Chapter 493 Construction and Outlook

"Well, let me take a look..."

The heading has been reset to the direction of the vine island. Of course, this turn is difficult for Ji Lin and his team to detect without a reference.

Just adjust the deflection direction of the repulsion engine, and the island will be able to move in a new direction.

Ji Lin tapped the screen connected to his system and quickly checked the available information on the screen.

Fang Ai ran out to command the elf craftsmen to carefully move the relic components back to their territory, and most of the soldiers with the army also went out to help... Only he and several staff officers were left standing in the core control room of the island.

The staff officers gestured how to rebuild the facility, discussing whether to store steam spiders or steam engines in the maintenance warehouse, and whether to invest additional manpower to dig out a new underground area.

After they finished discussing, they submitted the detailed defense and facility blueprints to Ji Lin, and then the construction and transformation of the island could begin.

In addition to turning, accelerating, and a large map, the Sky Island has another ability...

'Reverse Meteorite Construction Module'

'Enabling this module can consume a large amount of reserve energy to obtain resources from the ground, and slowly extract the ground resources to supplement the resources on the Sky Island. '

Ji Lin has seen that magical phenomenon, where a large number of stones and green vegetation are added to the bottom of the Sky Island as if captured by a tractor beam, becoming part of the Sky Island's resources.

Only a small adjustment is needed in terms of function.

The Sky Island floating in the sky can obtain a large amount of resources from the ground without landing.

In other words, these Sky Islands are man-made, at least natural Sky Islands will not have such a large volume.

However, why are these ruins so high in the sky... instead of on the ground.

Is there something on the ground? Speaking of which, I have indeed never been to the ground, but I can't see anything abnormal when I look down at the ground from a thousand meters high.

'The module has been restricted, and it will be activated when the Sky Island loses more than 20% of its mass. '

There is no way to control it.

Ji Lin clicked several times to start the Reverse Meteorite Construction Module, but there was no response, so he could only focus on the ground hanging on the map.

He was also envious of this technology.

This unnatural transportation technology could greatly help the industrial construction of the territory.

But even if it was connected to the outpost core, part of the ability of the ruins was still limited... It was not a problem with the ruins themselves, but there was a superior center that exerted long-distance control on it.

This was the control exerted on the core of the ruins. Without finding the source,

but Ji Lin could probably guess that the source was the No. 3 sky island that he was slowly occupying, the giant sky island that occupied more than 80% of the mass of the airspace he controlled.

That sky island also had the phenomenon of reverse meteorite, indicating that there were still running ruins of the former civilization inside.

His sight fell on the small sky island projected by the azure crystal core. The sky island as wide as a hexagon was like a natural fortress... If he gained control of the central ruins...

These ruins sky islands might be able to completely obey the dispatch of the territory.

Then he would not need to specially develop giant floating ships, but all the combat units rebuilt around these ruins sky islands... Nothing is more suitable as a fleet's berthing port and command center than a sky island itself.

The mothership that never lands.

If possible, some small islands can also be equipped with mineral collection facilities to develop resources on the ground.

He took a deep breath and threw away these too far-fetched thoughts.

First, transport the small ruins island to the vicinity of the vine island... There are abundant food and water sources there.

Then there is the temporary defense on the island.

He decided to use the concrete buildings that have been laid out in the territory.

Using the system's rapid construction ability, a simple concrete defense area was built here. The barrier formed by the dark gray buildings can ensure the safety of the garrison personnel on the island.

'Concrete fortress area'

'Fifth era building'

'Cement produced by industrial machinery is widely used in buildings. These materials can make buildings more plastic and provide them with protection sufficient to resist offensive firepower. '

'Each block consumes 1,000 units of concrete, 1,000 units of stone, and 200 units of steel. '

Since it is to be the core of controlling the airspace, the protection on the island should be the highest level currently available.

Use the basalt formation to deter the enemy.

Concrete, a common resource output added after the territory was promoted to the fifth era, is used to replace the stone of the previous era and become the new building material of the territory.

The output is extremely high, and it is known for its absolutely low cost after industrialization.

More importantly, this thing can be sold to the lower era.

Just like steel.

There is no high-quality low-carbon steel in the lower era, and it can earn foreign exchange by selling it in the higher era. Cement can also be imported into the market to earn profits after meeting the needs of the territory.

Cement has become the secondary export resource of the territory.

Ji Lin also made a small fortune because of this.

Its unit price is not high. Even if it is a product of the fifth era, this thing will not have a very high unit price like steel.

In the original world, these items with extremely high output, such as sugar, grain, steel, and cement, account for the majority of the price of transportation costs.

It has been produced, but how to send it over?

The system directly collects 15% tax, which will save you from all transportation problems and arrive immediately... You don't need to consider fuel costs, material costs, labor costs, or even tariffs.

Modern comprehensive transportation costs may reach more than 100% of the value of the item itself, and may even reach 200%.

The price of transportation, the larger the quantity, the lower the transportation cost per unit.

This is also the reason why small-scale industrial products are not profitable at all. Only large-scale output can reduce the freight to a level that can generate some profit.

This is an extremely amazing ultra-high-speed trade network.

Even if you sell a small amount of materials, you can get the same income as others without large-scale sales.

Of course, if more cement is sold in the market in the future, the price will definitely drop significantly.

The system only restricts the flow of technical assets, the flow of resources, and integration. As long as it does not have a negative impact on development itself... it pretends not to see it.

Ji Lin began to take pictures of concrete fortress areas according to the blueprint given to him by the staff.

The hydrogen combustion using crystal ore needs to be ventilated at all times to avoid a flash explosion that sends the entire factory into the air.

The system will not help you with factory safety education.

At most, they will help you rescue people who have died, as for the equipment...

Good luck~

(Then, plant the field! Put your hands on your hips! Planting is easy to write about!)

(What has the territory done, and what new technologies are there, nod)