The sun hung high in the sky, and clouds drifted lazily over the manor villa.
Jiang Xuan and the others sat around a table on the second-floor garden balcony of the villa.
After spending so long underground, seeing the daylight again made everything feel clear and beautiful.
Ningguang quietly stared at the Sky Island Base.
Just the day before yesterday morning, the Sky Island had only been a towering pillar, but now it was completely perfected into a huge platform.
Because it wasn't directly above the manor, but extended towards the mountain, the Mob Grinder on the Sky Island could be clearly seen.
That was the marvelous device Ningguang and the others had made under Jiang Xuan's guidance, utilizing the characteristics of the MC world.
At the time, Ningguang didn't understand what the Mob Grinder was for.
Collecting monster materials for later use?
Perhaps so...
This was Ningguang's usual profit-oriented way of thinking.
But now, for Ningguang, who had been down into the mine once, the meaning had changed.
The resources here were inexhaustible; the resources here were not worth dwelling on.
Want to earn Mora?
Simple!
Find another new mine, scour it for iron ore and gold ore, and immediately make hundreds of millions in profit.
Since that was the case, why bother clinging to resources?
So, after the mining trip.
When Ningguang looked at the Mob Grinder again, she was actually thinking about what other technologies could be extended from its characteristics.
Traps? Cages?
Or a whole new technological system?
This was a big capitalist embarking on the path of a great inventor.
Jiang Xuan naturally didn't know that a mining trip had brought such a transformation to Ningguang.
But if he had known, he would have happily told her the principles of various redstone mechanisms.
Perhaps...
With her mind, she would come up with even more ways to play.
"Ahem!"
Perhaps the silence had lasted too long, and Keqing, sitting nearby, couldn't sit still anymore.
She cleared her throat to attract everyone's attention, then spread her hands helplessly:
"I say, it's already been half an hour since we came up. Are we just going to sit here and do nothing?"
"Isn't that a waste of time?"
Saying that, Keqing turned to Ningguang, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
"Speaking of which, Ningguang, do you have something on your mind? Usually, with such a big harvest, you'd be the first to start tallying it the moment we came out, wouldn't you?"
Hearing this, Ningguang pursed her lips and chuckled, leisurely taking a sip of tea.
At this moment, her usual opulent and regal aura was contained, giving her an air of elegant tranquility.
"In the past, I was always rushing, which made me lose sight of exploring the world. Today's mining trip has rekindled the curiosity I had as a child."
"Now I understand that when heading towards a goal, occasionally looking at the scenery along the way will make the final fruit taste sweeter."
Keqing and the others didn't quite understand Ningguang's pointed words.
But Zhongli and Jiang Xuan understood.
Ultimately, it was the easily obtained resources and gold that made Ningguang let go of some of her obsession with Mora.
This was a good thing. Channeling this obsession into other matters would make Ningguang even more powerful.
"Still saying things I don't understand..."
Keqing shook her head and was the first to speak:
"Alright, since you're not speaking, I'll summarize first."
Keqing's expression became serious, and she took out a notebook from her bosom.
"This mining trip lasted one and a half days. The types of minerals obtained are coal, iron ingots, redstone, lapis lazuli, gold, diamonds, and a certain amount of cobblestone."
"Other items obtained..."
"Wait a moment, Keqing."
Jiang Xuan slightly raised his hand to interrupt Keqing, then looked at everyone and said:
"First, let's remove the statistics for cobblestone and coal from the harvest. What do you think?"
Hearing this, everyone nodded almost in unison.
This reaction was completely unlike their initial attraction to the excellent quality and quantity of coal ore.
This was normal; anyone who mined mostly coal for half a day would feel nauseous, right?
Don't think they got a lot of good stuff from this mining trip.
But...
Half of everyone's backpacks were basically coal!
In fact, if Jiang Xuan hadn't taken the extra coal back to Teyvat this morning, he wouldn't have had anywhere to put the obsidian.
"These coal and cobblestone, put them in two separate chests. If you have a use for them, take them."
"Even if you take all of them, it doesn't matter. These things aren't worth much."
Everyone nodded, and then Jiang Xuan took Keqing's notebook, saying softly:
"As for iron ingots, I'll keep four stacks. You can take the rest. I have uses for redstone and lapis lazuli, and you don't really know how to use them yet."
"For the rest... I'll keep one stack of obsidian. I also have uses for diamonds, and I need to keep Ender Pearls to craft Eyes of Ender."
"Besides that, all those miscellaneous monster materials will be put into one chest later, and you can take whatever you like."
With that, Jiang Xuan closed the notebook, his gaze falling on Ningguang, and he suddenly remembered:
"Oh, and if you want to exchange those gold ingots for Mora, feel free to take them. I don't need them for now."
For Jiang Xuan, the greatest use of gold ingots was trading with piglins.
But Jiang Xuan wasn't sure when he would go to the Nether, so gold ingots were dispensable for him.
This trip's harvest was truly abundant.
Diamonds and obsidian were secondary; Jiang Xuan's main expectation for these two materials was to first make an enchanting table.
As for diamond swords and the like...
Jiang Xuan didn't lack weapons.
The real big harvest this time was iron ore and redstone.
These were the key driving forces that would give Jiang Xuan's MC extreme survival wings for acceleration.
Iron farms, Automatic Farming Machines, redstone mechanisms, villager trading halls, and so on...
These could all be set up now.
If Jiang Xuan's plan was carried out, the arrival of this wave of resources would completely free him from the early-stage limitations.
After that, he could prepare to explore the world, looking for shipwrecks, Woodland Mansions, Desert Temples, strongholds, and so on.
Of course...
At this stage, the thing Jiang Xuan wanted to do most was to renovate the Mob Grinder.
A Mob Grinder without hoppers was simply unworthy of the name.
This afternoon, Jiang Xuan planned to completely overhaul his Mob Grinder into its 2.0 full version.
And then set up an iron farm.
In addition, Jiang Xuan really wanted to build a Slime Farm; its importance was self-evident.
It was essential for survival, especially for survival that required redstone. Slimeballs were definitely a case of "the more, the merrier."
The few slimeballs Jiang Xuan currently had were really not enough to support his plans.
However...
The Slime Farm project was indeed quite large. The best scenario would be to wait until the Liyue miners arrived, and Jiang Xuan could guide them in digging together.
Although a bit regretful, Jiang Xuan thought about it repeatedly and decided to temporarily cancel the idea of a Slime Farm.
In its place was the fully automatic farming technology, commonly known as the Automatic Farming Machine...
All in all, the workload was still considerable.
Now that they had redstone, all the infrastructure was just about to begin.
"Jiang Xuan? Are you spacing out again?"
Ganyu reached out and waved her hand in front of Jiang Xuan, finally bringing him back to his senses.
"Sorry, I was thinking about future plans. What were you saying just now?"
Jiang Xuan smiled apologetically, then gathered himself and looked at Ningguang and the others.
Ningguang shook her head, repeating with a hint of helplessness:
"I said, we've decided to leave all these things with you."
"Hmm?"
Jiang Xuan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled:
"No need, I already have enough materials to build what I want. "
"Besides, all these mineral harvests couldn't have happened without you."
Jiang Xuan spoke from the heart, with no other meaning.
But everyone looked at each other and gave a wry smile.
"Jiang Xuan, you don't have to flatter us."
Keqing's tone seemed to carry some self-reproach.
"Everyone saw our performance and yours during this mining trip."
"We just followed your guidance and instructions to mine."
"Without you, we wouldn't even have been able to reach the gold mine."
"You don't need to deny it."
Seeing Jiang Xuan open his mouth as if to comfort everyone, Keqing smiled lightly and shook her head.
"We're not children who can't take criticism. I acted rashly and almost fell into a bottomless pit."
"Ningguang accidentally dug open a wall that was holding four zombies."
"Even Yaksha, Conqueror of Demons fell into the lava."
"This mining trip, at most, we went to learn knowledge from you. These things are already worth it."
"Such as the wonderful uses of boats, how to kill Endermen, key points for collecting gold ore, and so on."
"For us, compared to resources, the knowledge of this world is priceless."
Keqing's words made everyone nod frequently.
Indeed, as Keqing said, if sixty-four blocks of gold were placed in front of Ningguang now,
She would not hesitate to choose the knowledge of this world.
It was simply a matter of teaching someone to fish versus giving them a fish.
"So!"
Keqing smiled brightly, her large eyes sparkling with joy.
"This harvest should rightfully be Jiang Xuan's. We cannot take it!"
"Moreover, Liyue's mining team will soon be stationed, and resources will flow in continuously."
"In fact... we talked last night, and exploring this world with Jiang Xuan is not only helpful for Liyue but also very interesting."
"So, we think we should leave all these resources to Jiang Xuan, and we'll help Jiang Xuan build the projects he wants."
"Liyue's resources will be handled by Liyue's miners, and we, as friends, will explore this world with you."
"What do you think?"
After saying that, everyone looked at Jiang Xuan with some nervousness.
What Keqing said were their true thoughts.
In the future, for Liyue to obtain more resources, they would definitely need to understand the unique characteristics of this world.
But...
Jiang Xuan was very busy. He couldn't possibly open the door for Liyue and then give them lessons every day, could he?
So, Keqing and the others would have to take on this role.
Besides...
They indeed found exploring this world extremely interesting, just like Ningguang, who even felt she could elevate her personality.
Looking at the expectant gazes of everyone, Jiang Xuan felt a pang of emotion.
He chuckled, then nodded:
"Since that's what you all think, then... I'll have to include you few laborers in my future personal plans."
Zhongli shook his head slightly, and said calmly:
"No matter. Anyway, ever since we helped you build the Sky Island the day before yesterday, you probably never intended for us to leave, did you?"
"Hmm..."
Jiang Xuan nodded in agreement.
"That's the truth!"
Everyone smiled knowingly.
Thus, Jiang Xuan's future MC pioneering team officially embarked on the path of rapid development.
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