The construction of the Magic Net No. 1 is very smooth, on the one hand, Rebecca does have a good talent in this area, on the other hand, because the "Magic Net" is basically the most basic rune arrangement, the wild mage with his own computing power and creativity has almost simplified this incredible magic circle to the extreme, and even the materials required for the magic circle have been reduced to an incredible degree - quartz sand, which can be bought by civilians, can be used as the main material, The key node only requires a small amount of Mithril and Obsidian as conductive materials, and its cost is completely within the capacity of Cecil's current collar.

After all, the original wild mage was extremely depressed, and if he hadn't simplified the magic net to this point, he wouldn't have been able to make this set of things at all.

But the smooth progress of a project means that the pressures associated with the project will also come -

In Gawain's vision, the territory must first ensure sufficient steel production, with steel, there are weapons, equipment, tools for work and infrastructure to make the next level of products, and only the construction of smelting facilities is only the first step, and more importantly, the construction of the eastern mining area must be completed to ensure a continuous supply of ore.

The construction of the mine requires more materials, and in the absence of heavy machinery and equipment, it can only rely on manpower to dig rocks, which also requires more manpower.

At the same time, the construction of the camp must also be accelerated - replacing the tent with a wooden house is only a stopgap measure, and a really strong and stable camp cannot be built of wood, but is there any more convenient and faster construction technology and construction materials in this era?

After putting the matter in front of him, Gawain realized how difficult it was to start from scratch, even with the assistance of magic and temporary worry-free financial reserves, it was not easy to build a new home on a blank field.

At this time, he couldn't help but look forward to the aid promised by Francis II - grain and cloth were on the one hand, and more importantly, the hundred craftsmen and apprentices, a hundred people, even if there were many unlucky people who were forced to come to the south to open up the land because they were excluded, that was also a hundred skilled people!

For Cecil, who now has a total population of more than 800, what is the concept of 100 technical talents?

It is a concept that can make Gawain fall asleep and wake up directly with a smile, and by the way, scare the soldiers on night duty at the door.

It's a pity that it will take more than half a month at the earliest.

Speaking of talent, Gawain thought that it had been two days since Amber set off...... There's no movement yet, so the shame of all things who has no discipline at all really absconded with a few gold bars, right?

In the big tent in the center of the camp, Gawain was busy with thoughts and trying to focus on the drawings and tables in front of him, while Betty sat on a cushion not far away, her head dozing little by little.

The blueprint in front of Gawain was the new type of furnace he was designing—similar to the blast furnace on Earth and with a partial structure, but the internal operating mechanism was completely different, and it was necessary to reserve space for the magic array to function, and it was also necessary to consider that the magic guide structure on the furnace should be as close as possible to the "Magic Net No. 1" buried in the ground, and at the same time, it was also necessary to consider that the molten iron could not destroy the magic pattern of the furnace body......

This is something completely different from the magic net and the waterwheel, Gawain must combine the knowledge of the two worlds to complete this design, if the "magic net" is the cornerstone of Cecil's territory, then the design of such a peculiar "hybrid furnace" is Gawain's own "foundation".

Gawain knew very well that only after completing it could many of the wild ideas in his mind be realized, and no one could help him in this regard.

He completed the design of the combustion chamber and the molten iron drainage part, and reserved the space for drawing the magic circle according to Gawain Cecil's knowledge, then rubbed the corners of his forehead and stretched out his hand to the side: "Betty, help me bring the parchment bag where the drawings are placed...... The one with the red string. ”

There was no response at all, only a faint snoring sound, and when I turned my head, I saw that the sleepy little maid had curled up in a small ball on the mat, sleeping soundly.

It seems that it is really boring to let her sit here with her.

Gawain shook his head with a smile and was about to get up to get the sheepskin bag himself, when he saw Betty suddenly get up with her eyes closed, and then she walked to the corner of the tent in a daze, opened the box, took out the sheepskin bag, and staggered to herself......

I barely opened my eyes during the whole process......

Gawain took the sheepskin bag amusedly, and looked at Betty as he tried to open his eyes while putting away the drawings: "If you are sleepy, you can sleep first, I don't know how long I have to be busy." ”

Betty finally woke up at this time, and shook her head with her eyes open: "I don't sleep, my lord hasn't slept yet, I don't sleep!" ”

Then she lowered her head and looked at the drafts that Gao Wen had spread out on the table, as if she was very serious, Gao Wen was a little curious when she saw this: "Can you understand this?" ”

"I can't read ......," Betty shook her head, "I can't read......"

"Oh, then you must be very boring to look at," Gawain laughed, "no wonder they all fell asleep just now." ”

"I didn't sleep!" Betty quickly shook her head, and then her eyes involuntarily drifted to the drafts full of words, "Master, you know a lot of words......"

Obviously, she was still sleepy to death just now, but at this time, looking at the drafts on the table, her sleepiness seemed to have passed, which made Gawain feel funny, so he tried to ask: "Do you want to read?" ”

Betty nodded subconsciously, but then shook her head a little nervously, pinching a button on her maid's suit: "Mrs. Hansen said that maids can't read, just work hard." ”

"That's all unreasonable, everyone can read!" Gawain corrected it immediately, and then said on a whim: "If you want to learn, I can teach you something." ”

Betty's eyes couldn't help but drift to the paper again, but this time she shook her head before nodding: "But Knight Philip said that the paper and pen in the territory are precious, and they can't be wasted on me......"

Gawain was stunned, and just wanted to say that there was a lot of paper here anyway, but then he realized that Philip's knight's statement also had some truth - in the case that the territory was not self-sufficient, and the transportation with Tanzanian Town could only rely on messengers on horseback, these materials were really used a little less, and it was indeed a luxury to practice calligraphy for Betty.

What's more, I don't know if this girl can really learn it, what if she's just messing around?

However, looking at the little girl's dumbfounded appearance, Gawain couldn't help laughing: "You wait here." ”

He ran to pick up a twig and came back, brushed it with his hand, and with the power of the knight, all the burrs and forks were cleaned up, and then he trimmed one end of it with his knife, and handed it to Betty: "Let's practice on the ground first, and then I'll talk about it when I'm done." ”

Betty took the branch in a daze, and saw Gawain turn around and take a paper brush on the desk and write with a brush, and soon wrote a "notebook"—a basic alphabet written in a large pen on a yellowed coarse paper, and a large word underneath.

Gawain handed the paper to Betty: "The top is the alphabet, and the bottom is your name, just practice it - ask me if you will." ”

Betty reacted, and then took it as if she had been found to have it, and almost bubbled up with snot in her heart.

The tent was still land, but it was just tamped, and Gawain carved out a place next to his desk for Betty to use as an area for her to practice calligraphy.

After helping the little girl loosen the ground, he returned to his desk, while the little maid crouched beside him and began to practice the basic letters awkwardly.

It looks pretty good.

Gawain's mind flashed through a lesson he had studied in his previous life, and then he shook his head and smiled. After this little episode, he felt that his mind was much more relaxed and his mind was reactive, so he pulled out another draft and prepared to work on another problem.

But the silence did not last long, and after a while, Gawain heard a commotion outside the tent.

He comforted Betty and told the little girl to practice her calligraphy in peace, and then walked out of the tent quickly.

The Byron knight was also running towards him, and looking at the slightly anxious expression on his face, Gawain knew that something had happened.

When the other party came closer, without waiting for the knight to speak, Gawain took the initiative to ask, "What's the matter?" ”

"My lord, the soldiers stationed in the treasure house in the mountains reported that they heard a strange movement coming from the treasure house, as if it was the sound of the rock wall rubbing or something colliding - but the gate of the treasure house was blocked, and they could not enter, so they could not confirm the situation in the treasure house, so they had to send the news first."

Something went wrong in that ruin?!

Gawain admitted that he really broke out in a cold sweat at this moment: it's easy to say anything, that treasure house must not go wrong!

That's the real coffin!

But then he calmed down: if the news had come earlier, he would have been more panicked, but fortunately, he had been arranging for people to transfer the critical materials in the treasure house to the camp one after another, although not all of them were moved out, but at least a third of them had been transported out, even if the treasure house really had an accident, or even if it collapsed completely, it would not hurt to death......

All in all, after some self-comfort, Gawain was completely calm—and now that it was dark, Byron probably didn't notice the cold sweat on his master's forehead.

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Gawain weighed whether to set out immediately to check on the situation now or wait until daylight tomorrow to go, and quickly came to a conclusion: sleep is paralyzed! This kind of thing hangs in my heart, which iron head can sleep?! I'm afraid that Rebecca's mentality will collapse!

"Leave the defense of the camp to Knight Philip, you find a few shrewd and capable soldiers, and come with me on a trip to the mountains - and call Hetty too, her auxiliary spells should come in handy."