Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1645 are all treasures
"Your Majesty, I thank you!"

Arranging for him to study in Blackmoon City was something that had been agreed upon long ago, so Karl wasn't too surprised.

While speaking, Zhou Xu's gaze quickly swept over the resource list that Karl presented, which mainly consisted of minerals.

Zhou Xu was clearly not very interested in those relatively common ores.

His attention immediately focused on the special ore.

These special ores were not previously on the trading list; they were not for sale.

At this moment, it undoubtedly all belongs to their Great Zhou.

Zhou Xu immediately noticed the Source Crystals listed on the list. In addition to having a Source Crystal mine, Copperforge also had a large stockpile of Source Crystals.

Shifting his gaze downwards, Zhou Xu quickly spotted another familiar name: Everstone!

This is a good thing; many alloys need to be smelted with almandine to increase their stability.

Looking further down, Zhou Xu was a little surprised.

"You actually have fire crystal mines there?"

"To be honest, Your Majesty, Copperforest is actually a volcano."

"..."

He really didn't know this before.

Seeing this, Karl offered an appropriate explanation...

"The reason our ancestors chose to settle in Copperforge is because the mountain is a volcano. After many years of renovation, we transformed the volcano into a habitable place for us dwarves."

"At the same time, we dwarves are also accustomed to building forges deep inside volcanoes, using the volcanoes as our furnaces for forging."

At this moment, what Karl said was undoubtedly completely beyond their understanding of Bronzeforest.

They did go to Bronzeforest, but they obviously didn't go into the deepest part of Bronzeforest.

This meant that before this, no one had noticed that Copperforest was actually a volcano.

"Aren't you afraid of a volcanic eruption?"

Copperforge was founded inside a volcano, so if the volcano erupts, it will be wiped out!

Faced with this question, Karl smiled proudly...

"We dwarves have lived alongside volcanoes for many years, and no one knows them better than us. Before settling down, we will inspect the volcano to check its condition. Only when we are sure that the probability of an eruption is low will we begin to carry out any modifications."

"During the reconstruction process, we will gradually adjust the internal structure of the volcano to ensure that even if some minor issues arise inside the volcano, the surging energy will be quickly dissipated."

"Of course, we will also arrange for our people to monitor the volcano throughout the year. We will notice any unusual activity on the volcano. Even if we encounter a particularly large-scale volcanic eruption that we cannot prevent, we have emergency exits for emergency evacuation."

In short, these dwarves are volcano experts! They are highly professional in everything related to volcanoes!
This greatly appealed to Zhou Xu. Don't forget, their Great Zhou also has a volcanic island overseas.

If the dwarves could be sent to the volcanic island to make some changes and reduce the risk of volcanic eruptions, then the existence of that volcano would become beneficial to their Great Zhou!

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu directly mentioned the volcanic island to Karl.

Upon learning that there were other volcanoes within the Great Zhou territory, Karl's eyes lit up, and he showed great interest.

They indicated that they could first arrange for their clan's volcanology experts to conduct an on-site investigation to confirm the situation.

Zhou Xu only mentioned it briefly to Karl, as he had many other things to do right now. The volcano on the volcano island had been neglected for years, so there was no rush to fix it. The only three special ores in Copperforge were Source Crystal, Fire Crystal, and Everstone, all of which were highly practical.

To be honest, this has exceeded Zhou Xu's expectations.

It should be noted that compared to the existing territory of the Great Zhou, Copperforest is only a small place, so the fact that it can produce three kinds of special ores is definitely considered abundant.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Great Zhou has not fully exploited the resources within its own territory.

Copperforge has hollowed out an entire mountain, which almost guarantees that no resources will be missed within its territory.

But their Great Zhou is different; they can't afford to turn over all the land.

Moreover, this method of turning over soil is not simply a matter of randomly turning over the surface soil.

Take the source crystal vein that was just discovered outside Yuancheng as an example. If Xuan Yu's attack hadn't penetrated dozens of meters underground, they might not have discovered the source crystal vein even after ten or twenty years.

According to this standard, they can't possibly dig up every inch of their own land dozens of meters deep to take a look, can they?

How can anyone handle this?
At present, the discovery of mineral resources in Dazhou is either by luck or by chance, or by the geological exploration bureau conducting tests.

However, geological exploration bureaus are not omnipotent. Due to the limitations of technological development, they lack many detection devices and can only use some primitive methods to find mineral veins hidden underground.

In this situation, it's perfectly normal to have omissions.

If nothing unexpected happens, we will basically have to wait until technology advances and we have better detection equipment before we can conduct any more exploration.

After quickly scanning the list of resources, Zhou Xu's gaze fell on the box that had been brought in.

Upon opening it, one finds it filled with books and drawings revised from parchment.

Zhou Xu picked up the thickest book among them, and Karl, who was standing next to him, gave a timely introduction.

"This is a mineral encyclopedia passed down from the old civilization. It records all the minerals that our dwarf race has discovered throughout history. If any new minerals are discovered in the future, we will add them in."

"Unfortunately, some of the pages here have rotted away due to the passage of time, and the contents on them are gone."

Listening to Karl's introduction, Zhou Xu flipped through a couple of pages and his eyes lit up.

This mineral encyclopedia doesn't just mention the names of the minerals; it includes illustrations depicting their appearance, as well as detailed descriptions of their properties and uses.

Even though some content was lost due to time constraints, it doesn't diminish the fact that this mineral encyclopedia remains a treasure in Zhou Xu's eyes.

"This is indeed a long time ago. Just in case, let's have someone make a copy first, and then have the printing factory print it."

As he spoke, Zhou Xu's gaze shifted to the stacks of parchment that remained in the box.

"And what about the rest?"

"These are all blueprints passed down from the old civilization era."

Karl made this decision with considerable resolve, as holding these blueprints in his hands was a significant bargaining chip.

But since they've already submitted, let's just go all the way and make it a complete success.

In this wave, he practically laid bare the entire secrets of their Bronzeforest fortress.

"Now, it is all offered to Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)