Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 60: Mountain Adventure
Although Karen said that, it does not mean that "wood ash cement" is really unusable. At least compared with ordinary wood, "wood ash cement" still has certain advantages.

However, it is simply a pipe dream to want to produce cement in large quantities relying only on these few earthen kilns. At most, we can only make some samples.

"Yes, Lord Karen, we will continue to work hard. Can we ask the dwarven blacksmith for some iron powder? Adding iron powder to cement can increase its strength and durability."

Nobi Daiqiong was not discouraged by Karen's rejection, but instead submitted an application.

Iron is controlled in Wangbo Port. There is no iron ore, and the iron used in the camp is getting less and less. The heavy plows are the biggest source of iron and are constantly being consumed. Even weapons and armor cannot be produced.

Even though they had invited a master like Granny Oak, he was only doing work that only the blacksmith Ag could barely do.

There's no way around it, it's just a lack of resources.

Granni has begun to go deep into the jungle and survey everywhere to see if there are any mineral veins. Dwarves are good at surveying and mining.

"It doesn't matter even if it's iron slag or something like that."

[Nobi Daqiong] added that he also knew that iron resources in Wangbo Port were scarce now, but unfortunately, there was nothing they could do about it.

"Go find Granny, he'll give it to you."

Karen thought about it and decided to continue funding the players' actions.

"Great!"

[Nobi Daqiong] I'm very happy. Wood ash cement plus iron powder and other things can definitely be used to make cement kilns. Cement kilns are more durable, high-temperature resistant, and have a higher output. They are not comparable to small earthen kilns. If you want to mass-produce, you need better production facilities.

This is also a linked chain. The construction and improvement of production facilities are the key to improving productivity. Moreover, only with good production facilities can they continue to unlock new technologies.

Just as Karen said, wood ash cement is indeed not enough. Even if he doesn't want to admit it, in terms of functionality and durability alone, wood ash cement may not even be as good as "Uward Logs". It just has an advantage in production costs.

But with the new cement kiln, they can try to make cement with other formulas, and they have to take one step at a time!
After separating from the players, Karen went to find Granny Oak.

The dwarf blacksmith took several soldiers into the mountains and forests, looking for mineral veins. Karen found him at the foot of a forest.

The hunting mark flashed, and no matter how far Granny ran, Karen could find him.

"No, no, not here."

Granny Oak walked with his short legs, carrying a shovel, a rake and other tools on his back. As citizens of the Kingdom of Mountains, the dwarves have their own unique way of finding mineral veins.

Granny was holding a shovel and a draft, shoveling left and tapping right, muttering to himself. It was impossible to tell how he judged whether there was a mineral vein in a place. The four soldiers who followed Granny said they didn't understand but were shocked.

"Grunny, what do you think of this mountain? Is it suitable for building a castle?"

Karen said as she stood on a branch.

The sudden sound startled the four soldiers and they drew their weapons immediately. But when they saw that the person coming was Karen, they relaxed and saluted Karen.

"The height of this mountain isn't ideal for building a castle, but the stone is good. It can be used as a source of stone for building a castle."

Granny Oak replied that the mountain was just a small hill. In his opinion, the castle built on this mountain was not worthy of Karen's status. The castle of the "Blood King" should be on the top of the mountain like the High King, overlooking the mountains!
"That's not necessary."

Karen smiled. Their blood clan did not have such a custom. Castles were built in the mountains and forests because people usually farmed on the plains, which made it inconvenient to build castles and release "Blood Castle Corrosion".

Building a castle in the mountains, whether on a mountaintop or deep in the jungle, would not affect others much if "Blood Castle Corrosion" was activated. Of course, the green elves and druids condemned this. "Isn't there such a requirement?"

Granny Oak nodded, and choosing a site became much easier.

"Do you think there's a mineral vein around here?"

Karen jumped down from the branch, came to the dwarf and asked.

"It's hard to say. We haven't found anything in the past few days. We still have to go deeper. I'm afraid it's hard to find anything on the periphery."

Granny shook his head. He had been exploring the outskirts of the jungle these days. He had discovered a few hill-like stone producing areas, but other mineral veins were not so easy to find.

"Go deep into the mountains and forests?"

Karen thought about it and realized that mineral resources are very scarce. If a mineral vein can be found, it will be of great significance to the entire Wangbo Port.

"Come on, let's continue inside."

Now that they were here, Karen said that with him personally leading the team, Granny Oak's life could be saved even if there was danger.

"Okay! Let's go!"

Granny stroked his beard, picked up his tools and was about to move forward.

Without Karen here, Granny didn't dare to take these four soldiers deep into the forest. It was not like he hadn't seen those beastmen before. The forest was not peaceful and there were all kinds of monsters.

But with Karen here, he felt very relieved. The former "Blood King" was personally guarding him. Who could hurt him in this forest?

"You guys go back first."

Karen said to the four soldiers that they were good at dealing with ordinary beasts, but they were far inferior to the beastmen. It would be a burden to carry them with them, so it would be better to let them return to the camp first.

"Yes, Master Cullen."

The four soldiers were more than happy to do so. They didn't want to go any deeper into the forest. They had been persuading the dwarf blacksmith to go back.

The four soldiers turned back, while Karen and Granny continued to go deeper into the mountains.

Karen mainly served as a guard, while Granny was responsible for surveying for mineral veins. Of course, Karen was not idle either. He was also selecting a site to see if there was any place suitable for building a castle.

Karen had never actually been to this deep forest. He had been running around for more than a month, working hard to expand Wangbo Port. A trip to Shilin Port took him more than half a month, and he also raided two other settlements.

The interaction between Wangbo Port and this pristine forest is to continuously cut down trees on the edge, advance into the forest little by little, and hunters hunt in the edge areas of the forest.

Wangbo Port did not organize any team to explore deep into the forest. The main reason was that Wangbo Port was in a state of disrepair and everyone had a lot of things to do, so there were not enough good people to organize an expedition team.

Karen and Granni, a half-elf vampire and a dwarf, this two-man expedition team is the first from Wangbo Port to go so deep into the mountains and forests. Of course, they have to exclude the tragic death of the doctor and his apprentice.

If we have to say, the doctor and his apprentice who died tragically while going deep into the mountains to collect herbs were the first expedition team from Wangbo Port to go deep into the mountains.

(End of this chapter)