Chapter 573 - 421 The Correct Development Method of the Smelting Industry (Extra - for Alliance Leader Bai Shiyu!)

[Mineral Resource Reserve Detector Started]

[Please place the device on a flat surface before beginning detection]

[Please choose the purpose of use, select mineral reserve, extraction period, and mineral quality]

[Reserve detection selected]

[Please maintain a stable power connection to the device]

[Detection starting]

[Detecting...]

[15%...54%...]

[100%!]

[Detected within a five-kilometer radius: abundant nitrate ore, gypsum ore, and gold mine!]

The machine roared as the dials continuously swung with the progress of the detection and the screen constantly flashed various numbers, even displaying the topographic map around the mining area.

Lin Yue watched the various formulas and numbers continuously popping up on the screen, and when he heard there were nitrate ore, gypsum ore, and gold mines, he couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

Gold mine? There’s even a gold mine?

This indeed was unexpected.

After waiting for a while, the roaring sound of the Mineral Resource Reserve Detector gradually became gentle and eventually almost silent.

Three lines appeared on the screen.

[Nitrate Ore: 61%]

[Gypsum Ore: 22%]

[Gold Mine: 17%]

Oh, wow.

The gold mine accounts for 17%!

Although gold is currently not very useful in any of the devices and buildings he uses, it doesn’t mean it’s completely useless.

In the future, when considering aerospace, the importance of gold as a resource will stand out.

"Not bad, let’s continue by checking the controllable extraction period."

This time, Lin Yue was most concerned about this.

The resource reserves here determine whether he will continue to build a sub-base here and whether to create a medium to short-distance rail rapid train and track.

If it’s small, then more machine dogs should be deployed to extract it quickly, and then withdraw most of the armed forces, machine dogs, and guard forces to a more suitable mineral resource location.

If it’s large, then naturally it’s the best.

[Detection of mine extraction period function selected]

[Detecting, please do not move]

[12%...49%...78%...]

[100%]

[Detection complete]

[Nitrate Ore: Could be mined for 778 days!]

[Gypsum Ore: Could be mined for 280.5 days!]

[Gold Mine: Could be mined for 216.8 days!]

[These are calculated based on the current mining power, at 24 hours non-stop mining average efficiency!]

[Adding or reducing mining power will change the total mining duration!]

The roaring sound of the machine gradually started to ease and then completely quieted down.

At this moment, the roaring sound inside Lin Yue’s heart was even higher than the loud roar of the machine!

At the current speed, the nitrate ore can still be mined for 778 days?

Keep in mind, only thirty-six days have passed since the survival in the Otherworld started!

"Well, can only say impressive."

The nitrate ore reserves are much larger than he imagined, and currently, it also matches the protection by existing armed forces, further justifying Lin Yue building a solid sub-base for it.

Moreover, it seems that the medium to short-distance rail rapid train and track can also get on schedule here.

At this moment, Black Dot, Green Claw, and other Little Ice Lizards have returned to the Shelter as well, and they seem quite intrigued by the Mineral Resource Reserve Detector, circling around it non-stop.

"Don’t mess around just yet, I’ll go get a piece of nitrate."

Lin Yue instructed them, glanced at the empty freezer, and suddenly thought, could it be that these two guys ate all the food, ate until they couldn’t move, hence caused an intertwined evolution?

Stepped out of the Shelter, fetched a piece of nitrate, returned to the Shelter, and just caught sight of Black Dot actually touching the Mineral Resource Reserve Detector!

[Mineral category depth detection in progress...]

[Completed]

[Nitrate Ore Buried Depth: 3 meters above ground—71 meters underground]

[Gypsum Ore Buried Depth: 2 meters above ground—71 meters underground]

[Gold Mine Buried Depth: 84 meters underground—101 meters underground]

Lin Yue: ???

This function exists?

No way, how did Black Dot manage to press this function? Random guess?

Lin Yue watched the screen with suspicion for a while, then suddenly dashed outside.

He went straight to one of the mining machine dogs below and reset the program for it.

"Set it to dig down to 88 meters, then..."

Very soon, after he finished the setting, the machine dog rebooted and started excavating at the nitrate spot beneath.

Lin Yue then consecutively set three more, and they also followed to dig down.

He then found two transport machine dogs and set them up specifically to assist these four machine dogs, then stood quietly aside, watching the little guys continuously excavate.

After more than ten minutes, shining bits of gold glowed from a large stone flash dug out, grabbed by the transport machine dogs and brought up, one stone after another continued to pile up!

There really is!

Goodness, no wonder he hadn’t seen anything other than nitrate, gypsum, and stones before, turns out it was a buried depth issue!

"But this isn’t a gold bar, it’s ore." Lin Yue stood next to a piece of gold ore scrutinizing it, getting over the excitement and calmly perceiving the problem.

This isn’t pure gold, just an ore containing "gold."

If not refined, it will forever remain as it is, completely unusable.

"Seems like something needs to be activated urgently."

Lin Yue recalled the large machinery in the Shelter that always occupied space but never functioned - the Melting Furnace!

The reason the Melting Furnace hasn’t been operational is due to a lack of fuel to make it function.

Coal won’t do, wood even less so.

Only better fuel will suffice.

He remembered, the best fuel for the Melting Furnace was none other than "diesel" and "heavy oil."

Unclear if the original Earth Melting Furnace was like this, but the one he had undoubtedly required diesel and heavy oil.

He did have some diesel, previously traded from Xing Lingfeng, but the quantity was insufficient, all consumed by generators, and "heavy oil" was elusive.

But now it’s different.

Petroleum River Base just happens to produce a large amount of resources like gasoline and diesel every day!

With ore, Melting Furnace, and fuel in place.

"Seems like the task ahead is pretty simple, doesn’t it?"

Lin Yue felt.

This time, it seemed he had finally taken the right first step in ore refining!

And next...

He recalled the always dusty Titanium Iron Ore.

Seemed not too far from a perfect Shelter.

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