Chapter 66: Reflections (1)
In the middle of the night, when he returned to the hotel, Wang Xiaotian recalled with some emotion what he had seen and heard today.
Magnolia is a typical medieval city in terms of production capacity and civilian living capacity, but from what he sees and hears today, Wang Xiaotian does not dare to compare this city with an ordinary medieval city.
On the bustling and chaotic wharf, Wang Xiaotian saw with his own eyes a huge and incomparable cargo ship, rushing at an unattainable speed on the Marley River, and the huge Marley River was pushed away by it A huge wave, and the white waves were full of beauty.
It's a magic ship!
Comparable to the speed of a modern freighter, and even more powerful than a modern merchant ship, that freighter has unattainable strength and power. As far as Wang Xiaotian later knew, this kind of ship was a combination of industry and magic.
Some of the teachers in the university town were themselves direct members of a family, and they were deeply influenced by the family education of the aristocracy, and even in the sacred position of teacher, they used their functions for the benefit of their own family.
For example, according to the bearded man, some teachers in industrial institutes, as long as they are paid enough, can pay a large amount of credits to let the students work in the shipyard, and these educated students themselves have good industrial literacy, and with their knowledge, they can quickly assemble a merchant ship with the strength of a warship.
Then, find a way to hire a few alchemy mages, and as long as they pay enough, these mages will turn such an industrial ship into a magic ship that can ride the wind and waves on the sea.
The combination of industry and magic has greatly improved the efficiency of ship transportation, and in some chaotic waters, safety has also been greatly guaranteed, and some big merchants with amazing financial resources often own such cargo ships.
Of course, the magic boat, this is only the tip of Wang Xiaotian's vision.
Magnolia, in terms of production capacity, is not much different from the Middle Ages, but it is undeniable that in terms of the efficiency of its work, it has been a productive capacity for hundreds of years.
It's not wild, it's not backward, it's a big city in this world, they've begun to talk about the use of magic in a certain corner of life, and for what magic can't do, the strong knights and professions in Magnolia will fill the holes in magic.
Wang Xiaotian found that what he saw in the west was just a corner of the other world, the west was indeed barbarian, no wonder these Magnolian nobles were full of superiority, the good environment and more clever work skills made them full of pride, for the west that still relied on brute force and primitive tools, the people of Wang Du did have the capital to be proud of.
If Wang Xiaotian in the past, in his memory, civilization and prosperity were supported by excellent technology, then in this world, Wang Xiaotian discovered for the first time that magic and fighting spirit replaced the power of science and technology, and they used these extraordinary abilities to give a different scenery to the other world.
Speaking of which, both the earth and the here are similar.
Both of them catalyzed a lot of livelihood technologies because of the war.
It is said that the magic ship originated from Vitan.
That's right, it's the Duchy of Vitan that launched the Battle of the Northwest Corner of the Continent, this Duchy is located in the Savage North, but they have magical skills that are difficult to achieve in this world.
In addition to the extremely cold land, the northern part of the Vitan is also surrounded by the endless northern ocean.
It is said that there are many ancient creatures that have been extinct on the continent living on the small islands of the northern ocean, and although it has not been confirmed, there are indeed many powerful ancient creatures in the northern ocean.
The sea tribes that crisscross the water are the masters of the sea, and the frequent appearance of powerful demonic beasts has made the coast of Vitan a very dangerous area.
Due to the barren land of the north, Vitan had to go to sea, and only the vast sea could feed the many Vitan people.
And the sea is dangerous, as the saying goes, "if you are poor, you will think about change".
The impoverished Vitan could not cope with the crisis of the sea, they wanted to expand outward, but poverty made Vitan weak, and even the surrounding countries did not want to invade this weak and barren country.
I don't know that since a certain generation of Grand Duke Vitan, the concept of magic has been rooted in Vitan.
The Vitans have long used magic and fighting spirit to fight against the ferocious sea beasts and dangerous sea tribes, and after a long struggle, they have found that they need strong ships in the rough seas.
Thus, industry began to develop.
Legend has it that the first industrial and architectural knowledge of Vitan originated from goblins on an overseas island, and that a Vitan who had gone to sea brought back a ship from a goblin, but of course, to this day these Vitans do not admit that their shipbuilding skills came from dirty goblins.
In short, in order to build ships that could withstand the crashing of large waves and the sneak attacks of behemoths, industry began to evolve.
However, they didn't just have a sturdy hull, they needed the power to propel the boat forward.
Thus, magic was combined with industry.
The mages were still very unhappy when the first magic was applied to these industrial artifacts, which were called junk, and for this reason, Vitan broke out into a decades-long mage infighting.
Traditional mages believed that their powerful magical powers could shelter everything, and that these industrial ships, which were inferior in speed and strength to mana bombs, were just low-level toys used by civilians.
The reformist mages believed that the combination of magic and industry, which complemented each other, could produce world-changing power. I don't know why the mages of the time were so sure, but all in all, these reformist mages had the pioneering spirit of scientists, and finally applied magic to ships.
Finally, the first generation of the Magic Ship was born.
These ships created a whole new realm in a way, and the Vitans remodeled them for generations, and eventually they began to spread their footprints across the oceans. And with their strong sea power, they plundered small islands overseas, and they began to accumulate strength.
The appearance of the magic ship is like opening the door to a new world, and the people of Vitan began to burst out with unimaginable creative passion, constantly combining magic and industry, and before they knew it, Vitan had completed its own primitive accumulation from the vast ocean.
Today, there are very few traditional mages in the land of Vitan, and the reformist mages continue to carry forward this new discipline, and Vitan has even achieved rapid development of national power as a result.
Soon, not satisfied with the resources of the sea, they began to follow the waters of the rivers and appear on the mainland.
Magic ship, this strange ship technology began to slowly become known to merchants from all over the world.