Transcendent Journey

Georgia leads to the west and the edge of the Cumberland mountain range.

“Open the furnace!”

Following the Chief-In-Charge order, the main body is built with refractory bricks and the steel-clad ironmaking blast furnace side. A worker who did full body protection used an iron hook to forcefully open the furnace door of the taphole.

Huh——

The heat wave is surging, the iron flower is splashing everywhere, and the orange-red molten iron rushes out. Then it flows through the intermediate tank and slowly injects into the water-cooled crystallizer.

Although the final pig iron ingot has not yet been fully formed, cheers have already sounded from the onlookers. Everyone’s face is covered with a layer of red light, not only because of the reflection of the hot molten iron, but also because of the boiling blood in the body.

“Oh—!”

“Ah, it’s done!”

“hahaha, it’s really made, this new blast furnace is really too Great!”

Olivia, who was also watching the furnace door, slammed her white fist, turned her head slightly, and saw the same excitement in Ivan’s eyes.

Wait for a while.

A thin middle age person wearing a gray wizard robe with one eye replaced by a red prosthetic eye, personally holding a pig iron ingot with a rough surface and a gray color weighing 10 kg, and trot all the way to it Two people around.

Hold the iron ingot in front of Ivan with both hands, and bend to report to him the situation of the first furnace:

“My lord, the iron ingot has come out. The quality is very good. No. A furnace of molten iron has been crystallized and weighed, and now it seems that there is no problem with reaching an average daily output of 600 tons of designed capacity.”

Receiving the iron ingot in his hand, Ivan directly cut it off with his bare hands and saw the cross section. Satisfiedly nodded:

“Mr. Kingsley, you have worked hard.”

hearing this, the thin middle age person with artificial eyes has a lower waist, but it’s the slightest Don’t dare to claim credit:

“It all depends on the new ironmaking technology brought by the adults. Our work is not worth mentioning.”

It is obvious that this is a former “mechanical immortality school” Wizard apprentice, and an apprentice who is not young and has almost no potential for further progress.

It is now the end of September.

After being brought back to Georgia and being implanted with [Symbiotic Strains] by Ivan.

This group of wizard apprentices, who have returned to orthodox “construction studies” and are all smart people, have fully understood the form, and are extremely submissively enriching the various new industries in the territory.

It also brings a qualitative breakthrough to these industries with his knowledge and ability far surpassing the ordinary person.

These guys have the cruel side of doing taboo experiments, but they also have the pure side of technicians. At least with the help of this group of wizard apprentices, Ivan’s industrial planning has blossomed, and the pace of development has quickly entered the fast lane.

Just like the first newly-built ironmaking blast furnace, the effective volume is 200 cubic meters. It can produce an average of 600 tons of iron per day and an annual output of 220,000 tons.

If we put it in the era of Ivan, this is a proper backward production capacity and must be swept into the garbage dump of history without the slightest hesitation. But now, its significance is epoch-making compared with the technology of coking and ironmaking in the Kingdom.

Even if the effective volume is expanded to 400 cubic meters, or even 800 cubic meters, there are no technical difficulties.

For this reason, after carefully screening the steel workers, Ivan also drew a large number of loyal “pipers” to serve as the factory guards of the steel plant, guarding the secrets here.

And this technology is obviously not from the hands of alchemy warlock, but from Spirit Realm, an ancient city of gods, the harvest of Ivan and Olivia during a Spirit Realm expedition.

In the past, they would deliberately avoid the city of the ancient gods, but now that they have the [Mythology Language·Ancient Code] as a reward for clearing the maze, they may turn it into a huge value. Knowledge.

Although he will not deliberately chase, but he will not deliberately escape.

Among the several practical technologies they analyzed, this advanced ironmaking blast furnace equipment fits the current situation in Georgia.

Using this blast furnace technology to smelt 1 ton of pig iron requires 1.5-2.0 tons of iron ore, 0.4-0.6 tons of coke, 0.2-0.4 tons of flux (limestone), and a total of 2-3 tons of raw materials.

The pre-requirement is to ensure the continuity of blast furnace production and there must be a sufficient supply of raw materials. This is precisely the advantage of the Cumberland mountain range, which is rich in iron ore and coal.

One generation of blast furnaces (from opening to great cultivator to shutdown) can continuously produce for several years to more than ten years. It can be called a huge profit. It is also regarded by Ivan and Olivia as the leader of the steel industry in Georgia. The key to attack.

In the future, as the scale of the industry expands and steel production capacity increases, it will eventually be the day when Georgia singles out the entire new continent, and even the world.

After encouraging the steel workers here, the two left the “Steel City” that had just started.

Through 【Heiqiang】in the blink of an eye, he came to the middle of the territory more than a hundred kilometers away, and it was also the second stop of their inspection-the ceramic town.

Here may have the richest porcelain clay resources in the world, and how to turn the clay into reality is the top priority of their work.

When the two stepped out of [Heiqiang] and came to this small town with only a few buildings.

Old Buck, Will, and Kenneth, another wizard apprentice, who had escaped under the sword of the evil spirit “Deer Bone God” are already waiting here.

Seeing this unfathomable method, with awe on their faces, they showed them the first batch of finished products after the kiln opened yesterday.

In fact, there are only a dozen pieces in total. Not only are they small objects, they are also covered with various flaws.

When Olivia marveled at this magical “magic”, she picked up a deep azure porcelain bowl and played with it carefully.

Ivan frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied:

“Since it is the first batch, let’s not talk about the appearance and type, even if it’s a defective finished product. The rate is really too low. I’m afraid it’s not even half of Chengdu, right?”

In his memory, the pass rate of ancient porcelains in the past should reach about 10%, not to mention defective products. Up.

The old Buck who has two brushes for pottery is currently Chief-In-Charge technology here. Take a step forward and report carefully:

“My lord, put it in the kiln There are two hundred pieces of porcelain embryos, and only these eleven pieces can be selected completely. Most of the others are broken. In my experience, the problem lies mainly in the control of the furnace temperature.”

There is not much reserve for ceramic firing in Ivan’s knowledge system.

Just remember that the firing temperature of pottery is 800-1000 degrees, while porcelain is fired at a temperature of 1300-1400 degrees. Porcelain clay varies from place to place, and the specific firing temperature is also different. The final firing shall prevail.

The knowledge that can be called unspread secret in the Peacock Islands has been told to the craftsmen in advance, but before the ultimate success, it obviously needs a little bit of experimentation for a long time.

Apart from this, the enamel on porcelain is another difficulty.

The glaze is actually the bright coat that covers the surface of the porcelain.

It is mainly made of clay, quartz and feldspar as raw materials, which are ground and modulated, then coated on the surface of the embryo, then calcined and melted at a high temperature, and then cooled to form vitreous crystals.

The three most basic and simple colors are celadon, white porcelain, and black porcelain. Celadon appeared the earliest. Generally, the iron content is between 1% and 5%, and less than 1% is white. Porcelain, higher than 5% is black porcelain.

The first purpose of this experiment was to burn celadon first, and the short-term goal was to burn white porcelain that was highly sought after among the powers of the old continent.

Firing white porcelain is the process of removing iron from the glaze. It is also the basis of all other colors. It is an important milestone in the firing of porcelain.

The issue of personalized color will only be considered later. The colorant of blue and white is cobalt, and red comes from iron oxide or copper oxide. Ivan can’t remember the others.

Thinking about it, he looked towards the three people again:

“Currently, the fuel used for porcelain firing is mainly firewood or coal. The nature of the fuel determines that the furnace temperature is really difficult to control. After that, we continued to experiment. Anyway, we have no shortage of raw materials.”

paused, and clicked on the wizard apprentice’s name:

“Mr. Kenneth, can we Try to design a temperature control device with the power of alchemy? You are responsible for submitting a feasible research plan to me.

At least we must be able to produce white porcelain stably, and then we can start to market Goods. Gentlemen, I don’t need to say more about the value of porcelain. The opportunity to turn clay into gold is here.”

“Yes, my lord!”

Yes With the knowledge support provided by Ivan, they are already a big step ahead of other countries that also trial-produce porcelain. If they can’t make any achievements, it will be too much to justify.

…

When the two returned to the Governor’s Mansion hand in hand, it was already in the afternoon that day.

The warm golden sunlight flooded the clean and tidy study room. Ivan and Olivia leaned against the large sofa, feeling a little physically and mentally exhausted.

Relying on ka ka, whose abilities are gradually increasing, they can travel to and from the Governor’s Mansion, the wizard tower, and the territory at any time, so as to achieve a meticulous control of this 100,000 square kilometers of land.

In just half a day, they ran across five towns in Georgia leading all directions and dealt with all kinds of affairs. Even the transcender physique was a bit tired. It’s choking.

In addition, combined with the inheritance knowledge of “construction science” from gem witchcraft and alchemy warlocks, the short-distance teleportation device in the wizard tower has begun to be built.

In the future, members of the school and even territorial officials will be able to pass this way, indirectly allowing Ivan to hold the entire territory firmly in his palms.

There is no need to worry about the resources needed.

After the “mechanical immortality school” was wiped out that day, spoils of war were also searched by the way.

It is indeed a representative of advanced productivity and a big dog in the wizard. Among the official wizards with less than twenty people, five were found in the magic pocket alone.

Although the fortress collapsed and rushed to the bottom of the river, it was opened by ka ka [Shadow Secret Library] and packaged as a whole, there was no waste at all. In addition to the knowledge obtained from the “Mechanical Immortal School”, rocket propellers have been installed for the poor “living chemistry school”.

In terms of personal cultivation, Ivan has already started to learn Second Volume “Flood Puppet” with Angie.

However, in addition to the progress of the Meditation Method, the biggest challenge Ivan faced when he was promoted to the third rank was to make a pioneering achievement related to the biology of the first three volumes of the Inheritance Secret Book.

Ivan’s secular invention can be said to be a vehicle-mounted capacity, but the groundbreaking results of this wizard road still need to be considered.

“Master, Your Excellency, the afternoon tea is ready.”

At this moment, Sara, wearing a decent maid’s dress, walked in with a silver dinner plate. This group of beautiful “night spirits” have been well brought into the role of their own maids, and they have adapted so quickly.

“Thanks for your hard work, Miss Sara.”

Looking at this “night spirit”, who is actually 38 years old but still youthful and beautiful like a girl, Ivan thought of Suddenly divine light flashed.

“Yes!”