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Chapter 209 Obelisk of Hope
If it is said that farming and workshops require a large number of workers, then all of them are not enough for mining.

This is where the most manpower is consumed.

But according to Lin Guiyao, this kind of iron ore can be obtained by raising those ants in captivity. Wouldn't it save a lot of manpower and material resources?
"Yes, there are actually two animals to be kept in captivity. One is the black ant, and the other is the earthworms we have seen before." Lin Guiyao explained.

It turned out that after item identification, he discovered that earthworms as thick as a child's arm would absorb various elements inside by devouring a large amount of moist soil, and the metal elements among them were absorbed into their bodies.
The amazing thing is that no matter how active those metal elements are, they can only exist in a free state after entering the body of earthworms, so even if they are killed, they will not get a large amount of formed metals.

By preying on them, ants will recombine these metal elements to form a mixed alloy called "black iron".

Of course, since it is an alloy, this "black iron" will naturally not be a simple iron, but a rich body of various metal elements.

As long as the research department re-separates it, various metals can be obtained. Of course, it can also be used directly. The physical and chemical properties of black iron itself are very strong. Except for being a little heavier, it is similar to green steel, and it is more heat-resistant and durable. grind.

Therefore, Lin Guiyao directly raised these two kinds of creatures in captivity. He mixed the pile of radiated soil dug out during land reclamation with no place to put it with water and fed it to earthworms, and then used the earthworms to feed ants. black iron.

Soil is really worthless, and this can be regarded as a kind of turning soil into gold.

"Although only worker ants can produce this kind of black balls, soldier ants have already used those metals to form their bodies, which makes us not easy to extract, and the ants will die after taking out the black balls, but the queen's reproductive ability is very strong, so We have no shortage of ants, as long as the farms are built, they can be produced in large quantities."

After everyone listened, they nodded excitedly. In addition to the inexhaustible food in Hope City, there will also be a large amount of cheap metal.
What's worse is the time to turn these into financial and combat power.

"Let's leave the matter of breeding to Xi Nian and Wu Ya for the time being. You can find a piece of land in the back mountain pasture, okay?" Lin Guiyao asked.

The two nodded, especially Tie Wuya. Dealing with animals is her favorite thing to do. I heard that a while ago, there was a fight with a flat-headed orangutan, which made Ga Beng complain to Lin Guiyao. up.

"Okay then, you can take care of the rest of the specific matters. Let's go and see our martyrs now!"

Everyone was silent, and followed Lin Guiyao out of the administrative building. Outside, a newly built obelisk had already been erected.

No more, no less, just 99 meters high. It was carved directly from a complete mountain stone, and then the armored beast pulled it up and installed it.

According to the master sculptor, with the texture of this kind of rock, even a rocket launcher would take more than a dozen rounds to break it, so Lin Guiyao made a decision.

Looking at the magnificent monument with a width of 20 meters on the base, Lin Guiyao and the ministers who came out of the administrative hall all looked solemn,
Under the square outside, all the members of City of Hope were already standing, whether they were officials, villagers, citizens, or leaders, even the disheveled slaves stood quietly under the obelisk, looking up at the Obelisk.

On the front of the stele, eight characters are engraved in sequence from top to bottom:

The courage of hope, the eternal hope!
One stroke at a time, full of solemnity and solemnity.

Lin Guiyao stood under the stele, stroked the stele lightly, then turned around, scanning everyone in the square:

"Everyone, we have won this battle again. But some people have not been able to come back again, go back to their homes, meet their relatives, eat, drink, and chat with relatives and friends..."

"But we're okay!"

"Because of them, we can continue to enjoy this peaceful life! In order not to let their sacrifices be in vain, and to let future generations remember them forever and remember how the hope of our Hope City came about, I let people build Such a monument,"

"The name: Eternal Hope. I hope that the dead can rest in peace and the living can continue to strengthen themselves. As long as we maintain hope for the future, we will definitely be able to live a better life!"

"Let's send the warriors and salute!"

After finishing speaking, a group of red-clothed etiquette soldiers each held a black wooden box, and walked towards the monument step by step with solemn and heavy steps.

There was a deep slot there. With a wave of the guard's hand, the ashes in the wooden box were poured in, leaving nothing behind.

Every time a box is poured, a craftsman engraves a name on the standing brick under the obelisk:
Big Gouzi, Li Xiaosan, Chen Mazi, Gou Sidan...

Every ordinary name is engraved under the obelisk forever, and engraved in the hearts of the people. Even the most ignorant and mischievous children learn how adults bow deeply to the obelisk until all All names are engraved.

Lin Guiyao took a deep breath, and murmured to the pile of ashes in the slot, "Look, we will live a good life!"

With a heavy wave of his hand, Lin Guiyao said to a few cronies who were rubbing the corners of their eyes, "Let's go, we should go talk to those big guys."

He was referring, of course, to the leaders of the raiders who were captured by them. There were eighteen in total, but only seven were captured in the end. The rest died or escaped, and are now being held in the interrogation center of the Ministry of Health.

As for why the interrogation center is located in the Ministry of Health, Gui Xingchao means: Anyway, this work is basically done in the middle of the night, and if you are too harsh, you can immediately promote emergency room treatment, comfortable!
On the way to the interrogation office, Gui Xingchao sighed and said: "My lord's sacrifice today has finally established the real hope of Hope City!"

"Oh? What did Master Gui say?" Xiao Hong leaned closer, and Lin Guiyao glanced at them without paying attention.

"The 99-meter obelisk means a long time. Such a tall monument can be seen from a distance even if you don't enter Hope City. Especially the story behind it will naturally move many people." Gui Xingchao raised his finger and said.

"No one wants to live a life without knowing life and death in the next second, especially those who have experienced exile. They have been living humblely, but they can get so much respect after death. This is something I have never seen , even if it is a metropolis, it is just a matter of hastily buried."

Everyone nodded. This is not Gui Xingchao's exaggeration. People in the wasteland have no dignity in life, let alone after death?
As long as he is not eaten by wild beasts after death, that is the greatest kindness, let alone erecting a monument?
"But..." Gui Xingchao continued.

(End of this chapter)