108: Chapter 108 Civilization Characteristics, Qin Chidao!

[ Gongshu Heavy Weaponry Camp under construction... ]

A rough, mechanical pounding sound rang out as the Heavy Equipment Battalion gradually took shape under the guidance of blue data lines.

This 30 × 20 meter colossus was almost half the size of the original territory.

What kind of monsters could such a majestic factory possibly produce!

Boom — — — — — — — — — —

The final pounding sound rang out, and countless plumes of black smoke and steam gushed out.

Gongshu Heavy Weaponry Camp construction complete.

The moment construction was finished, a notification rang in Su Yang's mind.

[ Vehicle factory construction detected, new technology tree branch unlocked ]

[ Road Construction: Unlocks technology for paving basic roads, increases vehicle travel speed ]

[ Petrochemical Industry: Grants the ability to reprocess petroleum, capable of producing chemical products such as rubber and asphalt ]

New technology triggered as well?

Su Yang set the two new technologies aside and prioritized opening the long-awaited Heavy Equipment Battalion panel.

Two branches appeared as soon as the panel opened.

One was for Mechanisms, and the other was for Mechanical Beasts.

[ Heavy Equipment Battalion Panel ]

[ Mechanism: dark iron heavy armored vehicle ]

[ Mechanism Type: Transport Vehicle ]

[ Power Drive: Hybrid ]

[ Production Requirement: Level 1 Gongshu Heavy Weaponry Camp ]

[ Required Prerequisite Technology: Petrochemical Industry ]

[ Description: A transport vehicle capable of both transportation and storage, able to perform long-distance material transport and recovery ]

[ The space above the black iron chariot can accommodate 100 units of soldiers, while the compressed space below can accommodate 500 units of various resources ]

[ command points required for summoning: 5000 points ]

[ Maintenance Cost: 10 units of steel / time, 10 units of copper / time ]

[ Basic Consumption: 10 units of fuel / time, 5 units of propellant / time, 5 units of concentrated water / time ]

[ Note: Mechanism units traveling on non-road terrain will suffer fuel consumption and movement speed penalties; the penalty value depends on road conditions ]

[ Mechanical Beast: thousand-mile blazing horse ]

[ Mechanical Beast Type: Multi-terrain transport vehicle ]

[ Power Drive: Hybrid ]

[ Production Requirement: Level 1 Gongshu Heavy Weaponry Camp ]

[ Required Prerequisite Technology: None ]

[ Description: A Mechanical Beast made of steel, a multi-terrain transport unit suitable for individual soldiers ]

[ command points required for summoning: 1000 points ]

[ Maintenance Cost: 5 units of steel / time, 5 units of copper / time ]

[ Basic Consumption: 5 units of fuel / time, 5 units of propellant / time, 5 units of concentrated water / time ]

[ Note: The Blazing Steed can carry 1 General-level unit or 3 soldier units ]

There really are Mechanical Beasts! Su Yang felt somewhat surprised.

He had long wondered if it was possible to equip his generals with warhorses.

After all, as a general of Huaxia, it always felt like something was missing without a warhorse.

He didn't expect that Mechanical Beasts would actually appear, which fulfilled a wish in Su Yang's heart.

However, although the Mechanical Beast was cool, it wasn't just for increasing the generals' aura.

It, like the black iron chariot, had important uses.

First, the black iron chariot was a proper modern transport unit, capable of transporting a large number of soldiers and resources at once.

However, its operating conditions were particularly harsh; traveling off-road would consume more fuel and incur a speed penalty.

On the other hand, the Blazing Steed, used for individual unit transport, could only carry a small number of units, but it was extremely fast and could adapt to various terrains.

It was extremely suitable for reconnaissance, support, and map exploration when road conditions were poor in the early stages.

Upon seeing these two units, Su Yang immediately thought of a way to quickly reach the target Heart of the Hive.

Because of General Meng Tian's passive ability, he could replace him in building infrastructure like city walls and roads.

As long as he let him ride a horse and build the road ahead, the black iron chariot following behind wouldn't suffer any speed penalties.

This way, he could reach the destination at the fastest speed!

No sooner said than done, Su Yang opened the Thousand Mechanism Tower panel.

General Li Xin and his men were still clearing the battlefield, so he could take advantage of this time to head over.

Now he still needed to unlock Road Construction and Petrochemical Industry to get on the road.

[ Technology: Road Construction ]

[ Meng wants to go wherever he wants: Acquire basic terrain surveying and inspection knowledge, unlock Level 1 Road Construction technology ]

[ command points: 2000 points ]

[ Time: 12h ]

[ Technology: Petrochemical Industry ]

[ Asphalt, tires, and... chewing gum!: Acquire the ability to reprocess petroleum, capable of producing a series of important chemical products such as tires and asphalt ]

[ command points: 10000 points ]

[ Time: 2d ]

The two technologies cost a total of 12000 command points, which was reduced to 8400 points after the BUFF.

The Petrochemical Industry was an extremely important modern technology, requiring a full two days.

The basic Road Construction technology was relatively simple, requiring only half a day.

Adding up to a total of two and a half days, Su Yang immediately used the newly acquired expert-level Heart of the Hive to finish them instantly.

The expert level could reduce research and construction time by up to three days; because time was urgent, Su Yang couldn't worry about wasting it.

Technology research complete, a System notification popped up.

[ Road research detected as complete, Civilization Trait triggered ]

[ Civilization Trait: Qin Highway ]

[ This civilization possesses advanced road construction techniques; the roads paved gain double the width and a 50% increase in travel speed! ]

Civilization Trait Qin Highway!!

Su Yang's eyes flickered; the Qin Dynasty could really trigger a Civilization Trait with anything!

The Qin Highway, as the name implies, refers to a high-speed passage, which is a modern high-speed road.

Moreover, the Qin Highway was not an ordinary high-speed road; it even had wooden tracks laid on it.

The distance between the sleepers of the Qin Highway was precisely calculated, with the track spacing matching the stride of a horse.

When horses ran on the tracks, they would experience self-excited oscillation, causing them to gallop forward without stopping, hence the name Qin Highway.

The principle of the Qin Highway was almost identical to modern rail technology.

Who could imagine that track technology, which many modern countries had yet to master, had already been researched by the Qin Dynasty thousands of years ago!

The developed road network allowed the Qin Dynasty to quickly transport supplies and launch large-scale operations with hundreds of thousands of people, which was an important factor in unifying the six states.

After the unification, the First Emperor built Qin Highways across the country, establishing a rail network connecting the entire nation.

It could be said that the "build roads wherever the war goes" tactic realized by foreigners in World War I and World War II, as well as modern rail transit networks,

Were all things the First Emperor had already played with thousands of years ago!

Roads, like city walls, were unified across the entire Forbidden Ground.

And Su Yang obtained double the width and a 50% speed increase right from the start.

The originally strategic war game of plotting and planning had directly turned into a game of crushing everything in its path!

How is anyone else supposed to play this?

Su Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry; it felt like his Old Ancestor was forcefully feeding him.

Everyone is relying on their ancestors, but aren't his own just a bit too powerful!?