"Ding~, congratulations to the leader, Vereesa Windrunner, inspired by the Hero of Miracles and Oracle, will come to the Hanhai Protector as a guest."
Eureka's prompt came unexpectedly, and the first hero inspired by the oracle was Vereesa. This was both unexpected and reasonable for Li De.
Although it is not clear what the principle of the heroes inspired by the oracle is, there must always be a rational reason. In the previous rescue operation, Li De and the six formed a friendship, and it is reasonable for Veresa to visit the Hanhai Protector as a friend.
Yes, I just don’t know if she will bring Luo Ning with her when she comes this time.
It's not yet certain when Vereesa will arrive. Li De will definitely give warm hospitality to friends coming from afar, but now Li De is communicating with researchers at the School of Engineering.
In addition to Li De, the visitors also included Lothar, Dai Lin and others. At this time, they all sat down like primary school students, listening to the engineer explaining engineering to them.
Academics and applications cannot be confused. Providing popular engineering knowledge to several leaders is not to make them engineering apprentices, but to tell them what kind of political ambitions their academic achievements can achieve for them.
Of course, to put it another way, it can also be understood as engineers trying to swindle research funds from politicians.
Sitting on the chair and watching Bigwitz and the others changing the concept pictures one after another while explaining, Li De suddenly felt like he was watching a technology company's press conference.
Thanks to these engineers, they didn't say anything like "ecology" or "metaverse", otherwise Li De would have had the urge to draw his sword.
"With its application in the textile industry, our steam boiler technology has become quite mature and is now so stable that it only explodes once a week."
When Bigwitz said this, Li De almost pulled his facial features together. He seemed to feel very sorry to hear what he said?!
Fortunately, Bigwitz still had the consciousness of being a deputy minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and did not let his interests and preferences interfere with business matters.
"The stability of the boiler is also thanks to Master Ryzel Copperbolt, who brought us dwarf technology, so that the reactions in the boiler can be effectively controlled.
We are currently trying to apply the boiler to more fields, such as forging iron sheets and stamping cans, and are also considering miniaturizing the boiler."
"How small is that?!"
When it came to boiler miniaturization, Dai Lin was instantly tempted.
He was the first outsider to visit the factory floor. When Lothar visited the textile factory a few days ago, he was so shocked that he was speechless. After witnessing all this, Dai Lin instantly felt like he was far away.
At the same time, Dailin has always been thinking about the powerful power of the boiler. If such a powerful power can be used on battleships, the navy of Kul Tiras will be completely revolutionized.
But when he thought about the boiler, which was bigger than a house, Dai Lin was a little daunted.
"Marshal Dai Lin, I'm sorry that there is still a long way to go before we can use the size of the ship. Maybe when your son reaches your age, he will be able to drive a steam-powered battleship. The strength of our current steel is still
It’s impossible to make the boiler that small.”
Hearing Bigwitz say this, Delin suddenly became a little nervous.
"But don't be discouraged. Although you can't drive a steam-powered ship yet, you can equip the ship with more powerful cannons."
As he spoke, Bigwitz hung up a new picture on the display board.
"There is still a long way to go in miniaturizing boilers, but it is not technically unachievable. By applying boilers to the forging industry, our steel production has grown rapidly. For the next content, we will invite Master Agus to contribute.
The leaders explained it.”
As Bigwicz stepped down, a burly human stepped onto the stage.
Argus was the master blacksmith among the refugees. As he learned from each other with the goblins, Argus also completed a magnificent transformation from a traditional blacksmith.
"Steam power is incomparable to human power, except for the dwarves of course. They have a completely independent forging system, which cannot be confused with our engineering system.
However, when steam power is used to forge steel, the output is increased while the quality is guaranteed. I dare to say that the quality of the steel we produce will not be much worse than that of dwarven forged iron."
Li De nodded repeatedly, believing that Argus was not just arrogant.
Speaking of the experience of the master Argus, he was adopted by a dwarf when he was a child and served as an apprentice with a dwarf blacksmith when he was young.
Even his name "Argus" was given by the dwarf master. It was taken from the ancient dwarf language and has the connotation of wisdom and wisdom.
Argus had seen dwarven craftsmanship, and he said that the quality of Hanhai Protector's steel was close to that of dwarven forged iron, so it was not a mistake.
"High-quality steel can be used to make more powerful boilers; more powerful boilers can be used to forge higher-quality steel...
With such interaction, the quality of our steel will become higher and higher, and can be used to produce more advanced things, such as our cannons. The 'Dragon's Sore Cannon' designed by Nicks has been upgraded with the newly produced steel.
The power has been doubled!"
Li De couldn't help but gasp after hearing this.
"Oh my gosh, that's going to hurt a lot."
Of course, what he said was said by Tibak and his good friends. Dai Lin's eyes were filled with brilliance. He had seen the power of Hanhai Protector's cannon.
"Last week, we completed the installation of new cannons on the Dinghai and Zhenhai. If the Bilgewater Cartel's ships dare to invade again, they will definitely pay a heavy price!"
Nicks, who had been sitting next to him waiting, couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up on his own initiative and explained in coordination with Agus.
"This is not only due to the new steel, but also the smokeless gunpowder I developed.
Dwarf wool is indeed suitable for making new gunpowder. As long as the ratio is reasonable, the power can be several times greater than traditional gunpowder!"
After hearing this, Li De shook his head and smiled bitterly. Nicks really knows what he does. He showed interest in this wool back in Khaz Modan, and even secretly shaved a lot of wool from the sheep for sample research. Unexpectedly,
After several months of tinkering, he finally got it done!
When Li De opened an argali sheep farm, high-grade wool had not yet been produced, but the military industry benefited first.
It can be said that Li De and Dai Lin were very satisfied with this observation and learning, but Lothar was dumbfounded.
In his previous life, his understanding of war was entirely "sword and magic". He had never thought that war could appear in such a form.
Although he saw new technologies from dwarves and gnomes during the Second Orc War, he still insisted that "sword and magic" was the mainstream.
After all, although the power of dwarf muskets is huge, it is only as powerful as magic. Moreover, the threshold for using dwarf muskets is not low. If you don't have a thick arm like a dwarf, the huge recoil will hurt yourself before hurting others.
The cannon of the Hanhai Protector completely changed his view. The new cannon was more powerful than the magic of a senior mage, but how many senior mages were there? How many such cannons could the Hanhai Protector make?
Lothar suddenly felt that joining Li De's camp was the right thing to do. In the future, after the technology matures, Lothar will definitely help Varian to complete the changes in Stormwind City first. This will ensure that in the future alliance, the Kingdom of Stormwind can occupy
Opportunity.
"Li De, do you think steam cannons can completely replace swords and magic?"
After hearing Lothar's question, Li De gave the answer after thinking for a while.
"In terms of popularity, engineering is more popular than magic. In the short term, low-intensity warfare is destined to be replaced by steam cannons.
However, in high-end battles involving heroes and above, swords and magic still have obvious advantages. Don't forget that Guardian Medivh's magic can affect the celestial phenomena.
There is also the power of rules like Deathwing, which can instantly trigger earth ruptures to a degree that is unmatched by engineering in a short period of time. Not to mention that in myths and legends, a single magic can destroy the terrifying existence of a continent.
I think swords and magic and steam cannons cannot be separated, and the long-term trend must be for various theoretical systems to flourish and be fully integrated."
"Haha, it looks like I haven't left the show yet."
What Li De said made Lothar feel at ease a lot. While his body regained his vitality, Lothar also regained his ambition. He also wanted to do something great.
After staying in the Vast Sea Protector for a while, Lothar has decided to return to Alterac. He has learned a lot here, which makes Lothar impatient to show off his talents in Alterac.
But before Lothar could leave, Vereesa and Ronin arrived the next day on a Kul Tiras ship.
"Derek, why are you here?"
The person commanding the ship was Derek. Faced with Dai Lin's question, Derek said with a very complicated expression.
"I'm here to inform some of you to rush back to the Kingdom Continent. The Dark Portal has opened again, and the orc army has entered Azeroth again. His Majesty Terenas needs some of you to come to discuss matters, and..."
Having said this, Derek's expression looked a little sad, and his words were hesitant.
"What else? Tell me quickly!"
Dai Lin was a little dissatisfied. How did his son learn to be indecisive?
"Also, I would like to inform you to attend the funeral of Archbishop Alonsos Fao."