Release that Witch Chapter 183: small town Construction Plan
"What is this?" Nightingale asked, looking at the shiny black stone on the table.
"Obsidian." Roland also raised his head, focusing on drawing in hand.
"Black ... what stone?"
"No, I'm bullshit." He sighed, looking at the shape and color, the ghost knew what kind of stone it was. He didn't learn geological prospecting. Pure metals are not necessarily distinguishable when they are in front of him, not to mention ore. The only bit of knowledge in his head is telling him that most of the ore is a compound with a complex composition and the different colors of the impurities are different. Take iron ore for example. The red iron ore, sulfur iron ore, and diamond iron ore light are completely equivalent in terms of appearance. There are thousands of miles apart, especially sulfur iron ore, which sometimes shows a light yellow metallic luster, often mistaken for gold, so it has the nickname of fool's gold.
As for the high temperature resistance ... The compound itself is not fixed with Melting Point. It is also related to impurities and ingredients, and its species cannot be distinguished by temperature alone. Moreover, the metal element exists in an ionic state, and the purification method is not known, and it is useless to burn it.
"Do you have any idea?" Nightingale was surprised.
"A lot," Roland put down the quill and made a cup of black tea for himself. "Do you want to drink?"
"No," she waved her hand. "Yes, beef jerky is not as delicious as grilled fish fillets. You can put fish fillets in your drawer in the future."
"..." Roland was silent for a moment, and decided to not hear it. He also intends to throw this stone to the chief alchemist Cam Schuire for treatment. The mineral is more or less radioactive, and it is not a good choice to decorate it in the office.
After the evolution of Soraya's capabilities recently, he found that there was suddenly a lot more to be made.
First of all, it is the tap water system. This is something that can greatly enhance the happiness of residents. Think about it. After a busy day, I returned home sweating, trying to clean my slimy body, but found that the water tank was empty, and I had to go to the well of nearby to get water, this feeling must be terrible. In addition, Roland is also tired of washing the face from the water tank and washing his hands. He always feels that parasites can grow in the water for several days, let alone the water tank is rarely cleaned once a month. Look carefully. When you arrive, you can also see the scale deposited on the bottom of the tank floating like a caterpillar.
If water is supplied by a water tower, there is no technical difficulty. steam engine is used to pump the water from Scarlet Water River to inside tower, and then it flows into each household along the pipeline based on the siphon principle to form an automatic water supply system. The reason why Roland has not been implemented is because of ... materials.
Either iron or copper is used for the water supply pipe. If the iron pipe is not rust-proofed, it will be scrapped for several years. The copper pipe is the perfect water supply pipe. It is corrosion-resistant, non-fouling on the inner wall, non-toxic, and even copper ions have a bactericidal effect. But the metal used for currency is used to make the water pipe? The output of Northern Slope Mine is far from being extravagant to this extent, and even in later generations, copper water pipes are only things that high-end residences will consider.
At present, Border Town not only cannot export minerals, but even imports metal ingots. Therefore, no matter whether it is an iron pipe or a copper pipe, Roland is reluctant to use it to create a water supply system that cannot be benefited and is purely for enjoyment.
But it ’s different now. With the coating of Soraya, it means that he can empty gloves white wolf and use magic power alone to produce water pipes. For example, take an iron pipe as a mold, put paper on the outer bread, and let Soraya cover the coating. After the mold is pulled out, it becomes a pipe. Even if such a water pipe is not pressure resistant, it can be placed in a water pipe trench with a cover plate.
Second is the power supply system ... I'm afraid I won't be able to popularize the town in a short time, but it is always what Roland wants to make the castle full of light. Reading with a weak Candlelight is too painful and hurts the eyes. Huge, plus summer is coming, what is it like to be full of torches and candle on a sultry night?
With generators and wires now, it doesn't seem that far away to get the castle into the electrical age early. As for the filament of the light bulb ... he vaguely remembers that before the use of tungsten filament, carbonized bamboo filament was widely used to make incandescent lamps. Bamboo is not a rarity, it is found in the woodland south of Scarlet Water River.
However, what Border Town needs most now is iron smelting facilities. The output of iron is directly related to the scale of machinery production and weapon manufacturing, and is also the basis for the survival of small town.
"This is ... a tower you painted?" Nightingale asked at the table, curious.
"Almost," Roland nodded, "but its inside is empty and used to fill fuel and ore. It acts like a shaft furnace and can melt iron ore into pig iron."
This is an upgraded version of the ancient shaft furnace of the blast furnace.
The shaft furnace designed and manufactured by Lowes has been viewed at the construction site. To be honest, the structure of this furnace is very close to the blast furnace except for its small capacity and low furnace temperature. If it is not the evolution of Soraya, small town has The ability to produce refractory bricks, he had planned to build a dozen more such shafts.
With the refractory bricks, it is natural to consider the blast furnace with higher furnace temperature and higher output.
The height of the newly designed blast furnace is nearly eight meters, which is four times as large as a shaft furnace. The furnace body is tower-shaped and the maximum inner diameter is three meters. To prevent collapse, a support frame is erected at the bottom. The wall of the furnace is thin and thick, and the thickness of the furnace belly is half a meter. The innermost layer is made of Soraya brand fire-resistant brick. At the same time, a circle of air outlet is provided, and air is drawn into the furnace belly by steam engine.
To make full use of the power of steam engine, Roland also designed a set of automatic feeding equipment for the blast furnace, including a climbing rail and a special feeding car with a movable door at the bottom. After the trolley climbs to the top of the furnace under the traction of steam engine, the buckle on the bottom of the vehicle will be hooked to sink into, which will open the pour opening and dump the fuel or ore into the furnace. For this era, the system is considered to be cutting-edge technology.
Unlike the large-opening, low-calorie shaft furnace, once the blast furnace is put into production, it will not stop for a long period of time. It must continuously invest fuel and ore, and the output is much higher than the shaft furnace. As long as five or six such blast furnaces are built, the output of pig iron of small town will increase exponentially.
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Drawing all the drawings, Roland rubbed some sore wrists, took out a box from under the table, and pushed it in front of her.
Nightingale startled, "Is this ...?"
"Yeah ... I originally planned to give it to you earlier, but it took a while to carve the pattern. After all, the machines in the factory are not too skilled for me to use," Roland smiled, "Open it and see."
She reached out to open the box, and couldn't help but exclaim.
I saw two revolvers and Carter staggered inside. The two model guns used on the day of the test were different. The two pistols were shiny silver and the surface was bright enough to reflect the figure. Both the grip and the body were engraved. Exquisite pattern, the name of Nightingale is also printed on the barrel: To Veronica.
This plan has been brewing in Roland's head for a long time. Compared to the inconvenient to carry and troublesome front-loading flintlock gun, the newly developed revolver pistol has been quite perfect, both in terms of safety and firing rate, maintained at a high level. Such a powerful witch as Nightingale, how powerful a firearm can be in her hands, it is exciting to think about it.
"Thank you," she smiled, she would pick up two pistols, jump off the table, compare the shooting posture, "will you teach me how to use them?"
"Of course," Roland nodded. The other person's white thorny customer service and a gorgeous and dazzling smile made him instantly understand what it means to be handsome and have no friends. "It's not difficult. Just sneak in to the target and pull Trigger and shout that noon is here. "(To be continued.)