Chapter 884: Race Against Time
Zhang Tuohai jumped down from the command vehicle and inserted the token into the ground.
There was a flash of white light, and the token turned into a palm leaf awning.
[It has been detected that the base camp has been built. Please ensure the safety of the base camp. If the base camp is destroyed, it will be considered a failure. 】
[The base camp is now at level 1, unlocking carpentry technology, and can build carpentry sheds, refugee camps, docks, canoes, militia camps, wooden fences, primary fields, wooden weapons, and farm tools. ]
[The base camp can be upgraded, and the upgrade requires 100 units of wood. 】
After taking a quick glance at the information in front of him and finding it was exactly the same as the last deduction, Zhang Tuohai left the awning and ran outside.
He did not plan to construct level 1 buildings. Besides the fact that he did not have the resources to build them now, the development speed of those level 1 buildings was too slow. If he used the existing resources to develop them, it would be like being in a 1vs.7 situation on the Arctic Circle map where the cold computer was not allowed to blow up the bridge. It was not that he could not hold on, but he would basically be exhausted in the early stages. If there was any deviation during this period, it would lead to a total collapse.
Even if he could linger until the later period, he would be unable to resist Ulysses' army.
This is something he doesn't want to see.
In order to solve this problem, he specially brought a large number of machines used for initial construction just to deal with the situation at hand.
Zhang Tuohai looked around and quickly ran towards a logging machine that was not far from him.
This is a lumberjack he designed specifically for this world. It is steam-powered, can burn firewood and coal, is equipped with two steam-powered chain saws, three rubber wheels, a steam furnace, and a chip with its own battery and a simple control system. Apart from that, nothing else.
It was shockingly simple, and it still cost Zhang Tuohai 5 points. If it was designed according to Lilith's aesthetic, and with all kinds of materials and weapons and equipment, the cost of one machine would probably soar to 20 or 30 points.
Zhang Tuohai checked the equipment status of the automatic felling machine. After confirming that everything was in good condition, he pushed the automatic felling machine in front of a row of palm trees, then took out a lighter from his pocket and ignited the grease-soaked wood that had long been entangled on the wood. The fire burned fiercely, and when the steam began to circulate in the pipes, Zhang Tuohai pressed the start button on the chip.
Ziz, ziz, the automatic logging machine started cutting down trees.
The disadvantage of the automatic logging machine with a simple control system is that it does not have the function of autonomous search, and can only be manually pushed to the side of the woods before it can work.
This made Zhang Tuohai, who was used to fully automatic self-propelled machinery, a little uncomfortable.
However, it is barely sufficient for now. Once the technology of the base is upgraded, we can carry out subsequent modifications.
Although the automatic effect of the automatic logging machine is a bit low, its efficiency is still good. It can cut down a big tree in less than a minute, and the amount of wood is +1.
Zhang Tuohai turned around and ran to the other logging machines, pushed them one by one to the side of the woods, and pressed the start button.
After starting all five logging machines , Zhang Tuohai ran to the nearby mining machine without stopping. Because the minerals in the canyon were concentrated on the surface of the cliff, Zhang Tuohai's mining machine also inherited the rough style of the logging machine. A steam boiler was installed on a hollow steel frame chassis, plus two drills and a shovel, which were also steam-powered.
Zhang Tuohai has developed in this base thousands of times, so he naturally knows where the mineral deposits are the richest and where the mineral deposits are that he needs most now.
Zhang Tuohai pushed five mining machines to the edge of the cliff one by one. Two of them were responsible for digging marble ore in preparation for level 2 technology, two were responsible for digging coal ore to provide fuel for automatic logging machines and automatic mining machines, and the remaining one was responsible for digging iron ore in preparation for level 3 technology.
After arranging the ten machines, Zhang Tuohai looked back at the progress of the lumberjack. The stored wood has now reached 40+ units, and half of the wood required to upgrade the second-level technology has been reached.
However, if he wants to upgrade to level 2, in addition to 100 units of wood, he also needs two wooden buildings, and the cheapest carpenter's hut also needs 50 units of wood. Therefore, he needs a total of 200 units of wood, which is still a long way from completion.
"There's still some time. We can go find a defense vehicle."
Zhang Tuohai jumped onto the command vehicle and drove out of the canyon.
Not all supplies will land in the canyon. Some will land outside the canyon, and some will land on the sea.
Zhang Tuohai had tried to adjust the landing angle to adjust the falling position, trying to land all the machines in the canyon. However, he tried dozens of times. Although he was able to land all the machines in the canyon a few times, because the parachute was too close, some machines crashed due to entanglement in the parachute ropes, which was not worth the loss.
In desperation, Zhang Tuohai had to choose this optimal solution.
Zhang Tuohai drove into the canyon, glanced at his watch, and counted silently in his mind: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"
Zhang Tuohai stepped on the accelerator, and the speed of the command vehicle suddenly increased, leaving behind a cobra that was about to jump up and attack him.
squeak--
Zhang Tuohai stepped on the brakes, put the car in reverse gear, and stepped on the accelerator. The heavy wheels of the command vehicle directly crushed the cobra to death.
[Obtain 1 unit of food. 1 unit of special building material. ]
A line of prompts pops up.
1 unit of food is the minimum daily requirement of an NPC. If there is insufficient food, the NPC will go on strike or even rebel.
Therefore, if one wants to use the refugee camp to recruit NPCs to assist in development, food is of utmost importance. This is also one of the reasons why Zhang Tuohai is eager to upgrade technology.
The efficiency of primary construction is too low. Just to feed people, a large number of people are needed to farm and obtain food, which is too inefficient.
It would be better to rush directly into industrial society and implement large-scale mechanized production. In this way, the population required for agriculture will be greatly reduced, and more labor can be freed up to be sent to places where they are more needed.
As for the special building material, it refers to bones, which are necessary materials for building some special buildings. Zhang Tuohai doesn't really need it now. The most important thing is that he will have no shortage of this thing after tomorrow night. There is no need to waste precious starting time for such a small thing.
Without stopping, Zhang Tuohai continued to move forward and rushed out of the canyon.
Outside the canyon was a vast grassland dotted with a few cars covered with parachutes.
Zhang Tuohai drove towards the nearest car with familiarity.
The canvas was lifted to reveal the Gatling gun inside, which was equipped with a simple automatic aiming system and enough ammunition to smooth the rifling.
