The progress of the hammer-smithing fortress was faster than that of Shar 'hera's. After all, the kobolds were too weak. Although they were ferocious, once they were alone, they would immediately turn into cowards. That's right, they loved to use human wave tactics.
When Brian and the others caught a few kobolds, they were surrounded by a group of dwarves and could not be fierce anymore.
He copied the method that Shar 'Hera had used, and the effect was outstanding.
The kobolds knelt down without any moral integrity.
Compared to the lizardmen, the kobolds were less dangerous. The reason why they could survive until now was because of their strong reproductive ability and digging skills. As for their bravery and moral integrity, it had never existed.
After explaining the entire training method to Brian and the others, the group of dwarves looked at each other.
"Big brother, are you sure you can make them obedient by doing this?"
Brian's question was not without reason. The dwarves had tried to tame the kobolds before, but they were not obedient at all. In the end, they could only kill them.
Of course, their so-called taming was only to use cruel methods to punish them, and there was no reward system. After all, the dwarves' food production was very low in the past. Moreover, they did not have enough to eat and still had to make wine. How could they have extra food to feed the kobolds?
Seeing that Tang En only used a simple reward and punishment system to train them, Brian doubted that it would be effective.
"Don't worry, as long as you strictly follow my instructions, this batch of kobolds will definitely become obedient."
Tang En smiled. "After the open training is over, you can increase the number of captives and use shackles to train them. After a long time, even if the shackles are removed, they will not dare to escape."
He remembered a story. Some slaves who had been severely brainwashed did not even know how to find food after their masters died. They just sat there and waited, and starved to death next to a warehouse full of food.
His goal was to turn the kobolds and lizardmen into such slaves.
Don't say that he was inhumane, but in the current situation, this was the only thing he could do.
There were three plans to increase the mine's production capacity. One was to quickly upgrade the technology, and the other was to tame the lizardmen and kobolds, using their large numbers and reproductive ability to increase the number of laborers, thus increasing the mine's production capacity.
As for the third plan …
Tang En returned to Ellington after a few days.
[Tang En, I'm going to look for Elsa.]
Nola flew in front of him, waved her hand, and flew away.
Tang En didn't have time to deal with her. He went straight to the Magic Engineering Research Institute and called Estisa, Tim, Angus, Jean, and Klot over. He told them his thoughts.
"What?!"
Clotho jumped three feet high. "You want to modify the Giant Golden Statues and use them to mine in the Astral Plane?!"
Even Histisa and Tim were stunned by Tang En's proposal.
What was the Giant Golden Statue?
An invincible master!
A powerful war machine!
Tang En actually wanted to transform such a precious and powerful treasure into a miner!?
"This is simply a reckless waste of resources!"
Clotho shook his head repeatedly. "Why would you do that? There's no need for that! "
"Firstly, the industrial production capacity is getting stronger and stronger, and production capacity is rising sharply. The market demand is getting bigger and bigger, and our raw material production capacity can't keep up.
"Secondly, the cost of modifying the Giant Golden Statues for actual combat is too high. They're just sitting there, and it's a serious waste of resources. It's better to use them and do something within our means.
"Thirdly, Victor is so bored over at the Martyr's Palace that he's about to grow hair. They've been training day and night, but they've never actually controlled the Giant Golden Statues. If a war really breaks out, it'll be very bad."
Tang En retracted his finger and said, "Therefore, modifying a portion of the Giant Golden Statues and letting the Martyr's Spirits control them to mine in the Astral Plane. At the same time, they can also familiarize themselves with the 'bodies' they'll be using in the future. It's killing two birds with one stone."
Histisa hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "But the Astral Plane's environment is too dangerous. It's not suitable for mining …"
"It's very dangerous, but that's only for humans."
Tang En shook his head and explained, "The power of the Astral Plane is a fatal threat to life forms, but the combination of the Giant Golden Statues and the Martyr's Spirits is different. They don't have any signs of life and won't attract the attention of astral creatures. The harsh environment of the Astral Plane won't affect them either. We don't even need to build a life support system for them, saving a lot of costs.
"What's even better is that the Martyr's Palace is located in a demiplane. It's very convenient to open a passage to the Astral Plane from the Martyr's Palace. The Astral Plane is a special world with endless resources. Through the Martyr's Spirits' mining, we can obtain large amounts of precious materials."
Hearing this, the group felt a rush of excitement.
It was well known that the Astral Plane was rich in resources. Almost all the Legends who had been to the Astral Plane knew this, but the dangers there were unpredictable. All kinds of powerful astral creatures would destroy all unknown creatures that entered the sensing area. Even Legends didn't dare to mess around in the Astral Plane. Even if they were jealous of the resources there, they could only stare helplessly.
Tang En looked at Jean and slowly said, "Don't talk about the adamantine Auguín. Even eternium and starflash gold can be mined endlessly. If we're lucky, we can even continuously obtain astral crystals …"
Eternium!
Starflash gold!!
Astral crystals!!!
Immediately, Angus and Jean's eyes turned green. "Let's do it!"
For a powerful Mage, the value of magical metals went without saying. As for the astral crystals, they were the core material for the construction of spatial equipment and teleportation portals. They were full of unparalleled temptation. Before Tang En appeared, even an astral crystal the size of a fingernail could make them roll up their sleeves and fight to determine ownership.
Tang En's extravagance had broadened their horizons, but they were also worried. No matter how rich Tang En was, there would come a day when the materials he had stored up would be used up. What would they do when that time came?
Now, Tang En gave them a perfect answer.
Run out of reserves? Go to the Astral Plane to mine!
That place was boundless and had endless resources. As long as they were brave and willing to work, there would definitely be a harvest!
"What about you?"
Tang En looked at Eustisa and Tim.
Eustisa smiled gracefully and said, "The Eustisa family will naturally obey your will."
"What a coincidence." Tim's lazy look also disappeared. His eyes were bright and exuding an inexplicable light. "Auguín can no longer satisfy my needs. Perhaps eternium and starflash gold can help me complete the next research."
"Very well, then let's get started."
Tang En clapped his hands and said, "There are many difficulties in mining in the astral plane. The first thing we need to solve is the mobility of the Giant Golden Statue. Since it's mining, there's no need to consider the battle endurance. We can increase the power supply module and use high-level magic crystals or Magic Essence to power it. When it's used up, we can just replace it.
"Secondly, there's the mining efficiency. We need to equip the Giant Golden Statue with a bigger drill, crusher, sifter, and so on. Therefore, we need to prepare a multi-functional mining device.
"Thirdly, there's the transportation of raw ores. The Giant Golden Statue is huge and can carry a large amount of ores, but that's not enough. We need more storage space. Therefore, we need to tailor a sub-space warehouse for the Giant Golden Statue. Fortunately, I still have a lot of astral crystals, so there's no technical difficulty in implementing this.
"Then, there's the emergency measures in case of an emergency. The Giant Golden Statue must have a teleportation function. If it encounters dangerous astral creatures during mining, it must be able to leave the astral plane immediately and return to the Martyr's Palace. At the same time, it must have the ability to teleport back to the original place or the recording point. This is a technical problem that needs to be solved. After all, not all pilots can teleport.
"Finally, there's the problem of the combination of the Martyrs and the Giant Golden Statue. In the previous test, Victor has already tested the soul core carrier and control technology. Next, we need to upgrade the technology in this area. At the same time, we need to make a special artificial soul that can assist them and help them work in the astral plane."
After Tang En finished arranging the work in an orderly manner, they began to divide the work.
Angus took over the power module, Jean took over the sub-space warehouse module, Eustisa took over the teleportation module, Tim took over the combined control module and artificial soul module, and the multi-functional mining device was taken over by Klotto.
Once they thought of the prelude to the era of the astral plane exploration, everyone was filled with excitement.
This was a great era that was about to arrive with their hard work!
If everything went smoothly, Prandal would have endless resources in the future. The development of technology would no longer be limited by materials!
"That's right."
Tang En suddenly called out to Angus, "Have you made any progress on the artificially synthesized Magic Crystals I had you study before?"
Angus revealed a smile when he heard this, "You finally thought of this? Let me tell you a piece of good news. We've been analyzing the formation of Magic Crystal veins and have found some rules. As long as we can determine the key factors, we can try to synthesize Magic Crystals ourselves. "
Once they could artificially synthesize Magic Crystals, they could keep trying to synthesize high density Magic Crystals. When the time came, whether it was high level Magic Crystals, Magic Essences, or even stronger unknown crystals, they could all be artificially synthesized.
Only at that time, with a stronger, more efficient, and cleaner energy source, Prandal could create even more powerful magic technology!
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