Chapter 178 The first production safety law in the cemetery
"Natural Disaster OL" official website forum.
· Senior Beast: "Brothers, what should I do if I get carbon monoxide poisoning?! Waiting online, it's very urgent! (horrified)"
· Shark dropped something: "???" The chemical pool with a stuffy mouth said: "The wreaths are sold in the front row! Don't miss it if you pass by!"
Senior Beast: "It's not me! It's an NPC... (embarrassed)"
Hu Wan: "The finger that dialed 120 subconsciously stopped. (Sweat)"
Tauren Warrior: "Hey, I knew it."
Pighead Knight: "Contact the Internet Addiction Treatment Center, this guy is hopeless."
Senior Beast: "No! I think we can still save him, we can't just die like this! QAQ"
Xiao Wan is not full: "How about trying to contact the Demon King? At least it won't be wasted... I mean, he seems to be able to The dead become ghouls."
Shark Drops Things: "Move to the north, what a talent!"
Whale Luo Nanbei: "emmm... Actually, it is a way, the difference between ghouls and living people is really small."
Senior Beast: "!! I'll try it."
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Deep in the Beifeng Mine, in the Demon King’s Magic Workshop, Aicudi Luoye, lying flat on the stone bed, fluttered his eyelashes and finally woke up from his slumber.
The dark surroundings made her shoulders shake unconsciously, and she dragged her heavy body to sit up from the cold stone bed.
At this time, a majestic voice came from the darkness not far away.
"Feeling better?"
Aikudi subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a figure wearing a jet black cloak standing there.
That angular face like a sculpture is none other than the ruler of the labyrinth and the devil of the necropolis.
A hint of reverence suddenly appeared in Aikudi's eyes, and he quickly stood up from the stone bed, nodded slightly, and knelt down on one knee respectfully.
"Meet the Demon King..."
"No need to be polite."
Before she even touched one knee to the ground, Luo Yan waved his hand gently, indicating that she did not need to be polite.
At the same time, a soft stream of air blew towards her, lifting her up from the ground and letting her sit back on the stone bed behind her.
Looking at the flattered face, Luo Yan continued.
"Answer my question first, how do you feel now."
Aikudi calmed down, closed his eyes and entered meditation, carefully feeling the changes in his body, and after a while he opened his eyes and said.
"I feel much better."
When she said this, she paused for a moment and asked eagerly.
"Excuse me, what's wrong?"
Luo Yan didn't hide anything from her and answered truthfully.
How could it be... We have the blessing of the ancient tree, and ordinary poisons can't hurt us at all."
The blessing of the ancient tree is actually the blessing of Gray Wind. It is a kind of protection integrated into the bloodline, which is similar to the protection of the vampires.
Luo Yan had heard Gray Feng mention this matter before, and he could naturally understand why she was so surprised when she heard that she had been poisoned.
After thinking for a moment, he explained the problem in as plain language as possible.
"There are many types of poisoning. I guess the toxin resistance flowing in your blood is mainly against organic toxins such as snake venom and spider venom, as well as general natural curses. As for carbon monoxide poisoning, it should not be in this category... It is more similar to suffocation, you can understand it that way."
As for the solution, it is also very simple.
Luo Yan directly fed her a bottle of life potion to speed up the metabolism in her body and metabolize the red blood cells that were combined with carbon monoxide.
The night elf's vitality is inherently stronger than that of ordinary humans, plus she has bronze-level strength. When the life potion stimulated the life potential in her body, she quickly woke up from the coma relying on her own recovery power.
If it were an ordinary human being without extraordinary powers, half of his life would have been lost.
Aikudi didn't understand what the Demon King was saying at all, just like she couldn't understand why burning some charcoal could solve the problem that the Gray Wind Tribe had not been able to solve for hundreds of years. However, this did not prevent her from admiring the Demon King and feeling grateful.
"Thank you for saving my life from the hands of death."
Luo Yan shook his head slightly and said in a solemn voice.
"You encountered an accident while contributing to the necropolis. It is our duty to cure you. I cannot bear this thank you."
"In addition, this accident also reminded me that we cannot just pursue efficiency and ignore safety. You don't have to worry about the rest. I will take care of it and give you an explanation."
Aicudi hurriedly said after hearing this.
"Thank you for your concern. I appreciate your kindness, but please do not punish the undead... They are all your loyal subordinates, and everything they do is for the future of the necropolis. I believe they did not intentionally put me in danger."
How can there be no sacrifice at all on the road to explore the truth?
Compared to those explorations that cost lives and even souls, I was just in a coma for a while, and this minor injury was nothing.
Furthermore, the desire of the undead to explore the mysteries of life deeply moved her.
She does not want those cute little skeletons to be punished for her own reasons, or even dampen their enthusiasm for exploring the truth.
Luo Yan glanced at the night elf mage in surprise. Seeing that the expression on her face was serious, he nodded lightly and said.
"Since this is the request of the parties involved, I will forgive them this time for the mistakes they made due to haste, but it will not be so easy next time."
"After a pause, he continued in a gentle tone.
"Just rest for the next two days, I will arrange for someone to temporarily take over your work."
Ikudi glanced at the Demon King gratefully and nodded respectfully.
"As you command, Lord Demon King."
The cutscene ends.
The ghosts floating outside the door breathed a sigh of relief.
Previously, they were banned by the system for 72 hours and could not "log in". They could only move in the form of ghosts within the area enveloped by the core of the Demon King's Territory.
Although it is fun to float into the dungeon and scare adventurers, it is still too uncomfortable without a controllable body.
Especially when they think about not being able to farm for 72 hours, they feel itchy.
Legendary Naigan King: "It scared me to death. I thought I had to stay in a dark room for three days!"
Legendary Liver-resistant King: "No, you don't want to."
Senior Beast: "Hey, the body of a living person is still too weak, and he will die accidentally."
Legendary Liver-resistant King: "Indeed, the undead are more resistant to manipulation."
Thank you. Flesh's thick rice: "Gan! It would be great if the skeleton soldiers could also use natural spells."
Senior Beast: "It can be used, I didn't say it couldn't be used, but your level is too low to learn it, right?"
Legendary Liver-resistant King: "As expected, you still have to be strong to make iron. You can't rely on NPC for everything!"
Xie Burou's Houmi: "Brothers, I plan to go to the front line for half a month to train! Wait until I come back with a brand of Bronze Level Skeleton Mage!"
Legendary Liver-resistant King: "Go, go, hurry up."
It seems that the time in the dark room has ended early.
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The next day.
On the official website of "Calamity OL", an announcement was placed on the headline of the forum's homepage.
【Server Announcement: The "Graveyard Production Safety Law" has been promulgated, please read it carefully when hiring NPCs to carry out production activities!
【Article 1 of the "Necropolis Production Safety Law": It is prohibited to burn charcoal in a confined space where NPCs (non-undead units) exist! (Example: "Senior Beast", "Legendary Liver-resistant King", "Legendary Dry-resistant King" and other players caused mild carbon monoxide poisoning to a night elf while growing in the experimental greenhouse...)
Penalties for violations: Production and operation facilities will be fined 50,000 to 1 million coins depending on the level of the accident, and production responsibility accounts will be penalized for 7 to 180 daily average earnings. If the fine is not paid, contribution points will be deducted. 】
【Article 2: To be determined. 】
Yiye Zhiqiu: "It's okay to be determined..."
Gou Shi: "6666."
He took a gulp at the chemical pool: "Is this a limited achievement? Can it still be unlocked? (Stunned)"
Legendary King Naigan: "Gan! Why did you mention my name?! (angry)"
Xie Burou's Houmi: "Why did you omit my name?! (angry)"
< br/> Little Rabbit Juice: "Good guy, are you even proud?! (Surprised)"
Yiye Zhiqiu: "Visually, this announcement will not only not reduce safety accidents, but will actually lead to various There are more and more sexy moves (squinting)"
Good citizens of Gotham: "Gah ga ga! Brothers! I have decided on the second item to be decided!! (bad smile)"
Luo. Law-abiding citizen of the Holy City: "NPC: Don't come over! (Funny)"
Huwan: "I have a premonition of what a smoky scene the server will be in the past two days. (face covering)"
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Almost on the same day that the "Grand Cemetery Safety Production Law" was promulgated, various shady operations occurred in Beifeng City.
Including but not limited to lighting cigarettes in a flour mill, joining steel bars with bare hands in a hot rolling mill, working at heights without safety ropes, and washing feet on the cement floor.
This is where the civil engineering dogs are quite impressive. In just one day, they contributed 20 typical cases of illegal production, so much so that the ash content in the cement house under construction was much higher.
After all, many players who are keen on building houses in the game have actually worked on construction sites, and they are very familiar with the operations that can make "little white hats" angry and have high blood pressure.
However, the "Production Safety Law" is still a law, and putting your ID on the "Honor Roll" is not without cost. Therefore, many players do not dare to go too far. Many of them are mainly staged, and they return to their original state after taking the video crystal.
Although these outrageous operations caused a certain degree of economic losses, the players' trial and error methods also taught the residents of Beifeng City a lesson.
Seeing the various fancy ways of death of the Demon King's minions, the residents who newly joined Beifeng City were shocked, and they couldn't help but keep those fancy ways of death in mind.
In a sense, this can be regarded as an alternative safety education that “tests the law by oneself”.
Since then, many construction workers in the necropolis have not only gained a sense of awe, but have even developed the habit of praying over their tools before using them.
But that’s another story...
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In the southern part of Beifeng Forest, a heavily armed caravan is slowly advancing.
The entire team consisted of nearly two hundred people, with more than thirty caravans pulled by packhorses in the middle, and moved forward in the forest along a mud road marked by footprints.
The man on the horse looked at the map in his hand and frowned slightly at the mountains in the north.
His name is Sokedo. He is the owner of the Sokedou Chamber of Commerce and a famous businessman in the southern part of the Lion Kingdom. He is mainly engaged in the timber and fur business, and occasionally is involved in the import and export of ore.
This time a crisis broke out in the Dusk Province, and the refugee wave spread to many directly administered provinces and duchies around the kingdom, especially the Duchy of Campbell on the sea.
Him smelling business opportunities, he had a premonition that famine would break out in Thunder County, and food prices would soar in the worst case, so he immediately purchased a batch of grain in the southern part of the Kingdom of Lane, and passed through Dusk Keep, Stromgarde and Jackdaw City, all the way to the Principality of Campbell.
· However, God is not as good as God. The arrival of refugees did push up the price of food, but it did not bring serious famine to the local area.
When he arrived at the local market, he could hardly believe his eyes. He even thought for a time that the locals were trying to trick them, foreign businessmen, by trying to make them fat. It was not until he camped near Thunder City for a few days that he discovered that there was really no shortage of food in this place.
There are many businessmen who have experienced the same thing as him.
After some exchanges with colleagues and field visits, he discovered that he had overlooked an important factor, that is, almost all the land in the Principality of Campbell was in the hands of the lord!
This is obviously different from most areas in the Kingdom of Lane.
In most areas of the Lion Kingdom, including directly-administered provinces such as Dusk Province, a considerable proportion of the agricultural population are homesteaders. In many places, the ratio of homesteaders to tenant farmers is even half and half.
The production of those farmers who work as a family unit has a high degree of self-sufficiency. Most of the food they produce meets their own needs, and the production level is even more uneven. The nearby towns are naturally susceptible to food price fluctuations.
In the Principality of Campbell, rural land is basically in the hands of rural nobles, large and small, and almost all the agricultural population are tenant farmers. With the passage of time and the accumulation of wealth, the production tools in the hands of these rural nobles have almost developed to the point of being fully iron-made.
In many places, steel tools and improved steam engines are even used, which is unimaginable in most areas of the Kingdom of Lane!
In this context, the agricultural land in the Principality of Campbell will produce a large surplus of grain, which will continue to drive down the price of food in the Principality of Campbell.
As long as the price of grain in Thunder City rises slightly, the nearby rural nobles will be eager to open their granaries and take the opportunity to make a fortune. Therefore, not only will there be no famine here, but there will even be room to export grain when facing a wave of refugees.
As for the cost, it is that the vast majority of tenant farmers who are tied to the land may not be able to see what silver coins look like in their lifetime.
But what does this matter?
In any case, their pursuit is just to eat enough, and the only ones who feel uncomfortable are the foreign businessmen who try to make money from them.
As for the industrialists and merchants of Thunder City, they have no hope of selling the goods they produce to the animals that can cultivate the land. They only need to be responsible for providing cheap food, so that the workers in the large and small workshops and factories of Thunder City can endure the monthly salary of less than 30 Austrian silver and produce goods with higher added value.
These high-quality and cheap goods will be transported to the ports of the Ostrich Empire and its colonies to earn Austrian silver.
Under such an economic system, Sokoto desperately found that it was almost inevitable that the food he brought could not be sold, and he could not find his place in the entire supply chain at all.
Perhaps he can make some money by shipping a batch of wool, and this is one of the few goods in Thunder County that has a decent profit margin.
As for things like cotton and linen, the colonies of the empire produced them in good quality and in large quantities.
Seeing that grain worth millions of silver coins was about to fall into his hands, Sokoto was naturally unwilling to go bankrupt, so he led his caravan to follow the migration direction of the refugees and planned to try his luck in the north.
According to past experience, not all desperate refugees will choose to camp near the city to wait for relief from the lords and churches. There will also be some powerful families who will choose to venture to the Borderlands to open up new settlements.
If the grain in hand can be exchanged for wood and dragged to the south of the Lion Kingdom, it would be possible to recover some of the capital.
However, what Sockdor did not expect was that the migration footsteps of the group of refugees did not take him to any marked village or city on the map, but instead took him to the border of the Baron of Gus, deep in the Silver Pine Forest.
Going further north, you will enter the Wanren Mountains.
That's not a good place.
In Osland, wherever there are mountains, there are only ghosts like undead or goblins. If you are unlucky, you will also encounter ogres.
At this time, a mounted guard rode up to him, tightened the reins and stopped the horse's hooves.
..."Beifeng Mountain is ahead of us. It was once the mine of the Andes family, but it is said that they accidentally dug into the maze while digging coal, so it later became a paradise for adventurers."
"The entrance to the maze, it seems these refugees have chosen a good place."
The guard on horseback shrugged his shoulders, dispelling the optimistic thoughts of the boss in front of him.
"These things I said were all 10 years ago. In my impression, the place was deserted before the death of the Demon King Reggie Dragon. Now the undead rule there... For safety reasons, I suggest you avoid it."
"The undead can't make fire." Looking at the distance. As the black smoke rose, Sodok said stubbornly, "The version I heard is that a powerful magician came to the north of Silverpine Forest. In order to help the homeless wanderers, that guy used forbidden spells and summoned the dead from nearby mass graves as servants... Maybe the rumored magician is there."
Although doing business with the Necromancer is risky, the guy doesn't sound like a bad person.
They might be able to reach some deal, and even if it didn't work out, he could use part of the food as a bargaining chip in exchange for the magician's friendship.
No matter what, it is better than losing all your money.
His coming here is already trying his luck, so there is no reason to turn around and leave at this time.
The head guard looked at the boss in surprise.
"Are you serious?"
Withdrawing his gaze from the distant smoke, Suokeduo hesitated for a long time, and finally said through gritted teeth.
"I want to take a look, at least let me give up."
Seeing that the boss said so, the guard leader finally stopped persuading and sighed.
"Okay... but I suggest that we bring fewer people, so that even if the other party suddenly attacks, we won't be in a hurry when retreating."
"I think so too... But this is not preparation for retreat, but to show our sincerity."
The guard leader didn't want to argue anymore and replied casually.
“You have the final say.”