Chapter 72 New City Plan

I concluded: "Su Mei's opinion is very reasonable. These dispersed players are indeed a powerful force. Even if they cannot be pulled into their own camp, at least they cannot be tied to the enemy's tanks to attack us. "

Bai Ling smiled and said: "It would be best to tie them to our chariot."

Rose said: "To be honest, these scattered players are a variable. It is not necessarily a bad thing if we keep them outside the camp."

"Why?" Eagle asked curiously.

"The first shot will kill the first bird." Hongyue said casually: "Americans act as the world's police everywhere, and they are the ones who get beaten the most. Moreover, the situation in our country is somewhat special, and 'pink eye' is not a trivial matter."

"Then let's ignore these people for now." Ying nodded and said, "What should we do with those NPC forces?"

I thought for a while and said: "Rose hopes to take this opportunity to rectify the power structure of China's internal guilds in advance. It will be troublesome for these NPC forces to get involved, but we are not grabbing the chicken with nothing. Although the process is very hard, it is worth celebrating. My original plan has been completed. We are currently the middlemen of the four major forces in China. Although this status restricts our behavior from going too far, compared to this shortcoming, the benefits we get are actually greater. Some."

Ah Wei suddenly asked: "I wouldn't even remember it if you didn't tell me. Speaking of benefits, I don't quite understand, where exactly does this benefit lie?" Ah Wei knocked on the table and said, "Last time we threw it away for the sake of balance. If you enter with a lot of money, you will also get access to a city ruins, but what are the benefits?"

Rose immediately answered on my behalf: "The benefits don't have to be actual things. The benefits of this middleman position show a relationship and power. Although we provide people and money, have you ever considered it? If you don't If our guild asks the temple or heaven to help deal with us, what treatment will they receive?"

Hongyue said: "We will be rejected directly, and we will also receive an alarm notification. Even if we don't know who is going to harm us, at least there will be some hints. Even organizations like Heavenly Court or the Dark Temple will directly beat up the gang for special reasons. Let’s deal with this guild.”

Rose then asked: "If there is a war between these four major forces, and we symbolically help the weak side maintain a balance on the battlefield against the strong side, what do you think we will get?"

Hongyue then replied: "We will definitely get some benefits during the war, and the party that gets help will also give us some benefits. The party that is beaten will not care about anything with us because we are the middlemen who balance the situation. 100% guaranteed profit without loss.”

Rose asked again: "If we carry out any large-scale operation that conflicts with the interests of these four major forces, how do you think they will react?"

Hongyue answered again: "As long as it's not a serious friction, the other party will at most make a symbolic protest or ask for compensation as a formality, and they won't really fight against us."

Rose stretched out a finger and asked: "Last question. What kind of response will we get if we ask for help from all over the world?"

Hong Yue said: "We probably won't care about small things, such as using their city as a teleportation point or temporarily borrowing some strategic materials such as war horses. As long as we pay some money afterwards, it won't be a big problem. If It may be difficult to get the opponent to directly participate in the battle, but actions such as hindering the opponent's march and providing a little interference should help."

Rose looked at Ah Wei: "Do you understand the benefits of our identity now?" Rose looked at Ah Wei's expression and then said to Hongyue: "What if what happened just now happened to other guilds?"

Hong Yue said: "If someone asks for help to deal with this guild, these four major forces will participate as long as they get enough benefits. If there is a war between the four major forces and an unrelated guild joins the war, the party being helped will at most give a few empty words. A promise in the form of a check. The other side will find an excuse to completely wipe out the guild after the war, or at least give it a heavy blow. If other guilds engage in large-scale operations and cause friction with the four major forces, they will definitely be severely beaten. A comparison shows that if they don't give it and solve it by force, the player organization will definitely not be able to defeat the four major NPC forces. The result is obvious. As for other guilds requesting help from the four forces! I won't say whether it can be seen, even if it is seen. And after prompting the request, I guess the lion will ask for a huge price, and if you pay, you will help. If you don't pay, you may suffer retaliation."

"Now do you know what differential treatment is?"

"So our treatment is indeed much better than that of ordinary guilds!" Ah Wei said excitedly: "So this time, are we going to continue to provide free medicine to NPC forces in order to gain trust?"

Rose shook her head and said: "What Ziri has done before is enough. Now there is no need to provide it for free. However, this needs to be looked at separately. It is up to Ziri to decide the details."

I nodded and said: "I have finally gathered the four major NPC forces into the right position recently, but this matter still needs further efforts. The members of the Demon Realm have just left the gourd that sealed them, and are currently in a weak position, and they are not interested in me. They are also very interested in the kindness of rescuing them. Basically, we are both in the political honeymoon period now. Therefore, we can freely give away medicines to the demon world. And this method sounds like a big favor, but in fact it doesn't take much. Things. The monsters are recovering their strength now and cannot come out often, so most of the monsters must not be infected with the disease. The medicines that are really needed are not too much, just give them a little as a token. "

"You really know how to calculate!" Eagle sighed.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. We are no longer a small guild with only one city. Now that we have stood on the cusp of the storm, we can no longer go down. We can either ride the wind and waves and go all the way to glory, or we will fall to pieces. There will never be a day of recovery. This is the law of society. People who can't see through it can only be honest and act like ordinary people."

Ying said: "It makes sense, although it is a bit cruel. But it is the truth. When it comes to sending 'medicine', what do you do with the three families outside the demon world?"

"I think it's enough to send someone to ask about the Heavenly Court first. I guess they don't need this 'medicine'. There are Taoist priests who specialize in making 'medicine'. I guess they have their own way to deal with the virus, but we have to follow the etiquette Come. No matter if it is useful or not, just ask. If they really don’t have it, just send them a recipe. There is a way in Heaven to collect materials and save land, and we will put money in. I’m afraid the Dark Temple will have to send a little more. Point, although the undead are not afraid of viruses, the Dark Temple is not all undead. Demons and Warcraft will still get sick. You should be able to give some away. But we are not giving it away in vain. The magic technology and alchemy in the Dark Temple are all first-class. I don't think it's a problem to extort a little this time. As for the Temple of Light, the amount of medicine needed there must be huge. We would lose too much by giving it away for nothing, and the previous interactions between the Temple of Light and us have always been negative. This time I think There’s no need to suddenly get too intimate, we’re not there yet. My idea is to trade with the Temple of Light, but it doesn’t require money. We want to barter. For a family as big as the Temple of Light, good things are definitely indispensable.”

Hong Yue said: "The problem between the demon world and the heaven is not big. The interests of the Temple of Light and the Temple of Darkness depend entirely on the effectiveness of the negotiations. I am afraid that Ying and I are not suitable for this kind of thing, right?"

I nodded and said: "Our relationship in the Dark Temple has always been pretty good, and we are even close to each other. So it's up to me. As long as I make it clear that I'm messing around with Arni, I don't believe that she won't let go. As for the Light Temple, I Seeing that a formal diplomatic meeting is needed, Rose, please take Su Mei and Shura Ziyi with you. Don't play any tricks with them, everyone knows the truth. There is no point in pretending to be innocent, just make it clear that the conditions are favorable. "

Rose said: "Since we plan to show off our cards directly, I think this matter cannot be done by me."

"Why?"

"Because I'm not the kind of person who walks in a straight line." Rose looked at Eagle: "Eagle, can you take Bai Ling and Shura Ziyi with you? If something happens, Bai Ling will be responsible for making the decision. You can just act as a special envoy to spread the word."

Bai Ling nodded and said, "I'll go with Ying. Anyway, we don't really want to play tricks. We can handle it."

Su Mei said: "How about I go with you? The Temple of Light can't ask for too much, but it's too little and we don't calculate it. I think it's better for me to make a trade-off."

"Okay. You don't attract attention anyway." I nodded and said: "That's good. The use of medicines has been decided. I believe that a new era will usher in for us in the future, but we may be busy these days. Woke up."

Rose continued what I said: "Then let's discuss the second question. The Dark Temple wants us to rebuild Isengard. What do you think?"

"I have some ideas about this." Su Mei said: "Since the Dark Temple provides all the materials and manpower, don't you think we can make Essinger deeper and bigger?"

“How big do you want to build it?”

Su Mei pulled out a large paper roll from her Phoenix Dragon Space and handed it to me: "Open it and take a look."

I quickly threw the scroll on the table and unfolded it. When unfolded, this scroll is as wide and as long as our conference table. Our table is not the small conference table in ordinary companies. This table is specially made. 'The ball's gone. And now this scroll actually covers the table.

"Dizzy! What is this?" Ah Wei was completely dumbfounded when he looked at the drawings.

Hongyue looked at the drawings and then at Su Mei: "Are you going to build an air-raid shelter?"

Su Mei smiled and said, "Look at the scale."

"Oh my God!" Hongyue couldn't help but screamed. "What are you trying to fix?"

"Secret base."

"Is this too big?"

"I don't think it's much bigger. After all, the number of people in our guild is not as small as before, and we may need a specialized technical development department in the future. It's not suitable for Sister Woma and the others to be crowded together with the people from the engineering department in Steel City. I It’s better to separate it out specifically.”

Su Mei's words were immediately supported by Woma. She had already proposed to separate the research department from Steel City, and this time the urban transformation took advantage of the opportunity.

In fact, the content of this drawing is not complicated. The ground part is completely copied from the original Essinger. The changes are all details and have little impact on the overall layout of the city. The key is the underground city part. The original Essinger can be lifted into the air, but that would require digging a large foundation for the city and building a chassis. This project is too huge. What's even more troublesome is that Essinger is close to the sea. To dig the foundation, you need to build a dam first and then drain the seawater outside the dam before excavation. This project is no small project when measured.

In the current design, the underground city has been modified to a form that cannot leave the ground. This is just like the underground city in other cities. It only needs to dig out a cavity in the soil and support it with materials. The amount of this project has been reduced and it is also more affordable. After all, we already have an enclave called Isengard, and the ground level does not have to be so exaggerated.

A key issue in the design of this new Essinger is the second dungeon. It was this design that Hongyue was surprised about just now. Sumei plans to build a vertical passage under the underground city extending downward for three to five kilometers. It can even be dug up to seven kilometers deep if necessary. Sumei Design dug out a big hole under this passage and designed to create a spherical enclosed space. Five working floors will be built in this star space, each with a working area of ​​approximately 700,000 square meters, and the extra corner areas will be used as power settings and service equipment rooms.

In Sumei's design, there should be 6 small balls around this big sphere. Each small spherical space is divided into three layers, each layer is about 100,000 square meters. These six small balls will be responsible for different functions in the future. Each small ball is connected to the main ball by a 1-kilometer-long channel to form a separate work. In addition to these 6 balls, a vertical downward passage shaft is also designed just below the big ball. This well will extend directly down to the lava layer. The passage will then be transformed into a special equipment area, and the name of this equipment is actually - thermal energy converter.

"What is this?" I asked Su Mei, pointing to the thermal energy converter.

"Isn't it written above?"

Hongyue followed me and said, "We understand the words, but what exactly is this thing? Could it be a geothermal power station?"

Su Mei said: "The utilization of electric energy in this game seems to be different from that in reality, so it is impossible to build a power station. However, this device is indeed a device for extracting geothermal heat. And its function is to directly convert energy into mechanical energy through transmission. The shaft is transported to the graded power chamber near the central ball cabin. This set of equipment was designed by Sister Woma, you can ask her for details."

Before we could say anything, Woma took out a drawing and put it on the table: "This is the design drawing, I think you should be able to understand it. The principle of this thing is similar to the heating pipe of a household gas water heater, using the circulation grid design to increase the Heating area to achieve good heat absorption. When water enters from one end, it will flow through the hot heat absorber and be heated. Then it flows out from the other end. However, the geothermal source here is lava. Once the water flow takes away the heat, the flowing lava It will cool into rock. Rock actually does not conduct heat well, so the condensed rock will affect the work of the heat absorber. In order to deal with this problem, I designed multiple sets of heaters to work in turn. The lava in the mantle itself is fluid. , as long as it does not absorb excessive heat and freeze the lava on the heat exchanger, the cooled lava flowing away will slowly heat up to its original temperature. The newly flowing lava will be high-temperature lava, which ensures stable and continuous operation. . And if condensation occurs, we can shut down that set of heat exchangers, and the surrounding lava will naturally melt the condensed rocks again and wash them away after a while. At the same time, multiple sets of equipment are also convenient for maintenance, even if one or two sets are broken, there will be no problem. Affects overall usage.”

I pointed to the graded power room and asked: "Then what will the hot water do here? We don't open a bathhouse! Besides, the water is hot enough to cook fish. Who dares to bathe in this kind of water?"

Woma explained: "This is actually not what you think. Our plan is like this. The first water entering the heat exchanger is desalinated seawater. Salt water will corrode the pipes and once it crystallizes, it will be troublesome. When it is cold After the seawater enters the graded power chamber, it will flow into the spiral pipe. This pipe will be intertwined with the outlet pipe of the heat exchanger and connected to both ends of the exchanger. The hot water from the heat exchanger flows to the power chamber. In the process, heat has already begun to be transferred to the cold seawater coming down. There are two purposes for doing this. The first is to prevent the pipeline from exploding. It is definitely not possible for cold seawater to enter the exchanger directly without preheating. Chapter 1 The two reasons are actually to cool down and reduce pressure. The temperature of the seawater coming out of the heat exchanger is as high as thousands of degrees, and due to pressure problems. Although it has passed the boiling point, the seawater still remains in a 'liquid' state. This kind of water flow is harmful to us. The equipment is a burden. The heat exchange itself is in the magma, and the internal and external pressures are very high. This is fine, but the pipes above are not good!"

I asked her: "Have you tried this device before?"

"No." Woma shook his head and said, "I just planned this device, and it is theoretically feasible."

"Since there is no physical object, I suggest revising the plan as soon as possible."

"Why?"

"First, seawater desalination is not a trivial matter. Although we can do it, the cost is too high. Second, the heat exchange capacity of water is still too slow. Normal temperatures are just fine. Water is not suitable for such high temperatures."

"Then how to change it?"

I looked at the drawing and asked, "What do you plan to use for the exchanger pipes? In this kind of environment, the temperature and pressure are not something ordinary materials can withstand."

"We don't use any materials." Woma said directly: "I asked the goddess Vina, and she said that a permanent isolation magic barrier can be built in the form of a magic circle. This magic circle uses the magic power in the power pipeline and A strong barrier is created to isolate the inside and outside, so that the water we pour in actually flows against the lava, and there is no heat conduction problem."

"In that case, make the circulation pipe closed."

"Ah? It's closed? How do you deliver water?"

"We don't use water." I pointed to the drawing and said: "Fill the pipes directly with mercury. The metal has a high specific heat and good thermal conductivity. Moreover, the mercury will not corrode the steel pipes on the ground and will not carry impurities to form crystals. . The mercury circulates repeatedly in the closed pipe. After being heated in the heat exchanger, it circulates to the first-level power chamber and then heats other things to cool itself and then returns to the bottom for heating. The pressure problem can be solved by dividing the exchange chamber into several more levels. More frugal.”

Woma said excitedly: "Ziri, did you study mechanical engineering before?"

"no!"

"Then how did you come up with the idea of ​​secondary heating?"

"This is how my air conditioner works!" Boom, the room was filled with fainting. "Actually, the principle is very simple, you just haven't thought of it."

Woma nodded: "I understand, I will change the drawings when I get back."

Rose said: "How do you plan to use the heat exchange?"

Woma said: "This is all thanks to the necromancer who was used as a demon puppet by President Ziri."

"You mean Lund?"

"Yeah." Woma said: "That's that guy. He accidentally mentioned last time that he had thought about using the high temperature of the lava in the crater to convert it into magical energy for use by the golems, but he stayed there because of lack of funds. I didn't dare to experiment when I was in the fantasy stage. After joining us, this guy spent money like water and dared to do anything. Some time ago, he actually successfully experimented with a device. This thing can absorb heat energy and convert it into magic energy and directly input it into the city's power pipeline. In other words, by equipping this thing, we can free up the city's power core as backup power or provide it specifically to cities like Flying Essinger that cannot use geothermal energy. In short, it can save a lot of energy, and can recharge the red-striped magic crystal in the future. Energy matters are also much more convenient. With the extra heat energy, we can also build some defensive facilities, such as building a moat. When the enemy wants to attack, we will boil the river water and let them jump in and it will boil."

When Woma said this, we all imagined a steaming moat of boiling water in our minds. How powerful that would be!