Chapter 38: Clocks and Watches
Lawrence rode the unicorn into the garage, which connected to the passage to the living room.
The garage has a three-meter-high wooden door, which looks like a workshop door for the height of the unicorn and Lawrence.
Once the gate is in place, the height and space of the house are determined.
The interior space is not very large, and when this room was designed, everyone's standard of living was just about to be affluent, and many ideas and design concepts had not yet emerged.
The garage was only one and a half room in size, and the floor was covered with a layer of planks, and the concave planks facing the door were thirty centimeters above the floor, making it easy for Lawrence to ride.
Lawrence has taken up the work of farming in recent years, and the castle was renovated without taking into account this need, but taking into account the road conditions and environmental climate problems in the wooded area.
The floor is raised above the ground to keep out moisture, and there are special drainage pipes under the floor that can be quickly cleaned when returning from the fields outside in rainy days and early spring.
There are a lot of cloudy days here, and the sun is not seen most of the time in autumn and winter, and the house is dull and gloomy.
The windows alone could not change this natural influence, so the house was designed as a vaulted structure, like a tall cave, and replaceable lamps were placed on the eggshell-shaped ceiling, using soft and bright light stones to create a good weather with brilliant lights.
Some are also used in spring and summer to keep the interior of the house bright.
When Lawrence rode the unicorn into the garage, the two maids who stood guard pushed a door, and the door behind Lawrence was slowly closed by the two maids, and the sunlight that was still bright in the afternoon was also cut out.
Lawrence didn't feel the change in light, and the inside of the house was as bright as the outside, and there were a lot of lights in broad daylight.
The degree of this extravagance and waste far exceeds that of all the nobles of this era.
"Master, dinner is being prepared, would you like to rest or have something to eat?" Candace took the initiative to ask.
The Dark Elves are moving towards normalization, and they are still some way from perfection.
However, neither Lawrence nor the Dark Elves could think of a truly perfect service.
There are limits to the imagination, and Lawrence can't imagine luxuries that he hasn't experienced or even heard of.
Just as many people think that being able to eat bread is the greatest enjoyment of drinking cheap potato wine.
Lawrence is very happy with his current life and wants to maintain that enjoyment.
"Candace, make more for dinner, I'm going to invite Heidi and his friends over for dinner, they've worked out something today."
"Yes, master," said Candace, "do you need a bigger table?" ”
Lawrence smiled: "You don't need everyone to eat together, you can ask Delenn and them first, if you want to eat alone." ”
"Yes, master." Candace understood Lawrence's arrangement.
The hostesses basically don't like government affairs, and they don't like to be polite with some useless people.
This kind of thing of eating with outsiders is basically disliked by several witches in the family.
Lawrence arranged the dinner and asked curiously, "Isn't Sophia ready yet?" ”
"I don't know about that." Candace is busy downstairs and in the yard today, and there are more things to do in the summer.
Lawrence nodded, and quickly went upstairs to find Sophia.
As soon as she reached the top of the stairs, Yulia came down.
"Master, Lord Sophia was just asking when you would be back, and she is waiting for you in the room with Lord Salil."
"Okay, let's go take a look." Lawrence was intrigued by the fruits of Sophia's labor.
Although there has been a lot of help these days, it is known that Sophia makes clockwork, using the elastic potential energy of the spring to store kinetic energy, and when the spring is released to release the kinetic energy, it is gradually transmitted to the gears and hands.
In addition to the hands there is also a balance wheel, and instead of a precision mechanical watch, Sophia makes an old-fashioned clockwork clock, with a clock-like surface on the outside of the box, various mechanical parts on the top of the box inside, and a constantly oscillating pendulum clock below.
The balance measures time by precise oscillations, the frequency of which depends on the reduction ratio of the mainspring and the elasticity of the mainspring.
Lawrence soon arrives in the bedroom, where Saliel and Delenn are looking at new things, including the boy Hans Christian Andersen and Sophia, who makes the clock.
"Master!!" Sophia excitedly ran to Lawrence's side, like a light and dancing elf.
However, after seeing the skin and breasts that have become plump and plump, you will feel that this is a stunner in the world.
The real elves didn't make Lawrence pursue much, and Lawrence found that when beauty reached a certain level, it became strange.
For example, Dana has excellent skin, but Dana has colored eyes, giving people a feeling of beauty that is not human, and Lawrence's acceptance is not so high, and he can't appreciate this beauty.
Sophia is already the best, Catherine is not bad, although Catherine has never had a strong presence, but in terms of beauty, this beauty with a long black straight and cold temperament has always been able to compete for the first place.
is this kind of poetic beauty, which is also a little ungrounded, and after really getting and hugging it, I feel that it is not as good as Sophia, a passionate and lively stunner in the world.
Lawrence doesn't usually compare who is prettier, because there is no need, and now a room full of beautiful women here can be embraced.
Sophia put her arms around Lawrence with both hands and excitedly showed off: "Master! I made this clockwork clockwork, I used many springs and gears, and it took me a long, long time to finally make it!! ”
Looking at the excited Sophia, Lawrence leaned in and kissed her.
Sophia enthusiastically stretched out her hands, put her arms around Lawrence's back and kissed Lawrence, and even put her hands hard, as if she wanted to jump up.
Lawrence quickly parted ways with Sophia and looked at the emotional and enthusiastic little beauty, "Well done, now I'm going to see what you made first." ”
Sophia licked her seductive lips and smiled: "Yes, master~"
The rest of the room was accustomed to this, and even the children did not pay attention to it, but were standing next to the clock and watching the strange thing curiously.
The clock was not very large, about the size of an old-fashioned television set, like a large wooden box.
Lawrence walked over to the clock and looked at the surface above, then opened the back of the clock and looked at the mechanism inside.
The ring pendulum clock inside is still wobbling, and above it there is a long strip of metal that looks like a waterwheel structure, and a bell that looks like a small hammer.
The springs and the rest of the parts are further up, and the overall difficulty is actually not too high, and Lawrence can make it himself.
The biggest challenge is not the design and manufacturing, but the delicate metal that can be used as a part.
The mainspring, the hairspring, the dial, the hands, the movement, these were all made by the master at Ironforge himself, because it was Lawrence's request.
On the contrary, Heidi's steam machinery was more difficult, lacking a lot of parts, and many times had to be asked by Lawrence to continue.
Iron Fort is also responsible for external ordnance and equipment, so how can I have time to play with a few children to play inventions.
Not only is it more difficult, but it is also more dangerous, but fortunately, there is a wonderful combination of Heidi and Lolita, which perfectly solves the pressure and steam problems of the steam engine.
Sophia boasted: "Every hour, it rings!" Remind us of the time! ”
Sariel wondered, "What do you do after you go to bed at night?" We'll be woken up. ”
Sophia was stumped by Saliel and didn't seem to have thought about it.
Lawrence smiled, "I don't think there's a need to think about it. ”
"Why?" Sariel didn't understand that this kind of clock, which rang once an hour, would definitely make people unable to sleep.
Lawrence didn't answer the question because he didn't know how to explain it.
The mechanism and reason are unknown, but it should not be woken up.
When Andersen saw Lawrence here, he threw his head up and shouted at Lawrence, "Father, I want this watch too." ”
Lawrence touched Andersen's head, "There will be in the future, in a few years we will have a workshop specializing in making clocks and watches, and then we will make you a small alarm clock to get you up on time." ”
"Good!" Andersen didn't know what an alarm clock was and happily accepted it.
The first clocks were soon placed in a separate wooden cabinet that did not store anything and was dedicated to the clocks.
Saliel and Emma were busy choosing a place to go, and after looking around, they hadn't decided yet.
"Lawrence, where do you think this clock cabinet should be placed?"
Lawrence looked at it and said, "Just put it on this side against the wall, stay away from the bed, and you can see it while lying on the bed." ”
Sariel looked at the wall Lawrence was pointing to, it was almost to the door.
"So far away, can you see clearly?" Sariel has some opinions about the location.
Lawrence had his own thoughts, "It's good that Ishabel and Yulia can see clearly." ”
Aisabel is a witch, because the older sensible relationship is the head maid of the three maids in the bedroom, usually in charge of the time from morning to evening.
Yulia, on the other hand, has the blood of a dark elf and can see clearly at night, usually from late evening to late at night.
Finn was in charge of the morning shift, and when Lawrence was out for work and activities, Finn would also visit the children.
The lights are on most of the time in the bedroom, and even when you go to bed at night, there will be a maid waiting outside for orders, and you can just ask the time when the time comes, and you don't need to see it yourself.
The advent of clocks has given the entire country of stars a more accurate understanding of time, and the future work and shift change time will be more standardized.
After complimenting Sophia a little, Lawrence talks about Heidi and the businessman.
"I'm going to have dinner with Heidi and the others later, which of you want to come along?"
Seeing that there was a right to refuse, Delen directly refused, "I'm not going." ”
Sariel took the initiative to say, "I'm going to be together, what reward are you going to give Heidi and them?" ”
"We'll talk about it then." Lawrence nodded, and then asked Sophia, "Sophia, what about you?" ”
After Sophia made the clock by herself, she didn't care about the threat of Heidi and the others, and said casually: "I'm going to wait in the house for the master to come back~ I want to eat quickly, brush my teeth, take a bath and wash up!" ”
"Okay, I'll wait." Lawrence happily made arrangements for a celebration feast attended by only Sariel among the hostesses.
Sophia doesn't play with Heidi, and Sariel's relationship with several girls is normal, especially Clara and Tim grew up in front of Sariel's eyes, and Sariel feels that they are all her own people.
Heidi isn't her own, but Clara and Tim are.
Lolita grew up here and doesn't feel as good as Clara and Tim for Sariel.
The little girl was too smart to be liked by Sariel.
At the dinner table, Lawrence quickly entertained Heidi and his party, who were in clean clothes.
Heidi and Clara both put on new clothes, and Lolita and Sophie also changed into clean and decent dresses.
Sophie was also on the team, and the female swordsman from a poor background had been living here for several years and had received a lot of rewards, including a few clean clothes to change into.
Lawrence sympathized with Sophie's frequent sweating and staining her clothes after exercising, and the girl had been practicing her swordsmanship very hard, so in addition to food, Lawrence often gave her some suitable clothes so that her life would not be embarrassed.
In addition to Sophie, there were seven other people of different ages who came this time, some were young girls, and some looked like decent women of high lady.
It feels like everything from a few years old to a few decades old, and these people have gathered to study the steam engine because of knowledge and goals?
Lawrence felt strange and emotional when he saw these women.
"Sit down, don't be inhibited, today is destined to be a good night."
Lawrence beckoned the crowd to sit down.
Heidi and the others quickly said, "Yes, Your Majesty the Great Prophet! ”
Lawrence quickly noticed that there were several women in shabby clothes and not feeling completely dry.
The wet clothes made several women behave a little weird and look very nervous.
Lawrence wondered, "Why do you wear wet clothes, what is the custom?" ”
Several women lowered their heads in fear, their faces turned white, and their hearts were beating violently.
Heidi sensed the problem, quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "Please forgive them for their disrespect, they didn't mean to do this, our clothes were wet when we were busy with the steam engine in the room today, and we washed them again in order to wash off the smell of sweat on them, and we haven't had time to dry them." ”
Lawrence realized his stupidity, "Most of the people in the Land of the Stars come from all over the world, and there may be immigrants from thousands of villages, and many places have different rituals and rules, so I think these are the ways they express themselves a lot of the time. ”
"Since you have no extra clothes, then I will reward you with clean and decent clothes."
Lawrence looked at Sariel, "Sariel, take them to change and give them beautiful clothes that fit." ”
Sariel, who was about to eat, quickly got up and said to several women: "If the clothes are not dry, it will be very uncomfortable to wear, come with me, I will choose a few beautiful clothes for you!" ”
"Thank you, merciful prophet!" Several of the women quickly thanked him, realizing Lawrence's kindness.
Lawrence said majestically: "Remember, in this land, as long as you are willing to give and give your loyalty, then you will not be humbled and will not be left out." ”
"From today onwards, you have a man behind you who can protect you! It's me, Lawrence Raven Feather! (End of chapter)