Mage Lord: The Tech Tree is Skewed by Me

The afterglow of summer shines on this land located southwest of Thorn Ridge.

Amid the clamor of Antolian settlers, the once desolate southwestern highlands have long since become a vibrant land where all things thrive.

Set against the backdrop of broken rocks and pink salt lakes, the mining town located in the southwestern highlands increasingly demonstrates the Antorians' strong ability to survive and adapt to nature.

At this moment, when Count Felden and his party finally arrived in the southwest highlands, Leon, the Marquis of Antolia, was also staying in this land.

but……

Of course Leon was unaware of Count Felden's arrival.

The southwest highland is just the only way for him to return to Thorny Ridge via the Bergori Pass.

The war that took place in the abandoned land ended just as quickly as it started.

As the waves of pig attacks were blocked by the Antolian army, the pig community that originally lived around Fort Wilson has since been completely wiped out.

Even the Nalati Grassland has become the territory of the Jimena family under the iron heel of the Antolian army.

In fact, it stands to reason that with the end of the war in the Abandoned Land, Leon, the Marquis of Antolia, should have returned to Thorn Ridge as quickly as possible to discuss the Abandoned Land Development Bond with the chief steward Aaron. issuance plan.

However, Leon was finally stopped by the news coming from the southwest highlands.

What great news!

That was the Antolian steam engine, which was finally used in the mines of the southwest highlands for the first time!

The nightmare fuel derived from black mist not only burns much longer than coal, but the amount of heat it can release is beyond what ordinary coal can match.

so……

After experiencing the leapfrog development from the most primitive version 1.0 steam engine, the pneumatic ball, to the version 2.0 steam engine, Leon has always had high hopes for this creation that appeared in the world for the first time.

To put it more bluntly, this was built by Leon himself. It was the first mechanical creation that was built by the craftsmen of Antolia without the help of his own golden fingers. Instead, he used local materials and guided by his past life memories. !

Whether it is for Leon himself, the Jimena family or the entire Antolia, it is of extremely great significance.

And now...

After half a year of careful polishing, Antolia’s craftsmen finally put Antolia’s version 2.0 steam engine into practice.

Although it was only the most basic application, it still made Leon particularly excited.

Therefore, as a lord, Leon immediately postponed his plan to return to Thorn Ridge and came to the mines in the southwest highlands in person.

He wanted to see with his own eyes everything that the Antolians had created on this land in the shortest possible time!

Your Majesty the Marquis.

Hughes Sandra, the new mayor of the mining town who had just been promoted by Leon, gave his young lord a respectful greeting.

He was once the deputy of Aaron, the great steward, and also served as a herald by Leon's side.

After Bello, the previous mayor of the mining town, successfully assumed his new post as governor of Port Idar and also took charge of the south bank of the Myerson River, this young man named Sanders became the new mayor of the mining town.

But at this time, Leon just waved his hand and stared blankly at the track not far away that made him feel extremely familiar.

A stable roadbed, rails on both sides, and a gravel-covered track bed.

Looking at everything not far away, Leon couldn't help but have a dream-like feeling.

What did he see?

In this different world that was completely different from Blue Star, he saw scenes that he was extremely familiar with.

Although today, the Antolian people's use of steam engines is still very crude, and many places even seem a little inconsistent, but it is undeniable... In the southwest highlands, this land ruled by the Jimena family, the first Railway tracks appeared for the first time!

Of course, although there are railroad tracks, they are not steam locomotives.

As the steam engine roared, streams of white smoke rushed out from the top of the steam engine, and the winch on one side of the steam engine began to rotate gradually.

then……

The loose rope gradually tightened. As the winch turned and the rope tightened, a mine car loaded with ore drove along the railway track under the traction of the rope.

Today, Antolian mining can be roughly divided into two models.

The former is aimed at directly mining the leaky mineral deposits with the help of the tall strange bird.

Workers in Antolia will stack the mined ore directly in the mine car, and then use the cooperation of steam engines, ropes and ground rails to drag large quantities of open-pit warm stones from the rough ore veins through the mine car. Drag it to a distribution center with flat and open terrain.

Compared with using horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts for transportation, the efficiency has obviously been greatly improved.

The latter is the iron ore hidden in the mine.

Miners will first place the mined iron ore in a basket, and then drag it out of the mine through a device similar to a ropeway, using a steam engine placed outside the mine to provide power.

As for the subsequent steps, they are exactly the same as the transportation of warm stones.

Although this entire process is quite simple, there is still a lot of room for improvement in efficiency.

But compared to complete manpower, the mining speed of the Antolians can be said to have been upgraded to a higher level.

If not, Antolia's soldiers would not have been equipped with so many armored vehicles when fighting against the pigmen on a full moon night!

Well done!

Leon gave his evaluation enthusiastically.

As the new mayor of the mining town, Hughes Sandra certainly did not dare to take any credit or be arrogant. He quickly said: This is all the work of the dwarf craftsmen and Antolian craftsmen. As early as Lord Bello served as the mayor, At that time, the blueprint for this mining system was already designed.”

I'm just following the established plan based on the previous plan and implementing it.

Leon glanced at the young man with satisfaction.

In that case, then you should manage the mining town well and strive to improve the efficiency of this mining system!

I believe you can do it, because Antolians have always been able to do things that others cannot!

yes!

It is indeed much easier to inject chicken blood into young people.

Looking at the unconcealed excitement on Sandra's face, Leon thought sincerely.

I have to say that there are many things that I can’t get enough of.

Some people can watch videos of trimming cow hooves for a day, while others can enjoy watching videos of cleaning up horsefly larvae.

For Leon, whenever he watches a fully loaded mine car being transported out of the mine amidst the sound of the wheels colliding with the track, Leon's mood becomes better and better.

It was just when Leon was immersed in the joy before his eyes that the messenger from Antolia finally sent the news:

Your Majesty the Marquis, Count Felden of the Kingdom of Idrit has arrived.