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Fortunately, I successfully purchased the body and essence from an S-class gate in Europe.
When I arrived in Korea on a plane, I immediately started making S-class Death Knights.
A Death Knight crafted with great care, such as engraving a magic circle with gold and reinforcing vulnerable areas with various metals.
“Whoa.”
I said wiping away my sweat.
“After all, S-class is not easy.”
It consumes a lot of magic power and there are a lot of materials, so it took about 20 billion won to make one S-class by adding the corpse, essence, and various auxiliary materials.
Of course, if other awakened people hear it, it’s ridiculous that it’s cheap to make an S-class with only 20 billion won, but I’m not going to make one of these.
“If you buy and collect integers in earnest, the value of integers will not skyrocket. Even if it wasn’t, the price was high because of the original supply.”
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Maybe the integer value will rise to several times what it is now.
“If you consider the other soldiers, special objects such as master-class Death Knights and Royal Liches, and the five decisive weapons…”
it’s dark
“Nimiral. They make a lot of money.”
The Seron group is growing well.
If you work hard, what can’t you do?
“Anyway, this is it, and the urgent thing right now is raw materials.”
I have decided to leave China, but the method is the problem.
“how will we do it.”
The easiest thing is to diversify import sources.
Even if the price is high, importing from several countries can reduce dependence.
But I don’t like it.
This, too, is ultimately dependent on other countries.
“Right now, the target is China, but there is no guarantee that it will not change because it is another country.”
In the harsh international politics, there are no permanent allies or permanent enemies.
If Ceron grows tremendously and absorbs the world’s industries, other countries may not be able to check it.
“After all, the best thing is self-sufficiency…”
I said with a smirk.
“Is it possible to be self-sufficient in Korea?”
It is not strange to hear that Korea is cursed when it comes to raw materials, which cannot be found only as a resource, and cannot be self-sufficient in crops except for rice due to the lack of farmland.
I thought for a while and said.
“ruler. Let’s set priorities Once the oil passes.”
Petroleum is an energy resource and the core of plastics.
But there is no way to do anything about this oil.
The era of using oil from the sea has come, but Korea, which is surrounded by sea on three sides, is still sucking your fingers.
“The most important thing is metal and cotton paper.”
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Metals used in various electronic products and cotton used to make clothes and shoes.
These two are essential resources for Seron, to the extent that the entire Seron stumbles when the supply is cut off.
“If you don’t know anything else, these two are essential.”
Of course, the problem is that both of these are advantageous for a country with an absolutely large land area.
If you have a large land, there is a high probability of having a lot of mineral resources, and if you have a large arable land, you will grow cotton, that is, cotton.
“It’s a wide land… it’s a wide land… huh?”
It is the largest land in the world and at the same time, there is a place that no one has ever touched.
right by the sea.
“I think I heard that there are underground resources in the sea?”
I said with my eyes shining.
“Would you like to find out?”
*
The ocean occupies 70% of the Earth’s area.
This sea was a treasure trove of resources and at the same time an unknown area that everyone drooled and looked around.
So, as a result of learning about sea resources in earnest…
“Are you looking for a place? Have you already acquired development rights in Korea?”
It has been found that a considerable degree of exploration of marine resources has already been carried out.
Even when international organizations have already given permission for development.
“Yes. The waters near Korea you mentioned are so shallow that there are almost no lucrative minerals. However, for the subsea hydrothermal deposits in the exclusive economic zone of the North Pacific, several countries have already acquired the right to develop them by dividing them into zones. This undersea hydrothermal deposit is formed by hydrothermal vents and cold seawater.”
I raised my hand and said, as the professor, who had invited me to explore the resources of the sea, continued to explain.
“Professor, it’s easy to understand. I have almost no knowledge of that area. Please explain with the idea that you are talking to elementary school students.”
Then the professor thought for a moment and said,
“. It’s kind of like a subsea open pit mine.”
“Do you mean open-pit mines if you just go down and pick up minerals?”
“It is correct. Such open pit mines are located under the Pacific Ocean, and the mining rights of some of these open pit mines are in Korea. And this scale is beyond imagination.”
“Oh oh!”
That’s great, isn’t it?
I said with my eyes shining.
“Then why aren’t you mining?”
Then the professor smiled bitterly and said:
“It’s not that I can’t, it’s that I can’t.”
“The reason is?”
“There are currently two ways to get this. The first is to put something like a net deep in the sea and scan the bottom to bring it… Actually, this is the most realistic, but at the same time, practically impossible method. It will completely destroy the underwater ecosystem.”
Ahh.
It will be convenient and easy to sweep through the net, but at the same time, it will sweep away the deep-sea creatures and their habitats.
I understand.
If you do it that way, environmental groups will bubble in your mouth and go crazy.
“So that’s the second way. They send down an unmanned submersible robot to sort and pick only minerals. But how are you going to achieve profitability by doing that?”
In other words, no money?
“So it’s been more than 20 years since I’ve been drifting around just talking about developing and developing. In fact, it is a state of neglect.”
After hearing all of the professor’s story, I snapped my fingers and said.
“Perfect!”
“Yes?”
“Look, our company has a skeleton for construction!”
A construction skeleton made from a reinforced version of the worker skeleton for lifting heavy loads.
It even has a camera on its head, so it’s more perfect, isn’t it?
“Isn’t that the sound of remodeling a construction skeleton for subsea mining, sending it down, and then dumping it in?”
“uh?”
The professor thought for a moment with a blank expression on his face, then said.
“I guess that makes sense.”
“Is that right?”
hey
This is it, this.
It’s an open-air mine under the sea.
“How do I apply for this development?”
*
A. who formally requested an interview in order to use the mining rights held by the Korean government.
However, it was Jinyoung Lee, the head of the gate management agency, not the head of the government department related to development rights who came to meet me.
“Really? Are you using skeletons to mine seabed resources?”
“Why is this chief here? Do you have jurisdiction over this as well?”
“Of course, it is not under my jurisdiction, but after hearing the report, the President sent me. I am at least a little acquainted with the president. Anyway, it’s not that important right now, is it? Is it really possible?”
“I’m going to try it. If not, don’t.”
“It’s not going to be that easy right now. Do you know how important this is?”
“but. From the point of view of Korea, which lacks resources, it would be big news.”
“Do you think only Korea is big news? Not one or two countries have shared mining rights in the North Pacific. Will those countries stand still if they can mine the seabed resources in a really profitable way with skeletons?”
“Ohh.”
Come to think of it, if this is really successful, it will become an important weapon for Seron.
Other countries will also need Ceron’s help to mine.
“Anyway, I have to do it, right? So I contacted the government. It won’t be a problem if you just do it anyway, right?”
“Of course there are procedures, but I can handle them myself.”
“OK. So let’s try it. If not, have you already made it? Come in!”
A skeleton who opened the door at my words and a staff equipped with an unmanned control device.
“This is the skeleton for subsea mining that I developed this time. Here, the skeletons are sent down to the bottom of the sea, scooping up minerals, and putting them in barrels connected to ships. Then, when the barrel is full, I’m thinking about how to pull it up from the boat.”
“Then what happens to the skeleton when all the work is done?”
“How is it? It’s just that the next worker takes turns and continues to work. It’s enough to just pull up the barrel, so we’ll just leave it in the sea indefinitely, right?”
Jinyoung Lee said with an absurd expression.
“You keep putting it under the sea? And what if it breaks down due to being attacked by living things on the bottom of the sea?”
“There is no need to make it strong considering the water pressure, but what does it matter if it really breaks down? It’s all bones anyway, so just throw it away. oh There is a camera, but it will be connected with an optical cable anyway, so all you need to do is get the camera.”
Is there a more environmentally friendly way to work?
Lee Jin-young said with a smirk.
“…a lot of robot companies have been researching for underwater mining, and this is how it will be solved.”
Robots that are expensive and often have to go back and forth between the seabed and the sea level for maintenance, and skeletons that are literally just used and thrown away if they break down.
Naturally, in terms of efficiency, the robot was not the opponent of the skeleton.
“ah. By the way, this is a prototype, so it’s a bit small, right? If there is a real possibility, I will make it several times larger than this and put it in a lot at once.”
A human-sized skeleton that raked up minerals over time.
If you’re going to do it, you should make it bigger and pack it in.
Jinyoung Lee nodded and said.
“good. The government will also actively support it. Resource development has been a long-cherished dream of Korea.”
The woes of a country without resources.
Korea has been working hard to develop overseas resources, such as purchasing overseas mines, but it has rarely yielded proper results.
But with the advent of Seron, the opportunity was finally opened.
“By the way, shouldn’t we have to give the government a share in the company and do that? I hate things like that.”
Jinyoung Lee said with a smirk.
“As long as the mined minerals are not exported overseas, it is sufficient to pay for the mining rights rental. It is meaningful that Korea procures its own mineral resources.”
“It’s not going to happen. I started it because I needed something to write in the first place.”
Anyway, good.
The government also supports it, so it doesn’t matter, right?
“good. Let’s try it.”
*
“Live and live, you see all these expansive oceans.”
People who worked as construction skeleton pilots and suddenly got a full-time offer for the new development of Ceron.
They immediately accepted the offer at the word of full-time employee, and after receiving training to control an underwater skeleton, they boarded a ship provided by the government and moved to the middle of the North Pacific Ocean.
“what is it. Digging for seabed resources?”
“You say yes.”
“People with deep-sea phobia can’t even do it.”
“So it’s a deal that only people who didn’t have it in the first place were chosen. Besides, I’m not going down directly anyway, so what?”
Then a government official called out.
“Coming soon!”
People who entered the ship after an official said that a skeleton for seabed mining with an optical cable connected to it would soon arrive at the bottom of the sea.
All of them are veterans who have dealt with numerous construction skeletons at Seron Rentals, so they wear the controls so naturally.
Those who finally shared the view of the skeleton through the liquid crystal attached to the mask.
“Wow. This is under the sea.”
“How the hell did you go down? Can’t you see anything other than the light shining on it?”
“It’s a little scary.”
The skeletons finally landed on the bottom of the sea after talking about this and that.
Then the official said.
“There is no floating weight attached to the skeleton legs, but it will not be easy to move due to water resistance. This mining is only for testing, so don’t overdo it……”
Then people spoke in a calm voice.
“Let’s stop doing that, because it sounds like you’ve already heard enough that your ears are going to puncture.”
“I’ve already practiced a lot, but what else?”
“That’s what the president said. If it breaks down, you can just throw it away, so don’t worry about it.”
At that, the official said in a cold sweat.
“Oh, I see. Then start!”
Those who began to scan the bottom of the sea in earnest.
Then a man cried out.
“Number 32, are these black stones right?”
Then, the researcher who shared and watched the worker’s video next to the public official exclaimed.
“you’re right! The stone is a mixture of dozens of minerals, including cobalt, nickel, and aluminum.”
“no no. If you explain it like that, do we know? Just tell me if this is correct.”
“No, that’s right.”
“OK.”
Then, the skeleton took out the shovel and barrel that were hanging from its back and started scooping it up at random.
As soon as the barrel was full, the pilot said:
“It runs out quickly. Don’t you need a big bucket of this?”
At that, the researcher who was watching the video next to the public official said with an excited expression.
“This time, it’s a test, so don’t worry, we’ll use a large net or a barrel later, so please upload it first.”
“yeah.”
A pilot who connected the wire that was hanging from the researcher’s horse to the barrel.
“The wire is connected. Upload 32 times.”
At those words, the official operated the machine, and the barrel was pulled into the boat in an instant.
“Let’s go!”
The researchers left the control room with anticipation and moved to the place where the wire is wound.
how long has it been
“Coming up!”
Finally, the minerals that had been dormant beneath the deep seabed are revealed in a barrel.
One researcher looked excitedly, picked up the mineral from the barrel, checked it, and shouted.
“Success! success! This is unconditional!”
It was the moment when the seabed resource development plan experiment jointly promoted by the government and Ceron Development was successfully completed and at the same time the full-scale seabed resource development began.