People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

"And I don't plan to invest alone. Companies like Dawn Winery, the Knights, and even the Chamber of Commerce in Liyue can invest in the development of the Wind Dragon Ruins. We may not see returns in the short term, but we will definitely not lose money in the long run."

Diluk nodded in agreement. Indeed, the time span for such projects to pay off is very long. It may take five or ten years to offset the costs, and the only profit earned after that is pure profit.

And anyone can see that once the project starts to make a profit, the profits recovered will also be considerable.

"If you want to accept investment, count Dawn Winery as one." After several collaborations and witnessing the miracles brought by Shen Qin, Diluk has trusted him very much and no longer doubts his own vision.

"Thanks! I will definitely find you for the money-making project."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

It took the Knights two days to completely clear out all the monsters in the Wind Dragon Ruins, and then thousands of adventurers swarmed in.

To be honest, even though almost all the adventurers from Mondstadt have gathered here, the huge area of ​​the Wind Dragon Ruins makes them like stones thrown into the sea, with no trace of them at all.

The only thing that has been affected in the past few days is probably that no one has completed the other commissions in Mondstadt.

Catherine still stood meticulously behind the counter, apologizing and explaining to those who had placed the commissions with a smile.

After sending off a group of people, Serius patted his head in annoyance and said, "It's all my fault. I sent out all the commissions at once, resulting in no adventurers staying in the association now."

Catherine covered her mouth and chuckled: "Because the rewards for these commissions are too high, I can't help but want to register as an adventurer to make a lot of money."

"Catherine, stop joking. They don't know, but you don't know. Everyone who has never been to the Wind Dragon Ruins thinks that the commissions are very simple. But only after going there in person will you find that these commissions are not easy at all, and the cost-effectiveness is actually similar to other commissions."

The prices for the Wind Dragon Ruins exploration commissions were all set by Seleucus. He was knowledgeable and naturally knew the difficulty of these commissions - to complete the designated tasks in a wild basin that was more than three times the size of Mondstadt would take a terrifying amount of time and energy to find a needle in a haystack.

However, when the rewards are the same, most adventurers feel that it is easier to complete a high-difficulty commission than to complete dozens of low-difficulty commissions.

At this time, a couple came in from the door of the association. They looked at the deserted hall in surprise and came to Catherine in confusion.

"Welcome to the Adventurer's Association. How can I help you?"

"We would like to issue a commission, is that okay?" the man asked.

"Of course! But it may take a few days for an adventurer to complete the commissions posted now."

"Why? I remember that in the past, after I posted the commission, it would be accepted within an hour. Why do I have to wait so long now?" The man was a little puzzled.

"Sir, Miss, I'm so sorry." Serius apologized to the two and pointed to the empty hall. "As you can see, there are no free adventurers in the association now. They have all gone out of town to do commissions."

"Ahem, President Serius, why are there no adventurers in the Adventurer's Guild? Is the Guild going to close down?"

Kaia walked into the association hall with a large group of knights.

The couple turned around and said in surprise: "Mr. Kaia!"

"Oh? It's you - Miss Glory, Mr. Goodwin." Kaia greeted them with a smile, then waved to Catherine and Serius.

Serius smiled bitterly: "Captain Kaia, please stop teasing me. Don't you know what the current situation of the association is?"

"Of course I understand, so I brought the guys from the Knights to be temporary adventurers to help you carry out the remaining commissions, but remember to pay them enough!"

Kaia waved his hand, and the knights immediately lined up in front of Catherine and other staff, waiting to receive the mission.

Serius was overjoyed. He stepped forward, shook his hand, and then put his arm around his shoulder with gratitude: "When you get off work, I'll treat you to a drink at Angel's Gift!"

"That's what you said!" Kaiya's eyes lit up instantly when he heard someone invited him to drink.

After finishing his business, Kaiya came to Glory and the others and asked, "You two, are you here to issue a commission as well?"

"Yes, Mr. Kaeya." Goodwin put his arm around Glory's waist. "We had planned to travel to Liyue or Xumi before, but the sudden dragon disaster caused our travel plans to be stranded. Now that the dragon disaster is over, we will see if there are any adventure groups planning to go to Liyue in the near future. We plan to pay Mora to give us a ride."

"If you are in a hurry, you can ask the knight to escort you. If you are not in a hurry, wait for the adventurers to come back in a few days before setting off."

"We are not in a hurry, so there is no need to trouble the knights! But I am a little curious, why did the adventurers suddenly leave the city en masse?"

Kaiya raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You'll have to ask your 'great benefactor' Shen Qin about this."

Chapter 116: The Wandering Earth: Bucket Carrier

While entrusting the Adventurers Association to explore the Wind Dragon ruins, Shen Qin continued the design work of the transport vehicle.

Although the current focus of work is still on the planning and development of the Wind Dragon Ruins, the transport vehicle is related to the trade between Mondstadt and Liyue, and also plays a vital role in the subsequent construction of the Wind Dragon Ruins. It is more appropriate to develop it as soon as possible.

At this time, Shen Qin was referring to the engineering transport vehicle drawings from the end of the 21st century and making preliminary conceptual designs for transport vehicles suitable for Teyvat.

"Hmm... This type of tire can travel on a road full of rocks as if it were flat ground, and it also has good passability on mud, ice, and snow... Ice, snow?"

He suddenly remembered where he had seen a similar transport vehicle prototype.

Isn’t this the large transport vehicle in “The Wandering Earth”?

After watching the movie, he sorted out various data and information about the troop carriers and transport vehicles in the movie. Even after so many years, they are still firmly engraved in his mind.

The transport vehicle is fifty meters long, eight meters wide, and ten meters high. Including the vehicle's own weight, its maximum load capacity is three thousand tons. The powerful power output by the motor allows it to increase its speed to over three hundred kilometers per hour when fully loaded!

Many people may not be clear about the level of this load capacity and speed.

Before Shen Qin's time travel, the fastest land transportation tool that was used commercially on a large scale was the EMU running on the high-speed rail. When the sixteen carriages were fully loaded, the total weight of the EMU could reach one thousand tons, with a speed of three hundred and fifty kilometers per hour.

But this speed is only achievable with the streamlined body of the train, a stable track system, and direct energy supply from high-voltage electricity.

In order to ensure the stability of the transport vehicle's body structure in harsh environments, the lines of the entire body are straight, and there is no anti-wind resistance design at all.

Its power source is to use fuel to drive the internal combustion engine to generate electricity, and then use electricity to drive the electric motor. This has an additional step of internal energy conversion compared to a high-speed train.

Moreover, it is driving directly on the bumpy and uneven ground of the apocalypse!

With a total weight that is three times that of an EMU and having the above three disadvantages at the same time, its running speed is still close to that of an EMU. Isn’t this amazing?

What’s even more amazing is that it can still work normally in harsh environments of minus 80 degrees Celsius. This is definitely black technology!

Although the vehicle body looks bulky, its fourteen wheels are independently controlled by separate wheel-side motors. As long as the speeds of the wheels on both sides are controlled at different speeds, it is easy to achieve operations such as turning and U-turns, and the maneuverability is maximized.

The wide wheels with a diameter of nearly three meters and the independent hydraulic suspension system also ensure the transport vehicle's passability in complex road conditions.

This is really suitable for the road conditions in Teyvat!

Moreover, the defensive capability of the transport vehicle itself is not weak. I am afraid that elite monsters can only smash a gap in the body of the vehicle. As long as the driver does not actively rush into the monster pile, it is not a problem to freely shuttle between wild areas.

Moreover, compared to using internal combustion engines to generate electricity, Teyvat's unique electric crystal has more advantages. It can completely save the vehicle body space occupied by the internal combustion engine and add a passenger cabin at the front position of the vehicle.

Or design two trailer compartments with different functions, one closed cargo compartment and one passenger compartment. The front of the car is the same, just changing the compartments.

Isn’t it wonderful to transport both people and goods?

Shen Qin immediately began to modify the large transport vehicle. After five days of design, the first version of the drawings was finally completed. He divided the transport vehicles into three types according to the load capacity.

Small transport truck "Fruit Wine Lake" - 12 meters long, 4 meters wide, 5 meters high, weighs 15 tons, has a load capacity of 60 tons, and has a maximum speed of 100 kilometers per hour when fully loaded (standard dirt road).

The medium-sized transport vehicle "Chenxi" is 25 meters long, 5 meters wide, 7 meters high, weighs 55 tons, has a load capacity of 300 tons, and has a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour when fully loaded. It can be equipped with optional cargo and passenger compartments.

The large transport truck "Ming Guan Hao" is 50 meters long, 8 meters wide, 10 meters high, weighs 400 tons, has a load capacity of 3,000 tons, has a maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour when fully loaded, and is equipped with a single cargo compartment.

Unfortunately, the progress came to an abrupt halt here. We can only wait until the initial development of the Wind Dragon Ruins is completed and a heavy equipment production plant is established before we can carry out gradual testing and improvements.

However, the Adventurer's Association's exploration progress of the Wind Dragon Ruins seems to be a bit slow. According to Sugar's estimation, it will take another week to obtain relatively complete data.

But the work cannot stand still, so Shen Qin, Sucrose, and Albedo gathered in the basement of the cathedral again to make preliminary plans for the development of the Wind Dragon Ruins based on the information currently in their hands.

Shen Qin first expressed his opinion: "I have been thinking about it these days and plan to turn the Wind Dragon Ruins into a high-tech city with the most advanced technology in Teyvat!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the other two were shocked - he really wanted to build a city!

"Although it is a city where people can live and inhabit, all the facilities inside it serve scientific research. The core is still a research base, and this will never change."

Shen Qin explained his planning concepts to them.

The city includes the following major systems.

The first is the scientific research system, which includes research bases, factories and other related facilities, and is the top priority of the city.

The research base does not only study alchemical technology, it embraces everything like the Ordinance House, including magic, elemental power, history, literature, combat techniques, etc.

The second is the education system, which is closely related to the scientific research system. Shen Qin would ask top talents from all walks of life to compile some knowledge into books and teach them to scholars who were willing to come to the city to work. Then, according to each person's expertise, they would be divided into researchers and technicians. Researchers would go to research bases and technicians would go to factories.

When the city is more fully developed, schools will be opened to recruit children of appropriate age as students to cultivate their knowledge and cultural literacy from an early age.

The third is the transportation system - mainly refers to transportation within the city. Because the Fenglong ruins are very large, in order to facilitate the flow of people within the city, Shen Qin plans to design several efficient transportation methods, such as magnetic levitation rail trains, floating cars, etc.

The fourth is the agriculture, forestry and cultural systems, including relevant departments such as ecological protection, urban greening, protection of the old Mond ruins, and tourism.

Fifth, the financial system is responsible for managing funds, receiving investments, developing markets and other commercial activities. It is the lifeline for maintaining the normal operation of the entire city.

Sixth, the administrative system is responsible for urban development, coordinating all aspects of urban management, and controlling the direction of urban development.

The seventh is the security system, which is mainly used to maintain the safety and order of the city.

When Shen Qin brought out some of his previous life's ideas on governing a country, Albedo was so shocked that his jaw dropped. He wrote down Shen Qin's ideas on paper, repeatedly pondered and deduced them, and finally exclaimed: "This is a better governance concept than the current Mondstadt. Captain Qin should take a look and learn from it!"

Shen Qin shook his head: "There is no such thing as excellent or not in terms of governing philosophy, only whether it is appropriate or not. Mond's current governance style has been influenced by history and culture, and it may be the most appropriate one."

Chapter 117: Wind Dragon Ruins: Academy City

"You're right, but times are changing. Mondstadt's governance methods have not changed for a long time. Perhaps Jean can find inspiration from your ideas." Albedo said with a smile.

Sucrose is not very good at political things and doesn't understand why Albedo admires Shen Qin's ideas so much, but she still feels very happy to see Shen Qin being praised.

"So, we just need to plan according to Shen Qin's idea?" she asked the two.

"Yes, he has already built the overall framework of the plan for us. We just need to fill it with content to make it more complete." Albedo took out the draft he had made earlier and handed it to the two of them. "I didn't expect Shen Qin to be so ambitious, so I have only considered some superficial opinions on urban construction."

"I suggest preserving the tower and the skywalk structure within the ruins, and using current technology to restore it to its appearance three thousand years ago."

Albedo's draft shows the effect of the restoration.

A tall tower stands tall in the center of the ruins, surrounded by two circles of aerial corridors centered on the tower.

The inner circle corridor is divided into three levels: high, middle and low (ground). Tall buildings stand on the inner side of the high tower, and the corridor connects each building.

The height of the outer corridor only reaches the middle level of the inner corridor and is divided into only two floors. The rest of the structure is the same as the inner corridor.

Outside the outer corridor is an inner city wall that is lower than the corridor, and there is a moat outside the wall.

"This is the inner city. Although the appearance of the buildings in the inner city is the same as it was three thousand years ago, the internal structure and decoration can adopt modern technology and aesthetics. This can be used as the main activity area of ​​the city, and important facilities such as research bases can be placed here."

Then he showed them the second draft, which was a bird's-eye view of the entire Fenglong ruins. There were eight double-layered aerial corridors radiating outward from the gates of the inner city wall, connecting to a super large circular aerial corridor at the outermost edge of the ruins.

He pointed to the huge semicircular lake in front of the main gate of the inner city and said, "I suggest that this area be designated as a natural ecological protection area and its natural state be preserved as much as possible. It is the largest green space in the city and will also be a good place for residents to relax and have fun. It can also be developed into a tourist area."

"We can demolish all the old Mond buildings except the three light guides, and transport the bricks and stones to the buildings near the large corridor outside the ruins. We can use them to repair some of the buildings, while preserving some of the ruins and developing it into an old Mond cultural exhibition hall."

"The advantage of this is that we can boldly use all other land except for these building complexes, and the available land is no longer scattered piece by piece."

"After the internal light-guiding structures of these three light-guiding organs are removed and repaired, they can be developed into open commercial plazas, which may become the three commercial centers of the entire city in the future."

It is obvious that Albedo's idea is to increase the available land area while preserving the ruins of old Mondstadt as much as possible. He also combined the concept just proposed by Shen Qin and came up with a way to earn Mora using the ruins.

But Shen Qin felt that his idea was still too conservative. The inner city area only needed to retain high towers and corridors, and new buildings near the corridors could be built into modern skyscrapers.

The inner city wall does not need to be repaired, and the damaged parts can be retained as a tourist attraction. The rest of the wall can be opened to the public and made into a tourist attraction like the Bund in Shanghai, where the neon lights of the inner city buildings can be seen directly on the other side of the moat.

However, Albedo's idea of ​​a nature reserve is very good. It not only protects the environment, but also can bring in considerable income. At that time, it will be free for residents in the city, and a symbolic ticket price of 100 Mora for tourists from outside the city will not be too much, right?

Sandang likes this natural ecological reserve very much and said that he would cultivate new plants in it.

When it comes to urban planning, she also pays more attention to environmental protection.

"What I want to say is that we must pay attention to the protection of nature and ecology. It may not be possible to completely avoid the destruction of them in the process of developing cities and producing products, but the destruction must be controlled within a certain range."

After thousands of years of gestation, the Wind Dragon Ruins have formed a mature ecosystem, where countless animals and plants live. Once large-scale development is carried out, the ecosystem will definitely be destroyed.

"My idea is that large-scale construction can be carried out in the inner city, where there are fewer plants and animals, but the outer city should keep its original natural environment as much as possible." At this point, worried that they would misunderstand her meaning, she quickly waved her hand and added, "Of course, it doesn't mean that the outer city should not be developed at all, but we need to maintain a balance between development and environmental protection."

Shen Qin also attaches great importance to environmental protection. There are many examples on the earth of sacrificing the natural environment in exchange for industrial development. In the end, it is human beings themselves who suffer the consequences. Rising sea levels and extreme weather are all nature’s “revenge” on human beings.