At nine o'clock on Friday morning, at the entrance of the auditorium of the Third National Mechanical College of Delarion in Tobesk University District, Shade greeted the princess wearing a rabbit fur wind-proof cloak.
Today Princess Margaret will visit the college and attend several lectures.
Shade was not invited originally, but Director Anlos gave him a pass here on Monday. After a few days of "learning foreign languages", the princess became more familiar with Shade. She probably misunderstood Shade.
The reason why she came here was that she thought he was here to protect her, so after seeing Shade from a distance, she called him to come closer and said a few words, and then arranged for him to accompany the tour group.
The College of Higher Education in the Steam Age is also a very new place for outsiders. The towering castle-like buildings and the garden-like college environment make the inside and outside of the college not resemble the same era at all.
The ancient academy system follows the scenery of the old era, except that in this era, civilians who pass the examination are allowed to enroll.
Princess Margaret was dressed up today. She had inquired in advance that her itinerary today had nothing to do with history, folklore and other majors, so Shade was very reassured about the safety of the day. The princess was mainly here to visit the basic physics of the college.
Mathematics, mechanical majors and architecture majors, the reports they listen to are also related to this.
In addition to the members of the visiting delegation, the entourage also included officials from the city hall, journalists and accompanying personnel from the college itself.
Everything seemed normal. Shade, who was wearing a warm winter formal suit sent by Miss Carina from the maids, followed the group and visited the building of the Third National Mechanical College of Delrayon. He discovered that this era
The accommodation conditions of the students are surprisingly good. Although there is no summer cooling device, the size of the dormitory and the available space are much better than those of foreigners in their hometowns;
When I visited the laboratory of the School of Physics, the bald professor, who looked very good at first glance, demonstrated a simple small hole imaging experiment, and used a large steam engine to drive pulleys and levers in a dark room to demonstrate a rather complex set of gas lamp projections.
Device. The filter used to maintain stable light source output is the most expensive part, and the odor mixed with engine oil and lubricating oil in the darkroom is the most unbearable smell;
In the laboratory of the School of Mechanical Engineering, local professors demonstrated a "vacuum cleaner" that has just been patented. The brass-colored vacuum cleaner body is extremely large, but the effect is very good. In the use of filter cloth and outsiders,
After understanding the principle of steam boosting, the vacuum cleaner can effectively absorb most stains. Princess Margaret was even invited to try it out personally and took some photos for tomorrow's publication. Although it is currently limited by its size
, this new type of machine cannot be promoted on a large scale, but if it solves this problem, it will be a very economically effective invention.
But we also encountered some unpleasant things during the visit. When visiting the new milling machine in the college's factory, the loud noise caused by the operation of the machinery caused a 51-year-old gentleman, Viscount Braunming, who was accompanying Princess Margaret, to faint.
.
This small episode did not cause much commotion, but it was recorded by reporters, which made the gentlemen of the city hall quite unhappy.
"Technological development always comes at a cost."
Shade, who was at the back of the crowd, was watching the Viscount of Nanguo being carried away on a stretcher when a familiar voice came to his ears. He turned around and saw that it was a lady wearing a long black dress with a red top and a black bottom, holding a silver book in her hand.
notebook.
Shade was stunned for a moment and then said softly:
"It's been a long time, Miss Witte, since the card game at Lakeview Manor."
In fact, it was Miss Paavo, the vice-president of the Truth Society. Shade did not expect that she would dare to appear in such a place.
"Long time no see, Mr. Hamilton."
The sorceress greeted with a smile, and then looked at the old gentleman who was being carried away like Shade:
"Don't worry, this is probably a heart attack caused by the noise. I think the servant just mixed the rum with the medicine and gave it to you. It won't be life-threatening."
If he hadn't known her true identity, Shade would have thought she was a learned noble lady.
Although the Viscount's coma had nothing to do with the factory, the visiting team left here temporarily and prepared to visit the next destination, which was the model of the new locomotive being manufactured in the academy.
Shade didn't want to report this dangerous sorceress now. She would be confident to leave if she dared to show up, but Shade didn't want to be with her either. However, Miss Pavo seemed to have made up her mind to follow Shade, so
Join him at the end of the crowd, following the gentlemen and ladies in front as they continue to walk south.
"Science is so fascinating, and the miniaturized steam engine is probably the most important invention in the past thousand years."
Miss Pavo praised, and Shade quite agreed with this, but just nodded, hoping that the lady could see his indifference.
But the sorceress didn't actually care about Shade's attitude. She just wanted to chat with someone casually:
"The Witte family has invested in some fresh inventions. If you want to change your class in this era, reasonable investment is essential."
"So what did the Witt family invest in?"
Shade asked casually, pretending to be curious. It would be strange if he really didn't say a word.
“For example, we will visit the new locomotive next, a unique steel-making method, an interesting two-wheeled mobile tool for a single person, which relies on human power to move, and oh, there is also a four-wheeled locomotive driven by a small steam engine.
I am very optimistic about the fourth type, but unfortunately it is still in the drawing theory stage."
Miss Pavo said regretfully, and Shade tried his best to control his expression and the urge to express his opinion on the above invention.
"Mr. Hamilton, I know your main job is detective, but have you ever considered investing your savings in new inventions?"
She asked Xiang De again. A group of people were currently crossing the Tower Bridge between tall buildings. This is the landmark building of this school and has a history of at least 300 years.
“Investment in inventions?”
In line with the idea of saying less and making fewer mistakes, Shade made random remarks. Somehow he thought of what he saw in Fifth Epoch 5177, so he said:
"I have considered investing in the chemical industry. The clothes we wear in modern times are all biological products made of biological fibers, such as silk, cotton and linen, animal fur, and so on. Although the improvement of textile machines has allowed the textile industry to develop greatly relying on biological products, but
I'm thinking that maybe we can try to synthetically manufacture artificial fibers through the chemical industry."
"Chemically synthesized artificial fibers?"
Miss Pavo raised her eyebrows, and she and Shade followed the people to turn left and set foot on the stone road to the back of the college. The two gentlemen from Carsonli in front were commenting on the scenery of the college. Carsonli with a local accent
The Croatian language is criticizing the loss of the glory of the nobility here.
"I have never heard of synthetic textile fibers, and I have never even thought of it."
Miss Paavo became interested and said with a smile:
"Knight, you have a great idea. Although it sounds incredible, once you succeed, you can use artificial fibers to challenge the monopoly of biological fibers. If you can reduce the cost of chemically synthesized fibers to
"No no no."
Shade immediately shook his head. He raised this topic not to make Miss Pavo praise his wisdom, but to make the other party think that he was an incorrigible person. Not long ago, the last adventure of Time Key in Fifth Epoch 5177 gave him
inspired him:
"I didn't think so much, it's like this. The elasticity of today's clothing materials is too poor."
He tugged on his black coat and pulled on his scarf:
"For example, the original stockings were only worn by men. At that time, the stockings were woven by hand, which required special materials and high labor costs. Later, ladies discovered the charm of stockings, and we have been around for decades.
Years ago, he invented an efficient knitting machine, allowing most of the beautiful girls in the city to wear a pair of beautiful stockings."
Shade nodded, and Miss Pavo pursed her lips and looked at him suspiciously.
"But it's still not enough. Even if efficient knitting machines reduce the cost of stockings, the elasticity and transparency of the stockings themselves are still not enough."
"Um transparency?"
Miss Pavo is not a foreigner, and has never really seen the extravagance of the Fifth Age Witch Emperor, so she cannot understand Shade's words for the time being. Her lady's boots stepped on the stone pavement under her feet, and she subconsciously recalled the thick long skirt she wore under her feet.
What.
"Yes, in addition to transparency, there is also elasticity. Because the elasticity is not enough, girls' stockings now still need garters to be fixed to prevent them from sliding down during walking. But if the elasticity is enough, not only will there be no need for additional garters, but even
For the surface of the stocking, just give it a gentle tug."
Shade paused and added:
"Of course, I admit that the garters themselves are very good, but I think, since we can't find an elastic and thin material in terms of biological materials, can we use chemical means to artificially synthesize a man-made fiber that meets the requirements?
material to show the beauty of girls’ legs.”
After saying this, he seemed to have just noticed what he was saying, and shook his head with a smile:
"I'm sorry, these words are a bit disgraceful. Miss Witte, just treat me as if I didn't say anything."
Shade wanted to end the topic like this, but the sorceress did not continue talking. Although the values of ring wizards are somewhat different from ordinary people, in such a public place, talking about women's legs with a strange man, no matter who it is
They won't even speak.
"Chemistry is indeed amazing."
Miss Pavo said, looking less enthusiastic about talking to Shade:
"Synthesizing substances that have never existed before is something that people in the past could not imagine."
"Maybe it's not that it's never happened before, it's just that I haven't discovered it yet."
Shade said in a relaxed tone, and Miss Pavo nodded:
"I once thought, if chemistry can synthesize everything from basic materials, can it also synthesize the components of the human body?"
She's great at steering the conversation into dangerous directions.
"This belongs to the legendary alchemy."
Shade smiled and said:
"This is not a problem in the field of chemistry. Alchemists who studied ancient alchemy also claimed that they could refine coal into gold."
"Yes, the legendary Philosopher's Stone."
Miss Paavo also laughed. The "Philosopher's Stone" has a great reputation even among ordinary people. True and false occult books always like to add words like "Philosopher's Stone".
After all, turning stones into gold and immortality represent the most fundamental desires of human beings.