Chapter 278 Progress and Late Spring

Year 2, April 2nd.

A quarter of a year has passed, spring has gone and summer has arrived.

Wubai stood in front of a hillside that was significantly higher than the nearby plains, and in front of him was a dense and lush forest. Under the dim sky, a mysterious temperament loomed, and the continuous spring rain added a bit of desolation to the environment.

He exhaled and looked up at the top of the hillside, where a stream of light that was invisible to the naked eye was rushing straight into the sky.

Star Pulse Tower, awakening the earth veins.

The plants near here grow several times faster than normal plants.

Wubai clearly remembered that the mature trees near the territory had been harvested by the logging team. The logging team only kept the immature trees and waited for them to continue growing, so as to facilitate the recovery of the forestry environment.

So the various trees here that were taller than the houses were all grown rapidly in the six months since the Star Pulse Tower was generated.

In addition to these trees, there are also berries covering the entire hillside?

Wubai reached out and picked a plump, round, bright berry. He used to like this kind of berry, but they are not suitable for human cultivation, and the yield of natural growth is very small. After the berry bushes near the territory were mined, the berry trees were cut down and used as wood.

He took a bite, and the sweet juice with some imperceptible starlight flowed out of the peel, and his eyes lit up. It was still the same berry taste as he remembered. I wonder if the area near the earth vein tower can be converted into a planting area for this kind of berry.

Cut down the trees, and the berries will grow more vigorously.

This is not the first time he has come here, but the last time he came here, he didn't think that he needed a sharp weapon to open the way. If he didn't use a sharp weapon to open the way, he would be entangled by the growing berry jungle.

Wubai tightened his raincoat and looked at the black steam spider with blue stripes behind him. It raised its body to prevent its mechanical structure from being splashed by the mud on the ground, and occasionally spewed out some weak steam to steam the raindrops on its body.

Accompanying it was a steam spider that had been improved to a guard type. These big guys could easily pass through/knock through low bushes, and they had traction devices installed on their backs to transport items.

This was the biggest difference between the guard type and the general type. The guard type used a large number of weight-reducing devices made of floating stone scraps, which allowed them to walk on the stone streets of the territory without causing damage to the streets when fully loaded.

The only disadvantage was that it needed a person with awakened source to act as a battery beside it. It would stop every 20 kilometers to receive a charge to replenish the weight-reducing device to offset the consumption of gravity.

Ji Lin had considered using the steam spider to pull goods, but it turned out that its carrying efficiency was far inferior to that of the pack animal...whether it was the way of exerting force, the speed of movement, or the distance of action.

If it doesn't use the method of pulling a cart, it can only carry things forward, and that is only half the load.

In the end, it can only be equipped to the guard team for emergency needs, so that the guards can step from human time to mechanical time.

If there is any benefit, it is that when these spiders painted with blue horizontal stripes walk on the street, the incidence of fighting in the territory drops sharply.

It stands there, and the crime rate is lower.

The steam spider is much more intimidating than the steel forks in the hands of the guards.

Climbing on the back of the steam spider, Wubai pointed out a road without berries and trees for it, and let it go in a straight line.

Only when you climb to the highest point can you draw a map.

Then go back and report, time never waits for anyone.

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"Ah~"

Zhongyan's roommate collapsed on the table, looking at the window. The drizzle has continued for many days, and the weather is always so gloomy.

The patter of raindrops hit the ground, and the scattered dew took away the excess temperature in the air. He could not make any other comments except that it was particularly suitable for sleeping.

If you don't get a good night's sleep in the spring with drizzling rain, you will feel a little sorry for yourself.

"When will the spring rain end?"

"Snow, I remember you didn't have work today?"

Chongyan packed up the materials and picked out an oil-paper umbrella with a wooden frame from the door.

"This is the first time I know that the word college can be directly linked to work. My research time is set at 3 pm, and I will have my rune carving shift tomorrow."

Chongyan's roommate Snow smacked his lips, complained a few words, and waved the draft paper in his hand in front of him.

"Not everyone gets up early in the morning like you, and there is someone to accompany you."

Snow sighed. It was so relaxing and comfortable here without the supervision of parents, but away from the hustle and bustle, he always felt that something was missing.

"Zhongyan, have you ever gone through the portal to see the world on the other side? I heard from the artillery team that the scenery is super good. They went there some time ago. I wonder when the dean can arrange an outing for us."

College life is very different from what he imagined. In addition to studying, they do research. The more comfortable entertainment is to rent a fishing boat to go fishing at sea.

Then everyone will compete to see who catches the biggest and most fish.

Snow has to say that the lord of this territory is really generous. They, the novice researchers, can use rare materials such as floating stones at will, and all kinds of magic materials that are not cheap in the Holy City are sufficient.

"The top 30% of students in mechanical engineering can apply for ground staff rotation, which is responsible for maintaining the floating ship there. If you are interested, go and apply for ground staff rotation."

Zhongyan shrugged and said to Snow.

It's a lot.

"I'm from the Rune Materials Group, so spare me the mechanical maintenance."

Snow was not interested at all and wailed.

"By the way, weren't you responsible for developing a kind of... um, weapons like the artillery group?"

Zhongyan looked at the heavier rain in front of him, glanced at the not-so-solid oil-paper umbrella in his hand and a folded document.

So when will the college build a rain shelter corridor to connect their workplaces together?

Hearing his words, Snow patted the manuscript in front of him and muttered with his head down.

"Ah, you mean a breech-loading rifle? There has been some progress in improving the barrel, but the mechanical structure still needs improvement. The lord and the dean came to visit our group together... You don't know that the lord looks quite young, maybe not even as old as us... He drew us a structural diagram of a rotating bolt and asked us to improve it based on it."

"We have solved the problems of bursting and easy damage to the barrel, but the bolt is too hard to pull, as if it is fixed. Some parts still need to be made by a watchmaker... The rune micro-carving work is more complicated than the old-fashioned musket..."

Zhongyan listened to his roommate's chattering, but he didn't realize what these things represented, and didn't realize what impact this weapon would bring.

Finally, Snow scratched his head.

"In general, there should be results soon, right?"

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