Mining equipment in this other world was still fairly old-fashioned, relying more on manpower than anything else.
In places like Tansang City, it was not that the mineral resources had been completely mined out. Rather, the surface-level resources had mostly been exhausted, and continuing to dig deeper would send costs soaring by countless times.
With other mining regions available, Tansang City was naturally abandoned bit by bit.
Mining, which had once accounted for the bulk of Tansang City's income, had seen its revenue decline year after year in recent times and now made up less than a third of the city's total income.
Agriculture, which had not originally been considered important, had gradually become Tansang City's mainstay.
Though in truth, Tansang City's agricultural income was not all that high either.
Especially with the frequent impact of small beast tides, its growth was very slow.
Ron looked over the map, then flipped to several pages farther back and wrote down a few plans.
The Everchanging Radish-based cultivation base could further expand its production.
Besides growing Elemental Cards, Miss Element's figurines could also be considered.
With the Everchanging Radish leaves' soft, glutinous texture and their ability to return to their original shape no matter how they were pinched, they would probably be quite popular.
As for Uncle Magic... they would plant a small batch first and see how the market responded.
But in that case, the sisters' workload would increase accordingly.
It seemed that, besides Elemental Guns, Ilya would also have to rush out a batch of staffs engraved with the Plant Growth Technique that ordinary people could operate.
Then the sisters could lead civilians in planting crops, ensuring efficiency while also absorbing some of the unemployed population.
Fortunately, the sisters usually performed prayers and baptisms for civilians, so they did not