Another day passed, and craftsmen in blue cloth overalls walked out of the barracks. Fortunately, the craftsman carried a toolbox with hand tools such as axes and saws. The craftsmen created by the system are all-round craftsmen of the manual era, from carpentry and bricklayer to fitter, all manual skills are complete. With the advent of craftsmen, there are three more ore smelting grounds, weapon workshops, and animal training grounds in the mirror building column. The ore smelter costs 5,000 yuan, which can smelt the mined ore into metal, and then automatically sell it to the system, and the income is transferred to the base capital account. The weapon workshop can make all kinds of hot and cold weapons, and the cost is also 5,000 yuan. The cost of the training ground of the primary base is 1,000 yuan, and it can only produce dogs.

Money is very important, although money is not everything, but no money is absolutely impossible. After figuring out the rules for the operation of the base, Liang Hong immediately chose to build an ore smelter, and the account funds were instantly reduced to 3,700 yuan. The ore smelter took five days to build, requiring one craftsman to enter the site to work, and if one more craftsman was added, the construction time could be reduced to four days. It seems that craftsmen are still very useful, so Liang Hong issued another order to build another craftsman in the barracks.

Now everyone only has one rifle, which makes Liang Hong's sense of security very poor. When the second craftsman made it, he asked him to build a training farm. I may not be able to make weapons in a short period of time, and guard dogs are also very useful, which can be used to guard against mosquitoes at night, can also be used to hunt in the wild, and can even directly deal with intruders.

Development is important, but first and foremost it is survival. The lion hyena that can appear at any time in the South African grasslands is an existential threat, and the same threat is the natives who may appear at any time, and javelin bows and crossbows also take lives. It is also possible that the Transvaal white police and vigilantes will appear, but fortunately the number of Boers is very small now, and the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State, all of which have a combined total of only 400,000 Boers, usually stay near the forts that have been built.

The training ground was built in just two days.

In front of a low brick house, a vicious dog with a big head jumped out, grinning with its teeth very hideous. The fierce Pitbull, 45 centimeters tall and weighing 40 kilograms, cost 50 silver dollars each and had a manufacturing cycle of 12 hours.

The pitbull stood at the door of the training ground and barked wildly for a while, and after venting the excitement of coming to a strange world, he slipped all the way to Liang Hong with his tail wagging all the way. sniffed at Liang Hong's feet with his nose, and then rubbed his head around the hem of his trousers flatteringly. Although the Pitbull is fierce by nature, the creatures created by the system must be trained to be close to and obey the commander.

Looking at the appearance of the pitbull inviting pets, Liang Hong couldn't cry or laugh a little. is a fierce vicious dog, but he wants to put on a well-behaved posture of Jingba, just like a hideous-looking strong man pinching out the orchid finger of the cute girl. Pitbulls are fierce and aggressive, with strong bite force in both jaws, and the amount of food is not very large, and the feeding cost is relatively low. Originally, the ideal guard dog in his mind was the Tibetan mastiff, which was tall and strong, but unfortunately the Tibetan mastiff was a cold dog breed, and the Tibetan mastiff with thick and long hair might not be able to survive in the Transvaal.

Without a warm response from its owner, the pitbull lay on his stomach at Liang Hong's feet and took a nap. Looking at the very sturdy little guy, Liang Hong pondered in his heart, the pitbull and the spotted hyena were head-to-head, and he didn't know how to win or lose. The Pitbull is one size smaller, and I am afraid that it will suffer in terms of strength. I built ten Pitbulls in one go, and what I value is the bravery of these guys, after all, it is psychologically cruel to let the cyborg soldiers serve as cannon fodder.

At present, the training ground can only produce dogs, and according to Xiaobai, the base will be upgraded in the future, and horses and carrier pigeons can also be manufactured. Liang Hong went to the training arena and saw that it was empty, and there was a thick pipe in the room. The systemaically created animal trainers are also so-called cyborgs. According to him, the dog jumped out of the tube on its own, and he was only responsible for the final training of the dog. It turned out that the key was really the pipe, and he guessed that Jia Lingyi also crawled out of the pipe of the barracks in this way.

Now that there is only 2,000 yuan left in the capital account, Liang Hong really hurts. Money, whether it was before or now, Lao Tzu is lacking!

On January 9, the long-awaited ore smelter was finally completed. There is a large gray courtyard with two-meter-high earthen walls, and inside the courtyard is a workshop of brick houses. Liang Hong excitedly circled the courtyard several times, spending 5,000 silver dollars, this is a building that can bring wealth.

The gate of the yard opened, and a four-** car pulled by two horses ran out, and there were two miners dressed in black on the car, and some shovels and pickaxes and other tools were placed in the car. This is the mining truck, a simple and primitive tool, and I don't know how long it will take to dig a truckload of ore.

"Mr. Commander, the ore smelter has been built, and you can arrange other tasks."

Craftsman Zero One and Craftsman Zero Two walked out with tired faces and took the initiative to greet Liang Hong.

"It's hard work, there is no task to arrange for the time being, so let's rest for a few days."

Liang Hong said very helplessly, not that there are no projects that can be built, but that there is no money in his pocket, and now there are only 2,000 yuan left in the capital account. The most wanted thing is to build a weapons workshop, which requires an investment of 5,000 yuan. One can only hope that the mining truck will find the mineral deposits as soon as possible and make enough money as soon as possible.

"Excuse me, sir, which craftsman made those fences, it's simply shoddy, it's too irresponsible."

Pointing to the twisted fence wall, he looked angry, as if he had done a job of this quality that had tarnished the honorable and disciplined profession of the craftsman.

"Ahem, that, it's a job done by Jia Lingyi, he is a soldier, it's good to be able to do this."

Liang Hong embarrassedly put the responsibility on Jia Lingyi, and when he said it, even he felt very undisciplined.

"If there are no other tasks, then let's put these fence walls in order first, and if they are transformed into fences, they can withstand the impact of large beasts."

Craftsman Lingyi said with great interest, so that Liang Hong couldn't help but sigh again and again in his heart, what a worker. Such good employees may be as scarce as pandas in future generations of enterprises.

"Okay, then it's hard for you again, don't be in a hurry with this work, if you need anything, just tell me directly."

The cyborg produced in the system is good, loyal and driven, which is like Xiaobai Na Nizi, cold, cold and hard-hearted. If the wife is regarded as a profession, the android will definitely be very dedicated to his duties, and everyone can become a model wife. Looking at the back of the two of them leaving in a hurry, Liang Hong couldn't help but think crankily in his mind.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Liang Hong stood on the top of the bunker and looked through his binoculars at the minecarts that were patrolling several kilometers away. Miners and mining wagons are able to find and mine automatically, without the need to command at all times, saving the commander a lot of energy. At this moment, he prayed in his heart that the ore vein should be at his feet, so that he could dig up the fastest and make the fastest money. Regarding this mentality, Liang Hong even had some doubts about whether he was about to degenerate from a soldier to a businessman.

Suddenly, a group of small black dots appeared in the telescope, and they were keenly noticed immediately. What is it? Herd or human? Gradually, the dots became clear, and it was actually a large group of spotted hyenas.

"A zero one, immediately take the guard dog to reinforce the minecart."

Liang Hong stood on top of the bunker and shouted anxiously.

Jia Lingyi, who was lazily basking in the sun under the bunker, was startled by the shouting, picked up a wooden stick, and galloped away with a group of pitbulls. Liang Hong was still not at ease, so he jumped off the pillbox with his rifle and chased after him with his legs outstretched.

At a distance of three kilometers, it takes a person more than ten minutes to run, but for hyenas, even if they do not exert force, it will not take more than ten minutes. When Liang Hong and the others arrived, the hyena herd had already rushed to the mining wagon. Two frightened horses pulled the carriage and galloped towards it, and behind the carriage, a large group of hyenas chased after the carriage like maggots attached to the bones. Running fast, constantly trying to jump onto the carriage or rush to the side of the horse to bite. Two miners stood on the minecart and scrambled their shovels, trying to drive away the hyenas that pounced on them, protecting themselves and their horses.