The advancement of the "Magic Energy" plan is slower than expected.

The experiment of Walder and his assistant Nahum ultimately failed, and there was no actual progress for a long time. Nahum continued to learn and improve amidst the teasing of his companions, but as the head of the magic research laboratory,

However, Walder still has a lot of other research to focus on, and after the alchemy workshop is roughly completed, he needs to adjust his work focus there.

"Sir, the amount of ore purchased this year is more than six times that of previous years. Not surprisingly, the prices of almost all sellers have skyrocketed." When Madeleine and Colin visited the newly built alchemy workshop together, they reported this year's purchasing situation.

Said it once.

"It's expected." Colin had already learned the general situation from Jennifer. Being wealthy, he didn't care too much. The gold coins were useless in the castle, so he might as well let them go out for a walk.

"Only Dadamir, not only did not increase the price, but also sold us a large amount of ore and black stone at almost cost price." Madeleine added.

"Dadamir..."

Colin remembered that his father-in-law, Duke Violet, once told him that he could ask Dadamir for help when he was in trouble.

Although Dadamir is much smaller than Shaya, it is a real kingdom. King Edward II is said to be diligent and virtuous, and manages the country well.

Unfortunately, like many other small countries around it, Dadamir is sandwiched between Tulum and the Western Continent, and its stance is unusually biased towards Tulum. Therefore, although it has a good relationship with Oliver and Duke Violet, it is struggling geopolitically.

In fact, Colin never paid much attention to asking for help. Although Edward II accepted Tulum's help before ascending the throne, so many years have passed and it is no longer enough to be able to stand firmly on Tulum's side.

Even if it's considered ungrateful, it might be a bit difficult to get someone to help with real money, not to mention Xia Ya's situation hasn't reached that stage yet.

"I know you are all experienced blacksmiths, but here, the way of 'forging' will be different from what you used to do."

"Including Dadamir, there are a total of four countries that often make troubles due to fishing."

You must know that Dadamir itself is not wealthy, not to mention that he has to constantly deal with pressure from neighboring countries and the Western Continent.

The industrial revolution developed rapidly due to the emergence of the steam engine. At that time, the energy conversion efficiency of the improved condensing steam engine could reach 8%. But in this world, even the burning magic loom equipped with Gilman's top magic loom

The efficiency is only less than 1%.

In fact, most of the people who came with him were in the same state.

Although he knew what the steward said was important, Rafe's eyes were often unconsciously attracted to the spectacular furnace next to him.

Seeing Colin's silence, Madeline thought that he was unclear about Dadamir's situation, and explained: "Dadamir's main source of income is the domestic iron ore, and he also relies on the fishery in Emerald Lake to increase some income.

."

"..."

However, what Colin didn't expect was that the other party took the initiative to offer help without him opening his mouth.

Therefore, the equipment in the alchemy workshop still relies heavily on manpower to operate it.

Colin has always maintained the greatest respect for Madeleine. After all, she is not considered his subordinate. She is purely staying as a helper for the sake of Duke Oliver, not to mention that she is currently the highest-level magician in the fortress.

Master, Colin may not be as good as her in terms of personal strength. A high-level magician can become a guest wherever he goes.

The magic apprentice named Eric has obviously received more than one group of blacksmiths, and he has not criticized their status. Anyway, he will emphasize it again and again when it comes to formal training.

"This favor must be remembered. In addition...those who sell our ore at high prices must also remember...Ms. Madeleine, please worry about these things."

Replacing manpower with machinery sounds wonderful, but there is a very critical problem.

"My name is Eric, and I will give you relevant training in the next few days."

"What are these chain-like things used for?"

The high-efficiency conversion of energy has always been a major problem that needs to be overcome in modern magic pattern science.

This made him feel a little bit sorry.

"As long as you are in the workshop, at any time, everyone must wear the blue robe you are wearing and the shoes issued to you."

He simply stopped the introduction and led the group of people all the way inside.

"That must be a bellows. It's the first time I've seen such a strange bellows."

In addition, the cost of black stone is much higher than that of coal on earth, so although many industries can achieve mechanical automation with the help of magic patterns, they have not been able to achieve it due to various reasons such as cost.

power.

Frankly speaking, apart from integrating all the processes of the blacksmith shop into a large-scale, assembly-line iron-making process, the current workshop does not have a high technical content, let alone the two "alchemy".

linked together with high-end words.

"Did your lord the Duke often communicate with Dadamir before?" Colin suddenly became interested in this small country.

When I arrived at the door, I was handed a thick blue robe and a pair of shoes that felt extremely hard to the touch.

Although there are some prototypes of automation, they are just improvements based on existing technology. Similar equipment has been running in Gilman for more than two years. Unfortunately, it has been unable to be promoted on a large scale due to various problems.

It's barely reasonable to use it on a small quantity and high value-added product like gold pattern cloth, but it's obviously impractical to use it on real high-power industrial equipment.

"There must be several countries around Emerald Lake." Colin recalled the map west of Xia Ya.

"The personal relationship between Oliver and Edward II is good, but at the national level, in order to avoid suspicion, they do not have too close contact. Although everyone knows some things, they cannot be put on the table, just like those who opposed Dadamir.

Small countries and the Blue Alliance will not openly express their support." Madeleine explained wholeheartedly.

Judging from the size, this kind of conflict between small countries would not cause any waves on the entire continent, but it is precisely the result of the secret competition between the Blue Alliance and the Kingdom of Tulum.

After Madeleine left, Colin followed Walder and took a look at the overall situation of the alchemy workshop.

"..."

"First of all, the number one priority in the workshop is always safety."

Then, led by a polite-looking manager who was also wearing a blue robe, he entered the workshop with several other companions who had worked in a blacksmith shop.

…

The two sides are both rivals and natural allies against Oshik, and their relationship is both enemy and friend.

There are only two ways to solve this problem, either to find energy that is extremely productive and very cheap, or to improve energy conversion efficiency.

It's Raf's first day in the alchemy workshop.

"Raff, look at that big stove..."

But even so, for the blacksmiths of Dusk Winter City, this big thing, which is composed of a huge furnace, dozens of anvils, and various incomprehensible equipment, makes people feel breathless.

sense of oppression.

Rafe listened to his companions giving instructions everywhere while sighing frequently.

Jerry is a talkative guy. He can talk to himself for a long time about anything, let alone in such a fresh environment.

"Hey, are the two people over there also blacksmiths? They are white and tender, and they look like they have no strength..."

Eric didn't pay attention to their low-pitched discussion at first, until he heard the last sentence and followed Jerry's pointing, he quickly reached out and pressed his hand: "Don't point blindly, that's the lord."
Chapter completed!