Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 41 The Second Teleportation Array
Everything has been going smoothly in Harvey's new territory this week.

The pioneering order he obtained from the Lord of Grizzly Castle originally limited the territory to the northern slope of Raven Ridge and the ancient wizard ruins at the foot of the mountain.

However, in principle, the lord had no right to grant unowned land outside the national border to the nobles. He could only stamp the land in the form of a pioneering order to nominally confirm Harvey's ownership of the land.

Whether or not one can truly gain a foothold here depends entirely on the efforts of the pioneers themselves.

Therefore, when Harvey was making the initial plan for the territory, he did not consider strictly implementing it according to the scope specified in the pioneering order. In the spirit of taking as much as he could, he pushed the territory boundary marker far away to a position close to the wasteland valley.

The actual total area of this land is far larger than the territory of the Earl of Grizzly Castle.

There are a total of 19 new subjects who have signed employment contracts. Excluding children under the age of 16, there are only 15 people who can actually participate in the work of territory construction.

This resulted in a shortage of construction materials and a severe shortage of labor in the short term.

Harvey could only put all his manpower and alchemy beasts into the core construction of the territory, and could not spare any extra manpower for other things.

The huge pit that originally collapsed continuously in the center of the ruins has been reinforced at the edge thanks to the efforts of everyone. It is neatly built up with black stone slabs piled at the bottom of the pit.

The subjects themselves do not need to do too much heavy physical labor. All the work requiring moving and lifting is done by Reiner commanding the Alchemmon, and they only need to cooperate from the side.

Before the initial construction of the territory was completed, the lord provided free food, and they did not have to be enslaved and exploited like in the past. Such easy and convenient work made most of the new subjects feel that their life prospects were extremely bright.

There are also a few people who are a little worried, feeling that this unbelievably comfortable life is always a little uneasy.

The half-orc Vaughn is one of them.

"Dav, do you think the rations the Lord gave us will be deducted from our salaries in the future?"

While Vaughn was busy tying and fixing the stone slabs to the lifting bracket, he secretly poked Duff in the side and asked in a low voice.

Dave didn't think that far ahead. He glanced at Reiner, who was commanding from a high position, and whispered back, "Master Reiner said that all new citizens will enjoy three months of free food. Why are you overthinking so much?"

His eyes rolled, and he thought of something. He leaned over to Vaughn's ear with a hint of excitement, "Besides, you can eat bread baked with barley and roasted greasy venison every day. What else can you not be satisfied with?"

Currently, all the daily food needed by everyone in the territory is purchased by Pierce and his alchemical camel from Jackdaw Town, and then supplemented with a small amount of hunted prey as meat.

This level of food provision has made the people who used to be accustomed to eating bran cakes and roasted cassava feel that their quality of life has changed dramatically.

At first, I just hoped to have enough to eat. Now, not only can I have enough to eat, but I can also have meat for every meal. I heard that after the lord completes the construction of the main building, he will also distribute a batch of cloth as a work reward.

Several refugees who had been living in the wilderness and had never had the chance to taste flour-based food in their lives were so excited that they almost choked when they took a bite of the soft barley bread soaked in barbecue grease.

"After the lord's main building is completed, we will start building our own residence. How about it? Do you want to live with me?" Duff suggested with a smile.

"That way we only need to buy a house, and we can pool our money to buy a wife together."

Vaughn rolled his eyes. "How many times have I told you? The lord forbids the buying and selling of human beings." He paused, trying to recall what he had heard from other people in the lord's chat. "Well, to marry a wife, you need a lot of money, and a house... well, you should also have your own land, otherwise how will you feed your children?"

Duff was shocked and mumbled, "So much for a wife? My dad had 19 children and was able to support 8 of them. As long as I work hard, I should be able to support myself."

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Asdalen stood beside Harvey, looking up at the brand new continental-level teleportation array in front of him.

"Why do we need another one of these? Isn't the one we have enough?"

This new teleportation device was purchased by Harvey on the Magic Network forum under the code name "Kel'Thuzad" through multiple people. It was obtained from the capital of Orland, the mage kingdom closest to the Evil Moon Mountains, and is also an obsolete model.

Harvey built it side by side with Unit 00 at the bottom of the pit, in the center of the laboratory. Since the roof had not been completed yet, he could only temporarily cover it with a tarpaulin.

"You don't understand. The energy output of Unit-00 is already insufficient to support the Magic Network Forum and the transmission service."

Harvey tapped the brass shaft of the new instrument with satisfaction. "The second instrument is mainly used to supply energy to the alchemy beasts. After the main building is completed, you and Reiner will also build a small magic circle for energy supply..."

Moreover, due to the difficulty in purchasing and transporting supplies, Harvey also planned to connect the teleportation array of the second instrument with the warehouse built in Jackdaw Town, so as to ensure that sufficient and abundant supplies could be continuously delivered to the new territory.

Harvey had already contacted George Santos of the Dragonstone Chamber of Commerce in advance about this. This was his old partner. After all, Harvey still held a dividend share in the soap workshop.

The other party was also very happy to provide procurement and transportation services for Harvey's territory supplies, but the transportation destination was limited to Jackdaw Town, so a warehouse needed to be set up there and then use a teleportation array for transfer.

Asdalen frowned slightly and asked doubtfully, "Using a teleportation array to transfer goods? But the matrix you designed is too small to transport a single load. It simply can't supply the goods."

Harvey had anticipated that he would worry about this issue, and he smiled as he pointed at the slightly different formation inscriptions on the bases of the two instruments.

"The matrix diagram of Unit 2 is very different from Unit 0. I adjusted it, abandoning the advantage of instantaneous transmission and reception, but ensuring the volume of cargo that can be transmitted in a single time..."

This is the research result Harvey obtained from the energy compression characteristics of beetle ore. Applied to the cross-dimensional transmission of the magic network, it can ensure that the goods are collected within 6 hours, but the weight of the goods transmitted in a single time can reach hundreds of kilograms.

"Also, I don't need to use my mental power to enter the magic network to guide the teleportation. The teleportation is only less than a hundred kilometers across a mountain range, so the energy consumption won't be a big problem."

The only thing that makes Harvey feel a little painful at the moment is that the huge amount of startup capital he had accumulated has been disappearing rapidly like a flood during this period.

After purchasing large amounts of reserve supplies and various materials, the funds he can use are now less than 10,000 gold pounds.

Of the two approaches of increasing revenue and reducing costs, increasing revenue is obviously more important.

"I have to think of another way to make some money from the Magic Network Forum..."

"Let's start with the new members who are about to join the forum!"

(End of this chapter)