Lord of Arcane

"Can the speed be increased?"

One and a half years is indeed a relatively long time. Although it is not a long time for such a thing as town reconstruction, Xia Duo has become accustomed to the efficiency of magic, and now this time makes him somewhat uncomfortable. satisfy.

"If we want to speed up the process, we can only recruit more people. Currently, most of the people involved in the construction here are former residents of Linshui Village and some personnel from the Territory Development Department. We can transfer another group of people from the Development Department."

“How much can the construction period be shortened?”

"Shorten it to a month or two at most!"

"so little?"

"It's already quite a lot. The one or two months I'm talking about means the initial construction is completed one or two months in advance. The time for subsequent improvements will hardly be reduced due to the increase in manpower. After all, many jobs cannot be completed immediately simply by adding more manpower."

"I understand, it would be good if it can be initially completed in advance. Let's increase the manpower. It doesn't matter even if the development in the north stops for a while. There will be no shortage of people in the north after the spring starts."

It is still winter, and the land in the forest is frozen. For development in the north, we can only use skilled workers from the development department, and they need to be rotated to avoid being injured by the severe cold.

But after the beginning of spring, you can recruit development personnel from the three sides of Tianshui. Even if you are a novice, it doesn’t matter. After all, no matter how new you are in this era, you still have no problem following orders and working. The human resources will be the most abundant in the history of territory development. state.

On the other hand, when it comes to the reconstruction of Linshui Village, Xia Duo actually understands that project construction is not a game that can be completed instantly by just adding people. This is a real construction project that requires people to do every brick and wood.

But this is also the reason why magic has not become popular. Otherwise, a magic construction team could be drawn up, just like Everesca.

Projects like Linshui Village and Linshui Town could be completed in a month or two at most if the elf construction team was used to do it, unlike the current situation in the territory, where it only takes a month or two to start the project.

But even though he desperately wanted Linshui Town to be completed immediately, Shado still did not consider recruiting a construction team from Everesca. Instead, he let the territory explore on its own and accumulate construction experience.

Only when experience has been accumulated to a certain extent, and local style and local characteristics have been formed, can the elf construction team be introduced to exchange and learn more advanced construction technologies.

If the elf team had been brought in from the beginning, they might have been limited to the architectural concept framework provided by the elf.

"By the way, regarding the Tower of Time Mage, let the workers communicate more with them, not only about the key points of the construction process of magic facilities, but also about the possible applications of magic in construction methods, construction processes, etc., and even It’s magic itself.”

As he said that, Xia Duo took several factories in the territory's industrial zone as examples, "The magic glue monster breeding farm and the water plant are there. As you can see, magic will be everywhere in the territory in the future, no matter what industry or type of work it is. , only by continuously actively embracing magic can we have a broader development future, and construction is certainly one of them!"

"I understand, I will tell them."

Leiden responded solemnly, and then, as if he had thought of something, he hurriedly asked: "By the way, sir, do you want to set up a special complex building construction department?"

"New departments are not necessary for the time being, but independent new teams are necessary. You can pay attention to selection and training during the reconstruction process of Linshui Village."

The current population of the territory is only over 50, and more than half of them are new immigrants. The past management structure of the territory is completely sufficient. There is indeed no need for a new department, at least not now, and there is no need to set up a construction department in the future.

But a dedicated construction team is still necessary. It can even be said that this is the foundation of the construction industry in the territory that Xia Duo intends to support.

... Next, Xia Duo no longer talked with Leiden about the reconstruction of Linshui Village, but about bicycles, "Do you think this bicycle can bring convenience to the residents?"

"Of course you can, but given the cost, probably most people will still choose to walk."

"Then we will refer to the promotion of magic lanterns and provide subsidies from the territory. In addition, we can place a batch of them in Codex Square and Baiyang Village in the north for rent."

Although there are currently public transportation lines operated by steam locomotives between Daxia and Savile, public transportation has limitations after all.

For example, there are at most four buses a day, and you can't get off the bus in the middle. If you can rent a bicycle, it will be easier and more frequent to travel between the two places.

Although people in this era have the ability to walk dozens of miles a day, if they could do so more easily, wouldn't they have a stronger desire to travel?

The only thing to worry about is that with frequent private exchanges, security maintenance near the [Daxia-Saville Passage] will be a big challenge.

After all, it was still dozens of miles away, and Xia Duo couldn't just put a soldier on guard every few steps. Even if there were patrols ready to support him, there would inevitably be times when he would be late.

Fortunately, in the past two years, the territorial guards have been going deep into the forest from both sides of the [Daxia-Saville Passage] to clean up wild beasts and other threats that may threaten pedestrians on the road.

After sitting down for a long time, [Daxia-Saville Passage] has become almost taboo for the creatures in the forest, but this is the case when the creatures in the forest can eat enough, who cares if it is taboo if you are hungry.

Not to mention, the fear instinct is generally only possessed by wild beasts, but there are not only wild beasts in the forest, but also goblins who are not stingy. As long as they gather in sufficient numbers, they are completely worried about charging towards the floating city.

Basically, as long as there are four or five groups, they dare to attack a single human being.

There are also trolls. Currently, there are not many trolls encountered in the development process of Daxia Territory, but whenever they are encountered, casualties are inevitable. The territorial guards have enough ability to deal with them, but it is difficult for others to resist.

After all, we still need to popularize magic. Whether it is magic items or mages themselves, as long as the number increases, the security of the territory will also increase.

By then, security concerns may be more of an internal problem.

……

The promotion of bicycles is imperative. Even though Leiden feels that he still needs to make more preparations, Shaduo feels that he can start, and not just in his own territory. He is also planning to find a few elf designers to design a style suitable for elves. Then sell it to the Elf Kingdom.

Void warehouses alone are actually not very profitable. For such high-tech services or products, the elf society has long had a set of agreed-upon price standards. It is difficult to say how much the premium will be.

But if it is a brand-new product that has never existed before, then you can set your own price, harvest it at a high price in the early stage, and sell the patent license in the later stage.

Xia Duo is not worried about who will hack him. The magic industry needs a lot of subsidies to start, whether it is for factories or for the people, but if he has to bear the full responsibility, he may not necessarily have the strength.

We can only ask other countries in the North to help share the burden. When Daxia takes the lead in development, it will definitely lead to the common development of other regions.

This is not only Sha Duo's expectation, but also his promise. (End of chapter)