【Chapter 081】 Break the shield with one punch
The entire autumn harvest process, from harvesting, threshing, to grinding into semolina in the mill, lasts seven or eight days. Alice only wanted to try the power of the scythe herself on a whim. But if she wants to participate in the whole process, she is not interested at all.
"Whew~" Alice exhaled, raised her little hand to wipe the fragrant sweat on her face: "Linda, I finally realize now that knowledge is the true meaning of wealth." Tools are the crystallization of knowledge, advanced and convenient tools, which can greatly improve work efficiency and create real wealth. ”
Linda's progress was much faster than hers, and because of the stone skin, she didn't even sweat. The movement in her hand is non-stop, and the strong power makes the scythe play to the maximum value.
"yes. There are many philosophical words that I don't quite understand. But I can feel that a good tool is better than a strong farmer. ”
"Hey......" Alice stabbed her scythe on the ground and clapped her hands. After the experience of making juicers, cotton gins, and curved sickles, Alice's little head is now full of all kinds of whimsical ideas: "Linda, do you think there is a tool that is big enough to carry it into the wheat field, and then shake the crank or something, and you can directly turn the wheat into clean grains?" ”
I have to say that Alice is still very imaginative. The tool she is expressing is actually a combine harvester! Of course, with the current level of technology, it can only be an illusion.
"Perhaps. I can't imagine it, though. Linda leaned on the handle of her knife and tilted her head to try to make up for it, but in the end she could only imagine an oversized juicer......
Alice tried her best to imagine that it could only be a mixture of an oversized juicer and a cotton gin, but she had no doubt in her heart: "I really envy them, their children can eat delicious sweets that can be called dreams, so bread or something, it must be even more delicious." ”
"Hmm. Recalling last night's soft and delicious gummies, Linda couldn't help but swallow her saliva: "I believe it now, it's indeed a hundred times better than honey." ”
"Haha......" Alice laughed heartily and leaned into Linda's ear, blinking her long eyelashes, "You say, it would be nice if we could make such delicious candy." You can eat enough every day. ”
The sugar industry, in the Middle Ages, was definitely a promising and sunny industry. There is no sugarcane that can be used to produce sugar in large quantities, but it doesn't matter, there are many other raw materials that can be used to extract sugar, such as sugar beets and barley that is currently being harvested.
Barley can be made into maltose, and the method of making it is not difficult. The maltose can be used to make a variety of candies, such as the classic sweet that many people ate when they were children, the most authentic of the maltose production, just use two wooden sticks, like ramen noodles to constantly stir into a silvery white, after the mouth has a special paste sweetness.
Of course, you can also use juice from the juicer to make a simplified version of the lollipop in a variety of flavors, and the method is also easy to understand.
In addition, maltose syrup also has good fermentability and can be used in large quantities in the manufacture of bread, pastries, beer, and beverages.
Linda...... Why don't we ask for advice?" Alice became more and more excited, and not only to satisfy the desire of the tongue, but if she could really make it, she could exchange it for shiny gold coins!
"Is it really possible?" Linda's tone was a little timid, in her heart, the gods are great and sacred, wouldn't it seem too serious to ask a child about candy?
"I'm not just trying to eat it myself. Alice said with a straight face: "Wonderful candy must be as popular as the cinnamon of the black stone collar in Arabe City." We're going to earn gold, lots and lots of gold. With gold, you can recruit knights and buy armor and swords, so that you can clear the evil orcs and those bandit groups who do all kinds of evil to contribute to the fight against evil forces. ”
This reason is indeed lofty, and it is also Alice's true idea. Once Mason's 30-pound gold bar arrived, she would not hesitate to expand the Knights, and the first thing she did was to eliminate all the bandit groups that had settled down.
"Thinking of those hateful robbers, hmph, we must make them pay the price in blood!" Alice snorted coldly, don't look at her young age, but the Sander family started by force, and her father was a brave and warlike knight, and her warlike nature flowed in her blood.
"Alice, I'll help you!"
After many days of practice, Linda gradually became familiar with the ability of the power of the rock, and the power drawn from the stone became stronger and stronger, and it can be said unceremoniously that with her combat power, it was not a problem to deal with a few robbers.
"That's right, Linda. Let's go back and explore knowledge is much more important than harvesting crops. Alice nodded, looked left and right, and lowered her voice: "I got a promotion last night, and I have a faint feeling." I seem to have mastered very powerful abilities, and I want to test them!"
"Well, listen to you!"
Back at the castle, Alice and Linda did not go to the workshop, but to the armory at the innermost part of the castle. This is the heart of the castle, and unlike the humble barn, like the main castle, it is entirely made of stone, airtight, and guarded by a small team of castle guards.
"Huh, why is this shield so light?" Alice found a rusty iron shield in the corner, and to her surprise, the shield that she used to need to use both hands to pick up was now easy to lift, and it didn't feel too heavy even with one hand.
"It can't be rusty, right?" Alice picked up her shield and tapped it with her hand, which had not been maintained for a long time, and a layer of rust had formed, and as she struck, it fell. But listening to the sound, it doesn't seem to be too affected.
"When I have the gold coins, I must buy the best Beska steel tower shield. Alice said as she found the wooden stand and placed the shield against the wall: "Linda, now let's do a little experiment. ”
"What do you need me to do?" Linda wondered.
Alice fixed the shield, clapped her hands and said, "Now, use all your strength to hit this shield." ”
"Hit the shield?"
Linda has a hard stone skin protector that can perfectly isolate pain. Alice wasn't convinced that she would get hurt: "Just do what I say." ”
"Okay!"
Linda's physique surpassed that of a sturdy male, and she took a deep breath, and with her hard fist, with great strength, she struck with all her strength and hit the shield hard.
The fist moves away, leaving a shallow fist indentation on the shield surface.
"Hmm. Alice looked at the dent in the shield, measured the outline with her hand, and nodded slightly. When she subconsciously put her hand lightly on Linda's shoulder, a flash of inspiration seemed to pass through her mind, and she almost involuntarily guided the looming magic in her body.
Alice...... Huh?" Linda clearly felt a warm current coming from her shoulder, flowing all over her body, and her rapid breathing from two consecutive laps suddenly stabilized.
"Linda!" Alice looked at her hand with some incredulity, "...... just now"
"I feel it, Alice. Linda moved her arms and felt stronger: "A warm current, released from your palm, seems to make me stronger." Is this your divine power after your promotion?"
"Yes, huh?" Alice was a little unsure, "You can try again." ”
"Hmm...... But this time, I'd like to try a real all-out attack. Linda pulled a stone out of her pocket, and it was now her habit to carry a few with her. After practice, Linda went from absorbing the power of one rock to the current three. As the stone turned into powder in the palm of his hand, the sense of strength in his body was further enhanced.
"Ha~" Linda swung her arm and punched, cleanly, and slammed it on the shield.
With a crisp click, the shield could not withstand the impact of the force, and while violently deforming, it tore open a crack the length of a finger.
"Oh my God!" Alice's face was full of disbelief, this is too strong, isn't it? Even if the shield is aging and has lost its strength, it is too exaggerated to break the shield with just one punch.