Lin Xu held a packet of iron ore vein seeds.
The innate ability directly provided an analysis of this packet of seeds:
[High-grade wrought iron ore seed fragment]
Quantity: 50
[Function: Planting seeds under rocky blocks within a 20x20 area will create wrought iron ore, with a chance to generate associated minerals.]
[Single Seed Ore Stock: 1000]
Lin Xu looked at the instructions in front of him and smiled.
He had been longing for mineral vein seeds, and to his surprise, he received a bag of these seeds before the beginner period even ended.
Moreover, these seeds are not single high-grade seeds, but rather fragments of seeds.
It's likely that Wang En carried this seed to reduce costs, and the seed fragments actually contained a considerable amount of ore, enough to get him through the beginner phase.
But if such seed fragments fall into Lin Xu's hands, their value will increase at least a thousand times or ten thousand times.
With enough seed fragments, he can make the mineral veins keep stacking, and creating an infinite number of mineral veins is also very easy.
Lin Xu is now handing the mineral vein seed over to Xiao Yu.
"Xiaoyu, plant these seeds in the center of this rocky area. There are stacked blocks here, so you can keep planting them. You can plant all 50 seed fragments without any problem."
"Yes, Master."
Xiaoyu carefully took the seed bag and began to work hard to complete the task.
Lin Xu watched as Xiao Yu began planting seeds, then stepped back a short distance to give her space.
It wasn't that he didn't want to personally cultivate this crucial resource, but rather that his mining talent had already been proven.
If he were to plant these seeds, it would be quite good if five of them survived.
But now that Xiaoyu has started planting, the ground immediately began to react after the little girl placed the silver seed fragments on the ground.
Nearby, on a 20x20 plot of land, the ground began to rise rapidly, forming a gray rock barrier extending from all sides towards the center.
Eventually, these rocks grew higher and higher, forming a cave that resembled a hill.
At the entrance to the cave, there is also a mine tunnel entrance and a ore track.
This item is automatically generated by the island world rules and can be used with mining equipment to transport ore.
Seeing that the mine shaft had stabilized, Lin Xu walked into the mine tunnel.
This mine tunnel has not been fully developed; it is pitch black inside with no lighting.
However, three branches have already been developed within the building.
Xiaoyu was standing at the entrance of the middle branch, staring blankly at her surroundings.
This was the first time the elf had ever seen a mineral vein grow, and he seemed quite surprised.
However, Xiaoyu only stared blankly for a moment before remembering the task Lin Xu had given her and continuing to plant mineral vein seeds on the ground.
The next moment, the ground shook again, and Lin Xu could sense another mineral vein cave emerging from the blocks he had stacked.
This cave completely overlaps with the previous one, and they are squeezing and colliding with each other in a strange state.
Without hesitation, Lin Xu activated his stacking talent and began using his island lord privileges to move the two mines.
After a moment, the feeling of confinement in the mine began to disappear, and the two mines completely overlapped and merged, becoming a dual existence.
Meanwhile, Xiaoyu had already planted the third mineral vein seed. As expected of a leyline spirit, her mining talent was clearly quite good, and none of the seeds she planted failed to grow.
The third vein began to overlap, and Lin Xu also superimposed this vein.
The two worked together and eventually planted all fifty mineral vein seeds, forming a total of fifty overlapping mineral veins.
After Xiaoyu completed her task, she turned around and saw Lin Xu's satisfied expression. Only then did a slight smile of self-satisfaction appear on her face as she walked over to Lin Xu's side.
Lin Xu reached out and ruffled Xiao Yu's hair:
"Well done!"
Seeing that Xiaoyu was happily enjoying the head pat, Lin Xu then turned his attention to the mineral vein and began to check its properties.
[Fifty layers of wrought iron ore veins]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Description: What is this? Fifty mineral veins stacked together! Infinite mineral veins! What have you done now! You cheater!]
[Characteristic 1: All associated minerals. This vein produces not only iron ore, but also all minerals that may be associated with iron ore, including titanium, platinum, nickel, copper, sulfur, rare elements, and so on.]
【Characteristic 2: Infinite. The reserves of this ore vein have undergone extraordinary compression and expansion, and have reached infinity】
【Characteristic 3: Exceptional purity. The ore in this vein is of unusually high purity, so not only can more iron be extracted, but also a large amount of by-products from associated minerals can be extracted】
Lin Xu looked at the properties of the mineral vein and a look of understanding appeared on his face.
Sure enough, the stacked talent is still so overpowered that it actually created an infinitely large mineral vein.
However, the other two characteristics of the ore vein still surprised and delighted Lin Xu.
The characteristic of being a completely associated mineral may seem insignificant, but it is actually extremely valuable.
Especially when combined with the third characteristic of "abnormal purity".
Because there are many types of associated minerals with iron ore, and they are all products with many uses.
If the purity of this ore is average, the yield of the corresponding product may be insufficient, or even not worth refining.
But now, with the addition of a third characteristic, those associated minerals can also be processed and refined as products of this vein.
With just this one mine, more than a dozen production lines can be manufactured.
If we add the alloy industry and secondary processed products, the industrial lines could potentially number in the hundreds.
The value of this mineral seed is too great, and Lin Xu couldn't help but thank Wang En again.
If that guy hadn't challenged him to a duel, he really wouldn't have been able to get such a good trophy in such a short time.
Lin Xu looked around at the mineral vein.
The mine shaft has not yet been constructed; mining facilities, lighting, safety equipment, and other facilities have not been installed.
Moreover, although the reserves of the mineral vein are virtually unlimited, the daily output is also limited.
To increase production, you either need to upgrade the level of the ore vein stacks or expand the size of the blocks in this area to make the ore vein continue to grow.
However, these things can only be discussed after the industrial chain is established.
Lin Xu recalled that among the items Wang En had left behind were some facilities and equipment for developing mineral veins.
Those things were probably intended by Wang En for use on the mine, and now that they're in his hands, they can be put to good use.
For example, some mining machinery can be modified by Xiaoyu to operate the Earth Vein Core, so that Xiaoyu can remotely control it and operate many machines to mine at the same time.
Mining cars used for transporting ore, as well as lighting equipment, can also be made into similar machines.
Another is ore refining equipment.
Lin Xu now wants to forge many machines that require steel, so iron ore and steelmaking equipment can be set up now.
However, although other associated minerals also have development value, they are not needed in the short term and can be left untreated for the time being. It is not too late to develop those products after the production line is set up.
Lin Xu then assigned all these tasks to Xiao Yu, entrusting her with their construction and handling.
Xiaoyu didn't find these things too complicated at all, and felt that she was being treated like a tool.
Instead, the girl nodded seriously, feeling incredibly honored that her master needed her so much, and determined to complete the task well.
If her owner were to pat her head again afterward, that would be the greatest happiness in the world!
Lin Xu sensed Xiao Yu's thoughts and felt slightly ashamed.
We're in the early stages of island development, so there's no way to address the manpower shortage right now. We can try to find more help for Xiaoyu later so she won't be too busy.
After seeing Xiaoyu start working, he walked out of the mine cave by himself.
At this time, he had another matter to deal with, and he needed Tao Yao's help with that matter as well.
What he needed to deal with was the second top-tier item he had obtained from Wang En:
The roots and stems of high-end plants.
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