It was proven that when it came to the efficiency of building a city, no guild would dare to claim that they were the best in Elven Nation.
After Salty Meow explained his thoughts, the players in the guild were instantly moved …
And those voices of doubt also disappeared after the players opened up the passage to the third location a week later.
Just as Salty Meow said, although the rock layer in this basin was very thick and could not directly lead to the Underworld, there was a cave that the Spider Queen Lolth had opened up that led directly to the third location that was closest to the Underworld.
And a cave that could accommodate the Spider Queen Lolth's size when she was at the Gold level was definitely not small.
At the very least, it could easily accommodate the most popular trucks driving side by side, and there was still a lot of space, enough for four to five players to walk back and forth while doing a handstand.
Good transportation conditions were the prerequisite for large-scale trade.
The cave was a little winding, but it did not have much of an impact. The players would be able to reach the third location that was closest to the Underworld after walking for an hour. After that, they just had to open up the official passage to the Underworld.
Opening up the passage was not difficult. The thickness of the rock layer between the third location and the Underworld was thinner than what the players had imagined. It was most likely less than 1,000 meters.
And the passage that the Spider Queen Lolth had dug was already 500 meters underground.
Therefore, the players only needed to dig another 200 meters with the help of magic and the Crypt Spiders to open up the entrance to the Underworld.
And what surprised them was that after entering the Underworld from this place, they did not arrive at the Deep Cavern (see Chapter 172 for details) where Black Rock City was located. Instead, they arrived at one of the border cities of the Silent City Alliance (see Chapter 347 for details)!
This was very important.
One must know that the Silent City Alliance was the one that traded the most with the players in the Underworld.
The Deep Cavern was still too small, and there were too few Dwarves in Black Rock City. They could no longer meet the needs of the players who were growing day by day.
Therefore, ever since the number of players exceeded 100,000, they mainly used the Deep Cavern as a springboard to trade with the Silent City Alliance that they had already formed an alliance with.
And under such circumstances, a smooth trade route was especially important.
Although Rivendell also had an entrance to the underground world, it was still too far away.
In order to trade with the Silent City-State Alliance, the players either had to pass through the complex underground lake system of the Deep Cavern or use the long-distance teleportation circle in Black Rock City …
However, the transportation capacity of the teleportation array was limited.
It was fine to transport people during crucial moments, but if they really wanted to transport goods, the consumption of Magic Stones would be too large.
He couldn't put the goods in his storage space either.
The cost of transporting a storage space filled with goods was even higher than the cost of transporting the goods directly …
This involved the influence of the Law of Space.
Therefore, it was important to open up a trade route to the Silent City Alliance.
At this moment, no one in the Mengmeng Committee questioned Salty Meow's decision.
Not to mention anything else, just by controlling this passage and collecting tolls, they would probably be able to collect so much money that their hands would go soft in the future!
Although Nature's Heart Guild had received the help of the Dwarves, they were still in the limelight.
Out of all the player guilds, they were the ones who did the most trade.
In the future, if they wanted to trade more conveniently, they would have to choose this trade route.
In a sense, the bright future of the Mengmeng Committee had been decided.
Although they had a good relationship with Nature's Heart Guild, they still had competitive emotions.
Previously, the Mengmeng Committee had relied on the land in the City of Heaven's Chosen to suppress Nature's Heart. Now, it seemed like they could rely on the trade route to suppress Nature's Heart in the future.
The one who controlled the trade route was the boss.
After thinking about this, the players of the Mengmeng Committee became even more enthusiastic.
Even if the environment here was not as good as the Elf Forest, even if there was nothing here, their hearts were filled with hope.
Then, the construction of the city in full swing officially began.
The main material for the construction of the city was the stone obtained by Salty Meow after the mountain was bombed.
It could be considered as recycling waste.
Not to mention, the effect was pretty good!
The reason why the Gloom Mountain Range was called the Gloom Mountain Range was because the mountain range was rich in obsidian.
In the World of Segers, the obsidian, which had the same name as Bluestar, was a good building material and Magic material.
Of course, the obsidian in the World of Segers was different from the obsidian in Bluestar.
Although they looked like black glass, the obsidian in the World of Segers was much tougher.
Under the effect of Magic, the obsidian could not only be used as a building material, but it could also be used to build city walls.
And a wall built with this material would be even more effective when casting a defensive barrier with divine spells.
The Sandstorm City in the Death Desert was an example.
In fact, if not for the Gloom Mountain Range being relatively remote from the human world and the fact that it originally belonged to the Orcs' sphere of influence, the human forces would have thought of ways to mine the obsidian in the mountain range.
In this regard … it could only be said that even the harshest environment had its own redeeming qualities.
It just depended on whether one could discover them.
At this moment, the players could not help but sigh. The Orcs, this race … was really lying on a mountain of treasures without knowing it.
As if in response to the players' sigh, after the passage to the Underworld was opened, another piece of good news was spread …
Someone had discovered Magic Stones and Mithril veins at the third construction site!
Not only that, but there were also large derivative veins of Iron Ore under the main veins. Some Life Profession players who specialized in Smithing even discovered precious Adamantine!
It was really a double blessing.
After playing the game for so long, the players were quite familiar with the common magic materials in the "Elven Kingdom".
Magic Stones were the main source of magic power for many magic circles. The operation of the teleportation circle relied on the magic power provided by the magic stones.
Not only was Mithril as beautiful as shiny silver, but it was also as light as a goose feather and as hard as steel. It also had extremely high magic conductivity and was a superior material to create high-quality magic weapons and various magic tools!
Many of the players' equipment contained Mithril.
As for Iron Ore and Adamantine, the former was naturally the main material for various equipment, while the latter's magic affinity was even higher than Mithril. It was often used to create Divine Artifacts!
Speaking of which, it was interesting that the players found these veins through the tunnel of the Crypt Spiders.
When they found the veins, they also found many traces of gnawing.
However, those traces looked old.
It was obvious that the Queen of Spiders, Lolth, had lived here before.
However, she did not eat all of these veins. Instead, she stayed for a while and then went to Rivendell.
This was also because the veins in Rivendell were richer and of higher quality.
However, the surface veins of Rivendell had already been mined out. There were only some of mediocre quality left.
Although there were still large amounts of high-quality veins deeper underground, it was difficult for the players to reach there. Only the Crypt Spiders, who were good at burrowing, could.
And even if the players could go deep underground to mine the veins, it was another matter whether the Queen of Spiders, who fed on the veins, was willing to let them.
A vein that could not be mined was equivalent to not having it.
Under such circumstances, the players found this high-quality vein in the Gloom Mountain Range could be said to be quite a pleasant surprise.
What made the players even happier was that they were surprised to find that these ancient Crypt Spiders' caves could still be used.
Some players tried and were pleasantly surprised to find that through the tunnel of the Crypt Spiders, they could even go all the way to Rivendell and then come out from one of the hidden caves!
The whole process took less than seven days …
This efficiency was much faster than spending a month on the mountain roads on the surface. It was also much faster than going deep underground!
Going back to Rivendell from the Underworld would also take ten days to half a month to go through the underground water system.
Who said that the Gloom Mountain Range was barren and had no future?
This was a f * cking treasure land!
The good news did not end there …
Half a month after the discovery of the vein, the third piece of good news came.
The road to the Fertile Plains in the east had been blown up by the players using Magic Rock Bombs.
Just as Salty Meow said, the Fertile Plains adjacent to the southern part of the Gloom Mountain Range belonged to the Kingdom of Ayres. Through the blown up passage, the players could completely leave the Gloom Mountain Range in an hour. After that, it would take at most a day to reach the nearest human village in the Gloom Mountain Range.
Of course, the map of the Kingdom of Ayres was not completely open yet. At most, the players could only touch the edge of the village. But that was enough.
The road had been cleared, and the trade route had been established.
In the past, there was only one way to go from the Fertile Plains to the Dark City-State Alliance and the Silent City-State Alliance in the west of the Underworld.
That was Sandstorm City in the Death Desert.
However, to go from there, one would have to walk through the harsh desert for seven days and seven nights. There was also the possibility of being attacked by Orcs or Desert Lizards.
But now, it was different.
If the road in the Gloom Mountain Range was officially opened, starting from the village at the edge of the human world, the players could reach the construction site of the committee in a day. In a few hours, they could reach the entrance of the Underworld.
The efficiency would be much higher than before!
The west of the Underworld, the Kingdom of Ayres, the Death Desert, the Elven Forest …
Unknowingly, the construction site that Salty Meow had chosen connected all these areas. Moreover, it had the most convenient route to each of these areas!
Even the slowest of players had realized the value of this treasure trove.
It was a hub.
This was an undeveloped transportation hub, the future capital of commerce!
At this time, the advantage of the rugged terrain of the Gloom Mountain Range was revealed.
Building a city in the mountains was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Even if it was such an important transportation hub, it would inevitably become a treasure land coveted by various forces in the future. As long as a strong city was built, the players would have nothing to fear.
At this moment, the entire Mengmeng Committee admired Salty Meow's foresight.
Amazing.
Really amazing.
It didn't seem like a good construction site, but they didn't expect it to be so valuable after some work.
In contrast, the low concentration of magic in this area was not so important.
At this time, thinking about the age of their guild leader in real life, every player felt that they had lived for so many years in vain.
You can't compare yourself to others.
Although their guild leader would become the enemy's ally if they weren't careful, this strategic vision was really good.
She didn't look like a girl who had just celebrated her fifteenth birthday.
After the roads were opened and the foundation was built, it was time to build the city.
Taking into account the terrain and the game's background, as well as the local materials, the Mengmeng Committee designed the new city to have a western-style castle feel, and tried to add some elf-style design.
It couldn't be helped. After all, the elves' architectural style was very elegant and beautiful.
Under the planning of Aunt Bird and the others, this fortress city could accommodate more than 50,000 players after it was built, and it could be expanded to a maximum of 200,000 players.
Of course, this was without considering the future of using the land of the other two construction sites that were connected.
Salty Meow had also thought of the name of the city in advance.
It would be called the City on the Peak!
On one hand, the location was in the mountains, and the city was located on the mountains. On the other hand, it symbolized the players' ambition!
The City on the Peak was the light that illuminated the world.
They wanted to build an epic-level trade city that would attract the attention of all!
The Mengmeng Committee's construction work was carried out in an orderly manner.
The other major guilds and guild alliances did not fall behind.
They also familiarized themselves with the terrain of the construction site one by one, planned the construction plan, and started the construction of the city.
Among them, Nature's Heart, as everyone had speculated, designed the new city as a port, and the architectural style was traditional elf-style — because it was designed by a half-elf designer.
After discussion, Li Mu named their city Gray Harbor.
This was a tribute to the Elven port in the Bluestar western fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". It was quite compatible with Rivendell.
The construction of the city by the First Legion was much simpler.
They mainly used local materials and various kinds of wood. Then, they used Druid Mana to animate the plants.
This was a very convenient method of construction, and it was also one of the most efficient methods of construction in the early days of the City of Heaven's Chosen. Now, it was being carried forward by the practical First Legion.
After the wooden houses were animated, they really looked like treehouses, and it was very magical.
Their city was named Winterfell by the Tomatoes Fried Tomatoes.
As the future central city of the North, he felt that this name was more appropriate.
However, as the fourth major guild, the Calamity Knights, built the city in the style of the Bluestar.
They chose Chinese architecture and built a garden city in the northwest region of the Elven Kingdom.
Of course, they also animated the wooden structure, which was a fantasy version of a Chinese garden.
The name of the city was called Shang Jing.
Among all the city names, it was the least Western.
As for the remaining three guild alliances …
All Stars also chose Elven architecture, and the city was called Atlantis.
Azeroth used the common Western architectural style, and the city name was simple and crude, directly using Lordaeron.
It could be said that from top to bottom, it was a tribute to "World of Warcraft".
However, the city construction style of the Long Live the Goddess was not so uniform.
As the alliance with the most guilds, but also the weakest, their city construction was planned out, and each guild built their own city. It felt a bit like the City of Heaven's Chosen …
And the name of the city was voted to be Eden.
It was quite interesting.
When it came to personal IDs and guild names, there were all kinds of weird things.
However, when it came to building the city, the players were much more honest.
Of course, this was because the city name was mostly decided by voting, and there were fewer personal jokes. On the other hand, it was also because the players were more and more immersed in the game.
As they did more and more role-playing, there were fewer and fewer jokes.
However, even if they came up with some weird names, it was nothing. After all, to the Segers, it was all transliteration.
Just like the city of Manchester on the Bluestar, the people of the Celestial Empire definitely did not know that this name meant "mountain in the shape of a * *" …
At this point, the seven new cities built by the players were basically decided.
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