Is it really okay to click on the Starry Sky technology tree in Star Railway?

The workers in the convoy will also take advantage of the time before the monsters reappear and follow the foreman's instructions to enter the abandoned factory in Rivet Town. The technical workers in the team who have received brief training will then dismantle the various equipment inside and finally load it onto trucks and transport it away.

It was precisely because of the behavior of the first group of people who joined the team and their subsequent publicity that people in various towns and settlements were willing to find Dihuo to sign up to join the escort team.

By now, they were already very familiar with their work process, and the working environment was very safe, so safe that they would most likely not see a single Breach Monster from beginning to end. They could only occasionally hear explosions coming from certain streets in Rivet Town, along with the sounds of ecstasy from some members of the Earth Fire, such as "Great, great," and "Extreme firepower is the romance of men"...

Lala——

As the trailer stuck in the mud was pushed out, the workers returned to their posts and the convoy, which was over a hundred meters long, was back in action.

It was noon at this time, and it was not only the convoy that was busy. Near a depleted earth marrow vein in Panyan Town, a large number of miners were wielding hoes and working in a newly opened mine.

Xier was not idle either. Whenever she saw someone in need of help, she would step forward to help. As a result, her fair, delicate hands and pretty face were stained with a little darkness.

"Be careful. If the structure is not stable, add a few more bars. Don't be in a hurry." Xier pulled out the miners who were busy digging without reinforcing the soil and said, "It will be very dangerous if we dig too deep without reinforcement. There is no need to save these safety materials."

"Xiao Xi'er, I'm here to take over the shift!"

At this time, several middle-aged men came and replaced Xier and other security personnel who were on duty and in charge of emergencies.

"Okay, I'm going to go back now. I'll leave this to you."

"Don't worry, go eat and rest!"

After working for so long, everyone went to eat. However, Xier did not go to the temporary canteen built outside the mine like everyone else. Instead, she ran home, took off her work clothes, took a shower, and changed into clean clothes before going out.

She knew that the person she was looking for was quite clean, so she took a bath very seriously.

Xier's destination is the suburbs in the north of Panyan Town. It was originally a huge naturally formed cave. It was completely opened up when the lower area was reclaimed in the early years and served as a major transportation route connecting various towns.

With hundreds of years of development in the lower area, it has become a huge space, or in other words, the stones and soil in the entire lower area have been dug out to a depth of hundreds of meters. There is no stone wall to block it, and it has become a large open space.

There are countless layers of soil beneath the thick stone surface. Although there is no direct sunlight, scientists had considered this when building the underground 'core' hundreds of years ago. The core seems to have a special structure that can reflect part of the light from the upper area to the lower area through diffuse reflection. As a result, although the sky cannot be seen in the lower area, many plants that can only be found on the ground can still grow there, rather than all ferns or mosses.

Of course, these plants have all degraded a little due to environmental problems.

But now it is different. The desolate and rugged suburbs have been paved flat, and huge rectangular metal frames like containers have been built here.

The main passages nearby are guarded by armed personnel from the Underworld, and no one without permission is allowed to enter these places.

Inside the thick metal door, the top is hung with supplementary lighting facilities that use unknown energy sources. On the ground are water troughs one after another, with nutrient solution flowing in the troughs, soaking the sturdy roots of various plants that were originally only found in the upper area. Many plants even show signs of bearing fruit.

In fact, the seeds of these things were obtained by Dihuo on behalf of Sangbo. The two have been cooperating for some time. Dihuo would not ask Sangbo about his methods and means, as long as he could bring the entrusted things.

Sambo naturally lived up to everyone's expectations and obtained a large amount of crop seeds in just one day.

After walking a few steps, Xier ran into Chen Lin, who was squatting beside the nutrient tank and holding a notebook to record plant data and conditions. Behind him followed a number of intellectuals selected from the lower-level areas. Some of them were teachers, some were scientific researchers who worked in factories decades ago, and some were young people who were originally apprentices in workshops...

Although they come from different industries and have very different knowledge reserves, Chen Lin still judges that this group of 'newbies' have certain talents, so they are now learning from Chen Lin how to realize and maintain the operation of a hydroponic farm!

Looking at the entire upper level area, Chen Lin has never taught so thoroughly!

Except for the nutrient solution which still needed to be supplied by himself, he taught everything that needed to be taught without reservation.

The main reason was that Chen Lin had realized when he was in the upper district that he and others would most likely be framed and wanted, and hostility was almost an inevitable outcome. The lower district happened to be at odds with the upper district. If it were not for the need to use the earth marrow to exchange for supplies from the upper district, the lower district would have quit long ago.

Do the hardest and most dangerous work, get the lowest salary, eat the worst food, wear the tattered clothes...

Now with the choices given by Chen Lin, even a fool would know what to choose!

Chen Lin has never been stingy when it comes to his allies and friends. Anyone who can cause trouble for Cocolia now is his friend!

As for why he didn't tell them how to make the nutrient solution, it was because Chen Lin himself didn't know what the strange ingredients of the nutrient solution were. This was just a small function that he built when he built the [Hydroponic Farm]. It was a one-time investment anyway, and exchanging some nutrient solution didn't cost him much. He just needed to get the consent of the Earth Fire and then spend minerals to build it. In addition, Beloberg's current technology was really outrageous, and it was impossible to detect and imitate the nutrient solution.

Chen Lin has no shortage of minerals now, but what he lacks is alloys for shipbuilding!

"Brother Lin! Lao Chen! Is there anything I can help you with?!" Xier asked, standing behind the crowd.

Chen Lin was still explaining precautions to the future hydroponic farm workers behind him. He had almost finished explaining when he heard Xier's carefree voice.

Not long ago, when we went to Oleg's house for dinner, Oleg asked Xier to call Chen Lin "brother" on the grounds that Chen Lin was a few years older than Xier, saying that it would be more intimate for young people to call each other that way.

I thought Xier would be very opposed to this, but it turned out that she didn't seem to be uncomfortable with it.

In her words, it doesn't matter what it's called.

"Today you should first familiarize yourself with these processes. You can follow the relevant procedures and operations according to the tables and manuals I have listed." Chen Lin handed the observation notebook in his hand to the apprentice beside him, took off his white coat and walked out towards the door.

Seeing this, Xier followed without stopping. She had never forgotten the task Oleg gave her, which was to protect Chen Lin's safety.

During this period of time, she has witnessed all the changes in the lower district with her own eyes.

At the beginning, Chen Lin went to talk to Chief Oleg about something, and then Dihuo sent someone to take Chen Lin to the remaining factories in Panyan Town for a three-day investigation. Then Chen Lin selected a group of people with relevant mechanical professional knowledge from the miners and started intensive training. Finally, large-scale industrial relocation began to the Rivet Town in the Rift Occupation Area.

Well, the kind that snatches things directly from the mouths of the Rift Monsters.

Appropriate vacant land was vacated to build factory buildings, the original factory in Panyan Town was moved out of the house, and the equipment moved from Rivet Town was repaired and modified. Finally, various types of factories started construction immediately.

The miners were no longer limited to digging for the earth's marrow. They began to explore for other types of minerals and soil that Xier could not understand, and used them as raw materials in the newly built factory. They produced many new and strange things that she had never seen before!

In particular, there is a substance called "MSG", which can be added to many things to make the dishes very delicious. It is not expensive and is loved by many people in the lower classes.

The sales of other similar products were also very good. In addition, these jobs enabled many workers and miners to earn more income, and the economic activity brought about by the circulation of goods led to a consumption boom in Panyan Town that remained high for a while.

Chen Lin, Natasha and Oleg discussed reinvesting the revenue from the products into other industrial production, which significantly increased the demand for currency in the lower-level areas.

Xier remembered that they also built a Winter City Shield Factory to produce small-denomination currency to enrich market transactions. During the chat, they also talked about inflation, deflation, absolute advantage, and arc elasticity of demand...

Xier didn’t understand, but she felt it was very powerful.

She still remembered that when she accompanied Chen Lin to survey for minerals, Chen Lin got angry for no reason several times, and kept saying strange things like "waste of resources", "Isn't this lignite", "How come there is even tin", "It's all because of the earth's marrow that you've been spoiled", etc.

Even though Xier really didn't understand why the lifeless lower area suddenly became as lively as it is now, she knew that all this was definitely related to the young man in front of her!

For this purpose, he invested a lot of money for free!

Chen Lin greeted the staff nearby, and then asked, "Xi'er, how is the coal mining area going?"

"Nine large mines have been built, and four of them are in operation. However, they are prone to collapse if they are not reinforced." Xier reported as usual: "Isn't that thing only used for burning? And it's very stuffy when it burns. If there are too many, it can't be burned out."

After being with Chen Lin for so long, Xier has learned some knowledge. She knows that coal can burn for a long time after being compressed. Although it is not as good as earth marrow, its abundant reserves are definitely the best substitute for earth marrow.

Many mines have actually been built and operated a long time ago, but Chen Lin has always said that they are not enough, so many coal mines have been piled up in vacant warehouses around the town.

Chen Lin stroked his chin and pondered for a while before answering, "The basic properties of coal and earth marrow are similar. Once the remaining factories are officially operational, large-scale coal extraction can continue. Then you will understand why I say that this output is far from enough."

"Oh……"

"It's a pity that people can't work 24 hours a day, otherwise the efficiency can be increased exponentially." Chen Lin shook his head and sighed.

Sometimes I really wish that all the people who can work could be put into cans, so that all industries can proceed all day long without reducing efficiency due to physical fatigue.

These words gave Xier an epiphany, and she thought of something that seemed to meet Chen Lin's requirements.

"Do automated robots count?"

Chapter 82: Exchange of materials is no longer allowed!

Speaking of automatic robots, Chen Lin had seen several factories that specialized in manufacturing automatic robots when he was in the upper district, and Pera had taken him to meet those bosses. However, Chen Lin was still considering the hydroponic farm at the time, so he did not ask in detail about this strange span of technology. He only knew that automatic robots, like most robots he knew, were operated automatically using pre-programmed programs.

As for how they programmed the program in a country like Beloberg that had no existing computer technology, Chen Lin had no idea.

"Are you talking about the Svaro force that set up a camp around the furnace core?" Chen Lin asked with a frown.

The Lower Zone is not dominated by the Underground Fire alone. In fact, the situation is more like a state of warlord separatism. Most of the Earth Marrow Veins, towns and scattered settlements are controlled by the Underground Fire, which is also the force with the most manpower in the Lower Zone today.

In addition, there is another "warlord" under the furnace core in the distance. People in the town generally call him "Boss Svarro".

Chen Lin has been busy promoting industrial progress in the lower-level areas recently. When he first heard about this force, he was not interested in it, so he did not make any corresponding contact.

He only learned from others that Swarro had a large number of robots left over from dozens or hundreds of years ago, as well as many homeless wanderers. The robots provided shelter for those who had lost their homes and property, and they did not need to pay anything in return to "Swarro", they just had to take care of themselves.

Xier spread her hands and nodded, "Yes! It's that pile of scrap copper and iron from Swarovski. I think only these can meet your current requirements... What are you going to eat later?"

After spending a long time together, Xier has become much more open than before. At the same time, she also knows Chen Lin's favorite food tastes. He likes to eat something spicy and numb. No matter how much he eats, he doesn't seem to change his expression. It's really amazing.

"Whatever." Chen Lin went to a nearby shed to change his coat. Work clothes and casual clothes had to be kept separate. This had become his habit. "Didn't they say those robots were difficult to get along with?"

"That's right. I've seen them a few times. They just follow certain rules and can't communicate... No, they can't communicate at all."

"Let's talk about it later. I have too many things to do recently." Chen Lin sighed.

The lower-class areas are in a state of disrepair. The basic economic order and industrial production capacity are already helping them. But the economy is a magical thing. If you take a hundred dollars and tinker with it a little with your left and right hands, it is very likely that you can turn it into two hundred dollars.

To put it bluntly, prosperity requires a lot of resource support, which is why Chen Lin is now offering a high price to encourage people in surrounding towns to explore new ores and new mining areas.

Some things are really hard to get, and there is always a lack of some crucial medium at some step.

Even though Chen Lin's head was filled with all kinds of advanced knowledge about the stars, if he lacked the key substances, he would not be able to create anything useful out of thin air.

He is not the Star UI in his mind, so how can he come up with so many magic productions and magic spaces?

Chen Lin took a deep breath, put all the annoying things in his head behind him, and said, "Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

Xier laughed and followed quickly.

He didn't have any fixed place to eat in the lower area. He basically just sat down and ordered food at any place that looked pleasing to his eye, and this time was no exception.

The two walked to a dark alley, found a private restaurant with a signboard so old that it was covered with patina, and sat down.

Although this place is remote, there are still quite a lot of people coming here to eat. There are at least twenty or thirty people at a glance.

"Let me treat you this time. I feel embarrassed to always eat your food." After ordering the dishes, Xier stood up and prepared to pay.

Chen Lin asked: "Ah? You have money now?"

"Nonsense, isn't this all your fault?" Xi'er rolled her eyes at the confused Chen Lin and said, "Didn't you say before that you wanted people from various industries? In addition, Dihuo now has income, so we can pay everyone some wages. Hey! Don't mention that this is the first time I've received something called 'salary'!"

"Oh, this..."

Chen Lin was so busy that he almost forgot that Xier was now a temporary government cadre in the lower district to some extent, and could receive part of the money from the income of the "state-owned enterprise" as salary every month.

At the beginning, the underground fire actually had everything it needed, and it could not do anything.

Basically, apart from maintaining order and acting as firefighters, as well as being responsible for exchanging materials with the upper districts and gaining the trust of the vast majority of people in the lower districts, the financial situation within the organization is extremely poor.

The management of the towns under his command cannot be said to be lax, but it can also be said that nothing has been built.

Seeing how the underground fire was operated, Chen Lin was full of admiration for the current leader Oleg. Being able to get so many people to work for him without giving them any benefits was truly a special miracle in a special era.

It was precisely because the interim government of Dihuo was extremely poor that Chen Lin began to act like a father and a mother and plan a source of financial income for it. To this end, he spent all the pocket money that Bronya gave him to hire workers.

As the saying goes, leaders and cadres should suffer, but the workers who do the dirty and tiring work must never suffer.

All workers who work for the underground fire can receive a considerable amount of remuneration, and there are additional subsidies for dangerous jobs, which further motivates the workers to work more efficiently.

After successfully gambled on some industries against great difficulties, Dihuo made his first pot of gold with these restarted factories. Chen Lin also took the opportunity to propose that all types of personnel in Dihuo needed to be classified, and administration, finance and armed forces all needed to be separated, even if some people were able to do the above three jobs!

Chen Lin never stopped educating these minority cadres. He held an education conference almost every two days to provide ideological education to these cadres who held considerable power, instilling in them the ideas of "taking from the people and giving back to the people" and "the majority of the people are the main driving force for social development."

As the director of Chen Lin’s newly established Earth and Fire Defense Department, Xier must also participate in these activities.

Chen Lin personally controlled the issuance of currency, fearing that the Winter City Shield in the lower district would be turned into some strange currency called Zimbabwe.

In short, in order to enable the lower-level areas to have a relatively independent and complete industrial system and strong economic capabilities, Chen Lin has taken great pains and even spent a large amount of minerals to exchange resources here out of thin air for their development.

The resources that can be exchanged for minerals are very wide. As long as Chen Lin can provide a portion of the required minerals for the Star UI to scan, he will have the ability to exchange them.

The exchange rates are different, some are very expensive, some are acceptable, and some are cheaper.

In short, this function is very good and is an additional extended function in its origin.

Fortunately, now we just need to wait for the first batch of food to be successfully planted in the hydroponic farm. After solving the food problem, the lower area will usher in a wave of explosion.

Anyway, these are all yours in the end, so it’s okay to suffer a little bit now.

The main means to completely conquer and assimilate a place is definitely not force. Force is only a part of the conquest.

Chen Lin propped up his face and looked at Xier who was happily paying in front of him.

From the moment we met, Xier always looked happy. I guess she just got her salary not long ago and is still in a period of excitement.

I remember that he was like this when he got his first month's salary. He was so excited that he spent all the salary in a few days. For this reason, he ate instant noodles and free lunch boxes provided by the department for more than a month...

After paying the bill at lightning speed, Xier turned around and saw Chen Lin staring at her.

Qu Xier was quite famous in the lower class. Whether it was because of her fighting power, personality or appearance, she could be easily recognized on the street, but no one had ever dared to stare at her so unscrupulously.

Legend has it that a few vagrants once molested her while she was on patrol, and were almost beaten to death in the street by Xier. If Natasha had not arrived in time, there would probably have been only a few corpses left on the street.

In addition, a group of uneducated young men in the town also did something similar. They followed Xier to her residence in the middle of the night and tried to do something bad. The outcome was predictable. Four people were beheaded on the spot, two were disabled for life, and one of them died of internal bleeding shortly afterwards.

Since then, no one dared to mess with this young cadre from the Earth Fire, and no one dared to look at her with an aggressive gaze, for fear that Xier would suddenly explode and kill someone.

There's no Inquisition in the lower tiers, and most of the time, fists work better than anything else.

Some residents who rarely go out and just came to the restaurant to eat pointed at Chen Lin and said, "Who is that guy? How dare he look at Miss Xier like that."