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As it's territory increased, Infrastructure took a look into the Mineral resources that were available in the Coldlands, collecting data and sending it back. After the fall of the Black Ports, this was ongoing. Surveyors were taught about mineralogy, talked to the locals, collected samples and sent them back to Dalatyr for evaluation. For their immediate needs, the committee found more than enough basic materials. Coal was comparatively common, as was iron ore, sulfur, copper, limestone and so forth. There were a few that were absent (most notably Uranium, a material which they never found more than the most trace examples of on this planet) or scare. The most notable of the latter was Petroleum. A few small deposits were located in the Southeast, but not enough for the long term projects.

To better evaluate their claims as well as to better map areas far from Infrastructure's borders, a sugnifigant amount of fabrication effort was expended on the creation of a long range aircraft. In particular it was a rigid solar powered airship. It took four years to produce, discounting the assembly time and necessitated the creation of several machines, including a device to weave the high strength textile components of it's construction. It would fly high, to avoid entanglements with any natives whenever possible. To conserve power, four retractable sails were installed on the side to tack the winds. It was 37 meters long and was solar powered driving two fan assemblies. To avoid coming into conflict with natives and to avoid unpleasant weather phenomenon it carried a payload including radar systems, a miniaturized spectrometer for evaluating samples and a set of small probes for taking samples and running tests and other such instruments to help it examine foreign. Finally, to oversee this operation Discovery decided to pilot this craft. It would be risky, but it would be necessary.

It took six months to completely fabricate in a facility sixty kilometers west of Dalatyr with the assistance of a hundred trusted and well paid workers under the guard of three companies of soldiers. After a few remote test flights, the craft was deemed airworthy. Discovery was disconnected from his humanoid body and installed. Then the craft was taken out and began its ascent on a sunny morning. Slowly it ascended over pine trees and marshes, it would be five years before Discovery completed the evaluation. By which point, preparations would be under way for a new plan.

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As it's territory increased, Infrastructure took a look into the Mineral resources that were available in the Coldlands, collecting data and sending it back. After the fall of the Black Ports, this was ongoing. Surveyors were taught about mineralogy, talked to the locals, collected samples and sent them back to Dalatyr for evaluation. For their immediate needs, the committee found more than enough basic materials. Coal was comparatively common, as was iron ore, sulfur, copper, limestone and so forth. There were a few that were absent (most notably Uranium, a material which they never found more than the most trace examples of on this planet) or scare. The most notable of the latter was Petroleum. A few small deposits were located in the Southeast, but not enough for the long term projects.

To better evaluate their claims as well as to better map areas far from Infrastructure's borders, a sugnifigant amount of fabrication effort was expended on the creation of a long range aircraft. In particular it was a rigid solar powered airship. It took four years to produce, discounting the assembly time and necessitated the creation of several machines, including a device to weave the high strength textile components of it's construction. It would fly high, to avoid entanglements with any natives whenever possible. To conserve power, four retractable sails were installed on the side to tack the winds. It was 37 meters long and was solar powered driving two fan assemblies. To avoid coming into conflict with natives and to avoid unpleasant weather phenomenon it carried a payload including radar systems, a miniaturized spectrometer for evaluating samples and a set of small probes for taking samples and running tests and other such instruments to help it examine foreign. Finally, to oversee this operation Discovery decided to pilot this craft. It would be risky, but it would be necessary.

It took six months to completely fabricate in a facility sixty kilometers west of Dalatyr with the assistance of a hundred trusted and well paid workers under the guard of three companies of soldiers. After a few remote test flights, the craft was deemed airworthy. Discovery was disconnected from his humanoid body and installed. Then the craft was taken out and began its ascent on a sunny morning. Slowly it ascended over pine trees and marshes, it would be five years before Discovery completed the evaluation. By which point, preparations would be under way for a new plan.

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