For humanity, burn the stars.

Inside Noah's Ark, the manufacturing bed is in operation, continuously turning raw materials into finished products.

Qin Heling looked at the blueprint that had been displayed before him and waited quietly.

For this expedition, he selected a lightweight exploration vehicle suitable for moving across snowy terrain.

The vehicle is not small and can seat six people. The wind and snow protection roof is a semi-enclosed design that can be opened.

Its tall chassis can adapt to most of the terrain on this planet, and its wide, low-pressure tires can easily traverse the tundra.

Of course, this is not a special vehicle; in fact, it can be said to be quite outdated.

Even if players want to redeem it with points, it only requires 800 points.

Naturally, Qin Heling valued its cost-effectiveness.

As the leader, Qin Heling could freely squander resources to build better and faster vehicles for his own use.

However, he himself is not that kind of person, and he will not forget that humanity's current situation is still dangerous.

Moreover, resources are scarce right now, so practicality is more important than anything else.

On this planet, this vehicle is perfectly capable of handling medium-distance, long-duration travel.

This exploration vehicle will likely remain with him for a long time to come.

With the manufacturing bed completed, a brand-new exploration vehicle was finally unveiled.

During this waiting period, a considerable number of players had gathered around.

Any part of the construction process that involves this kind of construction is like a speed bump for players; even a dog would have to stop and take a look.

Not to mention that it was built as such a tall and imposing vehicle, which further captured the hearts of many players around.

"This is an exploration vehicle?! If I have any points, I'll definitely redeem one as an troop carrier!"

"What are you waiting for, bro? Let's work together to accumulate points!"

Amid the players' discussions, Qin Heling, accompanied by two guard robots, boarded the vehicle and set off towards the mineral vein location submitted by the players.

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The exploration vehicle rolled across the tundra, heading southwest.

The location submitted for [Lunch] is 21 kilometers away from the spaceship. Although there are some rugged roads in between, they cannot stop this vehicle.

Not long after, Qin Heling arrived at the marked location.

Qin Heling stopped the car, only to find that in addition to the player [Lunch] who had reported, there were four more people here.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the four people, including "I'm such a noob," who had previously taken over the task of establishing the supply station from him.

After thinking about the location of the mission for a moment, Qin Heling understood why they were there.

Qin Heling couldn't help but look at them with new respect, especially noticing the player named "I'm a real noob".

Among this group of players, besides the more lively or distinctive ones, he also pays attention to the "noobs".

The fact that he stayed behind to study the points redemption system and organize his posts is enough to prove that he is a player who thinks for himself.

At this moment, Qin Heling's keen sense of the mission made him pay even more attention to him.

It's worth noting that strategy-oriented players who are active on forums are quite popular among gamers.

If there's an opportunity to guide players' thinking through him, the effect should be quite good.

There might be a place where we can use him in the future, so it wouldn't hurt to give him a special assignment then.

However, Qin Heling did not show any reaction on the surface, but simply nodded to the group.

He then took out more advanced detection instruments and began to examine the surrounding mineral vein.

This was a rocky slope on the tundra, and some of the snow in front of them had been cleared away, revealing the dark mineral layer below.

As the detection instruments came into contact with the exposed ore on the ground, data was quickly collected.

Looking at the data before him, Qin Heling nodded slightly; it was not much different from what he had estimated.

The ore vein is generally strip-shaped, and most of it can be mined in the open. Its surface area is about the size of two football fields, and the thickness of the ore body is between 5 and 15 meters.

It is mainly composed of hematite, with copper, lead, zinc and other minerals that can be mined and utilized.

The reserves are estimated to be between 19 and 21 tons, which is enough for a period of time after full extraction.

Moreover, since most of it is open-pit, mining is not difficult; only a small portion buried below the rock slope requires more effort.

It's especially user-friendly in the early stages.

Next, we will use this mining area as the center to build our first branch base and expand our influence.

Qin Heling put away the instruments and headed towards the [Lunch] restaurant where the mineral vein had been discovered.

"A good discovery."

"Can you tell me how you discovered it?"

[Lunch] With a calm expression, he casually said, his fingers resting on the bottom of his mask:

"Hmm... because the color on the ground seems a little different."

"I dug around out of habit, and unexpectedly, I made a great discovery."

Qin Heling raised her eyebrows slightly, wondering why the other person had this habit.

However, he didn't ask any further questions; it was the player's own business.

He brought up the system interface and sent the final reward to [Lunch].

[Mineral vein exploration mission completed]

Basic Reward: 50 points

[Scale Bonus: 5 points]

[Mining Convenience Bonus: 10 points]

Total: 65 points have been awarded

[Lunch] Upon seeing the notification, a slight smile appeared on that otherwise expressionless face.

As the points were settled, the four players watching nearby exclaimed in surprise and looked at [Lunch] with envy.

Having such a large number of points in the early stages is such a wonderful thing!

"I'm such a noob," he said, looking at Qin Heling expectantly.

"Captain, now that we have the most basic minerals, shouldn't we start developing them...?"

Looking at the players staring at him expectantly, Qin Heling could only chuckle helplessly and shake his head.

"Even if that's how you see me... without the tools, there's no way to develop it."

"Or are you planning to dig with your bare hands?"

The three players who had been brought here by the "noob" looked at each other, finally realizing the problem.

However, they didn't complain about the "noob" who led the way; they just chuckled.

Indeed, it's unrealistic to expect to start right now, especially since they haven't even realized the problem.

Qin Heling looked at the players in front of her who seemed slightly disappointed, thought for a moment, and then spoke again:

"Let's talk about work tomorrow; you all need to rest today."

"However... I imagine you're not just going to sit here and wait, are you?"

"Having come all this way, you should have a good understanding of the surrounding terrain by now, right?"

The other players were still a bit stunned, unsure if their limited knowledge was enough to answer the question.

And "I'm such a noob" seemed to realize something, and quickly said to Qin Heling:

"Yes, we've investigated quite a bit about the surrounding area along the way."

Qin Heling nodded, but didn't ask any questions. Instead, he patted the car body.

"Let's go, you can tell me about your experiences on the way."

The others quickly realized that this was a little surprise for them, giving them a reason to get on the bus.

The players were taken aback at first, but then happily climbed onto the exploration vehicle, not caring that they wouldn't find anything.

They originally thought they would have to go back, since this wasn't something an NPC should be doing.

Qin Heling smiled slightly, deciding to treat it as a ride for them.

Including lunch, there were exactly six people in the car, but the robot had to find its own way back.

The war correspondent looked at the two robots that had been forced off the vehicle and asked with some concern:

"They'll go back on their own, okay?"

Qin Heling waved his hand, not caring.

There are no creatures on this planet capable of destroying them.