The stone mill has been made, and the two-meter-diameter stone mill can only be barely pushed by Tom. The gray buckwheat was fed into the circular hole by Merlin one by one, and the white powder fell down the smooth stone as the stone mill turned.

The stone mill must have been the greatest invention under the stars, and even after two thousand years, its essence has not changed, with two carved stones turning in one direction, turning the buckwheat inside into powder.

The essence of soba noodles is the same as buckwheat mush, but soba noodles remove the hard-to-swallow buckwheat husks. In another form, buckwheat is brought back to the public.

A rolling pin more than a meter long fluttered on the table, and soon a huge dough appeared. Fold and cut into very thin noodles. Add boiling water, roll over, scoop up, and put into a plate.

Merlin couldn't help but miss chili peppers, which did not exist in Europe at this time, and chili peppers would not be introduced to Europe until more than a thousand years later in the Age of Discovery. At this time, it is possible for the Far East mugwort leaves and tea to reach Adrianople along the Silk Road, and it is impossible for chili peppers to come here across the ocean.

Life is like this, eating is always the most important thing, whether in the Far East or in the village of Ashlu.

"It seems that I can only live in Ash Furnace Village in the future," the goblin stroked his round belly, and was a little reluctant to put down the plate in his hand, Merlin made a lot of noodles, but not everyone is like this guy who relies on the old and sells the old, eats one plate and runs over to ask for another plate.

"This man is getting old, and his teeth are about to fall out. You can't bite hard things, and this thing you make is good. The old man loved it. ”

"I'm going crazy every day. It's still delicious soba noodles. Tom had only eaten one plate, and he was a little unsatisfied.

"It's fun to make noodles, Your Highness Merlin, can you teach me?" Raj came early, but he was thin-skinned, and he hadn't caught a bite to eat until now.

"Of course there is no problem. "Isn't Merlin's ideal to have a maid who can go up to the hall and down to the kitchen? Someone in the study has red sleeves to add fragrance, and someone in the kitchen has a delicious meal.

But the half-orc catwoman who has been following Merlin looks stupid and cute at first glance, and she never falls behind when she eats, but the things she makes are too uncreative. It seems that I have to work hard to live a good life.

During this period of time in Ashfurnace Village, Merlin has figured it out, and since Sura and Raj came out of the dungeon, these three people have defaulted to the population of Ashfurnace Village. According to Gothic tradition, the captives obtained in battle were considered the great spoils of the lord's war, which meant that unless someone ransomed the three of them, otherwise the three of them would be Merlin's slaves.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that these three people are not ordinary people, fortunately, they have been judged by the gods at the beginning, and there are witnesses of the church and the Arian school, and it is difficult for others to say anything.

The mill was built on the edge of the creek, and the people of Ashfurnace Village could use the mill once as long as they handed in a copper. But you have to push the stone mill yourself. Merlin's stone mill was too big for a grown man to push, but it was perfectly fine for two people.

In Hippo, the mills were in the hands of the Arius Academy, and in this era, the only people who could use the surplus animals to pull the stone mills were the Church and the Arius Academy. It is impossible for an ordinary household to use a single form of labor to push the stone mill.

Merlin built the stone mill on the edge of the creek, and naturally he had his considerations, and he couldn't have asked Tom to push the stone mill for him every day just to eat noodles.

Soon a four-meter-high waterwheel stood on the edge of the creek. Through the connecting rod, the rotating waterwheel and the stone mill are connected together. When the sluice gate was opened, a stream of water entered the waterwheel, crunched, and the connecting rod drove the stone mill to start spinning.

Soon the stone mill, which was able to turn itself without being pushed by people and without horses, caused a sensation in Ashfurnace Village. Merlin raised the price of stone mills. Now it takes five coppers to use it at a time. A full-grown laborer pushing a stone mill is certainly not something that four coppers can get back. And people outside of Ashfurnace Village need a silver coin to use it once.

This is a useless statement, in fact, Merlin has not seen any villagers outside of Ashfurnace Village until now. It is half a day's journey to Damu Town, the nearest town to Ash Furnace Village.

However, Merlin's mill soon welcomed its first guest outside of Ashfurnace Village.

"It's a silver coin, I'm going to use it once. Augustine placed a silver coin in the palm of the Frost Giant's hand, and Phil, the man in charge of collecting the money in the mill, threw the coin into the clay pot in her arms, and held it tightly in her palm. For fear that someone else would come and snatch her clay pot.

"My lord, you need to wait for a while, there are three more customers in line in front of you. "Sula was in charge of handing out the number plates of the mill. She is very enthusiastic about this fresh job. In fact, with the exception of Sulla and Raj inside the mill, the rest of the people could only watch from the outside of the mill, and Merlin did not allow anyone other than those who used the mill to come near the stone mill.

"I'm sure it's not the power of witchcraft. Raj muttered to the goblins beside him, "All the materials used in this stone mill are common things, granite, camphor wood, and nothing else. ”

"I trust your judgment," the goblin's spinning stone mill looked obsessed, "and no one knows this better than the two of you, but what is it that makes the stone mill turn on its own." ”

"Grandpa Yoda, don't you understand?" Sulla's eyes rolled up to reveal a large white eyeball, which was her, and it would have been rude for someone else to make such an expression, but after Sula made such a gesture, the chicks around the mill were fascinated. I wish I could turn into an ugly goblin, at least for a chance to be so close to Sura.

"After living for so many years, I haven't seen a stone mill that can move on its own, and this one doesn't look like there are traces of alchemical items. Yoda shook her head.

All the people in Ashfurnace Village were talking about the tall waterwheel and the stone mill that could move by themselves, and the mill had not stopped since the waterwheel was erected.

Noodles are indeed better than mush, and the people in Ash Furnace Village have the same idea whether they are old people or children. The hard-to-swallow mush turns into soft noodles, and that's a matter of great happiness.

Before he knew it, Merlin's prestige had increased a lot.