People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

But he couldn't think of it for a while, so he gave up decisively and prepared to deal with the research base first.

A research base requires a large area of ​​land, and building large equipment such as transport vehicles also requires a large factory area. He thought of putting the two facilities together and building a research and development base outside Mondstadt, and then expanding to the wild area when needed.

Such large-scale land use must be approved by the Knights Templar, so Shen Qin wrote an application for the construction of a research and development base and submitted it to Qin.

"R&D base? What is this?"

Qin obviously didn't understand this technical term.

Shen Qin: "You can think of it as a small urban area that integrates R&D and manufacturing. It includes different types of industries such as high-tech industries and heavy machinery processing industries. All upstream and downstream industries are concentrated in one place, which can play a clustering effect, reduce costs, and improve production efficiency; at the same time, it can cultivate a large number of R&D talents."

Chapter 113 The Knights' Generosity

Qin didn't quite understand what Shen Qin said, but she roughly understood that he needed to occupy a large piece of land outside Mond City and move the laboratories, factories and energy facilities together, and that doing so would have great benefits.

"Then do you have any requirements for the location of the R&D base, such as water source, climate, terrain, transportation, etc." Qin's considerations are still very thorough.

Shen Qin thought for a moment and said, "It would be best if the terrain is flat and there is a water source. It can be anywhere that is not difficult to reach by climbing over mountains. It would be best if it is far away from where people live. The production of some products may generate some noise."

The flat terrain is to facilitate the construction of buildings and roads within the park, and the water source is used to provide industrial water in the production process. As for transportation, it will not be a big problem once the transport vehicles are developed.

"Okay, I will submit this application at the internal meeting of the Knights tomorrow morning, and I will inform you of the result after the meeting."

As soon as Shen Qin left the Knights, he ran into Amber head-on. He reacted very quickly and steady the stack of things in her hand that was about to fall.

Seeing that the thing in her hand did not fall, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him gratefully: "Thank you!"

"Be careful when you walk! It's easy to bump into others." Shen Qin said helplessly.

Amber is always like this, doing things in a hurry and accidents often happen, but when it comes to the business of the Knights Templar, she is never vague and completes every mission perfectly.

She stuck out her tongue: "Hey! Hey!——"

A gust of wind blew a few pieces of paper away. Shen Qin hurriedly chased after them to pick them up, and saw a missing person notice on it.

We are looking for the missing teenager and we hope that people with good intentions will actively provide information and help. The missing person has blond hair and wears exotic clothes, which makes him very conspicuous.

"This is..." He handed the missing person notice back to Amber.

"I wrote this for Ying. I promised to help her find her brother, but the dragon disaster has delayed it until now. Today I finally got a break, so I plan to post these missing person notices in various places in Mondstadt. Do you want to help me?"

Shen Qin smiled and said, "Okay!"

Although he knew that doing so would be of no avail, when the time was right, Kong would naturally meet Ying.

For the entire afternoon, he and Amber ran all over Mondstadt, posting missing person notices in places with high traffic. To express her gratitude, Amber also invited him to dinner at the Goethe Hotel.

It’s no wonder that after the flying skateboard appeared, Amber’s Mora will not waste time on changing to wind wings. Now her pockets are much fatter than when they first met.

"Oh, I hope these flyers are effective..."

Amber obviously didn't have any hope of finding Kong through it, but as long as there was a slight possibility, she would do it for Ying, just in case? Right.

"You've done enough."

"Yeah!" Amber Yuanqi slowly waved goodbye to him, "Thank you so much for today. If it weren't for your help, I might still be busy now!"

"Bye-Bye."

The next day, Shen Qin brought Keli and Shatang to Qin's office. They were tired from playing yesterday and didn't want to go out of town today.

"Shen Qin, you're here." Qin didn't hesitate at all. She took out a map of Mondstadt and said with a smile, "Your application has been approved. We have also helped you choose a place suitable for building a research and development base, but it may be a little far from Mondstadt."

Her finger moved to the ruins of the wind dragon and tapped.

"Wind Dragon Ruins?" Shen Qin was a little surprised.

"Yes, the Wind Dragon Ruins. Although there is a big height difference when entering the basin, the terrain inside the basin is very flat, and there are two very large lakes inside. The lakes are connected to the groundwater, and there are no human settlements nearby. Most importantly, the basin is rich in mineral resources, so it is very convenient for you to obtain local materials!"

"But if you choose to build a research and development base here, I still hope to preserve the remains of old Mond as much as possible. Although these remains have no practical significance, they are the origin of Mond and have a certain historical significance."

"you consider it?"

There are not many flat places with water sources in Mondstadt, including Starfall Lake, Wind Rising Land, Dadaupa Valley, the south of Qingquan Town and the Wind Dragon Ruins.

Qingquan Town is a human settlement, so it is ruled out first.

There are three huge hill tribes in Dadaupa Valley. If you want to build a research and development base there, you must wipe out all three tribes. However, the Knights have an ancient precept that they are not allowed to enter the territories of the three tribes unless there are special circumstances. For thousands of years, they have tacitly maintained a peaceful state with Mondstadt.

Windrise Land is where Mond’s spiritual beliefs are, and it should not be moved lightly.

Starfall Lake is an iconic tourist attraction that is very popular among Mond people and outsiders alike, and the ecology there must not be destroyed.

Then the only option left is the Wind Dragon Ruins. Although other places can also be used as accommodation, the conditions are not as good as here.

Shen Qin didn't think about it for long before deciding on this one, so he asked Qin which area to allocate to him.

"You can use the entire land of the Wind Dragon Ruins as you wish."

Shen Qin's eyes widened. That was the entire Old Mondstadt, covering an area more than three times that of Mondstadt!

"You heard it right. We have decided to lease the entire Wind Dragon Ruins to you. The annual lease fee is one Mora, and the maximum lease period is fifty years." Qin confirmed the news to him with a smile.

"This this……"

This was so outrageous that Shen Qin didn't know what to say.

"Since the dragon disaster, you have done a lot for Mondstadt and its people, and you have never asked for anything in return. Therefore, after discussion, we decided to use the Wind Dragon Ruins as a reward for your efforts during this period."

Seeing Shen Qin was about to say something, she quickly stopped him from saying, "Don't be so quick to refuse. After all, we rent the Wind Dragon Ruins to you in the hope that you can develop more useful alchemical products to make Mondstadt a better place."

The Knights expressed their good intentions sincerely, and Shen Qin could not refuse. Besides, which man could resist the temptation of building a city with his own hands?

Shen Qin paid the fifty-year lease fee in one go and left in a trance holding a large stack of contracts. From now on, a place as big as the Fenglong Ruins belonged to him!

After returning to the alchemy workshop, Shen Qin seemed to have just come to his senses, and sat in front of the workbench, grinning foolishly—

Such a large area can produce enough food for all the Mond people in a year just by using it for farming.

"Sister Shatang, what happened to Brother Shen Qin? He has been sitting there alone and grinning foolishly since just now. Is he sick?" Keli whispered in Shatang's ear.

granulated sugar:"……"

She also didn't understand why Shen Qin had such a big reaction, although she was also shocked when she heard that the Knights wanted to rent the entire Wind Dragon Ruins to him.

Shen Qin finally came out of his excitement. He said to Sugar and the others happily, "Let's go to the cathedral and discuss with Albedo how to make use of the land in the Wind Dragon Ruins!"

Chapter 114: This employer is too good! This employer is too much!

"Did the Knights really rent the entire Wind Dragon Ruins to you?" Albedo said in shock.

"Yes, it belongs to me now!" Shen Qin opened the contract photo he had just taken on the bracelet and happily shared it with Albedo.

Albedo was not as excited as he was. He just smiled and asked him: "What are you going to use it for?"

"Well... I don't have a systematic idea yet. I just want to discuss with you how to use it so as not to waste the resources inside. By the way, I also promised Jean that I would develop and transform it while preserving most of the old Mondstadt ruins."

Shen Qin told them about his idea of ​​building a research and development base, including future plans for the research base.

Albedo found a map of the Wind Dragon Ruins and spread it out on the table for everyone to see: "The Old Mondstadt Ruins occupy a large area in the Wind Dragon Ruins, including the central tower and the sky corridors around the tower, several huge building complexes on the outermost edge of the ruins, three high platforms for light guides, and some scattered building ruins."

"If we don't move them at all, the land area we can use is actually relatively small, and these lands are scattered, which is not conducive to the construction of R&D bases."

His words made Shen Qin fall into deep thought. Indeed, if these ruins were not moved at all, the research and development base would be restricted by the Wind Dragon Ruins.

So how do you transform it while retaining some of the flavor of old Mondstadt?

"In fact, scholars have studied it for thousands of years, and everything that needs to be dug out has already been dug out. In addition, there are dangerous monster clusters in the ruins, and the latest information we have about it is still more than ten years ago." Albedo suggested, "Why don't we first eliminate the monsters in the ruins, and then conduct a comprehensive exploration of the ruins, and then plan it after collecting various data."

Sucrose nodded: "I agree with Albedo's opinion."

Shen Qin also agreed to do so, but its preliminary exploration is also a major project, and if it is to be done well, it may take some time.

But Sugar thought that the exploration problem was easy to solve.

"The work of exterminating monsters can be paid to the Knights. Mondstadt is relatively peaceful now, so the knights' work is not too stressful. Captain Jean will definitely be willing to increase their income."

"You can post exploration commissions at the Adventurer's Association. Many adventure groups have very professional exploration skills, so there will be no problem handing it over to them."

This is because of Shen Qin's stereotype of adventurers. Among adventurers, there are mercenaries who are good at fighting, scholars and alchemists who are good at research, and there are also many bards who are proficient in poetry. Anyway, the top talents in all walks of life often gather in the official agencies or adventurer associations of the seven countries.

"Okay then. I'll contact Jean and ask the Knights to send troops to wipe out the monsters. Sucrose, you go to the Adventurer's Guild to find President Serius and issue a commission for the exploration of the Wind Dragon ruins. Albedo, you continue to study the work at hand. Once the exploration data is obtained, we will work together to design the plan." Shen Qin made a decision immediately.

"Ok!"

"no problem."

Shen Qin took Klee to the Knights Templar again. Qin said that they could send troops to clear out the Wind Dragon ruins the next day. The clearing process was expected to take two days. After two days, the adventure team could go in to do exploration work.

Then he rushed to the Adventurer's Guild to inform Sucrose of the time.

After coming out of the Adventurer's Guild with Sucrose, he sighed, "Luckily, I have you and Albedo, otherwise I don't know how to carry out the next task."

Compared with them, he still lacks a lot of relevant experience. For example, Albedo saw at a glance the impact of the old Mondstadt ruins on the R&D base and proposed a step-by-step work procedure, and Sucrose could also quickly come up with a solution to the problem.

"I'm glad I can help you~" Sugar smiled happily, "By the way, after the research and development base at the Wind Dragon Ruins is built, can I go over and continue to be your assistant?"

"With your level, you're still an assistant? You can be a teacher to those alchemists!"

"Really? But I think I still need to learn more from you~"

The two of them were talking and laughing in front, their shoulders getting closer and closer, and Keli followed behind with a resentful look on her face. She looked at her empty hands - what's wrong with you? Before, when we went out, each of you held one of my hands!

Not long after communicating with Sucrose and the others, Seleucus asked Catherine to publicly announce the exploration commission for the Wind Dragon Ruins two days later. As soon as the commission was announced, it attracted the attention of many adventure groups.

"What? You can get 150,000 Mora just by measuring the approximate area of ​​the Wind Dragon Ruins?"

"Fuck! This commission is even more outrageous. Count the number of pillars in the ruins and mark their locations on the map, and you can get 80,000 Mora!"

"This commission is very friendly to fishermen - find out what kinds of fish there are in the two lakes and provide live samples. The reward is actually 100,000 Mora?"

The Adventurer's Guild was in an uproar. All adventurers were scrambling to take on a series of high-paying commissions from the Wind Dragon Ruins. Fortunately, the commissions were large in number and suitable for both adventure groups and individual adventurers.

Some individual adventurers even formed groups on the spot in order to take on high-paying group missions. The number of adventure groups formed today has far exceeded the previous record, and the trend of forming groups continued until midnight.

Serius looked at the window in the association's hall where there was a long queue of people registering for the new adventure group, and thought to himself: Perhaps the association can set up a commemorative day for today, called - Group Formation Night!

Almost everyone received a task that suited their needs, except Bennett.

"Captain Bennett, I'm really sorry. The employer said that the Benny Adventure Group can accept the commission, but it is best for only your members to carry out the commission, and you stay in Mondstadt and don't go near the Wind Dragon Ruins."

"Ah?" Bennett's eyes widened. "Why can my adventure group go but I can't?"

Catherine: "But the employer has also designated you to issue a single commission to you. Are you interested in taking a look?"

"There is also a commission assigned to me. This employer is too good! Let me see it quickly - 'Commission Bennett to go to Musk Reef to survive in the wilderness until Benny's adventure team returns. The commission reward is 30,000 Mora'. Why can't I understand the meaning of this commission?" Bennett scratched his head.

Catherine smiled politely: "It means that Captain Bennett should stay as far away from the Wind Dragon Ruins as possible during this period of time."

"Ah? I'm so angry! Who is this employer? It's too much!" Bennett felt like his hair was about to burn with anger.

Shen Qin: Hey!

"Are you rejecting this commission? Then I will cancel it..."

"No, no, no! I'll take this commission... it's 30,000 Mora!"

Chapter 115 Why are there no adventurers in the Adventurer's Association?

It was said that the Dawn Winery was well-informed. Early the next morning, Diluk was waiting at the door of the Alchemy Workshop, and he also brought breakfast for Shen Qin and Sugar.

"Thank you, Master Diluk!" Sucrose took breakfast to the library to look up information about the Wind Dragon Ruins, while Shen Qin chatted with Diluk while eating breakfast.

"What big move are you going to make? All the adventurers in Mondstadt are now on the move, and quite a few have already stationed outside the Wind Dragon Ruins, waiting for the Knights to clear out the monsters inside so they can go in and complete the commission as soon as possible." Diluk was a little helpless. Sometimes he felt that he was always a step behind Shen Qin's plan.

"I own an ancient city that is three thousand years old."

Shen Qin told Diluk a series of things, including that the Knights had rented the Wind Dragon Ruins to him and that he was going to build a research and development base.

Diluk twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling that these things were a little outrageous.

"From your current actions, it seems that you no longer just want to build a research and development base?"

"That's right. Originally, I just wanted a piece of land that was not too big to build a research and development base. I didn't expect Qin to directly assign the Wind Dragon Ruins to me. With such a good resource, I felt that I couldn't waste it. I have to plan it well and make use of the entire ruins." Shen Qin was still very distressed. This gift from the Knights Templar disrupted many of his plans.

Diluk did a quick calculation in his mind and said, "If you want to develop the entire Wind Dragon Ruins, the time and money required will be terrifying. I'm afraid you can't support it alone. Compared to it, the scale of our business is too small."

That’s right! If you ask which industry can leverage the most capital, there is no doubt that some people will vote for real estate.

Shen Qin: "My idea is to first make a good overall construction plan for the ruins, but in the early stage, we will ensure the construction of the core facilities, and then earn Mora while using the earned Mora to improve the construction of other facilities."