Chapter 1959 - 1546: Arrangements (First Update)
Unfortunately, Lin Zinuo really couldn’t refute Dr. Abik. After all, there seemed to be no better solution at the moment.
"No need!"
At that moment, a sudden voice interrupted the conversation between Lin Zinuo and Dr. Abik.
Lin Zinuo heard the voice and turned her head excitedly to see Su Mo approaching with a broad smile on his face. She exclaimed joyfully.
"Su Mo, you’re here!"
"Yes, I just took a quick look, and the repair progress is excellent. You’ve all worked hard during this time."
Su Mo said with a smile.
"Hmph, don’t change the subject. Are you questioning my suggestion by saying it’s unnecessary? What did I say that’s wrong?"
Dr. Abik asked somewhat displeased.
"Nothing you said is wrong, but we have a better option now."
Su Mo replied with a smile.
Dr. Abik was stunned, furrowing his brows as he spoke.
"How is that possible? The power core of such a large fortress isn’t easy to come by. What power source do you have?"
"A Sun Furnace! Though it’s a bit old, I’ve checked it, and its quality is rock solid!"
Su Mo said with a smile.
"Sun Furnace? No way! Are you joking with me? Star Ring City doesn’t have any Sun Furnace in stock, and the last one made was given to Radiant City."
Dr. Abik completely disbelieved what Su Mo said.
"Who’s joking with you? It’s right outside, being brought in!"
Su Mo said with a smile.
Hearing Su Mo’s words, Dr. Abik became uneasy and immediately walked outside!
Lin Zinuo was also extremely curious and asked Su Mo.
"Did you really get a Sun Furnace?"
"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"
Su Mo replied with a smile.
"Come on, let’s quickly go see it!"
Lin Zinuo was very excited. Truth be told, using the Heart of the Ark to power the Heart of Forbidden Prison felt too forced to her as well.
A fortress this valuable being handled half-heartedly would truly be a pity.
"Alright..."
Su Mo responded with a smile.
Soon, Dr. Abik and the others arrived at a nearby observation deck, looking out through it.
They saw several Divine Guards carefully transporting the giant Sun Furnace toward the Heart of Forbidden Prison.
"It really is a Sun Furnace!"
Dr. Abik’s expression was momentarily dazed.
"So, did I lie to you? This Sun Furnace should be enough to serve as the power core, right?"
Su Mo said, feeling extremely pleased.
"It’s enough, but if you could get another Sun Furnace as backup energy, I wouldn’t mind it."
Dr. Abik quickly adjusted his state and said to Su Mo.
Hearing this, Su Mo’s smile instantly froze, and he awkwardly replied.
"Dr. Abik, you must be joking. Where could I get that many Sun Furnaces? It’s not like they’re cabbages."
Dr. Abik didn’t respond to Su Mo. Instead, he lifted his left hand, operated his electronic bracelet for a moment, then sent a document to Su Mo, saying without question.
"Find a way to gather these items as well later."
"What items, this....."
Su Mo opened the document sent by Dr. Abik and immediately felt a headache. The Light Meteor Cannon alone listed 128 units.
"What is this? To fully utilize this fortress’s potential, none of these items can be missing. Of course, if you can find better substitutes, that’s viable too."
Dr. Abik directly addressed Su Mo.
"Stop, stop, just these..."
Su Mo feared that continuing the conversation would increase the difficulty of finding what’s needed.
"But there’s no rush, this fortress is far from finished. Mainly, your people aren’t efficient. That batch of general workers you’ve engaged was doing fine initially, but now they’re all slacking off! If they were my people, I’d have had their heads moved long ago."
Dr. Abik grew increasingly frustrated as he spoke.
"Ahem, don’t be angry. They have their reasons for slacking, it’s not intentional. But don’t worry, this issue will be resolved soon."
Su Mo quickly explained.
"Hmph, whatever the reason, it better get solved quickly, and if possible, add more manpower."
"How many?"
"Add another 1 million people to do the miscellaneous work."
Dr. Abik was not the least bit polite.
Hearing this number, Su Mo swallowed hard, but he didn’t argue back, only replying helplessly.
"I’ll do my best."
...
Two days later.
Inside the command room of the Immortal Blade.
Su Mo sat in the command chair, reviewing the repair project report for the Heart of Forbidden Prison.
The complex projects and numbers made Su Mo’s head ache.
At this moment, Long Ke came over to report to Su Mo.
"Boss, all the ore resources we’ve mined have been handed over. They said they’d handle them accordingly and exchange some for basic ores."
"Okay, I got it."
Su Mo replied while continuing to look over the project report.
However, even after finishing his report, Long Ke remained standing there, looking at Su Mo curiously.
Su Mo sensed something was off, so he raised his head to look at Long Ke and asked.
"What’s up? Is there anything else?"
"Ahem, there’s an issue to mention. Due to the current significant turmoil, the market is very unstable. So the prices for goods exchange aren’t favorable, and transactions are difficult."
Long Ke then explained.
"I’m aware of that. If worst comes to worst, trade with people from Star Ring City and the First Birthplace."
After hearing this, Su Mo also felt a bit troubled and responded.
"That’s not possible! Star Ring City’s situation is really bad right now."
"Then trade with the First Birthplace."
"Even that’s not possible!"
Long Ke shook his head directly to deny it.
"Stop, it’s one thing if the situation in the Third and Second Birthplaces isn’t optimistic, but considering the First Birthplace has been with Icaroya for so long, isn’t the situation optimistic enough? Can’t we try trading with them?"
"No, boss, the First Fertile Land’s situation is even worse now. Didn’t you know?"
"Know what?"
Su Mo replied skeptically, feeling at a loss from Long Ke’s questions.
"There’s a memorial service being held at the First Fertile Land?"
Long Ke promptly replied.
"What memorial service? For whom?"
Su Mo was even more confused, looking at Long Ke puzzled.
"It’s for the fallen members of the Royal Order, Herbert, Bagley, and others."
Upon hearing this, Su Mo suddenly stood up, shocked, asking.
"Bagley and Herbert are dead?"
"Not only Bagley and Herbert, but Gyat, Leo, they’re all dead too. Four members of the Royal Order died, which is an unprecedented major event."
"When did this information come out? Why didn’t I know?"
Su Mo asked with furrowed brows.
"Just in the past couple of days. The Mechanical Empire and the Laurel Empire suddenly announced the memorial service, which is how it got leaked. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have known before."
Long Ke then explained.