"Dwarf gem craftsman? How wide are your connections? Why do you feel that you are involved in all walks of life?"
"It's just a coincidence that the Troll Mountains produce a gem called regeneration gem, which attracts Those dwarfs settled here.
It is true that we want to build our own entire industrial chain. , but there is no need to be original in everything. If you already have it, use it and integrate it. There is no need to exclude them completely. "
"This is natural."
The two of them spent the next trip in this kind of chat, bursting out countless sparks of inspiration.
Filancini possesses the most advanced arcane knowledge and can interpret Gavin's countless whimsical ideas in a magical way.
Gavin, on the other hand, has massive manpower and material resources to provide material support to the former.
The two form a perfect closed loop.
When the two people came to their senses, the City of the Colossus was already close at hand.
Filancini said with unfinished content: "Is this to blame because the Mist is flying too fast? Or is the time passing too fast? I feel that the topic has not been fully developed yet!"
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"Teacher wants to discuss it in the future. We have plenty of time. We should first find a way to implement the elemental restraint device. Energy is the basis of everything. Without stable energy support, everything is empty talk." Gavin grasped the key point of the whole matter.
It is also the easiest to see results in a short period of time, and it relies on Filancini's own magical heritage.
“After visiting the City of the Colossus, I will start this work immediately.” Filancini exclaimed, “I have heard that the City of the Colossus is different, but I didn’t expect it to be so different.
This name is really worthy of its name, then These dwarves are really obsessed with huge things, and only they are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of years to build a city into the shape of a statue."
When you arrive at the City of the Colossus, the first thing you notice is always this. City rendering of the Weeping Dwarf statue.
In front of him, everything becomes so insignificant.
Especially against the background of those big and small kobolds, everything is bigger and more majestic.
Colossus City is like a huge three-dimensional hive. Not only are countless kobolds busy coming in and out on the ground, but there are also a large number of black-winged kobolds flying in the air.
While Filancini was shocked by the fantastic scene in front of her, Gavin was immersed in the contrast of changes in the City of Colossus.
Colossus City itself has not changed much, or in other words, its changes cannot be seen from the outside. Even if there are changes, they are located in the heart of the mountain.
From time to time, there will be a roar of steam, followed by a huge roar, and a large amount of steam gushes out.
That is a sign that the restarted dwarf forging production line is operating at full capacity.
The biggest change in the City of Colossus is the surrounding situation.
It is no longer stuck there alone, but is centered on it and spreads in all directions, like a spider web, covering roads large and small.
The fifty kilometers of land directly in front of the City of the Colossus and the Giant Plains was divided into pieces, dotted with earthen castles, half on the ground and half underground. There were also varying numbers of kobolds inside. In and out.
All the surrounding land has been reclaimed, and traces of farming can be clearly distinguished on it.
Especially around those earthen forts, there are a large number of wheat straws and corn stalks neatly stacked. Many of them are of amazing size, especially the corn stalks, which are almost like small trees.
There is no doubt that Colossus City’s food self-sufficiency plan has achieved initial results.
"What are those kobolds doing? Are they preparing to move?" Filancini asked curiously, pointing to the kobolds in the castle.
They were loading large and small bags into the truck, as if they were going to empty the earthen fortress.
Some have even emptied out, driving extremely large ox carts that are extremely inconsistent with their small size, and marching towards the City of the Colossus.
"The autumn harvest has been completed. In the next three or four months, there will basically not be much work here, and kobolds are cold-blooded animals and are very dependent on external heat. If they stay outside, they can only stay in the bunker. Hibernation
City of the Colossus is different. Not only are most of the activities indoors, there is also an ample supply of geothermal heating. , no less than in summer.
There, the kobolds not only consume less daily, but can also assist in other tasks. They are still very advantageous in those small and barren mines.”
Although he hasn't been back for a while, Gavin knows everything about the situation here. After all, he is the one who formulated the general policy.
"The slave masters of Calimshan have to bow down before you." Filancini sighed, "You have simply squeezed the value of these kobolds to the extreme."
Gavin did not agree with this. Agreed, "They get gains that are disproportionate to their efforts, and that's called exploitation.
But if in this process, they get the fruits of their labor, that's creation. A new way of life, wait and see for yourself if you don’t believe me.”
“Master, it’s really you. When I first received the news, I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t expect that you had really come from nowhere. The Abyss is back.”
As soon as the Misthorn approached the City of Colossus, a huge black figure eagerly came up to it, roaring with excitement from the bottom of its heart.
It was Shanoba, the lord of the City of Colossus.
Although Gavin and Filancini are still riding in the Mist, the entire top has been opened like a convertible, and the speed has slowed down.
This design was also tailor-made by the legendary arcanist for himself to facilitate casting spells on the Mist. Now it is an excellent way to observe the scenery along the way.
Gavin looked at Shanobah up and down, and nodded slightly: "It seems that you have been very successful in managing Colossus City. The ability of dragons and dogs to help each other has improved a lot. It seems that you are far away from me." Becoming a real dragon is just a matter of time.”
The bipedal flying dragon transformed by the black dragon girl is obviously larger than the last time Gavin met. It has broken through the super-large category and entered the super-large category. The giant ranks are getting closer and closer to giant dragons in shape.
This is a sign of blood purification.
"This is a good foundation laid by the master. I just follow the path paved by the master." Shanoba transformed into a black dragon girl, flapped her wings and said with a smile, "I will summon everyone in the City of Colossus right now. People, let them come out to greet the master.”
“Don’t bother us.” Gavin waved his hand and refused, “We have a small business now. If it happens every time. How much time will it take to do this? Do other cities need to follow suit? "
"Yes!" The black dragon girl couldn't help but giggle, "I'm just a little too happy to meet the master."
"If you are willing, take us around and introduce the fruits of your labor. It is best if they are unique to you."
Gavin woke up and said, "This is Filancini, my arcane teacher, and also the chief engineer of our territory. The shadow aircraft was made by her, and the City of Colossus will keep no secrets from her."< br>
The black dragon girl’s eyes were full of Gavin, and she didn’t even glance at the legendary arcanist from beginning to end, until she heard the ghost The name Shadow Flying Machine just made my heart tremble, and I hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I treated your distinguished guest so slowly, you two come with me."
When the Shadow Flying Machine previously launched a comprehensive war of eradication against the Jackals, The terrifying power displayed not only suppressed the enemy, but also shocked his own people.
Especially the flying dragon army headed by Shanoba.
They were proud to think that they were the ace flying army in Gavin's hands, but they never imagined that in the blink of an eye, they would become second-rate.
Facing the shadow aircraft in the air, they could not fight or escape. They would be blasted to pieces in minutes.
When I heard that the other party was the developer of the Shadow Aircraft, I was naturally surprised and afraid.
She should have thought that the one brought by her master himself could not be a mortal.
“The number of kobolds we have in Colossus City now exceeds 300,000, and they are increasing at a rate of 30% every year.
The Flying Dragon Legion has expanded to forty. There are no more wild flying dragons in the Troll Mountains and Giant's Run Mountains
The number of dwarves has exceeded 15,000, and it is growing at a rate of 10% every year.
We have been hoarding food for at least two years now, and our food self-sufficiency rate has reached 70%.
The annual output of dwarven steel ingots reaches one hundred thousand tons..."
"What is the annual output of dwarven steel ingots? "The legendary arcanist screamed and interrupted the reporting work of the Lord of Sanoba.
"One hundred thousand tons! "There was unconcealable pride in Shanoba's eyebrows.
Of course she knew the horror of this number. The amount of food they could grow in Colossus City in a year did not amount to this amount.
“Hiss…” Filancinis gasped and said in disbelief, “Are you sure you’re right? The combined steel production of half the continent would be even greater without you. "How dare I fool the master with this?" Shanoba said in a very Versailles voice, "This is because our debugging work has not been completely completed, otherwise the annual output can still be achieved." Significantly improved.
The biggest problem now is that our sales and shipping speed are far behind our production speed.
This year we only sold one-tenth of last year's inventory, which is a huge increase. Some dwarf steel ingots are piled up in the warehouse, and we are currently expanding the new warehouse. If we can’t sell it even if we have production, it will cause problems over time.”
“Your production capacity has been disconnected from the entire world, and it is normal that it cannot be sold!”
Filancini knew that the dwarf automatic production line in Colossus City was amazing, but she did not expect it to be so amazing.
"Don't worry, I'm back now and trying to solve the problem." Gavin seemed much calmer, "As long as the transportation problem is solved, let alone 100,000 tons per year, even if the output is Even if it increases ten times, it won’t be able to keep up with my usage speed.”
One hundred thousand tons per year, this steel production is indeed amazing in Faerûn.
But on earth, it is not as good as the annual output of a small and medium-sized steel plant.
Once one's own large-scale infrastructure is launched, the consumption of steel will be like running water. The annual consumption will be an astronomical figure. Just one Colossus City will not be enough.
“It’s unimaginable.” Neither Filancini nor Shanobah could imagine how Gavin used these 100,000 tons of steel every year.
While talking, the group of people quickly flew over the Colossus City.
The black dragon girl pointed down and said with a proud face: "This is the greenhouse we just built. The roof is made of air glass, which can provide lighting and warmth, and is strong enough to not hinder walking on it.< br>
Geothermal duct heating has been added inside, and we will have a large supply of vegetables this winter. ”
Not only is Colossus City itself three-dimensional, but their development is also three-dimensional.
The open-air location of the Dwarf Colossus is covered with a sealed greenhouse, in which a large number of fruits and vegetables are grown. .
This is why, from a distance, the Colossus looks green, especially the top of its head, as if it is wearing a giant green hat.
“Air glass? Are you talking about the special glass that is as hard as steel used in armed cloud rays? "Filancini asked as she couldn't help but jump to the top of a huge greenhouse and jumped hard.
The result was motionless.
This not only demonstrates the superiority of the material, but also fully reflects the excellent craftsmanship of the construction team.
Not far away, you can also see a construction team building a greenhouse, which is composed of a mixture of dwarf craftsmen and kobolds.
The dwarf craftsmen are responsible for the core work, and the chirping kobolds are responsible for the tedious work of scraps and miscellaneous work. The cooperation between the two parties is quite smooth.
Apparently they have done this for more than one day, and both parties have become accustomed to the other's style and rhythm.
"That's the kind of material." The black dragon girl said with pride, "This is our specialty!"
"What a waste of natural resources! You guys are really a waste of natural resources!" Filancini said sadly, "Where are you? Such a waste of material?
This kind of material is simply It is an excellent material for forging magic items. It is light, has sufficient hardness, and has sufficient magic compatibility.
Since we have this, why didn’t you tell us about this before? ”
The last sentence is obviously to hold Gai Wen accountable.
Gavin blinked and said with some embarrassment: "I forgot about this!"
The legendary arcanist has an urge to vomit blood. How could he forget such a thing?
Filancini gritted her teeth and asked, "What is the annual output of this kind of tempered glass?"
"This is a by-product, and the output is a little less." Shanobah gave a rough estimate. All of a sudden, "The annual output of one thousand tons is still available."
"The annual output of one thousand tons is still relatively small." Filancini was rejected by Versailles.
But when I think about it, the annual output of 100,000 tons of dwarven steel ingots here is indeed not that much.
"Prepare a piece of air glass for me." Filancini said unceremoniously, "I want to analyze its detailed data to see how high its usability is."
"It's easy, let's go directly to the air glass production line." Gavin said nothing, dragging the legendary arcanist directly towards the Colossus Dungeon.
"Master, he is a great master...woof...I have seen...kneel down...kneel down quickly woof..."
"The master is here...the great master is here Woof..."
"So he is our master..."
Although Gavin tried his best to keep a low profile, there was still a lot of excitement along the way, and the kobolds knelt down and saluted him one after another.
Although he has not been to Colossus City for more than a year, there is still a legend about him here. Even the new kobolds recognize his appearance, because his super giant statue is placed there, and they are Often worship the object and accept his divine protection.
The relatively low intelligence of kobolds makes them very troublesome in many things - slow learning, inability to handle overly complex tasks, etc.
But when it comes to belief, it is extremely advantageous. They are so simple that once they believe in something, it is difficult to change.
They believe that Gavin is a god, a god who protects their kobolds, who allowed them to grow and develop, who gave them their own cities, and who gave them the opportunity to become dragons.
Master is the kobold’s name for God.
In other words, these weak creatures will serve their rulers like gods. This is their racial nature.
In desperation, Gavin could only use the invisibility technique on the three of them, actively avoiding the kobolds along the way.
"Praise the master, wow...the master is omnipotent..."
"The master is indeed as powerful as the legend..."
"Praise the master..."
The kobolds were stunned for a moment, and then they praised loudly, even if Gavin and the others had left early Far away.
Boom!
With a huge roar of steam, the steam-driven elevator stopped in front of Gavin and the others.
Amidst the loud sound of the pulley, the huge steel door slowly opened, and four stout dwarves hurriedly wanted to go out.
“Chief Jihalin.” Gavin took the initiative to remove his invisibility and called out to the other party.
The leader of these four dwarves is the legendary dwarf blacksmith and the Wandering King of Teseyama.
He obviously heard the news and was ready to go out to greet him.
“It’s really Lord Gavin.” Jihalin was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, opened his thick arms, walked forward quickly, and gave Gavin a big dwarf hug. Said, "Why does the lord still use invisibility in his own territory?"
Gavin smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't let those kobolds force me. They were a little too enthusiastic. I knelt down wherever I went and corrected them from the beginning, but I still can't correct them."
"Ha...those little guys..." Mentioning the kobolds, Chief Jihalin also looked like he had a headache. "If those little guys are well trained, they will be of great use, but they are too noisy. It’s so noisy, they bark all the time, and I don’t know where they get all the energy!”
“No matter what they say, they still have dragon blood in their bodies,” Gavin said with a smile. , "Nothing in the world is perfect. If you want to take advantage of their numerical advantage, you must endure the shortcomings caused by their large number."
What he was most worried about at the beginning was the problem of getting along with the dwarves and the kobolds.
Different ethnic groups of the same race can easily cause problems if they are put together hastily.
Not to mention they are not the same species at all.
But Gavin soon discovered that his worries were unnecessary.
Not only did these dwarves and kobolds not conflict, but they got along well with each other.
Many conflicts between races originate from the competition for living space and living resources. If both are sufficient, the chances of war and conflict will be greatly reduced.
The restarted Colossus City is large enough for two races to survive here. Even now, the city is not completely filled.
Of course, this has a lot to do with the complementarity of the two races.
Dwarves have never been known for their numbers. Those high-density, low-skill jobs have always been their biggest headache, such as farming.
If they relied solely on themselves, let alone large-scale cultivation on the ground, the underground mushroom garden alone would occupy a large number of their manpower.
Kobolds are famous for their fertility. They always win by quantity, but quality is a concern. They can only share high-density, low-tech jobs. Don't expect them to be sophisticated. (End of this chapter)