The main world has undergone drastic changes, and the situation on Wang Qi's side is also very bad.
An earthquake occurred ten days ago, causing some production losses. Wang Qi quickly shifted his focus to the cracks caused by the earthquake.
Most of the exploration expedition, which expanded to 800 men, was devoted to determining the continuity of the rift.
There are various types of cracks caused by earthquakes. There are cracks and displacements caused by building and terrain materials that cannot withstand the transverse shear force. Most of these cracks appear on the vertical plane and will not be particularly deep when they appear on the ground.
The other is where the plates are torn apart by applying stress.
Take a hammer, lay a flat wooden board on the ground and nail it, and inject water through a pipe from under the floor to simulate underground pressure. At this time, any hammer falling on a corner of the board may cause the board to break and cracks to become dislocated.
Solaris reminded that the world will become floating islands. The specific size of an island is not known, nor is it how to realize it. We all have a clue after the earthquake.
The exploration expedition team gradually inspected the locations where the surface dislocation occurred and the cracks corresponding to the stress release surfaces. All inspection log summaries will be sent to Wang Qi’s desk within two days.
Wang Qi assigned several people from the inner court civil servants to verify the log information onto the map.
By now you can already see how the map will probably crack.
"The territory at home is only divided into two parts, so it's not bad." Li wanted to finish his magic study for the day, and Wang Qi happened to be looking at the map when he came over.
"It's not yet certain how many pieces there are. Maybe these are just waiting for the next earthquake before they break." Wang Qi pointed to several shorter red lines on the map.
"There's nothing we can do about it if it continues to tear apart. Can it still stick together?" Li Xiang was considerate enough and didn't think there was a problem.
"Yes, no matter how it develops, we can only adapt to circumstances. But if we don't worry about it at all, I'm worried that it will be even more difficult to fly into the sky."
The exploration expedition team has its own Tornado 2 to deploy personnel, and the measurement work is started at the same time, and the railway bureau can also cooperate in order to repair the railway.
The fault zone currently measured roughly divides the small kingdom into two parts. One part is the entire dark land, including the northern foot of the mountainous area of the volcanic belt, covering an area of 23,000 square kilometers.
In the dark land, the underground city is just on the section, and the golden and red fortress is outside.
But it’s not a big problem. There are very few permanent residents in the underground city. Most of them are merchants and people related to cargo transfer. Once the land trade route is cut off after flying, it will be useless. It just depends on how much unexploited mineral deposits can be left underground. .
If Jinhong really can't do it, he will withdraw temporarily and see how the demons are in the area where he is located before deciding whether to take it back as soon as possible.
As for the golden-red titanium ore, it doesn't matter. As the business scope expands and foreign exchanges increase, suitable alternative sources of titanium ore have been found earlier. One was even discovered within the country, right on the battle surface of New Pettus.
There are two main forms of titanium, rutile and ilmenite. The former is a tetragonal crystal, and the latter is particulate matter. It is easier to find in places with lots of water, similar to the effect of gold panning.
The titanium ore found on the battle surface is rutile. After all, soldiers are not prospectors, and they may not be able to distinguish between ilmenite sand and quartz sand in front of them. Rutile is relatively easy to identify.
The exploration team has visited and found that the overall quality of the mine is average. The average titanium dioxide content at several punch sampling points is 45%, which is far from the gem-level 95%. However, there are ways to find ways to use it in industry. , and can also be used to make mineral pigments and paints.
The ones contacted overseas are also gold-red ores, which are the mining residues of gem-grade mines. In addition to making gemstones, the raw ore is also bought by many prodigal sons to grind pigments. It also has a local name, called Creation Crystal, which is more suitable for creation and summoning. It is a spell-casting medium, so its residual ore also has a certain value. For industrial development here, it can only be bought as stone, and the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement.
Back to fracture.
The fissure contains about 60% of the ice forest to the south, and it splits to the south of the new city, just blocking the Red Stone City on the other side.
The situation in the outer area is not clear yet, because that area includes all other cities and a piece of foreign land, and seems to go deep into the swamp.
If we really go to the sky according to this division method, to be honest, Wang Qi feels that he is very lucky. As long as one one-to-one huge airport can connect the entire territory and ensure the lowest logistics level.
Logistics is the core of industrial development. Without logistics to support high-level products, the cost of automated production cannot be covered. Equipment can only wait to rust, and there is no possibility of industrial upgrading.
A large airport seems feasible, but there is no oil in the territory, and most of the transportation capacity must be used to transport oil. As for aircraft powered by magic, the upper limit of its capacity will be limited by the charging scale.
The automatic magic replenishment module has been produced and improved for several years, but there is one problem that has never been solved, namely artificially guiding natural magic power to accelerate backfilling.
It is like a liquid with great tension. When you scoop it out, it will take a long time for the magic level to be close to that of other areas. No intervention method has been found for this process.
This means that "charging piles" within a unit area cannot be stacked without limit.
The army does not need to pay too much attention to this aspect. The combat area of a regiment is often measured in square kilometers, and the battles are not carried out all the time. In fact, due to the high frequency of battles, charging is relatively slow. Use a light armored vehicle to tow one or two magic modules. Going to another camp would solve the problem.
The aircraft are inherently powerful, and if they are gathered together, several convoys will be specially prepared to chase the magic everywhere.
In short, airplanes can only be used to meet basic needs, and real logistics must find other ways.
The land is already in the sky. Is there anything else besides airplanes?
bridge?
Bridges across floating islands, railway bridges, pipelines, etc. all face the same problem, that is, will the relative height of each floating island change? If it changes, these connection methods are risky behaviors. Even if they are built, they will not be guaranteed and they will be finished one day.
There are two left, the cable car and the giant airship.
The advantage of the cable car is that it has a low threshold and does not consume energy when transporting to a lower point on the water level. Moreover, a simple steel cable can cope with changes in height and distance between the two islands within a certain range by leaving a reserved length and related machinery.
The disadvantage is that the adaptability is not unlimited. The maximum allowed overhead length after covering transportation needs is only two or three kilometers. Double cables will not increase much, and the material will not be able to withstand even the slightest distance. It cannot be infinitely thickened. If it is too thick, it will be torn apart due to the movement of the floating island, just like a bridge. Even if the floating island does not move, if it is too long, it will be crushed by its own weight.
Giant airships, in principle, use their own permanent buoyancy to achieve air transport with much less power than airplanes.
However, the reality is that both hydrogen and helium are difficult to deal with.
It is easy to produce hydrogen, but it is too difficult to store and transport it. Wang Qi read the information of Caihong Chemical and realized that hydrogen cannot be completely sealed in metal bottles. In his previous life, he happened to know that large molecules cannot lock hydrogen.
Large balloons are bound to have stitches or adhesives, and their ability to block active small molecules like hydrogen will be further weakened. Therefore, hydrogen balloons must be replenished with gas from time to time. Producing hydrogen requires a lot of energy. Overall, it may not save much compared to flying directly. .
Helium is slightly better, but its benefits are limited, and it is more difficult to produce and more energy-intensive.
In addition, a huge airship will most likely face the problem of defending against flying demons. The balloon is too large to make the target conspicuous, and the defense will block one's line of sight, so additional escort aircraft will be required.
However, even if there are such problems, Wang Qi decided to establish two experimental projects first. Anyway, push them first. When they really take off, they will choose a main route according to the situation.
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