Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 196 The "Three-Three" Development Plan of Xuanshui Petroleum Special Zone

The herd of beasts, who were waiting to see what would happen, did not see the result they wanted.

Although at the beginning, the Longtooth tribe expressed great anger at the destruction of its subordinate Swamp tribe, and several orc leaders of the tribe said that they would make these "shameless kittens" pay a bloody price.

The "Black Mouth" tribe, which lives right next to the "Rotten Swamp," openly declared: "The blood of the Otter Boar cannot be shed in vain; the heads of the Cat Clan must fall!"

But while they shouted slogans loudly, their actual actions nearly made the eyes of the onlookers, the beastmen, pop out of their sockets.

The Longtooth tribe sent a captain of guard to challenge the representative of Shadowclaw to a duel to avenge the defeat of the Otterboar Orcs' Rotten Swamp tribe.

Yes, it's still a covert struggle; they don't even let anyone see it.

Hearing this, everyone was too lazy to even guess the outcome of the fight; they were just fooling the dead!
As expected, the two sides were evenly matched, so they temporarily ceased fighting to await the future.

Conflicts between orc tribes have been resolved through duels, a tradition that dates back to the Great Gathering of the Wastelands over six hundred years ago.

At that time, the Orcish Wasteland was not yet unified. Dozens of tribes fought each other, resulting in too much bloodshed, to the point that humans could press on the Orcish borders with impunity.

Of course, according to some elders among the orcs at the time, the infighting among the orcs was actually a conspiracy orchestrated by the humans.

In any case, the six major orc chieftain tribes eventually met at the sacred mountain, the ancestral home of the orcs, and agreed that the orcs should no longer fight amongst themselves. If there were still unresolved grudges, then each tribe should send someone to fight.

This is also the origin of the orcs' long-term "battle of generals" to solve problems. Just like before, Liu Zaiyue and the Shiti tribe decided their affiliation by having their leaders fight one-on-one, which was equivalent to completing a bloodless merger.

This system, to some extent, preserved the vitality of the orc race and made a significant contribution to their eventual rise. However, as orc tribes, especially those on the plains, have become increasingly "humanized" in recent years, this tradition of individual heroism has rapidly faded.

The few duels that can still be held all occur on the premise that the two tribes have a good relationship with each other.

The otter-boar beastmen and the cat-beastmen have been fighting for decades, resulting in mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Why would they fight each other?

Even the orcs who weren't so bright could sense that something was wrong, something very wrong.

Undoubtedly, there are strong interests at play behind this.

When deciding to launch a full-scale war of annihilation against the "Rotten Swamp" tribe, the plans of the Vast Ocean Territory included not only military action but also a series of diplomatic maneuvers.

For example, through the connections at Motianling, they attempted to negotiate with the "Long-Toothed" tribe.

For example, even though the "Thunder Roar" tiger clan is no longer able to take care of "Shadow Claw," they can still be asked to speak up and offer verbal support.

Of course, all of these are just superficial gestures; the most crucial element lies in the exchange of interests behind the scenes.

The intermediary entrusted by Han Hailing was the Seven Luminaries Garland Merchant Guild.

Across the entire northern plains, the Seven Luminaries Garland is a behemoth, containing heavy armor, ironware, spices, spirits, pearls from the southern bay, elixirs from the elven forest, the mechanics of the dwarven masters, and the magic arrays of the Magic Academy…

Because other humans are completely unable to set foot in the orcish territory, the Seven Luminaries Garland Merchant Guild, as the sole supplier, deals in products that are all extremely profitable...

The Northern Merchant Guild is treated as an honored guest by various tribes, and the Northern Merchant Guild is responsible for supplying materials to dozens of core strongholds and thousands of wandering merchant guilds in the plains and wastelands.

Previously, during the export of goods from the Sea of ​​Ocean to the north through the Conch Pass, the two core products, [Unblocking Elixir] and [Exorcising Pagoda], unsurprisingly attracted great attention from the dwarves.

Despite the barrier of Motianling, the dwarfs quickly locked onto their target. The representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Hailuokou engaged in a protracted negotiation. Ultimately, through the mediation of Oulen, the head of the Chamber of Commerce, the two sides reached some agreements and demarcated the medicine distribution area of ​​Bailu Plain.

In return for giving up a portion of its profits, Hailuokou received a series of intelligence, information, and relationship channels of support from the Dwarf Merchant Guild in the north.

Interestingly, because the Seven Luminaries Wreath mainly deals with large tribes and rarely interacts with small tribes, it can't provide much information support at the "Rotten Swamp" level.

It was the influence exerted by the "Long Teeth" tribe that allowed Xuan Shui City to quickly regain peace.

Or rather, a temporary peace.

Taking advantage of this time, Lord Chen Mo gave an order, and Xuan Shui City launched the construction of the industrial special zone with the largest possible investment of manpower and resources.

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The new industrial zone will be located inside the Xuan Shui Swamp.

Chen Mo personally presided over the mobilization meeting. The lord's loyal warriors, officials of all levels from the Vast Sea Territory, the new subjects of the White Deer Plain, and the cat vassals who were willing to serve as his henchmen, crowded into the temporary meeting room to listen to the lord's work arrangements.

Although most of the new recruits didn't understand much, the environment and atmosphere already gave them a surge of excitement and a thrilling sense of participation.

After all, compared to those blood-drained, scalp-tingling otter-boar beastmen outside, being able to sit here is already a great blessing.

The lord's words were frequently met with applause.

"This is a war, a war that is more significant and far-reaching than a direct confrontation with the orcish tribes."

After completing the qualitative assessment, Lord Chen Mo, standing in front of the large screen, eloquently presented the complete construction and development plan.

How difficult is it to build an oil-related industrial system from scratch?
Furthermore, how difficult it must have been to establish such an oil industry system in a land of slavery, low productivity, high illiteracy, and frequent wars.

The vast majority of countries on Earth are proving through their own experiences that this is not a matter of difficulty, but an impossibility!
The vast majority of oil-producing countries do not have their own petrochemical industry, and a considerable number of them are even unable to develop a basic oil refining industry.

Therefore, among all the people present—orcs, and elves and half-elves in the corners—except for a very few Torchbearer Youth members with slightly higher levels of education who had some awareness, the rest were completely unaware of how great this project was.

They wouldn't realize how great the lord was.

Fortunately, the lord is already great enough that he doesn't really need such a cult of personality.

Holding the perfect answer key provided by his elders, Chen Mo calmly copied it onto Fanxing's exam paper.

According to the plan, the construction of the entire industrial park is divided into three phases, each of which is further divided into three sections, hence the name "Three-Three" development plan.

"The core objective of the first phase of the project is to achieve crude oil extraction and preliminary fractionation!"

"To achieve this goal, we need to complete the construction of three major sections: shallow mining system, atmospheric distillation unit, and warehousing and logistics support!" Chen Mo pointed to the red flags surrounding the main conference table below the stage: "According to the latest orders from the command, we have initially established the framework of the Xuan Shui City Industrial Construction Legion, which consists of three engineering battalions, one comprehensive construction battalion, and one logistics support battalion."

"Next, you are allowed to mobilize the largest possible manpower to start construction across the entire line, in stages, and strive to complete all projects in the first phase within three months."

Turning around, I tapped the screen, and a series of real-life scene maps appeared on the screen. Amidst the scattered, broken black water, clumps of red dye dotted the soil, rocks, tree trunks, and shrubs, forming marked lines.

Each marked line represents a task area that needs to be worked on.

Next comes the specific task allocation.

The First Engineering Battalion, personally led by City Defense Army Commander Lynn, was responsible for the shallow mining system. Its goal was to construct the entire diversion channel and oil collection pool system at the target location, strictly following the blueprints.

After the project is completed, shallow oil layers can flow directly into the oil collection tank through diversion channels, while deep oil layers can be pumped into the oil collection tank by explosion-proof submersible pumps for preliminary oil-water separation.

The Second Engineering Battalion, personally led by Makaga, was responsible for the construction of the most crucial initial processing area.

Here, a ten-ton distillation tower will be erected in the future.

It is also a laboratory-grade industrial product that integrates heating, fractionation, and condensation units into one unit. It features multi-energy hybrid drive, fully automated control, and each module can operate independently and be disassembled and transported.

After the fractionation tower is assembled, the crude oil from the collection area will undergo its first screening here. Using energy heating and temperature stratification, the crude oil will be decomposed into light gasoline, medium diesel, heavy oil, and asphalt, which can only be considered as impurities for the time being.

What this means, nobody knows yet.

Only when internal combustion engines enter this continent in the future, emitting a deep roar, will the starry world understand its value and meaning.

"Third Engineering Battalion, vanguard!"

"To!"

"You need to complete the construction of special storage facilities, the transportation lines from the oil-producing area to the storage area, and the transportation roads from the storage area to the outside of the swamp. This is the largest project. So, any questions?"

The foot soldier stood tall and straight, his eyes fixed straight ahead, and slammed his heels together loudly, making a crisp sound in the meeting room: "Reporting to the lord, no problem, mission accomplished!"

"Um, when using the people's power, we should pay a little attention to the methods and approaches."

"Roger that!"

"Alright, let's go!"

As Chen Mo issued his final order, the people in the venue retreated like a tide, leaving only Old Niu, who was in charge of the lord's security, by his side.

In fact, the arrangements the lord just made are less than one-tenth of the entire plan.

The lord's inventory list contains a long list of equipment and materials, as follows:
High-strength, corrosion-resistant, flexible piping for auxiliary channels; hybrid explosion-proof submersible pumps and piston pumps that can be driven by electricity, fuel oil, or manual power; lining materials for oil storage tanks; modular atmospheric distillation tower components; laboratory-grade oil-water separators; explosion-proof electrical control cabinets and cables; analytical instrument kits; special corrosion-resistant valves, fittings, and various installation tools…

There is even a complete set of supporting fire-fighting equipment systems, because in an oil field, fire prevention is the top priority.

It seems that the future training of mages in the territory should focus more on water magic. That old guy Downs should put in more effort!
The above is just the first part.

In the second phase, this industrial park will also house fluidized bed catalytic cracking reactors, multi-axis machine tool processing equipment and upgrade kits, a local diesel engine assembly workshop, and the core production line for lubricating oil solvent refining...

The third phase, which is further ahead, will include a chemical steam cracking furnace module, a polyethylene/polypropylene polymerization reactor, a synthetic ammonia experimental device, micro and small injection molding machines, and so on!
The immense burden rested on the shoulders of the respected lord, to the point that Chen Mo felt he might suffer from cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation at such a young age...

For the next period of time, the lord entered into an extremely monotonous and mechanical life.

I woke up in the early morning, did some simple exercises, and began the first meditation of my daily three-times-a-day deep practice.

In the morning, I process documents sent from the Han Hai Territory and important documents from Xuan Shui City. Sometimes, when I have a little more time, I also quickly browse through the results of other government officials' handling of matters within their respective jurisdictions to see if there are any errors or omissions.

After finishing the administrative work in this area, I spent about ten minutes approving Tian Shuang City's requests and inquiries, and also responded to Xiao Liu Shuang's greetings.

Ever since Liu Shuang's failed attempt to "hug and kill" him at the Han Hai City Lord's Mansion, the young girl has been much more proactive in contacting him. Chen Mo had tried to subtly inquire about the reason, but Liu Shuang remained silent, staring blankly at him with her amber eyes...

Chen Mo vaguely felt that this was related to the fluorescent silkworms provided by Isera.

However, Chen Mo himself dared not try it. As the saying goes, the carrying pole on his shoulders carries the Blue Star World on one end and the Starry Continent on the other. This burden is too heavy for him to dare to try these strange and unusual things.

After finishing my work in the morning, I will have lunch with the leaders of the Xuan Shui City Government Office and the various battalions of the Construction Corps at noon, and listen to their brief reports on the progress of their projects.

After a short lunch break, the afternoon's work schedule was equally packed.

The 40-minute technical exchange aimed to resolve the technical doubts and problems encountered by various departments. For problems that could not be resolved, they were recorded and sent back to Blue Star in stages.

Next, we will have our second deep meditation.

After completing their training, there will be two 60-minute "Lord's Classes," where the Lord will impart knowledge and skills to the Torch Youth Corps, outstanding successors selected from the Bull Clan, Cat Clan, and other Beast Clans, as well as the human children within the territory.

Finally, these human children are all descendants of slaves. They will undergo the first round of selection in the territory's basic compulsory education system, and the best among them will enter this "Lord's Classroom".

In a sense, Chen Mo has given up on the plan to completely reform their parents' generation. Some things are ingrained in their bones. It's not that they can't be changed, but the cost of reform is too great.

Let's start by reshaping the next generation.

After seeing off his "Red Guards," Lord Chen would listen to the latest progress report on the project during dinner. After dinner, he would personally inspect the construction site to see how this once lifeless swamp was now thriving.

Back at his residence, the sky was already full of stars. After calming himself down, Chen Mo still needed to complete his third deep meditation.

All matters were recorded day by day in the logbook, guiding the development of Hanhai Territory, Hailuokou, Xuanshui City, and even Tianshuang City.

Of course, it may also affect the distant stars, to that place called Blue Star.

(End of this chapter)