"Well, based on the most intense magic training, it's one or two kilometers." Huang Wan has no experience and cannot give accurate results.
"There are more convenient conditions in Hengfu City. It will definitely be much better than today. Based on your normal training intensity, I estimate that you can do two kilometers a day." Ding Kui's calculation is relatively reliable.
Huang Wan's personal ability determines the output of rails. He needs to calculate clearly that the development of new and old territories is as important as the current military affairs at hand.
Seeing this, some people may ask, will Huang Wan definitely listen to Ding Kui and make railway tracks obediently?
Yes, the master is Dongfang Wang, who looks very awesome at first glance, but there are many magicians with similar status to her, and many with higher strength and status than her. The training resources she can get from the Magic Association are only more than ordinary magicians.
The tower-opening magician is better.
Becoming a high-level magician requires not only outstanding talent, but also a large amount of training resources. It is obviously not enough to rely solely on the magic guild to provide one.
Generally, magicians obtain additional resources by completing tasks in magic guilds, and some also join the military magician corps to increase their income. A few with good connections can get funding from others, and some just work part-time to earn some extra money.
Fang Zhun sent Huang Wan so far away because he didn't want his apprentice to get involved in the internal fights within the sect. He also wanted to try his luck with Ding Kui. You must know that Xie Peng, a forbidden fire magician, was one of Ding Kui's followers.
But Huang Wan felt that she could do something in exchange for Ding Kui's support. It had been a long time since she had seen her teammates who competed together, so it would be nice if they still remembered her.
"Oh, a month is 60 kilometers, and a year is 720 kilometers. Do you need so much?" She was afraid that Ding Kui wouldn't be able to use all of it.
"Hey! We can't let you make railway tracks every day, as it will affect your cultivation. The railway tracks need to be laid, and this also takes time to complete. If you can lay twenty kilometers in a month, it will be very fast."
The construction of railways requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Ding Kui only completed the concept. A series of problems still need to be solved to implement it in the territory. The route planning alone also requires a survey process.
Of course, it was okay to make the rails first, but he didn't want to tire Huang Wan, the "humanoid machine", and there were still many metal and mudstone products for her to study.
The gears and rails were made, and the steel pipes and springs were no longer a dream. The scientific and technological civilization of the earth still had a lot to learn from in the Shenyuan world. Ding Kui only regretted that he knew so little.
Huang Wan's ability to control the earth element allowed him to see that the industrialization of the territory could be further improved. Things that he had never thought of before could be created with the help of her, and the memories of past lives would be of great use.
After the successful experiment in the blacksmith shop, Ding Kui was in a happy mood and went to the best restaurant in Nanping County to treat everyone to dinner.
"I can't use your time to make railway tracks in vain. Let's do this. I will pay you one level three magic core for every ten kilometers of railway track. I will try my best to select earth magic cores." During the dinner, he took the initiative to offer Huang Wan a reward.
"Level 3? Isn't it too much?" Huang Wan did not expect Ding Kui to offer such conditions.
The third-level earth magic core costs nearly a hundred gold coins, and ten kilometers of railway track takes about five days, which is equivalent to giving her five or six hundred gold coins a month. The price is not high, but it is only the first time she has found a way to obtain resources on her own.
Without delaying the practice of magic, it can be regarded as free money, which has exceeded her expectations.
"Not much, not much. If you have any other needs, just ask and I will try to satisfy you."
Ding Kui can give some magic cores to Huang Wan for free, but it involves railway tracks. The more you give, the higher the cost will be. In the future, it will be included in the cost of the transportation industry. If the transportation cost is too high, no one will be willing to use the railway, which is the result of a vicious cycle.
It's just that the railway was wasted.
100 kilometers of railway track can lay 50 kilometers of railway, which is enough to connect Hengfu City and Juyang City. The cost of the railway track alone is thirty level three magic cores and nearly three thousand gold coins. Including the cost of labor and materials, it is about one thousand five hundred gold coins. The total is
About four thousand five hundred gold coins.
Assuming that the railway has not been updated for thirty years, the annual cost is 150 gold coins, which is less than 50 silver coins per day. If the rail car makes five round trips, it will be diluted to 10 silver coins. Such costs can be easily recovered.
His sea of consciousness is like a super computer, and he can quickly calculate this account.
"This is a matter for the convenience of the people. I'll take half of it. The teacher told me to think more about the local people." Huang Wan did not dare to forget Fang Zhen's teachings.
"The master's mind is admirable! But I can't let you suffer. Let's change the format. You will own 10% of the routes laid by the railway tracks you make, and you will share the profits every day in the future.
Ten percent." Ding Kui generously offered his shares to Huang Wan.
This is a lot of shares. After forming the railway network, it can be said that money is made every day. Huang Wan can sit at home and collect money. With gold coins, what magic core can't be bought? Buy whatever is missing. She no longer has to worry about cultivation resources.
"Ah, this, this, how can I have the nerve to ask for this?" Of course Huang Wan knew what shares were. Many elders in the sect had various share incomes, which was something that the younger generation was jealous of.
"It's okay. Firstly, it is to let everyone remember that you made the railway tracks. Secondly, it is to help you solve some cultivation resources. Thirdly, it is to use you as an example to attract more talented people to my territory. Accept it.
Well, I can’t spend all the money I earn, so you can spend some for me.”
Ding Kui liked Huang Wan's character very much. The less he wanted, the more he would give. On the contrary, he would not be so generous to greedy people.
"Senior sister, please accept it. It is reasonable for you to own a share in something you are involved in. No one else can do this except you. If you don't accept it, others will think that Brother Kui has treated you badly. It would be a bad misunderstanding."
Ruan Xingzhu helped persuade.
Lu Ying, Zeng Jian and others all tried to persuade Huang Wan's subordinate Ding Kui to show his kindness.
"Okay, okay, if you refuse me like this, it will become a shameless act. I have never seen anyone force me to make a profit." Huang Wan made a face after saying this.
Everyone laughed, amused by her kindness and cuteness.
"I also want to do something for the people, and I don't need a copper coin." Ruan Xingzhu said quietly.
She has a strong feeling that doing more of these things is beneficial and is the only way for her to become a god.
"You want to do it too, air magician." Ding Kui fell into deep thought.
He was inspired by Huang Wan and discovered that magicians of all types have high-tech abilities, but people in this world don't know how to use them yet.
"Forget it if you have difficulties, I can just go and help Yanmei." Ruan Xingzhu knew that this was not an easy task.
Of course, air magicians have ways to make money, such as making space rings, teleportation talismans, etc., as well as the most powerful monopoly projects, portals and communication arrays, all of which have super ability to attract money.
Whether they are Shenkongmen or other sects, they have never worried about money.
But Ruan Xingzhu wants to do something for the people, and the air magician has not yet discovered his talents.
"Well, it's not difficult. I have to think about it carefully. The help of railway tracks to people's lives is revolutionary. I haven't thought of it yet." Ding Kui took Ruan Xingzhu's request very seriously.
"Actually, it doesn't need to be anything revolutionary. I just want to do something for the people, just like I helped the villagers in the mountains. I will do whatever I can." Ruan Xingzhu found that Ding Kui had misunderstood what he meant.
"whatever?"
"Yeah!" Ruan Xingzhu nodded vigorously.
"This is easy to do. I'll design a thing for you to try first. Don't worry, my territory is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more people in it. As long as you have this intention, I will definitely help you realize your wish."
Ding Kui has many ideas, but they are in the embryonic stage for the time being. He does not yet know whether there are problems without verification, so he is not in a hurry to speak out and let Ruan Xingzhu do it.
"I want to do it too!" Lu Ying jumped out to join in the fun.
"If you can take care of yourself, you'll be a big help to me. Can you finish helping me first and then help the people?" Ding Kui picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into Lu Ying's mouth.
"Woooooo!" Lu Ying protested with his eyes widened.
"Knight Lu Ying, there are many hooligans on the street waiting for you to deal with them." Zeng Jianyou heard about Lu Ying's "deeds" back then.
"That makes sense!" Ding Kui slapped Zeng Jian on the shoulder, "Junior sister is very suitable for fighting street crimes, how could I forget about this!
Apple, if you stay in Nanqiu County in the future, I will leave the security of the county to you, and you will definitely be able to do a good job."
"Well, really?" Lu Ying finally swallowed the piece of meat, "Am I qualified? If I encounter those stinky gangsters again, I will deal with them severely!"
"Of course! This matter belongs to you, it's settled! Hang out with senior brother for a few more years and then go home. Senior brother will definitely help you find a good marriage so that you can go back and explain it to the teacher."
Lu Ying didn't know if Ding Kui was serious or joking, so he just nodded stupidly.
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There were two guys chatting secretly outside the door.
"Whose guests are inside? They are in chaos and yet so happy. They haven't stopped laughing from the moment they entered the room to now."
"Didn't you see that the tall young man at the head was wearing a military uniform? He should be a pretty big officer. The others seemed to be his followers, and there were also two magicians."
"Brother Xiao Yi is wise! It's no wonder. People in the military have the right to laugh. They go to our country and beat the shit out of our people, which gives a sigh of relief to us Nanping County people!"
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Ding Kui and others did not stay in the county town for long. After dinner, they went to the Magic Guild to pass a message back to Hengfu City, and then hurried back to the military camp.
Making rails and laying railways are not simple things. Only Ding Kui in the world knows a little bit about it. Liu Yu knows nothing about it. It would be difficult to implement it without Ding Kui personally taking charge. Ding Kui's message is to tell Liu Yu to make preparations.
For example, materials and labor were built, and a factory was specially built to provide Huang Wan with the materials needed to make railway tracks.
"Why don't you stay a little longer? Why are you rushing back in such a hurry?"
When Huang Wan returned to the military camp, she said she wanted to leave, but Ding Kui persuaded her to stay a few more days.
"There are still some details about making railway tracks. I want to explain them clearly to you. Because this is a new thing, you have to give me time to think about it."