Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 379 Survey Team

Half a month after the Dragon Prince returned to the colony from Hesiota, a vigorous construction movement continued.

The transport fleet invaded the two places of the Dragon Bay and the Lustria Isthmus day and night, and sent a large number of people and materials to the colony.

The [-] Kislev civilians from the northern frozen land of the old world have all been resettled. The high-quality slaves from Araby are guarding the periphery with long guns for possible wild beasts, as well as Norse wandering in the jungle. Card people.

A decree from the Dragon Palace attracted the attention of most people under the loud greeting of the propagandists.

The stern-faced propagandist stood on the two-meter-high steps, holding a piece of parchment with the imprint of the fire dragon's coat of arms, and read the prince's order aloud,
"Our home is in urgent need of construction. We are far away from our home and have come to a strange land. The court needs everyone's efforts to build a more prosperous home."

"First of all, the working hours will be kept at ten hours, and the palace will send managers to define everyone's tasks. Only those who meet the qualified standards can enjoy the status of civilians under Caledon's rule."

"Second, the payment of salaries will be decided after the colony is built. During this period, the palace will ensure that everyone's living needs and life safety will not be persecuted."

The crowd of onlookers called out. For them, having money in their hands has been a long time ago. After all, in the half a year of military control, things like money are just the most useless existence.

"Third, as long as people who perform well at work, new houses and sufficient food will be given priority to them."

On the other side, the mountain range located in the northern part of the original Skogi, the exploration team led by the Priest of Vaal is surveying the mountain range. According to some predictions, many people think that there may be a medium-sized iron ore vein here. And this is enough to put a lot of energy into this operation, and the Vaal Church is its main investor.

In the deep valley between the two peaks, Priest Vaal, who was protected by layers, squatted down and tapped the hard soil under his feet with a hammer. After listening to the echo carefully, his expression was a little puzzled.

As the most professional blacksmith in Ulthuan, Priest Vaal has undoubtedly specialized in this for a long time, and the church has also invested a lot of energy in Lustria's colonization plan.

The particularity of the Dragon’s Back Mountains makes it impossible to expand the scale of the mine without limit. Even if the Vaal church is rich and can buy more magical mining equipment from the White Tower of Hoss, it still cannot increase the annual ore output by a level. .

However, the mines in the Anuli Mountains have been almost exhausted for thousands of years. The expansion of the army in the past two years has caused the ore imported from Saffrey to consume a lot of funds of the Vaal Church. As a leader with dreams , High Priest Vaal spared no effort to support the colonial movement.

The reward is Lustria's high-quality ore. After all, this place is a wild land that has never been opened. It is these two kinds, which means that countless high-quality raw materials are waiting for the patronage of Val Church.

After all, as long as the raw materials and funds are sufficient, Imrik has no reason to stop the Vaal Church from expanding its enrollment. This is the idea of ​​the High Priest of Vaal.

The accompanying Dragon Prince looked at Priest Vaal's puzzled expression and couldn't help asking,

"Have you found out that if you don't find a suitable mine here, then the value of Skogee will be greatly reduced."

Priest Vaal waved his hand to signal for his old friend to be quiet, and continued to hit the exposed rock formation with a hammer. Among the familiar voices, there were some incomprehensible crisp noises, which made him a little uncertain about how to make a judgment.

Whether it is a low-quality iron ore vein and some gold associated minerals, or a high-quality hematite vein with some magazines, Priest Vaal hesitated.

But in any case, this is a place worth spending energy to investigate. No matter what the companions of these iron ores are, Priest Vaal thinks it is acceptable. After all, the Church of the Forging God is extremely interested in all ores.

After receiving the magic spray gun for positioning from the Dragon Prince, Priest Val drew a red circle with a radius of five meters toward the right side of the valley, and then instructed the experienced miners,
"Dig 50 meters down the circle, I need to see what's in there."

The miner captain nodded. As a family that has served the Vaal Church for thousands of years, they already knew how to find raw materials that satisfied the priests.

The enchanted shovel that cut iron like mud formed an afterimage under the miner's swing, and large hard rocks were smashed under the impact of the pickaxe and pickaxe, while the soldiers beside them gradually built a temporary camp.

Under the scorching sun, the survey team began to dig for a long time in this valley that may have high-value mineral veins.

If they really found a mine here, according to the prince's plan for the new world, although the ownership here would belong to the court, everyone would be allocated a portion of the mine's profits at the end of the year.The quality and storage capacity of the ore veins met expectations, enough for a 50-person exploration team to live a very decent life in Ulthuan.

At dusk, some ores with iron elements were gradually dug out. This news cheered everyone up, and they gave up the idea of ​​resting for a while before eating, and continued digging instead.

The Vaal priest squatting next to him was checking the quality of these ores, and his frown never loosened. The quality of the ores here did not meet expectations, and was far inferior to the ores produced in the Dragon's Back Mountain Range.

If the standard of the ore in hand is measured by the current standard of the church, it can only be used for trade, and the sons and daughters of Caledon must not use these low-quality raw materials to make equipment.

Suddenly, an abnormal knocking sound interrupted the priest's contemplation. The sound was very crisp, like the echo of a sharp object hitting steel, completely different from the previous smashing sound.

"Priest Melda, we found a strange thing here!" The miner's captain's voice came from the deep pit. Obviously, with his many years of experience, he couldn't tell what the thing in front of him was.

The iron lock and hanging basket were quickly prepared for the priest, and with the sound of the iron lock being pulled, Melda quickly came to the bottom.

"Back off first." Melda ordered the miners to leave. If precious materials were damaged due to operational errors, not to mention the pain of the high priest, even he would not be able to accept this reality.

Melda came to the place where the crisp sound came out, stretched out her hand and touched it for a moment, then frowned again.

"The texture to the touch should be jade, with a high density, more than five times that of star iron." Melda made a preliminary judgment. For stone products, the Vaal Church has little involvement, but this does not mean that He doesn't understand.

This piece of jade associated with the iron ore vein is very strange, at least he has never encountered it in his experience of being a Vaal priest for more than 150 years.

"Could it be that thing?"

An unbelievable idea emerged from Melda's mind, and she immediately snatched the iron pick from the miner's hand, regardless of her identity, intending to dig it out of the mine vein herself.

(End of this chapter)