62: Chapter 62 The Iron Ore Obtained Easily, Territory Expansion

Military High Command Conference Room.

The live broadcast had been cut for several minutes, but some experts were still staring at the screen, unable to tear themselves away.

The discussions within the conference room rose wave after wave, expressing the shock in everyone's hearts.

"If I am not mistaken, this artillery seems to have two modes!"

"One is a wide-range explosion similar to incendiary bombs, and the other is a single-target explosion similar to rockets."

"The shells fired by both seem to be the same; the difference is that the first type disintegrates during the descent."

"Is it controlled by the amount of incendiary gunpowder injected? Or something else? What an amazing idea!"

"The civilization trait of the Qin Dynasty must be related to technology and architecture. I am truly curious about what kind of civilization could leave behind technology-related traits in that era."

"We should change our mindset; the Qin Dynasty is not at all the ancient and backward civilization we imagined!"

"Su Yang did not choose wrong. With such technology, this trial will surely reverse the predicament of the Dragon Nation!"

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Official Live Stream Room.

Although the broadcast was cut, the bullet comments in the live stream room never stopped.

"Too shocking, too powerful, Great Qin is mighty!!"

"Although I didn't see the Armored Soldiers fighting, this artillery really satisfied me!"

"One shot clears the field, wiping out the Insect Swarm's entire lineage. What could be more satisfying than this!"

"Hahaha, Insect Swarm: Slightly feeling weightless."

"While other lords are still playing with infantry, we already have 5000-meter artillery!"

"We have artillery now; I dare not even imagine what comes next. Won't some Star Destroyer appear?"

"I hope Su Yang seizes the opportunity well and maintains the lead. This time, it is our turn to crush the other lords!"

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[Reconnaissance unit has discovered an ore vein]

Speak of the devil!

Su Yang clicked on the panel.

[Mineral: Iron Ore]

[Reserves: Abundant]

Nice, nice. Found iron ore right away, and it's the highest quality iron ore at that!

Although iron ore is theoretically more widely distributed and easier to find than copper ore, being able to find it so quickly is still thanks to researching the magnetic field first.

With this technology, finding iron ore is simply within reach.

Only one iron ore vein has been found so far; finding one more will allow all the mining machines to be used.

It is foreseeable that iron ore will occupy an important position for a long time.

Su Yang intends to use the remaining two mining machines entirely for excavating iron ore.

Once back at the territory, he will immediately carry out mineral relocation and install the mining machines, letting the iron ore machines enjoy the last day of the BUFF bonus.

The test firing ended, and Su Yang ordered a return.

Under the command of General Li Xin, the Great Qin Imperial Armor army set off immediately...

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[Successfully built Steam-powered Mining Machine]

[Mining machine base output: 70 units of iron ore resources/day]

[Environmental bonus: Abundant surrounding iron ore resources, increasing output by 15 units per day]

[Civilization trait bonus: Great Qin craftsmanship makes the mining machine operate efficiently: increasing output by 15 units per day]

[Output after mining machine bonus: 100 units of iron ore resources/day]

The first thing Su Yang did upon returning to the territory was to build the iron ore mining machine.

After the mining machine was built, Su Yang directly upgraded it to Rank 2.

The Rank 2 iron ore mining machine, combined with the double BUFF, brought the iron ore production directly to 330 units/day.

This is the effect of just one mining machine; another one will make the output even more astonishing.

After placing the mining machine, Su Yang opened the full territory panel to check the stock of various resources.

[Territory Panel]

[Territory: Qin]

[Lord: Su Yang]

[Affiliation: Dragon Nation]

[Main Base Rank: Rank 3 lords residence]

[Territory Buildings (Resource Type): Rank 2 Steam-powered Mining Machine * 7, Rank 2 Steam High-pressure Water Pump * 1, Solid Resource Warehouse * 1, Liquid Resource Warehouse * 1]

[Territory Buildings (Technology Type): Rank 3 Thousand Mechanism Tower]

[Territory Buildings (Combat Type): Rank 3 Imperial Armor Camp, Rank 2 Barracks * 70, Rank 3 Barracks * 4]

[Territory Buildings (Defense Type): Rank 1 Stone Wall (Trait Enhanced) * 200, Rank 1 ballista tower * 4]

[Combat Units: Rank 2 Great Qin Armored Elite Soldier * 40, Rank 2 Great Qin Armored Crossbowmen * 30, Rank 3 Great Qin Thousand-Mile Scout * 4, Rank 1 Great Qin Skyfire Guard * 2]

[Hero Unit: Rank 1 General Li Xin]

[Resources: Water Resources: 1363 units, Stone Resources: 786 units, Coal Resources: 351 units, Copper Metal: 253 units, Iron Metal: 50 units]

[Territory Buff/Debuff Effects: Rank 1 Peace and Prosperity (Remaining time 16:23), Rank 3 The Progressive (Remaining time 47:56), Rank 3 Pioneer (Remaining time: 47:53), Rank 4 Gaze of the Abyss (Duration: /)]

[command points: 21360]

The Rank 3 lord panel information is very rich, with a lot more things than the simple panel that only had a name at the beginning.

In just one week, I didn't expect to have built so many buildings and facilities.

Su Yang scrolled up and down the panel, browsing quickly.

Although there is a lot of information, the most important thing is the resource stock.

After a day of production, the stock of copper metal has reached 253 units.

Upgrading all walls to Rank 2 requires consuming 200 units of copper and 200 units of stone.

However, it is no longer just a question of upgrading the walls; the territory also needs expansion.

After upgrading the Main Base to Rank 3, the footprint of various buildings in the territory has basically increased.

Coupled with the increasing number of summoned soldiers, the new barracks almost occupied the entire lords residence area.

The production area was not to be outdone; the relocation of 7 ore veins made the already not-so-spacious production area extremely crowded.

Taking advantage of this wall upgrade, it is just right to expand the territory.

Based on the detailed topographic maps drawn by the Scouts, Su Yang can now be said to know the surrounding environment of the territory like the back of his hand.

The territory is surrounded by the Insect Hive Forest on all sides, with the north and east being the main directions of the Insect Swarm's attacks.

The south is the location of the insect hive that was just dealt with; the terrain there is uneven with a large height difference, and very few Insect Swarms enter.

The west is the safest direction for the entire territory; a few kilometers away is a cliff with a height difference of one hundred meters.

There is a waterfall at the cliff, falling into the river below.

The main task of Su Yang's expansion this time is to build a barracks area.

Adding a new wall to the north and east respectively, the new wall and the old wall will naturally separate an area, and all barracks can be moved to this area.

This not only forms a double defense on the two sides where attacks are frequent but also frees up space in the lords residence area.

The south remains unchanged, and the west directly pushes the wall outward to expand the production area.

The planning is complete, and Su Yang immediately started construction.

The Rank of Gaze of the Abyss has been upgraded; perhaps a Bug Swarm Tide will arrive tonight...

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