Chapter 545: Daxing Northwest (2)
Looking at the name "Valar Bay" on the communication card, Gaode skillfully pressed the green button in the lower right corner of the light screen to answer the "incoming call".
Green turns into ripples, lighting up the entire card.
"My King."
Claude's steady voice came immediately, and the sound of the waves could be heard in the background.
This fourth-ring mage of the Zhenbing Tribe was once the supporter of former Great Elder Donald.
After Gao De killed Donald with his sword, he quickly recognized the fact and chose to put aside his prejudices and obey the new king and war mother.
After that, he witnessed with his own eyes the tremendous changes that Gothe brought to Phoenix. Although he was technically a "remnant of the previous dynasty", he was actually loyal.
Because in the final analysis, the reason why he supports Donald is more because he believes that Donald can bring a better future to the tribe.
Now that the truly beautiful future has arrived, he is naturally more loyal.
Sunaifa did not have much prejudice against Claude because of his origin.
When the construction of Varar Bay starts, the dock expansion, fleet formation, route planning, and piling all need to be coordinated by capable people.
The first thing Sunaifa thought of was this mature, capable and extremely powerful fourth-ring mage.
After all, the importance of Varar Bay is no less important than Phoenix:
It is the only port in the north leading to the outside world. In addition, it is adjacent to Flora Forest. In Gothe's "two-wing development" plan, Varar Bay is the other wing far opposite Phoenix, and its future development potential may even surpass the main city.
But here in Phoenix there is the Sunaifa Town and the sixth-level ice jade sycamore of the Patron Saint Tree, but there is nothing on the Valar Bay side.
Sending Claude to take charge is not only a sign of trust, but also of importance to Valar Bay.
"What's the matter?" Gothe asked.
If Claude can use the Ethernet to "call" a psychic letter directly to his office, there must be important news.
"The first batch of ships from the Blue Flame Islands have arrived." Claude's voice couldn't hide the excitement, and even had a hint of urgency. Gothe's originally relaxed sitting posture instantly tensed up, and a light suddenly lit up in his eyes.
This is a big event that he has been looking forward to for a long time.
Although before leaving the City of Black Sails, Gothe had already made a long-term cooperation agreement with Sarah in the North and the Gold Coin Hunter Group.
But it is one thing to make a treaty, and it is another thing to implement it.
Sarah has never been one to do one thing in front of others and behind the other's back. After finalizing the cooperation treaty, she actively promoted subsequent cooperation matters, divided a special fleet to be responsible for northern trade, and also determined and released procurement requirements in advance.
The Northern Territory is definitely more active. After all, this cooperation is completely beneficial to Phoenix, and it is the key to breaking through resource constraints without exposing itself.
With both parties involved in the cooperation being very active and pushing forward with all their strength, a month ago, five cargo ships loaded with specialties from the north departed from Valar Bay and landed in the City of Black Sails.
In addition to the cargo, the ship also carried ten staff members strictly selected by the Government Affairs Department, with the purpose of assisting Lan Wen, who had already been stationed in the City of Black Sails.
Lest him be alone in the city of black sails, "the bare commander".
Sarah purchased all the goods on this cargo ship at a high price as agreed.
The money obtained was used to purchase the most urgently needed supplies in the north according to the list prepared by Sunaifa in advance.
Claude was very aware of the importance of this batch of materials, so he immediately reported the specific situation to Gaode through Lingxin:
Among this batch of purchased materials, the most expensive ones were the materials for magic potions, which accounted for about 70% of the total payment.
Although it sounds painful and exaggerated, there is nothing we can do about it.
The extraordinary resources in the North have very strong regional characteristics, so most of the materials required for spells and potions cannot be found in the North.
Let alone anything else, Phoenix has a huge gap in the [Quick Digging] spell potion alone.
The Varar Mountains, which lie between Phoenix and Varar Bay, have always been a big problem.
It greatly extends the travel time and material transportation between the two places. Once the Varar Tunnel through the Varar Mountain is completed, the travel time between the two places will be shortened exponentially.
The cost of transporting materials will also be reduced by ten or even dozens of times, and it goes without saying that the convenience will be improved.
In short, only when the Valar Tunnel is completed can the two wings be truly linked.
The excavation of the Kovalar Tunnel requires passing through thick layers of frozen soil and rock layers.
There are no shield machines, excavators and other large equipment from previous generations here.
If you want to speed up the progress of the project, you must provide a large amount of [Quick Digging] magic potions to the Ministry of Construction, and rely on [Quick Digging] to carry out magic construction and maintain efficient operations.
The materials required for the [Quick Digging] spell and potion are not available in the North, so they can only rely on external procurement.
There are also potion materials for the spell [Turn Mud into Stone], which is also designated by the Ministry of Construction, and they also have to be purchased from the outside. This is basically the case for many other spells and potions.
The goods shipped by this batch of cargo ships accounted for the largest proportion of money for spells and potions, while the materials that occupied the most space were various tools that the North was not yet capable of manufacturing but were extremely needed for production development.
One of the things that made Claude couldn't help but marvel was a complete set of mining equipment and tools.
Transportation equipment including pulleys, winches, tracks and minecarts, large iron brackets as support materials, and advanced tools such as picks and shovels made of fine steel.
The most important thing is that Sarah also helped Gaode get a large-scale alchemical engineering machinery: a magic crystal-driven drilling machine.
But the embarrassing thing is that the magic crystal as an energy source is not available in the North, and it needs to be purchased additionally.
In addition to these heavy weapons, they also purchased a large amount of scarce raw materials in the north, such as fine logs, finely forged iron blocks, etc.
Even though most of the house construction can be replaced by rock, and the same is true for furniture, there are always many things that require the use of wood and cannot be replaced by other materials.
Until the Forest of Flora is completely transformed into a forest, timber in the north will still have to be imported.
Just when Gothe thought that was all, Claude brought him the real and biggest surprise: "My king, one of the ships returning was not carrying supplies, but people..."People?!" Gothe confirmed it slightly and immediately reacted.
In the cooperation agreement that was originally finalized, there was also a special [technology and talent introduction] clause.
It’s just that Gothe didn’t expect Sarah’s efficiency to be so high.
Yes, in addition to supplies, Sarah also cooperated with the powerful intelligence power of the Crow Zun Secret Gang to select a group of talents from the City of Black Sails and transported them to the North as agreed.
"Immediately prepare the best food and lodging for them, and let them have a good night's rest first. Long-distance sea voyages are very tiring... After resting, organize people to do the registration work as soon as possible the next day, and record everyone's expertise, past experience and other detailed information."
"Don't worry, my king, I will make arrangements." Claude immediately agreed.
The sea breeze from Varar Bay carries a salty coolness, passing over the edges and corners of the stone pier, blowing the flags on the masts of the nine sailing ships that have just arrived in the harbor.
These nine ships are of different sizes and models.
Five of them carried the Plantagenet flag.
They are Harland ketch ships manufactured by Harland Shipyard. Naturally, the main flag is the Plantagenet flag.
This flag of the Plantagenet Dynasty alone allows them to avoid most man-made disasters on the sea.
This is the power of the Plantagenet dynasty.
The remaining four ships with different styles come from the City of Black Sails and belong to the Gold Coin Hunter Group. They are trophies collected by Sarah from the Blood Sail Pirate Group.
As a former pirate ship, it has now been stripped of some of its weapons and transformed into a cargo ship. However, it still retains the advantages of a pirate ship in terms of "resistance to wind, waves and impact" and is suitable for sailing in dangerous sea areas.
The disadvantage is that the cargo capacity is relatively limited.
Nine ships were docked steadily at the dock, and the decks of eight cargo ships were piled with supplies wrapped in oilcloth, with ropes securing the cargo boxes tightly.
They have been sailing at sea for more than a month, and their endurance in all aspects has actually reached the limit, and they have been looking forward to landing for a long time.
At this time, I found that I had arrived at my destination, and I was naturally very excited.
Even if that destination is the extremely cold and bitter northern region in my mind.
These people are the technical talents from all walks of life selected by Sarah in the City of Black Sails. None of them are extremely evil, but they all have terrible experiences. For various reasons, they have no choice but to come to the City of Black Sails to seek refuge.
But the City of Black Sails is not a safe haven.
· There are many exiles who can't live in the mainland here, most of them are extremely vicious people: pirates,
· Assassins, wanted criminals...
· This has also led to fights, robberies, and murders everywhere in Black Sails City, making them always on guard. Many people are even forced to serve the gangs in the city.
Because they once saw someone who was unwilling to join in the crime and died tragically on the street the next day.
The so-called refuge was, in the final analysis, just a way to survive. In this case, when Sarah found them and invited them to go to the North, guaranteeing their safety in the North and providing them with stability, food and accommodation, many people only hesitated for a moment and agreed immediately.
Compared to the Black Sails City where people have trouble sleeping and eating, and their lives cannot be guaranteed.
Although the northern border sounds a little poorer and more difficult, at least life is guaranteed to be safe!
For these desperate technical talents, the North is a better choice.
More importantly, it was Sarah who extended the invitation.
If someone else had issued such an invitation, they would definitely not believe it and would think it was a big conspiracy.
But this invitation comes from Sarah, the only person from Black Sails City they may be willing to trust.
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Compared with Davy Jones's notoriety, Sarah's reputation is much better.
She is a legendary bounty hunter with no dark history of persecuting others. She even killed the pirate king David with her own hands.
Page At this moment, these people crowded on the deck, holding on to the side of the ship and looking at the scene on the shore.
Some people took a deep breath of the chilly air of Varar Bay to relieve the boredom at sea for more than a month.
It is both a breath of fresh air and a wait and see of what the place where I will live in the future will be like.
In fact, on the boat when they arrived, they had already envisioned the scene in the North more than once: the frozen wasteland, simple tents, unpalatable food, and the sallow and skinny northerners.:::
It can be said that they were fully vaccinated and psychologically prepared.
After all, in the minds of outsiders, the North is a backward and primitive wilderness.
It is extremely cold here and is not suitable for survival. The people here are hungry and cold, and they are very repellent and unfriendly to outsiders.
But before their feet actually set foot on this snowfield, their understanding of the northern border was refreshed.
The first thing that catches the eye is a pier with northern characteristics.
This is not a simple trestle as they imagined, but made of huge blue-gray rocks and transparent ice.
The dock is flat and wide, and can accommodate dozens of people walking at the same time;
Their movements are capable and orderly, and their faces are not tired from hunger and cold, but full of busy energy.
Looking into the distance along the pier, you can see a large "camp" built with stone and ice as the main materials.
The scale of the camp was huge, and the buildings were arranged extremely neatly, like chess pieces on a chessboard.
There are wide passages between each building. The floor of the passage is paved with flat bluestone slabs. There are tiny ice particles embedded in the gaps between the slabs, which glow slightly in the sun.
It is not only convenient for pedestrians and wooden vehicles to pass, but also can be quickly cleared when snow accumulates to avoid congestion.
"This...is the North?" A white-haired old man's tone was full of disbelief.
Compared with the various big cities they have seen in the outside world, such a camp is definitely nothing.
The problem is that this is the North, a "barbaric land where even weeds cannot grow", a blank area on the map covered by ice and snow.
How could there be such a standard dock and such a neat and uniform campground?
The atmosphere of civilization here is even stronger than that of many small towns outside.
The discussion on the deck became intense. Some people stretched out their hands to indicate the size of the famous camp. Some people lowered their heads. The companions beside them exchanged glances...:::
They looked at the busy northerners on the shore and the neat camp. Their original determination was replaced by doubts and expectations.
At this moment, there was a steady sound of footsteps on the pier.
Everyone followed the sound and saw a group of neatly dressed personnel walking over.
The leader was more than two meters tall, more than half a head taller than the sturdy blacksmith on the deck, with broad shoulders and a thick back.
As soon as I stood there, I could see the unique fierce temperament of a barbarian.
He led the people and walked steadily onto the ship along the sloping gangplank. Although Mi Shang had a gentle smile, his burly figure still gave everyone a certain sense of oppression.
"Everyone," his voice was low and resonant, "I am the warden of the Phoenix City Hall in Valar Bay, Claude. Today, in the name of my king, God's war mother, Sunaifa, I welcome you to the North on behalf of Phoenix. "
"I hope that we can work together in the future to work together to revitalize the northwest.——