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Chapter 108 Mining Plan

As Qin Heling pondered the suggestions from the players in front of him, he gradually formed an idea.

Firearms are the key weapons they currently lack.

The Starsea Federation has restricted the production of weapons for the Mother Bed, which has hampered players' actions in the war, making it more difficult for them to even fight groups of primitive people.

While cryogenic weapons can be used to circumvent these limitations, they have significant drawbacks.

High-pressure air exits the barrel at a very high speed, but its kinetic energy also decays very quickly.

Therefore, this thing is basically only good for close combat, which greatly reduces its significance in war.

Looking up at the anxiously waiting players, Qin Heling tapped the table and said softly, "Your ideas are reasonable and indeed meaningful for our development."

"Therefore, I can agree to allow you to start mining coal ahead of schedule."

The players breathed a sigh of relief, but Qin Heling immediately spoke again: "However—the method of mining needs to be changed."

Upon hearing this, the players, who had previously thought everything was settled, suddenly became anxious and waited, wondering if the plan could be successfully implemented.

Qin Heling had just thought it over and decided on a plan to let the players mine.

In the real world, some yucca farmers offer a yucca-picking activity.

Simply put, there is no charge for entering to collect samples; you are charged based on the weight of the samples you bring out when you leave.

Qin Heling prefers this method to giving players limited mining rights for a limited time.

After all, this is the only way to stabilize prices; otherwise, once the players' productivity increases, wouldn't we be at a loss?

Players can mine without any conditions, but the amount of harvest they get depends on the points they spend.

With a system monitoring their seed fire, there's no need to worry about them falsifying accounts.

Qin Heling briefly explained the plan to the players in front of him.

After hearing Qin Heling's plan, the players looked at each other, then became even happier.

After all, exchanging points for mining rights is like a waste of money in the early stages for an undeveloped coal mine, with profits only coming later.

Besides, since they developed it first, later players can simply use their channels to mine coal directly, wouldn't that make them lose even more?

In their view, the current plan is more beneficial to all players.

If they can't dig anything up, then naturally they don't need to spend points; at most, it's just a waste of time.

And once it's actually unearthed, it's clearly priced, so there's no need to worry.

Having readily agreed to Qin Heling's plan, the players bid farewell with great enthusiasm, ready to get started immediately.

But Qin Heling called them back.

To be precise, it was [Battlefield Atomic Bomb] and [Soul FIVE] that were called out.

"You two, wait a moment."

"I have something to say to you."

[Painkiller] and [Li Erniu] were immediately astonished.

Although they were curious, they didn't call out to them and could only leave.

The other two people who were called over could hardly contain their excitement and looked at Qin Heling expectantly.

Could it be some hidden mission? Or is there some special operation required for them during the war?

Under their watchful eyes, Qin Heling reached out and picked up two boosters from the table.

"Both of your teams performed quite well in the previous battles."

"Therefore, I have decided to give you a special task."

Qin Heling handed the two enhancers to them and said again, "Regarding the specific effects of the enhancers, I hope you will test them. Rest assured, they are definitely safe."

"Whether you try it yourself or let the team members try it, it's up to you."

"Record your before-and-after body data and the effects of using the product, and then report it to me."

The two excitedly accepted the enhancement agent, and the item's name popped up in front of them.

[Quest Item: Type Enhancement Agent]

[Made from materials unique to this planet, it theoretically can instantly enhance various stats and permanently and slightly increase gene development.]

You wouldn't want to know what this is made of.

Tonight, aside from the two special types he needed, Qin Heling made a total of 10 injections of the enhancer.

The effective components in the bodies of ordinary guards, Lovisa, are too low, and they need to be mixed with the bone components of psionicists at a ratio of 9:1 to produce a normal effect.

Therefore, based on the current production volume, producing a total of about 40 units from these corpses would be the limit.

Looking at the two of them, Qin Heling added, "Although we've achieved some results tonight, we can't let our guard down."

"That's just one tribe. How many Lovisa there are on this planet is still unknown."

"Although they suffered heavy losses, they can give us a few days to rest, recuperate, and prepare for battle."

"But if they unite with other tribes later, things will get complicated."

Patting them on the shoulder, Qin Heling encouraged them, "I'm very satisfied with your willingness to arm yourselves, so go ahead and do it."

Upon hearing Qin Heling's words, the two players' eyes immediately lit up.

"That's great, that's exactly what I've been waiting for!"

"I promise I will live up to my mission!"

Leaving the captain's cabin, they quickly pulled Li Erniu and Painkillers along with them.

As they continued their journey, the group quickly went to the edge of the coal mine to scout out the location—or rather, to explore it.

The coal mine was actually closer to them than the No. 1 mining area.

This is because the player did not exchange for a detector during the first exploration, and therefore could not discover resources deep underground.

Later, a player explored it a second time and was able to detect it at a greater depth than the basic detector, which led to its discovery.

Its location is about 5 kilometers outside the spaceship, in the direction of the Lovisa lair.

After re-examining the distribution with the detector, [Heiyi] was somewhat troubled.

"It looks like the coal seam is two or three meters below; it'll probably take some work."

[Chuiha Dajiang] shrugged and casually replied, "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, not every mine can be open-pit like Mine No. 1."

A few of them arrived with their tools to begin development, while the other team members are currently resting and waiting to take over from them later.

Guided by the probe, they found the shallowest point on the surface from the coal mine.

After discussing the options, they decided to mine diagonally downwards, based on the knowledge in the system.

They dug a sloping well on this planet at a downward angle of 20 degrees.

After entering, use the cast iron bars obtained from the smelter to support the structure every half meter or so to prevent collapse.

After working for several hours, the team finally dug into the actual coal seam.

The players were all pleasantly surprised as they looked at the jet-black, shiny coal.

[Painkiller] Pick up a small piece and examine it in your hand.

"Although it's clear from the detector, the quality of this raw coal is indeed very good!"

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