With such determination, Duke has been particularly motivated to work during this period of time, and the style of the lord naturally determines the character of the territory, and the style of Storm Castle is direct, efficient and decisive.

After receiving Duke's order, Watt hurried to make several steam pumps with the apprentices in the steam laboratory. In fact, there are many prototypes of these steam engines in the laboratory, but Watt has never been satisfied with this volume and efficiency, and is constantly improving.

However, now the Stormburg Mine is in urgent need of steam pumps, and the mine pumping does not require the volume of the steam engine, so these previous prototypes can be slightly improved and used, which can be regarded as solving the urgent needs of the Stormburg Mine.

With the addition of these steam pumps, the work efficiency of the entire mine has been doubled. The hard work of tens of thousands of miners can basically meet the current construction needs of Storm Fort. It's just that the efficiency of tens of thousands of people, Duke still feels a little helpless, if it is replaced by modern machinery, it is estimated that the efficiency can be increased by at least ten times.

At the same time, there is another thing that Duke feels can be improved, that is, in the initial stage of excavation, especially the mining of cement raw materials, it is completely possible to use explosives such as gunpowder to open the mountain, so I don't know how much more efficiency can be improved.

However, when Duke went to inquire about the Musketeer's furnace, he abandoned the idea when he learned of the current gunpowder production at Stormcastle. Because the current production of gunpowder is so low, even the training of the musket team has begun to be strained, let alone the high-consumption use of gunpowder to open mountains.

To solve this problem, it was necessary to build a special gunpowder factory and add a large number of people to make gunpowder. It's just that at the current stage of Storm Castle, there is no spare energy to deal with these things, especially since the Storm Army is about to go on an expedition, so it can only be postponed temporarily.

At the same time, Duke decided in his heart that if the time came to expand the production of gunpowder, then he must build a special gunpowder research laboratory to improve the formula of gunpowder, this most primitive black powder is too backward, and the power is far from enough, and he must find a way to improve the new gunpowder.

In addition to these tricky things, Duke also got good news, that is, the sentinel in the Monster Valley has finally captured a batch of carriage monsters and is transporting them in the direction of Storm Castle.

When he heard the news, Duke immediately put down what he was doing and prepared to go to the Storm Horse Factory to see what this batch of captured demonic beasts looked like. To be honest, Duke has been in this world for so long, except for the griffin that Cardinal Leonard rode during the battle with the Holy See Army, he really hasn't seen any other monster creatures.

Before entering the Storm Horse Factory, Duke saw more than a dozen giant cages in the distance, transporting them in the direction of the Horse Factory. Seeing Duke leading the Storm Escort over, the Storm Army soldiers all stood in place and saluted Duke.

And Duke also solemnly returned the salute, and set his eyes on the monster creatures in the cage.

These dozen cages are filled with equine creatures similar to human war horses. But seriously, the gap between these Warcraft and human war horses is also very large, the simplest is the size, these Warcraft War Horses are more than two meters in size, and the muscles on their bodies are explosive, even if you don't need to test ride, you can feel this power and explosiveness.

What's more, it is that on the head of this monster horse, there are vertical rows of horns starting from the nose, and these horns are more than ten centimeters long, extending until the neck before disappearing. It was these sharp horns that taught Duke that they were no ordinary war horses, and that they were fierce and aggressive.

Looking at Duke's curious look, Tan Huo, the commander of the War Sheep Cavalry Standing next to him, explained: "Lord Lord, this is the Warcraft War Horse, which is generally called the Horned War Horse on the continent, because it is named after these horns on their heads. ”

Just as the charcoal fire was introduced, the horned war horse in front of Duke collided directly in the direction of Duke. Even if it was blocked by a tree with a thick bowl mouth, the whole cage was trembling, which was enough to see the strength and temper of the horned war horse.

"My lord, be careful!"

Seeing this, the charcoal fire quickly blocked in front of Duke.

But Duke didn't care at all, and said with a relaxed face: "Charcoal, this horned war horse is really fierce, no wonder you have captured it for so long, it is indeed not easy." ”

"Yes lords, the main traps are difficult to catch them, and the ropes are easily torn by them. Later, the continuous improvement of the arrest method finally caught these dozen horned war horses. As long as they are bred with ordinary stallions, they will eventually be able to have their strong physique and much more docile cavalry horses. If it really doesn't work, you can also use castration when the number increases. ”

In fact, it is generally best to castrate war horses, which can not only reduce their violent character, but also avoid uncontrolled situations during estrus. It's just that the number of war horses in Storm Castle is still too small, and in order to ensure the number of stallions, the stallions are generally not castrated. However, with the increase in the number of war horses in the future, there will inevitably be a strict division between stallions and war horses!

"Yes, you're doing a great job!"

Duke performed with satisfaction, with the addition of these dozen Warcraft War Horses, I believe that the quality of the War Horses in the Storm Horse Factory will soon be improved, and it will also lay the foundation for a more powerful Storm Cavalry in the future.

"My lord, this is what we should do. In the future, with the gradual number of capture techniques, there will be more horned war horses captured, and there will be more fierce mounts, such as the Swift War Dragon, Frostblade Leopard, Blizzard Giant Bear, etc., they can be regarded as truly powerful Warcraft mounts!"

"Is it the same as the griffons of the Holy See?"

"That's right, it's just that the griffons are a little more advanced, and now humans will be able to tame them by the Holy See. ”

Hearing that like a griffin, Duke can probably understand what these monster mounts are, those mount creatures that are beyond the understanding of the earth. It's still too far to tame these Warcraft mounts, and Duke's current idea is to breed war horses.

The capture of the Warcraft mount is also another plan for Storm Castle, and the improvement of the horse breed will also be carried out quickly. If you want to expand on a large scale, you can only wait for the arrival of the war horses that Duke traded with the barbarians.

The clock was in the middle of February, and the countdown was on to Duke leading the Storm Army. And Duke is also working on the final development plan of Storm Castle, ensuring that after he leaves, Storm Castle can still develop rapidly!