Chapter 271 Pangolin Mining
The cliffs on both sides of the mountain are so high that it is impossible to use explosives to open the mountain.
If one accidentally causes a large-scale collapse, after the road is blocked, the two cities of Blackstone will become impassable, and the gains will outweigh the losses!
Through his connection with the Ginkgo Dryad, Malone felt the growth of its roots.
On the west side of the passage, it can be said that it is growing well, and even if there is any obstacle, it can be cleared by its momentum.
Or easily pierce, or throw it out of the ground, it can always be solved!
The problem is to the east, where the large volume of high-purity ore blocks the direction of growth, making the roots of the tree deformed.
The Dryad Roots are powerful, and even magical, and can turn stone into earth, but they can't turn iron ore into nutrients.
Ma Long sketched out the growth of the roots in his mind, and couldn't help frowning.
Do you seem to have chosen the wrong place?
This is also the Dryad, if an ordinary tree grows like this, when the wind blows, it must not be turned over.
He knew there was an iron mine nearby, but he didn't know that it was within radial range of the dryad's roots.
The map obtained by the goblins is not known how many years ago, and the world has changed several times, and it has long been different from before.
After several twists and turns, such as oral descriptions, size ratio errors, etc., there is no way to make a detailed judgment.
Ma Long didn't expect to be met by himself like this.
Waving his hand to summon the stunned guard, Malone ordered: "Find someone to go back to Black Rock City and bring the pangolin here." Also, let Green bring someone over as well...... Forget it, I can't say anything about it, I'll write a letter to you and bring it back. ”
The accompanying clerk hurriedly handed over a pen and paper, and Ma Long quickly wrote down the situation clearly, so that people could send it back as soon as possible.
Looking back at the towering dryad, as long as it doesn't move, it is actually not much different from an ordinary ginkgo tree, just more vines.
Thinking that this matter would not be over for a while, he called the squadron leader and ordered: "Let go of the intersection on both sides, if anyone asks how this tree came from, it will be like this......"
"Yes!" The squadron leader stepped back and gave another explanation to his subordinates.
There are so many foreign caravans in the Blackstone Territory now, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there is an endless stream of them.
On the contrary, the caravans of the territory itself are barely functioning.
At the beginning, Malone set up a caravan to procure needs.
Today, it is difficult to play a role.
The needs of the Black Stone Collar, in a profitable situation, can be met by those merchants spontaneously, and there is no need to purchase them at all!
Under the auspices of Uncle Marlon, the caravan has already completed its restructuring and has become a department under Malf, specializing in the qualification review of foreign caravans, tax collection and other businesses......
Not long after Marlon gave the order to go down, a caravan came in through the intersection and saw the presence of the dryad.
"Oh my God, what a big tree,...... someone," someone exclaimed.
It's not that I've never seen such a big tree, and the merchants who are difficult to break through to the north can be regarded as having seen the world, and they have seen a lot of bigger than this.
They were amazed at where and when the tree appeared, the path they had traveled a few months ago, and there was nothing at that time!
"When did you have such a big tree here, and there was nothing the last time I came?"
"Did you go the wrong way?"
Looking at these surprised and confused outsiders, the knights who saw the growth of the dryad with their own eyes couldn't help but have a sense of superiority that I knew but you didn't know!
At this time, Ma Long's advance instructions came into play, and they explained to these outsiders: "This is a hundred-year-old tree that the lord personally asked the wizard to bring over and plant in order to give passers-by a better resting environment.
"There's also a village to be built here to rest and transit supplies, but it's not finished yet......"
The knights held back a smile and explained as they persuaded the caravans to leave as soon as possible.
It's really a bit difficult for these rough people to lie with their eyes open......
For several days, in order to improve the road environment, the news that Grand Duke Marlon asked wizards to plant a big tree in the Grand Canyon spread throughout the territory.
As for how many people believe such a reason, it is unknown, and Malone does not care anymore, he just needs to have a reasonable statement.
Even if anyone knew that this place had secrets, there would be no way to find out under the protection of the army!
A few days later, Green entered the canyon with pangolins and a large amount of building materials, accompanied by a group of construction workers.
The knights were again ordered to block the road for a short time.
The reason is that there is construction going on inside, and it is not safe.
Under the shade of the trees, Marlon and the goblins were spreading out a map that looked like a mess in the eyes of ordinary people, and carefully analyzed it.
This map shows the distribution of minerals in this generation, and many of the technical terms in it will not be understood by ordinary people if no one explains and guides them.
Construction has already begun on a large open space, the foundations of houses are being built, and a fence is being built at the north and south intersections.
Marlon decided to enclose the entire land and build a large village.
Once you've thought of a name, it's called Ginkgo Village!
At this moment, he was talking to the goblins about the mining of ore veins.
There was a saying in the previous life: The clouds are deep and I don't know where, and I am in this mountain.
Originally, it was difficult to find out the exact location of each vein for various reasons, but now one of them has been revealed.
Malone will be able to find out the location of other veins through one-to-one correspondence!
With the pangolin in hand, Blackstone will hardly have to worry about steel in the future.
At least before mass industrialization!
Speaking of pangolins, its grips are truly magical, and the hard iron ore that is sent out of the ground by the dryad's roots is broken down into small pieces suitable for transport with the swing of its twin grips.
Looking at that relaxed and freehand look, it is not difficult at all!
After the ore is decomposed, it is more conducive to handling, and it is all piled up together by the relevant personnel brought by Green, and it will be processed uniformly after a period of time.
The pangolin, which has completed the ground warm-up, has begun the real work, which is to dig holes into the rock and clear obstacles for the dryad under the command of Ma Long.
Malone chose a location on the mountain wall and let the pangolins start digging.
This location was negotiated between him and the goblins, so that he could build a warehouse next to the front so that he could send ore out in a steady stream without attracting attention.
The pangolin wielded its twin grips and brushed with a speed that almost dissolved into an afterimage.
The entire body burrows into the interior of the rock at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ma Long looked at this speed, nodded, and was quite satisfied.
The pangolin's natural performance this time was not as fast as when it excavated the passage under the Orc King City, which was also deserved, and he could understand it......
As the pangolin burrowed all the way into the cliff, it left behind a passage several meters wide.
Surprisingly, the passage is very clean, and there is not the slightest accumulation of floating soil after excavation.
Others don't understand this, but Ma Long, the owner of the pangolin, knows some information.
When he performed the Divine Persuasion, he had some scattered memories of it.
The soil and rocks excavated by it can appear in the belly of the pangolin at will.
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