Emperor of Arcane

It will take some time for Black Soil to produce research results.

Matthew was not in a hurry. Anyway, he was just a payer, and it was these researchers who should be rolled up.

After all, if the same research results are preempted by others, the reward will be wasted.

Of course, researchers are not stupid. Anyway, there are relatively few people now, so everyone can choose the direction they are good at and like.

In fact, to make better use of these researchers.

Matthew always rewards them by issuing tasks.

Avoid them from conflicting with each other!

After confirming their research progress, Matthew focused most of his energy on controlling the underground world.

There are relatively few areas available for cultivation in the underground world.

Matthew is not in a hurry to develop all the territory he occupies.

After all, this is an extra 500,000 square kilometers of territory.

There are 53 fortresses and passes scattered here and there.

Masters more than 10 vital connection channels.

These 53 passes and fortresses all require a large number of manpower to be defended.

Since garrisoning troops is indispensable, the Gulf Territory must reduce the consumption of garrisoning troops and transporting supplies.

Matthew's method is actually very simple, that is, to immigrate various fortresses.

It doesn't matter how much output they have, as long as they can be self-sufficient or supplement part of their consumption.

This can greatly reduce expenses.

After all, Matthew could endure the consumption of population transmission, but he could not afford the consumption of long-term, large-scale transmission of low-value materials.

With so much money and materials, developing the empty surface world will yield more returns.

With the formulation of Matthew's policy, publicity for the new immigration policy quickly began to spread in the Gulf Territory.

Sean, who had been patrolling grain drying for a day, looked at the smoke-filled fields on his way home and recalled the purpose of doing so.

“Not only can it kill insects, fertilize, and weed, it can even change the structure of the soil to make it more suitable for the growth of crops.”

At the beginning, Sean didn't know much about this knowledge.

Fortunately, he learned quickly and asked frequently, so he gradually understood.

It's a good thing that I didn't make random "suggestions" before, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Sean, who was thinking this, suddenly smelled a strong aroma of wine.

Outside the brewery on the outskirts of the stronghold, brewers are sifting grain for brewing.

The Gulf Territory has regulations that prohibit private brewing, but you can buy good wine brewed in the territory at a low price.

Sean understood the intention.

First of all, it naturally saves resources.

Large-scale professional brewing of the territory can achieve the most efficient use.

The wine is of good quality and tastes good.

The remaining wine trough can also be used to feed other livestock and fish.

Then, it’s about saving manpower.

It only takes one or two hundred people to make wine to meet the drinking needs of 100,000 people.

The remaining people can gather together and take advantage of collective work.

Finally, it’s all about safety.

Production such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation is all in the hands of the territory, and it can also be in everyone's own hands.

Under the joint supervision of both parties, no one can do anything "unconscionable" for the sake of profit.

It’s not just about making wine…

Sean greeted them with a smile, told them to ensure quality and pay attention to safety, and then walked towards the residential area in the center of the stronghold.

Hundreds of agricultural golems are being "charged" in neat rows under the command of the staff.

Sean stared at these golems expectantly.

From the initial doubt, to the support later, it has turned into the desire now.

Sean has become obsessed with these machines that can fully replace human labor, and he hopes that the research institute and the golem factory will send more as soon as possible.

He has heard that Victor, the new deputy director of the golem factory, is researching agricultural golems that can help open up wasteland.

If the research is successful, the rate of land reclamation might be able to increase from 10 people per day, 2 acres, to 1 person per day, 10 acres.

The speed can be increased by as much as 50 times!

Thinking of this, Sean smiled involuntarily and hummed softly:

"The beautiful land is full of spring, the flowers are colorful and fragrant..."

At this time, Sean was surprised to find that a large group of people had gathered in the residential area.

Most of them are "old people" in the territory, and some are just pioneers who are new to the territory.

"Oh? So many people are interested?——

Sean, who raised his eyebrows and smiled, walked over and asked:

"What are you looking at?"

Everyone quickly pointed to the announcement of the new update and said in unison:

"There is a new announcement in the territory. They are preparing to develop the underground world and are calling on everyone to immigrate."

"Is this true? I heard that the underground world is very dangerous, and the light is very dark."

"I heard that although the conditions there are poor, you can enjoy some special benefits, such as becoming a reserve soldier?"

"Become reservists? Doesn't that mean we can also get the salary of reservists?"

"That's not all. As long as you can stay there for two years, you can get ownership of 50 acres of land for farming. You don't even have to plant it yourself."

"Is it true? What do we need to do?"

"It's very simple. There are many factories in the underground world. You can get started with some training."

"Ordinary people can't go there yet, they have to have more than 50 merit points..."

"That means only outstanding pioneers, planting experts, and agricultural inventors can go?"

"Why?"

"That's right, why can't we go?"

"..."

Seeing that they were already discussing, Sean stood up in time and interjected:

"Yes, this is a reward given to them by the lord."

"Who made them perform best in both clearing and farming?"

"Presumably, everyone recognizes their achievements, right?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces couldn't help but change.

Most of them were silent, and a few were quite surprised.

Some of the newcomers were full of curiosity.

Everyone highly recognizes the performance of these people.

Because when they were selected, everyone voted.

To obtain the above title, 7 points depends on everyone's approval, and 3 points depends on the approval of the territory evaluation.

Each person selected has excellent characteristics that most people think they cannot achieve.

This naturally leaves people speechless!

With a thumbs-up to Butler Ralph in his heart, Sean said to everyone sincerely:

"In addition to this, everyone has the opportunity to develop in the underground world, that is, they have to pass the staff study and assessment."

As soon as Sean said this, the big guy who was originally feeling quite helpless immediately felt even more miserable.

After work every day, the staff at the farm base will also organize various skills and knowledge training for everyone.

At the beginning, everyone was quite enthusiastic, but as the content became more and more difficult, they became a little slack.

During the assessment, no one paid special attention to it, and only a few people passed the assessment.

Now, many are beginning to regret it.

Sean didn’t say much, he just reminded everyone calmly:

"In addition to the above rewards, after becoming a reserve soldier, you can get more training time and have a greater chance of becoming a professional..."

"As long as you can become a professional, even a reserve soldier can get a monthly salary of 1 gold coin."

1 gold coin every month!

The big guy who had just completed a good harvest received his first big reward from the Gulf Territory.

Judging from the average distribution of 22 acres per person last year, the total income was 20,000 catties, of which civilians could get 70% and soldiers could get all.

However, after deducting the 2,000 kilograms reserved by everyone, the territory will take back all the remaining grain at a price of 6 copper coins per kilogram.

In total, the average income of each wasteland developer is around 3 gold coins, and soldiers can earn 6 gold coins.

Of course, what everyone values ​​most is the land, land that allows them to plant permanently.

In addition to the usual busy farming season, everyone will still join the land reclamation team and strive to obtain more land.

That is a bright future visible to the naked eye.

But for now, as long as they study hard, they will try to pass the assessment every three months.

They will have the opportunity to obtain 50 acres of land in one go, and the real gold coin income will be comparable to what they have struggled for three or four years.

This naturally aroused their enthusiasm.

Soon, a new wave of enthusiasm for land reclamation and learning emerged in the Gulf Territory.

What follows is the improvement of everyone's quality and technology, as well as the continuous improvement of work efficiency.

What the Bay Territory did.

It is to provide everyone with a fair environment where learning achievements can be realized.

That's enough!

Everyone will work hard on their own.

Of course, this is a side benefit.

The most important thing right now is of course making various arrangements for the immigrants who have signed up.

"First of all, you don't have to worry about your current jobs and results."

"The territory will give everyone corresponding rewards at the end of the year based on their contribution and number of days."

"The additional rewards will be distributed uniformly by the territory."

Butler Ralph paused for a while, then picked up the Underground World Development Manual in his hand and said:

"As the first batch of people to go to the underground world, while enjoying various preferential policies, you must also pay attention to keeping the underground world secret."

"As long as everyone works well in their respective positions, they will receive corresponding rewards..."

The policy of the Gulf Territory has always been like this.

If there is something, say something.

The advantages and disadvantages will be shown in advance, and everyone can still regret it now.

But once you have made a decision, you can no longer be half-hearted.

The first batch of immigrants came to the underground world.

The staff and military representatives who had adapted in advance immediately began arranging tasks for them.

At the beginning, there was no work.

The latest one is semi-military training.

While improving everyone's strength, we will also launch new cultural learning courses for everyone.

"The underground world is no better than the surface. Be careful of enemies from all directions, even the ground beneath your feet."

"Everyone should carefully understand the various dangerous creatures that can be encountered in the underground world!"

"The military and guards will indeed protect everyone, but they cannot isolate 100% of the danger."

"Therefore, everyone's study now is more for themselves."

"Moreover, different jobs will be arranged for everyone based on their abilities and learning progress."

"To put it simply, the highest job position can allow everyone to earn a monthly income of more than 10 gold coins."

The training is very hard and the learning tasks are also relatively heavy.

However, everyone burst out with considerable enthusiasm for learning.

After all, people who want to come to the underground world are basically "adventurers" who are adventurous and want to get better jobs and gains.

The current pain is definitely tolerable compared to last year's hard work of clearing land.

Then they "rolled" up!

After 10 days.

After completing their study and work assignments, everyone immediately began to get busy in the underground world.

Their tasks are many and closely related to their future lives.

Included:

Learn to control engineering golems and perfect your fortress defenses.

Build strong fortresses, anti-demon walls, and castles.

Build more houses, factories, military camps, hospitals and a series of facilities.

foreign:

Clean and strengthen all pathways.

Build strong outposts everywhere.

and accomplishing two crucial tasks.

Build roads and lay railroad tracks.

Every road connecting the passage and the fortress must not only be smooth and solid, but also be able to resist some magic and corrosion.

Not to mention the role of railway tracks.

Not only can it increase the connection between various fortresses, but it can also transport various materials up there.

Whether it is military or people's livelihood, they are all extremely important!

The busy project construction will continue for a long time in the future.

Until the Gulf Territory completely brought this area under its control.

Only a small number of people can participate in this part of the work.

After all, it is relatively dangerous and requires a certain amount of knowledge and professional ability.

However, the remuneration is also very high, each person can receive a monthly salary of 10 gold coins.

At the beginning, Lianna, who led the team for guidance and training, was a little confused about the territory's arrangement of staff who were not spell casters.

As she gradually came into contact with everyone, saw their progress, and learned about their shining side, she gradually understood.

"In most cases, spellcasters have to complete the important task of solving problems."

"Use the power of magic to solve problems and drive better development."

"Of course, we cannot completely divorce ourselves from reality. We must adapt to local conditions and develop the most suitable solutions based on different needs and conditions."

"The next thing you have to do is collect information about these engineering golems."

“Find out where they need to be enhanced or where they need to be cut and improved to accomplish their mission.”

Matthew's explanation showed the Gulf Territory's expectations for spellcasters and the tasks assigned to them.

Lianna, who has never had any contact with other spellcasters, is growing rapidly and loves her task very much.

Helping others, developing your territory, and improving yourself are not in conflict.

In addition to military work tasks, the main tasks of most immigrants are actually people's livelihood.

In addition to solving problems such as light, ventilation, temperature, and fire.

They still have the most important job - farming.

Food is the most important thing for the people!

Even the golems that want to eat the fireworks of the world need various repair materials and the charging of magic channels.

Tens of thousands or more people need sufficient amounts of food and living supplies.

Therefore, developing land that can be cultivated in a territory that is almost entirely rocky is the core of solving this series of problems.

This problem was divided into two steps by the Gulf Territory.

Step 1, turn rocks into soil.

There are many plants that can grow on rocks.

However, plants that humans like to eat and have high yields are not included.

So, just turn the rocks into soil that can store more water and nutrients.

You can give full play to the farming capabilities of the bay area!

tasks for most immigrants.

It is to control the farmland golem and continuously release fossils into mud within the determined farmland range.

As tried before.

The resulting soil is dry and barren.

It can’t hold water and it’s not fertile enough.

The core of the core is step 2.

Quickly and effectively transform these barren soil into fertile soil similar to black soil.

In Matthew's calculation, there is indeed similar technology in the real world.

However, the vast majority of countries and regions are not interested in such technology.

Only the farming country where Matthew lives can think deeply about turning the desert into land and the desert into an oasis.

To solve this problem, normal thinking and development will naturally not work, so magic can only be used to solve it.

In fact, after Matthew explained the concept of fertilizer to everyone and offered a super high reward reward,

The druids headed by Lao Li began to experiment and research eagerly.

In just 10 days, they have already achieved results.

"Organic compound fertilizer is an ordinary item that can increase fertilizer and fertilize the soil, increasing crop yields by 30%."

"Phosphorus and potassium fertilizer is an ordinary item. It has the effect of increasing fertilizer and increasing the yield of substrates by 20%."

In addition to these two, there are also various fertilizers with different elements.

However, its output is not high, its production is inconvenient, and it is not suitable for promotion in the underground world.

Organic compound fertilizers have been widely used in the bay, and will be applied to newly opened fields.

After studying the "ecological group" and composition structure of the black soil, Lao Li further transformed it.

Lao Li added more nutritious humus to it, and it is said that he got inspiration from the banyan tree guard.

Of course, Lao Li's organic compound fertilizer mostly uses food residues for fermentation and processing.

As for the second type of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, it is a product from the underground world.

Near the magma river, massive amounts of phosphorus and potassium minerals were directly found in the Gulf Territory, the main components of which come from volcanic ash and magma.

Its reserves are very large, reaching hundreds of millions of tons, and are continuing to increase.

It only requires mining, simple processing and grinding to obtain very high phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.

How can we get the most out of them?

The answer is also very simple.

The druid researcher makes a research plan and leaves the specific work to the immigrants.

They simply perform inspections and data collection and get results quickly.

The "fast growth" provided by the druid can solve many agricultural inspection problems.

Therefore, Bay Collar quickly figured out the optimal usage ratio and quickly promoted it.

The team that came up with this research result received a reward of 500,000 gold coins from the Gulf Territory.

Their research results not only turned barren land into fertile soil, but also increased yields by nearly 50%.

For the research bounty on fertilizer alone, the Gulf Territory offered 1.5 million gold coins.

This move made many druid researchers make a lot of money, which further stimulated other researchers.

For a time, there was another wave of research and invention in the Gulf Territory.

However, soil and fertilizer alone are not enough.

Matthew also proposed a "rotation planting plan adapted to local conditions" to provide Druid researchers with new research directions.

For those professionals embarking on another development path.

The high reward provided by the Gulf Territory is one of the biggest motivations for their forward efforts.

At the same time, Matthew did not let the spellcasters settle down.

Their tasks are equally onerous.

The growth of various crops is inseparable from the exposure to light.

There is no daylight in the underground world. In this case, they must develop magic lights that can replace light and satisfy the growth of crops.

In fact, magical lights are not uncommon in the Netherese Empire.

Sewington, known as the original city that never sleeps, was the first city to use magic lights on a large scale.

Magic lamps are also widely used in the mage towers built by the major extraordinary law enforcers.

Matthew can summon the power of destiny and find it easily.

However, this was not his original intention.

The spell caster researchers in the Gulf Territory need this kind of research task that is not particularly difficult, but is very representative.

The casters gladly accepted this task.

They would never admit that the reason for taking this mission was to compete for a bounty mission with an upper limit of 1 million gold coins.

Instead, he gave a very decent reason.

The druids cannot be allowed to focus on beauty.

The druids sneered at their reasons.

Neither side is convinced by the other.

These young guys and girls, led by their teachers and senior researchers as the main body, started busy and researching.

Everyone was very dedicated and performed extremely well.

Matthew was quite satisfied with this.

There is vitality only when there is competition.

There is no time for slacking off in the Bay Area, so no one has time to be too leisurely.

It’s another 10 days.

With the help of druids and spellcasters, many problems in producing food in the fortress were overcome one by one.

While accumulating a lot of experience, we also obtained many outstanding research results.

Of course, what satisfies Matthew the most is that the first batch of 100,000 acres of fields has entered the planting and production stage.

Next, immigrants with work experience will gradually take over agricultural development and pioneering production.

It is foreseeable that as the number of residents increases, research on various technologies will become more and more in-depth.

The Gulf Territory’s underground world production plan will develop better and better.

Agricultural production is on track.

For the major fortresses in the underground world, the next problem to be solved becomes the various production factories.

It has the supply of an independent elemental energy pool, and it does not consume as much energy as the surface.

Taking into account the concealment and special functions of various fortresses in the underground world,

Matthew decided to build each fortress into a backup base with supporting production capabilities.

Production lines were moved into the fortress one after another.

Interruptions in energy supply were also considered.

These production lines will have a backup for manual production.

These production lines include, but are not limited to, weapons, armor, pharmaceuticals, combat supplies and other production lines related to life and combat.

Normally, none of the backup functions of these bases are activated.

But for Matthew, who likes to keep a secret, doing so will not only give him peace of mind, but may also have some unexpected effects.

In just 20 days.

The major fortresses in the underground world have begun to officially operate.

The various materials and equipment they produce have greatly increased the strategic reserves of the Gulf Territory.

After all, the various types of combat materials currently produced by the Gulf Territory have to be supplied to more targets.

Receive daily supplies needed by an additional 200,000 refugees every month.

Various weapons, equipment and training materials rebuilt by the Third Army and the Eighth Army.

The dwarf kingdom needs tens of millions of gold coins every month for supplies.

There is also the El Elf whose "appetite is getting bigger and bigger"...

However, the hidden operation of the underground fortress was well hidden by the Gulf Territory.

Because all adventurers are attracted by new combat missions.

They are completing the combat missions assigned by the Gulf Territory in more than 10 fortresses outside the black earth.

The most beautiful among them is of course the most famous Alice Adventure Group.

Alice's adventure group became famous at this time.

Every member they recruit now is required to have a professional level of level 7 or above and have rich adventure experience.

The reason why they can be "picky".

It's because of the various tasks that Alice's Adventure Group accepts.

These are tasks that other adventure teams cannot take on.

These tasks have an important requirement.

That is, the total contribution value of the adventure group must exceed 100,000.

Currently, the second place only contributes 60,000, which is far behind them.

This naturally aroused the envy of other model groups.

Many adventure groups follow their example and work hard to complete their missions.

Therefore, the members of the adventure group also have to "roll up".

The mission that Alice's adventure group received this time.

It is to observe and collect intelligence on the battlefield between drow elves and jackals.

The main target of their observation.

Naturally, they are drow.

Their fighting methods, the various types of troops they dispatch, and the types of slave warriors they have.

That's their mission goal.

This task is not simple.

This requires Alice's adventure group to at least have the ability to fight against the drow scout brigade.

That is at least 50 drow elves, plus the combat power of 1,000 gnoll slaves!

In the past, even if her strength and equipment had improved, Alice would not have dared to accept such a task.

It's completely different now.

Not only has the overall strength of the team been greatly improved, but there are also gray dwarf members of the grizzly team, and the ogre team led by Morak.

Especially recently, a new troll formation has been added to their ranks.

Moreover, this troll formation is very "interesting".

They never cause trouble and are quite obedient.

Their request is very simple, just like the ogres.

Eat well, have qualified weapons and equipment, and have your own trophies and achievements.

at the very beginning.

Others in Alice's adventure group don't particularly trust these guys.

They all came to the dike with a cautious attitude.

But soon, the elite adventurers of Alice's Adventure Group discovered.

These ogres, trolls and gray dwarves are all very "obedient".

No matter what tasks are assigned to them, they will complete them obediently and well.

They showed quite strong discipline and obedience, which, coupled with their strong fighting power, made everyone feel relieved and happy.

Everyone has a vague guess that their change has a lot to do with the Gulf Territory.

However, Alice Adventure Group doesn't care anymore.

There are so many from the Bay Area.

It was with the combat power they provided that the Alice Adventure Group dared to go deep into this area.

However, their behavior was naturally retaliated by the drow patrol.

The drow elves drove a large number of jackal slaves to kill Alice's adventure group in a mighty manner.

This time, Alice did not arrange for the ogres to carry out a sneak attack, but asked them to stand in the front row, with the gray dwarves supporting the defense and the others shooting in the center.

The Troll team with the strongest vitality became his back-up force.

What's interesting is that the drow seem to know that Alice's adventure group is powerful and have never wanted to take action personally.

He just kept driving the gnolls and surrounded them. Continuously draining their physical strength.

However, the Alice Adventure Group will naturally not be defeated by such a simple tactic.

Following Alice's command, Morak's power exploded, leading the fierce ogre to kill the gnoll directly.

Before the gnoll slaves could react, the trolls who had been waiting for a long time rushed out and defeated them in confusion.

The other team members swarmed forward, causing a lot of damage while rushing out from the siege of the gnoll slaves.

Then, they will move to another area and continue observation.

Alice's adventure group usually stays there for about two days, and is found by the drow patrol that searches all over the place.

Next, there was another very difficult but not very intense breakout battle.

It's not that there are no drow elves trying to mobilize an army to eat up the eyesore Alice's adventure group.

However, their idea came to nothing.

Because in addition to Alice's adventure group, the Gulf Territory also dispatched an inspection team headed by Elio and Sera.

The two sides serve as each other's horns, monitoring this area and jointly exploring and collecting information.

Alice's Adventure Group is the bait they put on the surface to attract the attention of the drow elves.

The Alice Adventure Group also thinks very clearly about their mission.

They never rush in because of their enemies, and happily harvest these jackal slaves who come to their doorstep.

Killing these gnoll slaves is not particularly profitable, though.

However, there are so many of them that they can’t stand it!

When working two jobs, everyone is happy to take no risks.

Compared to the "happiness" of Alice's Adventure Group. The task of the inspection team headed by Elio is much more important.

They not only want to find out clearly the combat effectiveness and strength of the drow.

At the same time, they also need to study the fighting habits and fighting methods of the drow.

If possible, we should also obtain various information about the weapons and equipment of the various arms of the drow.

The importance of information has become a style engraved in the bones of Gulf Colliers.

The more interesting point is.

The drow seemed to be aware of the existence of the Gulf Territory, but behaved very "naturally".

They seemed to be deliberately showing off their strength and were not afraid of being probed by them.

Sera clearly felt something was wrong.

after all. With the character of the drow elves, he and the others have never had such a swallowing style of doing things.

Especially Liya, the drow commander whom Sera knew, seemed completely different from before.

However, Elio stopped Sera's plan to delve into the information alone.

Her idea is very simple. Since she can continuously obtain information, there is no need to try and take risks.

No matter what is hidden behind the drow, the Gulf Territory, which is controlled by silence, is rapidly becoming stronger.

At the same time, the longer the opponent delays, the more beneficial it will be to the Gulf Territory.

With the development speed of the Gulf Territory, I am really not afraid of competing with others!

The best thing about Bayland is that there are no middlemen to make the difference.

The results of everyone's joint development can become the driving force for the development of the territory.

Although the Gulf Territory is not thinking about taking action against the drow now, it does not mean that the two sides will not have conflicts in the future.

5 days later.

The Inspectorate and Alice's Adventure Team left the battlefield.

The drow won again. After winning this battle, most of the entire Gnoll Kingdom had been annexed by them.

However, Bayland discovered something very interesting.

The drow are not particularly interested in territory. What they care about most is the gnoll slaves they captured.

Many adventurers in the Gulf Territory have thought about it.

If the Gulf Territory and the Drow cooperate.

One is searching for territory, the other is searching for slaves, both sides get what they need and develop together.

Maybe the territory of both of them is much larger than it is now.

Of course, this is just a topic for everyone to talk about after dinner.

What everyone wants to do most at the moment is to explore the area occupied by the Gulf Territory and the surrounding area information as soon as possible.

Whether it is various mineral veins that can make people rich overnight, or rare or dangerous magical plants and animals, these adventurers can maintain a very full spirit of adventure.

The Gulf Territory is already very familiar with how to guide adventurers.

Spend money and let these adventurers take the lead.

Make money with one hand and line the pockets of these adventurers.

In the end, the adventurers made money, improved their strength, and achieved development.

The Gulf Territory gained territory, information, and resources.

Everyone has a bright future!

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