The last two boxes did not contain books.
To Liszt's surprise, one box contained all kinds of jade, and the other contained all kinds of crystals: "Jade, crystal, the value of these two boxes will definitely not be lower than the value of mithril ore!"
He picked up a milky white jade.
The regret of the disappearance of books has been somewhat diluted.
Jade and crystal can roughly be regarded as types of gemstones. But the sources of the two are completely different. Jade comes from the earth. Like saltpeter and sulfur, it is a natural ore produced by the earth. Crystals come from dragons, which are the associated ores for dragons to produce gems.
Dragons can produce gems, and gems have extraordinary magical powers.
But gem mines are rare, and more are crystal mines associated with gem mines. There are citrines around topaz, and red crystals around rubies.
Crystals also contain magic, but compared to gems, the magic of crystals is relatively rare.
Nobles like to carve drinking cups with crystals. In Liszt's castle, there is a set of such crystal goblets for entertaining distinguished guests. Crystals are also commonly used to make magic lamps, which can stay on day and night until the magic power contained in them is exhausted. There are crystal lamps in castles with names.
Crystal is also an excellent accessory for noble ladies. A crystal necklace can add a lot of elegance to ladies.
Jade from the earth, also called magic jade, is also a stone with magic power, but the magic power contained in it has been highly integrated with the jade itself, so it is difficult to develop and utilize, and it is impossible to make magic items.
But jade is the best food for elves.
During the period of Cordyceps transplantation, the elves have to rely on gnawing on jade to maintain their lives; when contracting elves, they also have to use jade as bait; and using jade to make containers for the elves to live in will increase the probability of elves' evolution.
Therefore, the value of jade is not lower than that of crystal.
Open gem space.
Putting a box of jade and a box of crystals into it, Liszt rang the bell and called the housekeeper: "Mr. Carter, I have already put away the treasures in the box, and most of them have been seriously damaged for a long time, leaving only a few residues. You have people remove them and throw them away."
He rummaged through the box of books carefully, and the books were all rotten, leaving no recognizable writing at all.
This is a disadvantage of thick leather paper, which cannot be stored for a long time. Liszt feels that there is no historical record in the other world, and it must have something to do with the thick vellum. During the production process, the thick vellum paper will undergo an "acidification" treatment, so that the vellum paper can write smoothly.
However, acidic things are prone to chemical reactions and are difficult to store for too long.
That's how he understood it.
"Although there are regrets, generally speaking, the treasure of the sunken ship has made me a windfall, very good!" Liszt thought in his heart.
The mood is gradually comfortable.
So at the dinner party, he asked the kitchen to hold a barbecue meeting.
Galtai, Marcus and others all came to participate. They also knew that Liszt had gained a lot today, but they rationally didn't ask what was in the treasure.
…
For three days in a row.
Liszt is paying attention to the situation of Solanum nigrum.
The transplanted wild Solanum nigrum has adapted to the new soil environment and has begun to rejuvenate with green leaves. Those that should bloom will continue to bloom, and those that should bear fruit will continue to bear fruit. Only the nightshade that gave birth to the elf worm was always in a dying state, its magic power was intermittent, and it felt like it would die at any time.
However, he didn't die, so he just kept going.
There is no change in the smoke task, which means that the task has not been completed.
"The magic power of the black pearl should be sufficient. I can see signs of magic power emanating from under the soil... I can't use any more strength. Solanum nigrum, whether you can survive or not depends on your own desire to survive."
For this smog task, we can only wait—wait for the nightshade to die, the task fails, or the nightshade comes back to life and the task is completed.
Liszt stood up.
Looking towards the castle, a yellow-gray horse was galloping towards the castle.
"Marcus is back." He rode on the Lilong horse and returned to the castle, just in time to bump into Marcus standing at the gate, "Teacher Marcus, is your trip going well?"
"Everything is going well, my lord. Tomorrow, Brad, the crystal craftsman, will come to Flower Town with the transportation team of the flower caravan and serve you for a month."
"Thank you, Mr. Marcus."
Liszt nodded. After obtaining a large amount of crystals, he came up with the idea of making telescopes—glass is the most suitable for making telescopes, but glass production is more complicated. Liszt has no ability to produce glass for the time being, so he can only use crystals to make binoculars.
The transparent white crystal has a smooth surface, and it is very simple to make a pair of binoculars.
Coral City has craftsmen who specialize in making crystal ornaments. Maybe these craftsmen can't make crystals into crystal lamps, but polishing concave-convex mirrors is definitely not difficult for them.
"Are the two mirrors of the telescope concave or convex?" Liszt has forgotten some physics knowledge. Just remember that the monocular telescope is composed of two lenses, which can be stretched and shortened to see different distances. Hiring a crystal craftsman for a month should make a good pair of binoculars.
Crystalsmith Brad.
Arrived as scheduled the next day.
He is a bald middle-aged man with two big beards, and he speaks in a low voice: "Dear Baron of Flower Town, Brad sends you his greetings."
"Brad, do you know why I hired you?"
"Mr. Marcus said that you would like to have some pieces of crystal made for you."
"Yes, make a batch of mirrors for me." Liszt handed him a few pieces of white crystals, which are the associated mines of white gems. As for what kind of gemstone the white gem is produced by the dragon, Liszt doesn't know about it—there is a lot of information about the dragon, but most of them are vague.
Those countries that have dragons always hide the dragon gods mysteriously.
"Is this white crystal? I can feel the magic power contained in it." Brad is a freelance craftsman and also a trainee knight. He has fighting spirit—a craftsman who creates gems and crystals must have fighting spirit.
Liszt shook out a piece of thick parchment: "I need you to make these pieces of white crystal into a mirror like this. The surface must be very smooth, and the thickness must be the same. There are two sizes, but the thickness can vary.”
The structure of convex and concave lenses is drawn on the paper.
Not knowing what kind of focal length convex and concave lenses are suitable for combining into a telescope, Liszt simply asked the crystal craftsman to make a few more pieces, and then combined them one by one for experimentation.
"As you wish, my lord baron."
"Then you can stay in Huahuazhen. If you can polish this batch of mirrors in advance, you can leave early, and the salary will still be a gold coin promised before."
Crystal artisans are relatively high-end craftsmen, and usually earn a good income. It is normal to earn twenty or thirty silver coins a month. If Liszt wants to hire them to work, he must pay a higher salary.
In the following time, Brad began to grind the concave-convex lens carefully.