Recently, Ian conducted calculations on the speed of light.
This is not a difficult thing. As long as you have a high-quality lens and a stable mechanical axis, it can be done. With Ian's status now, you can get high-quality measurement tools from any channel.
The result is actually quite surprising: the speed of light is normal.
Although the calculated results are not 100% equivalent to the speed of light on the Earth's side, they are generally within the acceptable range of error.
The gravitational constant test conducted by the Cavendish torsion balance also proved that the gravitational constant of Terra is completely consistent with that of the earth and universe.
At this point, there is nothing surprising. After all, the Terra Universe is currently a material world on most levels, and almost all phenomena are consistent with the Earth Universe. Even if the two are not the same universe, they are at least one.
Extremely similar similar universes
But the problem is that Terra's mass is very large.
The mass of Terra is about 1.7 times that of the Earth, its gravity is indeed greater, and its density is normal, but Ian does not feel any relevant differences.
Of course, this doesn't mean anything. Maybe the Terran people are too physically fit to feel the difference?
It doesn't sound like a big deal. All the constants are normal, which proves that he is not in a universe where everything is completely different from the earth. It also means that his knowledge and knowledge from the earth can be effective. Ian should be happy.
But in fact, this confused Ian.
"There is a universe of sephiroth and psionic energy, and you're telling me that everything is the same?"
Ian had a hard time understanding that the energy of sefirot is something that can directly change the physical constants in an area. With these two, psykers can control gravity and strengthen electromagnetism, and sublimators can use their bodies to carry nuclear furnaces and seismic structures.
It can transform biological bodies from cell organelles to even more subtle points, change the properties of most substances, and create various sublimated metals that are stable and have different functions.
Their existence itself represents "abnormality" - the measurable numerical results are all normal!
"No, it's my problem."
In the laboratory, Yisi shook his head slightly, and he understood the problem of his thinking: "Perhaps, the problem may not be why the constants of the universe with source matter and psychic energy are the same as those of the earth."
"It's because of the source matter and spiritual energy that this universe can be the same as the earth's universe."
This may be the real result.
If you want to obtain data that can truly be compared with the Earth's universe, you may need to create an ether vacuum.
Using pure source matter, rejecting natural spiritual energy, and creating a pure "etheric space bubble" inside is the core technology of the etheric furnace core. When the "energy storage" function is not turned on, the inside of the bubble is very close to the etheric vacuum.
By conducting tests there, we can at least measure the normal speed of light under the interference of passive spiritual energy. However, gravity is too macroscopic and it is difficult to obtain interference-free data.
But on the other hand, if the speed of light obtained in the etheric vacuum is different from the speed of light obtained in the space-time of Sefirot spiritual energy, then, with a high probability, it can also be disproven that constants such as gravity are distorted by Sefirot spiritual energy.
Once the experiment has reached this point, there is no need to continue. No matter how precise and stringent the experimental conditions are, they will not help the development of productivity today. They just simply satisfy Ian's own curiosity.
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Therefore, after completing the preliminary calculations, Ian shifted his focus to other places.
For example, let’s take the new agricultural system that he has in mind.
Xiahui Lake.
Ian is inspecting the newly built farm building.
The hydroponic three-dimensional farm building located on the lakeside has now begun to take shape. The tall building that has not yet been fully completed is already 70 meters high. It is expected to be more than 100 meters tall, almost like an alchemy tower.
The foreman named Jela is an earth sublimator. His true form is not very strong. He is the same model as the Wavesinger, a "Road Shaper" born out of the bloodline of the Steel Claw Giant Mole.
, has a strong ability to control earth and rock, and detect rocky mountains and building conditions.
The world of Terra has concrete and cement, and architecture is also very advanced, otherwise those tall spiers and super-giant buildings that are often hundreds of meters high would not be possible to build.
Even if they are all built by the Ascendants themselves, daily maintenance cannot be just
Ascendant?
Captain Jela was also a professional who participated in the construction of the alchemy tower in Nauman City. After the construction of Nauman City was completed, he gained enough experience and became independent on his own, leading the team to make orders, and living a very prosperous life.
After all, in Terra, as long as the first-level ascendants don't think about the next promotion or fighting for power and gain, but just want to make money, they can always live a very peaceful life.
Captain Jerra respectfully took Ian to inspect this "weird" building in his opinion.
To be honest, after so many years of construction in Nanling, he has never heard of such a weird request: a high-rise building that is completely transparent? Has a complete water circulation and lighting system inside?
There is obviously good farmland nearby, but you have to farm inside the building?
No matter how you think about it, it feels strange, and even feels unnecessary, but after living for so many years, Jela knows best that he should not express opinions on things he does not understand: is he smart or is this guy who can enjoy the elite status at the age of sixteen?
The lord of alchemist credentials is smart?
Just learn it!
Taking Ian to inspect his construction results this time was also an opportunity for Captain Jela to learn some special knowledge from Ian, so he was very enthusiastic.
And Ian can also see what Jela is thinking. He doesn't mind. It can even be said that he hopes Jela can understand his thoughts.
After all, he has never studied civil engineering. The experienced Jela is the professional that Ian needs very much. If the other person can understand the architectural concept of the farm building and the future breeding building, then he will definitely be able to come up with a design that is more suitable for Terra than him.
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The farm building is right in front of you.
The tall gray building stands in the sun, with the golden light reflected on the lake beside it. It is cylindrical in shape with only the most basic skeleton.
The complete version of the farm building should be covered with glass to ensure sufficient lighting and complete lighting inside. The powerful lighting system will make the building emit light at night, like a fluorescent stick.
The concepts of vertical farms and pastures have long been popularized on Earth. In Ian's era, not to mention the Earth, at least the food sources in most space colonies and lunar bases were such hydroponic three-dimensional breeding plants.
The original intention of its creation is to save land and completely control the conditions of light, humidity, temperature, airflow and nutrients for crop growth, so as to cultivate the most crops in the smallest space, the fastest speed and the least resources - for those who
Fruits and vegetables that mature quickly can mature more than twelve times a year on a hydroponic farm, whereas if it is farmed normally, it can only mature two to three times at most, and a large amount of fertilizer must be applied.
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In Terra, another advantage of such a building is that it can make full use of the source of nature and spiritual energy.
Field. The accumulated source material of the land itself is only a part of the entire natural field. The three-dimensional farm can be said to have increased the most fertile fields that can grow sublimated psychic plants ten times or ten times out of thin air.
Not only that - a three-dimensional breeding plant is also feasible. A 100-meter-high three-dimensional breeding plant can breed hundreds of thousands of meat livestock, and can efficiently manage and deal with the problem of meat livestock excrement. For mountain people who lack cultivated land and
For ranchers, this is a perfect technology.
very nice.
Ian looked at the skeleton up and down in the building and confirmed that there was no problem with the quality. Ian nodded slightly and said in appreciation: "There are no problems with the reserved water circulation interface, ventilation system interface and quality. You did it perfectly."
Under the research of Amber and Adelbert, the culture medium specifically for Xiahui grass has been roughly improved and can be put into use at any time.
Although the most important thing about a three-dimensional hydroponic farm is actually the various automated conveyor belts to ensure that the crops can receive even light, and Ian has not yet developed artificial intelligence, but to be honest, with Terra's current labor costs,
He doesn't need to really let the artificial intelligence get started in a short period of time. Instead, he can pull over the skilled planters from the plantations and let them operate them manually.
For Xiahui Ling, it is not yet necessary to replace human labor with artificial intelligence. We cannot let people lose their jobs!
"Tell Scott to arrange for someone to move the planting rack over."
Ian ordered the guards. Half an hour later, a team of people brought the planting rack from the alchemy workshop area to the lakeside.
Planting stand
It is a huge metal shelf similar to a bookcase. It is eight meters high and four meters wide. It can carry thirty-two rows of "water Petri dishes", and a row of Petri dishes can grow forty crops. In other words, one shelf can
One thousand, two hundred and eighty crops can be planted.
A complete hydroponic three-dimensional farm building has a total of twelve floors. Depending on the concentration of the source material, each floor can accommodate about eighty to one hundred planting racks. In other words, a complete hydroponic three-dimensional farm building
About 1.2 million crops can be cultivated at the same time.
It sounds like a lot, but in fact, even a small border town like Xiahui City consumes more than 60,000 vegetables every day, and the output of one building at a time is only enough for Xiahui City's own use for twenty days.
But the problem is that if it's just ordinary vegetables, a hydroponic farm building can produce more than twelve harvests a year - which covers two-thirds of Xiahui City's needs.
And Ian spent huge sums of money to build twelve hydroponic farm buildings at the same time - which can fully supply the vegetable needs of the entire Xiahui Ling, and can even be reserved for export!
Now is the time of food crisis. Although Yisi has affordable food channels, it is good to be self-sufficient, even if it is only part of it.
Of course, after the tense period of the food crisis, the "prime areas" around Xiahui Lake will be used to grow Xiahui grass instead of ordinary vegetables.
Ian will build these hydroponic farm buildings in other areas with suitable sunlight and in the territory of the mountain people to meet the needs of the mountain people and not be completely tied up by the grain-producing land of the Agate Stone Plain.
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Jela laid the hydroponic pipes according to Ian's instructions. The hydroponic solution prepared using Lake Xiahui water as the substrate showed a strange light golden color. In the laboratory, most Xiahui grasses grew well, withered and stagnated.
The probability of planting is much less than that of normal land cultivation.
Ordinary crops are growing very well. As long as the temperature and light are controlled well, harvesting in twenty days is no longer a dream!
Although there is still sunshine outside, Ian still asked someone to turn on the sun lamp. The slowly rotating conveyor belt rotates the rows of petri dishes so that the crops in all the petri dishes can receive even light.
"The first batch will be cultivated by the end of next month."
Bald alchemist Amber enthusiastically introduced to Ian: "Actually, the first batch of lettuce and tomatoes have been grown in the laboratory - the taste is really good, it feels crisper and sweeter than what I have eaten in the past.
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“Because it is grown indoors, there are no insects or weeds, and the nutrients are fully utilized. Although algae will grow in some culture solutions, this problem is currently being solved!
"Very good." Ian nodded with satisfaction: "Being able to eat our local vegetables will definitely make the residents feel more at ease - and the number of refugees that can be accommodated will also be greater."
"Amber, you are doing work that benefits the entire territory!"
"I dare not take it seriously." The alchemist lowered his head and said from the bottom of his heart: "If it weren't for your idea, sir, I might never have thought that agriculture-related research could be carried out in the laboratory."
Except for a very small number of people, how could the superior alchemists care about the development of farmers?
After confirming that Jela's team could quickly and effectively lay the planting racks and hydroponic pipes, Ian also determined that there were no problems with the design of the farm building and ordered the construction team to continue.
He signed a document and handed it to Captain Jela: "It is now the end of the month. I will go to the city hall to collect the bonus later. The next improvement and decoration, as well as the other eleven farm buildings, will be left to you.
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"yes!"
Captain Jela was overjoyed - he just completed Ian's instructions normally and learned something new. Unexpectedly, he got a bonus?
Who wouldn’t want to work for a boss who pays generous bonuses?
and
The earth element sublimator looked at his "work results" aside.
By now, he had somewhat understood the lord's thinking.
For farmers, the most important thing for planting is to depend on the right time and place - bad weather, heavy rain and snow, strong winds and drought, hail and dust, all will interfere with the growth of crops, and the same is true for the land, fertile land, soil particles
Size and softness, as well as surrounding water conservancy facilities, are key to harvest.
Not to mention the processes such as plowing the land, transplanting rice seedlings, and spreading seeds. If there is no first
Advanced mechanized farming machines require a lot of manpower and time. In addition, weeds, pests and even simple birds and animals are the enemies of farmers.
Jela's grandfathers were also farmers. When he was a child, he lived in the countryside before his family was well off. He knew very well the hardships of farmers.
But, if the hydroponic farm building in Xiahuiling becomes popular.
Then people will control the right time and place!
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Apart from anything else, if Feiyan Land were to engage in "biological warfare" again, then Nanling would never be hit like this!
At that time, if the plotters in Feiyandi wanted to spread the virus and fungi, they would not just throw fungus bottles around, but they would have to attack buildings one by one and blow up bunkers!
Of course, not all are advantages.
Even a layman like Jela can see the many shortcomings of the hydroponic building: it requires a lot of energy to meet the lighting and adjust the temperature, and the complicated processes even require professionally trained growers to master.
For those crops that are too cheap, using hydroponic buildings will increase the cost of planting and even the education cost of farmers.
But how can it be said that it is completely a bad thing?
Completely separate agriculture from ordinary "strength work" and turn it into an industrial activity that requires technology and patience. Such technology will definitely not be limited to Xiahui Ling in the future, but the entire Nanling, the entire empire, and even the entire
Terra will gradually be changed!
Whether it is high-end sublimation plant cultivation or low-end vegetables, everything will usher in epoch-making changes!
"This is"
He murmured to himself: "This is a great opportunity for our engineering team to develop and grow!
"Noting Jela's reaction, Ian also nodded.
Although Jela is an educated sublimator and not an ordinary person, his views can also represent the perceptions of most people in Terra - Jela and his engineering team are so optimistic about the hydroponic building, so those who will soon
What about the big merchant envoys who are coming to Xiahui Territory, or even the visitors from the imperial capital?
As long as they are optimistic about it, wouldn't investment come naturally?
With such expectations, Ian waited.
A few days later, Taimo, Viscount Ducas, and representatives from the Chamber of Commerce from the Capital of Knowledge and the Seven Cities Alliance came to Xiahui Territory.
The Setar Empire, the Southern Ridges, the golden plains and hilly areas, and the gathering place for refugees from the western border.
Bitter Cold Village.
The arrival of the new year does not bring any festive atmosphere to this place, only an even colder wind and desolation.
Nanling locals almost never go to the hilly areas. There is no land suitable for farming, and there are not many wild animals and medicinal herbs. Although there are some fish and shrimps in the rivers and streams, and there are shallow lakes as water sources, it is really very difficult to feed people.
difficult.
But difficulty and impossibility are different. For many years, the hilly land has been a gathering place for those who cannot survive in Nanling: those who are in debt, those who committed crimes, those who fled, those who were persecuted and left, those who want to be buried with the surname Ji
Various poor people with different motives who had been hiding for a period of time built several villages here.
But no one can live here for a long time. People in the village come and go, live and die, and will change or die every few years, just like weeds on the roadside, no one cares.
Miles originally didn't quite understand why the locals gave their village such an unlucky name as "Bitter Cold", but now he understands.
Because it's really too cold.
Although the slippery coldness of Nanling is not as good as the severe cold in the north that can directly freeze people to death, people who are frozen to death by the severe cold will not be able to live to express their feelings - only the living will suffer, not to mention that there is a small river and shallow water next to Kuhan Village.
The lake is a source of food in summer, and a source of gloomy moisture in winter.
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Miles has never experienced such a cold winter. Although the apartment in Azure City is old, it has all the necessary facilities. The walls have not cut corners, and the insulation is very good. Even if life is a bit embarrassing, her mother will be careful with her budget.
When charcoal fires are cheap, I save up enough for the winter little by little.
Since the Avak Territory incident and the turmoil in the Western Territory, a large number of Western Territory refugees and residents of the Archduke Thorin have been migrating to the north and south. Most of the wealthy people have chosen to go to the central region, and those who know that they are going to the central region
also
People who have no way to survive and can only become refugees choose to go to Nanling, because at least there is relatively "spare" land here that can accommodate these poor people who have fled their homes in a hurry.
Miles originally planned to go to the central region - on the day he left the Awak Territory, he received help from an unknown nobleman and had a box of survival supplies as starting capital.
There is such a box of supplies, and selling some medicines and tools in it is enough to temporarily settle down in a small town in the central region, and then find a job to support Cynthia and herself.
If everything goes well, even if it is like this, things are unpredictable.
In order to prevent conspiracy, the central region has now adopted a very strict entry and exit review system. Let alone refugees like them, even caravans with backgrounds have to issue a lot of certificates if they want to go back and forth, and the officials who guard the checkpoints and
The clerks don't care whether you are miserable or not. They only care about whether you have a certificate and whether they will be criticized by the superiors.
Everyone in Avak Territory was wiped out from top to bottom. Where would anyone be able to issue certificates to the two brothers and sisters?
Unable to go to the central area, they had no choice but to head south. After more than a month of bumpy roads, they finally arrived at Nanling safely.
Then came the food disaster and civil war among the mountain people.
Although the conspiracy review in Nanling is not as strict as in the central region, it is still difficult for Miles and Cynthia to live in major cities and find jobs with their refugee status in sensitive areas, not to mention that Miles is actually not serious.
In terms of survival skills, he knows swordsmanship and a little bit of awakened spiritual power.
But this psychic power is not very effective for Miles himself. It only works when Cynthia is around and there is danger.
If you use it on your own, it can strengthen your body and resist a little coldness. Other than that, it has no great use.
As a last resort, they could only come to this hilly refugee village called "Bitter Cold" and wait silently until the situation stabilized.
Now, the situation is indeed much more stable. With the complete retreat of the Flying Flame Land spies, the restrictions on refugees like them have also been relaxed and they can enter and exit the town.
But there is really no work in winter, and I can’t stay in the city if I can’t make money.