Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 155 Departure to return to China

Things in the north did not cause any problems for Purficott. The old housekeeper knew about France's declaration of war on the empire before she did.

After all, the telegram from the empire was first sent to the northern border and then transferred to Xinshak City.

So before Purficott came back, the old housekeeper had already arranged everything.

He recalled all the White Bear Knights, explained the situation to them, and asked everyone to be ready to return home and join the war.

During this period of time, the traffic lines that were originally blocked due to the blizzard have resumed operation due to the efforts of the steam riders. Although the supply of coal is still unable to be fully guaranteed, at least they can still obtain fuel now.

If you save a little and adopt a rationing system, barely enough will be enough.

Especially the large amount of wood cut down by the steam knights, which was originally prepared as fuel. Although it only took a few days to cut down, more than two hundred roughly processed logs and a large number of branches and scraps still supplemented the gorge very well. Fuel inventory at Camp Bay.

Foster stored all the coal in a very planned way, burned the branches and other scraps first, and organized some manpower to continue logging.

Although their work efficiency is far less than that of steam knights, they can still cut down one or two trees in a day.

With this efficiency, it is definitely impossible to fully meet the fuel consumption of the camp and allow everyone to use it, but it is still no problem to maintain basic consumption.

Foster also had plans for the coal mine. He knew that explosives had been developed at the Eagle Beak Cliff base, so he asked Al to try to use this kind of thing to mine coal seams.

However, he did not choose to use explosives to dig mines, but only used them to blast open the shallow coal seams on the surface.

It only takes a small one to blow up the coal seam that originally took several days to dig. Instead of hammering with mining picks, the workers only need to break up the coal seam and load it into trucks. Undoubtedly, it saves a lot of labor and greatly improves the efficiency of mining.

The only thing the old butler did not interfere with was the Eagle Beak Cliff Base. One of the key experiences he gained from serving two generations of alchemists from the Brandlis family was not to interfere with their research.

When dealing with things he didn't understand, the old housekeeper wisely maintained Purficott's original arrangements and did not make any adjustments. He just urged everyone to complete their respective research projects more efficiently.

The reason is naturally the war that the empire is about to face. Their research is likely to contribute to this war. After all, the empire has already recruited Perfectcott to return home. Her research will definitely be used in this war. played a decisive role in.

Therefore, the various project research teams at the Yingzui Cliff Base were not dissatisfied with the old housekeeper's urging them to speed up their research progress.

They knew clearly that, among other things, the explosives Al was researching were undoubtedly a new technology that could affect the trend of the war.

As for the others, they don't know where Perficott will apply these technologies, but with the steam knight and airship Zhuyu in front, who can guarantee that the research project he is leading is not a key technology? ? If in the past they were only motivated to come to the North because of the high salary offered by the royal family and the desire for knowledge generated by Arctic scientific research, then now these professors and the students they brought are looking forward to the research they lead. The project could play an important role in the ensuing war, earning them honors and rewards.

Based on this, when Purficott returned to the north, she was greeted by a base that had resumed operation, as well as a completed steam turbine prototype and a stable explosive placed in front of her.

The completion of the steam turbine prototype did not exceed Purficott's expectations. She had confessed this matter before leaving. Professor Archibald's ability to complete the trial production of the prototype did not exceed her expectations.

On the contrary, Al was able to produce stable nitroglycerin explosive, which surprised Purficott a little.

"How did you make it stable?" Purficott asked curiously, although she had already discerned through her omniscient eye that this stable piece of nitroglycerin explosive was stirred with diatomaceous earth.

"After I prepared the nitroglycerine according to your instructions, Lord Count, I have been trying to make it stable, but I never thought of a good way. Later, I asked Professor Leonard if there was any way to make the liquid stable. To become stable, the suggestion he gave me was to add a stabilizer." Al explained to Purficott, and also paid tribute to Professor Leonard: "Under the guidance of Professor Leonard, I tried to Add various things, one of which is a kind of soil mined nearby, which has good water absorption. I mixed the soil with nitroglycerin, and now it will not happen even if I drop it hard on the ground. exploded."

After hearing this, Purficott nodded with satisfaction: "Well done, keep up the good work! You can continue to follow up on this project. I hope you can improve the preparation method of nitroglycerin and achieve industrial mass production of it. .

You also know that there is a war in the empire. In the future, this kind of explosive that is far better than black powder will be widely used on the battlefield. If the production cannot increase, it can only be produced manually by alchemists, which will be too inefficient. "

"I understand, please don't worry, I will improve the production method of nitroglycerin!" Al received the encouragement from Perficott, and he was very excited.

"Well, based on your merits, I grant you the knighthood in the name of the Guardian of the North. You are now an honorary knight of the White Bear Knights of the North. To keep things simple, I will not hold a canonization ceremony for you." Purfey After Kurt finished speaking, he looked at the old butler beside him and told him: "If there is anything Al needs in the future, Grandpa Afu, you can cooperate more. I hope that when I come back, I can see a machine put into use." Nitroglycerine production line.

In addition, his knighthood medal and other things were also prepared for him, and he was given a bonus of 200 gold pounds. The canonization ceremony was omitted, but the treatment that a knight should have should still be received. In this regard, you have Grandpa Lauafo. . "

"Please rest assured, Miss, I will take care of these things." Foster assured Purficott.

After dealing with these matters, Purficott took away the forty steam knights and all the cannonballs of the portable recoilless rifles. She took these things onto the airship and set off back to the empire.

Sitting in the cabin of the airship, Purficott looked at the clouds outside the porthole, and finally felt a little calm in his chaotic heart.

Fatigue hit her and she chose to rest.

She knew clearly that there were more things waiting for her in Langton.

(End of this chapter)