I have a shelter

Under the development of the magic spiders, this place has a vibrant flavor. Many seeds brought by Black Heart from the 'main nest' (the nest of magic spiders) have grown seedlings. After a while, after bringing the small creatures from the 'main nest', this place will become another 'ecological zone'.

Black Heart looked at the dots of fluorescence on the surrounding walls and said, "Master, there are plenty of various mineral elements here. The location we chose contains some 'Pandoran' elements. They are very helpful for the growth of magic potions."

George heard what Black Heart meant, and he said, "Next time the apprentices come to collect the goods, they will bring some seeds of magic fungi. You take good care of them here."

"Master, please rest assured."

At this time, the magic spiders that were not branded had gathered here from various passages at the call of Black Heart. After branding them again, George went to the incubator and branded the colorful eggs that were about to hatch. This behavior has a great impact on the success rate of spider egg hatching, but the advantage is that the consumption is extremely low.

After finishing all this, George walked towards the work area. The mines he saw on the road were all built in the basin, with tracks and mine carts. After the magic spiders repaired this place, they have been working here for some time.

In addition to many magic spiders busy here, there are also many slaves enslaved by magic spiders. There are corrupted creatures such as scavengers, and even red devils. These creatures have been parasitized by alien demons. When they are about to die of exhaustion, the magic spider larvae in their bodies will hatch, and no blood and flesh will be wasted.

When the big magic spiders pull in the mine, a pile of stones and soil often falls down. If it were a miner, one person working for a day would not be as efficient as a magic spider pulling for a short time.

The magic spiders whose chitinous shells have not yet grown are all behind the big magic spiders to pick and choose. After they picked out the ore from the stone soil, they classified it and then handed it over to the magic spiders responsible for transportation, or loaded it onto the mine carts and let the slaves transport it to the storage room.

"Master, there were originally more than 60 tunnels here. We have dug out more than 20 in the past few months. After Gerry Jones helped us dig out some, the number has reached 163 - the mercury that Lord Anthony ordered to find was also found in the deep layer, and the reserve is not bad. Now the underground network of the entire nest has been opened up, and the basic situation of the nest (tunnel network) is close to the main nest."

George nodded. He knew that if this nest wanted to develop into the nest of Hillyak, it would probably take many years. However, the main purpose of this area is not for the magic spiders to live, but to be able to mine.

"How is the current output?" George said, picking up a basketball-sized ore. He couldn't tell what the content of this ore was, but it looked pretty good.

According to the records of the Black Pearl Manor, the peak period of the Black Pearl Valley was 2 million jin of iron ingots, which is more than 1,000 tons. But the annual output is equivalent to one-third of the iron output of Rodunk every year.

But the magic spiders in the Magic Spider Nest can dig out more than a thousand tons of various ores in a week - this is because they are restricted from fertility and have to spend a lot of time in the underground magic potion garden.

"Master, we have not been able to work at full capacity in the past few months. In the past few months, we have only dug out more than 200 tons. Counting the remaining ores in this mining area and the ores and ironware collected in the town, there are about 300 tons."

According to what Hei Xin and his friends have been busy with around the mining area these days, the time and labor that can be invested in mining in the early stage are indeed very small - not only to clean up the surroundings, give birth to children, and deal with underground creatures. There is also the need to repair the abandoned mine.

In addition, according to what Hei Xin said, the open-pit mines in the mining area and the minerals in the old tunnels have long been developed by miners for centuries, which makes the number of precious mineral deposits very small. So if you want better quality ore, the tunnel network must be excavated.

So these two hundred tons are actually by-products of mining the network.

However, Gerry Jones and his men have helped the Blackheart Clan to open up many new tunnels, and the magic spiders are also digging deeper into the veins based on the original mine site. After a few months, when the little magic spiders gradually grow up, the output will increase exponentially.

At that time, the output of the valley and the basin will be enough to meet the increasing consumption of metal in the shelter without external purchases in the future.

"I will take 200 tons this time, and leave the rest to the basin. Many people will gradually move into the surrounding towns in the future. They need ore. You should also get along well with them." George thought for a while and said.

At present, the ore in the basin mine is accumulating. Because of the large-scale land reclamation of the Sky Eagle, the mineral resources were transported to various territories by Wendel and his men, so George plans to take a batch of ore here so that the idle workshops in the Sky Eagle Castle can work.

These more than 200 tons of ore, after smelting, are almost more than 100 tons of metal. Used to build equipment, I am afraid that it is only to arm more than 2,000 soldiers-and these ores, iron ore and copper ore each account for some, and contain a lot of lead.

But if it is used in muskets and cannons, it is a considerable amount.

At present, Elda's technology is mainly copper cannons, and iron cannons cannot be made. George estimated that the copper used in a three-pound cannon should not exceed 200 kilograms, and the iron used in the wheels should be more than ten kilograms. Fifty tons of copper is enough to make more than 300 cannons.

If the remaining iron is used to make muskets, it will be more than enough to meet the needs of the new army - the extra can be used to make some other weapons.

There is a gap in the number of cannons, but they can be purchased. If all are forged, the productivity of the Sky Eagle may not be enough.

So his mood can't help but improve.

Seeing that the big boss didn't blame him for the output, Black Heart couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It mentioned another thing: "Master, those survivors are now worshiping the Spider God."

To be able to absorb this kind of faith power, at least the level of Hillyak is required. So Black Heart has no taboos about this kind of thing. He is not worried that the boss will suspect him.

After listening, George was slightly surprised, and then he suddenly realized.

This kind of worship should be spontaneous. Under George's urging, the shackles brought by the brand made the magic spiders not allowed to feed on humans. And the demon pardon that George planted for the new generation through the spider queens also has the same constraints.

And the cleaning work of the magic spiders around did make these survivors prone to this kind of worship of powerful creatures. So they should not be mist believers.

"Pay attention and observe. Don't intervene for the time being." George said: "When your people patrol in the mountains, gather all the survivors they encounter and the Spider God will attract them."

The population of the basin is so small now. With their black-hearted methods, if they "intervene", the survivors who have finally accumulated in the nearby town will all run away to the mountains again.

As for this belief, after the governors of the basin settle the refugees transferred by Alfonso in the mining town, the governors will manage it.

At this point, George thought for a while: "Has that town been opened?"

There are several towns around the mining area, but only one is suitable for smelting. That town is close to the official road, and the road leading to the mining area is also very wide. But it will be more efficient to open a tunnel directly from the ground.

"It's already opened, master. Gerry Jones's transport team is loading there-you can take it away tonight."