Dick said in surprise: "There is a steam engine that can run on the ground?"

Feng Yu smiled and said, "We can make it now. We just need to change the propeller into a driving wheel. But that thing is useless. It will only be useful for a steam train running on a dedicated track."

Mason said, "Once magnetite mining gets underway, I can try to look for it."

Feng Yu said enthusiastically: "Master, as long as you find a large-scale iron ore in the Great Wasteland, I will take all of it. I will buy it from you with real money. I guarantee that your clan will be richer than the dragon clan in the future."

Master Mason no longer knew what expression to use to respond to Feng Yu.

You say Darren is talking in his sleep, he looks sincere, but if you say he is telling the truth, who would believe it?

Dick smiled and patted Mason who was in a daze, saying, "Don't doubt me. I, Darren, will do what I say. Old buddy, hurry up and look for iron ore in the wilderness. If you find it, your Giant Rock Tribe will be rich."

Feng Yu said, "Dick, don't just sit there. Take a guard team and search around our camp. If you find it, it's yours. I don't want any of it. I'll buy it from you with all my money."

"Well, let me try!"

"Don't try it. You should take the lead and organize a few more prospecting teams to set out together. Use the camp as a base to investigate and explore one by one. We can't let the iron ore hold us back from development.

Tomorrow I will visit old man Anthony and ask him to use flying skills to survey the Great Wasteland again to see where there are greater dangers. We will directly send teams to eliminate them one by one. From now on, the wasteland will be our backyard and we can do whatever we want with it. "

Dick said blankly: "Is it that serious?"

Feng Yu said: "That's great. As long as there is enough iron, I can build a bridge over the Lengshui River. Then we can connect the dwarf kingdoms here with the neat trains I mentioned, and our transportation will be very convenient.

By then, the food, salt and other things here can be transported to the Dwarf Kingdom at a lower price.

By then, all dwarves will benefit, and they can take the train to our camp to work during the day and return to the Snow-Top Mountains to live at night.

We can even dig large caves above the snow line of the Snow Top Mountains as our strategic resource reserve base."

"real or fake?"

Feng Yu smiled and said, "Who of you believed it before the steam engine started moving?"

Dick patted his chest and said, "Since Brother Darren has said so, then leave the prospecting to me. As long as we find traces of the mine, Mason is also in the wilderness, so it's a good opportunity to ask him to survey it."

"Okay, it's settled. Master Mason, don't be idle either. I'll bring you some more weapons, and you can send more prospecting teams.

How about this, I will give you 500 more rations as support for your prospecting. When the time comes, the minerals will still be yours. Let's cooperate and make a fortune together."

Mason was like a person listening to a foreign language, and had no idea how to interrupt.

Because of the record of defeating the Cyclops tribe with the new weapons, Anthony strongly supports Feng Yu's plan to wipe out the dangerous creatures in the wasteland.

The old man's strength has been restored now, and there is the matter of the Cyclops attacking the migrating team, so it is his duty-bound job to survey the wasteland.

Besides, Feng Yu had already said that he didn't even need to take action, and could leave it to the Pupu City Guard, just to treat it as a training exercise. The old man only needed to be in charge of the reconnaissance and liquidation teams.

(End of this chapter)