The surging magma flowed into it, and after a quick cooling, pieces of obsidian appeared on the workbench. Suhlen picked up a piece of obsidian that was still warm and examined it.
Third-grade obsidian had met the production requirements. This obsidian production line was mainly used to produce third-grade obsidian. Suhlen collected all the newly produced obsidian for inspection. The new factory had just opened, and the quality of the obsidian produced was not very stable, so some adjustments were needed.
His requirements were not high, but at the very least, the obsidian produced had to be of third-grade quality. As for the lower quality obsidian, whether it was the obsidian golem or the floating city, they would not use obsidian of this quality.
Hundreds of obsidian stones were quickly appraised by Su Lun, and the results were not bad. More than 90% of the obsidian stones were third-class or above, and there were more than a dozen second-class obsidian stones. As for the top first-class obsidian stones, there was no such thing as a first-class obsidian stone.
For this kind of newly established obsidian factory, it was already very good that the obsidian produced could reach this level. After the obsidian factory was operating normally, Suhlen and Hathaway began to make some technical adjustments to the factory.
After some adjustments, the obsidian production line began again. With the surge of elemental energy, magma flowed into it again. After a few rounds of purification, obsidian appeared in front of Suhlen.
After some adjustments, the quality of the obsidian produced this time was obviously higher. Suhlen took out all the obsidian in this batch and then tested it again. Sure enough, the results were much better than the last time. Ninety-six percent of the obsidian in front of him were third-grade.
This yield was already considered good. If he wanted to continue improving, he would need to upgrade and improve it bit by bit in the future production process.
After completing the transformation, Suhlen completely activated the entire obsidian factory. A strange energy wave came, and the obsidian factory officially began to operate. One by one, the stone golems began to work, and the steel golem also began to work.
After the Steel Golems started working, Su Lun arranged for a few Steel Golems to patrol outside the Obsidian Factory. Their current area of protection was the Obsidian Factory. As long as they did not enter the Obsidian Factory, they would activate their combat program and attack.
In order to protect the Obsidian Factory, Suhlen had also built a Sensor Formation in the Obsidian Factory. As long as someone else entered, the Sensor Formation would be triggered and a signal would be transmitted to the Steel Golem. At the same time, the Obsidian Factory would enter a state of alert.
Looking at the functioning obsidian factory, Suhlen nodded with satisfaction. The production area of the obsidian factory was not large. After the magma entered the production area, it would quickly form obsidian. With sufficient obsidian, the next production line of rock golems would be put on the agenda.
Compared to the Golem Factory, the technology of the Obsidian Factory was too simple. The most difficult part of this factory was actually the magma production. This factory was mainly to provide raw materials for the future Obsidian Factory.
The technical requirements of the Obsidian Factory were a bit high. Hathaway was now drawing the blueprints. After the blueprints were completed, the factory would be upgraded. The energy consumption of the Obsidian Factory was very high. Suhlen planned to build a new Elemental Pool here. At the same time, Suhlen also needed to prepare a legendary soul core. The Golem Factory was generally divided into three parts. The first part was carving.
The stone needed to be carved, and at the same time, the body parts of the golem had to be made. This part required a high-precision carving process, and at the same time, a set of micro-carving machines was also needed. The second part was the magic pattern inscription on the golem. For this part, a fully automatic magic pattern inscription machine had already been built when the Clay Golems were produced.
After the magic pattern inscription, it would enter the third part. The parts of these golems would be sent to the assembly workshop, where they would be assembled one by one. The assembled golems would be sent to the warehouse. These golems did not have a soul core installed, so they needed to be activated by the wizard himself. Each golem would cost a soul crystal.
The Rock Golem Factory was not built for the time being. Suhlen and Hathaway left the secret plane. When they left, the two brought back the clay golems they had produced during this time. These clay golems could be used after being activated. However, because the clay golems produced were basic models, they still needed to be modified.
For example, a set of cleaning programs and housekeeping programs could be added to them so that these clay golems could become qualified servants. After these clay golems were activated, they would be sent to various parts of the Northwind Tower to work. If it weren't for the high cost of mining clay golems, Suhlen could have made a batch of mining golems.
Compared to mining clay golems, the kobolds and duergars were obviously more cost-effective. As long as they were given some food and liquor, these kobolds and duergars would complete the work with quality and quantity guaranteed.
After the construction of the obsidian factory was completed, Suhlen returned to San Felto City. After a period of fighting, the Marquis of Savoy finally won a great victory, completely wiping out the few border nobles. These border nobles had originally colluded with other countries and obtained support, wanting to split from the Kingdom of Florence. However, after Alex and Karina fought off the wizards sent by the surrounding countries, the rebels lost their biggest support.
Without the intervention of other countries, the strength of these border nobles was no match for the Marquis of Savoy. After a few wild battles, the Marquis of Savoy successfully surrounded Howlwind City.
After that, the rebels who were unwilling to admit defeat still refused to come out. They wanted to rely on the city walls to continue resisting. Moreover, it was already winter, and the temperature in Howlwind City began to drop. These rebels began to place their hopes in the winter. When the army couldn't withstand the cold of winter, they would naturally retreat.
However, things didn't go according to their plan. These rebels weren't wrong. Although the Marquis of Savoy's army were all northerners, they couldn't fight outside for a long time in winter. They just forgot about the wizards.
In fact, these rebels also subconsciously ignored the wizards. As a result, on a dark night, Alex and Karina used flying and invisibility spells to enter Howlwind City. They then used a spell to confuse humans and easily took control of a few groups of soldiers at the city gate. They had them move the miscellaneous items out of the gate and open the gate.
The Marquis of Savoy, who had long been prepared, led his army into the city without shedding a drop of blood. This famous city in the northwestern territory of the Kingdom of Florence was easily breached. The remaining rebel leaders didn't even have the chance to escape and were directly captured.
After completing the task of quelling the rebellion, the rebellious nobles around Howlwind City were either captured or killed. Only a few were lucky enough to escape. Of course, those who managed to escape were mostly small fries. The Marquis of Savoy had already prepared ahead of time for the main rebellious nobles and captured them as soon as possible.
Suhlen had already ordered the Marquis of Savoy to not kill the innocent in this mission. Wars in this era were very cruel, and massacres were common. But this time, the target of the war was within his own country. He did not want Marquis Savoy to lead his men to plunder and return home with plentiful spoils of war, only to leave behind a pile of chicken feathers for him.
The rebellion this time wasn't because the commoners couldn't survive. It was a power struggle between the nobles, so the ordinary soldiers and commoners were basically coerced. Therefore, these soldiers and commoners were pardoned. After entering the city, the Marquis of Savoy had already restrained the soldiers from looting. At the same time, Alex and Karina stepped forward and beheaded a dozen soldiers who openly disobeyed the order. Only then did the soldiers obediently not take a step forward.
After capturing the rebellious nobles, the Marquis of Savoy didn't kill them directly. Instead, he planned to send them to Suhlen in San Felto. At the same time, the wealth of these nobles was all plundered. The wealth was divided into four parts. Suhlen took a quarter of it, the Marquis of Savoy took another quarter, and the remaining quarter was used to cover the costs of logistics. The last quarter was the reward for the soldiers.
Unlike the soldiers in Northern Battlefront City, the Marquis of Savoy's army had very low military expenses. Usually, they would only be able to maintain basic expenses. Only during war would they be given a starting fee. Then, during battles, they would loot. Now that Suhlen forbade looting, they naturally had to be given a reward.
This model could save a lot of money on raising soldiers, which was also the state of most armies in this world.
Apart from the gold and silver, in fact, the biggest harvest this time was the nobles' land, houses, factories, and mines. Apart from a portion of the wealth being rewarded to those who performed well in this battle, most of the rest fell into Suhlen's hands.
These shops, mines, and real estate were all very valuable. Suhlen had already put them under his caravan. As for the land, Suhlen was preparing to sell it. These nobles controlled more than 70% of the land in Cold Wind City. Suhlen took out some of these lands to recruit refugees, and let others sell the rest.
When all these lands were planted next year, the tax revenue of Cold Wind City would definitely reach a new high.
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