Indeed, Gawain was impressed by the Iron Ball Man's ability to transform metal forms at breakneck speed, and at first he was indeed amazed by the efficiency of this guy in machining metal parts, but he soon realized that his precision was probably a greater asset than this processing speed.

Speed is nothing - Gawain knows this very well, although the processing speed of Nicholas eggs can scare everyone on the scene, but Gawain knows very well that in the real industrial production mode, no matter how amazing the speed of an individual is meaningless, is it fast to process a hundred parts in a few minutes? It's really faster than a blacksmith's hammer, but in the industrial age, if you shoot a few production lines casually, this processing speed will be immediately exploded by those machines, and you don't even know it!

Although Gawain can't shoot a production line casually now, but the prototype of the magic energy engine is already available, and he believes that one day he will shoot a production line with a wave of his hand, and the efficiency advantage of Nicholas Egg will sooner or later become obscure after more and more machines are put into production, but his other advantage is not so easy to be replaced by machines, at least compared to his efficiency, this advantage will be replaced more slowly-

His precision.

The parts he had "pinched" out of the scraps were not made randomly, and Gawain could tell at a glance that they were actually miniature versions of some of the exposed parts of the Magic Engine prototype, and that the refinement of each part was far from being comparable to that of the blacksmiths' handiwork, and that the metal sculptures were even made of hair...... This is a hell of a beast, okay!

"Precision?" Nicholas Egg also seemed to realize something, he thought about it seriously, and replied quite confidently, "It depends on how many things are processed at the same time, a hundred at a time, there will definitely be a lot of errors, but only single digit parts are processed at a time, and if I am allowed to process slowly...... The error is probably dozens of times thinner than your hair. Of course, the exact speed depends on the complexity and volume of the part, but in my opinion, the most complex parts of this machine you have made are also simple. ”

Gawain: "?! ”

The metal ball didn't hear Gao Wen's movement for a long time, and couldn't help but float over and touch the latter's arm: "Hey, why don't you speak?" ”

"The first generation of industrial machine tools is handed over to you!"

"Huh?"

Gawain didn't explain much to the other party, because his heart was completely filled with excitement, and he could hardly spare the energy to say anything else.

Yes, the first generation of industrial machine tools, or the so-called "machine tools", the foundation of everything, the most important link that allowed the entire chain of industrialization to be established, rather than allowing Nicholas Egg to make those mass-produced parts in large quantities and repeatedly, should allow him to give full play to the advantages of precision and efficiency, and in the shortest possible time to manufacture machine tools that can be used to produce other machine components - whether it is a machine tool for processing parts of all kinds, or a "rune cartography" that engraves simple runes in batches, Only by building these things will he be able to tie his foundation to the surging power provided by the magic engine, and save up the strength to fight before the not-so-solid wall on the other side of the mountain is finished!

At this time, he even regretted that if he hadn't realized the talent of this metal ball earlier, and let him directly participate in the development of the prototype of the magic energy engine, this day might have come sooner.

But he didn't let this regret last long, because who would have thought that this metal ball's ability to control metal would be so strong before seeing it with his own eyes today? To be honest, Gawain didn't even suspect that Nicholas Egg himself hadn't even remembered......

And one more thing, he was not carried away by the ability of Nicholas Egg: this Iron Ball Star Man is a special individual, an irreproducible, non-renewable individual, and in any case, it is extremely irrational to press the entire system on one individual. It's good that Nicholas Egg can process the first generation of industrial machines, but what if something happens? What if he has no control over a critical metal material? What if something happens to him? What if some kind of equipment that is unique to this world cannot be made of metal?

So Gawain quickly calmed down and realized that Mr. Nicholas Egg (or Miss?) Anyway, it's a men's ball or a women's ball) may be the biggest help he's had so far, but he can't rely on the other side completely.

He still has to ensure that ordinary people are involved in the whole process of building the industrial base.

So he looked at the restless old blacksmiths and rune craftsmen, and nodded slightly: "Don't worry that your craft will not be useful in the future - the territory will always be short of people, at most the way you work in the future will change a little." ”

Then he looked at Nicholas Egg again: "Would you like to be my head of mechanical engineering?" ”

Nicholas Egg replied crisply: "When, why not—it's rare to find something to do." ”

"Well, you'll be in charge of helping me build the machine, and soon I'll give you some drawings and machining tasks, and you can get those things out as quickly as possible—and for the convenience of the materials, the shed next to the steel mill will be for you. Also, your first task is to build three more Magic Engines, which I'm going to use in critical places like mines and steel mills. ”

Although Gawain positioned Nicholas Egg as a "machine builder", at this stage, the latter still has the spare power to help expand the scale of those mass-produced machines, and in line with the principle that people can make the best use of the ball, Gawain did not hesitate to arrange a lot of production tasks for this ball.

The other party looked quite happy......

And looking at the energetic Nicholas egg, Gawain's heart gradually settled down.

With the help of such a coercive-level crossing egg, if he only considers the technology tree without considering the social form, he feels that he can not only say that it is leapfrog development, but leapfrog development......

And in the midst of such a happy mood, he keenly noticed that the old blacksmith Hammer standing in the corner still had a slight gloom on his face.

But Gawain did not speak out in the end.

Hammer is an old blacksmith after all, an old blacksmith who has dealt with hammers and anvils for decades, he believes in his hammer and is very proud, just as a knight believes in his sword and martial arts, but the sudden appearance of an iron star, a "metal master" who is born to control metal, completely shatters the confidence of this old blacksmith.

This may not be a fatal blow, because before the appearance of Nicholas Egg, there was already a profession in this world that far surpassed that of human blacksmiths, such as "dwarven craftsman", and Hammer was not stimulated by an individual who crushed himself with "craft", what really made this blacksmith feel heavy was probably that he was vaguely aware of the future-

The future of using machines to drive sledgehammers and shrinking manpower seems to be not far away.

Hammer possessed a sensitivity that was rare among ordinary people in this era.

But what can Gawain say now? Tell Hammer to adapt to his status as a "steel chief" as soon as possible, stop thinking about his blacksmith career, or tell the other party that craftsmen will not completely decline, even in another highly industrialized world, blacksmiths will have an unshakable survival soil? It's too early to tell Hammer about this.

I hope he can adapt to the changes in this world soon, because faster changes will come soon.

Gawain sighed in his heart, and then broke the silence with a voice: "The newly formed department needs a name, so let's call it Cecil Machinery Manufacturing Institute for the time being." Nicholas Egg, you are the head of machinery and the first director, on the same level as Hammer who is the head of steel, and you can choose some of those hundred craftsmen to serve as long-term assistants, but the list will be left to me for review. ”

"Well, it's still faster than me to complete a full set of processing with a ball, and they can help assemble it." Nicholas Egg floated up and down, agreeing.

On the way out of the machine shop, Hetty frequently looked at Gawain.

"What's wrong?" Gawain asked her curiously.

"It's nothing, it's just that it's rare to see you have such a happy time," Hetty showed a warm smile, "You're usually very serious and have a straight face, but today you laughed a lot." ”

Gawain was taken aback: "Am I usually serious?" ”

He pondered that his usual mental activities were actually quite intense, and he had been honed with Amber all day long, and now he was almost a semi-professional man, although he would not often lose the majesty of his ancestors, but how could he not be a straight-faced image, right?

Unexpectedly, Hetty nodded very seriously: "You may not have noticed, but your expression is really serious." ”

Gao Wen suddenly touched his hairline with a little worry, and then touched his chin again, thoughtfully: "Nine times out of ten, it is a problem with the Chinese character face and beard......"

"Huh?"

Gawain immediately waved his hand: "No, it's nothing. ”

Hetty still had a lot of housekeeping to deal with next, so he said goodbye to Gawain halfway, watching Herbie's figure gradually disappear from sight, the joyful expression on Gawain's face gradually converged, and a trace of seriousness floated.

Instead of returning directly to his tent, he made a slight turn on the road and came to a wooden hut in the southwest of the camp.

The wooden house is larger than the surrounding houses, and there is a large nursery in front of and behind the house, which grows a variety of plants, most of which are medicinal herbs with various effects, and the remaining half are more common plants that can be used as casting materials after processing.

Just from the nurseries, you can judge the special nature of this wooden house.

This is where Druid Pittman lives, and where he works - and while it may seem unreliable, this dwelling and studio is quite presentable.

When Gawain came to the wooden house, he saw a sign hanging on the door, on which a few lines were written in the words of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing:

Pittman's apothecary, selling all kinds of herbs and finished alchemy potions, selling druid charms, transporting accessories, part-time antique identification, divination (currently studying), professional lockpicking, lock repair, roof repair, home cook (you can take children by the way, not under three years old).

Gawain looked at the wooden sign with a blank expression, and there was no wave in his heart.

The little old man knew that illiterate civilians couldn't read the words on the signboard at all, but he still unswervingly hung this thing at the door, which can probably only be explained as a personal hobby?

Gawain shook his head and reached out to knock on the door, but before his hand could touch the door, the wooden door opened from the inside.

Pittman's wrinkled face came into view: "Ah, I've been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Gao Wen was stunned: "You know I'm coming?" ”

Could it be that this old boy has really learned divination?

As a result, Pittman shook his head: "I just leaned on the window and saw you walking this way." ”

Gawain: "......"