The construction of the territory is proceeding in an orderly manner, but Monderogev is beginning to worry about the future shortage of energy.

The coal reserves of 300 million tons were completely sufficient at the beginning of industrial development, and the steel and copper smelting could not use dozens of tons a day, but the consumption in the future increased exponentially.

The annual output of coal in Britain during the first industrial revolution was only 6 million tons, and in the second industrial revolution, it has reached more than 40 million tons, and the consumption of coal is not only used in the smelting of steel, but also in the future steam engines, thermal power generation, heating fires will use this mineral resources buried in the ground for hundreds of millions of years.

The tar and charcoal obtained from deforestation only delayed the problem of energy scarcity in the territory, and the root cause of the problem was to explore for new coal mines.

From the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century, there were two industrial revolutions, and Britain, at the time of completing the bourgeois revolution, consumed almost 2 billion tons of coal, which was a reserve that could not be possessed in the territory of Monderogev.

After listening to the Slav's description, Gu Guo felt that there might not even be a large oil field in the Osva Gorge, after all, the conditions for the production of oil were much harsher than coal.

"Although the coal mine in the territory will not be hollowed out in the next 10 years, we need to look ahead for at least 100 years in the future."

"In a few years, when the industrial system is gradually completed and the converter steelmaking is put into operation, the demand for coal will surge, and millions of tons of coal will be consumed a year, and the coal mountain will be dug up within 20 years."

The three of them sat around a small round table, and Monderogev took a sip of hot tea and talked about the future energy situation, his eyes constantly scanning the two people sitting in the same seat, although he already had a preliminary solution in his heart, he still wanted to hear the opinions of his teammates first.

Minako asked, "Have any oil fields been explored in the territory?" Can we bypass the steam engine and make the internal combustion engine directly? ”

Minako, who is from Toei, has always focused on light industries such as textiles, glass, and food, and Monderogev did not mention the problem of energy shortages to her before Gu Guo's arrival, and it is only today that this hidden danger is put on the table.

Monderogev replied: "It's not optimistic, the gravity survey in the past six months has mapped nearly seventy percent of Osva's land, and all the gentle places have been sampled, and the results show that there are no anomalous vectors in the territory." We don't have that right now, unless we have a magister control a floating ship and use a magnetometer to measure a lot of data. It's just that it's uncertain whether the elemental energy that stabilizes the flight of the floating ship will interfere with the magnetic field. ”

Minako put her chin in her hands and said, "You mean we're going to explore outside the territory?" In order to determine the order of regional liberation in the future? ”

Monderogev clapped his hands and said, "Yes, unless the planets of the magical plane were all oceans in ancient times, and the land was only exposed to the surface of the sea under the activity of the earth's crust in the last tens of millions of years, then the creatures would not have enough time to generate these underground mineral deposits, and if the assumption is true, the appearance of humans on the plane seems to be hasty." ”

Gu Guo carefully combed through the conversation between the two, and he said: "What happened to the magic plane in the ancient period, it is useless for us to delve into it now, we can't change the established facts, find energy, to the north or to the south?" ”

Antia is known to be located in the westernmost part of the continent, bordered by Valenya to the east and alien lands to the south.

The barbarians in the south, who looked like humans in appearance, but had great physique and strength, were not easy to deal with, and the tumbling buckshot could not kill ordinary barbarians, and the thick cuticle on their chests could only be pierced by cannonballs and lethal magic.

"To the north." "We don't know much about that land in the south, and even in the memories of the original owner of this body, we don't describe it much. ”

"And the territory of our three earls blocked in the north, but we know it well, wait for me to get you a map."

Minako stuck out her tongue at the back of Monderogev leaving, and turned to Gu Guo and said, "It seems that this exploration mission is none other than ours. ”

Gu Guo was a little puzzled: "We? ”

"Huh? If you were to go alone, wouldn't it make people think that a five-year-old child was running around the world suspiciously? Minako expressed his doubts, "Besides, now that hostile forces are looking for you all over the world, you need to ask Monderogev to make a fake identity to cover up your past." ”

Gu Guo suddenly realized, thinking about how to quickly bring back geological information, but he ignored his crucial age.

Half a minute later, Monderogev took out an A3-sized parchment roll from the house, which depicted the mountains and rivers of the entire Principality of Antia in detail.

"Here, here, and here, it's all oblique geological formations, and there's a lot of coal buried underneath, and if you don't have these three, you can go northeast, where there's a hill, and there's probably coal buried."

"If there are conditions along the way, oil and various mineral deposits will also be explored."

After speaking, Monderogev turned his head to look at Gu Guo and Minako, as if asking the opinions of the two teammates. The latter had been working with him for a year, and the tacit understanding between colleagues made Minako nod and take over the task, while Gu Guo, who was on the other side of the table, asked, "Do we have the conditions to make a magnetic exploration instrument?" I want to try again in the territory. ”

But seeing Monderogev shake his head, he said: "With the current conditions, you can only use gravity exploration, you will set off tomorrow, and the sooner you can obtain the distribution of resources in Antia, the more beneficial it will be for our future development." ”

The meeting came to an end for the time being, and Minako was busy handing over the tasks, which would take at least a few months, after all, the entire area of Antia was the size of Russia.

Gu Guo rushed back to the forest and continued to work as his porter.

The next day, before the sun had evaporated the dew that had been condensed last night, two figures, one large and one small, had already boarded a small floating boat and quietly left the Oswa Gorge.

The two of them flew to the northwest of the Earldom of Murphy with the identity of a wealthy merchant with a mother-son relationship.

Above the clouds, Minako looked down at the receding mountains and rivers under the clouds through the round crystal windows on the bulkhead, and sighed, "Magic is really magical, relying only on the wind spell of the Divine Movement to provide energy can violate aerodynamics, and a fusiform thing can actually fly." ”

Gu Guo, who was maintaining the flying direction of the floating boat on the side, explained in a milky voice: "The flight of the floating boat depends not only on the wind spell of the Divine Movement Technique, but also on the light blue water shield outside, which is used to stabilize the hull of the ship and ensure that it does not roll around under the energy supply of the Divine Movement Technique, in fact, the principle that this thing can fly is very simple." ”

"There's a saying in my timeline that says it well: power bricks fly."

"It means that as long as you have enough strength, you can pick up the bricks and directly break through the first cosmic velocity and let it fly around orbit."

"That's how a float ship flies......"

Under Minako's stunned gaze, Gu Guo told her the principle of the flight of the floating boat.

"Uh...... I thought it was anti-gravity technology or something, but it seems that I was overthinking. ”