Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 469 - 022: The Helplessness of Scientific Research
As the first batch of human refugees absorbed by the Dragon Nest Tribe, Lanier and the others settled in the remote Stronghold City and began their new lives.
Once they adapted to life in the Dragon Nest Tribe and integrated into its system, they would eventually become a part of the tribe.
With these examples, more humans could be absorbed into the tribe’s system during future campaigns.
To Austin, humans are not so different from Kobolds, Fox-faced Men, Goblins, or any Beastman race; perhaps only in some emotions, treating different Beastmen and humans equally without bias.
Multi-racial integration is inherently the growth direction of the Blue Dragon Empire.
Moreover, compared to Goblin Manufacturing Workshops that enjoy making clumsy big black crude inventions and love explosions, other aspects of scientific research are equally important.
Yet it’s unclear if it’s a racial trait, but those Goblins love tinkering with steam mechs, steam-powered arc furnaces, and such.
However, when it comes to technologies like electromagnetic communication, binary computer systems, these engineering Goblins show no interest.
Possibly due to their frail bodies, the things Goblins create have a "sturdy and simple" style, reminiscent of the early steam engine prototype, which is several times larger than steam engines from Austin’s previous historical life.
Like a small mountain.
Over the years, with the development and the release of engineering Goblins’ works from the research room, Austin has become hopeless about recreating phones, computers, and communication networks in this world.
Relying on these explosion-loving, rugged engineering Goblins, achieving those areas of research is simply impossible.
Although under the Dragon Nest Tribe’s banner, there are quite a few Beastman races. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
However, Beastman races with engineering research talent are scarce. Fox-faced Men are more inclined towards Alchemy Potions; Kobolds towards mining; Bears and Lizardmen are entirely combat-oriented.
As for the recruited Elves, they either focus on agricultural cultivation or Healing Magic.
The engineering research of the entire Dragon Nest Tribe is essentially under Goblin control.
If humans could be integrated, even though genuine scientific talents among humans are one in tens of thousands and cultivating suitable researchers requires a long process.
But at least, compared to various Beastman races with single-focused talents, humans have a broader aptitude.
Some research the Goblins can’t pursue could be further explored and developed by human scientists.
Although after years of growth, the initial dream of developing entertainment in the Empire and nesting inside the dragon’s lair playing games and reading novels has somewhat changed, fostering this world until it reaches a comfortable environment remains quite good.
Besides developing entertainment industries, some deeper theoretical research in technology could potentially bring Austin inspiration across different fields.
For example, in Austin’s previous life, human scientists explored the starry sky universe, conducted research on particle matter composition, and various fascinating quantum mechanics and black hole effects.
Despite the different world rules, some former scientific theories still inspired Austin greatly.
If cultivated human scientists could deeply research, analyze the essence of magic power and the world’s composition, all this could undoubtedly serve as a considerable reference for Austin’s strength enhancement.
The development of the Dragon Nest Tribe, integrating humans as a race, is an inevitable trend.
Of course, since the Kawa Great Forest is far from the Dragon Nest Tribe Main City, to better consolidate the strength of Pioneer City, the newly established Pioneer Cities in the Kawa Great Forest adopt the political system from the early development of the Dragon Nest Tribe.
On the frontline, integrating all forces for accelerated development is quite normal.
Only when the tribe continues to grow, the territory expands, and the frontline becomes the rear will the military-political system of Pioneer City undergo some changes.
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At the outer perimeter of the Kawa Great Forest’s Pioneer Stronghold City absorbing human farmer refugees and resisting the arrival of cold winter.
At this time,
Having opened up the Stone Peak Forest and established research labs, the Goblins began exploring the Space City fragments and researching the deeper Arcane Furnace.
Unexpectedly, the exploration of Space City fragments yielded no significant outcomes for the Dragon Nest Beastmen.
The most notes recorded were already obtained by Austin in the central control room from an Arcane Mage’s notebook.
Besides some introductions about common knowledge and the world’s geography and environment, it merely added a bit of cultural depth to the Dragon Nest Tribe without significant use.
In terms of researching the Arcane Furnace, progress hasn’t been substantial either.
Back then, even the Multi-universe was a hunting ground traversed by the Arcane Council, supported by countless plane contributions from the Arcane Civilization forces, evidently reaching an incredible level.
Not to mention the numerous complex technologies the Arcane Furnace possesses; even the unknown alloy construction materials of the outer Space City fragments are beyond what these Goblin scientists of only ten years into the research path could comprehend.
An entire Arcane Furnace, in front of the Goblin researchers,
is like a technological gap between a feudal society facing a nuclear fusion reactor.
But this doesn’t matter,
for Austin, even if the technological knowledge of the Arcane Furnace was deciphered, it would merely serve as icing on the cake for the Dragon Nest Tribe.
What’s the difference between using bows and arrows to kill defenseless enemies or using guns and cannon?
Currently within the range of the Kawa Great Forest, there are hardly any forces that can resist the Dragon Nest Beastman Legion’s attacks, and the technological power possessed by the Arcane Furnace yields the same overwhelming results for wilderness Beastmen entrenched in these areas.
So this is good, technology needs to advance step by step.
Only by accumulating enough industrial foundation can greater technological progress burst forth.
Additionally, researching the Arcane Furnace isn’t without any benefits.
Through constant energy output from the burning Arcane Furnace, the Goblins have made certain modifications to the underground Space City fragments and the city above.
With the powerful energy output from the Arcane Furnace, some experimental weapons still in the verification stage were installed in the city defense system.
Meanwhile, due to the infinite energy, some labor-intensive experimental nature weapons can also be extensively tested, which obviously has considerable benefits for the development of the Dragon Nest Tribe.
The Dragon Nest Tribe steadily advances, improving internal affairs, and with constantly rising technological standards, Austin is not idle either, occasionally entering the Inner Domain to hunt half-legendary creatures, collecting Law Origins, and continually enhancing his personal strength.
