Chapter 3141: Extending the Production Line
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"Mr. Fang."
Uncle Hong was deeply shocked in his heart and hurriedly nodded respectfully.
"Uncle Hong, my time is tight, so Iâll get straight to the point. I know youâre very familiar with the Land of Ice Soul, so I need your help. Youâll command this group of prisoners to complete the ore refining. If any prisoner shows signs of trouble or refuses to obey..."
A cold gleam flashed in Fang Hengâs eyes, "Just tell Kapa, and heâll handle it."
"Alright, I understand."
Fang Heng turned around again, looking toward the mining area in the back where the group of Lickers was continuously carrying out excavation.
Mining could be handed over to zombie clones, but the refining process became relatively more complex. Zombie clones could do it, but it would require a great deal of time and energy to set up production lines, and their efficiency was far inferior to manual labor.
So he simply handed the refining work over to human prisoners.
Zombie clones were used solely for mining and transporting ore materials.
"Any other questions?"
Uncle Hong opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and wanted to ask if that many people were needed for refining.
After all, the real difficulty of the Core Flame Vein lay in the collection.
Compared to the collection, the subsequent refining was much easier.
"Kapa, the prisoners are yours to arrange. Complete the ore refining as soon as possible."
"Heh, got it, leave it to me!"
Kapa nodded, thumped his chest in reassurance, and quickly led Uncle Hong away to expand the refining areaâs production line.
According to Mr. Fangâs usual style, with so many Lickers mining ore nonstop 24 hours a day, when the Core Flame Ore started coming in massive quantities, the current batch of outdated production lines in the mining area would not be able to keep up.
If so much ore was mined but couldnât be refined and taken away, how could that be acceptable?
That would be enough to wake someone up in a cold sweat from a nightmare!
Thinking about it, Kapa leapt onto Uncle Hongâs shoulder. "Uncle Hong, I heard youâre the best repair engineer here. I remember we still have a lot of scrapped ore refining machines. Can you find a way to repair a batch quickly...?"
"Huh? Now? Repair?"
Uncle Hong was even more stunned when he heard this.
It wasnât enough already? They wanted to expand the production line even more?
...
It took Fang Heng nearly an hour for the zombie clone group to finish resurrecting.
At this point, with the division effect in play, the number of zombies had already surpassed one million.
All of the more than ten Core Flame Vein mining areas that had been scouted were now densely packed with zombies, to the point of saturation.
The remaining zombies began, under Kapaâs map guidance, to dig outward in all directions, searching for new Core Flame Vein mining areas.
Ore was being quickly loaded onto carts, continuously dug from deep underground, and then transported into the refining area.
The vampires immediately began dispersing throughout the grottoes of the Land of Ice Soulâmost of them were responsible for coordinating the transport of ore materials, while the rest guarded the prisoners.
...
Refining mine.
All ore refining machines and instruments were already running at full capacity.
The vampires transported box after box of newly mined ley line flame ore over, then carried away the refined finished products from the machines.
"What? Both backup warehouses are full?"
Uncle Hong and several prisoner leaders were shocked when they heard the report.
The vampiresâ ore collection speed was simply too terrifying.
In just one short hour, two large caverns were filled. And judging by the vampiresâ demeanor, they werenât stopping anytime soonâmore and more ore was still being delivered.
The refining areaâs capacity was limited, and they clearly couldnât keep up anymore.
"Pile it in Warehouse No. 7 for now."
A prisoner leader spoke, then turned to Uncle Hong. "Uncle Hong, even if all thirty-plus old machines in the scrap area could be repaired and put into operation, our refining speed still wouldnât keep up..."
Uncle Hong instinctively scratched his head, looking bitter.
The mutant wormsâ mining efficiency compared to machines was terrifying.
In just over an hour, the amount of ore collected was more than what they used to mine in over a month.
Who could keep up with that?
Even adding thirty more machines wouldnât helpâadding three hundred wouldnât keep up either.
"Whatâs wrong? Trouble?"
Kapa had just gone out to scout a few more new Core Flame Ore mining areas, directing Fang Hengâs zombie clones toward new digging sites. When he returned and saw the ore piled all over the place, his face immediately darkened.
This wouldnât do at allâefficiency was too low!
Kapa immediately summoned all the prisoner leaders to gather, his expression stern. "Everyone, mechanical output is a bit low. I heard a few reserve caverns are already full of ore. This wonât work..."
"Mr. Kapa, as you can see, all machines are already running at full capacity. The refining machinery is insufficient; weâve opened everything we have, and weâve reached maximum output. Beyond that... thereâs nothing more we can do..."
Kapa also showed a troubled expression.
When it came to finding ore, the Flying Squirrel Clanâs talent was among the best, but as for ore refiningâthey didnât understand it at all.
After thinking for a moment, Kapa tried imitating Mr. Fangâs forceful tone to rally them. "Mr. Fang already said, vampires arenât capitalists. Itâs always more work, more pay. The higher our output, the more everyone earns. One ton of refined ore for one ton of high-purity energy crystal coresâfair and square."
"I understand your hardware problem, but letâs put our heads together. If anyone can think of a way to boost output, thereâll be extra rewards."
"Gulp... gulp..."
The sound of people swallowing echoed in the cavern.
Most prisoners chosen as miners werenât vicious criminalsâtheir crimes were usually lighter, like illegal mining.
They had risked a lot committing crimes, all for money.
Now, they suddenly learned that staying here could earn money even faster than robbing outside...
"Lord Kapa!" one prisoner couldnât help but raise his hand. "Iâll confessâbefore, I secretly memorized the refining machineâs construction blueprints, planning to sell them once I got out. I can provide the blueprints!"
Uncle Hongâs eyes lit up instantly. "Really? If the blueprints are fine and we have enough raw materials, we could create enough alchemy equipment..."
"Lord Kapa, can we use the transport passage? I have channelsâI can smuggle some things in..."
Immediately, everyone began raising their hands to speak.
Kapa rubbed his hands together excitedly.
These prisoners were all talented!
Just give them a little sweetness, and seeâthey were already fired up!
...
[Hint: Current world Black Fog concentration has exceeded: 1%].
[Hint: Current requested area concentration has reached the upper limit of 10%. Players can build a Black Crystal Tower to raise the areaâs upper limit.]
Upper limit!
Fang Heng, who had entrusted mining to Kapa and the vampires, was now outside the cavern preparing to meet the first wave of enemies for his spawns. Seeing the game prompt, he frowned slightly.
It seemed a bit troublesome.
He opened the panel to check.
So that was it.
To spread the Black Fog, he needed to exchange Black Fog crystals to build the Pillar of the Game.
It wasnât too difficult.
Fortunately, he still had plenty of King of Godsâ points left.
He decided to try it first!
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