Chapter 1267 Non-Ration Energy and Industry

After divining the hexagrams, Donghezi combined the first few hexagrams together, observed and summarized, and finally said to the mages and elders of the surrounding Apolis Society: "There are no major problems in the near future, there may be some minor problems in a grand entertainment. But there is no direct relationship with us, only some indirect connection. ”

Only then did the elders breathe a sigh of relief: "Then we will rest assured." But what is that grand entertainment? Is it a banquet to welcome Paslig?" asked the fat mage with a white beard next to him, "Or maybe it's a variety show competition coming next week?" I heard that the king might go to see it. ”

In the end, the result of the discussion was: "Anyway, we can go about our own business with peace of mind." "And the most important thing in the near future, in addition to welcoming the Sun King to check the accounts, is to prove to the Sun King: we are useful!

So some of the structures they developed for swamp warfare were now out of the secret hall of arcane protection together, and after bypassing the beautifully carved zigzag porch, they came to the big real field next to the casting castle. The rammed earth field, which is stronger than a football field, already has a lot of odd-shaped structures.

"Damn! This is ~~~~ chariot?!" Tohezi was surprised to see a pair of huge black iron wheels three or four stories high standing impressively in the middle of the field, and the tall form seemed to crush people into mud like worms! It's just ~~~~ In addition to these two huge wheels, behind it is a simple steel frame, which gradually tilts down and several pairs of steel wheels form a tail wheel ranks. Between the three sets of wheels, the two large and the small, the Heter shelf was fitted with a blockhouse-like box-like steel room, "hanging high at the height of a two-story building, looking down on the ground below, and probably a mage or an archer would be stationed inside."

"That's right. The mages of the Apolis Guild explained, "This is what is used to deal with those swamps! The swamps are either muddy or deep water, and the golem is easy to get inside, and the mechanical structure is easy to get into the muddy water, and finally it doesn't work. We built this! with huge wheels and a relatively tall hull to overcome those damn terrains!"

Toheko nodded, "And then the mage or crossbowman will shoot the enemy in the bunker on the shelf?" It's just that the first two wheels are too high. It's taller than the frame and the bunker above, blocking the view from the front. The other party replied, "There is no way, in order to wade through the swamp, you can only make the wheels bigger." We've changed the design again and again to reduce the number of large wheels, but we also need at least two, plus a set of smaller wheels for stable brackets. This kind of scheme is already saved and saved. The earliest designs were more exaggerated. But when the wheels are bigger, the height of the bunker must be lowered, otherwise the stability will be poor. But the height is lowered, and the rays of the bunker are blocked. It's a dilemma. So on both sides of the pillbox were protruding window sills, from which to shoot on both sides. ”

Sure enough, there are also protruding bunker houses on both sides of the frame and the bunker. This is the only way to do it. Industrial design will always encounter this kind of dilemma, which is not something that can be settled by casually imagining and putting a mouth cannon. And another very important reason why the giant wheel chariot like Zào did not build a super-large structure - this kind of structure is very cheap!

The mages explained, "Except for the two giant wheels, the other parts are only a little more material than the two oversized golems, and the sturdy and anti-magic abilities are the same as the steel golems, but the ability to wade through swamps is comparable to the giant golems. And the price is 4% cheaper than two oversized golems!"

Higashiko said curiously: "Ordinary golems have a simple structure, but this kind of mechanical body is more complicated, and forging parts should be quite troublesome. Why is it so cheap?" a few mages replied with a smile, "The Golem is a whole body that transforms everything." Where you don't use it, you can't move it. But to make this wheel shape, you don't need to move the whole body, only the relevant part of the wheel can move. ”...,

And all the power output is used on the giant wheel, and we calculated that the power required is not as large as that of a normal golem. The price is also economical. Alas~~~ I was also forced to be helpless, if we could build a giant with all metal like the Mahapas Empire in the Southern Continent, we wouldn't have to dig out the heart to build this kind of monster. ”

They wanted to make big, majestic things, but Tozygote was more concerned with small things: "How about adding the power of a medium-sized structure into gear power, and then making it into a forging machine or a cutting machine? I see that you make gears and chains, and you have to forge and cut a little bit by the blacksmith, which is tiring and slow." ”

The mages were surprised: "No, no, your idea, some people have thought about it before, but unfortunately it can't be done—to make a domestic cat-sized construction demon pet costs dozens of gold coins, enough to supply the rural farmers for decades, and save a little and use it for a lifetime." The maintenance cost is not low during the period. Such a large amount of money is spent on grinding steel, and it is completely impossible to make ends meet!"

Donghezi's heart sank, so this kind of machine is only used for the pleasure and struggle of the rich, and cannot benefit ordinary people, no wonder the church is against it, and the ordinary people do not support it. Just because there are more such things, it may not be good for the people, and they may even ask the people to mine, smelt iron, and forge, and do a lot of hard work to support this casting system, and the bigger the system, the heavier the burden on them, of course, there are complaints.

He was casually saying, "It would be nice if there was a way to reduce the cost." At least it can be used for forging machinery and mining deposits, which can save manpower~~~~" An old mage next to him replied: "Someone has studied ways to reduce costs before, but it is not very practical. I remember that the document recorded that the high cost was related to two things, one was the problem of constructing the energy source, and the other was the problem of injecting the soul. Someone once wanted to use shadow spells to simulate soul injection, and although it could be used for a while, that kind of construct was prone to malfunction and even go berserk. And the construction of the energy source~~~ Some people have tried not to directly construct the energy source when casting, but to provide another energy source after the construction is completed, and it is said that the cost can be reduced a lot. ”

Configurations or golems are a set of energy sources built inside during the construction process, which can continuously obtain energy from the universe, so they can move forever. If there is no energy source in the structure, it will not be able to move on its own, and additional "fuel" will need to be added. But this "fuel" is not good. The old mage explained, "The extra energy source is said to use high-energy magic power crystals, and charging also consumes magic and energy, and the final cost is only reduced by less than two percent. It's rubbish, so I gave up completely. ”

The minting price has come down, and the cost of obtaining energy has gone up again, which is really troublesome. If oil extraction requires a huge amount of food and manpower, then the devil will extract oil and develop industry. It is precisely because the exploitation of coal mines can provide other sources of energy to mankind, and the benefits of using energy outweigh the benefits of food ration energy, that industrial development has taken place. Later, coal mines were used to drive coal carriers, and coal mining bits were driven by electricity, and these non-ration energy sources were used to mine more non-ration energy, which led to the crazy expansion of industrial society. Donghezi was very disappointed, so he could only ask: "Oh~~~ It turns out that there has been this kind of research for a long time, and I want to go and see that article." ”

Several mages took him to the towering iron fortress in the shape of a blast furnace, but he couldn't find him. In the end, I learned: "Those texts are useless anyway, and we are going to dispose of them." It was later taken in by the priests of the royal library. A few people drove the luxurious carriage with silver-edged crystal lamps to the royal library. ...,

When I went, I found that on the high gate was actually a large coat of arms of Ogma, the god of knowledge

"Huh???There are still Ogmar's people here?" Donghezi was surprised, "Isn't this the important place of the Church of Companion, why didn't you drive them away?" several mages replied, "That's what the Sun King meant." At that time, the other gods did not have much respect for His Majesty, and some secretly supported the rebellion, and only the Church of Para supported it. After His Majesty unified the whole country, he obeyed the will of the Church of Para and swept away the churches of other gods. Originally, the Ogma Church was also to be swept away, and several Ogma temples across the country had been burned down, and several high priests had died. However, His Majesty loved literature and anecdotes, etc., and felt that it was interesting to store a lot of knowledge in this church, so he stayed. Leaving it to the church in Pela, fearing that they would burn the books, they left the temple of Ogmar and converted it into a national library so that it would not be burned. Perhaps for the sake of his favor, the priests here like to collect strange and useless things. For example, the set of research materials. Not wanting to argue anything, Toheko followed them to knock open the heavy buzzing door, and after a while of negotiation, received a special crystal necklace sign and entered it.

Inside, there are simple greystone walls, made of fortress-thick rock, and even the windows are small, allowing only a little sunlight to let in. It seems to claim to be strict with heaven and earth, beware of the disturbance of the outside world. Only the rows of vents at the woo~~~ rotating small ventilation fans are reminding people: here is still constant contact with the outside world. Otherwise, every qiē here will gradually rot.

In the neat library, which was larger than the castle, there were not many priests in Ogmar, but some young people were chatting and even giggling beside the rows of dull bookcases. Occasionally, a few would come in from outside, carrying some fruit and the like for themselves and a dozen priests inside. The atmosphere is not bad.

A young pastor led Toheko and the others to find the materials in a few old bags, but when they poured out the materials, ouch, it was really cold—the materials were all scattered pieces of paper, mixed with other materials and books, and they didn't know what the research materials were needed. Only then did the young pastor who led the way remember: "Ouch, these things were messy when they arrived, and they didn't have time to sort them out." Why don't you wait a few days, and then come back when our librarian comes over and tidies up. ”

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