ca-book Chapter 3142 Expanding the Production Line
Chapter 3142 Expanding the Production Line
"Boss Fang."
Uncle Hong was deeply shocked and quickly nodded and bowed respectfully.
“Uncle Hong, I’m short on time, so I’ll get straight to the point. I know you know a lot about the Ice Soul Land, so I need your help. You’ll be in charge of directing these prisoners to refine the ore. If there’s any unrest among the prisoners, or if anyone disobeys…”
A cold glint appeared in Fang Heng's eyes. "Just tell Kappa, he'll handle it."
"Ok, I see."
Fang Heng turned around again and looked at the mining area behind him, which was being continuously mined by the Lickers.
Mining can be done by the zombie clones, but the refining process is relatively complicated. It's not that the zombie clones can't complete it, but it would take a lot of time and effort to set up the production line, and the efficiency is far less than that of manual labor.
They might as well just hand it over to the prisoners for manual processing.
The zombie clones were used for mining and transporting mineral resources.
"Any more questions?"
Uncle Hong opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and really wanted to ask if so many people were really needed for refining.
It's important to understand that the real challenge of obtaining the Earth Core Flame Vein lies in its collection.
Compared to gathering, the subsequent refining is much easier.
"Kappa, the prisoners are in your care. Complete the ore refining as soon as possible."
"Hey, got it? Leave it to me!"
Kappa nodded, patted his chest confidently, and hurriedly led Uncle Hong to expand the production line in the refining area.
Based on Boss Fang's usual methods, with so many Lickers mining ore 24/7, the Earth Core Flame Ore will definitely be mined and transported in large quantities, and the current old production lines in the mining area certainly can't keep up.
So much ore has been mined, but we can't refine it and take it away. How can this be acceptable?
I'm so scared I wake up from my dreams!
Kappa thought for a moment, then quickly jumped onto Uncle Hong's shoulder. "Uncle Hong, I heard you're the best maintenance engineer here. I remember we have a lot of scrapped ore refining machinery here. Can you find a way to repair a batch of them as soon as possible..."
"Huh? Now? For repairs?"
Uncle Hong was even more confused when he heard this.
Isn't that enough? Do we need to expand production lines?
……
It took Fang Heng nearly an hour for the zombie clones to revive.
At this point, with the added effect of the splitting effect, the number of zombies had exceeded one million.
All of the more than ten geothermal vein mining areas that have been explored and discovered have been completely covered by dense hordes of zombies, and are even saturated.
The remaining zombie horde began digging around, guided by Capa's map, in search of new underground vein mining areas.
The ore is being loaded onto trucks at high speed and is being continuously mined from deep underground before being transported to the refining area.
The vampires immediately began to disperse to various areas of the Ice Soul Land cavern. Most of the vampires took charge of coordinating and transporting mineral resources, while the rest were responsible for guarding the prisoners.
……
Refining mine shaft.
All ore refining machinery and equipment are operating at 100% full capacity.
The vampires transported box after box of newly mined ley vein ore, and then carried away the refined ley vein ore from the refining equipment.
"Huh? What? Both backup warehouses are full?"
Uncle Hong and several prison leaders were taken aback when they heard the report.
The vampires' ore-gathering efficiency is just too terrifying!
In just one hour, both large caves have been filled? And judging from the appearance of the vampires, they don't seem to be able to stop anytime soon, with a continuous supply of ore being transported over.
The refining zone's refining capacity is limited, and it's clear they're completely falling behind.
"Let's pile them up in warehouse number seven for now."
One of the prison leaders said, then turned to Uncle Hong, "Uncle Hong, even if we can repair and put into operation the thirty-odd old machines in the abandoned area, our refining efficiency still can't keep up..."
Uncle Hong also subconsciously scratched his hair, a bitter look on his face.
The extraction efficiency of alien insects is terrifying compared to that of machines.
In just over an hour, they extracted more ore than they had previously extracted in over a month.
Who can bear this?
Let alone adding 30 more machines, even adding an extra 300 machines wouldn't be enough to keep up.
"What's wrong? Are you in trouble?"
Kappa had just gone out to explore several new underground fire mines nearby, guiding Fang Heng's zombie clone to new digging directions. When he returned and saw the ore piled up on the ground, his expression immediately darkened.
How is this possible?
This is so inefficient!
Kappa immediately gathered the prisoner leaders together, his face grim, and said, "Gentlemen, the machine production is a bit low. I heard that the ore reserves in several caves are already full. This can't go on..."
“Mr. Kappa, as you can see, all the machinery is running at full capacity. We're short of refining equipment, and we've already reached maximum capacity. As for the rest… there's nothing we can do…”
Capa also looked troubled.
When it comes to prospecting for minerals, the flying squirrel clan is second to none in talent, but they know absolutely nothing about ore refining...
After thinking for a moment, Kappa began to imitate Boss Fang's style and give everyone a pep talk, "Boss Fang has already said that vampires are not capitalists. They always work harder and earn more. The higher our output, the more everyone earns. One batch of refined ore can be exchanged for one ton of high-purity energy cores. No cheating."
“I understand the hardware issues you mentioned. Let’s brainstorm together. If anyone can come up with a way to increase everyone’s output, there will be an extra reward.”
"Gu dong... gu dong..."
Immediately, the sound of everyone swallowing hard echoed through the cave.
Most of the prisoners selected to become miners were not the most vicious, and the crimes they committed were relatively minor, such as smuggling and illegal mining.
Taking huge risks to commit crimes is undoubtedly for the purpose of making money.
Now, they suddenly realize that there's a faster way to make money here than by robbing outside...
“Lord Kappa!” a prisoner couldn’t help but raise his hand and say, “I confess that I secretly wrote down the blueprints for the refining machine, thinking I would sell them for money later. I can provide the blueprints!”
Uncle Hong's eyes immediately lit up. "Really? If the blueprints are correct and there's a sufficient supply of raw materials, we can manufacture enough alchemy equipment..."
"Lord Kappa, is there a teleportation channel? I have connections; I might be able to find a way to smuggle some over..."
Immediately, everyone began to raise their hands to speak.
Kappa rubbed his hands together excitedly.
The prisoners are all incredibly talented!
As long as you give them a little something, look, they've already rolled it up!
……
[Note: The current global concentration of black fog has exceeded 1%.]
[Note: The concentration in some areas has reached the maximum of 10%. Players can build the Black Crystal Tower to increase the concentration limit in those areas.]
Maximum!
Fang Heng entrusted the mining work to Kapa and the vampires. At this moment, he was outside the cave preparing to welcome the first wave of enemies from the familiars. When he saw the game prompt, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
It seems a bit troublesome.
Fang Heng then opened the page to take another look.
It turned out to be the case.
To spread the black mist, he needs to exchange black mist crystals to build the Pillars of the Game.
It can't be considered difficult.
Fortunately, he still had a considerable amount of God Points left for future use.
Let's give it a try! (End of Chapter)