"Your Majesty!"
Looking back at Owen suddenly, Theseus asked with some excitement, "In other words, as long as it is treated, a large area of land south of the Red Sand Fortress can also be cultivated, right?"
”"Well, yes."
Owen replied in the affirmative, and did not forget to remind: "However, the influence of the curse of the Katztus is too severe here, and it will take time to regain life, and I can't tell when I can start farming." ”"It's better to have hope than nothing!"
The problem that has plagued the Red Sand Fortress for many years is expected to be solved, how can Xius not be excited?
Ou Wenming confessed his mood at this moment, smiled slightly, and agreed: "Indeed." ”Hire a porter to improve the land, and when the land can be planted, you can distribute it to them to farm, so you don't have to worry about your future life.In addition, Owen has other measures, such as building a factory in Fengsui City, which can also attract many people to work.All in all, as long as you are not lazy and willing to work, the life of the porter in the future is at least guaranteed.Next, it was time to inspect the next place, and Hughes led Owen and his party over.Halfway through, Owen saw two soldiers not far away carrying supplies in a wooden cart.One person pulls the cart in front and the other pushes hard in the back, carrying several wooden barrels containing black liquid."
Huh?"
As we walked, the wooden cart suddenly stopped moving, and it turned out that a stone was blocking the path of the right wheel of the wooden cart.The soldier pulling the cart in front couldn't pull it, so he turned around and shouted: "The cart can't move, push hard!"
”"Got it!"
The soldier in the back responded."
One, two—hey!"
After shouting the slogan, the two of them exerted their strength at the same time, and the body of the wooden cart tilted slightly when it advanced, and the wooden wheel was successfully pushed onto the stone.Seeing that the wooden cart was about to cross the obstacle, an accident happened, and the right wheel suddenly fell off the axle and rolled to other places."!
The wheels are off!
”The soldier pushing the cart in the back couldn't help but curse.Suddenly losing the support of the right wheel, the two soldiers could not control the heavy wooden cart, and the whole body fell to the right."
What?"
The soldier pulling the cart in front of him hurriedly said: "Steady!"
Steady!
The two of them couldn't control it after all, and the wooden cart completely toppled over, and all the wooden barrels on the cart were overturned, and the black liquid inside spilled all over the ground.Seeing this, Xiusi hurried over and asked worriedly, "You two, are you injured?"
”He was more concerned about the safety of his soldiers than the supplies on the wooden cart, after all, every soldier was a valuable fighting force against the undead monsters."
We're fine."
Looking at the black liquid on the ground, the two soldiers bowed their heads in great guilt."
I'm sorry, Lord Banjar, we messed up.""
You pay attention next time, and we'll clean up the black oil on the ground."
It was an accident, and Theseus didn't intend to punish them, just told them to clean it up."
Yes!"
The two responded in unison."
Huh?
This is?
”Owen, who came over later, was extremely interested in the puddle of black liquid on the ground, squatted down, stretched out his finger and dipped it a little, rubbing it between his fingers a few times, feeling sticky and oily.
[Alpha, this shouldn't be ......]
[That's right, master, this is oil and crude oil, and the quality seems to be very good. 】Alpha replied in the affirmative."
Your Majesty, is there anything wrong with this black oil?"
Seeing that Owen actually checked the black oil on the ground with his hand, Theseus walked over and handed out a clean cloth.Taking the cloth, Owen wiped his hand clean from the oil he had just touched."
You call it black oil?""
Hmm."
Xius nodded, "This liquid is black and doesn't slip, it feels a bit like oil to the touch, so it's called black oil." ”"The real name of this thing is oil."
Owen corrected: "It is a very important industrial raw material, known as the 'blood of industry'. ”"Is that so?"
Hughes didn't know what industry was, but looking at the way Owen attached great importance to it, he could guess that oil must be a very important thing."
But we just use it for cooking, lighting, heating, and adding a flame burning effect to the stones used in trebuchets.""
You're just taking advantage of the flammability of oil, which actually has all sorts of uses."
There was actually oil here, and Owen asked a little impatiently, "Captain Banjar, where did you find the oil?"
”"Just east of the fortress, the oil you spoke of flows on the surface like a black river."
Hughes said.That's really amazing, it is estimated that the geological movement has caused the underground oil to be affected by the pressure of the formation, and it continues to seep out of the surface along the cracks.Wouldn't that make the task of collecting oil much easier?"
Take me over there and have a look."
Owen changed his mind and wanted to see where the oil was produced."
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Yes, Your Majesty."
Theseus nodded.Since you are leaving the fortress, you naturally need to bring some guards.Owen's group hurried to the east of the Red Sand Fortress to the place where the oil was produced.Sure enough, as Hughes said, there were many cracks in the area that were gurgling out of the oil, and these black liquids flowed on the surface, converging into a zigzag "black river".This scene is extremely shocking.Even Owen couldn't help but sigh when he saw it, how much oil is buried in the ground?
That's an exaggeration!
There is no doubt that the extraction of oil from the Red Sand Fortress is already a foregone conclusion.There is also a plan to build a railway from Dawn City to Chisha Fortress, absolutely, absolutely to speed up the construction!
As the center of gravity, Dawn City's industrial development is bound to be stronger than the rest of the kingdom, so the need for oil here is even greater.After a casual lap, Owen and the others returned to the fortress and continued to inspect the rest of the city.After that, Owen spent several days in the Red Sand Fortress, negotiating with Hughes about the supply of weapons, the construction of water pipelines, and the extraction of oil.During their stay, the water used by Owen, Marpel, and Viscount Jarvis, including the water used to cook and cook, was all magically provided by the water magicians.This shows that the chief knight was very careful to entertain the king and the high-ranking people accompanying him.You know, there aren't many mages in the Red Sand Fortress.After all, the living conditions here are too difficult, and if there is a good place, they generally do not come here, and many magicians are forced to come here because of their mistakes.Because Hughes was worried that the three of Owen would not be used to eating the water in the cistern, and that there might be problems with their bodies at that time.The water generated by magic is very clean, does not contain any microorganisms and impurities, and will not cause any accidents if you eat it.If the king fell ill from drinking bad water, it would be a huge blow to the reputation of the Red Sand Fortress, and Hughes Bangyal, as a knight captain, would also have a bad reputation for not entertaining a good king.