My Lucky Star

"Next, we'll smelt the first batch of steel." Lin Xu reached out and picked up a smart core, placing it in the control area of the steelmaking furnace.

At this time, in the first level of the Zombie Mine, hundreds of villagers were already mining ore with newly made enchanted miner sets.

Previously mined ore, along with newly mined ore, was transported to the steel plant for smelting.

"Just enough to smelt one furnace." Lin Xu watched as a large amount of ore was poured into the steelmaking furnace, and planned to continue increasing the number of miners.

This steel furnace requires 200 cubic meters of ore to operate each time, which requires approximately 1,000 miners working for a day.

If this furnace produces a dozen or so batches a day, it will require tens of thousands of miners!

"So a rest area and canteen are still necessary, mining 24 hours a day----"

This could increase work efficiency by about five or six times, requiring only one or two thousand miners.

As Spiritual Qi surged, the rune matrix inside the steel furnace activated, and the solid ore was swept by invisible shockwaves, rapidly disintegrating and shattering, turning into fine dust within minutes.

As the force field fluctuates, the metals and impurities within the ore begin to separate.

Lin Xu used his spiritual sense to observe the reaction inside the furnace, adjusting the frequency of the spiritual rune matrix from time to time to accelerate the metal separation.

After about ten minutes, the ore powder separation was completed, and the iron powder was reshaped into iron ingots, which were then sent out through the discharge port.

Neatly stacked silvery-white iron ingots were piled up in the warehouse next to the steelmaking furnace, while oxcarts from a nearby blacksmith's shop were loading and unloading the ingots, preparing them for further processing.

He took a closer look and found that the purity of these iron ingots was about 99.3%, roughly equivalent to refined steel.

Compared to modern steelmaking technology, this purity is very low, but in a nascent field, it is already a small miracle.

On the other side of the steelmaking furnace, large stone bricks are being shaped. These stone bricks, which have a relatively high iron content, are byproducts of steelmaking, that is, impurities in the ore.

"Not bad, it can be used to build a castle." Lin Xu glanced at it briefly and then focused his attention on the blacksmith shop.

With enough raw materials, the blacksmiths began to forge weapons and armor.

The iron ingots glowed red-hot in the furnace, and the craftsmen wielded heavy hammers, reshaping and forging them into swords or armor plates time and again.

Since there is no need for the time-consuming and laborious smelting of iron ingots, the forging speed increases dramatically.

But that's not enough. Even if a blacksmith shop produces dozens or hundreds of weapons a day, it's far from enough for the upcoming great battle.

"The blacksmith shop must be upgraded and renovated—" Lin Xu looked at the blacksmiths working hard, his consciousness aligning with the Dungeon Heart, and a new round of thought storm began.

A moment later, a Spirit Rune Shaping Machine was produced.

This is similar to the 3D printing technology of the previous intelligent era. It uses the spirit pattern matrix to shape metal and directly cast weapons and equipment. In theory, both armor and weapons can be formed in one piece.

Using the Source Fire, Lin Xu directly produced this spirit-patterned machine. He then entered the basic weapon and equipment graphics into the Intelligent Manufacturing Core and used iron ingots to forge the weapon.

A few minutes later, the first longsword was produced.

"A gray weapon?" Lin Xu frowned as he opened the attribute panel.

It can't be said that gray weapons are useless; after all, for many adventurers struggling to make ends meet, sufficiently sharp gray ironware is already a rare piece of equipment.

But for Lin Xu, this was far from enough. According to his expectations, it should at least be of ordinary quality and white to meet his requirements.

"Could it be because the level of the intelligent core is not high enough?" He frowned and pondered for a moment, his gaze falling on the Arcane Alchemy Matrix.

This alchemy factory can mass-produce green-colored spirit pattern equipment, but the Spirit Rune Shaping Machine he researched can't even produce white-colored equipment.

It can't be produced.

"I hope those ten Crystal Marrow Race will bring me some surprises in the future..."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Xu handed the weapon over to the blacksmith for further processing.

This group of blacksmiths were all experts; they were not only responsible for forging iron, but also for training new apprentices.

Without a word, the blacksmith took the long sword and began quenching and forging the weapon.

He stopped after about half an hour.

Lin Xu inspected the reforged longsword.

Item: Military Longsword Type: Weapon Grade: White (Fine) Effects: Physical Damage 6-8, Sharpness +1, Durability: 80

Introduction: Forged through countless trials, its cold light is chilling.

"Not bad, much faster!" Lin Xu's eyes lit up as he looked at the attributes.

The quality met his expectations, especially in minimizing the blacksmith's workload, requiring only simple quenching and recasting.

"With a full set of enchanting tools, even a novice blacksmith can forge a weapon in half an hour."

After considering it for a moment, Lin Xu felt there was great potential, and without hesitation increased the number of Spirit Rune Shaping Machine to 50, specifically for forging various weapons and equipment.

"The rules of the Spirit Realm and the real world are different, so the training of craftsmen is indispensable."

Under normal circumstances, it takes at least three years to train a qualified blacksmith.

The dedicated rest area maximizes time efficiency, and the first batch of blacksmiths will graduate in about six months.

He used Source Fire to build a special foundry workshop, watching 50 Spirit Rune Shaping Machine operate, processing iron ingots into finished weapons.

Manufacturing armor is slightly more difficult, requiring each armor plate to be recast individually, then imbued with spirit, and finally made into a suit of armor.

Compared to starting from scratch, using the alchemy factory to enchant is the most efficient method, which can significantly increase the production efficiency of enchanted weapons.

Farming, logging, mining, carpentry, blacksmithing, leather crafting... tools are needed for almost all aspects of production and daily life in Ping. The first thing to do after the war ends is to upgrade all the tools across the entire territory into spirit-enchanted equipment!

Looking at the bustling factory, Lin Xu quickly planned the remaining resources. "Let's use the remaining 49 Intelligent Manufacturing Core to make alchemical constructs for pioneering projects—"

Item: "Farmer" Type ① Grade: Cyan (Excellent) Type: Spirit Pattern Mechanical Effects: Earth Transformation and Essence Return Mantra, Spirit Rain Technique, Essence Acceleration Mantra Spiritual Qi: 5000

Introduction: The All-Round Farmer, a Great Helper for Farming. The "Farmer" Type ① is an agricultural alchemical construct that resembles a crab. It possesses three spells, enabling it to plow, irrigate, and accelerate plant growth, allowing it to complete farming and land reclamation tasks at the fastest speed.

Compared to having Daoist priests use magical artifacts with spiritual patterns to clear land and cultivate crops, these fully automated magical machines with spiritual patterns are the best source of productivity.

According to Lin Xu's estimate, one "Farmer" model ① can cultivate thousands of acres of land in a day, and can be put into production quickly by simply replacing Spirit Stone.

At this rate, 49 Lingwen agricultural machines can cultivate 49,000 mu of land per day, which is much more efficient than manual labor.

"At the reclamation speed of these spirit-patterned agricultural machines, the entire territory's fields will be fully cultivated in another week or two. By then, even if the territory is upgraded and expanded, there will be no need to worry about subsequent production and development."

Looking at the territory that had quietly changed, Lin Xu was in a great mood.

Only at this point did the development and construction of Xuanwei Monastery get on the right track.

"Even a great lord like Jiang Shiyan has spent a century, yet the productivity of his territory hasn't undergone a qualitative change. But if I'm given a year or two to farm peacefully, I can advance the spirit rune technology to a new level!"

From this perspective, the Crystal Marrow Civilization is actually my lucky star!