Walking into this store, a pungent smell of metal came to my face, bypassing all kinds of mechanical parts, and entering the front of the store counter, a man in his thirties in blue overalls was fiddling with a set of gears, judging by his unkempt hair and raunchy face, it was estimated that he was the owner.

Riel stepped forward and said very respectfully, "Mr. Watt, I have brought you a man who is very interested in the steam engine, who has already spent 100 million gold coins on the black market and has become a platinum buyer. ”

The man didn't seem to hear Riel's words, his attention was always on the gear set, and Riel wanted to continue shouting, but was interrupted by Yi Xiaoge.

Yi Xiaoge took a closer look at this set of gear sets and couldn't help but be a little shocked, at first he didn't notice that this set of gear sets, which was only the size of a pumpkin and assembled in an iron box, contained hundreds of parts and components, one ring after another. Its complexity and sophistication are no different from the stars in the sky to Yi Xiaoge, who is a layman.

However, what Yi Xiaoge knows is that the more precise the gear set, the more advanced the machinery it is equipped with. And assembling the gear set requires patience and meticulousness, which is why he asked Riel not to disturb him.

After about an hour's work, the man suddenly snapped one of the thin gear pieces into an axle wheel, and then he turned the round wrench outside the tin box, and the whole gear set slowly began to rotate, like countless ants working together.

When he stood up, he suddenly found two big living people standing in front of him, and he was immediately surprised: "Oops! I'm so sorry, when did you come, I was so engrossed that I didn't see you, what do you need? ”

Yi Xiaoge and Riel are also a little embarrassed, and there is no one else who has this concentration.

"Mr. Watt, this is Mr. Yi Xiaoge, he has extraordinary strength and wealth in the open sea. Already a platinum buyer on the black market, I think he certainly fits your bills. ”

"Oh?" The man named Watt wiped the oil on his hands with a stained hand, and then said to Yi Xiaoge: "Mr. Yi, I'm really sorry that I'm so messy here that I made you laugh." ”

"It's okay, that's what you do, and that's the way everything is here."

"Introduce yourself, James Watt!"

"Hello Jaime...... Watt? ”

Yi Xiaoge was stunned, James Watt! The inventor of the steam engine, the famous inventor!

"You...... Hello, Mr. James Watt, it is a great pleasure to meet you! Yi Xiaoge said excitedly, he remembered that there was a mechanic named James Watt on the island, and when he heard that name, he thought it was the cow man in front of him.

So the news about the steam engine should be an advertisement for himself, Yi Xiaoge then said: "Mr. Watt, I heard that you know something about the steam engine?" ”

Watt took them to a small table by the cupboard and sat down, and poured them each a glass of red wine, but the glass was not flattering, and it was covered with oil. Riel wanted to try it, but the cup was too much for him to swallow. Watt poured himself a glass and took a sip, with an expression of enjoyment on his face, and if he had the heart to pay attention, his eyes had been constantly observing the movements of Yi Xiaoge and the others.

Yi Xiaoge looked at the red wine in the wine glass, the smell wafting was indeed fragrant and refreshing, he reached out and picked up the wine glass and raised it, and through the dirty wine glass, he was making eye contact with Watt, who was obviously a little weak by this look, and quickly put down the wine glass to hide his embarrassment.

"This kind of test trick can't help me, so many difficulties have come over, can't you pass this level?"

Lifting the wine glass and opening his mouth, Yi Xiaoge drank it all, and after drinking, he gestured to Watt. However, the latter ignored it, and said: "The steam engine is a newfound power for me, and one time when I was making coffee, I found that the steaming water could actually flush the lid of the coffee pot open." I wondered if I could use this powerful power, and after more than ten years of research and development, I finally succeeded in researching and manufacturing this power principle. It is a type of power unit that uses steam as a power unit to propel mechanical motion......"

Then Yi Xiaoge listened to Watt talk about mechanical physics for an hour, of course he knew the principle of the steam engine, but after all, he was the founder of the invention world, and basic respect was still required.

"That's probably the basic principle of the steam engine." Watt was also a little thirsty, and poured himself another glass of wine.

"So what is the reason why Mr. Watt is looking for a platinum buyer now?" Yi Xiaoge asked knowingly.

Hearing Yi Xiaoge's words, Watt's face was a little depressed, and he said: "In the early years, I made a lot of money by making some mechanical convenience devices, and accumulated the current black market shop. My business is sufficient to support me in the development of the principle supplement and the design and development of small steam engine models. However, the power of the small steam engine was limited and could not meet the power of the chariot or the boat. I wanted to design a larger steam engine for experimentation, but my income was no longer enough to support my R&D. I have asked the Royal Academy of Sciences for scientific and technical assistance, but they think that my research and development results are naïve and ridiculous, and they do not think that the ethereal air can propel thousands of pounds of carriages or hundreds of thousands of pounds of large ships to sail on the sea. ”

Watt's expression was even more depressed after speaking, and Yi Xiaoge also knew that it was the saddest when a person worked hard towards his dream but no one understood him, or even thought he was crazy.

"Mr. Watt need not be sad, those who claim to be great scientists and great inventors are nothing more than fame seekers, who take a large amount of research and development funds from the royal family every year but cannot come up with inventions that can change society. Only those who are truly talented and who may affect their interests will be suppressed. ”

Watt stood up and walked around the shop and said, "So I told Riel about the steam engine and set a condition of 100 million gold coins. Only those who are really aware of the steam engine and have the financial resources to support my research and development are the people I am looking for, I don't know what Mr. Yi thinks? ”

Watt continued: "Judging from Mr. Yi's speech and demeanor just now, it meets all my conditions. ”

Yi Xiaoge also stood up and said, "I don't know how long Mr. Watt's large-scale steam engine is expected to take to develop, and how much money is needed to meet your needs?" ”

"One year! It only takes one year, as long as the funds are sufficient, the manpower and material resources are complete, and I can make the steam engine practical in no more than a year, and the funds will probably be less than 500 million. ”

Burst!

"That's it...... 500 million ......"

Yi Xiaoge sweated profusely, sure enough, high-tech is a money-burning job. But this is the price of being one step ahead, and it is cost-effective to buy a cattle man with 500 million.

"Good! I promised! ”