Chapter 733 Operators on duty
In the population registration department, although the early training allowed the first batch of grassland elves with three-star spirit and the "Eye of Insight" to have quite outstanding working abilities, they could not withstand this wave of population explosion.
This expedition, accompanied by their capture of cities and strongholds and recruitment of people along the way, caused the internal population of their Great Zhou to surge by 31,000 in just one year.
Think about it, this workload can't be too heavy? Zhou Xuzhen's strength was consumed severely at the beginning, and he had to rest for ten days or half a month before he could recover.
Members of the population registration department are not so extreme, but sometimes the power of truth is consumed a bit too much, and they have to rest for four or five days after working a day.
I did nothing for the first three days and just stayed at home to sleep and rest. Then I went out for a walk for the next one or two days to adjust my mood, muster up my courage, and go back to work.
After all, every time the power of the mantra is severely depleted, it feels like inserting steel needles into the brain, and from time to time it feels like something is stirring their brains, which is not a pleasant feeling at all.
For this matter, the population registration department has applied for additional staff several times.
In order to solve this urgent problem, Zhou Xu immediately captured Teacher Wang and used him as a soldier.
But this time there were too many people, and Teacher Wang couldn't handle it all at once, so adding more manpower became a necessity.
As such, Zhou Xu is already thinking about this matter, and the grassland elves who are born with three-star spiritual attributes are undoubtedly the best choice.
In addition, as the territory increases, the size of their Great Zhou’s troops will naturally increase accordingly. Correspondingly, the demand for military equipment will also increase exponentially compared to before. So according to this momentum, the size of the enchantment department will definitely increase as well!
On this side, Zhou Xu was thinking and thinking, and he finally thought about the future development plan of the Great Zhou. This was an old habit of his. If he wasn't paying attention, he would think a lot and think very far ahead.
Coming back to his thoughts, Silke and the others' excellent performance was a good thing for Zhou Xu.
Otherwise, according to the efficiency of human operators, he would have to wait another month or even two months to ride on the hot air balloon, which would be a bit too slow for him.
Judging from the efficiency of Silk and his colleagues, they will probably be able to officially take up the job as hot air balloon operators after a few more days of training.
At that time, he will be able to take a hot air balloon and fly directly over the mountains, returning to Black Moon Village with higher efficiency to arrange the subsequent development plans for the New World.
As for Liu De, who has not been dealt with here yet, there is nothing to be afraid of.
In Zhou Xu's opinion, that was just a minor character not worth mentioning.
Although when he provoked civil strife on the other side, the other side was lucky enough to gather the rebels and rise up, and even occupied two cities and declared himself king.
But now, except for Anling City and Xishan City, the other five cities in this area of the New World have been incorporated into the territory of their Great Zhou, and they have successfully formed an outer siege of Anling City and Xishan City, and at the same time cut off all the other side's access to resources.
Simply put, these two cities have been isolated. In the absence of resources and the inability to form an effective development cycle, if Liu De continues to develop internally, he will collapse in no more than half a year.
By then, the people under his rule will have no way to live and will certainly complain. He will then take the opportunity to send troops to rescue the people.
If the other party chooses to go to extremes, actively provokes a war, and tries to prolong its life by plundering surrounding resources and territories, then things will be even simpler.
You attacked first, so I fought back to protect myself. Is that okay?
Although the two had never formally met Liu De, Zhou Xu had already made clear arrangements for him.
"My lord, as of now, the normal flight of the hot air balloon is completely fine. But if we want to fly over the mountains, fuel may be a problem. How about trying to increase the size of the hot air balloon and improve its transportation capacity?"
It's a new day. Zhuang Mengdie, who has basically obtained the test results, is reporting the matter to Zhou Xu.
After listening to the report, Zhou Xu seemed to be thinking about something.
"I should be able to solve this problem. I'll do a test some time."
"yes."
In the next few days, just as he expected, Silk and his team had become able to control the hot air balloon quite skillfully.
After all, the key to controlling a hot air balloon is to understand the changes in wind direction and weather. The grassland elves are gifted in this area, which allows them to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
During this period, on the edge of the world, as time passed, the energy channel connecting the two worlds opened, and a group of people led by Zhou Xu, carrying the hot air balloon that had been disassembled into parts, rushed into the energy channel.
With the change of heaven and earth, Zhou Xu, who had not returned for almost a year since he went to the new world, felt cold at first! It was almost early spring now. In Huangsha City, the daytime temperature was estimated to be more than ten degrees. But after arriving here, because this border area was on the top of the mountain and the altitude was relatively high, it was still chilly in this season, and it felt like the temperature had dropped by seven or eight degrees in an instant.
He exhaled a breath of hot air, but there was no need to rest. After handing over the things he brought back to the garrison camp here, the personal guards led by Silk immediately began to assemble the hot air balloon.
It is disassembled for easy carrying, and the assembly process is very simple, just like putting together big building blocks, it is easy and can be done in a few steps.
The connecting structure was made by Zhuang Mengdie, so there is absolutely no problem with its firmness.
Out of caution, Silk and the others confirmed it again, and after confirming that it was correct, Zhou Xu officially boarded the hot air balloon.
In the previous test, he had already ridden in a hot air balloon with Silk and others and successfully completed the test, which made Zhou Xu very calm at this time.
With the parachute on his back, Zhou Xu walked steadily onto the bamboo basket of the hot air balloon.
Besides himself, there were only two grassland elves including Silk on the hot air balloon.
Holding the handle inside the bamboo basket to stabilize his body, Zhou Xu took the initiative to sit down. After all, there would still be some bumps when taking off.
During the process, Silk and his team's skilled operation made people feel at ease. After a shake, the hot air balloon rose steadily into the air.
At this time, Silk's voice rang out...
"My lord, we are starting to increase our altitude."
“…”
Silk said this with a hint of eagerness in his voice.
But Zhou Xu's body muscles tensed up unconsciously.
Theoretically, the higher the altitude, the stronger the wind.
As long as the wind is strong enough, the hot air balloon can reach a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour.
Just like some people get addicted to speeding cars, Silk and his friends have recently become addicted to flying hot air balloons.
Before this, with the cooperation of Zhou Xu, Silk and his team had tried to fly a hot air balloon from Black Stone City to Yellow Sand City, and then from Yellow Sand City back to Black Stone City, which made them full of confidence at this time.
But Zhou Xu still felt that safety came first and found a suitable excuse for himself.
"The distance between these mountains is even farther than the distance from Black Rock City to Yellow Sand City. In order to avoid accidents, we should not go too fast and be a little more cautious."
"clear!"
After receiving Silk's reply, Zhou Xu raised his hand and placed it on the hot air balloon, and mysterious mantras uttered from his mouth one after another...
(End of this chapter)
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