Chapter 629 - 604: Call the Wind and Summon the Rain
Chapter 629: Chapter 604: Call the Wind and Summon the Rain
Allen emphasized, "The output power of the Monarch of the Clouds’ interventions must be kept between 25 and 40 percent. More detailed data requires further testing, but the changes must remain within the natural system’s tolerance of this plane. If we push too hard and disrupt the climate balance of the entire plane, causing droughts and reduced yields in the cultivated coastal agricultural zones, we’d only be shooting ourselves in the foot."
[Model simulation in progress... Verifying global climate balance parameters...]
[Simulation Result: Under a safe power output not exceeding 38% for the Monarch of the Clouds, the average annual rainfall in the five reformed zones can be increased from the current sub-50 millimeters to between 300 and 450 millimeters, reaching semi-arid to semi-humid climate standards. Simultaneously, rainfall changes in the eastern coastal and central plains agricultural zones will be controlled within ±8%, which will not significantly impact existing agricultural production.]
"Acceptable."
"Second step: surface ecological reconstruction. Rainwater alone isn’t enough; we need vegetation to consolidate the soil and retain water."
He ordered the ecological engineering department—a new division established just two months ago—to prepare.
"In the peripheral areas of the five reformed zones—the transition areas where survival is easiest—prioritize planting native drought-resistant shrubs and deep-rooted trees. Factory Servants will execute large-scale mechanized planting. The first-year goal is to complete twenty thousand square kilometers of pioneer forest belts.
"After the pioneer forest belts are established, gradually advance into the desert hinterland. The annual advancement line must not exceed fifty kilometers to give the ecosystem enough time for self-repair."
He closed the meteorological model and brought up a timeline plan.
"The entire ecological reform plan will be executed in three phases. Phase One will last three years, completing peripheral greening and basic water network construction for the five reformed zones. Phase Two will take another three years, advancing into the hinterland to build irrigation canals and small settlements. Phase Three will span four years for comprehensive development."
He paused, looking at the five orange zones on the sand table.
Four million and twenty thousand square kilometers—this was a vast expanse. And the core driving all of this was the thousand-meter Giant Dragon high in the sky and its Storm Law.
Jarvis rapidly ran simulations. [According to model calculations, it is estimated that within ten years, approximately two million square kilometers of new arable land and habitable zones can be added. This plan will greatly alleviate future population pressure.]
"Excellent." Allen nodded, his gaze already shifting away from the long-term ecological engineering. "The land still needs time to recover its vitality. The immediate priority is to quickly establish Wizard-specialized industries."
He issued two brand-new industrial planning orders.
"First, the ’Comprehensive Magic Potion Industry Chain.’ Demarcate twenty large-scale plantations on the edges of the Great Red Desert. The Monarch of the Clouds will be responsible for maintaining a humid climate in this area, allowing the Magic Power concentration to reach the threshold for cultivating mid-to-low-tier Magic Potions. Factory Servants and low-end Golems will move in, cooperating with recruited Wizard Apprentices to handle standardized planting, harvesting, and initial processing."
On the sand table, the blueprints for twenty giant agricultural bases immediately surfaced, each equipped with independent irrigation systems and Alchemy Workshops.
"The market demand for primary Magic Potion materials is infinite. Although the unit price is low, we have scale. By farming with industrialized methods, profits will tell us what true commercial logic is.
"Second, the ’Mass-Produced Rune Equipment Industry Chain.’ Immediately construct an additional thirty production lines in the Mage City industrial zone."
Allen pulled countless blueprints of Alchemy Weapons and items from his knowledge base, casually slashing away over eighty percent of the complex structures and High-tier Rune Equipment.
"Specialize in manufacturing standardized Rune Equipment, Magic Staffs, and Armor aimed at Low-tier Wizards and Wizard Apprentices."
[Commander, the per-unit profit for such basic industrial goods in the Extraordinary World is extremely thin...] Jarvis dutifully reminded.
"But once the shipment volume goes up, it becomes a business that can sell out across the entire Gray Channel," Allen interrupted Jarvis, his deep blue eyes gleaming with ambition. "I want those apprentices who just passed their tests to be able to afford Enchanted Weapons with a single month’s salary. I want wandering Wizards to willingly work for us just to replace their gear with a cheaper ’Wesren’ brand set."
Both industry chains were stabilizing their foundation. They formed a perfect closed loop with the Wizard education system currently under construction; the apprentices mass-produced by the Basic Academies would flow into the Magic Potion Plantations and Rune Equipment assembly lines.
Education fed industry, industry nurtured finance, finance supported the military, and the military protected everything.
Every gear was interlocking.
Leaning back in the Commander’s high-backed chair, Allen elegantly interlaced his fingers and enunciated his long-simulated ultimate vision, word by word:
"We will take the lofty, high-and-mighty Wizard industries and utterly smash their prices to dirt-cheap levels.
"This is the ultimate form of industrialized Alchemy."