Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 197 Chapter 195: Communication Magic Circle and Letter (Two in One)

You have to admit that a third-level extraordinary wizard is qualified to be straightforward.

In addition, Luo Yi had just become an earl and had not yet developed the habit of being superior to others like an aristocrat.

Therefore, he did not think there was anything wrong with Mennon Becker's almost questioning tone.

Shrugging his shoulders, Luo Yi said, "You know, I just arrived yesterday and I was busy all day, and I didn't have much rest at night.

Therefore, I really didn’t have the time to inquire about the detention of the Empire staff.”

After a pause, he asked again: "Is there any specific reason why Master Mennon is so concerned?"

“My granddaughter, Christina Becker, works as a technician among these people and has been stranded here for a long time.

The most important thing is that you neither fulfilled the previous contract nor allowed them to go back, and this place is still in such a mess.

Tell me, should I be worried? Should I ask about it? "

After a pause, Mennon Becker stared at Luo Yi and said, "Otherwise, do you think I am willing to take this order and travel so far?"

On the side, Douglas Hill smiled awkwardly and interrupted: "Sir Mennon, can we be a little more tactful in our words?
After all, you are here to ask for help, to ensure the safety of your granddaughter, not to cause trouble?"

"I……"

Mennon Becker looked at Douglas, puffing his beard and glaring, seeming very angry.

But when he turned to face Luo Yi, he still forced a smile: "I am a little anxious. Christina is my only granddaughter."

"Besides, I don't know what you guys want to do."

“This cooperation can be said to be something that your Raymond family requested, and the Empire has given you a great deal.

What happened? "

"If you ask me, the Empire shouldn't bother with you. All this talk of industrial matching and winning over allies is bullshit."

Douglas Hill quickly spoke up: "Sir Mennon, sir, we said before that we should stay calm, stay calm, and besides, shouldn't we discuss the imperial policy?"

"Oh! Right, right, stay calm and communicate peacefully..."

Luo Yi was amused by the old man. Perhaps because he was focused on magic, this wizard was not used to the nobles' hypocritical flattery.

If he were a true noble, he would probably get angry, or even vent his anger on others!
Keluoyi just waved his hand, tilted his head slightly, thought for a moment, and asked: "Sir Mennon, do you know anything about the personnel sent by the empire this time?
Like, if I want to negotiate, who can I turn to?"

"You want to ask about the Imperial Ambassador, right?"

"Correct!"

“If I remember correctly, it should be Lord Robin Water, this one is a court noble.

He is mature and prudent, and is deeply trusted by His Majesty."

"Then can you help to make the connection? I want to talk to this person face to face."

Luo Yi said this, and then said: "Sir Mennon, I studied abroad in the empire and made many friends.

My recognition and attention to magic machinery is also beyond doubt.

I believe that magic machinery will change the world and the old continent, so I am prepared to continue to implement the contract between the Empire and the Raymond Family."

“Of course, you have seen the actual situation, so some adjustments are definitely needed.

And this, I need to have a good chat with the Imperial Ambassador."

“Originally, I was planning to handle some government affairs, restore order in the Flower Territory, and then find a way to contact the Imperial Ambassador.

However, if Lord Mennon comes, that would be the best, and you can just serve as a bridge for us to communicate."

"I'm here to look for my granddaughter..."

"Of course, during the negotiations, I can ask Lord Robin Water to bring your granddaughter with him. This way, you can rest assured."

The old wizard was satisfied at this point, he glanced slightly and said: "I don't know Lord Robin Water, but he has several wizards under him, I am familiar with them all.

I can contact them first and then communicate with the Lord, it shouldn't be a problem."

"That's good!"

Luo Yi nodded and said, "Now, let's discuss the construction of the magic circle that goes far beyond the communication, okay?"

"Fine!"

Speaking of his own profession, Master Mennon's eyes lit up and he said, "I have three options here, Lord Earl, please decide which one you want..."

In Roy's understanding, the magical machinery of the Habsburg Empire has already involved all aspects.

Traffic, transportation, mining, smelting, processing, textiles, weapons, navigation, everything is available!
The only exception is in the field of communications. Not to mention radio and telegraph, even the simplest wired telephone has not appeared.

The reason is that classical magic has already achieved extremely amazing results in this area.

From Master Mennon's introduction, Luo Yi learned that the remote communication magic circle he brought actually had three specifications.

The lowest level is letter delivery. Every time the magic circle is opened, it is equivalent to opening a two-way space folding channel.

Within one minute, you can either throw the letter you want to deliver over or send the letter you want to deliver over.

Of course, one minute is an absolute limit, it is the ultimate. Unless it is a special magic circle, it basically has to be maintained within this time.

In fact, most of the long-distance communication networks laid by the empire are of this type.

The main reason is that it is cheap enough, the materials are relatively simple, maintenance is not troublesome, and it has the best cost-effectiveness.

However, according to the principle of spatial instability, this communication magic circle can only be opened and closed three times a day.

If it exceeds the limit, it cannot be used and must be repaired for 24 hours before it can be opened again.

Therefore, if there are too many letters, it may cause congestion.

Especially in the major cities of the Habsburg Empire, communications between them were extremely frequent and various information was exchanged quickly.

The Empire even opened a magical post office that citizens could use.

The result is that this type of communication magic circle is completely insufficient.

The second-class communication magic circle was specially designed and upgraded by the Imperial Ministry of Magic to solve this problem.

The effect is that it can maintain the folded state of space for a long time, keep the stability of the space channel, and arbitrarily transmit objects within a certain size range.

If there is an emergency, both of them can even stay next to the magic circle and exchange information quickly and frequently, just like chatting face to face.

Of course, good things are often expensive. To maintain the space folding state for a long time, the amount of magic materials and magic crystals needed is really not a small number.

As for the highest level of communication magic circle, a crystal ball imaging function is added.

You can really see real people and communicate through synchronous voice transmission.

If I had to describe it, it would be a video call!
This type of communication magic circle is of course the most expensive, and is only used in the center of the empire and important locations.

It was often opened when the great Hohenzollern III wanted to issue extremely important orders.

Of course, since Master Mennon said so, he could naturally build it, but the price was so expensive that even Luo Yi was shocked.

It is worth mentioning that all of the above are actually point-to-point single-line connections.

Even if it is built, it cannot be connected to the empire's communication system, that is not allowed.

It is equivalent to opening a separate local area network!

Luo Yi actually wanted to choose the second plan. After it was built once and for all, communication would be relatively simple.

However, even he chose to give up after seeing the high cost.

It’s not that we can’t afford to build it, but the maintenance cost is so high that it would be a waste if there is not enough business volume.

So, Master Mennon came up with a fourth plan. With an additional one thousand gold Tiers, he could build the first communication magic circle, but leave enough expansion interfaces.

If you want to upgrade to the second plan, you only need to invest some resources later, which will be much more convenient.

Luo Yi immediately decided to do as per this plan, and the location of the communication magic circle would be placed in the Lion Manor for the time being.

Of course, building a communication magic circle is not an easy task.

First of all, the site selection is extremely important.

When people are in space, they cannot feel the difference in space. In fact, the space is solid in some places and weak in other places.

The communication magic circles are almost always located in relatively weak spots, which can reduce the consumption of magic energy when they are opened.

This weak point is relatively common and there are many of them, but you must constantly explore and locate them within a certain space.

Master Mennon took a pile of tools and walked around the entire manor.

And each time after determining the approximate position, you even have to use a measuring tool to measure the height bit by bit.

Some of the first few points he found were even ten meters in the air, and sometimes only three inches from the ground.

These are all inappropriate.

Finally, he decided on a spot outside the stable, about one meter above the ground, which was the best location. However, to do this, the stable would have to be moved or a new door would have to be opened.

This was because, outside the designated area, a defense system had to be built, even including a protective magic circle.

When the remote communication magic circle is activated, if it encounters an attack, especially when the elemental forces conflict, it will be a big trouble.

If it goes wrong, it may even cause an explosion, creating a huge shock wave.

Therefore, peripheral protection work is necessary.

As for the entire construction process of the communication magic circle, it was very complicated and Luo Yi really couldn't understand it.

However, what he knew was that after Master Mennon finished his work here, he would have to go to Oakland City, select a location, and then complete the communication magic circle.

Then, he has to keep debugging, and the magician has to cooperate with him, until the frequency fluctuations match, which is considered a success.

For this reason, Roy invited Ms. Palacios to come and ask her to communicate with Master Menon.

Although Ms. Palacios is not proficient in communication magic circles, as a fourth-level natural disaster, she can still help out and determine the operating procedures based on her understanding of magic.

Furthermore, Master Mennon’s temper could not be shown in front of a fourth-level strong man, so he behaved very respectfully.

And Roy immediately pulled over Douglas Hill who was in the way.

They found a sunny place, and Butler Hoover brought them some food and tea, and they began to chat.

No matter how they first met, now they are good friends, and they can even talk about almost anything in this foreign country.

Roy told Douglas about his experiences along the way, the attacks he encountered, the battles during the natural disasters, what he saw in Auxerre, the slap in the face by the Council of Nobles, etc.

Douglas listened with amazement, as if he was listening to an adventure story.

Of course, Douglas also told Roy a lot of things about Oakland.

However, without Roy, the city of Oakland seemed to have less chaos and became more stable.

However, the various plans left by Luo Yi have not changed, but are being implemented in a practical way.

For example, the Leitninger Magic Energy Machinery Factory has undergone another expansion.

The main reason is that the magic hammer forging machine is too popular and there are too many orders. If production is not expanded, it will be impossible to meet market demand.

However, this time, in addition to the magic apprentices selected from the Philante School of Magic, the training classes in the machinery factory were also very effective.

Many workers and blacksmiths successfully accumulated magic power after completing basic meditation classes and with the help of spices.

People like them lack a complete understanding of magic and have never taken formal magic courses. It would be an exaggeration to call them magic apprentices.

However, they are all skilled workers, and after gaining magic powers, the role they can play in production will be different.

In fact, they can get the hang of things faster than those newly recruited magic apprentices.

Of course, if we really compare, Ortiz Pharmaceuticals is growing even faster.

This was because, compared to the pinnacle of magical machinery, the amount of soul-fixing spices produced was really consumed as much as they were produced, with almost no surplus.

This spice has become the most sought-after commodity in the empire, without a doubt.

Even those who are older are trying to use spices to help them enter a meditative state and accumulate magic power.

In the whole society, there are actually many rich people who are unable to complete basic meditation.

Now, we have the chance, no one will give up!

Therefore, if the empire had not strictly controlled prices and prohibited speculation, the price of soul-fixing spices would have skyrocketed on the black market.

Of course, the only advantage is that pharmacists are not as respected as mechanical magic apprentices.

Mrs. Linda searched all over the northern part of the empire, offering generous wages and indeed recruiting quite a few people.

Therefore, in comparison, the expansion of pharmaceutical companies is more restricted by the raw materials of medicines.

Although they seemed to be ordinary materials before, they became scarce after being used on a large scale.

Nowadays, purchasing the necessary pharmaceutical materials from other countries in the Old Continent outside the Empire has become a big business.

Then there is the construction of Douglas's magic steelmaking furnace, which is also Douglas's proudest thing.

After the drawings left by Loy were finalized, he started building the factory almost non-stop. To this end, he mobilized almost all the connections and resources he could mobilize.

In order to quickly build a factory, he even found more than 20 magicians proficient in earth element, and asked them to use the two magics of "turning fossils into mud" and "turning mud into stone".

In order to produce various magical machines, he recruited at least hundreds of skilled blacksmiths, and even spent a large amount of money to hire specialized alchemists to be stationed there.

Everything is done to speed up the construction period!
The reason why he was in such a hurry was because a production accident had indeed occurred.

The blast furnace of his experiment finally exploded!
Although Luo Yi emphasized safety in production, he did not stop the work for the sake of the construction period, and did not even make any rectifications.

And in that kind of environment, when it reaches the critical point, the dust in the air accumulates, then burns and explodes!

The only good thing was that the Douglas people were there when this happened.

He was the first to notice something was wrong and ordered the workers to evacuate. Although the aftermath of the explosion destroyed the entire factory,

Even the Leitninger Magic Energy Machinery Factory was damaged.

However, no workers were injured!
Talking about this, Douglas still felt a lingering fear. He really didn't expect that this explosion would be even more terrifying than the failure of the magic experiment.

This made him emphasize production safety over and over again when he was rushing to complete the work in the later stage.

As the saying goes, people cannot teach you, but you can learn it once you are taught by experience!

That is, after this small boiler exploded, the demand for rails became tight again.

Of course, although Douglas came alone, he brought letters from everyone.

For example, Gary Mills's letter was all about asking, "Where are you fun? Would you like to invite me to stay for a while?"

Mrs. Linda's letter mainly talked about the development of the pharmaceutical company and some directional issues.

Mira Greenman provided a qualified financial report to let Roy know how much more gold he had earned and how much his assets had increased.

Maruna provided a report detailing the development of the industry.

The bow-wielding brute, Lien Vasquez, reported on the development of the group’s security department.

He was quite creative and actually divided the security department into three parts.

Regular security personnel are responsible for security work, including guarding the security of every factory, residence, and estate.

The second part is to recruit powerful figures, at least second-level combat professionals, and even two formal mages.

Even if they are special forces maintained by the group, they usually train and take action when needed.

Solve the more difficult problems!

Of course, these people can only take action after he, Maruna and Mira all agree.

As for the last part, he organized a group of workers who possessed magic powers but did not want to work as screwdrivers in the factory, and asked them to train in magical firearms!
They may not necessarily be useful, but if they are really pushed to the limit, it would be absolutely scary if a group of them were pulled out and armed with magic guns.

At the end of the letter, Lien Vasquez patted his chest and said that he had worked very hard during this period and could reach the third level in a short time.

Of course, what Roy valued most was Baron Miller's letter.

Among these, the most obvious one is naturally the report on railway construction.

All I can say is that the progress is astonishingly fast, the efficiency is extremely high, and the quality is not compromised.

Although the railway has not been completely completed, its efficiency has been recognized by the empire, and of course, the joint venture model has also been recognized.

Therefore, Hohenzollern III had already expressed his intention to use Miller in a letter.

However, the specific positions are still to be discussed.

His Majesty the Emperor gave two options. One was to be promoted within the transportation system and be directly in charge of railway construction and promotion of the new model.

In this regard, Miller has enough experience and can do well.

But Miller was worried that the position's immediate superior was the Parliamentary Secretary.

He had already offended this person before, and he was afraid that he would be suppressed.

The other option is to transfer Miller to the empire, to first serve in the palace and obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor.

It can be said that these two paths are both steps to advancement, which shows how much Hohenzollern III valued him.

However, Miller himself was a little unsure.

This letter is more about asking for Luo Yi's opinion.

　Kevin, after walking around in circles again and again and clearing his mind, time was running out.

　　A long chapter of 5000+ words can barely be called two-in-one.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)