Chill Collar, the basement of the old castle.

Ronan was sitting at the research table, leaning back in his chair and observing what was happening in Wildfire City.

With the first large-scale collision between the Silver Alliance and the Dragon's Tooth Army, the war that should have broken out in full force was abruptly interrupted with the intervention of the Necronomicon.

With the news of the catastrophe of heresy spreading.

Now both factions of the church split have chosen to intervene to temporarily halt the war between the two armies and prioritize the resolution of heresy.

Whether it's the Archbishop of Holy Water, who is suspected of colluding with heresy, or the fundamentalist faction that has lost face in Triumph.

In order to save the face of the church, both factions sent their own strong men to break into Wildfire City and present several fourth-order bishops.

Coupled with the assistance of the army, the undead legion of the Necromantic Order suffered a devastating blow before it had time to exert its strength.

To be honest, Ronan is quite grateful to the Necronomicon for bearing the extreme wrath of the church after the destruction of the church for him.

The situation in Wildfire City is at a standstill, so Ronan no longer focuses on it.

He now needs to sort out what he's learned so far.

During this time, Jackdaw has collected a lot of heroic blood on the battlefield, and it is being delivered to Ronan through the accelerated delivery of the crow.

And Ronan used the altar of divinity to communicate the royal spirituality obtained after communicating with the kingdom of God, and also successfully activated the magical power tracks buried in the blood of these heroes.

After reproducing these related magic trajectories one by one and recording them in a unified manner, it greatly enriched his formulation of war chess ability.

[Craftsman (1st Order): Attack: 1/Defense: 1/Spirit: 10]

[Skill: Transformation: The shape of the material can be changed through the drawing, and the cost depends on the knowledge of the craftsman, the strength of the material and the accuracy of the transformation. 】

[Transformation Condition: Smart Creatures with Loyalty 60 and above, 50 Mana]

Among the new war chess, Ronan was most surprised by the war chess called the Craftsman.

Although he was only a first-order battle chess, except for his spirit, his other attack and defense attributes were not much different from ordinary people, and he had almost no combat power.

But the meaning he represents is far from being comparable to other second-order, or even third-order main battle chess.

Transforming skills means that craftsmen can rely on their own spirit to achieve extraordinary craftsmanship beyond their time.

In the case of metal welding, a craftsman can even combine two pieces of metal into one without any gaps or structural defects without changing the shape!

This alone would allow for a major upgrade in the technology in Ronan's territory.

The steam engine, which is the main power, will no longer be produced only by his alchemy furnace.

After the craftsmen have eaten the drawings, they are able to produce them themselves.

Not only that, after this period of research, various problems about blast furnace ironmaking, the construction of shaft furnace structure, the production of refractory bricks, etc. have also been solved.

Both the output and the quality of steel have made a qualitative leap.

The upgrading of materials and technology, which means that steam power will be eligible for full popularization of his territory.

And not just the ten steam trucks in Ronan's hands.

Of course, the ordinary steel steam engine produced by the craftsmen is not the same thing as the superalloy steam engine used with magic in Ronan's hands.

With the perfect material of superalloy, the terrifying steam pressure in the latter's body allows the truck to run at the limit of 200 miles per hour.

The ultra-high-pressure steam power output combined with the instantaneous burst of magic power allows the drill bit to crush hundreds of tons of rock at full speed.

I don't have the ability to do dry transportation work in the harsh environment of frozen soil.

The only problem is that it's too expensive.

To make a superalloy and a steam engine of perfect craftsmanship, it costs almost a thousand gold coins in the alchemy furnace.

Gold is much more valuable than the equivalent of gold coins.

Not to mention that most of the gold in Ronan's hands was used to make divine altars.

As for the low cost performance of silver, the cost of starting is much higher than that of gold, and it is not cost-effective.

"Lack of gold, relying on trading is not only slow but also too conspicuous, where is there a gold mine in the northern province?"

Ronan couldn't help but start thinking about some bad things, but fortunately he quickly restrained himself.

Leaving the research workshop in the basement, he traveled to the research area in the northern outer part of the town, where he gathered the craftsmen who were working there.

North Outer District, the most central research plant office.

The spacious room is lined with rows of comfortable sofas wrapped in warm fur.

On the counters on both sides, there are various kinds of preserved fruits, biscuits and cakes.

With the construction of towns and the development of commerce, all kinds of goods and food flowed into the cold wind collar.

Ronan also continued to improve the treatment of his subordinates, among whom the artisans and scholars in the research area were always the most favored.

In addition to the high salary, the same goes for the living treatment.

The fruit snacks here are cleaned and replaced every day, and the characteristics change according to the season.

Any problems they have in their lives can be directly transferred to Ronan through the manager of the research area, and he will personally help deal with them.

This treatment made the craftsman gradually become the most popular second profession among the townspeople, the first of which was undoubtedly the knight.

But these benefits also come at a cost, and that is that they have to sign a contract of up to 30 years.

During this time, they are not to leave the Windlord and Blackstone City, and they are not to disclose the content of their research in any way.

Ronan sat in the first seat of his office and waited.

After a while, under the leadership of the leader of the craftsmen, Leo, thirty-four craftsmen and scholars with the highest experience and level here entered the house.

They straightened their posture and stood respectfully on either side.

"Sit down." After motioning for them to sit down, Ronan smiled and said, "It's not the first time you've met, just relax, just relax like you usually do in the research factory." ”

When the research area was established, Ronan and these craftsmen and scholars had detailed the directions and ideas of various researches, and most of them had contact with each other.

After hearing his words, the craftsmen relaxed and sat down on the sofa and returned to their usual state.

Leo and Ronan are acquaintances, and their expressions are very natural after meeting, but they are a little curious about the reason why Ronan summoned them.

After all, Ronan had always appeared at the research site before, discussing the details with them, and it was the first time they had met in the office.

"It's about the blessings of the gods." Ronan smiled at the bewildered craftsmen, "As an orthodox member of the royal family, I have received a revelation from God. ”

"From now on you will be bathed in glory and blessed by craftsmen."

In order to prevent the possible trouble caused by the leak, Ronan needs to change his ability to royal glory.

Even if the situation here is exposed one day in the future, the Church will not be able to label him a heretic.

After all, his royal identity is real, and what is blessed is also the ability of hero's blood, which is very reasonable, isn't it?

Can't understand?

That is, you are not religious enough! No revelation from God!

(End of chapter)