Chapter 179 Leon saw the dawn of steam civilization.
When these words came out of Hillman's mouth, Leon actually believed it from the bottom of his heart.
Although dwarves have always been boastful, Hillman has always been an outlier among the dwarves.
As a dwarf craftsman, Hillman is not only poor at speaking, but he has never been tainted by the habit of alcoholism, which is the most common habit among dwarves.
And it is such a dwarf who can still boast so much even though he knows that the first-generation steam engine disappointed Leon. This makes Leon naturally have a lot of interest in Antolia's second-generation steam engine. A bit of longing and fantasy.
"Nightmare fuel is the best fuel I have ever seen!"
Even in the process of guiding Leon, Hillman couldn't help but explain it to his Lord Marquis himself.
It's just that...
compared to Sherman's endless nonsense and guarantees, Hillman's words were every word, and every word spoke to Leon's heart.
"It only takes such a large piece of nightmare fuel..."
Hillman gestured with his hands repeatedly: "The heat released when it burns is probably enough to match countless coals, which is similar to the previous one that used campfires to heat and generate steam. These things are completely different."
As he said that, a huge thing made of steel appeared in front of Leon's eyes.
It is very different from the appallingly simple appearance of the first-generation steam engine. Although the steam engine in front of you is equally ugly, it is ugly in attitude, ugly in structure, and even ugly in a different kind of beauty.
This machine, made entirely of steel, looks like a muscular man. Its rough lines seem to contain infinite power, making it difficult to look away.
"Light the fire!"
Of course Hillman noticed the look on his lord's face and quickly gave the order happily to the craftsmen on the side.
In a moment, there was a roaring sound of gas expanding inside the machine.
And the connecting rod connected to the steam engine finally trembled slightly amidst the bursts of dull sounds.
Immediately, under the action of Antolia's second-generation steam engine, several external connecting rods began to gradually twitch, amidst the sound of gears colliding. The external circular wheel with the connecting rod necklace on the side also began to rotate slowly.
At the same time, a puff of eye-catching white smoke finally came out of the chimney at the top of the iron lump in front of us.
"Lord Marquis! It's done!"
Hillman's voice was mixed with a little vibrato, and his eyes were full of expectation: "Is this the steam engine you mentioned?!" "Of course!"
Until
this moment, Lai Ang finally breathed a long sigh of relief:
"This is the steam engine! Antolia's indispensable source of power in the future!"
"You did a good job! Pretty good!"
Because of Antolia's first generation steam engine , is actually just a modified version of a simple steam ball from another world, so before meeting Hillman, Leon's psychological expectations were very low.
As long as the results are better than the last time, it is a gratifying progress.
But what Leon didn't expect was that the dwarf craftsman in front of him actually presented an ugly but fully functional steam engine in front of him.
"Do you know what Pingdu Zhenlu Dabobo is?"
Leon looked at Hillman beside him, and suddenly asked an extremely abrupt sentence.
"Huh?"
"Then do you know which country's flag the pure white flag is?"
"Doesn't that mean surrender?"
Hillman asked confused.
He was suddenly a little worried. Could it be that his Lord Marquis was so happy that he was so happy with the thing in front of him?
"It's okay."
Leon shook his head to himself.
He felt that although Hillman could run a steam engine by hand, he would not be a time traveler like himself, so his worries were probably unnecessary.
"But..."
Leon frowned and asked hesitantly: "Although the essence of a steam engine is just to boil water, the difficulty is how to ensure air tightness. How did you overcome this difficulty?" "Air tightness?
"
Even though Hillman had never understood such professional terminology before, as one of the most outstanding dwarf craftsmen in Antolia, he quickly understood what Leon meant.
"It's very simple!"
Hillman replied matter-of-factly.
"Simple?"
The airtightness between the cylinder and the piston is the most important thing to achieve thermal energy conversion. Even Leon, a time traveler, does not think this is a simple thing.
"Yes! Wherever the air is leaking, just plug it! Although the operation is a bit complicated and the manual construction takes a long time, it is actually not too difficult."
Hillman never showed off between his lords, and immediately said: Answered ten times.
Where is the air leakage and where is the blockage...
Hillman's answer is very straightforward.
But it also made Leon realize that he was a little bit over the top.
Even if it is impossible to directly build a qualified cylinder, if it is done according to Hillman's ideas, although there may be some minor flaws in the efficiency of power utilization, it can still be used.
For today's Antolia, just use it!
After a brief moment of astonishment, Leon immediately pulled out the long sword in his hand and shouted sternly: "
Hillman!
"
With the excitement in his heart, he waited for Leon's next words.
As he expected, Leon was probably going to give him a canonization ceremony!
Although Hillman is usually taciturn and seems to have no desires, it is naturally impossible to say that he is not greedy for noble titles at all.
His brother Sherman is already an honorary knight!
As the elder brother, Hillman was still just an ordinary civilian craftsman.
The reason why he worked so hard and worked so hard on the research and development of steam engines was to prove that his talent and skills were no less than those of his younger brother?
To be honest, the fact that the second-generation steam engine was able to be successfully completed in such a short period of time has something to do with the involution atmosphere that Leon unintentionally created between the two brothers.
After Leon finished reciting a lengthy canonization speech, the young Marquis stepped forward and personally helped up Hillman, who was kneeling on one knee.
"Honorary Baron Hillman."
Leon said with a smile: "As the inventor of the Hillman steam engine, this is the honor you deserve!"
Without much hesitation, Leon gave the second-generation Antolia steam engine in front of him another name - Hillman Steam Engine.
For Leon, this is just a matter of convenience.
But for many craftsmen in Antolia, this is undoubtedly a benchmark that they cherish and work hard for!
(End of chapter)