Chapter Twenty-Eight: Matchsticks
Rowan is still using a magnifying glass, the magnification is only three times, it's just pitiful, and recently he has been busy constructing runes, and he has only learned things about low-level carrier rune boards, rune cloth, and rune circuits linking the two in junior magicians, and the experimental equipment is still in its infancy, and next, if he wants to start studying magic, in addition to casting materials, he also needs to observe the nature of magic elements, which requires a certain amount of magnification equipment and observation of magic array assistance, according to the magic world, these things are already quite expensive and not easy to manufacture, take the observation of magic arrays as an example, The best observation magic array has a fairly high artificial intelligence, which can make certain judgments and prompts, while the worst observation magic array, I'm afraid only has the ability to observe, and the rest basically rely on their own experience and eyesight.
Observing the magic array requires a more advanced, elemental affinity is a higher magic medium, the average junior magician can only buy it, or give it long, there is no other way, but Rowan is different, he can make it himself according to his own experience in two lives, especially in terms of programming, he has his own unique opinions, and he doesn't need to ask for help from others at all, but if you really want to start, you also need a sample to dissect it, observing the magic array, he remembers that the teacher's own laboratory has it, why don't you take a look at it another day?
Thinking of this, Rowan's psychology is alive and wide, materials and these things can be bought as long as you have money, but technology, you need to learn it yourself, find a way to get an example, so that you can imitate it, if you don't even have an example, start from scratch, that's really difficult.
In fact, what Rowan doesn't know is that he is now famous, after the battle of the Demon Weapon Sect, as one of the few things that killed the junior magicians of the Demon Weapon Sect independently, Rowan has been on the watch list of the Magic Guild, as long as there is no accident, he will definitely be the development object of the union in the future, what he needs now, as long as he can bring it up, Steven will definitely be able to meet it.
After thinking about it for a day, Rowan set a preliminary goal for himself, to make money first, slowly learn the relevant knowledge of magic array and alchemy in the middle, interspersed with learning magic, and when he has money, he directly buys it, and the fastest way to make money at the moment is the match he imagined.
Matches are not difficult to make, in the modern history of the earth, matches have developed several versions, and finally determined to be the safe version of the match head and match skin, but in this world, Rowan is not as complicated as he does, just make the kind of primary version that can be lit in a random place and is non-toxic.
Matchsticks are easy to make, there are many kinds of trees in this world and the growth environment is good, and there are relatively many crunchy and easy to ignite branches, as long as you turn around a few times outside, you can determine what kind of trees you need, as for the match heads, Rowan needs to think about it, now that the red phosphorus has been found, you also need to find two other chemicals that are relatively easy to rub and heat, sulfur and potassium chlorate, or other flammable things.
However, Rowan thought about it for a while and found that this matter was very difficult to do, most of the sources of sulfur were near volcanoes, most of the areas of the Holy Forest Empire were plains, and they were not produced at all, and although sulfur was also a magic item, the production was quite low, almost all of it depended on imports from other places, and the price was relatively expensive. As for potassium chlorate, it is relatively easy to find.
Thinking of this, he was going to ask his mentor for help to see if there was a channel over there.
In this way, even if the price is high, the market is rich, and the main target is mercenaries and wealthy families, and it is relatively easy to make a profit.
"What, sulfur, this thing is not easy to get, I only have a little bit in the laboratory, but how much do you want, a few hundred pounds?" Steven wanted to vomit blood, and looked at his student speechlessly.
Rowan said a little innocently, "The student thought of a business and wanted to share it with the teacher, but the main raw materials are these few things, if the teacher can get it, we can divide the account at that time?"
"Are you sure you're not messing around?" Steven said in disbelief. Matches were unheard of, but he could imagine how great the potential for this thing was. It can be wiped on it, without any vindictive energy and magic fluctuations, this is simply a necessary thing for making a fire in the wild, as long as it is made, it will definitely be popular in the mercenary world and the adventure world, in the wild, what those people are most afraid of is to make a douqi fluctuation or magic fluctuation, in case it attracts high-level magical beasts, it is simply not too miserable to die.
"Of course not, I've tried it a few times, but I'm just struggling with the material and can't produce it on a large scale. In fact, we can only produce match medicine at that time, which is relatively easy, and we can leave other things to other people. β
Rowan tried hard to persuade him, but the value of sulfur is really high, even if Steven, if he gets a few hundred catties at once, it will hurt his muscles and bones, after all, the Holy Forest Empire does not produce this thing, and it needs to be purchased from other countries, although it can be purchased through the Magic Guild, but the transportation cost is relatively high.
After thinking for a long time, Steven touched his chin, "Well, I can give you some time, and I can also give you some raw materials, as long as you can get something successful, I'll help buy the raw materials, how about it?"
Luo Wen pretended to think, but he was relieved in his heart, this result is a great joy for everyone, as long as he has the materials and makes the finished thing, he is not afraid that the tutor will not help, after all, this is a good thing.
After taking some materials from the lab, Rowan hurried home, this time, he came in a carriage, and it was the stable supervisor, Tom.
Rowan rarely uses a car, this time he came out to use a car for the first time, so Tom volunteered to be a groom, there is no sense of embarrassment at all, especially after returning from Thunder Mountain, Rowan's status has been greatly improved in the Viscount's Mansion, Tom does not feel that he has any embarrassment about being a groom, as long as people are not difficult for him, it is already very good.
Just after Rowan left, Steven slapped his head violently, "Oh, what's wrong with me these days, I actually forgot to give that little guy the reward for destroying the Demon Weapon Sect this time, is it really because of the prospect of matches he made?"
Steven smiled wryly, but the feasibility of these things that Rowan said was still very high, after all, he had been dealing with these things all year round, and he was still very clear about their nature, if he could really study the appropriate proportion, it was really possible for this kind of thing called a match to be mass-produced.
Thinking of this, Steven was a little angry, no magician would let go of the opportunity to make money, especially the more advanced the magician, the more needed, because every magician needs a very huge amount of financial support, there is no doubt about it.
"I can also try it, anyway, that little guy uses those things, if it doesn't work, I can find something else instead, if I make it in advance, I can negotiate the price with the little guy, divide it and so on. β
Steven's heart burned and he went headlong into the lab.
Luo Wen didn't speak all the way, thinking about the match, this matter, if it was according to his ideas, it would be more appropriate to hand it over to the Sakura Mountain family, after all, he couldn't believe the others, the Sakura Mountain family has someone who has an industry and a market, and it is 'their own family', so there is not so much trouble in cooperating.
As for the source of materials, you can find a mentor, as long as you can earn money in the future, even if it is the Sakurayama family, I am afraid that you will not be able to sit still and get raw materials for yourself.
The most important thing is that these things can be operated by the magician himself, as long as he flows out the method of making it himself, for example, to Jossen, or someone else, and waits for the money to be collected.
Nothing to say all the way.
Back in the laboratory, Rowan took out the raw materials from the space bag and began to study the proportions, although he remembered the proportions in his previous life, but it was not clear what the rules of this world looked like, and they needed to be re-studied.
Rowan's refining of red phosphorus is now relatively mature, but when mixed with potassium chloride and sulfur, this glue is still very rare, and it is necessary to determine what material to use, gum, synthetic glue, or something else.
This time, it is three days of hard work, Rowan has tried countless times, and failed countless times, after the formula has been modified countless times, the ratio is finally determined, the formula, in fact, the rules of this world and the earth are still a little different, for example, the chemical composition of this world is more active, originally according to the proportion, Rowan thought that it should be wiped on it, but he didn't expect the chemical molecules to be too active, and a wipe directly flashed, which scared Rowan and had to reduce the agent, increase the ratio of glue, and reduce the mixing ratio of oxidant, so that it can be successful, and the safety is greatly improved, but in this way, there is a waste of timeγ
It wasn't until the next class time that Rowan finished the finished product, which was a matchstick that was slightly larger than the matches commonly used in the previous life, and a total of about a dozen were made.
Early in the morning of Monday, Rowan called a carriage and came to Sakura Mountain Castle, entered the city in the surprised eyes of the guards, and went straight to the magic house.
When I came to the door of the magic office, the door of the magic office was not opened.
Rowan didn't want to wait and knocked on the door.
After a while, Penders opened the door with a bright face, saw that it was Rowan, and scolded with a smile, "Who did I say, it turned out to be you, came so early, are you looking for a mentor?"
Rowan smiled, "Senior, I have something to find a mentor, I don't know if the mentor is up." β
Penders thought of something, and suddenly laughed, "I don't know what you said to your mentor last time, he is in the laboratory now, and he hasn't slept for four days, you go and persuade him." β
Luo Wen's heart suddenly changed, the mentor wanted to give birth by himself, so he raised his eyebrows, smiled in his heart, and said, "Yes, the mentor hasn't slept for four days, and he is in good spirits, I'll go up and take a look." β
The door of the laboratory was open, and as soon as he walked in, Rowan saw Steven, a senior magician who had stayed up all night and his eyes were red, at this moment, his face was pale, his spirit was extremely sluggish, staring at the things on the laboratory table, muttering something silently, like a researcher who had fallen into a spell.
Rowan walked over, stood behind, happened to see the things in the laboratory, and was a little speechless, Mentor Steven, he was really ready to make it himself, but unfortunately, he would definitely not succeed.
Sensing that someone was coming, Steven turned around and saw that it was Rowan, and finally showed a smile on his tired face, and said, "Rowan, you are here, when is it." β
Rowan answered the time, Steven was stunned for a moment, he patted his forehead, and said, "I forgot what I did in the past few days, and I have to teach you a lesson today, oh, by the way, how are you doing." "His eyes had a little brighter.
"I have finished the finished product and asked the tutor to accept it. Rowan took out four matches from the space bag and handed them to the mentor.