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Chapter 229 Third Weekly Settlement (Third Update)

Qin Ziwen brought the Earth Spirit Source Stone to the level 2 iron mine.

Inlay the Earth Spirit Stone into the Iron Ore Card.

[Level 5 Rare Item] Earth Spirit Source Stone (can be inlaid at mineral resource points)
Earth Spirit Source Stone: When inlaid at the corresponding resource point, it greatly increases the output of the ore vein, slightly improves the quality of the ore vein, and there is a small chance that the ore vein will produce essence ore.

After being inlaid, the iron ore underwent some changes.

The iron ore grew increasingly dark, and the exposed ore on the surface gleamed with a bright metallic luster.

The changes here couldn't be kept secret, and Li Tieshan, who was in charge of weapon forging, noticed them immediately.

After rushing over, Li Tieshan first bowed to Qin Ziwen, then eagerly ran to the mine, picked up a piece of ore, weighed it repeatedly in his hand, and tapped it with his knuckles.

"Sir, this ore... its purity is too high!" He looked up suddenly, his eyes filled with disbelief. "This is no longer ore, it's practically... a piece of natural iron! There are almost no impurities, and it can be made into ironware with just a little forging."

Qin Ziwen stared at the spot where Li Tieshan had just picked up the ore. Several pieces of iron ore around it seemed to have a life of their own, slowly squeezing inwards and filling the area that had been taken away.

This is the significantly increased ore production!?
Qin Ziwen's eyes narrowed.

Is this the effect of a level 5 rare item?

This is just iron ore; what about other, rarer mineral veins?

He also thought of something else: these strange creatures originated from the giant rock dragon, and like parasites, they drew sustenance from it.

If I hadn't killed the Giant Rock Dragon beforehand, this parasitism would have continued for who knows how long, and the number of qualified Earth Spirit Source Stones produced on its back would only increase, eventually resulting in higher-grade Earth Spirit Source Stones.

It might produce level 6 or even level 7 Earth Spirit Source Stones.

Of course, this output originates from the Giant Rock Dragon itself. If the Giant Rock Dragon cannot hold on, it may end this parasitic process prematurely.

Night falls, after midnight.

"You have successfully survived a week in the Gobi Desert map. It is currently day 25. You have advanced to the Extraordinary level this week, obtained a large number of cards, completed a Tier 3 Hunting Ladder quest once, and successfully hunted the Extraordinary creature Giant Rock Dragon. Overall score: 2711"

「获得奖励：【突破卡】极限突破卡*1、【复制卡】普通建筑复制卡*3、【拓展卡】草地拓展卡（大）*2、【功能卡】节点*1、【升级卡】建筑升级卡*1、【强化卡】人类体质强化卡（一星）*3」

Qin Ziwen looked at the reward, which was another Limit Breakthrough Card. If he included his existing stock, he now had a total of four.

Next up are the grassland expansion cards. This time, we were given two large expansion cards, which can expand a total of 20,000 square meters.

The total area of ​​my current home is 25198 square meters.

If we include the two newly acquired large expansion cards, the total area is 45,000 square meters, which is roughly equivalent to the area of ​​six to seven football fields.

Then there are regular building copy cards.

Including my previous stock, I now have 5 cards.

Even if you just pile them up, you can still get the shipyard to level 3.

However, there is a limitation: although this copy card can be permanently transformed into any common-level building card, it can only copy cards, not buildings.

To duplicate a dock, you first need a dock building card.

Unfortunately, there are many types of building cards, and so far no one else has been found to have a shipyard building card.

Qin Ziwen could only silently hope that he would get a shipyard card when the map was settled.

As for the function cards that appear as usual, Qin Ziwen simply used them by default.

[Activation Function: Level 3 Node]

[Privileges elevated, current privileges: Level 3 (7/8)]

[Level 3 Node: Three spatial nodes can be set outside the homestead. Each node is a two-way channel, limited to the current map, and cannot be changed for 7 days after it is set.] Qin Ziwen's eyes lit up with joy. The node had finally changed from a one-way channel to a two-way channel.

Although it's limited to the current map, it's not a big problem.

The greatest use he could think of was that this node connecting the oasis could draw large amounts of water from it.

No more spending a whole day on the road.

The next map is an island. Although there is a sea, it is common knowledge that sea water cannot be drunk directly.

Unless there is a direct freshwater resource on the island, drinking water will remain a major problem.

It's not a problem to store a large amount of water from the oasis first.

As for the newly acquired building upgrade cards...

In his opinion, the most cost-effective use of this card is to directly use it on a high-level common building.

The higher the level of a regular building, the more cost-effective it is to transform it into an advanced building.

At present, the highest level ordinary building in my homestead is level 5 farmland.

It takes 16 farm cards to upgrade from level 5 to level 6.

But just as he was about to use it, Qin Ziwen thought of the dock again.

After the farmland is upgraded, it will become the first advanced building for planting.

It's helpful for the home, but I prefer something more lasting.

However, in the next map, the advanced shipbuilding buildings will actually play the biggest role.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Ziwen left the building upgrade card behind.

Let's wait until the dock level is a bit higher before using it.

As for the final Human Physique Enhancement Card (one-star), after a moment's thought, Qin Ziwen decided to wait and see.

The following day, after daybreak, Qin Ziwen told Jia Liangcai about upgrading the node to a two-way channel and asked him to make the arrangements.

Before long, as the news spread, the entire community was mobilized.

Water, meat, animals, and various other supplies are being transported back to the community in an orderly manner through designated checkpoints.

After nearly a month of sandstorms in the Gobi Desert, many plants that were originally planted in the community's green belt have turned yellow and withered.

But as the nodes became connected, water resources became abundant and were no longer as scarce as before. Some dead plants were pulled up and planted with greenery from the oasis, and the withered plants were watered with cool lake water.

Some people cheered, some of whom hadn't taken a shower since crossing the Gobi Desert.

At most, you can only wipe your body with a damp towel.

Now I can finally take a good shower.

The oasis, where many animals live, has become wary of the frequent appearances of humans after several incidents.

The sudden increase in human numbers has forced other animals to make room for them.

In the distance, among the wild horses, Red Hare neighed as it led the herd away. It had been living a carefree life lately, mingling with the horses and had long forgotten what the world was like.

Every morning when it wakes up, it is surrounded by more than ten mares.

However, it could sense that it wouldn't be able to stay here for long, so Red Hare prepared to carefully select some suitable elite soldiers and generals to leave with it.

(End of this chapter)