The Eve of the Blood Moon (I)
If Ye Miaomiao were asked to recall the "blood moon", she could only say that it was a rather unpleasant memory.
There were many times when she was comfortably stockpiling goods and developing herself, but in the next second she was unlucky enough to encounter a "blood moon", and the whole team was wiped out and the game ended.
No one could have predicted this sudden turn of events. After all, everyone thought the Blood Moon was just a random event, unlikely to happen to them. But when it finally happened...
When Ye Miaomiao recalled the blood-red scene on the computer screen, she shuddered unconsciously. She really couldn't imagine what it would feel like to experience the blood moon in person!
Regardless of whether the rewards for completing the mission were rich or whether it could help other territories, Ye Miaomiao had only one thought -
We must not let the "Hungry Hungry" territory be wiped out!
Stock up on ammunition and strengthen your defense; you must win!
After Zhang Jiajia took Fang Zhiyong away, Ye Miaomiao walked quickly towards the warehouse.
Before stocking up, Ye Miaomiao counted the resources in the territory and the remaining points she had - 628 points.
Thanks to the upgraded "Primary Factory," they could craft one hundred level three equipment pieces daily. A bow with ten arrows constituted a standard set of level three equipment. As long as the production line worked overtime for a day, they could reach the target of one thousand arrows just in time for the Blood Moon.
but...
A set of level 3 bows and arrows requires 6 ore, and crafting only the arrows without the bow requires 5 ore! One hundred sets require a full 500-600 ore.
Not to mention Task 2 for now, Task 3 requires upgrading the wall to Level 3, which also requires 300 pieces of iron and 300 pieces of copper, a total of 600 pieces of ore.
All together, a total of... 1100-1200 parts of iron are needed, but...
Even if Bell has the support of mines and foundry huts and can achieve four times the output, and works overtime today and tomorrow to forge it, he can only produce 600 pieces of ore, which is only half of the standard!
Moreover, Ye Miaomiao looked at the shelf where the ore was stored with a bitter look. There was only a lonely piece of iron and a piece of copper. The empty appearance was so sad that anyone who heard it would cry.
Why is the child so poor?
We have to make sure there's enough ore! Ye Miaomiao quickly returned to the underground mine and found Bell still hanging around in front of the tavern.
Seeing Zuo Haohan still preparing leisurely in the tavern, she seriously pulled Bell aside.
"Can the foundry hut be upgraded?" If it can be upgraded, the amount of ore produced every day will double, which will barely meet the task standard.
But Ye Miaomiao's hopes were doomed to fail. Bell, his eyes still glued to the tavern window, replied nonchalantly, "Of course! But... I don't know the upgrade requirements either. It's said to require some kind of magical power."
"Divine light?"
"How dare you!" Bell immediately jumped up and down. "Divine light? How is that possible? How can such a crude thing be compared with a noble dwarf hut!"
Ye Miaomiao: “…” Yes, yes, yes.
She continued to ask, "Can the dwarf foundry hut accommodate human employees?" If two more people could work, it would increase production significantly.
Bell: “?” What are these questions?
He finally noticed something strange and turned his head to face Ye Miaomiao's serious little face.
Ye Miaomiao frowned and said, "If that's not possible, I can only take the risk of building a human foundry hut... I don't know if it will be in time."
A human foundry hut?
Bell suddenly felt his position unstable and was horrified. "Of course not! The tools for the foundry were made for the dwarves, how can humans use them! But...but what are you going to do!"
Ye Miaomiao: "Do you have any other ideas to increase the output of mineral materials?"
Bell stared at her.
"What happened?" At this time, Zuo Haohan heard the noise, pushed open the small door of the tavern, and walked out, holding the wall. The door of the tavern was wide open, but Bell did not greet him cheerfully, which instantly gave Zuo Haohan an absurd and ominous premonition.
At the same time, Bell also asked: "What happened!"
Ye Miaomiao: "..." Facing two pairs of big eyes, she rubbed her forehead: "It's not something I can't tell you, but don't be afraid."
When she said this, the two of them suddenly became nervous.
"The blood moon is coming."
Zuo Haohan was fine, but Bell's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had heard something terrifying.
His legs began to tremble unconsciously, and in order to relieve his anxiety, he had to start stepping left and right on the spot. His curly and stretched beard was also unconsciously pulled straight by him.
He finally managed to catch his breath. "How is this possible? How is this possible? How is this possible? The last blood moon was over five hundred years ago. How could the next one be so soon? It happens every seven hundred years, so it must take at least another hundred years, right?"
Bell looked at Ye Miaomiao expectantly, trying to hear something he wanted to hear from her.
But Ye Miaomiao shook her head mercilessly - she didn't know how the time in the NPC story was calculated, but at the current time, the blood moon would indeed occur on the seventh day, which was the day after tomorrow.
Bell didn't know whether to cry or scream: Why is he so unlucky!
"What is a blood moon?" Zuo Haohan asked in confusion.
Bell was about to do his best to describe how to keep his new breadwinners away and not let them get into trouble, but Ye Miaomiao interrupted him with a smile.
“Don’t spread anxiety.”
"The Blood Moon can be understood as a special guard mission, but it only lasts for one night." Ye Miaomiao explained, "So I need a lot of minerals to reinforce the walls and build equipment to ensure that the territory can survive this guard mission."
Ye Miaomiao's calm explanation was much more credible than Bell's puzzled question, "What is the guard mission?"
Zuo Haohan had a look of "I see." Seeing the two people across from him looking nervous, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "I heard Bell say that alcohol can increase efficiency, right?"
Ye Miaomiao just frowned, thinking that it was impossible for it to happen so quickly, but suddenly she remembered something and cheered up suddenly -
“Divine light!”
She quickly called the research team and followed Zuo Haohan into the tavern.
The tavern had been cleaned up by Zuo Haohan and looked brand new. The places that were originally covered with dust and cobwebs now had water stains on them, looking like they had been wiped hard.
The tools for accelerating fermentation were placed under a worn table, and now three divine lights were attached to it. The divine lights emitted a faint glow and were working a magical effect.
Fermentation was accelerated tenfold, and it was hard to imagine that it was the root cause of Lord Yu's transformation into a monster.
The research team arrived soon. When they saw the brand-new device, the pair of eyes that were almost squinting in the brown-black circles suddenly widened, emitting a strong "light of curiosity".
"Lord, this building and this device are beyond the technological scope of the territory. Do you need me to dismantle them immediately and bring them back to the research institute for study?" He quickly took out a box of tools.
Ye Miaomiao: "..." She immediately shook her head: "Your research on divine light, will the wine it accelerates brewing cause problems with human genes?"
If it weren’t for Lord Yu’s matter, Ye Miaomiao wouldn’t be so worried.
Minerals are urgently needed now, but the ultimate goal is to protect the territory. If the wine brewed by Shen Guang can cause human genetic mutations, letting Bell drink it in order to increase mineral production will be putting the cart before the horse and will not be effective.
"No, no!" Bell said hurriedly before the research team could answer.
Ye Miaomiao: "..." If you have wine, you can also be a researcher, right?
"Have you ever drunk it?" she demanded. "Ever since the dwarves failed to receive divine favor, how many years have you been hiding underground? This device was only theoretically drawn by your elders and has never been used! You can't even obtain the divine light, so you must have stolen this from the guards of the swamp prison!"
Bell was stunned: "...How did you know?"
Ye Miaomiao said confidently: "I saw it!" The first half, of course, was from the forum.
The research team shook their heads regretfully: "The divine light is too mysterious. I haven't made any progress... But!" He looked eager to try again: "If I were to study this device, maybe I could..."
Ye Miaomiao interrupted him: "It's too late for research, let's try to unlock the scientific research points."
The research team put away their tools with regret. "I currently have 30,000 research points. I can try to unlock it. Lord, how many technology points should I use to try?"
Ye Miaomiao decisively: "All!"
Bell nervously pulled at the corner of Ye Miaomiao's clothes: "It's a bit wasteful..."
He knew Ye Miaomiao was poor and stingy, so he asked her to pay everything at once. If the device didn't work, it would be a waste of time...
Ye Miaomiao shook her head: "It's rare to see props related to divine light. Although I haven't practiced it, I believe in the drawings of your dwarf elders."
This is... After receiving such affirmation, Bell thought of the lord's stinginess and felt a little touched for a moment, and clenched his hands tighter.
Ye Miaomiao silently pulled the corner of his clothes out of his hand - she didn't believe in Bell, she simply believed in the legendary dwarfs who were completely different from Bell.
"Yes, Lord."
The research team immediately took out a strange list from the tool box. It was filled with densely packed data, which was so dazzling.
He placed the list on the device that accelerated the brewing process. A moment later, a faint blue light rose from the device and was slowly absorbed by the booklet. The data on the list began to slowly change, rhythmically forming lines... until it became increasingly familiar.
Bell's eyes widened: "Success!"
Ye Miaomiao: “!”Isn’t this a blueprint? !
The researcher handed over the blueprint, and a message appeared in Ye Miaomiao's system -
【Wine Brewing Accelerator (Shenguang Edition):
Effect: Accelerates the brewing speed of alcoholic beverages tenfold, and increases the effectiveness of the brewed alcohol by 2. Only three crude divine lights are required to be added each month.
Ye Miaomiao read it out word by word. Zuo Haohan and Beier beside her looked relieved when they heard "effect × 2" - they didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise.
In other words, alcohol originally only increased work efficiency by 200%, but now it has increased to 400%!
Combined with the previous four-fold increase in efficiency, now, let alone Ye Miaomiao needing 1,200 pieces of mineral materials, even if more is needed, Bell can make it in just two days!
However, Ye Miaomiao did not stop reading, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter——
[Side Effect: This wine has been infiltrated by divine light and is only for consumption by God's people. Anyone who drinks this wine and attempts to borrow God's power will...]
Ye Miaomiao raised her head and looked at everyone with a frown: "It's backlash."
What? Backlash!
So, it is really as Ye Miaomiao worried, the wine brewed by Shen Guang accelerated will cause human genetic mutations!
So...was all that thought-provoking relief just now a waste of time? What should I do? Are there other ways to increase mineral production?
Suddenly, a heavy stone hit everyone's heart, and the silent air seemed to be frozen.
"Is there another...research result?" The researcher held up the blueprint in his hand. The blueprint did not emit a faint blue light. Instead, it was gray and broken into only half, as dim as if covered with a layer of dust.
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