Chapter 252: Advanced Resource Points |
"One hundred? How about two hundred?" Qin Ziwen said directly.
Li Tieshan was shocked and quickly agreed, "Yes! I guarantee it can be done!"
"Good, I'll give you the people. Don't let the iron plating hold things up when the time comes. Oh, and the iron plating for the ship's bottom and hull should be a bit thicker, so it doesn't just crack if a Sea Beast bumps into it."
"Don't worry, Master, leave it to me!" Li Tieshan thumped his chest and loudly guaranteed.
As for the personnel, the Qin Alliance had plenty of able-bodied young men.
Anyway, now that they were trapped on this island reef, aside from being able to go gather some small seafood during low tide, most people had almost nothing to do on a daily basis.
Most of the labor force was idle, wasted.
Having them join the Armory Department, on one hand, gave the energetic young men with nowhere to expend their energy something to do. On the other hand, it also utilized the labor force to increase shipbuilding efficiency.
It was currently afternoon. The weather by the sea was hot, and the tide had slowly risen again, submerging the mudflats under the seawater.
"What is this?"
Qin Ziwen leaned over to look and was filled with revulsion.
The things in the basket were a complete nightmare for anyone with trypophobia.
Densely packed, like monster fingers.
Just one glance completely killed any appetite.
"Don't judge by its ugly looks. I heard it tastes quite delicious. Someone gave it to me, but I didn't want to take it for free, so I traded meat for it." Qin Ziwu grinned and lifted the basket.
Du Yu, who was passing by, leaned over to take a look, then frowned and silently quickened his pace.
"I think I'll pass. If you like it, eat it yourself. Remember to test for poison before eating," Qin Ziwen politely declined.
"Come on, try some. These are goose barnacles. I heard they sold for quite a lot on Earth, a high-end ingredient. They were discovered on the rocks by the shore, scraped off during low tide."
Qin Ziwen waved his hand. He suddenly asked, "Are there any sea cucumbers?"
"Yes! The biggest perk of coming to the seaside is being able to eat seafood for free." Qin Ziwu chuckled. The ecosystem here was great.
And it was undeveloped, full of all kinds of novel seafood.
However, limited by the reef and lacking proper diving equipment, they could only gather seafood during low tide.
"And this, a big mussel, as big as a shoehorn!" Qin Ziwu rummaged in the basket for a while and finally found a blue mussel bigger than a mango.
Qin Ziwen was shocked. This thing was almost becoming a spirit! He had eaten them back in the country before, but they were only palm-sized. The one in front of him was about the size of a shoe.
"How heavy is it?"
"Over three jin."
"Go heat it up in the kitchen."
Qin Ziwen then came to the Home and found an empty spot.
He took out the cards.
Speaking of which, this harvest was quite bountiful.
Besides the advanced Enhancement Card, the other three cards were: [Resource Card] Level 1 Copper Mine, [Resource Card] Level 1 Iron Mine, [Building Card] Level 1 Iron Mine.
Adding the previously obtained Level 2 Residence,
that made four cards in total.
Perfect for upgrading the Home a notch.
First, he found an empty space, took out the Level 2 Residence card, and chose to use it.
Next to the Level 1 Residence, a building with a larger footprint appeared.
The Level 1 Residence felt a bit cramped even with four people.
The Level 2 Residence was much more spacious.
The footprint changed from 43 to 45.
First, the appearance: the wooden door was replaced with a sturdy door panel reinforced with iron plating.
The hole-like windows on both sides were fitted with rough hemp paper and wooden window sashes that could be opened and closed. The roof had an extra layer of thatch and clay added. Several neatly bundled piles of Firewood were stacked by the corner of the wall, and a chimney extended diagonally from the back of the house.
Entering the house, the kang platform was widened and covered with finely woven reed mats. Low wooden partitions appeared between the four sleeping berths, creating semi-private spaces.
It went from four berths to five berths.
The bedding on each berth was replaced with a style of coarse cotton cloth stuffed with thick cotton. The wooden pillow surface was planed smooth, with a small, brand-new square cloth placed on top.
The whole room gave a feeling of spaciousness and tidiness.
[Level 2 Residence: Level 2 Settlement, Level 2 Cold Resistance] (Settlement slots: 0/5)
This added five internal Home slots.
Then, after thinking for a moment, Qin Ziwen went to another wide spot nearby.
He first used the Level 1 Copper Mine.
He chose a location next to the Stone Mine and Iron Mine, conveniently connecting these mining veins into one area.
Soon, next to the original mining veins, a semi-open-air Level 1 Copper Mine with a 10*10 footprint appeared.
Then, he synthesized the two Level 1 Iron Mine cards into a Level 2 one. Qin Ziwen built it next to the original Level 2 Iron Mine and then used the Advanced Resource Enhancement Card on it.
[After enhancement, the footprint of this advanced resource point is 30*30. Please confirm you have sufficient blank area.]
"Upgrade."
A massive glow enveloped the area, spreading out.
On the spot, a huge, bunker-like structure appeared.
Qin Ziwen was shocked.
Because this 30*30 footprint was almost entirely occupied by this bunker building covering nearly one thousand square meters.
It rose abruptly within the Home like a small hill.
Its surface seemed to be coated with a rough mud mixed with metal shavings.
The front featured a nearly five-meter high, five-meter wide black hole of an entrance.
[Advanced Resource Point · Level 1 Mourning Bunker: Level 2 Automatic Mining, Level 2 Ore Hardness Increase, Level 2 Ore Weight Reduction] (Special Effect: Metal ores mined from the Mourning Bunker can automatically heal by absorbing blood)
What the hell is this.
Qin Ziwen felt these resource points were getting more and more abstract.
Isn't this a resource point? How did it become a building?
But considering the Boiling Spring was also in the shape of a fountain, he understood.
However, the enhancement effects of this Mourning Bunker were indeed simple and brutal. A normal Iron Mine only purified the ore, but here it directly strengthened the ore.
Hardness increase, weight reduction.
This was perfect for serving as the iron plating for the ship's outer layer.
Since the weight became lighter, the same ship could carry thicker armor, able to withstand more impacts from Sea Beasts.
Walking up to the Mourning Bunker, he saw two heavy iron doors at its entrance, tightly shut.
He placed his palm on the iron door and pushed gently. With almost no effort, the iron door swung open.
A smell mixed with earthiness and metallic corrosion rushed to meet him.
On the walls on both sides, every few meters, there was a dim ore lamp.
Walking inside, he heard clanging sounds coming from deep within the cave.
Like the sound of picks and shovels striking the rock walls.
Mixed within was a certain kind of suppressed, low sobbing.
Curious, he followed the downward-sloping passage for dozens of meters, turned a corner, and saw inside a square hall.
Dozens of "humanoid creatures" wearing tattered clothes reduced to mere strips of cloth, with only white skeletons for bodies, were raising picks, continuously striking the mineral vein.
Those low sobbing sounds were coming from their hollow chest cavities.
Even the arrival of him, the Home Master, did not affect the work efficiency of these miners. They faced the mineral vein, swinging their mining picks on their own.
Qin Ziwen was speechless. So, this was "automatic mining"!
Speaking of which, why were the advanced buildings and advanced resource points he activated after coming to this Island map all such underworldly things?
One was a ghost, one was a skeleton. Couldn't they get something from the world of the living?
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