Chapter 160: A New Mission
"Feleg, do you know what we're missing the most at the moment?"
"Of course, it's the Magic Crystal Mine. Feleg nodded and replied, according to Denzel Fasheng's inference, the number of magic crystal mines will not be too much, and after a hundred years, it may disappear completely, this kind of thing, now it should be as much as possible, not to mention the needs of the war, Feleg himself needs a large amount of reserves.
The Fire Snake Gun, the Fire Dragon Chariot, and the Magic Crystal Cannon, Feleg is not interested, but the steel puppet is a good thing, and the amount of magic crystal powder it needs is far more than the Fire Dragon Chariot, no wonder Emperor Wu Tian has no interest in the big bear, and there is not much magic crystal powder, and a large part of it has to be allocated to it, and its role must not be compared with the magic crystal cannon.
Emperor Wu Tian nodded and continued: "Since you discovered the Demon Crystal Mine, as well as the invention of the Demon Crystal Cannon, the Demon Crystal Powder has become an important strategic resource, and this was five years ago. In the past five years, the eight empires of the Eastern Continent have all sent a large number of prospectors, except for the two magic crystal mines discovered by the Wind God Empire, and the pitiful magic crystal mines in the Sky Wolf Empire, they have not been found, do you know how many manpower the eight empires have used to prospect?"
Of course, Feleg didn't know, he never cared about political affairs, and the battle report of the battle on the mainland might still be interested in reading it, after all, it was related to the survival of tens of billions of people in the Eastern Continent.
"Not to mention other empires, our Auckland Empire, all the kingdoms and principalities under it, have sent a total of more than 8.6 million people to prospect. Personnel, equipment, supplies, food supplies, every year is a terrible number, even so, we have not found anything, five years have told me that in Auckland, there should be no magic crystal mine, this is the answer I spent a lot of manpower and money. β
No wonder Emperor Wu Tian seems so tired, no matter who it is, after spending a lot of money, the result is empty, and he won't be in a good mood when he thinks about it.
"The Wind God Empire is lucky, it has found two mines in the Central Mountain Range, and they have all been mined so far, do you know how many magic crystal powders have been mined in total?"
Feleg also didn't know, but he knew about the discovery of the magic crystal mine, and he was happy for a long time at that time, and he heard that there were not many reserves, as for how many, who knows.
"After the mined magic crystal ore is processed, there are a total of five transport trucks of magic crystal powder. Emperor Wu Tian said with a wry smile, "Wuche, what's the use of that little thing?" I can't even support a half-war war.
"Only that?" Feleg let out a sigh, five carts of magic crystal powder, it is not as good as what he snatched, this little thing is not much different from nothing.
"Yes, it's too little, it's too little, it's not enough at all, you know the current difficulties of our Eastern Continent. In terms of the combat effectiveness of cavalry infantry and special units alone, we are not weaker than the Western Continent, but several large empires in the Western Continent have gone through decades or even hundreds of years of war, and there is still a considerable gap between us and the Western Continent in terms of the command system and individual combat capability. β
"However, in terms of military strength, our Eastern Continent currently has the absolute upper hand. According to the calculations of the front-line staff, the eight major empires of our Eastern Continent have 760 legions on the northern and southern fronts, and the reserve army is no less than 800 corps, while the Western Continent has only two-thirds of our troops at most. β
"Moreover, the Western Continent attaches more importance to the construction of magic weapon troops, and spends less on cavalry and infantry, so it is inferior to us in terms of equipment and quality. β
"At present, the fate of the war is still determined by the magic weapon troops, there are a large number of fire snake soldiers and fire dragon chariots in the Western Continent, and we only have the magic crystal cannon troops, the fire snake gun you snatched will not play a big role in the front-line war, and the number is too small. β
"You are a magician, you should know that the manufacture of the Fire Snake Gun is not complicated, especially if we have enough memory metal, the Fire Snake Gun made is much better than that of the Western Continent. β
"The most important thing is the magic crystal powder. Emperor Wu Tian sighed and said, he has used too many manpower, and even some troops who support the front line have been transferred out to prospect for minerals, and there is no shortage of troops on the front line, what is lacking is enough support, among which the role of magic crystal powder is the most prominent.
"Antonio came the other day, and the secret of the crystal has been solved, but the result is not satisfactory. Excitation crystals are refined using elemental crystals, and we have enough elemental ores, which is not a problem. However, the results of the experiment proved that the activation crystal could not stimulate large-scale magic, so the strongest magic weapon used in the Western Continent was only the fire dragon cannon on the fire dragon chariot. β
Feleg nodded, I see, no wonder the Western Continent, where alchemy is extremely developed, does not have a magic weapon like the magic crystal cannon. First, there is no good enough vehicle to make the cannon body, and in addition, it is impossible to stimulate large-scale magic.
"So the Blue Sky Legion has become the most important legion on the front line, even if there are only two divisions of magic crystal cannons in this legion, it has become a battle
The key to this. β
Feleg didn't know how many people and how many cannons there were in a magic crystal artillery division, and he didn't care much about that. Unexpectedly, Merlin, who he was not optimistic about at the beginning, actually became the supreme commander of this unit, which is really impermanent.
"Since there are almost no magic crystal ore resources in the territory of each country, you can only explore a large area of land outside the borders, you know, in the Eastern Continent, in addition to the territory of the Eight Great Empires, there are also large areas of land. Those lands are either uninhabitable, or the natural environment is relatively harsh, and such places often have some unexpected harvests. β
"Since two years ago, our country has sent some people to explore these places, but there are some places that are difficult for ordinary people to reach, and even if they barely get there, it is difficult to come back. β
Feleg has already understood, it turns out that Emperor Wu Tian wants to let himself go to prospecting, but this kind of thing, Feleg doesn't understand, and he doesn't have this knowledge, not to mention this kind of thing, it usually depends on luck, if you want to find the magic crystal cannon, luck is far more important than strength.
As if guessing what Feleg was thinking, Emperor Wu Tian continued: "I know that you don't know anything about prospecting, and this kind of thing, luck is more important, and your luck has always been very good.
"As for the military side, I've learned about your entire experience commanding the Hurricane Division, and Bolger and I agree that you're not really fit to join the army. β
Feleg together, sure enough, since he became a magician, his luck is really good, I am afraid that the entire Auckland Empire, there is no one who has better luck than himself, no wonder Emperor Wu Tian wants to go to prospecting by himself.
"Feleg, I'm sorry to transfer all your followers, I didn't have such a right originally, but the Hurricane Division needs a good commander, and at the same time, the front line also needs a large number of strong men, protecting the safety of those excellent commanders and letting them follow you, the role is too small. β
"Your Majesty, it's nothing. Feleg hurriedly said, these Martial Saints and Wisdom Martial Gods have become their followers, which is already too strange in itself, even if the current Feleg is about to reach the level of an intermediate magician, he is still not qualified to let the Martial Saint become his followers.
The Continental War has been going on for more than four years, and the magicians have more or less their own followers around them, but the followers are above the Martial Saint, and at least the high-level Magi has such qualifications, until now, Feleg doesn't know what the reason is, so that these wise martial gods look at him differently, he has always thought that the one who plays the biggest role should be the diligent king in front of him.
"Your Majesty, I don't know if there are any targets? You also know that the area of the Eastern Continent is too big, and I can't go to prospecting indiscriminately, not to mention that I don't know much about prospecting. Feleg hesitated.
It is true that he doesn't know much about the Magic Crystal Mine, but the Hurricane seems to be very sensitive to this thing, and with it, as long as it is an open-pit mine, it should not be difficult to find.
"Of course, Bolg will give you a map with a dozen possible mines. You know, after discovering the mine, you also need to be easy to mine, if the natural environment is too harsh for ordinary people to reach, even if we find the magic crystal mine, we need to pay too much, so it is best to find some mines that are easy to mine. Emperor Wu Tian said.
Feleg took on the prospecting task with some reluctance, but it was better than letting him go to war. Feleg is not afraid of going to the battlefield, nor is he afraid of going to battle and killing the enemy in person, but in the barracks, he has little time to practice, and the prospecting task is much easier, and there will be a certain amount of time to practice, after all, prospecting is a task with no time limit.
Magicians are supported by the Empire, and have supreme honor, status, money, and even territory, what is the Empire for? Isn't it to contribute to the Empire when it needs them most? This was already very clear to Feleg when he first arrived in the Imperial Capital.
The map in his hand was the most detailed map of the Eastern Continent that Feleg had ever seen, and he had seen several maps before, but there was not much content in them except for the important towns of various countries.
Now the map in his hand is much richer, not only towns, but also military camps, and more places outside the borders of various empires, the most detailed of which is the ancient city of Hailancha, where Feleg has been, but this is of little use to him.
No matter what kind of mines, most of them can only be found in the mountains, the Oakland Empire is an empire with many plains and few mountains, and there are only four mountain ranges in the entire empire, and these mountains have been explored many times, so Feleg's target is outside the borders.
Heading northwest from Oxim, there is a mountainous area about 2,000 kilometers long and 200 kilometers wide, and the outermost part of the mountain has already been explored, Feleg and Maya will go deep into the mountains in search of the Crystal Mine.
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