What is it like to be a teacher as a magister?

Chapter 107 Energy Efficiency
The progress of the "Magic Energy" project is slower than expected.

The experiments of Wald and his assistant Nahum ultimately failed, and there was no actual progress for a long time. Nahum continued to learn and improve amidst the molesting voices of his companions, but as the head of the magic research room, Wald still has a lot of other research to focus on, and after the alchemy workshop is roughly completed, he needs to adjust the focus of his work there.

"My lord, the amount of ore purchased this year is more than six times that of previous years. Not surprisingly, the prices of almost all sellers are skyrocketing." When Madeleine and Colin visited the newly built alchemy workshop together, they reported this year's Say it again.

"As expected." Colin had already learned the general situation from Jennifer.Being rich and powerful, he didn't pay much attention to it. Gold coins are useless in the castle, so it's better to let them go out for a walk.

"Only Dadamir, not only did not increase the price, but also sold us a large amount of ore and black stone at almost the cost price." Madeleine added.

"Dadamir..."

Colin remembered that his father-in-law, the Duke of Violet, once told him that he could ask Dadamir for help when he was in trouble.

Although Dadamir is much smaller than Xia Ya, it is a real kingdom. King Edward II is said to be diligent and friendly, and he governs the country well.

It's a pity that Dadamir, like the surrounding small countries, is sandwiched between Tulum and the Western Continent, and his position is rarely biased towards Tulum. Therefore, although he has a good relationship with Oliver and Duke Violet, he is struggling geopolitically.

In fact, Colin has never paid much attention to the matter of asking for help. Although Edward II accepted Tulum's help before ascending to the throne, but after so many years, it is no longer enough to be able to stand firmly on Tulum's side. Counting as ungrateful, it might be a bit difficult to ask others to help with real money, not to mention that Xia Ya's situation has not yet reached that point.

However, what Ke Lin didn't expect was that the other party offered to help him without asking.

This made him a little bit sorry.

You must know that Dadamir itself is not considered rich, not to mention constantly dealing with pressure from neighboring countries and the Western Continent.

Seeing that Colin was silent, Madeleine thought he didn't know the situation of Dadamir, and explained: "Dadamir's main source of income is the domestic iron ore, and the fishery in Emerald Lake can increase some income. .”

"There are several countries around Emerald Lake." Colin recalled the map west of Xia Ya.

"Including Dadamir, there are a total of four countries, and they often get into trouble because of fishing."

Judging from the size, this kind of conflict between small countries does not cause any waves on the entire continent, but this is precisely the result of the secret rivalry between the Youlan Alliance and the Kingdom of Tulun.

The two sides are not only opponents, but also natural allies against Osik, and the relationship is both enemy and friend.

"Did the Duke have frequent contacts with Dadamir before?" Colin suddenly became interested in this small country.

"Oliver and Edward II have a good personal relationship, but at the national level, in order to avoid suspicion, there is no close contact. Although some things are known to everyone, they cannot be put on the table, just like those who are against Dadamir For a small country, the Youlan Alliance will not support it publicly." Madeleine explained with all her heart.

"This favor must be remembered. In addition...those who sell our ore at a high price must also remember...Ms. Madeleine, I will trouble you with these matters."

Colin has always maintained the utmost respect for Madeleine. After all, she is not considered his subordinate, and she is purely staying as a helper for the sake of Duke Oliver, not to mention that she is still the highest level of magic in the fortress. Teacher, in terms of personal strength, Ke Lin may not be as good as her.A high-level magician can be a guest wherever he goes.

After Madeleine left, Colin followed Walder to look at the overall situation of the alchemy workshop.

Frankly speaking, apart from integrating all blacksmithing processes into a large-scale, assembly-line ironmaking process, the current workshop does not have much high technical content, and it is even more impossible to combine it with "alchemy". A high-end vocabulary is linked together.

Although there are some prototypes of automation, they are just improvements on the basis of existing technologies. Similar equipment has been in operation in Gilman for more than two years, but it is a pity that it has not been able to be widely promoted due to various problems.

Replacing manpower with machinery sounds good, but there is a critical problem.

power.

The Industrial Revolution developed rapidly due to the appearance of the steam engine. At that time, the energy conversion efficiency of the improved condensing steam engine could reach 8%. striae group, the efficiency is only less than 1%.

It is barely justifiable to be used in a small amount of high value-added products such as gold cloth, but it is obviously impractical to use it in real high-power industrial equipment.

In addition, the cost of black stone is much higher than that of coal on the earth. Although many industries can achieve mechanical automation with the help of magic patterns, they have not been able to be truly realized due to various reasons such as cost.

To solve this problem, there are no more than two ways, either to find a large and very cheap energy source, or to improve the energy conversion efficiency.

The high-efficiency conversion of energy has always been a major problem that needs to be overcome in modern magic patterns.

Therefore, this set of equipment in the alchemy workshop still largely relies on manpower to operate.

But even so, for the blacksmiths of Twilight City, this big guy composed of a huge furnace, dozens of anvils, and various incomprehensible equipment brings a feeling of breathlessness. oppression.

……

Raph came to the alchemy workshop for the first time.

At the door, he was given a thick blue robe and a pair of shoes that felt extremely hard.

Then, led by a well-mannered manager who also wore a blue robe, he entered the workshop with several other companions who had worked in a blacksmith shop.

"My name is Eric, and I will give you relevant training in the next few days."

"I know that you are all experienced old blacksmiths, but here, the way of 'forging iron' will be different from what you used to."

"First of all, the first priority in the workshop is always: safety."

"As long as you are in the workshop, at any time, anyone must wear the blue robes on you and the shoes given to you."

"..."

Although he knew that what the steward said was very important, Raff's eyes were often unconsciously attracted by the magnificent furnace next to him.

In fact, most of the people who came with him were also in this state.

The magic apprentice named Eric had obviously received more than one group of blacksmiths, and he did not criticize them for their state. Anyway, he would emphasize it again and again when it was time for formal training.

He simply stopped his introduction and led the group of people inside.

"Raff, look at that big stove..."

"That should be the bellows, it's the first time I've seen such a strange bellows."

"What are these chain-like things for?"

"..."

Raff sighed frequently while listening to his companion pointing around.

Jerry is a talkative guy, he can talk to himself for a long time about nothing, let alone in such a fresh environment.

"Hey, are the two people over there also blacksmiths? They are white and tender, and they don't seem to have any strength..."

Eric didn't pay attention to their whispered discussion at first, until he heard the last sentence, followed Jerry's pointer, and then hurriedly stretched out his hand and pressed his hand: "Don't point blindly, that's the lord."

(End of this chapter)