Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 163 Establishing a Separate Production Line

With the matters in Yishi Valley largely completed, Mo Yuming then made a trip to Huofeng Forest.

The fire maple tree bears maple leaf fruits containing the ultimate fire element. Mo Yuming still remembers the first time he and Xinlan came here to eat maple leaf fruits.

That incident caused quite a misunderstanding, which Mo Yuming still remembers vividly. Therefore, Mo Yuming has a very special affection for this fiery maple forest.

After wandering around the woods, Mo Yuming picked a small bag of maple berries.

He packed the maple leaf fruit into the small wooden box that Li Mubai had left in the cabin and put it into his storage bag.

They then rushed to Xianghe Valley, where they played with the two baby apes for a while before returning to Yishi Valley to say goodbye to Pu Yazhu and the others.

He had many things to deal with in the Great Xia Empire, so he didn't have much time to stay in the canyon.

As Mo Yuming rode the gondola back up to the top of the Valley of Heartbreak, he suddenly realized that it wasn't necessary to dig the spiral staircase all the way to the bottom of the cave; the amount of work involved was simply too great.

Actually, you only need to dig to a position close to the center of the Cloud Condensation Illusion Array.

The illusion array is twenty zhang thick. Open a horizontal hole at this position, leading directly into the illusion array. Then, make a lifting platform inside the illusion array using insulating material, and install a sealable hanging cabinet under the platform.

Normally, the wall cabinets are hidden within the illusion array, concealed by thick, condensed clouds, so outsiders cannot know that the wall cabinets are hidden in the clouds.

Only a few of them knew how to enter and exit the illusion array; others did not.

Even if someone were to accidentally enter the Condensing Cloud Illusion Array, since they wouldn't know how to break through its shield, they would naturally use their profound skills to resist. As a result, as soon as they used their spiritual power, they would be poisoned by the poisonous gas in the Condensing Cloud Illusion Array and attacked by the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Array.

After leaving the valley, Mo Yuming came from the secret room to the spiral staircase dug by Master He.

The spiral staircase is almost at the location of the illusion array, and it is estimated that it will take only a few days to reach the location specified by Mo Yuming.

So, Mo Yuming told He Ye his idea, asking He Ye to first dig the spiral staircase to the designated position according to his idea, and then open a horizontal tunnel to connect with the illusion array.

Although the construction of Wushuang Castle was important, it was not urgent, so Mo Yuming instructed the craftsmen to carry out the construction step by step.

Mo Yuming plans to focus on developing this place after the military camp and fortress at Wohugang are completed.

Mo Yuming returned to Shangyuan City ten days later, and the inspector had already shown signs of waking up.

Originally, he only wanted to temporarily consolidate his current rule, vigorously develop the economy, improve national strength, and attract more talented people to settle in the Great Xia Empire.

But unexpectedly, Wu Ji harbored resentment and wanted to use insidious means to suppress Mo Yuming's rule.

If he successfully executes this plan, Mo Yuming and the others will definitely suffer a heavy blow. They might even have to flee like the Wu Clan.

Mo Yuming occupied a small part of Wu Ji's territory, but in reality, he didn't touch her foundation at all.

He had ten fiefdoms, and all the territories that Mo Yuming currently occupied were just one city in Zhongyuan County, one of his ten fiefdoms. The area was less than a quarter of Zhongyuan County, and the population was only one-fifth of that of Zhongyuan County.

Wu Ji actually possessed the strength of a million-strong army, and it wasn't impossible for her to suppress them if she wanted to. However, she devoted the vast majority of her forces to defending the two neighboring vassal states.

The annihilation of his 100,000-strong army last time had terrified him. He feared another defeat; if he lost another 100,000 or 200,000 troops, his position would be threatened, and he would become a laughingstock.

He didn't want to damage his own foundation by eliminating Mo Yuming's traitorous gang.

Wu Ji used such despicable means to deal with Mo Yuming. Mo Yuming and his group naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to retaliate.

It's uncertain whether the evidence in Mo Yuming's hands is enough to bring down Wu Ji, but it's certain that Wu Ji will suffer a terrible fate.

Therefore, Mo Yuming decided to convene a meeting of the cabinet elders to brainstorm ways to win back this round.

In the Grand Council Hall on the third floor of the Prime Minister's Mansion, more than fifty Grand Secretaries, including Mo Yuming, actively spoke, sharing their thoughts and strategies with everyone.

They eventually reached a consensus that it was worth a try.

After the meeting, each manager performed their duties and carried out preliminary work to prepare for the upcoming battle.

Although fighting is primarily a military matter, the subsequent management, including the supply of troops, the pacification of the general public, and the maintenance of social order during special periods, all require proactive preparation.

In case of internal strife, which could affect one's own foundation.

Therefore, every war requires thorough preparation.

Only by working together as a whole can the nation remain invincible.

The key to gaining widespread public support lies in government propaganda and indoctrination.

Jiang Yuheng, the army commander, pointed out that although 50,000 soldiers had been equipped with Xuan Tie treasures, it was only sufficient for self-defense. However, it was still not enough for long-distance expeditions and battles, especially for easily consumed items such as arrows.

Furthermore, the accompanying food and supplies are insufficient, so we need to find some solutions.

Although the weapons factory's production efficiency was ten times higher than that of other weapons factories, it could only be considered a relatively large weapons manufacturing plant due to limitations in space and personnel. Most importantly, it had only been established for less than two months.

Finally, at Jiang Yuheng's suggestion, Mo Yuming came up with the idea of ​​melting down all the discarded iron weapons and turning them into arrows.

However, the production of Xuan Tie treasures must continue at an accelerated pace, and the blast furnaces and casting machinery cannot be stopped to smelt iron.

Therefore, Mo Yuming decided to send more people to build another production line, specifically for manufacturing iron weapons.

Although it was last-minute preparation, there was no other way. Some opportunities are fleeting, and if you don't seize them, it will be difficult to have such a good opportunity again.

Iron weapons are much easier to manufacture, and because they are cheap, there is no need for weapon refiners to add attribute ores and runes to enhance them.

Mo Yuming arrived at the weapons factory and, after inspecting the site, decided to build a dam downstream of the waterfall to collect the scattered stream water and use it as power for the water turbine.

Having gained experience from the first attempt, the construction of the second water turbine was much faster. With the help of a dozen or so weapon refiners and three fire-elemental Heaven-rank elders, the water turbine was installed in just three days. The blast furnace for smelting iron was also built almost simultaneously, ready to begin firing.

Mo Yuming made some minor modifications to the iron-smelting weapon production line. Since it was mainly used to make small weapons such as ordinary arrows and crossbows, Mo Yuming designed several automatic forging presses driven by water turbines. After the iron-smelting weapons were cast into shape, they were sent to these automatic forging presses for pressing.

Because this production line does not require the assistance of fire-type martial arts practitioners, it can be manufactured by ordinary craftsmen, resulting in extremely high production efficiency.

Once all the machinery was debugged, the entire process, from the start of construction to successful ignition and smelting of iron, to the final product rolling off the production line, took only seven days.