I Can Program My Body? - Chapter 237

237: Mining And Explorations 237: Mining And Explorations “How did you mine resources previously?

Any suggestions?” Nash asked Natasha.

Without technology, he couldn’t think of a way to efficiently mine those resource points.

The buildable architecture also didn’t offer any convenient solutions.

Lacking ideas, he turned to a veteran like Natasha for guidance.

“Previously?

Back then, we had someone with a unique pet that could multiply.

I think it was called an earthworm.

With that pet, mining was no problem,” Natasha recounted.

“Does any of you have such a pet?” Before coming to the trial, they had put their void beast pet into hibernation chambers and stored them in their storage rings.

Hoping someone might have a similar kind of pet, Nash asked around.

“No, we don’t have one.” “Such unique pets are either disgusting or hard to find,” “Then does anyone have an idea?” One could only bond with a limited number of void beasts based on their rank, so it was understandable that they wouldn’t fill those slots with such an auxiliary beast.

“We could use explosions.

If we target them carefully, we can blast the entire lode of ore,” Nora, the only Tier 1 scientist on the team, suggested.

“Huh?

That’s feasible!” Most of the seeded talents nodded in agreement.

Although using explosions could attract hordes of dark beasts, the barrier around them meant they didn’t have to worry too much.

Furthermore, they had already wiped out all the stronger dark beasts inside, leaving only the cannon fodder they were too lazy to fight.

As for destructive mining, resource points would automatically regenerate after some time.

So, without any concerns, explosion mining was perfect for the plan.

“Then, Nora, you lead a few people to mine all the resource points.

The rest of us will explore the environment outside the shelter’s barrier,” Nash decided.

With his tenfold soul enhancement, the communication port’s range reached 30,000 kilometers, more than enough to explore the surrounding area.

This allowed them to move more synchronously and work better as a team.

Especially in the depths of the danger zone, they needed to spread out as much as possible to avoid attracting those dangerous lord-level dark beasts.

Dividing the group into those who would mine and those who would explore, the seeded talents set out again.

Used to such high-intensity situations, even though they were tired, no one complained.

— Outside the shelter’s barrier, Nash and the others were more cautious than usual.

To minimize attracting attention with their life energy, they spread out, keeping at least a 10-kilometer distance from each other.

If not for the communication port keeping them connected, they would never have risked such a plan.

Soon, their caution soon paid off when one of them spotted a Tier 4 lord-level dark beast.

Fortunately, glimpsing it from a distance and masking their life aura, they avoided provoking the beast.

Circling the area, they slowly mapped it out, marking every noteworthy dark beast while keeping the noise of battle to a minimum.

They weren’t there to kill dark beasts or earn merits but to explore the surrounding environment.

One wrong move, and they could stir up trouble.

— Meanwhile, as they scouted around the shelter, another group began bombing the mines.

Crafting powerful bombs and placing them strategically throughout the mines, they triggered explosions that echoed through the shelter.

As precious materials rained from the sky, they fended off dark beasts that approached the area.

Once the commotion died down, they mobilized all available void beasts to help collect the materials.

Because these juvenile void beasts couldn’t help much in battle, they could only serve as couriers in the mines.

— With the two groups cooperating, exploring and mining, the days passed one after another.

Realizing the shelter’s barrier was about to dissipate, they fell back to the center.

Bringing their harvest and the information they’d gathered, they slumped to the ground, weary after such exhausting days.

“This is harder than our usual training.” “Hah, we should be thankful there were no casualties this time.” “It’s really thanks to Noir’s ability!

Without the communication port, we might have had some losses…” The veterans began to talk to themselves.

In past training, the first week and the last few weeks typically had the highest casualty rates.

Yet, after a week, aside from some mental fatigue, not one of them was even injured.

“It seems we could really form a special team and challenge a six-star danger zone,” Natasha said, beaming at Nash.

Hearing this, Nash didn’t rush to deny it.

With the shelter’s buff, he should be able to deduce the perfect soul and void condensation manual.

Reaching the Void General Rank before the cosmic competition would give him enough confidence to tackle this impossible challenge.

Turning to the merits they’d gathered and the materials lying around, Nash began to consider which buildings to construct.

First was the wall, their only defence against a tide of dark beasts.

It didn’t need to surround the entire ruins, just enough to shelter and protect them.

Next were the automatic defensive forts.

Though the Void Administrator banned technology, mystical items were an exception.

One such item was the magical defensive forts that could automatically fire projectiles at dark beasts.

While each shot would deduct from the shelter’s merit reserve, it would free them to focus on stronger opponents.

Third on the list was the residence.

Though it offered little defence against dark beasts, it was essential for their comfort.

After all, who would want to sleep outside when they could rest in the comfort of their own homes?

Fourth were various processing and auxiliary facilities.

The minerals they mined were too rough; without processing, they couldn’t maximize their value.

Instead of saving them three merits, they’d only save one in their current form.

Unfortunately, time was short, so they had to use these rough minerals for now.

After selecting and setting all the buildings he wanted on the territorial map, Nash didn’t forget to etch the roads, connecting everything.

[Building Wall, Defensive Forts, Residence, and Processing Facilities…] [Calculating the given materials…] [Total: 1.3 trillion merits.] [Do you wish to proceed?] “Proceed…”