After completing the two-centimeter-thick plan, Xia Lin also drew some drawings of labor protection supplies and delivered them to the person in charge of the textile factory Ellen, so that they could produce a batch and distribute it to the regular employees of the industrial park.

Before submitting the plan to the board of directors of the industrial park, Xia Lin first had to see if the dwarven masters had completed the upgrade of all the new machine tools, which involved the development of various machines and equipment in the steel processing plant and several other factories.

Previously, in order to obtain stronger processing capacity, Xia Lin specially approved a research fund of 200 gold lunt for Master Holguin to make a new batch of pure gold cutter heads when he asked the dwarven masters to develop water pumps.

This money is enough to increase the number of machine tools to 12, so that Xia Lin's next plan will be guaranteed.

However, as soon as Xia Lin entered the steel factory, he noticed that the faces of the dwarven masters did not have the joy that the scale of the machine tool factory had expanded again, and everyone could have their own steel machine tools, but looked a little sad.

The puzzled Xia Lin found Master Faun, and when Master Faun saw him, he immediately complained in a loud voice:

"Boss, we don't have enough steel!"

"There's not enough steel to buy it, isn't it? I remember that I should have more than 300 gold lunt in the research funds I arranged for the machine tool factory, right?"

Hearing that Master Fa'en's distress was actually like this, Xia Lin asked with some puzzlement.

The industrial park will take out 20% of the profits as research funds every month, and the majority of them are used in machine tool factories, how can it not be enough?

"The problem is that there is no steel on the market anymore! Boss, we need three to four hundred pounds of steel for an all-steel machine tool, and we have started eight units at a time, and even the blacksmith guild in the imperial capital can't meet our needs.

I've asked Patriarch Holguin to smelt steel with the people of the Furnace Valley, but in my opinion, the steel produced in the Valley can only build a machine tool in half a month! Now we have three machines left and we don't have steel to make them!"

Seeing that Xia Lin didn't understand what he meant for a while, Master Faun pointed to the huge and heavy steel machine tools in the machine tool factory and explained helplessly.

"There's no steel on the market?"

Xia Lin didn't expect that Master Faun was referring to this without steel, and he was stunned for a moment, this was a bit beyond his expectations.

He looked at the huge machine tools in the machine tool factory, and thought about it, it seems that with the output of the traditional smelting industry in the imperial capital, it is indeed difficult to meet the needs of the machine tool factory and even the entire industrial park.

After all, these blacksmiths smelt steel in order to make some weapons and armor, and the usual agricultural tools, iron pots, etc., are enough to be competent with the performance of pig iron and wrought iron.

Ten sets of weapons and armor require less than 100 pieces of steel, and their output can fully meet the demand.

But this machine tool factory to build a machine tool, is three or four hundred heavy steel consumption, the entire imperial capital of almost one or two hundred blacksmith shops added up to smelt steel for the industrial park, can almost meet the needs of the machine tool factory.

However, this is not a big problem, and the second phase of the construction plan of the industrial park in Xialin already includes a steel mill project.

It's just that Xia Lin still has to conduct an experiment to confirm one of his own ideas and choose the way to make steel.

After making sure that the current capacity of the machine tool factory could complete the equipment he needed before the steel processing plant and the machine factory were established, Xia Lin promised Master Faun that he would solve the problem as soon as possible.

He then asked Wyatt to send someone to contact the Eugene family, who were in the business of magic materials and magic stones, and after receiving a reply from the Eugene family, he hurriedly left the industrial park.

On Blue Iris Avenue in the Southern District, through the business alliance Eugene family, Xia Lin contacted a master alchemist, Connie Kyle, who lived in the imperial capital and ran a potion and rune disk business.

In order to realize his vision, Xia Lin will need to buy something related to magic, and possibly one of the alchemist apprentices in the Alchemist's workshop.

Outside Kyle's Magic Shop, Xia Lin and the caretaker of the storefront

The alchemy apprentice explained his identity, and soon a middle-aged man with messy hair walked out and looked at Xia Lin with a scrutinizing gaze:

"I'm Connie Kyle, and you're Charin Karl, who Archmage Manan said came up with a new theory of runes?"

"You know me, too? That's right, Master Connie, I'm that Charlem Karl, and I'm contacting you through the Eugene family this time, because I have something to entrust to your alchemy workshop!"

Xia Lin was a little surprised that he was recognized by someone he didn't know twice in the past few days, could it be that his reputation was already so big?

"Let's not talk about that, the "Rune Variants and the Four Basic Rune Theory" you proposed has only determined the nodes of one hundred and seventy-two runes, and there are so many unknown runes in the world, how can you be sure that your four basic runes are correct?"

Master Connie asked sharply with a frown, obviously not quite agreeing with Xia Lin's new theory.

"Theories are not static, and if a new variety of runes emerges that cannot be summarized in the four basic runes, the theory will naturally be updated.

That's why I decided to put this theory in the upcoming issue of Runes and Magic, and let everyone question it.

However, I think that even if this new theory is fallacious, it should be able to play a big role in cultivating a new generation of mages, which is why Dean Manan is running around for my theory."

Xia Lin didn't expect that this Master Connie was still a skeptic of his own theory, and patiently explained with some surprise.

"Is that so...... Hum! That's true! Tell me, what do you want to buy here?!"

Thinking of the changes that the new theory could bring to the wizarding world after it was announced, Master Connie, who was originally skeptical of Xia Lin's theory, stopped saying anything more, and asked impatiently.

"I need about ten rune disks for the Zero Ring Spell Arc Technique, and there may be other commissions that will be given to the Kyle Magic Shop in the future, and I hope the Kyle Magic Shop can take care of it."

"Ten arc rune disks? What do you want all this useless stuff for?"

"I'm sorry, but it's a trade secret, so it's not convenient to tell you!"

These arc rune disks were the biggest purpose of Xia Lin's trip, and he was going to use them to see if they could be used in industry.

He had an idea of this when he saw Master Faen's high-temperature rune disk before, but whether it could be done or not, Xia Lin was still not sure.

After all, although the phenomenon produced by the spell is consistent with the real phenomenon, the magical substance produced by the mana matter rune will actually disappear out of thin air.

Before the experiment, Xia Lin didn't know if the current generated by the arc technique could be electrolyzed, but according to the performance of the high-temperature rune disk, Xia Lin's grasp was about 82 open, and the success was 8 percent.

"Okay, ten arc rune disks, I have exactly seventeen stocks here, if you want, take each 1 gold lunt, as for the follow-up commission, let's talk about it then!"

Faced with this small business that is not worth mentioning, Master Connie waved his hand and asked an alchemy apprentice to run to the back of the workshop warehouse to retrieve the goods, quoting a rather high price.

However, Xia Lin knew that this offer did not have much water, unlike one-time spell scrolls, the spells attached to magic items were permanent enchantments.

In other words, even if the spell model is used once, the spiritual power node will not dissipate, but will slowly absorb the magic power in the air, and after a period of time, it will return to an excitation state.

During this time, they can also be powered by Mana Crystals to keep them active.

The higher the number of rings of this permanent spell, the higher the cost of the magic materials required, which is one of the reasons why the price of magic items remains high.

Even the Zero Ring Shimmer Rune Plate and the Frost Rune Disk, which are often used by nobles, cost more than 80 silver mar, and in order to continue to use them, they also need to consume the magic power in the magic stone.

If you are a mage, you can also make your own rune disk, but the rune disk that has not been permanently enchanted needs to be constantly replenished by yourself in the spiritual power node

Mental power, otherwise the spell model in it will become invalid sooner or later.

For example, Xia Lin's mental power meter and magic meter have such problems, but he and Harper are both mages, so it is not a big problem.

"Seventeen? Then I'll want them all, speaking of which, what is Master Connie doing with so many arc rune plates?"

Xia Lin took out the money bag and paid for it, and asked with some curiosity.

Generally speaking, this kind of rune plate that does not have much lethality is used to dig pits and arrange them in advance, and use the power caused by the number to hunt some large and clumsy magical beasts, and few alchemy workshops will have inventory, which is why Xia Lin found Kyle's magic shop.

"Trade secrets, none of your business!"

Master Connie was obviously very unhappy with Xia Lin's words just now, and replied to Xia Lin's words with a stinky face.

"Alright, then please start making it as soon as possible, I may be able to use these rune disks soon!"

Xia Lin shook his head amusedly, feeling a little helpless at this master who was still old in his two lifetimes but had a childish temper, picked up the wooden box containing the rune plate, and bought some magic crystals and returned to the laboratory.