Chapter 76: Carpenters and Blacksmiths
The lord summoned him, and Nolan, who was trying to tease Monroe, had to say goodbye to the "beloved woman" and rush to the lord's mansion.
As soon as he entered the lord's office, he saw Langdon sitting there, holding a quill in his hand and writing and drawing on paper, while Hogg stood by the side.
"Oh, my lord, you finally remembered me, I thought you had forgotten me. The thing immediately changed his face, and with a resentful expression, he was ready to pounce and hug his thigh.
However, Hogg, who had gained experience, didn't bother to speak at all, moved a little step, flashed his sharp little claws, and the thing was immediately honest.
It was only at this time that Langdon looked up as if he had just discovered him, and said, "Yo, here, I have something to ask you." ”
Nolan was finally honest, and asked with a smile: "My lord, if you ask, I must know everything and say everything." ”
"You made all those instruments yourself, didn't you?" Langdon asked.
"Yes, my lord, how do you see that?, do you also love music, so we must ...... when we have time" Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Hogg's claw.
"It's just that I saw that the patterns on those instruments are more unique, and the style is the same, and it should be from the same person. Langdon pretended not to hear him, and he found out that he should only listen to this talker.
When Langdon said the pattern, Nolan's pupils shrank slightly, and then returned to normal, haha smiled and flattered: "It's not a loss, Lord Lord, this detail has been observed, that's right, I did it myself, I am not only a genius in music, but also in making musical instruments, you don't know, I passed by those big cities, those celebrities and ladies in order to get a musical instrument I made, one by one, uh......"
Hogg's little paw again.
"That's good. Langdon nodded, pointed to a few pieces of paper on the table in front of Nolan and said, "Look at it." ”
Nolan picked up the paper suspiciously, looking at it suspiciously.
I have to say that the quality of this product is really high in some aspects, just like now, after slowly reading all the drawings one by one, he is ready to speak, which makes him seem very serious and sincere.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he lost his power.
"Worthy of the lord, you must have painted some kind of magical large-scale alchemy utensils, I am also well-informed, I have never heard of it, I have never heard of it, I have never seen it, is it my lord, you are already a great alchemy master at a young age? My admiration for you is like the water of the black water river, endless, and like ......."
"Can you do it?" didn't need Hogg this time, Langdon began, interrupting the thing.
"No!" replied very simply, but then began to talk again, "My lord, I am a bard, not an alchemist, nor a carpenter, my little craft, I can make a small musical instrument, but this kind of big guy, I have more than enough heart and not enough strength." ”
"It's okay, there's a lot of material, you practice slowly. Langdon easily completed the last stroke of the drawings in his hand, picked up a few drawings and walked out, and did not forget to drop the sentence, "By the way, practice and practice, don't fall behind what you should do." ”
What Langdon wants to do is, of course, a waterwheel, and the simplest version, as long as it can transport water from low to high, as for what kind of hydraulic mill, or more advanced hydroelectric power generation, Langdon will not consider it for the time being, first, because the materials are not manpowered, and second, ...... No, it won't.
Langdon is not a chemist, mathematician, or physicist, and of course he can't burn glass today, make steel tomorrow, build a steam engine the day after tomorrow, and build a gun and a short cannon and an airplane and rocket the day after tomorrow.
But that's not to say that Langdon is incompetent, glass can be made, but with alchemy.
Steel? There's no need, just get some pure gold Mithril Star Iron, and the effect of mixing is better than steel.
As for the long guns and short cannons, it's easier, magic cannons, trolls, floating cities...... Aren't these more scary and exciting?
Well, these are just like the Nine-Story Mage Tower, which is simply a fantasy for Langdon now, because ...... No one has no materials.
Okay, let's talk about the water truck.
Despite being the simplest waterwheel, Langdon wanted it to be perfect, or at least durable, and his manpower was too valuable to be hauled to repair it all the time.
So, in addition to the large parts that were still made of wood, Langdon decided to use metal for some of the smaller parts, such as the small gears.
Although copper rusts easily, as long as it is cleaned regularly, there is no problem.
So, after leaving the Lord's Palace, Langdon went to the blacksmith's shop.
Victor, the black dwarf blacksmith, had been very busy since he came here, busy making a tool for the lord, and it was not until the past two days, as if the tools were sufficient, that he was a little free.
To be honest, he didn't want to stop, he liked the feeling of the hammer falling heavily on the ingots and bursting out a big handful of sparks, which made him feel happy, so even though he wasn't building weapons and equipment, and there were no good materials, he was still happy these days.
He couldn't help but think of his brother, the famous master blacksmith, who had no interest in any work other than forging weapons, and even looked down on him, and if he saw that he was actually making these ordinary tools of life, he would surely laugh at them again.
Of course, Victor didn't care about his brother's ridicule before, not to mention that he had now left him and had his own blacksmith shop.
Thinking of this, the old black dwarf couldn't help laughing, took a puff of his pipe, turned his head and urged: "Ridori, use a little more force, the fire is about to go out, if you don't speed up, the copper ingot in your hand will be wasted." ”
"Don't worry, master, no," replied the young black dwarf apprentice in a loud voice, and the muscles on his arms were raised, and the copper ingot was tempered even harder.
Seeing this, the old black dwarf smiled even more happily, brother, I may not be able to compare with you in my life, but it doesn't matter, I now have an excellent apprentice, and he will carry my skills forward.
At this moment, the door of the blacksmith shop creaked open, and a familiar figure walked in, this is the forging room behind the shop, since the lord sent two people to guard this place, except for Victor and Ridori, the only one who can enter and exit here at will is the lord himself.
The two men immediately saluted.
Langdon waved his hand casually and said, "Just keep doing your thing, no need to be polite." ”
Ridori honestly went back to knock on the ingots, and Langdon came to the old blacksmith, showed the drawings in his hand, and asked, "Old man, can you make these things?"
"So big?" Victor looked at the drawings, raised his hand to make a gesture, and then said in an uncertain tone, "Yes, yes, but this thing is too delicate, I may need to try it for a while." ”
"No, I'll show you a demonstration, and you'll come back. Langdon said.
"You?" said Victor and Ridori at the same time, and the blacksmith apprentice dropped the ingots and looked at Langdon with distrust.
"What, if you don't believe it, then try. As he spoke, Langdon began to roll up his sleeves......