In the entire refining area, whether it is transporting and unloading, or collecting materials, steam power is used as much as possible to replace manpower. The degree of mechanization is the highest in Neverwinter City.
Because it needs to swallow a large amount of coal and crude oil, the factory area looks like a huge rectangular square from above. The north end faces the Chishui River. It is not only a special terminal, but also a coal storage yard. Several conveyor belts linked with the steam engine continuously transport the coal to the boiler room. The regular black lines running in parallel form a sharp contrast with the surrounding gray cement hardened ground.
The other end of the square is used to store the marine oil from the shoal. The rails and the traveling trailers constitute this half of the picture. When the coal is scarce, the boiler room can also directly use the unrefined oil as the combustion material.
The oil storage warehouse on the west side of the fractionation tower is now half-built. The concrete warehouses are lined up like a fortress. Its rough shape is incompatible with the small residential buildings on the other side of the river, but it has an indescribable beauty. At the same time, Roland knew that its technical content was not low at all. Pressure relief valves, inspection windows, delivery pipes, anti-static equipment... From construction details to operating regulations, without the accumulation of previous chemical plants, it would definitely not have been so smooth.
To his gratification, he only made the final review and approval of the overall plan, and the middle design process was completed by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Chemical Industry. Obviously, mines, furnace areas and other projects have allowed them to accumulate a lot of experience and boldly apply it to new projects. Since a unified industry standard has not yet emerged in this era, each machine, from the lift to the traction winch, needs to be determined on-site and then handed over to the factory for processing and assembly. If there is no basic engineering literacy and literacy level, it is difficult for both sides to connect and communicate.
After two years of compulsory promotion, universal education has gradually shown results.
As the boiler's temperature continued to rise, the oil heated to steam poured into the fractionation tower—as seen by the snow on the tower turning into wisps of water vapor. At this moment, the north wind has basically subsided, and only the snow is slowly falling from the sky, but the people who came to visit did not move at all. They stared at this beautiful metal tower, exhaling breath and various mechanical sprays on the square. The steam coming out echoed each other from a distance, and in this cold winter without the sun, it actually formed a kind of warmth that did not fall at all.
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"So beautiful." Edith murmured while standing on the steel bridge.
It is almost a few miles away from the refining area, so the figures are much sparser. Occasionally, there are passersby in a hurry. Basically, they want to go to the direction of the tower. In addition to witnessing the birth of another novelty, it is also to be able to witness His Majesty the King. one side. However, when passing by Beidi Pearl, most people can't help but glance at her and the people next to her—no doubt in their eyes, the two women standing in the snow are both heart-warming of beauty.
Isn't this a chimney? Where is the beauty? Cole murmured inwardly, but did not dare to say it, "If you want to see it, why don't you go with the City Hall? Lord Barov has clearly arranged a better position, and His Majesty..."
Although the terrain is high and the field of vision is wide, it is not really visible due to the distance. More importantly, this was a good opportunity to connect with peers - it doesn't really matter what to watch, all the city hall officials gathered together, the meaning is no longer to watch. In aristocratic terms, it's like a banquet. The focus is definitely not on the food you eat, but on who you talk to and who new friends you meet.
For a sister who is very good at communication, it is impossible for her to not know these principles. It is obvious that he will be trained at the city hall, but such an opportunity is deliberately absent. Sometimes he really does not understand what the other party is thinking. what.
However, Edith's slight flick made Cole shut up.
"It's for you, of course, my dear brother," she teased softly. "Do you really want to appear in front of other officials as you are?"
Wait, it's not because of your request!
It's enough to wear those clothes at home, but he didn't expect to be forced to wear them out. If he was seen by acquaintances, he might have to jump off the bridge.
what! It's all because of his boredom. When he was holding his sister's clothes and gesturing up and down, he was caught by the old sister who came back suddenly, which led to the fall of the handle. Otherwise, how could he easily compromise.
Cole was about to protest a little, when a frivolous whistle suddenly came from behind him.
He suddenly felt hot on his face, and subconsciously pulled on the collar, wanting to bury his head.
"Well, that's not the right way to deal with it."
A hand pressed against his chin, forcing him to look up again.
Then Cole saw that the Pearl of the North turned around and swept towards the passerby with contempt—the coldness in his eyes that was thousands of miles away, even he couldn't help shivering. I saw the other party take two steps back, no longer dared to say a word, and quickly left her line of sight.
"Understood?" Edith shrugged, "This is also a test for you."
"...If you were dressed normally, this kind of thing wouldn't happen at all," Cole whispered.
"But if you want to get involved in politics, something irresistible like this will definitely happen. The only thing you can do is to accept it and try to control it." She paused, "Don't you think you mentioned it at the time? When Feike arrived in the North, I smiled and greeted him willingly? Everything in the world has different sides, the key is from which angle you look at it. Besides, you can't help but try on my clothes, and you are actually looking forward to it. Is it this moment?"
Cole couldn't help suffocating. My sister could always justify some actions that were fundamentally unreasonable. At this time, choosing to argue hard would only lead to a complete defeat. The only way to do it was to stay silent.
As for the last sentence, he would never admit it!
However, is the beauty she said before because of different angles
After staggering the topic and asking the doubts in his heart, Cole clearly caught a touch of rosy on the other's cheek.
"Do you still remember what winter is like in Evernight City?"
"Uh..." He was stunned for a moment, and a series of images suddenly appeared in his mind, but there were very few images of the city. Most of the images stayed on the warm fireplace, ale and dinner parties. All he could think of were basically indoor scenes. . After a while, he was not sure, "Looks more... quiet?"
"It's dead silence, as if the whole earth is frozen." Edith looked in the direction of the tower, "I always thought that was the norm in winter, but now it seems that this is not the case." She spit out "What do you see now? The earth is breathing, and these mists are the best proof that it is still alive."
"I do not quite understand."
"This proves that nature can be changed by people," Beidi Pearl said word by word, "people don't need to look at the sky to live, and they don't need to follow the rules between heaven and earth. They are suppressed by it only because of their own weakness and strength. After a certain level, we can even transform the world—isn't such a power beautiful enough?"
But Cole saw something more beautiful.
The woman who spoke these words seemed to emit an indescribable radiance, her long blue hair undulating against the snow, surpassing any natural scenery. That rosy touch has reduced a bit of the previous sharpness, making the white profile face extremely vivid.
A strong impulse suddenly rose in his heart - he wanted to know what the world in Edith Kant's eyes was like
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"Out, out of oil!"
With the cheers near Tower 1, the crowd gradually became agitated.
"What happened?"
"I heard that it seems to be oil!"
"For frying pancakes?"
"How can it be, what is piled up in the field is coal, not fat."
"No matter what it comes out, since it is what Your Majesty wants, it must be of great significance."
"So we can celebrate?"
"Yes, long live Your Majesty!"
"Long live Your Majesty!"
Soon more people joined the cheers, even if they didn't know the meaning of the fractionation tower at all, it didn't prevent them from sharing the joy at this moment.
The roar spread like a wave, and within a few minutes, the entire refining area boiled. Under such a momentum, the daunting Demon Moon seemed to have faded from its former color.
Looking at the black and white smoke column rising from the river bank, and the silver tower flickering in and out of the smoke and snow, Roland was filled with an indescribable sense of accomplishment.
If the thick smoke entrenched on the North Slope Mountain represents the results of coal-iron compounding and the first industrial revolution, then the plume of smoke rising here means that a new era is coming.