Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 140 Coal from Brown Island + Public Setting 3

The following morning, after several transfers, Miao Xin appeared at the gate of the target factory.

She put on her mask and touched up her makeup in front of the mirror. The distraction was minimal; the security guard, unaware of anything amiss, led her to the reception room.

The old man only glanced at her once, at the very beginning.

"This ability is quite useful," Su Ming exclaimed.

The factory wasn't very large. The workshop manager, wearing work clothes, rummaged through his office and collected some catalogs, then handed them to Miao Xin.

"My surname is Zhang." He glanced to the side and introduced himself. "What kind of underwater vehicle are you looking for?"

Miao Xin flipped through the catalog, took out a sheet of paper with her needs written on it, and handed it over.

"A speed requirement of thirty knots?" Manager Zhang asked in surprise, looking at the data. "Twenty knots can be achieved, but it will seriously affect the range."

[Changed to fifteen sections.] Su Ming realized that his request was unreasonable.

Miao Xin then relayed the information.

Manager Zhang continued reading, "All-electric, 100-kilometer range, towing a 3-ton payload—that means the underwater vehicle is quite large."

"It's okay, we have plenty of budget."

"A 100-meter buoy antenna, purely radio-controlled?" Manager Zhang looked down at the control requirements, "Don't you use satellite signals? The radio range is at most ten kilometers."

Ten kilometers is far too short, Su Ming frowned. It's only a few minutes' distance for these dragons; it's practically useless. Drones could be used as relays, but the number of relay devices needed would be considerable.

In war scenarios where detection and sabotage are imminent, the more communication nodes there are, the more vulnerable this tactic becomes.

“Using a communication buoy as a relay would also work, but the range of signal buoys on the sea surface is limited.” Realizing that the client had particularly high requirements for the remote control distance, Manager Zhang was also considering solutions. “Is there any special reason why you don’t use satellite?”

"If I could, I'd definitely want a satellite too," Su Ming thought to himself.

After further communication, Su Ming confirmed that civilian products would have difficulty meeting the control distance requirements. Moreover, the speed of the submersible was difficult to increase, making the plan extremely impractical.

Even military underwater vehicles cannot achieve the long-range reliable control required for tactics without the support of a modern system.

After pondering for a moment, Su Ming decided to abandon this route and instead seek other solutions.

He opened his phone and searched, quickly discovering that human creativity didn't require him to teach others. Products that perfectly met his needs already existed, and were readily available in large quantities.
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With cargo loaded onto Earthworm Island, the White Triangle set sail overnight for Brown Gold Island. Simultaneously, communications were silenced, and the ship ceased responding to communications to avoid revealing its approximate location.

After two and a half days of full-speed sailing, the White Triangle arrived at Brown Gold Island at noon on the third day. The island is large, covering an area of ​​over 200 square kilometers, but the vegetation is sparse, and there are traces of excavation everywhere, with black dust covering the ground.

In many places, there are derricks, but most of them are dilapidated, and only a few are in use.

Su Ming looked through his binoculars and found that the rocks on the island were of a variety of colors, mixed with crimson and blue-green. "It looks like there are iron and copper mines too. It's a pretty good resource island!" he exclaimed.

“Actually, this mining island is declining.” Beianqi also came onto the deck. She had recovered a lot and could do normal daily activities without any problems. She had been to Brown Gold Island a few times and was quite familiar with the situation here. “Although there are many iron and copper mines on the island, they are all by-products, and the smelting costs are so high that there is no mining value.”

"That's a bit of a pity. If we could mine coal and smelt iron and copper on the spot, this island would definitely be rolling in money!" Su Ming said with some regret.

“The coal reserves are almost depleted, the shallow veins have been mined out, and what’s left is underwater,” Bei Anqi continued. “The mines are frequently collapsing and leaking water, and production is decreasing every year.”

These aren't the fundamental problems; the real issue is that the other world's mining and smelting capabilities are insufficient. If Earth's technology and equipment were introduced, this island could be revitalized in no time, becoming a dazzling industrial gem.

He turned and looked up at the top of the bridge. Violet had been standing there for a long time, gazing at the island's scenery. This was not in keeping with her usual behavior.

With a guess forming in his mind, Su Ming sent a message to the girl: "[Feeling a sense of déjà vu?]"

"Yes, could it be you too?" Violet asked in surprise.

"Yes, the more I look at this island, the more familiar it seems," Su Ming sighed. "It feels like I've been here before."

I feel exactly the same way you do—but this is my first time at sea.

"This is my first time in your world!" Su Ming said irritably.

"How about we go to the island together sometime?" Violet suggested.

【it is good. 】

As the White Triangle approached, the scattered workers on the dock began to whisper among themselves.

"This boat is so white."

"The design is really strange; I've never seen anything like it before."

As Su Ming's abilities improved, the White Triangle's shape became smooth, with no trace of bone visible. To make it even more like an ordinary ship, Su Ming even erected several masts and dressed the zombie in sailor suits.

However, the trimaran configuration of the ship is still too special in this world.

Qiluo also came to the deck. When she saw Zijin, she shuddered. "Hmph, bad person!"

The unicorn was missing a tuft of mane at the back of its neck. Beianqi stroked it, feeling very distressed.

"This could sell for a lot of money!" she grumbled to herself.

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Qi Luo's resentment quickly dissipated. Su Ming made a large bowl of noodles with soybean paste and had Zi Jin serve it to her. The little unicorn soon beamed with joy.

To conceal the White Triangle's special status, Su Ming shut off the propellers, relying on port tugboats and towing cables to complete the docking. Beianqi descended the gangway alone to meet the port staff who were there to greet her.

“Miss Beianchi, greetings.” Deputy Supervisor Killian greeted her with a weary expression. He slowly raised his head. “Is this your family’s new ship? It’s quite unique.”

“Mr. Killian, hello! This is the Little Poplar.” Bianchi returned the greeting, then got straight to the point, “We’re here to purchase one thousand tons of coal.”

"Sure, we have plenty in the warehouse."

"I need high-quality low-viscosity coal or long-flame coal."

Killian looked troubled. "This kind of coal warehouse only has two hundred tons. The storm a few days ago seeped through the rock strata, and now the entire mine is flooded, so the coal can't be transported out."

“Then let’s drain the water,” Beaujolais asked. “How long will that take?”

“About ten days,” Killian sighed. “We still have over a hundred workers trapped underground, and everyone is busy with this.”

"So much!" Beianqi exclaimed in surprise. "After the water is drained, is there any hope for them?"

“We brought some dry food, but it certainly won’t last until the rescue,” Killian lamented. “Everyone is worried. If a hundred people die now, our coal mine will be finished.”

After offering a few words of comfort, Beanie returned to the White Triangle to inform the others of the situation.

"No wonder there are so few people at the dock." The unicorn's horn suddenly emitted light, and a wave of energy spread outwards.

The people on the dock glowed in twos and threes, mostly pale blue or transparent.

"Not bad, there's no evil presence," Qiluo said smugly.

Alignment can detect a being's inclination toward good and evil and order.

"Can this be used to distinguish between good and bad people?" Su Ming was very interested; this was a very convenient skill.

“It’s not that simple. People are incredibly complex. My detection is based on intentions, not actions.” Qi Luo continued her detection and received a gray response from the deputy supervisor. “For example, gray represents lawful neutrality, but that doesn’t stop him from using rules and regulations to deduct workers’ wages, because that’s the order he approves of.”

"I see. So, which faction are you on?" Su Ming asked curiously.

The unicorn turned its head and cast its detection light upon Beanche, a silver color that clearly represented neutral goodness.

"We sisters are all pure silver!" Qi Luo said proudly.

"Hmm, take a look at mine too!" Su Ming said, glancing at Zi Jin beside him.

The latter noticed this and said, "If you want to see it, feel free."

The light enveloped the two of them, and a pale blue color, representing chaos and goodness, rippled across Violet's body.

"It's not neutral good, after all." The scholar was quite dissatisfied. "Where did I break the rules?"

"It's like you didn't get the nickname 'Bellatrix' for nothing," Su Ming retorted, then he noticed that the three of them were staring at him in astonishment.

He quickly looked at himself and saw that his whole body was radiating a pure white light.

"Sister, are you mistaken! How could someone like this be lawful good!" Beianqi shouted, but she found that Qiluo ignored her and instead approached Su Ming with sparkling eyes. "Hey, sister, you can't!" she quickly grabbed her. Su Ming wasn't surprised by his own alignment; the concept of goodness, deeply ingrained in civilization, was already deeply ingrained. As for lawfulness, he followed more rules than anyone else. From lining up for meals and toilet breaks in kindergarten, to taking turns playing games; from school rules and regulations to various factory rules and safety regulations at work, to traffic rules when going out, not to mention the ubiquitous law.

Even after arriving in another world, he always followed his heart and principles, and he was worthy of this judgment.

The unicorn shook off Beianchi, transformed into a little girl, and went over to grab Su Ming's clothes, saying, "Su Ming, I can ride you!"

Su Ming almost choked on his saliva, ignoring the other easily misunderstood meaning in those words, "Um, I am indeed very innocent, but I am not a virgin!"

"A young girl?" Qi Luo asked, puzzled. "What does this have to do with a young girl?"

"Su Ming, do you care whether your cat is male or female?" Zi Jin interjected.

"It doesn't really matter, it's all the same whether you're sterilized or not."

"So what do you think about a unicorn, what does her gender have to do with her?"

Is that so?! This is the first time Su Ming has heard this; indeed, legends cannot be entirely trusted!

As the detection spell ended, the pure white aura around Su Ming disappeared, and Qi Luo's eyes finally cleared up a bit. Bei Anqi quickly dragged her aside.

"Sister, why are you testing the factions?" Beianqi said, dissatisfied.

"To find suspicious people and determine if the other side is deceiving us," the unicorn replied matter-of-factly, its gaze still fixed on Su Ming, filled with resentment.

Su Ming decisively took a step back and hid behind Zi Jin.

"Alright, sister, please don't use your talent anymore—you get all hot and bothered whenever you see someone pure white!"

"This is my nature as an auspicious beast!" Qi Luo retorted. "Didn't the fairy tales you heard when you were a child teach you that?"

"Please don't ruin the fairy tale!"

While the two sisters were arguing, Su Ming turned to Zi Jin and whispered, "Get a set of magic-forbidden cloaks. I'll go pack my weapons."

Shall we disembark and take a look around?

"Of course, we should save people first. The four of us are all kind-hearted, so let's skip the formalities."

“That’s true.” Zijin resignedly walked towards the cabin. “Let’s hurry up and rescue the miners, buy the coal, and leave as soon as possible.”

The two had no concerns about their safety upon landing on the island. Brown Gold Island, a declining mineral island, lacked any significant combat capabilities and was considered a standard low-intensity zone.

The White Triangle's arrival here was impromptu, and given their speed, even if they were discovered, no one could ambush them in time.

Su Ming donned a cloak of forbidden magic and disguised himself as a follower, following behind Bei Anqi. The girl, on the other hand, led the human-form Qi Luo, and the two of them and the beast disembarked from the ship.

Originally, they wanted Qiluo to guard the ship, but Bei Anqi said that her sister was extremely curious and that if she was left alone on the ship when there was no danger, she would be the greatest danger to the ship. So, they had no choice but to leave Zijin behind.

Bianchi explained her intentions to Killian, who was in charge of the port, and the group was quickly invited into the reception room. Fletcher Lores, the owner of the mining island who had not shown up until now, also rushed over.

"You say there's a way to drain the water quickly?" Fletcher asked directly upon meeting him, not even bothering to bow.

“Yes, our equipment can pump water at a rate of 3000 cubic meters per hour,” Beanie said. “As far as we know, this efficiency is dozens of times greater than the combined efficiency of all your current equipment.”

"Installation time?" Fletcher asked hastily.

Beianqi tilted her head slightly, and Su Ming quickly sent a message.

“About half a day,” she replied to the mine owner.

"Really!" Fletcher exclaimed with delight. "How much do you want in compensation?!"

"We'll take the coal for free," Beau Angie stated, a price that had been agreed upon beforehand.

Fletcher hesitated; the price was much lower than he had expected. This wretched island lacked everything, except coal.

“We just happened to be there and wanted to lend a hand in saving lives,” Beanie explained. “Besides, if we wanted a high price, could you afford it?”

Fletcher immediately bowed deeply, "Thank you all for your help!"

Without much delay, the three immediately began surveying the site. The coal mine was located on the south side of the island. Over the years, parts of the island had been excavated, and the remaining veins stretched diagonally towards the seabed. The last vertical main shaft to be excavated was only about two hundred meters from the coast.

The shaft exit is a large, flat area where more than a dozen alchemical water pumps have been installed, with water gushing out from pipes of all sizes.

Su Ming estimated the distance; if the White Triangle was moored on the shore, it would only require about 400 meters of cable to connect to this location.

“Bei Anqi, have the coal miners erect utility poles from here to the sea, about twenty meters apart, all the way to the shore,” Su Ming said. “Install a large winch and hoist at the mine entrance, and prepare some buoys.”

"Ok."

He contacted Miao Xin himself, and when he disembarked, he had already arranged for her to start working on the water pump.

"How is it?" Su Ming asked.

"Large-scale mining pumps are easy to find," Miao Xin replied. "The nearest factory is 500 kilometers away, and it's daytime now."

In this country full of factories, finding common civilian equipment is too easy, and the advanced information network has also greatly facilitated Miao Xin.

Go there first, then proceed after dark.

On the way.

Su Ming returned to the triangle and began making cables.

The water pump must be installed underground, and its power will be supplied by the ship's steam engine and generator, so a cable needs to be run directly from the ship.

The water pump has a power of about 800 kilowatts. Based on the current of 6 kV three-phase electricity, it requires three copper core cables with a cross-section of 35 square millimeters.

The copper purchased this time contains a large amount of copper wire. By having the zombies twist multiple strands of copper wire together and then wrapping them with an insulating alchemical coating, a simple cable can be made.

Beianqi, still recovering from her mental injury, went to command the zombies to twist the wire, while Violet made alchemical paint.

Having made these arrangements, Su Ming began to study the power supply system.

Previously, Su Ming installed a 1000-kilowatt generator to power the MK71, but unfortunately the power supply standard was American.

There are certainly ways to get a new generator, but the replacement and commissioning will take time.

Su Ming asked Miao Xin to contact the sales consultant and learned that they had matching 6 kV frequency converters based on American standards in stock in their warehouse, which was specially made for the convenience of overseas customers.

This saves me trouble.

Electromechanical products account for 60% of exports to lighthouses, and the value of this is often selectively overlooked.

Miao Xin requested an electronic document containing the installation and usage instructions for the water pump from the sales representative, stored it on a flash memory card, and was then summoned to another world by Su Ming.

She then destroyed the phones. These were all secondhand, purchased through various channels, and she currently has a large stockpile.

Looking at the hundreds of pages of documents unfolding on the computer screen, Su Ming sighed and began to read.

　#Public Setting Collection Serial Number 3#
　　Violet Timeline (Spoilers)
　　Born in 102 AD in dragon form, her mothers were Mysera (Fairy Dragon) and Atia (Shattered Light Sword Saint).
　　A human-dragon hybrid was born using the power of divinely favored weapons and the technical support of the titled healers Sebastian and Howard.

　　In 115 years, he left Dragon Valley and mingled in human society.
　　In 118 AD, he met the great scholar Gilbert O'Sullivan and became his apprentice.

　　In 120 AD, he published his first formal paper, "A Genetic Study of Mouse Hybridization".

　　In 202, he accepted Michele Booker as his apprentice.
　　In 222, Michele abandoned her studies to go into business and founded the Blue-Eyed Merchants Association.
　　In 227, he was assassinated on Lingdao Island.

　　Stacy was unable to rescue her in time, but helped her transform into a bone dragon and temporarily sealed away Violet's soul (bone dragons cannot contain souls).

　　Sebastian and Howard's team reassembled, and with the power of the divinely favored weapon, they separated the human bloodline of Violet, which was then re-nurtured by Atia as a new soul vessel.

　　Elisa was born in 228. She was essentially a special life box with many flaws. In the early stages, Violet could control both forms, using her bone dragon form to care for Elisa's form as she grew up.

　　In 234, to resolve her own problems, she sealed away her Bone Dragon form. Elisa went to the school of the Church of Light to study the Light element.

　　In 242, she obtained the qualification of a saint.
　　In 245, his health deteriorated, and due to the Divine Language incident, he left the Academy of Light with the help of Catherine.

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(End of this chapter)