There can't be a Harvest Moon in the RimWorld.

The tailor's table and stove are obviously somewhat useful, but since there are shops in town, these clothes can be bought. As for food, I've made up my mind to eat the first harvest at the innkeeper's tavern.

I can always find a job and pay back some of the meal expenses first...

That's when my gaze fell upon that unassuming stone-cutting table.

Equipment Name: Stone Cutting Table

Physical mass: 50 kg

Workload: depends on the materials used

Flammability: 100%

Cover effectiveness: 50%

Working speed: 100%

Equipment Description: A workbench equipped with stone-cutting tools for cutting irregular rocks into usable blocks. A valuable tool for historic colonists building structures!

After confirming it several times, I realized that with this stone-cutting table, I could produce the first batch of building materials, then use them to repair houses and manufacture other production equipment!

Chickens lay eggs, eggs hatch into chickens, chickens lay more eggs, eggs hatch into more chickens, and I'll be able to escape poverty and become rich right away!

Once I made up my mind, I immediately chose this reward.

"Choose your starting reward: Stonecutting Table".

"Available materials have been detected in the area. Please select a building material: log/marble/steel/low-grade titanium alloy."

Low-grade titanium alloy?

How could there be something like this on my ranch?

I looked around and spotted the transport capsule that had landed in the very center of the ranch. I figured that only this transport capsule could be made of titanium alloy, a new type of material that is resistant to corrosion and high-speed impacts.

Material selection: low-grade titanium alloy.

I chose a spot to place the stone-cutting table under the eaves of the ranch cabin, which would provide shelter from the wind and rain and make it easy to access the materials.

Then I witnessed another amazing scene.

My body moved on its own, and this time the speed was so fast that it was almost blurry. I walked with the efficiency of a 100-meter sprint, and arrived in front of the transport pod.

Machining titanium alloys by hand!

I grabbed the open door of the transport cabin with both hands and, with a little force, tore it off the cabin body as easily as tearing a newspaper.

Then, carrying the door panel, he went to the trees next to him and vigorously wielded the titanium alloy door panel, using its sharp and irregular edges to process the fallen tree trunk into four table corners!

The sheer terror of breaking down equipment with bare hands!

Chapter 9 I thought I came here to learn technology

Thomas the Tank Engine, which looks like the town mayor, didn't actually leave the hotel to go home and catch up on sleep for no reason.

In order for the ranch to get off to a smooth start, the mayor must have a comprehensive plan.

Arranging a place for this young man named Marcus to eat was only the first step. Ensuring he wouldn't starve to death there was of paramount importance.

But what about the subsequent coordination tasks?

Mayor Thomas the Tank Engine, accompanied by Harris in a peaked cap, visited several of the mayor's "entrepreneurs" to inform them of the rancher's arrival.

The owner of the chicken farm, Lilia, expressed her willingness to sponsor a batch of chicks, but she needed to find a solution herself because she was short of chicken feed.

Old man Muqi, a major cattle and sheep farmer at Yudel Ranch, said that one ranch of his was enough for the town.

Also an old man, the blacksmith shop owner Sebala displayed his usual enthusiasm, saying that in addition to providing free tools, he was also willing to send his grandson Gray to do volunteer work.

Is this grandson really your biological son, old man?

Jeff, the owner of the general store, controlled the town's grocery sales channels and cautiously offered a discount. Thomas went to great lengths to trick him into giving him two bags of seeds.

Finally, at the vineyard owner Dick's place, Thomas learned that the vineyard needed a helper to hoist and carry wine barrels, but given Marcus's somewhat thin build, it was up to him to decide whether or not to do the job.

Finally, as it was getting dark, Thomas rushed to the cabin by the sea and found Zack, who was in charge of the town's import and export transportation.

"You mean, someone airdropped a rancher here?"

The burly man, sporting a sharp buzz cut and wearing short sleeves and shorts even in winter, had an incredulous expression on his face.

Thomas looked utterly dejected; he felt he needed 24 hours of sleep to recover from today's exhaustion.

"You've asked me three times already..."

"Ok."

This method of transporting people is indeed shocking, but it's not entirely unacceptable.

“Then I’ll go with you for a bit and explain the shipping precautions to the new neighbor. That awful place is practically a ruin; I’ll go help him clean it up.”

After saying this, the giant-like man locked the ledger in a cabinet drawer, checked it several times, and then left the room, adding a large lock to the room as well.

"You're still so cautious." Thomas shuffled his plump body to catch up with Zack's pace, and together they walked towards the road on the west side of the town, taking advantage of the setting sun.

.........

Mineral Town Ranch.

I looked at the stone-cutting table with satisfaction.

The table was only about half a meter high and had a very simple structure. It consisted of a titanium alloy tabletop, which was forged into an absolutely flat surface by using stones and wooden sticks, with unimaginable physical control.

The area near the operator has an oval-shaped arc, which makes it easy to place stones on it and can also be used for leverage during operation.

The tabletop is also engraved with multiple scales of different proportions to measure the length and width of the stone, ensuring precise control during stone production.

The four table legs, along with numerous special supports, are assembled together using a complex mechanical structure. Without the aid of welding or rivets, they form an unbreakable whole, which, judging by appearance, can support the simultaneous processing of an entire boulder.

Compared to the beautiful overall structure, the tools provided on the table are much more meager: a chisel, a hammer, and a hard stone that might be used as a stub, and nothing else.

"Without the system's external assistance, it wouldn't even be enough to cut wood, let alone stones."

I looked at this thing again and silently labeled it as "system design that doesn't make sense".

Standing in front of the stone-cutting table, I started looking at the equipment's work list to see if there was anything I could craft.

Equipment Work List:

Making sandstone bricks

Making granite bricks

Making limestone bricks

Making slate bricks

Making marble tiles

General stone processing

The options above are all grayed out, and there is an inconspicuous prompt message when you make a selection.

"Task failed: Due to lack of available raw materials, the task cannot be completed."

In other words, the stones that fill my pit are not within the working range of this stone-cutting table.

But from the outside, these are all genuine granite stones.

Finally, the option at the very bottom of the list is still usable, and it looks quite unique.

General stone processing

Raw material: 1 stone

Skills: Craftsmanship

Item Description: Cuts all large stones into common stone.

Item attribute multiplier:

Rest efficiency: 90%

Sharp weapon damage: 60%

Blunt weapon damage: 100%

Workload: 130%

Flammability: 0%

Melee cooldown: 135%

let's start!

.........

When Zach and Thomas arrived at the ranch, they found that the ranch had been cleared clean, with all the weeds, rocks, and trees gone.

In contrast, there is a row of neatly stacked gray and white stone slabs on the open ground.

The stones varied in size, some as large as a meter square and others as small as half a meter, and their thicknesses also differed. However, through amazing stacking techniques, they were perfectly integrated into a single whole.

One can imagine that these stones could also be used in this ingenious way to assemble buildings and make it easy to replace damaged parts.

Meanwhile, Zach saw a slightly thin young man who was bursting with amazing strength, carrying several stones in his hands and on his shoulders, and walking to a peculiar workbench.

Holding a chisel, he effortlessly chipped at the surface of the stone.

With a "crack" sound, a crack appeared on the stone, running straight down the area rich in impurities, creating a large opening.

The young man then used a hammer and chisel, repeatedly working with a series of crackling sounds, and the originally irregular large stone became a neat and exquisite gray-white stone, with distinct edges and corners, dignified and grand, which would be considered a top-quality building material anywhere.

It was only at this point that I realized Mayor Thomas had arrived at the ranch with his men, so I quickly put down my work and greeted them.

"Mayor, I was working and didn't notice anything. Is there something wrong?"

Since I would be living in this town from now on, I decided not to bother with this awful mayor and put on a friendly expression.

But in Thomas's eyes, that expression became a forced smile, as if he was afraid I would scold him for sneaking out at noon and give him a good whack on the head with a chisel.

At this moment, a burly man stepped forward from behind, almost blocking Thomas's obese figure!

That's really amazing!

"I'm Zack! The town's shipping agent. From now on, I'll be in charge of transporting all the goods produced, and I guarantee fair prices."