The mining area of Windwind City is located in the southwest, and there are more than a dozen mines in total. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The first two iron ore mines had been depleted, and the Norman nobility had gradually invested less in them, shifting the focus of mining to the newly discovered veins. Limited by the level of civilization in this world, mineral mining is mostly open-pit and shallow mines, and only dwarves have enough time and technology to dig all the way to the depths of the earth. Stephen Chow's chosen target was an iron mine with a near-depleted surface, close to the silver mine's location, barely guarded, and relatively desolate to avoid being discovered. Since it is to steal mines, it is natural that the more low-key the better.

This iron mine was the first open-pit mine to be discovered, but it was gradually abandoned by the Normans as the mine became lower and lower.

When the input of manpower and the output of minerals were completely disproportionate, the Normans were reluctant to throw even slaves here. Stephen Zhou circled around the four corners and could hardly see any human activity, so he picked a nearby location to dig a pit, but only dug a dozen meters down before giving up.

Because the ground is full of bones!

The Normans were very fond of using slaves for mining, and slaves suffered a lot of casualties in the process of mining, which was inherently a very dangerous job.

Stephen Zhou just dug down and dug up hundreds of bones, and he didn't know how many people had died in the mining process. There is a heavy breath of death underground, and it's good that he hasn't dug it out, if he opens an underground base underneath, he may directly cause trouble with the undead when he encounters special energy changes in the outside world.

He thought about it and dug near the valley a mile away, and when the time came, he would open a passage into the vein.

Stephen Chow chose to be a relatively secluded place, with a large forest in the south and mountains in the north, which was basically impossible for people to come.

With enough material on hand, Stephen Chow certainly couldn't dig the pit as simply as he did the first time, and instead of digging a vertical passage, he used a stepped entrance, laid with marble half-bricks that had been prepared long ago.

He first arranged a simple arcane sigil at the entrance of the cave, and the mechanism that was opened would be dealt with tomorrow. The underground base was dug to a depth of 30 meters, because it was close to the mining area, in order to prevent the collapse Stephen Zhou used his ability to strengthen the wall, and the initial excavated area was about 500 square meters, divided into a studio, a bedroom, a kitchen, and two warehouses. The floors were made of marble, the furniture was made of oak, and the lighting was made of alchemical torches, and it took him less than two days to complete it because his abilities had recovered a lot. One of the ultimate creations of an alchemist is the [Floating City], and an underground base with his bare hands can only be regarded as an ordinary daily routine for Stephen Zhou.

During the construction of the first underground base, Stephen Chow amassed a large amount of marble resources.

There is still a remnant of the second underground base when the prototype is completed, and the excavated earth is piled up in the planting area, and the ordinary stone mined is stored in a different space.

After all this, Stephen Zhou finally left the underground, and he prepared to go to Windy City to buy supplies.

Food, water, furniture, decorations, and more.

The underground base is now very empty, and Stephen Zhou decided to simply set it up to improve the environment in which he lives.

Windy City is still the same.

However, it is a little different from when Stephen Zhou arrived, there seems to be a little more nervousness in the city, and the guards in iron armor have obviously increased, and the interrogation of outsiders has become much stricter. Passing merchants seem to be uneasy, and rumors circulate in the tavern that a certain noble family in Windwind City has been involved in the Dragon City rebellion.

"Seems to be happening?"

Stephen Zhou thought about it, it didn't seem to have anything to do with him, he didn't need to pay attention to the affairs of the indigenous civilization, the most important thing at the moment was to collect resources, and then build a basic floating city. If things went well, he wanted to plant the golden seed on the Floating City, as he wasn't sure he wouldn't be able to take it with him if he planted it elsewhere. Vaguely, Stephen Zhou felt that there was a more powerful power on this golden seed than the gods, and if he studied this power thoroughly, it was very likely that he would advance to unprecedented heights. Some of the merchants in Windblown City are leaving, they are very afraid of getting involved in the war, Stephen Zhou needs more miscellaneous things, food, seasonings, bedding, pillows, vases, cabinets, etc., anyway, he can use as much as he can to buy back as much as possible.

It took an afternoon to procure.

When he returned to the underground base, he immediately set himself up with his own room, planted a few pots of flowers, laid out quilts and pillows, made food, and arranged furniture.

It's been nearly half a month.

Stephen Zhou finally slept on the soft bed, where he could lean on the white goose feather pillow to meditate and feel a touch of civilized life. He's fed up with the dirty, worn-out quilts, musty straw-covered beds, and annoying fleas and lice.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Stephen woke up early in the morning, and he had an unexpected dream last night, dreaming about what happened before he was arrested.

At that time, he was discovered by the Supreme Arcane Council for his private research on divine iniquity, and before he could react, the enraged Supreme Arcane Council sent six Grand Arcanists to arrest him, and brought the highest level of [Forbidden Demon Domain]. At that time, Stephen Zhou was determined to run or run away, as long as he detonated the [Eternal Blazing Sun] on the Floating City, the powerful energy radiation would automatically destroy the [Forbidden Demon Domain]. But in doing so, Stephen Chow could run away, but all the thousands of followers who followed him would die, and none of the hundreds of thousands of civilians living in the Floating City would survive.

Although Stephen Zhou acted more freely, he still had his own bottom line after all, so he finally chose to be caught.

Fortunately, on the road of endless heaven, he actually escaped in the turbulence of time and space unexpectedly.

Although this world is relatively primitive, without the interference of the Supreme Arcane Council, Stephen Zhou believes that he can quickly rise again.

He dug a tunnel along the underground base that led to the vein, and because it was already mined, Stephen dug slowly and reinforced it with the ability to change the form of matter at each point, mainly to prevent collapse. After spending a morning, he quickly dug the mine, but the mineral resources on the surface were almost exhausted, and the Norman nobles dug a little deeper and found no new minerals, and then abandoned the place, and the shallow mines were potholed and of little value. Stephen Zhou needed to continue digging deep underground, and after spending some time analyzing the distribution of the ore veins, Stephen Zhou chose a location to continue to explore, this time in a vertical pit, directly opening a four-square-meter hole, laying ladders along the way, and digging about 100 meters or so all the way.

Really.

Hidden underground are more abundant iron ore resources, which are of higher quality than those of Temporary Base 1.

Even when Stephen started working, with each piece of iron ore mined, a trace of elemental power merged into his body. These minerals sealed deep underground are the product of elemental changes, and Stephen Zhou can absorb a trace of elemental power from them, which may be very little, but it can't hold up too much. Every unit of iron ore that Stephen Zhou digs up is equivalent to the result of a low-level wizard's 1 hour of meditation, and if he can dig up other rarer minerals, then one is equivalent to a whole day of meditation for other wizards. Unfortunately, only minerals buried in the ground have an effect, and once they are mined, the elemental power on the minerals quickly dissipates.

In addition to this, Stephen Zhou can also absorb the power of separation when a trace of elemental change occurs during the process of alchemy.

As a special alchemist, Stephen Zhou can store dozens or hundreds of times more energy than other wizards, so the amount of energy required to advance is also even larger. Therefore, he had to rely on [Elemental Fission] to improve his strength in the later stage, because he found that the more drastic the reaction to the elemental change, the stronger the separation power he could absorb.

"It's a great place to stock up on iron ore. ”

In just three days, Stephen's alchemy level was already approaching level 3, and the energy he obtained from mining minerals was at least equivalent to the results of a year or two of meditation by other wizards.

Stephen Chow's primary goal at the moment is the Floating City, and the amount of steel required to build a Floating City is staggering. Even if it is a basic floating city, the converted value of all materials is about 300 billion gold coins, and the core construction of the floating city requires a mysterious substance from the astral plane, and his current total worth is only six gold coins, twenty-seven silver coins, and thirteen copper coins. (Note: The strategic value of the Floating City is equivalent to a super-large interstellar fortress that can accommodate more than 100,000 people, with a complete ecosystem that can drift in the universe for thousands of years.) ）

"The number one element at the moment is to make iron golems. ”

Stephen Zhou thought as he counted the gains of the past few days: "First of all, the iron golem can protect itself and make up for the lack of melee ability. The Iron Golem can then take over many of the tasks, greatly increasing their efficiency in extracting resources. However, we still have to think of a way to do it in terms of soul crystals. ”

"The initial estimate is to stock up on 1,000 units of iron to facilitate the construction of railroad tracks, minecarts, and steel furnaces. ”

He was going to go out and resupply the supplies, dig the iron ore for another week, and then open a passage to see if he could dig up the gold. On the silver mine side, even the underground mine is guarded by overseers, which must be much more dangerous than here, Stephen Zhou is currently only a level 3 alchemist, and he must be very careful when he runs over to steal the mine.