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Chapter 521 - 521 521 The Problem with Steelmaking

521: Chapter 521: The Problem with Steelmaking 521: Chapter 521: The Problem with Steelmaking The people around listened to Zhao Guang’s words, their expressions under the helmets very strange.

This Lord might not realize just how large the territory had become; even light cavalry in light gear couldn’t make a round trip in a day, especially since the roads had been repaired.

They didn’t know, however, that Zhao Guang wasn’t thinking about the conventional means of transportation of this world.

He had already started considering magic tools; given this world’s unique environment, not to maximize the potential of Magic Power and Alchemy would be a tremendous waste.

Furthermore, he wanted to use this productive force to elevate himself even higher.

“That over there is the center of the territory, isn’t it?

Have they started construction?”

Zhao Guang pointed into the distance where a large crowd was running around on an open field, with various markers placed all around.

Recollecting, this seemed to be the city center of the territory he had decided on.

Of course, this area was slightly to the south and east, which is why he had reached it so quickly.

As for the north and west, Zhao Guang planned to build large border cities there later on.

A mix of a fortress and a cultural and economic hub, and then using these fortresses to see if it would be feasible to expand further.

Since choosing the border, Zhao Guang never intended to confine himself to this spot and not develop.

Every person from Hua Country had an inherent desire to expand, ready to spring into action.

Just then, Qiao Miya suddenly ran up from a distance, having arrived at this place early in the day.

“Greetings, Master.” Qiao Miya saw Zhao Guang and promptly paid his respects.

“No need for such formality; haven’t you started construction yet?”

Recalling his planning maps for the game, they were already very detailed.

It seemed that a major overhaul was in order after the major construction ended.

Zhao Guang hadn’t anticipated that the game he created to distract people had actually caught on a bit.

It was now considered quite a famous construction-type game, similar to city planning types.

However, it actually involved developing a territory, where the various buildings were either retro or primitive types.

Indeed, this even spawned some imitative works, which Zhao Guang had never expected.

Qiao Miya had no idea what Zhao Guang was thinking and quickly said, “Not yet, because we need to construct this large city holistically, we are currently discussing the designs.”

“It will take a few more days before construction can begin, at which point we’ll start by digging the sewers and some special pipelines.”

Those special pipelines were planned by his engineering team and included water pipes, as well as places for electrical and internet cables to run through—although these things didn’t yet exist in this world.

But Zhao Guang didn’t want to give up on these conduits and had them continue with the excavation and construction.

Supplying power was easy to solve; it would just take some time to accomplish using the methods of this world.

Zhao Guang, still just an Advanced Mage, had not yet fully grasped a lot of knowledge.

And at his current level, his perception and analysis of Magic Power were not yet quite adequate.

Perhaps, once he broke through to the level of a Great Mage, he would be able to complete it.

“Very good, keep going, strive to finish our main constructions as soon as possible.”

“There’s one more thing.” Qiao Miya suddenly pointed towards another area not far off, saying,

“Master, you mentioned that place was a Magic Node, and we indeed need a High Level Mage Tower next to our main city, but when shall we start building that Mage Tower?

Zhao Guang shook his head, “Now is not the time.

I do not yet have the power to possess such a Mage Tower.”

Zhao Guang wasn’t undervaluing himself, mainly because a mage’s concerns are different from ordinary situations.

He took great pains to build it but couldn’t let someone else take it.

Because the Magic Node in that place was crucial, it could be used to construct a seven-story Mage Tower.

But currently, as an advanced mage, he could only control a five-story Mage Tower.

Constructing a seven-story Mage Tower would invite other Great Mages to fight for it.

They really would do such a thing, and they wouldn’t care whether he was a Lord or that he built the Mage Tower himself.

For them, the Mage Towers of the entire world are meant to be governed by mages.

If the level isn’t sufficient, then one must concede them; there’s no reasoning otherwise.

It was impossible for him to build a Mage Tower with special attributes either.

The one he could construct here would be a common all-attribute Mage Tower, leaning mostly towards the Thunder attribute.

Therefore, Zhao Guang decided not to court trouble needlessly.

Once he broke through to Great Mage, and when he built a Mage Tower then, other mages could only envy, not dare to interfere.

Qiao Miya didn’t understand these matters, but since the master already had a plan, it was fine.

“Anything else?” Zhao Guang noticed that Qiao Miya still hadn’t left.

Qiao Miya pursed his lips and said, “There is one more issue, that is the steel-making issue.

According to our plans, and the construction of the entire territory, our supply of steel rods is running out.”

Steel rods?

He hadn’t expected this issue; he had bought quite a lot initially.

But considering the size of the territory and the strict standards he had set for building heights, including the surrounding fortresses that required steel rods, it seems that the consumption of steel was indeed very substantial.

“Then, how is the mining of ore progressing?”

“Quite smoothly, with the tools you provided, Master, the mining speed is very fast.”

It had previously been very difficult to extract those hard ores.

“But although we now have the ore, our smelting can’t keep up.

The iron ingots we produce, without forging, are not enough for use as steel rods.”

Compared to the steel rods Zhao Guang brought, those common strips were indeed somewhat inferior.

Just melting those tough ingots could make very good weapons.

“What about those people, the talents I brought back?

Can’t anyone use them?” Zhao Guang frowned.

What was the point in bringing those people if not to resolve these technical issues?

“But Master, there are too few of them, and they aren’t skilled in this area.”

Not skilled, huh?

Zhao Guang hadn’t really noticed; indeed, having too few people really means you can’t do much.

“I see, come with me to the steel-making site; we’ll sort it out properly.” It seemed impossible to continue the inspection today.

But, never mind, he had more or less learned everything he needed to know from this visit.