Under Richard’s strong will.
The next morning.
Brown brought back to Twilight City a group of more than 60 sacred-blood dwarves.
Richard found the old dwarf Rand was already there when he arrived.
Both sides sized up their companions with complicated gazes.
The mechanical puppet controlled the dwarf. He immediately panicked when he saw a group of people.
He lowered his head in shock and fear. It did not look Richard in the eye.
Richard nodded at the old dwarf. The dwarf saluted Richard. He did not waste time talking to the captured dwarves.
He opened his attribute panel and looked at his attributes.
They found a total of three heroes after one round. One had the potential to be a C-rank, while the other two were D-rank.
There were no exceptions.
These three heroes had two top-tier skills, the Glorious Divine Blood Descendant and the Beyond A-rank Inherited Knowledge.
It was not a skill that ordinary dwarves had after one had castrated them.
He immediately calmed down.
As expected, it was because he was a hero.
Investing one million rare resources in these dwarves would yield benefits.
Richard retracted his gaze and looked at the old dwarf.
“Rand, I’ll leave all the dwarves to you. Take care of your internal affairs. Look for Brown if you have any problems.”
Richard said, then ignored them.
He did not even need to do anything to subdue a few dwarves.
What were the identities of these dwarves… Was he even worthy of him speaking personally to them?
It would still be the same even if the dwarf god was around.
Not to mention, the dwarf even had the soul of his god under his control…
“Yes, Great Ruler…”
The old dwarf nodded respectfully. He did not dare to say anything more.
The other dwarves did not even dare to fart.
What else could they do if not wait for the ferocious lord to decide their fate?
Brown came to Richard excitedly and told him the good news when the dwarves left.
“Lord, we have completed the mechanical transportation workshop you ordered for us to build…”
Richard’s eyes lit up.
Swift travel in the desert had always been a big problem in the “Shining Era”, where transportation was inconvenient.
The flying troops had a limited capacity and had to take on crucial battle positions. They wouldn’t invest a lot in transportation.
They still needed ordinary transportation methods.
Sandworms that were hundreds of meters long and could drill into the sand were the best motivation.
For this reason, Richard placed the 4-stars rare blueprint he obtained from the dungeon, the Transportation Machinery Workshop, in Fortress City.
It was to produce the corresponding tools as quickly as possible.
Conquering the underground world was not the end. The ultimate goal was to rule this area and enjoy all the hidden conveniences.
Brown led the way, and Richard followed.
Richard’s mood was sparingly strange as they walked through the mechanical punk-style dungeon.
Those players would have high spirits if they were obsessed with the game and came to such a place.
The machinery and exotic atmosphere mixed. It engraved a deep impression on people.
What could alchemy do?
This question was like asking the earthlings what physics and chemistry could do for the natives of the “Shining Era”.
Alchemy was the science of another world that could change the world under the “Shining Era”.
For Richard, the gray-colored dwarves were a race that delved deeply into alchemy.
They reflected almost all the negative personalities in their intelligent life. This race was arrogant, greedy, cowardly, cowardly, and selfish.
However, their talent in alchemy was beyond the reach of ordinary people. It was enough for them to win a place in Twilight City.
Richard had always had his ideas on how to use alchemy.
However, the biggest problem was that the accumulation of alchemy in Fortress City hadn’t achieved the effect he wanted.
He could only take it one step at a time.
There was an exaggerated courtyard before the vast mechanical transportation tool manufacturing workshop.
At this moment, they placed three machines with supremely unique structures on the table.
The three machines looked the same on the outside. They were ten meters tall, twenty meters wide, and thirty meters long. They were divided into upper, middle, and lower levels.
It looked like a streamlined canoe.
Interestingly, there was a vast hook at the front and back. It looked like the connection between the carriages of a train.
Richard was about to ask when Brown pointed at the machine before him and shouted.
“Lord, this is a mechanical boat we specially designed for sandworms!”
“We’ve adopted a design that’s divided into sections. We can separate the boat with less transportation capacity. We can use hooks to connect to its multiple areas to increase transportation with a larger capacity.”
“You can take it all down if you don’t need the three-story building and leave only the base of it. It can meet the transportation needs of large-scale resources.”
“Furthermore, the front has specially designed a fixed loading method for the sandworm’s body size. It can automatically adjust its size so that it won’t fall off.”
“Not only that, but we’ve also reserved a magic slot in the mechanical boat. We can even enchant it in the later stages…”
Richard was delighted to see Brown speak so confidently.
“Good heavens, just by looking at the appearance of this thing, one could tell how impressive the transportation volume was.”
The carrying capacity of a mechanical boat was at least comparable to that of a brigade of skeleton blood dragons.
This thing was like a desert train…
A few months have passed since he obtained the 4-stars rare blueprint for the Transportation Machinery Workshop. Finally, there were results.
The gray-colored dwarves’ foundation was indeed strong.
Not bad. Richard was delighted.
“Lord, although we have formed the mechanical boat, we still need to improve some difficulties. We still need the sandworms to cooperate with us for further research.”
Richard nodded.
“I will send a few more sandworms for you to study.”
An idea flashed into his mind as he said that.
The creation of the mechanical boat made him suddenly think the direction of alchemy in the “Shining Era” seemed to be born for battle.
One could describe his research on the people’s livelihood as needy of improvement.
It was because danger shrouded the “Shining Era”.
Military strongholds in the wild were refreshed weekly like terrifying monsters in the dimensional planes, demons, the endless abyss, the nine hells, the undead…
“Wait, wait, wait. This world was never safe.”
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs… Survival and safety will always be the most fundamental and bottom-level needs.
Therefore, one has to invest resources to improve their safety and ensure survival when one actively or passively threatens them.
It was the most basic logic of military competition.
Alchemy technology was the same. It was not that others were stupid, but the environmental requirements.
Everything would be meaningless if they stored food and the enemy next door stored guns.
Therefore, all forces should develop their military strength.
It would be the same even for the development of Twilight City.
This mechanical boat was similar to a train. It could reduce the communication cost between the two regions, although initially used to transport troops.
One could seamlessly switch civil and military use.
It made him think of a question that most people could think of. Why couldn’t he use alchemy to do more if that were the case?
For example, creating specialized mechanical puppets to mine ores, forging weapons, designing special machinery to cultivate farmland, and developing mechanical modules to produce goods…
The other factions might have no choice but to engage in an arms race. They had no choice but to invest all their resources into increasing the strength of their armies.
However, he had the underground world, and Twilight City was deep in the desert, so the surrounding environment was relatively safe.
There was space for him to develop.
Richard rubbed his chin.
“The “Shining Era’s” technology is different from that of Planet Blue, and the basic rules are also different.”
“But to localize some of the products that have a vital impact on life on the Blue Planet and use alchemy technology to achieve it… It doesn’t seem to be too difficult.”
“Isn’t the underground world’s natural environment bad? Is it possible to directly change the environment by planting in a greenhouse?”
Richard thought in this direction.
He instantly felt there was a lot to do in this direction.
Alchemy was a top-notch “discipline” that could name it magic.
He collected his thoughts and looked at Brown.
“The sandworm hasn’t fully grown up yet, and its body size will change. Did your design consider this?”
“Lord, the mechanical boat was finalized after many discussions. Please, rest assured.”
Brown said confidently.
They could become the overlord of the underground world and rule a large area for hundreds of years.
The gray-colored dwarves’ talent and alchemy accumulation could be considered wealthy.
After he conquered Fortress City, Twilight City gathered several gray-colored talents from another region, although there were many casualties.
Richard nodded.
After he organized his words, he described the idea of developing technology for the people’s livelihood.
“Alchemy has the potential to create miracles, not just used in military affairs.”
“Altering the natural environment and turning unsuitable environments into environments suitable for us should be the ability of alchemy.”
Brown’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Lord, only a few people would pay attention to this… They initially used alchemy to transform the environment.”
He said in surprise.
“Your wisdom is truly admirable. Alchemy shedding, alchemy mining, alchemy forging…”
“One day, we could achieve amazing results if we develop in this direction.”
Richard smiled, pleased with Brown’s acceptance.
He also looked forward to it. Perhaps, some of the quick-witted players had already begun to try something similar.
However, it was to have an entire underground world as a test field.
Also, to have a large city like Fortress City as a base. And it was even more difficult for him to race the gray-colored dwarves that had hundreds of years of accumulated technology to work for him.
He would have a group of knowledgeable gray-colored dwarves to participate in it if he activated the dwarf god dwarf again.
Bloodhoof City manufactured weapons. Fortress City researched alchemy… The two largest cities of the underground world would once again fight for hegemony.
The prize for this victory would be Richard’s approval.
He would determine their future status in Twilight City.
No one dared to ignore the will of a ruler.
After a round of inspection in Fortress City.
Richard was in a good mood.
Fortress City was on the right track, and the regime of the gray-colored dwarves seemed to have disappeared.
Twilight City gradually left its mark here.
The gray-colored dwarves understanding of the times allowed his will to carry out in the best way.
As long as Twilight City controlled the underworld, the gray-colored dwarves would serve it obediently.
October 18th.
Richard quietly returned to the surface after he settled the matters in the underground world.
Sel was in charge of Bloodhoof City, and Brown commanded Fortress City. Both could carry out orders, so he would not need to keep an eye on them.
Richard did not disturb the god’s ancient tree in its sleep when he left the underground world.
He brought all the sacred-blood dwarves out.
Their numbers added up to a squadron.
Several dwarves exist in this world, but the one in his hand might be the only one left with the bloodline of a god.
Richard had intentionally sent the sacred-blood dwarves to Fortress City to study alchemy with the gray-colored dwarves.
But before that, he had to activate the bloodline in their bodies.
However, the one million units of rare resources put him in a difficult position.
One could exchange one unit of rare resources for 500 units of ordinary resources in the [Trading Market].
That was not a small sum.
The production of ordinary resources was high. In addition, various mineral veins spawned weekly. Mining could make them accumulate a lot after some time, even if it were a low-level organization.
Rare resources were different. Not only did they respawn less, but they also had a low drop rate.
Richard listened to Karu’s report in the Lord’s mansion while he thought about where to earn the one million rare resources.
Richard collected his thoughts when Karu stopped.
“You can arrange those sacred-blood dwarves the usual way. Don’t worry too much.”
“After the bloodline in their bodies is activated, leave the useful ones behind. Send the useless ones back to the underground world.”
Karu nodded.
He was uncertain about Richard’s attitude towards them when he knew about the sacred-blood dwarves.
Richard seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at his side.
His eyes moved sparingly, then stared at the empty ground.
“Has there been any news from Xina?”
Butler Karu shook his head.
“Not yet. Maybe, Xina and the dark valkyrie had just arrived at the Krina tribe. ”
Richard did not comment.
He seemed to miss the protection of Xina and the dark valkyrie. He could not get used to their sudden visit to the Krina tribe.
He hoped the two could reach a higher level the next time they returned.
Karu continued when Richard stopped asking questions.
“Lord, two hours ago, Vale sent a letter back…”
He took an opened letter from his pocket as he spoke and handed it over.
Karu’s job as the administrative officer of Twilight City was to discuss the letter’s content. It was usual for him to open it.
Richard didn’t take it and waved his hand.
“Just get to the point.”
“Yes!”
Butler Karu’s tone became solemn.
“Most of the matters are about how to develop the Violet Merchant Association Chamber of Commerce. We’ve already replied to Vale.”
“There’s only one suggestion that requires your decision.”
Richard became more alert when he saw Karu’s solemn expression.
“What new ideas did Vale have?”
Butler Karu seriously said, “Vale suggested the special feature of Twilight City to not get astray in the desert to start trading…”
Richard needed some clarification.
“Wasn’t this a plan from the start? Why did he have to tell me specifically?”
Karu continued.
“It’s not just a usual trade. Vale suggested that Twilight City be made into the core city of the desert of death so that we could circulate all the goods in the desert of death through Twilight City.”
“As for Twilight City, we can set up our transportation caravan and use our characteristic of not getting lost to help other forces transport their goods out of the desert of death.”
“Other than that, we can also train specialized guides to guide the chambers of commerce of other forces.”
“The desert of death has several forbidden areas. Those terrifying areas will render all maps and magic items useless. The fact that we will never get lost in the desert of death is an unparalleled advantage.”
Richard’s expression was sparingly subtle when he heard this.
“Wasn’t this just logistics?”
“Was Vale suggesting we build Twilight City into a port-type city?”