When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 622: Scientific Research Division of the Holy Equipment Court

The carriage passed through the wasteland ruins from the river to the Mechanical Palace, and in front of us were two rows of small courtyards surrounded by walls and weeds.

Each small courtyard covers an area of ​​half an acre to more than one acre. There are flags and signs hanging at the door. Looking around, there are [Dragon Language Alchemy Society], [Crystal Alchemy Institute], [Hydraulic Engineering Institute], [Shuttle Research Institute], [Sacred Axis Alchemy Development Bureau], etc.

This area is the "scientific research area" allocated by Horn to scholars, which is specifically responsible for scientific research output.

There are even public carriages at the bridgehead that are free for these alchemists and engineers to use.

According to Witte, a number of seven-story brick and stone houses will be built on both sides of the Insula district in the city, specifically for the accommodation of these scholars and alchemist priests.

For example, the [Dragon Language Alchemy Society] and the [Crystal Alchemy Institute] focus on scientific research in the direction of alchemy, while the [Hydraulic Engineering Institute], in addition to researching and designing water conservancy facilities, also studies how to make hydraulic industrial equipment.

For example, Horn's hydraulic version of the reel spinning machine was invented and researched by them.

After all, in the future, when the two outward rivers of Daze Township are dredged and opened, they will definitely provide abundant water power.

At that time, it can be used as a supplement to the Holy Wheel Machine. After all, the number of star-cast gears is limited.

The [Flying Shuttle Research Institute] is mainly responsible for studying the flying shuttle on the loom. This small device that automatically rebounds through a spring can greatly improve the efficiency of manual and rotary loom weaving.

Horn thought it would be easy to make a spring, but it turned out to be very difficult. This tiny spring has a lot of technological value.

For example, a clockwork spring is made of low-carbon steel and then gilded with a layer of mountain copper before it can be used.

According to the dwarves' calculations, the spring requires high-carbon steel and special alloys. Ordinary steel and orignite bronze will not have any good effect.

It’s not that the dwarves can’t make a spring with their forging skills, but the cost is too high.

Lowering the car curtain, Horn lowered his head and recalled how spring steel was made in his hometown.

In Horn's hometown, the ability to mass-produce this kind of spring steel had to wait until the Bessemer converter process became popularized before this qualified spring steel could be produced.

Even when Jeanne used lightning smelting, she couldn't always successfully produce spring steel.

Horn rubbed his forehead. The alchemy industry was good in every way. The only problem was that his steel industry had made almost no progress so far.

Lightning smelting is definitely more efficient than the medicine jar iron smelting method, but the problem is that this kind of lightning is almost only possessed by Jeanna.

Could he possibly build some kind of lightning furnace?

I don’t know how the translation of Shilov’s “The Emerald Record” is going. It would be great if there was an alchemical substance that could control and release lightning.

Finally, there is another important one among them, which is the [Sacred Axis Alchemy Development Bureau].

This department is responsible for two parts: one is the cooperation with the Black Snake Bay Secret Party on alchemy and magic technology, and the other is industrialization and commercialization.

In Horn's eyes, this is a relatively important department, but people at this time do not take it seriously, and even up to now, not a single order has been opened.

After passing through this scientific research area and walking forward, you will see flower beds and trees, which were planted and maintained by Shilov.

In spring and summer, looking out from the terrace of the Mechanical Palace, you can see a sea of ​​flowers at a glance.

It’s a pity that Horn is in the golden autumn season at this time, so he can’t see such scenery.

Some of the newcomers were very curious about the figure that appeared on the terrace of the Mechanical Palace on time every morning, but the Mechanical Palace was guarded by guards and they could not get close easily.

Therefore, the rumor of "two-wheeled monster" has been spread in the Holy Equipment Court recently, and it is collectively called the three major horror stories of the Holy Equipment Court together with "electric ghost" and "hairy zombie". The number of old citizens who have seen Shilov during the New Year's Day is too small, and they can't dispel the rumor, so they can only let them go.

As the slope gradually increased, Horn could feel his back beginning to press against the wall of the carriage, and he realized that he was getting closer and closer to the Mechanical Palace.

After walking up a small slope less than 10 meters high, you will reach the Mechanical Palace.

After getting off the carriage, Horn looked around.

The original gear rooster of Shilov has been repaired, and the clown doll on the gable has also been repainted.

When Horn pushed the door open, he was able to see Shilov and others in the middle of the yard.

In a corner of the spacious courtyard, seven or eight vertical jars in white with red stood under the eaves. They were obviously pottery, but they had a metallic luster.

"What is this?" Horn tapped the reaction vessel with his knuckles and asked the middle-aged man with shaved beard and hair nearby.

"Your Majesty, this is a peat alchemical reactor. With this reactor, we can greatly save manpower consumed by peat and build more peat workshops."

It would have been fine if he didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, Horn recognized him: "Isn't this Robert? I thought it was someone else, it turns out to be you, kid, why is your mouth so smooth?"

Robert smiled and said, "I went back to Black Snake Bay before. A wizard burned my hair and beard in the tavern. So I just shaved it to keep cool."

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Robert was originally a member of the White Mountain Priory, but because he was knowledgeable about alchemy, he stayed on Autumn Island.

"This reaction vessel doesn't look like pottery. What did you add?"

"It's red salt. I added red salt." Robert gathered his sleeves with pride.

Unlike the past method of refining peat by digging a pit on the spot, this refining method also adds a huge crucible that is white but has a dark red luster.

Horn walked around the vertical furnace-shaped crucible that was as tall as a person, but didn't see any clues. He just cast a puzzled look at Robert.

Robert quickly explained to His Majesty the Saint: "Red salt is believed to be a substance that can gather spirituality, and alchemists waste a lot of mana when making alchemy.

So I wondered if I could combine red salt and the crucible to slow down the dissipation of mana.

Fortunately, after trying more than fifty materials, I succeeded. This mountain white clay mixed with red salt mud can make this terracotta crucible.

Placing the peat in a terracotta crucible and connecting it directly to the pottery basin through the staff can save four manpower. "

As he spoke, he handed Horn a detailed data report.

Horn picked up the report and took a look at it. His eyes widened. According to the estimation in this report, Terracotta Crucible could reduce the original peat team of 10 people to a group of 6 people.

Almost cut in half!
You know, the alchemist needs to rest for two hours after casting a spell, and each peat refining ceremony requires 10 people to perform together.

So a peat mill working 10 hours a day actually only extracts peat five times, producing a total of about 5 pounds.

Although the red salt pot and staff increase the cost slightly, they reduce the manpower required for each peat refining ceremony by 40%.

Originally, Horn was still worried that with the current speed and frequency of the Holy Favored Ones appearing, if he rashly increased the peat production, would the alchemist priests not be able to keep up.

But now it seems that there is no such problem. The price of peat can even drop further, completely bringing down the prices of firewood and other fuels.

(End of this chapter)