Back in the office, Roland immediately started drawing the new machine.
When the First Army and the witches went to the capital, he was not idle. On the contrary, Roland felt that he was busier than before. Even if Nightingale was not around, there was very little time alone with Anna. In addition to arranging a ship of fugitives, he also had Anna and Lucia test the composition of smelting products and build a new smelting furnace.
In the past, whether it was iron or steel, it was purely based on experience and feeling, and I didn't know what the ingredients were. Now with the help of Lucia, Roland finally has a method to accurately determine the composition of metal ingots. With the help of material decomposition ability, he can obtain detailed data required for smelting through repeated comparisons, such as the stirring time after melting, the specific amount of charcoal added, and whether to add limestone and other additives to remove sulfur and phosphorus, or add other Metal raw materials to get alloys and more…
Based on these data, Roland can summarize the standardized process of the smelting industry, obtain iron ingots or steel of the same quality in multiple productions, and at the same time dispel the fog of material technology little by little.
The new smelting furnace is also built for this purpose.
It is a square furnace with a length and width of four meters and a height of two meters, and the bottom slopes to one end. The thick outer shell is cast iron, and the inner layer is covered with clay bricks and Soraya's earthy coating for excellent heat resistance. The lowest end is equipped with a movable gate, which is pulled by a steam engine. Considering those high-level heating methods, such as oxygen blowing and electric arc, none of them have the conditions for implementation. The furnace simply does not have any combustion device. It completely relies on Anna's black fire to smelt molten steel. After adding raw materials according to the tested ratio and smelting, the molten steel is directly discharged from the tail gate.
The furnace can produce about 50 tons of molten steel at a time, and Anna can complete the smelting in just a quarter of an hour, plus the feeding and tapping time, it is only about half an hour, and the output can basically meet the current firearms and artillery. Production. The current smelting mode in the town is that the blast furnaces and shaft furnaces in the kiln group are responsible for producing a large amount of pig iron, which can be used for the manufacture of daily iron and steam engines, and can also be used as raw materials for further smelting in iron furnaces to produce wrought iron or steel.
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The design drawing that Roland is currently drawing is a set of production equipment for bullet stamping that has a stable and reliable source of steel. The processing and assembly of stamping machinery no longer has hardware difficulties. The successful trial production of mercury fulminate has made the new The mass production of the bullet is imminent. Although Anna's black fire cutting is efficient and accurate, it still takes a long time for one person to complete the whole process. If the punching machine line is put into production, more than 30 ordinary people can operate it after training, and at least one day can be produced. 10,000 rounds of ammunition, soldiers no longer need to manually reload ammunition.
After dinner, I continued to draw for a long time, and it was not until the clock chimed at midnight outside the window that the whole sketch was completed. Of course, this is only the most preliminary conceptual design, and he doesn't know if some details are feasible or not, and it needs to be tested before it can be finalized.
In normal times, Roland would have been yawning, but today he was in high spirits and didn't feel sleepy at all.
After putting away more than a dozen pieces of scratch paper, he took out the parchment attached to the letter of the Five Queens from the drawer and spread it out on the table. He finally arrived at the long-awaited part of choosing the visiting witch.
The list lists the abilities of more than 60 auxiliary witches. According to Maisie, the total number of witches on Sleeping Island should be around 200 to 300 people. Obviously, Tilly did not use all the auxiliary witches' abilities. listed on the table. This is also in line with a leader's approach to reaching out a hand of friendship, rather than throwing out the family. The fact that the other party can do this is enough to express the sincerity of their willingness to form an alliance. Roland put on a new candle and focused on checking the witch's abilities in the appendix.
I have to say that this was a very difficult choice to make. After a lot of comparisons, he chose the list of five visitors.
Then Roland spread out a piece of parchment and began to write a reply.
Dear sister, it is great to see your letter.
I am very excited and relieved about the decision you have made. With your assistance, I am more confident in blocking the church's attack.
I was able to gain the witches’ trust and support. This is also in the entire Greycastle Continent. Only Frontier Town completely erased the influence of the church. The aborigines not only accepted the witches, but even fought side by side with them, from defending against evil beasts to fighting against the church. My subjects and witches form an inseparable whole. Now, their participation in construction can be seen everywhere in the town, and the steam engine that makes you curious was also realized with the help of witches. This is a good sign, and what I want to do is to extend this situation to the entire Western Territory, to the entire kingdom.
To do this, I must destroy the entire church, dust the idea that witches are evil, and save all the people from folly and ignorance. This is a long process and I need your more assistance.
As for what made me make this decision, and what made me no longer indifferent to everything like in the past, these trivial matters can be slowly elaborated when there is a chance, and the content of the stationery is limited, so I will not repeat them.
I am very much looking forward to the visit of the witches next month. Please don't worry about safety issues, I have planned a direct route for them to Border Town, which can completely avoid the eyes and ears of the church, and there is no need to use any port. The only risk is sailing, but I think with Maisie leading the way, the chances of the ship getting lost are slim to none. For the specific route, I will attach a map and send it to Sleeping Island with Maisie.
After these witches arrive in Border Town, they can naturally also participate in the teaching of basic knowledge. The so-called knowledge promotes the evolution of witches' abilities. I am more inclined to have a deeper understanding of the world, which leads to their transformation, whether it is for nature, magic, or self. understanding, all included. There is no doubt that each additional witch whose abilities have evolved, the better our chances of winning against the Church. I agree with you on this point.
Finally, I put the list of five selected witches here, hoping to see them soon.
Shape the terrain lotus.
The state maintains the candlelight.
Winemaker Evelyn.
Orc Tamer Honey.
and Sylvie the True Eye.
Well, all the best. Your brother, Roland Wimbledon. (., Your support is my biggest motivation.)