Chapter 138 Damn it! Have the steam engines been used? !
The manufacturing of the Shadow Manipulator was stuck at the last step, and there was no progress in the actual control of Chen Mu Lin.
This undoubtedly gave Leon, who had just been canonized a Marquis, a headache and made him feel pressured.
Even the cool morning breeze in autumn could not erase the worries in Leon's heart.
Fortunately, he always had a good mentality. After sending Albert out of the study, he personally devoted himself to the research of ancient magic texts.
Instead of making Leon's mind more confused, the lengthy ancient magic actually soothed Leon's mood.
He has full confidence in the mages of Antolia.
Because just as Leon had expected, Albert's arrival made the mages who originally lived in the city of Parma turn their attention to this noble territory far away from the border of the kingdom for the first time.
As a result, the mages of Antolia experienced a surge during the days when Leon returned.
Even though Leon conducted extremely strict political reviews on every mage who was originally loyal to the Jimena family, it also allowed the mage research team under Albert to expand to a dozen people.
Furthermore, this is not about starting the research on magic texts from scratch.
Leon's only request for the Antolian mage is to quickly find the magic text called "Purification" that is applied to the shadow manipulator from the countless ancient magic documents, and then copy and paste it. That’s it!
However, just when the mages of Antolia were struggling with the strange ancient magic texts, a piece of news came, which made Leon's eyes widen.
"Steam engine?!"
"You said Hillman built the steam engine?!"
When the words from the waiter's mouth reached Leon's ears, the young lord couldn't help being completely shocked.
Then, he rushed to the waiter in a few steps, stared at him and said, "Say it again!" "
Uh..."
The waiter was a little dumbfounded.
He really didn't understand why that thing called a steam engine could make his usually extremely calm lord lose his temper, but he still carefully organized his words and said again: "Sir Hillman said, you want
to The...steam engine he built? It has been built, and I would like to invite you to come and take a look. "
Steam engine! "
After hearing such a precise answer from the waiter again, Leon actually basically believed what he said.
After all, there was no concept of steam engines in this era.
It can be said that in the entire Antolia and even the entire Kingdom of Andal, the only two people who know this term, apart from myself as a time traveler, are the only dwarf craftsman Hillman who has been warned by me in every possible way.
"Prepare your horses! Go now!"
Leon said without hesitation.
After experiencing the twists and turns brought to him by the Shadow Manipulator, this is undoubtedly the best news Leon has heard since returning to Antolia!
In the mind of any traveler, the steam engine has far greater significance than other inventions.
This is not only a landmark invention, but also can be regarded as the beginning of the industrial age!
So...
Where can Leon have the slightest delay?
Without even having time to take a few bites of breakfast, he took the guards around him and rushed towards the ironmaking workshop located on the upper reaches of the White Blade River.
Of course, although it is called an iron-making workshop, there is obviously more than just an iron-making workshop here.
For reasons of confidentiality, safety, and raw material transportation, Leon deliberately moved Antolia's blacksmith shop, sword workshop, and a series of workshops that could barely be classified as industrial to the area adjacent to the southwest highlands. area, forming a small village specializing in the production of ironware.
But at this moment, Leon felt a little regretful.
After all, it takes half a day to get from the Thorn Territory to the iron smelting workshop in Antolia.
When the scorching sun at noon hung over Antolia, Leon, who was already sweating, finally saw the dwarf craftsman Hillman who had been waiting on the roadside for a long time.
"Your Majesty the Marquis..."
"Take me to see it!"
Leon said impatiently before Hillman could finish his words.
You know, Leon has been waiting for this day since he took over this fiefdom on the edge of the kingdom.
Upon seeing this, Hillman, who was also quite excited, also realized Leon's excitement, and immediately led his lord towards the depths of the village.
And after passing through the patrol lines and wooden walls built by Antolian soldiers, a very simple-looking... wait, what the hell is this?
Even though Leon had never asked that the steam engines in this world should look similar to those in the previous life, the machinery presented to Leon was enough to make the young lord's eyes darken.
Rather than saying it was a steam engine, Leon was more willing to believe that it was a weird-looking cauldron.
"Steam... machine?"
Seeing his lord's face suddenly turn green and white, Hillman, who was originally full of confidence, couldn't help but become a little less confident.
Could it be that there is some deviation in my understanding of steam engines?
impossible! Absolutely impossible!
I am the most outstanding dwarf craftsman!
In short, what appeared in Leon's field of vision was a boiling cauldron.
On top of the cauldron, there was a hollow ball with two pipes inserted into it, and it was constantly rotating under the influence of steam. (Please see the Easter egg chapter for pictures)
Well, this thing seems to be regarded as... a simple version of a steam engine?
After some observation, Leon, a science student, can still understand the general principles of this thing.
The main structure and principle are actually very simple, even very similar to the steam ball, the predecessor of the steam engine.
A hollow sphere with a "Г"-shaped short tube on each side, a sealed boiler filled with water, and two hollow pipes connected to the sphere.
Heat the bottom of the pot to bring the water to a boil.
The steam enters the ball through the pipe, and then is discharged from the "Г"-shaped short tubes on both sides of the ball, causing the ball to rotate.
Although it is very crude, I have to say that this thing has really achieved a historic leap in converting thermal energy into kinetic energy!
"My Lord Marquis, this is actually just the initial appearance."
Hillman on the side quickly explained, and then pointed to a large iron box that Leon originally thought was a background board.
"This is a semi-automatic quiver improved by craftsmen based on the principles of steam engines!"
"No need for an archer at all! You can shoot it yourself!"
(End of chapter)