Because there are so many new types of minerals, Lu Yuan has to make some selections to develop them.

The first batch of materials needed is the ability to manufacture intelligent chip brains.

They then use these to manufacture specialized robots that enable them to perform autonomous, remotely controlled mining and real-time analysis, thus reducing their working hours.

The first batch of mines has been identified, with more than 30 locations ranging from 10 kilometers to 1,000 kilometers apart. Therefore, Lu Yuan selected several locations with relatively high mineral content and that were not easy to be discovered for clandestine mining.

Since he was the only one there, he had to be the one responsible for moving all the storage equipment while others' equipment was still in production.

He would return home around dawn and then again late at night. No one knew what he was doing. Only when his family occasionally asked him would Lu Yuan report his situation.

This continued for nearly two months until Lu Yuan finally gathered all the materials needed for the first batch of mining equipment.

Production officially began. With a burst of electric sparks, the entire mining area flickered, and Lu Yuan officially started the project to develop the equipment.

In this terrifying place, Lu Yuan was the only one; no one knew where he was. To hide himself, Lu Yuan even built a small three-dimensional simulation space.

That way, even if a raptor or scout comes to patrol, it might not be able to see what Lu Yuan is doing here.

As time passed, his family never asked where Lu Yuan was, and no one else ever asked either. The entire camp continued to develop peacefully.

The reason he didn't tell his family was because he was worried that if they accidentally learned something from the ape and found out what he knew, Lu Yuan's plans would all fall apart.

In Lu Yuan's mind, he had to keep this matter a secret to the highest degree.

When Lu Yuan went to Sean's territory a while ago, he found that Sean's territory had expanded by nearly 10 times compared to before.

Moreover, Sean even began deploying his own ape army.

What a terrible thing this is.

After all, the people have now begun to have the ability to protect themselves and even form an army, which means that they will definitely have the awareness to expand in the future, especially now that Lu Yuan has also discovered their expansion trend.

Therefore, he had to be careful to avoid being discovered by the other party.

Time passed day by day, and Xiaoshan was still busy with issues such as building a school at the camp, because there were quite a few children in the camp, and hundreds of children needed to be given a place to live.

On the way to school that day, Xiaoshan took Qiqi to school. The little girl raised her cute face and looked at her mother.

"Mom, when is Dad coming back? I heard from my classmates that Dad is doing something important."

A kind expression appeared on Xiao Shan's face.

"Yes, Dad went to do something important. He'll be back when he's done. Do you miss him?"

"Yes, yes, I haven't seen my dad in so long. When is he coming back? I hope it won't be as long as last time."

Xiao Shan quickly shook her head.

"No, don't worry. Dad will come back to see you as soon as he's done with his work, and he'll bring you lots of gifts. Are you up? Dad might even bring you a smart robot."

Upon hearing Xiaoshan's words, Qiqi's face immediately lit up with a look of surprise.

"I've seen robot butlers in many movies, so can we have one in our home too? I also heard that we had robot butlers when we lived underground."

Xiao Shan gently touched Qi Qi's cheek. "Yes, Daddy might get you an even more advanced robot, and a robot friend to be with you."

“That’s great, that’s great! I really hope Dad can come back tomorrow morning.”

Xiao Shan smiled gently. He didn't know when Lu Yuan would be back, he only knew that Lu Yuan would come back whenever he finished his work.

At this moment, in a jungle more than 300 kilometers away.

A figure emerged from the middle of the woods, dressed in silver-gray clothing and wearing tall boots. He carried a strange backpack on his back.

After walking several dozen meters, he suddenly waved behind him.

There was another commotion in the jungle, and then, a silver-white robot emerged from within.

The robot was made entirely of steel, but it had a pair of bright eyes that flashed with various kinds of light from time to time.

Lu Yuan walked ahead, then observed the robot from a distance before speaking to it.

"Rhubarb, go check the types of ores in the vicinity."

"Yes, Master."

Then the robot removed some equipment from its body and placed it on the ground. Then it opened a computer on its chest and typed in a series of codes.

Then, the machines in the distance transformed into tiny, spider-like robots, crawling in all directions.

About ten minutes later, the small robots returned, and the old yellow robot input the collected information into the computer.

"The master has finished collecting them. A total of 25 types of ores were found, of which three have usable value."

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