In the imperial capital of Typhon, Aldernan, a special small banquet is being held in the aristocratic quarter.

Bright magic crystal lamps illuminated the spacious main ballroom, golden tassels hung from the high roof, forming a magnificent curtain above the hall, and soft and cheerful tunes echoed through the interior space, and the music was filled with the intoxication and extravagance of Typhon's "Nightingale Age" period—the music of the nobles from the central region of Typhon loved this music from the previous era, which seemed to remind them of the "good times" before the New Deal of the Empire, and they liked to dance to the nightingale-like melody, Remembering a time when the aristocracy still enjoyed a great deal of privilege and held over all the wealth of a piece of land.

However, today, many years after the implementation of the New Deal, they can only carry out this level of remembrance in a melody.

Such private banquets, to which only a few close friends are invited, are not destined to have too many guests, and a dozen or so invited guests stand together in twos and threes, casually chatting in the hall, the mellow wines and delicate snacks do not attract the visitors from high society too much, and their attention is almost entirely focused on the small makeshift platform in the center of the hall, where a strangely shaped machine with an iron frame and a series of intricate connecting rods and gears is placed, The neatly arranged cotton threads between the metal rods in the upper part of the machine are reminiscent of "weaving", but this is the first time you have seen such a strange loom.

Consciously or unconsciously, the guests stopped around the machine, whispering to discuss or speculate about the origin of the machine and the purpose of the host of the banquet in placing it here - this was not an unsightly machine, and it could even be said that some ugly mechanical creations did not match the atmosphere of a high-class banquet, and it was certainly not placed in the middle of the hall for decoration, so what was the purpose of the host of the banquet, Viscount Hermir, a gentleman of orthodox origin, to put it here?

"Probably some kind of new magic toy," a young nobleman in a dark brown coat whispered to his companion in the banquet hall, "after all, Mr. Hermir is known for his penchant for fiddling with novelties. ”

"I heard he brought it from the Imperial Engineers' Association," the companion next to him responded, "that weird-tempered old magician has been getting close to Mr. Hemir lately......

"That weird-tempered old magician? Is there such a person in the Industrial Association? ”

"Oh, that's a famous person—it is said that the Lady of Windsor herself vouches for it. I heard that he used to be a high-ranking member of the Royal Mage Guild, and he had already retired, but this time he was invited out by His Majesty the Emperor's recruitment order......"

The whispered discussion of the guests did not last long, as the music gradually turned to a soothing and low voice, and everyone's eyes invariably turned to the entrance of the hall, where the attendants in dark red robes opened the heavy and ornate door, and the tall and thin Viscount Hermir, dressed in a loose dark coat and monocles, appeared at the door.

The Viscount, who was not yet thirty years old, had a pleasant smile on his face—he was always so jubilant, and there was an atmosphere around him that something good was going to happen at any moment, and behind the Viscount were two strangers.

One of them was dressed in black mage robes, with an old appearance and a gloomy temperament, and at first glance he looked like an old-school mage with a strange temper and difficult to get along with, while the other did not look at all qualified to be here: it was a middle-aged man who was not very tall, hunched over, with a nervous expression on his face, and despite wearing a new and decent wool coat, the whole person was still shrunk like an inferior person, and he carefully followed behind Viscount Hermir and the black-robed mage, and his face was nervous as if he was about to faint at any moment.

The unfamiliar faces aroused the curiosity of the guests, but everyone did not ask rudely, they just glanced at the two guests behind Viscount Hermir with aristocratic reserve, and then turned their attention back to the host of the banquet.

The visitors were all friends of Viscount Hermeer, so naturally they would not be so reserved, and some people raised their wine glasses and greeted the host with a big smile: "Viscount Hermir - thank you for the wine and food, this banquet is really impressive, especially the decorations on the scene - my friend, don't you come to introduce you to your new toy?" ”

"This is not a toy, Viscount Dewey," said Viscount Hermeer, with a big smile on his face, as he strode to the center of the hall to the oddly shaped machine, then turned to face his invited guests, stretched out his arms and pointed at the machine behind him in an exaggerated gesture, "This is the new era!" ”

"You've been getting more and more fond of such exaggerated words lately," a veiled lady couldn't help but smile and shake her head, "That's what you said last time you introduced us to a 'writing machine', but unfortunately it just shredded the paper......"

Hermir immediately looked up and said with a serious expression: "I'm already improving that machine, and I'm sure I can fix those annoying little gears - as for the machine in front of me, rest assured, it won't have any problems like last time, it's already a practical creation!" ”

Then he turned away slightly and beckoned the middle-aged man in the woolen jacket with a nervous face to step forward: "Mr. Martin, please come forward and show my friends this incredible thing." ”

It turns out that this person who looks like he is in the wrong place is here to help the Viscount demonstrate the machine?

With a hint of amazement, the guests watched as the middle-aged man, known as "Mr. Martin", came to the machine, and watched him go back and forth inspecting the parts of the machine, calibrating the gears, and injecting grease into the gaps of the parts—the middle-aged man's nervousness seemed to disappear at once, and he completed all the preparations with dazzling movements like a skilled old craftsman, and then started the machine at the behest of Viscount Hermir.

With a faint fluctuation of mana at the bottom of the machine, an eerie creak creaked from between its gears and connecting rods, followed by ...... This complex engineering creature has done amazing things right under everyone's noses:

It's weaving!

The machine creaked and rattled for a few minutes before coming to a stop under the control of "Mr. Martin", while the eyes of the onlookers widened.

At last someone exclaimed: "O God of Knowledge—Hemir, you have at last made something of great use!" ”

Viscount Hermeer had a reserved expression, and he put his hand on his belly, and sighed in an aria tone: "How I wish this marvel of engineering was my hand, but the noble code requires me to be honest—this machine is the hand of this Mr. Martin, the fourth wisest man I have ever seen, and he named it 'The Anngret Loom'......"

The aristocratic guests in the hall let out another small exclamation, and this time, at last, they took a serious look at "Mr. Martin."

Martin stood nervously under the gaze of the nobles, his hands clenched and relaxed unconsciously, he was so apprehensive and so elated—his mocked machine was at last recognized, and was given a chance, and a venerable aristocratic gentleman even threw a banquet for this occasion to display his invention, and had no intention of encroaching on his honor.

"Gentlemen and ladies, all you are free to ask Mr. Martin for the details of this machine—please do not frighten him, for he is my honored guest," said Viscount Hermir with a laugh, "and if anyone wishes to buy this machine and do something with it, then come to me after the banquet—I have the honour of being the first investor in the Angrei loom, and I am always looking forward to having friends to embark on a great undertaking with me." ”

Then the Viscount withdrew, leaving the banquet hall to the Angel loom and its inventor, and he himself returned to the lounge beside the banquet hall with the old mage Daniel.

"Master Daniel, it's been a great day," said Viscount Hermir happily as he entered the lounge, "and you know what? My favorite thing is to come up with something new and watch the look of surprise on everyone's face......"

Old Mage Daniel nodded, "Thank you for your assistance, Mr. Viscount. ”

Despite his eccentric personality, he understands basic etiquette, and now in order to complete his master's task, he must also try to build a good relationship with every "target of exploitation" as much as possible.

"Don't be so polite, Master," said Viscount Hermir quickly, "Lady Windsor once instructed me, and I count myself as half of her disciple, and you are her mentor, and it is my honor to be able to help you with your problems. ”

Daniel glanced at the young nobleman, "You do have some mage talents. ”

"Ah, I know this little talent myself, I probably can't go far on the path of magic, and I'm still a person who can't endure hardship," Viscount Hermill waved his hand, "That's why I prefer to focus on 'strange things'—fate has been kind to me, and I have finally found such a valuable 'strange thing', and I have met a master with a unique vision and transcendent wisdom like you." To be honest, although I see the great value of the Angel loom, without your guidance and guidance, I am afraid that I would never have imagined how much power it would have in the rest of my life......"

Daniel accepted the Viscount's compliment, and then asked sideways, "Mr. Viscount, do you think your friends will be interested in the Anglei Loom?" ”

"Ah, they're all people who are as interested in new things as I am, but not everyone has the courage to invest as much as I do, and you know, many nobles are so precious what they have left of their hands after losing their land, and even the banquet is only held twice a month," said Viscount Hermeer, sitting on the soft floor of the lounge, leaning over and picking up a fruit from a nearby fruit bowl, sniffing the aroma of the fruit, "but there are still two of them...... Oh, three people, you should have both vision and courage, and they will join in. ”

"That's good," Daniel nodded, "and the more people get involved, the faster we'll scale, and the more publicity will be noticeable." The Anglei loom has been registered with the Industrial Manufacturing Association, and you can not only open a factory, but also sell the permission of the loom abroad, and its income will far exceed the annuity. ”

"To be honest, I can't wait," Viscount Hermir said, putting the fruit aside in his hand, "but to be honest...... The Angley loom is very useful, but it needs to have an adequate supply of yarn to get the most out of it, Mr. Martin ...... Is it really possible to design a new spinning machine before the end of the cold moon? ”

"He'll succeed, rest assured, after all, the spinning machine is much simpler than the loom, and there is the water-powered spinning machine invented by the Herritt in 714 as a reference," Daniel smiled, though the smile was more creepy than comforting, "and besides that, I will help him, I have a ...... in mechanics Know a little bit about it. ”

Viscount Hermir let out a long sigh of relief: "That's good, as long as the spinning machine is also in place, I have nothing to worry about." ”

"No, there is one more thing that should be worried about in advance," Daniel shook his head, and reminded him in time, "Mr. Viscount, don't you think that if the spinning machine and the loom were running at the same time, we would need a lot of ...... Cotton? ”

“…… I did think about that," the expression on Viscount Hermir's face became slightly more serious when he heard Daniel's words, "Most of the people near the imperial capital grow cereals and legumes, and the main cultivation of cotton is a little further south, and even in the south, their cotton production should not be able to keep up with the consumption of the machine—the efficiency of the machine is amazing. ”

"Why don't we try to persuade the farmers who grow grains and legumes to grow a little bit of cotton as well? Anyway, cotton can be harvested well in the central region," Daniel recalled his master's teachings in his mind, and slowly guided him, and a more obvious smile appeared on his face—that smile still had a creepy taste, but in the eyes of Viscount Hermir, it was full of sincerity and friendliness, "The farmers will get a great benefit, and the price of cotton from the factories is much higher than the income from selling their grain......"

"That'...... What if they don't want to? Viscount Hermir hesitated, "Many peasants are very stubborn, and now that the laws of the Empire protect them, I can't forcibly change what is in their fields......"

"Mr. Viscount, this requires you to work hard in the Parliament - to attract more people to the textile factories, as long as everyone becomes our investors, the parliamentarians will naturally realize the importance of cotton......

"Ah, Master Daniel, do you know the rules of the Noble Council?"

"I understand a little bit."

Looking at the old mage in front of him with unique vision and outstanding wisdom, Viscount Hermir finally couldn't help but show a look of admiration: "Master Daniel, let me be blunt—you really should have returned to the Imperial Capital earlier, your knowledge and vision are so outstanding, if you had returned to the Imperial Capital two years earlier, you would have already become a popular figure here." ”

"No, Mr. Viscount, this is the age of youth," said Daniel unhurriedly, "keep the anticipation, you will be the man of the hour." ”

Viscount Hermir laughed, he stood up, personally took the wine glass and red wine from the wine shelf not far away, poured a glass for himself and Daniel, and then handed one to the old mage in front of him: "Let's celebrate this, Master. ”

Daniel took the glass and raised it slightly: "To this wonderful time." ”

"To this wonderful time."

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