Chapter 493 Construction and Outlook

"Well, let me take a look..."

The course has been reset to the direction of Vine Sky Island. Of course, this turn will be difficult for Ji Lin and the others to detect without a reference object.

Just adjust the deflection direction of the repulsion engine, and the island can move in a new direction.

Ji Lin tapped the screen in his system and quickly checked the available information on the screen.

Fang Ai ran to direct the elf craftsmen to carefully move the ruins components back to his territory, and most of the soldiers accompanying him also went to help... leaving only him and a few staff members standing in the central control room of the Sky Island core.

The staff were planning how to modify this facility, debating whether to store steam spiders or steam engines in the maintenance warehouse, and whether to invest additional manpower in digging a new underground area.

After they have completed their discussions and submitted detailed defense and facility blueprints to Ji Lin, the construction and renovation of the sky island can begin.

In addition to steering, acceleration, and a large map, Sky Island also has another ability...

‘Building Blocks of Counter Meteor’

‘Enabling this module can consume a large amount of reserve energy to obtain resources from the ground, and slowly withdraw the ground resources to replenish the resources on the empty island. ’

Ji Lin had seen that magical phenomenon. A large number of stones and green vegetation were added to the bottom of the sky island as if captured by a tractor beam, becoming part of the sky island's resources.

Just need to make some small adjustments to the function.

The floating island in the sky needs to land to obtain a large amount of resources from the ground.

In other words, these sky islands are man-made, at least the natural sky islands will be this large in size.

놊But why are these ruins so high up...and 놊is on the ground?

Is there something on the ground? It is true that I have never been to the ground, but looking down at the ground from a height of 껜 meters, I can see something unusual.

‘The module is limited and will be activated when the island loses more than 20% of its mass. ’

There's just no way to control it.

Ji Lin clicked several times to activate the meteorite structure module, but nothing happened. He could only focus on the hanging ground on the map.

He is also very greedy for this technology.

This kind of transportation technology that goes against common sense can be of great help to the industrial construction of the territory.

But even if it is connected to the outpost core, some of the ruins' capabilities are still limited... It is not a problem with the ruins themselves, but with the existence of a superior center that exerts long-distance control.

This is a control exerted on the core of the ruins, but the source has not been found.

But Ji Lin could probably guess that the source was the No. 3 sky island that he was slowly occupying, a 꾫-shaped island that occupied more than 80% of the airspace he controlled.

The island in the sky also has the phenomenon of reverse meteorite, indicating that there are still relics of the pre-civilization that are functioning inside.

His sight fell on the small sky island projected by the azure crystal core. The rectangular sky island was like a natural fortress... If he gained control of the central ruins...

These ruins and empty islands may be able to completely obey the territory's dispatch.

Then he needs to specially develop 꾫-type aerostats, but all combat units rebuilt around these ruined islands... Nothing is more suitable as a fleet's port and command center than an empty island itself.

놊The fallen mothership.

If possible, some small sky islands can also be equipped with mineral collection facilities to develop resources on the ground.

He took a deep breath and shook off these distant thoughts.

First transport the small ruins sky island you arrived to near the vine sky island... there is plenty of food and water there.

Then there are the temporary defenses on the empty island.

He decided to use the concrete buildings already spread across the territory.

Borrowing the rapid construction capabilities of the system, a simple concrete defense area was built here. The barrier formed by dark gray buildings can ensure the safety of the personnel stationed on the island.

‘Concrete Fortress Zone’

‘Fifth Age Architecture’

‘Cement produced by industrial machinery is widely used in buildings. These materials can make buildings more plastic and provide them with sufficient protection against attack firepower. ’

‘Each block requires 1000 units of concrete, 1000 units of stone, and 200 units of steel. ’

Since it is to be the core of airspace control, the protection on the air island should be the highest level currently available.

Use the Xuanwu formation to keep the enemy at bay.

Concrete, a common resource newly added after the territory is promoted to the fifth era, is used to replace the stone of the previous era and become the new building material of the territory.

The output is extremely high, and the industry is famous for its absolutely low cost.

More importantly, this thing can be sold in lower eras.

Just like steel.

In the low era, there was no high-quality low-carbon steel. In the high era, the selling point can still earn foreign exchange for itself. Cement can also meet the needs of the territory and then input into the market to earn profits.

Cement suddenly became the territory's secondary export resource.

Ji Lin also made a small fortune from this.

The unit price is too high. Even if it is a product of the fifth era, this kind of thing is just like steel. The unit price will be too high.

놇In the original world, transportation costs accounted for most of the price of items with extremely high production volumes, such as sugar, grain, steel, and cement.

The baby is here, but how to deliver it?

The system directly collects 15% tax, which will save you from all transportation problems and arrive immediately... You need to consider fuel costs, material costs, labor costs, and even tariffs.

The modern comprehensive transportation costs may reach more than 100% of the value of the item itself, and may even reach 200%.

The price of transportation, the larger the quantity, the lower the transportation cost per unit.

This is also why small-scale industrial products do not make money at all. Only large-scale production can reduce the freight to a level that can flow some profit.

This is an extremely amazing ultra-high-speed trade network.

Even if you sell a small amount of materials, you can get the same income as others who sell on a large scale without scale.

Of course, if more cement is sold in the market in the future, the price will definitely drop significantly.

The system only restricts the flow of technical assets, the flow of resources, and integration. As long as it will have a negative impact on development itself... it is all pretending to see it.

Ji Lin followed the blueprint given to him by the staff and began to take pictures of the concrete fortress area.

The hydrogen combustion of crystal ore needs to be ventilated at all times to avoid the big problem of flash explosion sending the whole factory to the ground.

The system will help you with factory safety education.

At most, if someone dies, they will help you rescue the person. As for the equipment...

Good luck~

(Then, plant the field! Put your hands on your hips! Planting the field is easy to write!)

(What has been done in the territory, and what new technologies are there, nod)