Lan Nuo looked at the yellow shimmer in the sky and fell into deep thought. This was not like an ordinary sky. If it were similar to the different colors of the sky caused by the different atmospheric contents of other planets, it would be possible for the sky to look like this.
The colors of dusk don't look so close like this.
The yellow sky in front of me is probably only a dozen kilometers away from the ground. Of course, the results of visual inspection may not be accurate, but it can already explain many problems.
"That layer in the sky is probably not the atmosphere, but a layer of something similar to a barrier. What world have I run into?" Lan Nuo sniffed and frowned tightly.
The air quality here is really bad. Not to mention the heat and humidity, there are probably a lot of toxic gases in the air. Most of them are caused by incomplete combustion of fuel, and there are also some strong gases produced during the burning of garbage.
Stink.
The extremely high humidity and temperature make this place quite unsuitable for human survival, but judging from the operation of these machines around us, the population in this area is probably not small. Otherwise, these steam machines will be difficult to maintain.
of.
Lan Nuo saw that there was a steam pipe leaking not far in front of him. There were many traces of temporary welding on the steam pipe next to it. This showed that this sultry area at the bottom of the steel jungle had always been
Someone maintains it.
The clothes Lan Nuo is currently wearing are quite thick and were prepared considering the possibility of encountering severe cold. It would seem quite stuffy when worn in such a place.
The underground passages were intricate. Lan Nuo tried to explore the surrounding area along the rugged path paved with scrap steel plates.
The results obtained were not very optimistic.
He saw the residents here. The people living here seemed to be quite short because they had not seen the sun all year round and lived in a sweltering environment. In order to get through the underground tunnels, quite a few of them were
Hunchbacked.
Seeing Lan Nuo appear, many of them chose to run away immediately, while those who didn't run stayed where they were, not daring to move.
Although these people all looked like goblins because they lived here all year round, were asynchronously closed and lived in harsh living conditions, Lan Nuo discovered after closer inspection that these were actually pure human beings.
It was due to the living environment and malnutrition that he developed into what he is now.
After trying hard to communicate with this group of trembling people for a period of time, Lanno finally mastered the language of these people. The language they used was somewhat similar to the language of the Nordic region in ancient times on earth. This made it very difficult to learn their language.
Decline. Even though these fearful people rarely spoke. Lan Nuo relied on rehearsals and quickly solved the communication problem.
The one who has been talking to him can be regarded as the most courageous person in the local area. During the conversation with him, he learned that his name is Moore and he is a mechanic. According to Moore, he has lived in the steam layer for generations. Here
They are almost the lowest level of the city. Starting from his grandfathers, they have been responsible for the maintenance of these steam boilers.
He is the most skilled mechanic in the neighborhood. In the neighborhoods he maintains, the number of steam boiler explosion accidents is 50% less than in other neighborhoods.
In addition, Lan Nuo also got out some useful information during the conversation. They live in a super shield called the Twilight Barrier. Outside the shield is a land full of curses, and going there is full of dangers.
In the early years, there were people who claimed to be light seekers, who went outside the shield to explore, looking for other countries, and looking for habitable land. However, gradually no one found a truly livable land, and the originally much-loved
The respected light seeker also gradually disappeared.
The entire city is ruled by the Steam Council, and the purpose of the Steam Council is to maintain the operation of the city and use all means to make the city continue as long as possible under limited resource conditions.
Moore and other mechanics, under the rule of the Steam Parliament, have lived around steam boilers for generations. They have almost become a different species from the people at the top. They have spent their entire lives learning to maintain these old boilers.
Steam boiler.
Lan Nuo then claimed that he also had the inheritance of a mechanic. This time he came to the steam area to see if there was anything that could be improved.
Moore didn't believe it at first. Although Lan Nuo was dressed strangely, he was tall and muscular. He didn't look like mechanics who lived in the hot and humid underground all year round. Instead, he looked like a governor of the Steam Parliament.
But Lan Nuo quickly proved to him his technical level in steam machinery. He took the welding gun from the other party's hand and used perfect fish scale welding to weld the pipe that was leaking steam not far away. Only then did Moore obtain
trust.
Moore seemed to have a good impression of mechanics who also had superb skills. Lan Nuo used his skills to make him quickly let down his guard and took Lan Nuo to visit their neighborhood.
"This is the neighborhood boiler system after my renovation. This is the most advanced boiler system in the neighborhood. I designed a huge water tower to replace the original high-pressure steam pipes and connect the steam boilers to each of our households.
The power facilities are isolated. In this way, when using power, we don’t have to worry about being accidentally burned by the high-temperature steam sprayed out.”
Lan Nuo came to the huge water tower and quickly understood the design. It must be said that Moore is indeed a very thoughtful mechanic.
In the underground steam area, the traditional steam structure transports high-pressure steam through steam pipes. After it is transported to each household, each household can use the power of the steam flow to drive the equipment in the home by opening the steam valve.
Equipment that drives factories.
But this method is actually quite inefficient. Heat will be lost during the transmission in the pipeline, which will not only make the environment hot and dry, but also cause the farther away from the boiler, the less energy will be obtained and the efficiency will be reduced.
The lower.
This guy's solution was to build a tall water tower. The steam boiler was only responsible for pumping water into the water tower, and the huge water pressure brought by the water tower was responsible for driving the machines that originally needed to be driven by steam. In this way
Although there will be a certain loss due to the friction caused by the water flow during the transmission process, the pressure loss caused by the temperature loss during the transmission process is eliminated, and the efficiency is much higher.
However, Lan Nuo estimates that this guy’s plan will most likely not be promoted by Steam.
"Why? You are also a mechanic, can't you see that my system is better?"
