The construction of Magic Net No. 1 went smoothly. On the one hand, Rebecca really has a good talent in this area, and on the other hand, because the "Magic Net" basically uses the most basic rune arrangement, With his calculation power and creativity, the wild mage almost simplified this incredible magic circle to the extreme, and even reduced the materials required for the magic circle to an incredible level—quartz sand that can be bought by ordinary people can be used as As the main material, the key nodes only need a little mithril and obsidian as conductive materials, and the cost is completely within the affordability of today's Cecil collar.
After all, the wild mage back then was extremely down and out, if he didn't simplify the magic net to this point, he wouldn't be able to make this set of things at all.
But the smooth progress of a project means that the pressure related to the project will follow—
In Gao Wen's vision, the territory must first ensure sufficient steel production. With steel, there are weapons, equipment, working tools and infrastructure for manufacturing next-level products, and only the smelting facilities are built. It is only the first step, and more importantly, the construction of the eastern mining area is completed to ensure a steady supply of ore.
And the construction of a mine requires more materials. In the absence of heavy machinery and equipment, it can only rely on manpower to excavate rocks, which also requires more manpower.
At the same time, the construction of the camp must also be accelerated—replacing tents with wooden houses is only a stopgap measure. A truly solid and stable camp cannot be built with wood, but is there any more convenient and efficient construction technology and construction materials in this era
After putting everything in front of his eyes, Gao Wen realized how difficult it is to build a family from scratch. Even with the help of magic and a temporarily worry-free fund reserve, it is not easy to build a new home on a piece of white land.
At this time, he couldn't help but look forward to the batch of aid promised by Francis II-food and cloth are one aspect, and more importantly, the hundred craftsmen and apprentices, even if many of them are excluded because of being excluded. The unlucky guy who was forced to come to the south to open up wasteland is also a hundred technical talents!
For the Cecil Territory with a total population of just over 800, what is the concept of 100 technical talents
It is a concept that can make Gao Wen wake up with a smile while falling asleep, and at the same time startle the soldiers on night duty at the gate.
It's a pity that it will take more than half a month at the fastest.
Speaking of talents, Gao Wen thought that it had been two days since Amber set off... There is still no movement, so the Shame of All Things, who has no integrity at all, really absconded with a few gold bars and money
In the big tent in the center of the camp, Gawain was having a lot of thoughts in his mind, trying to focus on the drawings and forms in front of him, while Betty was sitting on a cushion not far away, her head was moving little by little. dozed off.
The blueprint in front of Gao Wen is the new type of furnace he is designing—it has a similar shape and part of the structure to the blast furnace on Earth, but the inner operating mechanism is completely different. It is necessary to reserve space for the magic circle to function. It is also necessary to consider making the magic guide structure on the furnace as close as possible to the "Magic Net No. 1" buried in the ground, and at the same time, it is also necessary to consider that the molten iron cannot damage the magic pattern on the furnace body...
This is completely different from the magic net and the water wheel. Gao Wen must combine the knowledge of the two worlds to complete this design. If the "magic net" is the cornerstone of Cecil's land, then the design Such a peculiar "mixture melting pot" is Gawain's "foundation" for himself.
Gao Wen knew very well that only after completing it, would the many unconstrained ideas in his mind be realized, and no one could help him in this regard.
He completed the design of the combustion chamber and the molten iron drainage part, and reserved space for drawing the magic circle based on Gawain Cecil's knowledge, then rubbed his forehead, and stretched out his hand to the side: "Betty, help me put that on the drawing Bring me the sheepskin bag... the one with the red string."
There was no response from the side, only a slight snoring sound, and when I turned my head, I saw that the sleepy little maid had curled up into a small ball on the mat, sleeping soundly.
It seems that letting her sit here with me is really boring.
Gawain shook his head dumbfounded, and was about to get up to get the sheepskin bag, but saw Betty suddenly get up with his eyes closed, and then walked to the corner of the tent in a daze, opened the box, took out the sheepskin bag, and shook it again. leisurely walked in front of himself...
I almost didn't open my eyes during the whole process...
Gawain took the sheepskin bag amusedly, and while putting away the blueprints, he looked at Betty trying to open his eyes: "Sleep first if you're sleepy, I don't know how long I'll have to work."
Betty finally woke up at this time, opened her eyes vigorously and shook her head: "I'm not sleeping, the master is not sleeping, I'm not sleeping!"
Then she lowered her head and looked at the drafts that Gao Wen spread out on the table, as if she was very serious. Gawain was a little curious when he saw this, "Can you understand these?"
"I don't understand..." Betty shook her head, "I can't read..."
"Oh, then you must be bored watching this," Gao Wen laughed, "No wonder they fell asleep just now."
"I didn't sleep!" Betty shook her head quickly, and then her eyes involuntarily drifted to the drafts full of words, "Master, you know a lot of words..."
Obviously she was sleepy just now, but looking at the drafts on the table, her sleepiness seemed to have passed. This made Gao Wen feel amused, so he tried to ask: "Do you want to read? ?”
Betty nodded subconsciously, but then shook her head nervously, pinching a button on her maid uniform: "Mrs. Hansen said that maids can't read, as long as they work hard."
"That's unreasonable, everyone can read!" Gao Wen immediately corrected, and then said on a whim: "If you want to learn, I can teach you some."
Betty's eyes couldn't help but drifted to the paper again, but this time she shook her head before nodding: "But Knight Philip said that the paper and pens on the territory are very precious, so I can't waste them..."
Gawain was stunned for a moment. He was just about to say that anyway, there are plenty of papers here, but then he realized that Philip Knight’s statement also had some truth—the territory cannot be self-sufficient, and the transportation with Tanzan Town can only rely on messengers. In the case of traveling on horseback, these materials are actually used a little less, and it is indeed a bit extravagant for Betty to practice calligraphy.
What's more, I don't know if this girl can really learn it. What if she is just playing around
But looking at the little girl's dumbfounded appearance, Gao Wen couldn't help laughing: "You wait here."
He ran to pick up a branch and came back, brushed it with his hands, and under the action of the knight's strength, all the burrs and forks were cleaned up, and then he roughly trimmed one of the ends with a knife After a while, he handed it to Betty: "Let's practice on the ground first, and then we'll talk about it when we're done."
Betty took the branch in a daze, and saw Gawain turn around and take a piece of paper from the desk and start writing with a brush. Soon, he wrote a "copybook"—a large size on yellowed rough paper. The basic alphabet is written in the handwriting, and there is a huge word below it.
Gawain handed this piece of paper to Betty: "The one on top is the alphabet, and the one on the bottom is your name, just practice accordingly—ask me if you don't know it."
Betty reacted for a while, and then took it as if she had found a treasure, and almost burst into a snot bubble with joy.
There was still land in the camp, but it was just compacted. Gawain set aside a space for Betty next to his desk as an area for her to practice calligraphy.
After helping the little girl loosen the soil, he went back to the desk, while the little maid squatted beside her, and began to practice those basic letters clumsily.
It looks pretty decent.
A text he had learned in his previous life flashed through Gao Wen's mind, then he shook his head and smiled. After this little episode, he felt that his spirit had relaxed a lot, and his thoughts had become active again, so he pulled out another draft and prepared to solve another problem.
But this quiet atmosphere didn't last long, after a while, Gao Wen heard a noise coming from outside the tent.
He comforted Betty, let the little girl practice calligraphy here at ease, and then walked out of the tent quickly.
Knight Byron was also running towards this side. Seeing the slightly anxious expression on his face, Gawain knew something had happened.
When the other party came close, before the knight could speak, Gawain asked, "What's going on?"
"My lord, the soldiers stationed in the treasure house in the mountain reported that they heard strange movements in the treasure house, like the sound of rubbing against the rock wall or something colliding - but the door of the treasure house was blocked, and they couldn't get in, so they couldn't confirm the treasure house. The situation here, so I had no choice but to send the news first."
Something went wrong in that ruin? !
Gao Wen admitted that he really broke out in a cold sweat at this moment: It's easy to say anything, but there must be no mistakes in the treasure house!
That's the real coffin book!
But then he calmed down: If the news had come earlier, he might have panicked even more, but fortunately, he has been arranging manpower to transfer the urgent supplies in the treasury to the camp one after another these days, although Not all of them have been moved out, but at least one-third of them have been shipped out. Even if something happens to the treasure house, or even the whole thing collapses, it won’t be so painful to death...
All in all, after some self-comfort, Gawain completely calmed down—and now that it was dark, Byron probably didn't notice the cold sweat on his master's forehead just now.
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Gao Wen weighed whether to set off immediately to check the situation or wait until tomorrow morning, and quickly came to a conclusion: sleep paralysis! With this kind of thing hanging in my heart, which hard-headed person can sleep? ! I'm afraid that Rebecca's mentality will collapse!
"Leave the defense of the camp to Knight Philip. You find a few smart and capable soldiers and go to the mountains with me-and also call Heidi, her auxiliary spells should be helpful."