Roland was sitting at his desk, thinking about how to air strikes the Royal Capital Palace, and suddenly there was a knocking sound from the floor-to-ceiling window behind him.
Turning back, I saw lightning lying on the window, looking panicked, while Maisie squatted over her head, pecking at the window quickly.
As soon as the nightingale opened the window, the little girl flew into Roland's arms.
What's wrong? He was stunned. What happened?
Black stones!Huge snow-capped mountains!Maisie landed on the table, flapping her wings to report.
Ah？
None of them, Lightning said in a muffled voice, it’s the devil, I saw the devil!
What?Roland looked serious. He touched the other person's head to stabilize her emotions. Don't panic, you can say slowly.
After a while, lightning raised his head from the prince's arms. His short golden hair looked messy, and there were two light red marks around his eye sockets. It was obviously strangled by a windbreaker during high-speed flight. I planned to draw the border line of the hidden forest, so I went west along the Chishui River, and then found a mountain...
After listening to her telling her what she saw and heard in detail, Roland couldn't help but widen her eyes. The red fog that the devil relies on for survival was behind the snow-capped mountains, and it was only more than 200 kilometers away from the Western Region?
He looked at the Nightingale, who nodded, and I went and called the other sisters over.
An emergency meeting was held at the Castle Office.
After Roland retelled the discovery of lightning to everyone, the group of witches who had experienced the night of killing all showed an uneasy expression, especially Ye Zi. As the witch who killed two devils with his own hands, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and exhaled softly.
Your Highness, I suggest further investigation of the red fog covered area. The book first said, "After all, lightning just looked at it at a very long distance, and it is not certain that the devil must be entrenched under the red fog."In addition, even if this is confirmed, we must investigate whether they will cross the sea-to-sea mountains and reach the Kingdom continent along the coastline.
I agreed with the book, Wendy nodded. Although they were very powerful, it was better to have a prepared defense than to surrender.
As the two oldest witches of the Co-Aid Association, Shujuan and Wendy have always been the backbone of many sisters. Although the others are still a little scared, no one wants to just sit there and wait for death.
Roland also tended to be this response. Seeing that no one expressed any objection, the matter was basically settled. The key was how to implement it.
Use hot air balloons to detect, Anna suggested, cover the sky with the camouflage, and fly over from the sea with clouds as a cover.
She could also bring Sylvie with her, Nightingale said, her ability to cope with this situation couldn't be more appropriate.
Well, Roland nodded, and...I'm going to go too.
Your Highness!As soon as he said that Wendy, Shuju and Nightingale stopped him at the same time, "You can't take this risk yourself!"
It's not a risk, Roland waved his hand. If they had the ability to fly over the sea or mountains, they would have long been spread throughout the four kingdoms.The reason why they are still gathered in the extreme west is that the devil is not as terrible as he imagined.
There is another reason he did not say, and he is more experienced than anyone else in judging the development level of an alien civilization. If he could see the devil and their cities with his own eyes, it would be of great help to formulate development directions and countermeasures in the future.
But... Wendy hesitated.
Don't worry, just looked at it from a distance, and the prince smiled. If it was even dangerous to stay in the distance to investigate, I would not agree to let you go.
Well, but you must bring me with you. Seeing that dissuasion is invalid, Nightingale was the first to change her mouth.
Looking at the serious look that the other party cast, Roland knew that he could not refuse her. After thinking for a while, he announced: In addition to me, the people on this trip are Anna, Wendy, Soroya, Sylvie, Nightingale, Lightning and Maisie.
The departure time is one week later, and I will give each of you a revolver, besides the necessary food preparation.Practice it well for a week so that even non-combat witches have the ability to fight back when facing any enemy.
The flight speed of the hot air balloon is far less than that of lightning. It may take a whole day to fly over 200 kilometers, so everyone still needs to camp in the wild for one night to complete the reconnaissance. Considering this, dry food, tents and weapons are all necessary.
Yes, Your Highness, the witches answered in unison.
Only after everyone left did Roland have time to check the black ore brought back by the lightning.
You said that such stones are everywhere on the edge of the forest?
Well, now the lightning has returned to calm. He sat at the mahogany table and shook his feet. His cheeks were still a little flushed. And the closer they were to the foot of the mountain, the more they were. From the air, the ground covered by black stones was about ten times larger than that of Bianfeng Town.
Roland put it in his hand and weighed it, his heart slightly jumped.
In terms of weight, it is much lighter than ordinary stones, and is unlikely to be metal ore.It has a hard and light appearance, which can reflect metallic luster and is exposed to the surface... Could it be that this is a coal mine?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly called Anna back.
Under the burning of the black fire, the stone quickly became red and bright, looking very much like the iron ore in the smelting furnace, but it did not dissolve because of it.
Even if the black fire is withdrawn, the orange light it emits does not weaken at all, and the slightly swelling blue flames can be seen on the surface.
Roland confirmed his guess that this was indeed a piece of high-quality anthracite.
It turned out that the coal mine looked like this, Lightning said in surprise, "I thought they were all as fragile and fragile as wooden charcoal, and there was a lot of powder, which would stain your palms with a slight touch.
They are coal balls and coal cakes that have been crushed and mixed with water. Roland smiled. Most coal mines are like stones when mined. Of course, the better the raw coal, the harder it is. In the end, it is like these stones, and the surface can even reflect luster.
This unexpected discovery made him extremely happy.
Coal is not a rare thing in ash castle. Both Zhuilongling and Yinguang City are produced in coal mines, mostly used for kilns and heating.
But in fact, it has a very wide range of uses. Before the popularization of internal combustion engines, it was the burning coal that supported half of the steam-powered sky.
Coking coal can replace charcoal, iron and steel making, which is much more environmentally friendly than cutting down trees. Even after entering the electrical age, coal can still refine gas, hydrogen and asphalt, and can also be used to generate electricity. It can be regarded as an excellent fuel with good quality and low price.
It is obviously much better to hold an open-pit coal mine in your hands than to rely on imports.The only question is, how to develop it?
Roland shifted his sight to the newly drawn map of Lightning.
It seems that building more inland steam cement ships is imperative.
Turning back, I saw lightning lying on the window, looking panicked, while Maisie squatted over her head, pecking at the window quickly.
As soon as the nightingale opened the window, the little girl flew into Roland's arms.
What's wrong? He was stunned. What happened?
Black stones!Huge snow-capped mountains!Maisie landed on the table, flapping her wings to report.
Ah？
None of them, Lightning said in a muffled voice, it’s the devil, I saw the devil!
What?Roland looked serious. He touched the other person's head to stabilize her emotions. Don't panic, you can say slowly.
After a while, lightning raised his head from the prince's arms. His short golden hair looked messy, and there were two light red marks around his eye sockets. It was obviously strangled by a windbreaker during high-speed flight. I planned to draw the border line of the hidden forest, so I went west along the Chishui River, and then found a mountain...
After listening to her telling her what she saw and heard in detail, Roland couldn't help but widen her eyes. The red fog that the devil relies on for survival was behind the snow-capped mountains, and it was only more than 200 kilometers away from the Western Region?
He looked at the Nightingale, who nodded, and I went and called the other sisters over.
An emergency meeting was held at the Castle Office.
After Roland retelled the discovery of lightning to everyone, the group of witches who had experienced the night of killing all showed an uneasy expression, especially Ye Zi. As the witch who killed two devils with his own hands, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and exhaled softly.
Your Highness, I suggest further investigation of the red fog covered area. The book first said, "After all, lightning just looked at it at a very long distance, and it is not certain that the devil must be entrenched under the red fog."In addition, even if this is confirmed, we must investigate whether they will cross the sea-to-sea mountains and reach the Kingdom continent along the coastline.
I agreed with the book, Wendy nodded. Although they were very powerful, it was better to have a prepared defense than to surrender.
As the two oldest witches of the Co-Aid Association, Shujuan and Wendy have always been the backbone of many sisters. Although the others are still a little scared, no one wants to just sit there and wait for death.
Roland also tended to be this response. Seeing that no one expressed any objection, the matter was basically settled. The key was how to implement it.
Use hot air balloons to detect, Anna suggested, cover the sky with the camouflage, and fly over from the sea with clouds as a cover.
She could also bring Sylvie with her, Nightingale said, her ability to cope with this situation couldn't be more appropriate.
Well, Roland nodded, and...I'm going to go too.
Your Highness!As soon as he said that Wendy, Shuju and Nightingale stopped him at the same time, "You can't take this risk yourself!"
It's not a risk, Roland waved his hand. If they had the ability to fly over the sea or mountains, they would have long been spread throughout the four kingdoms.The reason why they are still gathered in the extreme west is that the devil is not as terrible as he imagined.
There is another reason he did not say, and he is more experienced than anyone else in judging the development level of an alien civilization. If he could see the devil and their cities with his own eyes, it would be of great help to formulate development directions and countermeasures in the future.
But... Wendy hesitated.
Don't worry, just looked at it from a distance, and the prince smiled. If it was even dangerous to stay in the distance to investigate, I would not agree to let you go.
Well, but you must bring me with you. Seeing that dissuasion is invalid, Nightingale was the first to change her mouth.
Looking at the serious look that the other party cast, Roland knew that he could not refuse her. After thinking for a while, he announced: In addition to me, the people on this trip are Anna, Wendy, Soroya, Sylvie, Nightingale, Lightning and Maisie.
The departure time is one week later, and I will give each of you a revolver, besides the necessary food preparation.Practice it well for a week so that even non-combat witches have the ability to fight back when facing any enemy.
The flight speed of the hot air balloon is far less than that of lightning. It may take a whole day to fly over 200 kilometers, so everyone still needs to camp in the wild for one night to complete the reconnaissance. Considering this, dry food, tents and weapons are all necessary.
Yes, Your Highness, the witches answered in unison.
Only after everyone left did Roland have time to check the black ore brought back by the lightning.
You said that such stones are everywhere on the edge of the forest?
Well, now the lightning has returned to calm. He sat at the mahogany table and shook his feet. His cheeks were still a little flushed. And the closer they were to the foot of the mountain, the more they were. From the air, the ground covered by black stones was about ten times larger than that of Bianfeng Town.
Roland put it in his hand and weighed it, his heart slightly jumped.
In terms of weight, it is much lighter than ordinary stones, and is unlikely to be metal ore.It has a hard and light appearance, which can reflect metallic luster and is exposed to the surface... Could it be that this is a coal mine?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly called Anna back.
Under the burning of the black fire, the stone quickly became red and bright, looking very much like the iron ore in the smelting furnace, but it did not dissolve because of it.
Even if the black fire is withdrawn, the orange light it emits does not weaken at all, and the slightly swelling blue flames can be seen on the surface.
Roland confirmed his guess that this was indeed a piece of high-quality anthracite.
It turned out that the coal mine looked like this, Lightning said in surprise, "I thought they were all as fragile and fragile as wooden charcoal, and there was a lot of powder, which would stain your palms with a slight touch.
They are coal balls and coal cakes that have been crushed and mixed with water. Roland smiled. Most coal mines are like stones when mined. Of course, the better the raw coal, the harder it is. In the end, it is like these stones, and the surface can even reflect luster.
This unexpected discovery made him extremely happy.
Coal is not a rare thing in ash castle. Both Zhuilongling and Yinguang City are produced in coal mines, mostly used for kilns and heating.
But in fact, it has a very wide range of uses. Before the popularization of internal combustion engines, it was the burning coal that supported half of the steam-powered sky.
Coking coal can replace charcoal, iron and steel making, which is much more environmentally friendly than cutting down trees. Even after entering the electrical age, coal can still refine gas, hydrogen and asphalt, and can also be used to generate electricity. It can be regarded as an excellent fuel with good quality and low price.
It is obviously much better to hold an open-pit coal mine in your hands than to rely on imports.The only question is, how to develop it?
Roland shifted his sight to the newly drawn map of Lightning.
It seems that building more inland steam cement ships is imperative.
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