Survival for all: I, the creator of the halo.

Chapter 105 Limestone + river sand = cement forest! (First order requested!)

Huh?
In Ning Ze's peripheral vision, he suddenly caught sight of some gray-white stones appearing a hundred meters away.

At first he didn't pay much attention, thinking it was just an ordinary stone, but he soon realized it.

Ordinary stones are usually blue-gray, and compared to this gray-white stone, the color is much darker.

The distance of [-] meters only lasted a few seconds. After Ning Ze arrived at the location he had just seen, he saw what appeared to be a landslide.

Because of the loss of soil, the gray-white rocks underneath the soil layer were exposed.

"It is indeed whiter than ordinary rocks, and the texture looks a bit finer."

Out of curiosity, Ning Ze reached down and picked up two small gray-white stones, pinched them hard with his fingers, and actually crushed the stones to pieces.

Then, he picked up a slightly larger gray-white stone and stared at it for a second.

【limestone】

[Description]: A common mineral, the texture is usually soft and brittle. You still need to figure out the specific usage.

What the hell!

It turns out to be limestone. Isn't this one of the raw materials used to make cement?
Ning Ze had previously guessed that the floors and walls of the supplies in that village were made of cement. Now it seems that his guess was correct.

"But why is there a limestone mine next to the hematite? Is it an associated mine?"

But soon, Ningze denied this statement. The associated mines are not associated with this. The situation here should be that the veins of the two ores are close to each other.

Mud landslides have occurred in many places nearby, exposing gray-white limestone. Obviously, this limestone vein is not small.

Two important minerals are next to each other. Ning Ze doesn't know whether it's luck or God's favor. No matter which possibility it is, these two mineral veins are his! ! !

Ning Ze immediately raised his pickaxe and started mining the limestone with passion.

The mining efficiency of limestone is much higher than that of hematite. Basically, every pickaxe can dig out resources.

[Obtain limestone*1, construction limestone*1, acid-proof rock*1, and absorb source value*2. 】

[Obtain limestone*1, smelt limestone*1, and absorb source value*2. 】

[Obtain limestone*1, construction limestone*1, smelting limestone*1, and absorb source value*2. 】

"What is smelting limestone? Does it also require limestone when smelting metal?"

Ningze could still understand that the limestone in the previous building was made of limestone, but limestone was needed to make the cement...?
【Architectural Limestone】

[Description]: Contains ingredients and proportions, suitable for use as limestone in construction.

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【Smelting Limestone】

[Description]: Contains ingredients and proportions, suitable for use as limestone for desulfurization in metal smelting.

what?
It seems that smelting metal really requires materials such as limestone. He had previously thought that smelting iron was just throwing hematite and coal into a furnace, but he did not expect that other raw materials would need to be added.

Although the most important thing is that the construction of a furnace also requires materials such as limestone, which is why he has never built a furnace before.

Now the materials required for the furnace have basically been gathered.

We still need someone who can make iron!

Ningze wouldn't be able to use this kind of technology unless he could find some books on metal smelting, but such a chance would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

"I have to say, this is really a geomantic treasure land. It contains not only hematite but also limestone. If we don't mine it vigorously, we will be sorry for God's blessing."

"But before that, let me inform Xue Siyu. Since iron ore and limestone are now available, some coal mine materials also need to be mined."

Although the territory is still unable to smelt hematite for the time being, the materials for smelting iron need to be prepared in large quantities in advance.

The territory wall does not need to be expanded for the time being, but some stones are needed to repair the wall, so the demand is not very large.

After Ning Ze sent a private message to Xue Siyu, he closed the light curtain and prepared to get into mining work.

[Unbinding Expert]: Twelve hours have passed and you have a chance to unbind items!

Ning Ze was startled by the electronic notification sound that suddenly came to his mind. If it hadn't been for this electronic notification sound, he might not have thought of it until night.

With the improvement of his attributes, Ning Ze now feels hungry more frequently. Three meals a day can no longer sustain his high-intensity physical work for a day.

A simple stove was set up on the spot, and after preparing the ingredients, he took advantage of this short free time to open his backpack.

There are a total of five bound items in the backpack, four of which are recycled watchtowers, and one is a fence made of iron wood.

After thinking about it, Ning Ze chose to give the iron wooden fence this opportunity to unbind. Since the fence was built, the iron wooden fence is not very useful to him. Instead of leaving it in the backpack to put ashes, it is better to take advantage of it. Players generally make a fortune by selling ironwood fences before they build stone fences.

[Unbinding is successful, "Hard Level I Fence" untradable status has been unlocked! 】

Hey!

This 30m*30m iron wood fence can finally be sold, but I don’t know what the final price will be.

Ning Ze opened the [Exchange] without thinking. There were already many suitable quotes for the batch of semi-purified well water sold in the morning, but he was not in a hurry to confirm the quotes for the time being. If he said that he would confirm the quotes within twelve hours, then he would definitely It will only take twelve hours.

But at this moment, a reply from one of his transactions caught his attention.

WZ-6654: "Boss, I am in urgent need of water right now and am about to die of thirst. Can I exchange water with you for river sand? As long as you open Chrysostom, I will get you as much river sand as possible. My birth The land happens to be right next to a big river, please!!!”

river sand?

It seems like the resources he needs now?

If there was no limestone, this reply would probably be a little pitiful and would make me lose my sanity. To be honest, death from thirst ranks high among the cruelest tortures.

But now...the making of cement does require a lot of sand.

Without thinking any more, Ning Ze clicked on this person's avatar and sent a private message:

NZ-3534: "I read your reply. It seems that river sand is not a precious resource. Rationally speaking, I have no interest in this kind of transaction, but I am a kind-hearted person and I don't want to see anyone. Cry miserably in front of me.”

In this area of ​​trading, whoever exposes the demand first will lose most of it.After having the idea, Ning Ze also wanted to see what the other party's sand was like. If it was just sand dug from the river, he wouldn't want it. There are probably many people selling this kind of sand in the [Exchange].

It didn't take long for the other party to reply to his message.

WZ-6654: "Boss, you finally replied to me. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. Let me explain first that my river sand is not the coarse-grained river sand with many impurities sold by others. The fine sand dug from the bottom of the river has no impurities, so this kind of sand is most suitable for use in construction."

"...?"

Looking at the message replied by the other party, a question mark slowly appeared on Ning Ze's head.

NZ-3534: "You are really good for diving in the winter, and... aren't you dying of thirst?"

Although the cold wave has passed, the average temperature now has not exceeded ten degrees. Let’s not talk about whether there is any danger in the river. Digging sand from the bottom of the river at this temperature is enough to make people feel choked.

The other party was obviously stunned by his words, and it felt like the boss's focus was off-center.

But he soon replied to the message: "I don't want to hide it from you, boss. To be honest, it's cold, but fortunately I used to be on the winter swimming team, and my talent allows me to stay at the bottom of the river for half an hour without breathing. , so it’s no problem to dig sand from the bottom of the river.”

"As for the urgent need for water... Boss! Help! Help!!!"

"I have been cursed and my sanity limit has been reduced by 70%!"

"Just eating some food every day makes me go crazy. I don't dare to drink more water. But drinking water is too expensive. Those people are not willing to trade drinking water with me for sand, but I only have sand."

This player's words were filled with the word "despair", and Ning Ze had to scream for him when he saw it.

The upper limit of sanity has been reduced by 70.00%. This is indeed a fatal thing. I am afraid that there are only two choices every day: either just eat or just drink water, and you can't take in too much. You can only eat. I am half full, and drinking can only quench half to sixty percent of my thirst.

Ning Ze thought for a while, and suddenly a good idea popped into his head. He immediately responded: "Have you ever thought about it, even if you buy my semi-purified well water, you still won't be able to drink much water!"

WZ-6654: "Then what else can I do? If the boss is willing to sell me this kind of water, although it won't quench my thirst much, at least I won't die of thirst!"

The other party's tone was not very sure, but the semi-purified well water was indeed his last straw.

NZ-3534: "I have a suggestion. If you are willing to sign this contract, then I can provide you with two kilograms of edible meat every day. At the same time, this semi-purified well water pipe is enough, and you only need to go to the river every day. Just dig the sand from the bottom and give it to me. If you are willing, then I can trade your blood."

Ning Ze's abacus clicked loudly, almost slapping the opponent's face with it.

He sent the introduction to the soul contract, but this time the other party was silent for a long time and did not respond.

Ning Ze is not impatient. In his opinion, if what the other party said before is true, it means that the other party has reached a dead end. Even if he is traded for semi-purified well water, it will only be a slow death.

Judging from the current situation of the other party, these conditions he gave are simply impossible to refuse.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, the other party sent another message: "Boss, my blood has been sent to you. You are the No. 1 boss in the rankings. I believe you will not lie to me. Also, I My name is Wang Zhi."

It's so peaceful!

But the more calm you show in this situation, the more it shows the other person's anxiety and fear.

After all, Ning Ze is a free man. If he is not reliable, then he can let the other party sign a soul contract and give him nothing, and let the other party work for him as free labor.

Of course, Ning Ze would not be so sinister. After looking at the email, he saw that Wang Zhi had indeed traded a small bowl with some blood in it, which was still warm.

Ning Ze stopped inking and took a drop of blood from the small bowl and dropped it on the soul scroll.

This is his attempt to see if he can sign a contract online. If he can... he can really save many people instead of the Virgin Mary's charity.

【…】

The number of soul contracts has increased by one, leaving 18 spots left.

"Success!"

While Ning Ze was delighted, a unique sense of connection surged in his heart, and it was Wang Zhi's position that he sensed.

"Hey, this distance is probably hundreds of kilometers away."

Ning Ze no longer hesitated and directly traded ten kilograms of edible pork to Wang Zhi. At the same time, he put a 50L portion of semi-purified well water off the [Exchange] directly into Wang Zhi's backpack.

To be honest, Wang Zhi's impoverished backpack really made Ningze take a deep breath.

Wang Zhi was not lying. His backpack contained almost only river sand, which weighed over two thousand kilograms in total. Ning Ze put the river sand directly into his backpack.

"It is indeed very fine river sand. It should be good for mixing cement."

The other party quickly accepted his batch of supplies.

WZ-6654: "Edible meat! And fifty liters of semi-purified well water! Master! You are my reborn parents, and I will be your most sincere servant from now on!"

The other party's tone was full of disbelief.

Ning Ze coughed twice in embarrassment. He said it too seriously. With such a small amount of supplies, it would be a waste to change the people.

NZ-3534: "How much river sand can you dig out every day?"

WZ-6654: "If I tell you, I can dig out seven to eight hundred kilograms every day."

NZ-3534: "No, this is too little. You no longer have to worry about your sanity, so you have to dig out at least [-] kilograms of river sand for me every day."

Ning Ze's words cannot be doubted, and the face of capital has gradually been revealed.

After having cement, you can first replace the adhesive of the fence with cement, and the quality of defense will be greatly improved.

In addition, the base of the watchtower should also be increased in height, and a road for transportation could also be built outside the wall.

The future is bright!
Wuhu~take off~~
After closing the chat interface with Wang Zhi, I opened the [Exchange] interface again. The iron wood fence in my backpack was not on the shelves yet.

Ning Ze still doesn't know how to price a 30m*30m first-grade iron-wood fence. Why not simply give the pricing power to the players on the exchange and let the veterans come up with a suitable price for him.

Soon, Ning Ze edited the transaction post and clicked "Publish".

[NZ-3534: 30m*30m large-scale defensive fence building is for sale (click to view details). The material is made of special hard wood, which is as hard as stone. Buy it and immediately own a 900 square meter private house with absolute safety. Full transaction This is the only one available, it will be gone once it is sold out, what are you still hesitating about? 】

[Transaction description: Safe harbor, your safest choice at present~]

　To... be squeezed dry, brothers...

　　
　
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