Chapter 1015 Landing on the Island
After bidding farewell to Qiansui, Zhou Xu took Qin Fen directly to Black Moon City.
After all, if we were to ask which equipment department has the most complete facilities and the most technical personnel, it would have to be the equipment department of Black Moon City.
At the same time, according to the original plan, Zhou Xu was actually going to return to Black Moon City.
Because taking a boat from Black Moon City to the factory port in the southern border is basically a direct route, but taking the land route from the grassland requires a long detour.
Besides, traveling by water is more labor-saving, and he can meditate peacefully on the boat.
The overall cost of this summoning ceremony was much smaller than he expected. After paying half of the power of the mantra, he pulled out Qin Fen's golden legend.
On the way back to Black Moon City, they would inevitably pass by Grassland City, and he did not forget to take Qin Fen to meet Ma Guotao.
When it comes to getting along with people, he and Ma Guotao have similar skills. Once they get in touch and chat for a few words, they quickly realize that they have met each other.
They seemed very lively when chatting, and they were even about to say that they regretted not meeting each other earlier. But the reality was that they both knew very well that it was all about skills. To put it bluntly, they were just two people who knew how to chat and were cooperating with each other.
They are the kind of people who can have a good chat when they meet, but they don't contact each other at all in normal times.
Zhou Xu didn't stay too long, just came over to say hello.
After returning to Black Moon City, Zhou Xu took him to meet Teacher Wang Dong, and even to meet Wang Pengfei, who was a storyteller in the restaurant.
Throughout this journey, Qin Fen has clearly realized that time travelers are not rare in this world, and it has also made Qin Fen feel calmer.
He was not a fool. He certainly knew the purpose of his Majesty's introduction of various time travelers to him along the way.
To put it bluntly, it was to reassure him and let him know that there were many time travelers in their Great Zhou. As long as you behave yourself, even if you are incompetent like Wang Pengfei, you can still make a living.
On the other hand, if you have the ability, you can live a very comfortable life here, and you can even realize your ideals and ambitions to a large extent.
This still made Qin Fen very excited.
As he himself said before, he is actually an avid fan of steam engines and is even obsessed with the entire steam age.
When he got here, his job was to build steam engines, and he didn't have to spend any money himself.
Damn, is there anything better than this? After meeting Wang Dong, Zhou Xu took him directly to the Equipment Department, and then opened a small department for him under the Equipment Department, specializing in the research and development and manufacturing of steam engines.
Zhou Xu had already informed him of various issues such as the subsequent transfer of personnel, arrangement of R&D funds, etc., so he basically didn't need to worry about anything else.
After bidding farewell to Qin Fen, Zhou Xu returned to the palace and briefly dealt with the work that had piled up during this period. Then, after a night's rest, he officially set out for the southern border early the next morning.
With half of the power of mantra still left in his body, Zhou Xu was able to perform with ease along the way.
In short, first recover to your peak state, and then start to devote yourself to your mantra research.
There would be nothing else to disturb him along the way. If he didn't study the truth with such a good opportunity, when would he study it? When Zhou Xu concentrated on studying the truth, time always passed very quickly.
By the time he arrived at the coastal fortress, it was already autumn.
This was his first time coming here, and he had to admit that their coastal fortress in the southern border of the Great Zhou was too far away from Black Moon City, the capital of the Great Zhou.
The distance here is even longer than that from Black Moon City to New North District.
Under this premise, there are quite a few rivers in the southern border, but their directions are not good. In addition, there are problems with the water depth and river width in some areas, so they cannot be used directly as ready-made waterways.
If he wants to use it in the future, he will have to overhaul the waterways and open canals.
Needless to say, this is another mega-project that will require a huge workforce.
Zhou Xu couldn't bear it anymore at the moment.
Compared with this project, Zhou Xu would rather invest money and labor in the laying of subsequent railways.
Qin Fen has the technology to manufacture steam engines. If all goes well, it shouldn't take long for him to succeed in his research and development.
As long as the steam engine is successfully developed and steam locomotives are built, the problems of transportation and mobility efficiency in the southern region can be solved to a large extent.
In Zhou Xu's opinion, this is much cheaper than building waterways or opening canals.
While Zhou Xu was thinking about this matter in his mind, he boarded the ship bound for the island.
They were undoubtedly familiar with the routes between the mainland and the island. Under this premise, taking a small boat would be more efficient. Five days later, they arrived at their destination smoothly.
Bai Tu, who had received the news in advance, had already been waiting at the port.
At this moment, Zhou Xu was standing on the deck at the bow, staring blankly at the towering mountain deep in the island.
"Oh my god! Xuemei, come over here and take a look. Is that a volcano?"
Since geological exploration work was also needed on the island, Zhou Xu brought Zhang Xuemei along as well.
Hearing this, Zhang Xuemei, who was resting in the boat, hurried out.
At first glance, the moment the mountain came into her sight, Zhang Xuemei's brows quickly frowned.
"Looking at the morphological features of the mountain, the top looks like a crater. We have to get closer to see it for sure."
Zhang Xuemei did not make a hasty judgment.
As they were talking, their ship had already officially docked.
"General Bai Tu pays respect to His Majesty!"
"No need to be polite."
As he got off the ship, Zhou Xu signaled to everyone to skip the formalities, and then he couldn't wait to ask Bai Tu about the situation of the mountain on the island.
"Have you sent anyone to explore the mountain deep in the island?"
Bai Tu obviously had no idea what a volcano was and had no idea what it was.
At this moment, facing Zhou Xu's question, Bai Tu was surprised as to why their Majesty was so concerned about the mountain, but he still answered truthfully...
"Your Majesty, in the past few months, our frontline troops have been mainly used to control villages, towns and seaports. The reconnaissance troops sent out are relatively small in size and have not yet explored that area."
This island is quite large in area, and the mountain, although it looks close to them, is actually very far away.
Considering the time constraints, it is understandable that we haven't completed the exploration yet.
As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu quickly said...
"Call an islander who is familiar with the situation on this island. I want to ask him some questions."
Having said this, Zhou Xu paused, and then added another sentence.
"Is the Chosen One still here? Call him over as well."
"yes!"
(End of this chapter)
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