Chapter 1145 Return to Colossus City

"Dwarf gem craftsman? How wide is your network? Why do you seem to have dabbled in all walks of life?"

"It's just a coincidence. The Troll Mountains produce a gem called regeneration gem, which attracted those dwarves to settle here.

It's true that we want to build our own full industrial chain, but there is no need to create everything original. We should use what we already have and integrate what we should integrate. There is no need to exclude them completely."

"It's natural."

The rest of the way, the two spent their time chatting in this way, bursting out countless sparks of inspiration.

Filanxini has the top arcane knowledge and can interpret Gavin's countless strange ideas and implement them in a magical way.

Gavin has a huge amount of manpower and material resources to provide material support for the former.

The two formed a perfect closed loop.

When the two came to their senses, the Colossus City was already within reach.

Felanxini said with lingering thoughts: "Should we blame the speed of the Mist for being too fast? Or is it that time is passing too fast? I feel like the topic has not been fully developed yet!"

"Teacher, if you want to discuss this in the future, there is plenty of time. Let's first find a way to land the element binding device. Energy is the basis of everything. Without stable energy support, everything is empty talk." Gavin grasped the key point of the whole thing.

It is also the easiest to see results in a short period of time, which depends on Felanxini's own magical background.

"After visiting the Colossus City, I will start this work as soon as possible." Felanxini exclaimed, "I have heard that the Colossus City is different, but I didn't expect it to be so different.

This name is really worthy of its name. Those dwarves are really obsessed with huge things. Only they are willing to spend hundreds and thousands of years to build a city into the shape of a statue."

When you arrive at the Colossus City, the first thing you notice is always the crying dwarf statue presented in this city.

In front of him, everything becomes so small.

Especially against the backdrop of those big and small dog-headed people, everything is even bigger and more majestic.

The Colossus is like a huge three-dimensional beehive. Not only are there countless dog-headed men busy coming in and out on the ground, but there are also a large number of black-winged dog-headed men flying in the air.

Compared to Flancinni who was shocked by the fantastic scene in front of her, Gavin was immersed in the changes in the Colossus.

The Colossus itself has not changed much, or it can't be seen from the outside. Even if there are changes, they are located in the belly of the mountain.

From time to time, there will be steam whistles, followed by huge roars, and a large amount of steam gushing out.

That is a sign that the restarted dwarf forging production line is operating at full capacity.

The biggest change in the Colossus is the surrounding situation.

It is no longer standing there alone, but with it as the center, spreading in all directions, like a spider web, covered with large and small roads.

The land of 50 kilometers of the Giant Plain in front of the Colossus is divided into pieces, with earthen forts scattered all over the place, half on the ground and half underground, and there are also varying numbers of dog-headed men coming in and out.

The surrounding land has been reclaimed, and the traces of farming can be clearly distinguished on it.

Especially around the earthen forts, a large number of wheat straw and corn stalks are neatly stacked, many of which are of amazing size, especially the corn stalks, which are almost the same as small trees.

There is no doubt that the food self-sufficiency plan of Colossus City has achieved initial results.

"What are those dog-headed people doing? Are they preparing to move?" Felixini pointed at the dog-headed people in the earthen fort and asked curiously.

They are loading large and small bags onto the truck, as if they are going to empty the earthen fort.

Some have even emptied it, driving a super-large ox cart that is extremely incompatible with their small size, and heading towards Colossus City in a mighty manner.

"The autumn harvest has been completed. There will be basically not much work here in the next three or four months. The kobolds are cold-blooded animals and are very dependent on external heat. If they stay outside, they can only hibernate in the bunker.

The Colossus is different. Not only are most activities indoors, but there is also sufficient geothermal heating, which is no less than summer.

There, the kobolds not only consume less daily energy, but can also assist in other work. In those small and barren mines, they are still very advantageous."

Although he hasn't been back for a while, Gavin knows the situation here like the back of his hand. After all, he is the one who formulates the general policy.

"The slave owners of Calinshan have to bow down to you." Felanxini sighed, "You have squeezed the value of these dog-headed people to the extreme."

Gavin disagreed with this, "They get what they pay, which is called exploitation.

But if they get the fruits of their labor in the process, it is to create a new way of life. If you don't believe it, wait and see for yourself."

"Master, it's really you. When I received the news just now, I was a little bit unbelievable. I didn't expect that you really have returned from the bottomless abyss."

As the Mist approached the Colossus City, a huge black figure couldn't wait to meet it, and roared with excitement from the heart.

It was the Lord of the Colossus City, Shanoba.

Although Gavin and Felanxini were still riding in the Mist, the entire top had been opened like a convertible, and the speed had also been reduced.

This design was also tailor-made by the legendary arcanist to make it easier for him to cast spells on the Misthorn. Now it is an excellent way to observe the scenery along the way.

Gavin looked at Shanobah up and down, nodded slightly and said: "It seems that you have been very successful in managing Colossus City. The ability of dragons and dogs to help each other has been greatly improved. It seems that you are close to becoming a real dragon. It’s just a matter of time.”

The bipedal flying dragon transformed by the black dragon girl is obviously larger than the last time Gavin met. It has broken through the super-large category and entered the ranks of giants, and its shape is getting closer and closer to a giant dragon.

This is a sign of blood purification.

"This is a good foundation laid by the master. I just follow the road paved by the master." Shanoba transformed into a black dragon girl, flapped her wings and said with a smile, "I will summon everyone in Colossus City and ask them to come out to greet Owner."

"Don't bother us." Gavin waved his hand and refused, "We are now considered a small business. If we do this every time, how much time will be wasted? Do other cities need to follow suit?"

"That's right!" The black dragon girl couldn't help but giggle, "I just met the master, and I was a little too happy."

"If you are willing, take us around and introduce the fruits of your labor, preferably something unique to you."

Gavin woke up and said, "This is Filancini, my arcane teacher, and also the chief engineer of our territory. The shadow aircraft was made by her, and the City of Colossus will keep no secrets from her."

The black dragon girl's heart was full of Gavin, and she never glanced at the legendary arcanist from beginning to end. It was not until she heard the name of the shadow aircraft that she felt a chill in her heart and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I treated you so slowly. Come with me."

When the Shadow Aircraft launched a comprehensive war against the Jackals, the terrifying power it displayed not only suppressed the enemy, but also shocked its own people.

Especially the flying dragon army headed by Shanoba.

They had previously proudly thought that they were the ace flying army in Gavin's hands, but who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, they would be reduced to second-rate status.

Facing the shadow aircraft in the air, they could not fight or escape. They would be blasted to pieces in minutes.

When I heard that the other party was the developer of the Shadow Aircraft, I was naturally surprised and afraid.

She should have thought that the one brought by her master himself could not be a mortal.

“The number of kobolds we have in Colossus City now exceeds 300,000, and they are increasing at a rate of 30% every year.

The flying dragon army has expanded to forty, and there are no wild flying dragons in the Troll Mountains and Giant Running Mountains.

The number of dwarves has exceeded 15,000, and it is growing at a rate of 10% every year.

We have been stockpiling food for at least two years now, and our food self-sufficiency rate has reached 70%.

The annual output of dwarf steel ingots reaches 100,000 tons..."

"How much is the annual output of dwarf steel ingots?" the legendary arcanist screamed, interrupting the report of the Lord of Sanoba.

"One hundred thousand tons!" There was unconcealable pride in Shanoba's eyebrows.

Of course she knew the horror of this number. The amount of food they could grow in Colossus City in one year did not amount to this amount.

"Hiss..." Filancinis gasped and said in disbelief, "Are you sure you're right? The combined steel output of half the continent is not as much as yours."

"How dare I fool the master with this?" Sanoba said in a very Versailles voice, "This is because our debugging work has not been completely completed, otherwise the annual output would have been greatly increased.

The biggest problem now is that our sales and shipping speed cannot keep up with our production speed.

This year only one-tenth of last year's inventory was sold. Most of the dwarf steel ingots are piled up in the warehouse. We are now expanding a new warehouse.

If you have production but cannot sell it, problems will arise over time. "

"Your production capacity is out of touch with the entire world, and it's normal that you can't sell it!"

Filancini knew that the dwarf automatic production line in Colossus City was amazing, but she didn't expect it to be so amazing.

"Don't worry, I'm back now and trying to solve the problem." Gavin seemed much calmer, "As long as the transportation problem is solved, let alone 100,000 tons per year, even if the output increases tenfold, it will still be enough." Can’t keep up with my usage speed.”

One hundred thousand tons per year, this steel output is truly amazing in Faerûn.

But on earth, it is not as good as the annual output of a small and medium-sized steel plant.

Once one's own large-scale infrastructure is rolled out, the consumption of steel will be like running water. The annual consumption will be an astronomical figure. Just one Colossus City will not be enough.

"It's unimaginable." Neither Filancini nor Shanobah could imagine how Gavin used these 100,000 tons of steel every year.

As they spoke, the group of people quickly flew over the Colossus City.

The black dragon girl pointed down and said with pride: "This is the greenhouse we just built. The roof is made of air glass, which can provide lighting and warmth, and is strong enough to not hinder walking on it.

Geothermal duct heating has been added inside, and we will have a large supply of vegetables this winter. "

Not only is Colossus itself three-dimensional, their development is also three-dimensional.

The open-air location of the dwarf colossus is covered with a sealed greenhouse, in which a large number of fruits and vegetables are grown.

That's why, from a distance, the colossus looks green all over, especially on the top of its head, as if it's wearing a huge green hat.

"Air glass? Are you talking about the special glass used on armed cloud rays, which is as hard as fine steel?" Felanxini asked, while jumping to the top of a huge greenhouse and jumping hard.

As a result, it didn't move at all.

This not only shows the superiority of the material, but also fully demonstrates the excellent craftsmanship of the construction team.

Not far away, you can also see a construction team building a greenhouse, which is composed of dwarf craftsmen and dog-headed people.

Those dwarf craftsmen are responsible for the core work, and the tedious work of scraps and miscellaneous materials is done by those chattering dog-headed people. The cooperation between the two sides is quite smooth.

Obviously, this has been done for more than one day, and both sides have become accustomed to each other's style and rhythm.

"That's the material." The black dragon girl said proudly, "This is our specialty!"

"You are wasting the natural resources! You are really wasting the natural resources!" Felanshini said bitterly, "How can you waste materials like this?

This material is simply the best material for forging magic items. It is light, has sufficient hardness, and has sufficient magic compatibility.

Since you have this, what kind of enchanted steel do you need? Why didn't you tell me earlier if you had this?"

The last sentence was obviously blaming Gavin.

Gavin blinked and said embarrassedly: "I forgot this!"

The legendary arcanist had an urge to vomit blood. How could he forget such a thing?

Felanshini gritted his teeth and asked: "What is the annual output of this tempered glass?"

"This is a by-product, and the output is a little less." Shanoba roughly estimated, "The annual output is still one thousand tons."

"The annual output of one thousand tons is still not much." Felanshini was Versailles.

But thinking back, the annual output of dwarven steel ingots here reaches 100,000 tons, which is not much.

"Prepare a piece of air glass for me." Felanxini said bluntly, "I want to analyze its detailed data to see how high its availability is."

"That's easy, let's go directly to the air glass production line." Gavin said nothing and dragged the legendary arcanist towards the Colossus dungeon.

"Master, it's the great master... woof... I've seen it... kneel down... kneel down quickly woof..."

"The master is coming... the great master is coming woof..."

"So he is our master woof..."

Although Gavin has tried his best to keep a low profile, there are still chaos along the way, and those dog-headed people kneel down to salute him.

Although he hasn't been to the Colossus for more than a year, there are still legends about him here. Even those new dog-headed people recognize his appearance, because his super-giant statue is placed there, and they often worship and accept his divine protection.

The relatively low intelligence of the kobolds makes it very troublesome in many things - they learn slowly, are unable to handle too complicated work, etc.

But in terms of faith, it is extremely advantageous. They are simple and almost stubborn. Once they believe in something, it is difficult to change.

They believe that Gavin is a god, a god who protects them, the kobolds. It is he who allows them to grow and develop, it is he who allows them to have their own city, and it is he who allows them to have the opportunity to become dragons.

Master is a name for God by the kobolds.

In other words, these weak creatures will serve their rulers like gods, which is their racial nature.

In desperation, Gavin could only cast invisibility on the three people and take the initiative to avoid the kobolds along the way.

"Praise the master woof... The master is omnipotent woof..."

"The master is indeed as powerful as the legend woof..."

"Praise the master..."

The kobolds were stunned for a moment, and then they praised loudly, even though Gavin and the others had already walked away.

Boom!

With the roar of steam, the steam-driven elevator stopped in front of Gavin and his companions.

Amid the sound of the huge pulley, the huge steel door slowly opened, and four sturdy dwarves hurriedly wanted to go out.

"Chief Jihalin." Gavin took the initiative to remove the invisibility and called the other party.

The leader of the four dwarves was the legendary dwarf blacksmith, the wandering king of Taesaama.

He had obviously heard the news and was ready to go out to greet him.

"It's really Lord Gavin." Jihalin was stunned, then laughed, opened his strong arms, walked forward quickly, gave Gavin a big dwarf hug, and said, "Why is the Lord still using invisibility in his own territory?"

Gavin smiled bitterly and said, "It's because of those dog-headed people. They are too enthusiastic. I kneel wherever I go. I corrected them from the beginning, but I can't correct them now."

"Ha... those little guys..." Speaking of dog-headed people, Chief Jihalin also looked like he had a headache, "If those little guys are trained well, they are indeed very useful, but they are too noisy. They bark from morning to night. I don't know where they get so much energy!"

"No matter what they say, they also have dragon blood in their bodies." Gavin smiled and said, "Nothing is perfect in the world. If you want to take advantage of their numbers, you must endure the shortcomings brought by their large numbers."

At the beginning, he was most worried about the relationship between the dwarves and the dog-headed people.

It is easy to cause problems if different ethnic groups of the same race are put together rashly.

Not to mention that they are not the same species at all.

But soon Gavin found that his worries were unnecessary.

These dwarves and dog-headed people not only did not have conflicts, but got along well with each other.

Many conflicts between races are caused by the competition for living space and living resources. If both are sufficient, the probability of war and conflict will be greatly reduced.

The restarted Colossus City is large enough to accommodate the survival of two races here. Even now, the city is not completely filled.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the complementarity of the two races.

Dwarves have never been known for their numbers. Those high-density, low-tech jobs have always been their biggest headaches, such as farming.

If they rely on themselves alone, let alone large-scale farming on the ground, the mushroom garden alone underground will occupy a lot of their manpower.

The Kobolds are famous for their fertility, and they always win by quantity, but the quality is worrying. They can only share those high-intensity, low-tech jobs, and don't count on them for high-tech work. (End of this chapter)