Chapter 1885 Are you interested in learning about electricity?
"Because a design like yours consumes too much water, and the higher you go, the higher the cost of using this technology. And the people who decide whether to use this technology live on the top floor, don't they?
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Moore opened his mouth and sighed helplessly. His set of designs has indeed not been promoted. Although it is indeed very efficient at some times, it is not a revolutionary innovation after all. And they have already been in this city.
It's been a long time since any innovation has been recognized.
"Well, I have recently developed some new technologies. If they can be applied, they can bring revolutionary changes to our city. However, I don't have a place to live here. Can I come to your house to discuss it in detail?"
Moore hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. She was quite welcoming of a like-minded mechanic. But she had to let him finish today's work.
After Lan Nuo followed him to complete the pipeline inspection of the entire block, he finally found his residence in the maze-like underground area. It was an incredibly simple and simple small room, and the entire room was probably only ten square meters.
, in order to utilize this space as much as possible, the house was divided into upper and lower floors, which made Lan Nuo almost unable to straighten up after entering.
After Moore fumbled around in the dark room for a while, the light came on. Lan Nuo looked at the oil lamp-like thing, but fell into a brief doubt. When he was on the road before, he thought that there was something on the street.
The light was a gas lamp, but after getting closer, he discovered that this thing did not have the opening that a gas lamp should have, and the glass lampshade was completely sealed, which gave him the idea to take it apart and take a look.
However, judging from the attitude of people in this world towards this kind of lighting facility, it should be a fairly common daily necessities. If Lan Nuo showed excessive curiosity about this thing, I'm afraid it would arouse suspicion.
So he directly chose to start the preview, dismantling and asking what this thing was in a timeline that did not exist in reality.
"Why don't you even know about the magic lamp? This is a magic lamp driven by the magic elements floating in the atmosphere. There is the simplest magic circle inside, which can use magic power." Moore was puzzled by this powerful mechanic beside him.
Why don't you even know about this? Many steam machines also use fire magic.
After Lan Nuo took apart the lamp, he quickly memorized the detailed structure. However, even if he remembered it, he could not directly understand the principle. It was like even if you memorized the chip
If you haven't learned the relevant knowledge, you won't understand how the chip operates. This thing doesn't look like a mechanical operation. As long as you see its movement, it will be clear at a glance.
In reality, he did not show curiosity. Instead, he found paper and pen and began to draw a schematic diagram for the mechanic around him: "I wonder if you are interested in electricity as an energy source? The transmission efficiency of this energy and
The transmission speed is much more convenient than building a huge water tower."
Lan Nuo had just tried that the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction in this world exists, so there is no problem in theory in transitioning from steam machinery to electric machinery.
Under his explanation, a new field soon appeared in front of Moore, and after they tried using magnets and wires, they quickly verified the existence of this magical energy source, electricity.
"This is an incredible discovery. Thank you for your generous willingness to share this discovery with me. If Zhang Qiyi knows that you invented these things, you will definitely be a high-ranking official in the parliament!"
Lan Nuo shook his head, thinking that if he was discovered by the Steam Council, he would definitely face the most stringent interrogation. The other party would probably go to great lengths to catch him, and they would probably torture him to extract a confession after catching him. It must be
Ask yourself where you come from.
This city already has a household registration system, although this household registration system is not particularly comprehensive. For example, the population statistics in the underground city are relatively rough. There are many illegal households.
But if someone like him, who is a very outsider, goes to the city above, where the household registration management is very strict. If it is discovered that he does not belong to this city, it will definitely be a sensational event.
Because according to our understanding, this city protected by the twilight barrier has always been extremely eager to explore other worlds. Explore the paradise beyond the radiation of magic energy.
Outside the shield is a radioactive wasteland that cannot survive at all. For thousands of years, explorers have been going to the vast wasteland in an attempt to find a new livable land there and find people outside.
It is conceivable what kind of sensation an outsider can bring, but it is difficult for Lan Nuo to explain his identity. After all, he crossed over directly. He also doesn’t know if there are other places suitable for survival outside this barrier.
Territory, it is even more impossible to take people there, and if this kind of thing cannot be explained clearly, the Steam Council will obviously not let him go.
So he had to be lucky that he landed in an underground city with weak household registration management. The large number of illegal households allowed him to easily hide his identity.
Moore and Lanno discussed how to transform the existing steam system into an electric system until midnight, when the clock struck midnight, they finally stopped. Only then did Moore remember that neither of them had eaten.
He took out two packages of something similar to instant noodles from the cabinet, used the steam stove to cook two bowls and handed them to Lan Nuo.
Lan Nuo's ability to adapt to all kinds of strange foods invented by various civilizations is relatively strong. This kind of fast food that can be stored for a long time like instant noodles is a bit more unpalatable than expected, probably because this city
The products in it are not rich, and there are not many spices for seasoning, so this bowl basically only has the taste of starch and a small amount of fat, as well as a certain amount of salt, but it is already good. Lan Nuo estimates that this thing is already considered the best in this city.
Relatively luxurious food.
While the two were eating, Lan Nuo also tentatively asked, "Are there any magicians in the dungeon? If I could use magic, many machines could be designed much simpler."
Moore swallowed the food in his mouth, blinked, and seemed to realize something: "Oh! I understand, it turns out that you came to the dungeon secretly to learn black magic. I am familiar with this. There are many black magicians underground.
They are all recruiting magic apprentices.
Since the rise of the power of steam, the power of magic has gradually declined. Although it still occupies a huge proportion, there are far fewer people who are willing to spend a lot of energy learning magic than before. Running underground like you
There are even fewer people learning black magic in the city."
Lan Nuo felt that he had misunderstood something, or that the other party had misunderstood something? Why is something like black magic, which sounds very evil at first glance, so common in the other person's mouth? Shouldn't this kind of thing be quite evil, like Voldemort?
Same, no one even dares to mention his name?
After asking Lan Nuo for a while, he found out what the so-called black magic is. The black magician is actually a magician, and the relationship between the two is similar to the difference between a school teacher and an illegal tutoring class teacher.
The black word in black magic is more similar to the meaning of black workshop and black Internet cafe. This abstract expression once again made Lan Nuo feel how huge the cultural differences between different civilizations are.
"There are black magicians in nearby neighborhoods who are willing to recruit apprentices, but they don't recruit apprentices for free. You either need to pay money or help him work in his black workshop. But I guess you don't have much money on hand.
If you had money, you would probably go to a formal magic school long ago.
I know a black magician whose character is pretty good. If you really want to learn, I can introduce you to him, but whether you can learn the real skills depends on you."
Lan Nuo felt that before revealing his true identity, he should first learn some techniques that can help him protect himself in this world. Since magic exists in this world, and this world has developed into the steam age, that means whether it is personal force
In terms of military force, this seemingly small Twilight City is no different. At least it is definitely not something that an ordinary adult human can handle. Facing the regular armies of this world, Lan Nuo can only run away with his head in his arms.
But if you master the unique technology and magical power of this world, then the situation is completely different.
The next day, Moore took Lan Nuo and continued to shuttle through the maze-like underground city, moving along the corridors built with metal plate supports towards increasingly desolate and remote places. Gradually, the two of them smelled a strange smell.
It smelled like a rotten sewer. Not far away, you could see the mutilated corpses of some animals like rats. Some of them had rotted into bones, and there were many bugs crawling on them. Even though Moore had lived in this place all year round,
Underground, I couldn't help but feel sick and had goosebumps all over my body. On the contrary, Lan Nuo, who had seen too many scenes that shocked my three views, always remained calm and even had the energy to observe the strange ecosystem and these bugs in the surrounding area.
, and animal carcasses.
"Old York! I've brought you a new apprentice!" From a long distance away, Moore shouted towards the cave-like room in the distance. As he continued to move forward, there was not only the smell of putrefaction, but also the smell of blood.
, Moore seemed to really not want to get close there.
"Who is it! Why are you making such a fuss so early in the morning?"
With an irritated yell, a long metal pipe stretched out from what seemed to be a window. There was an animal eye at the end of the metal pipe, and the eye was rolling its eyes at this time. Soon it was
Keep an eye on Lan Nuo.
"You're here to learn black magic again, you poor guy! I hope you don't eat much. If you make me lose money, get out of here as soon as possible."
After saying that, the metal pipe was retracted from the window. It seemed that the magic in this world was quite strange.
"Uh... leave the rest to you. I'll go back first." Moore rubbed the goosebumps on his body and hurriedly left this eerie area. Lan Nuo walked into the darkness with some curiosity.
Inside the room, I saw the black magician York lazily leaning on the couch in the room.
The other party was also sizing him up. York, like Moore, was stooped and thin due to living underground all year round, but the difference was that York's belly was bigger, probably because he had been lying still.
This guy seemed really too lazy to move. After seeing Lan Nuo, he still didn't bother to get down from his recliner. Instead, he picked up a stick next to him and pointed at the counter full of sundries next to him.
"Did you see that helmet? Put it on your head and let me see if you are suitable to become a magician?"
Lan Nuo soon saw the hat on the counter and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. It seemed that he hadn't experienced this kind of testing of cultivation qualifications for a long time. It seemed that most of the time, they were quite poor in the testing of cultivation qualifications.
After all, it does not belong to this world, and it is often difficult to fit in with the local magic.
Lan Nuo picked up the helmet and put it on his head. He didn't know what this thing relied on to judge a person's magical qualifications.
But he soon realized how this thing relied on to indicate the quality of qualifications.
Because as soon as he put this thing on his head, he felt that the whole room was filled with dazzling light, as if a flash bomb had been detonated in the room. The next moment, he felt the top of his head getting hot, and the helmet on his head seemed to come out.
Black smoke.
"Ah! My test hat!" York screamed, no longer caring about slumping on the armchair, he jumped up directly, took off the helmet, and looked at the completely burned helmet with distress.
"It's evil! You didn't come here to cause trouble on purpose, did you? Did you learn magic before and then deliberately used magic to damage my hat?"
While speaking, he even stood up and stretched out his hand to press Lan Nuo's forehead, as if to test whether it was causing trouble.
"Hey, you really haven't learned magic at all? How can your qualification... be so strong? There has never been a magician with such exaggerated qualifications in history. How is it possible that you haven't learned the total amount of magic power?
I don’t know how many times it is mine.” York circled around Lanno in circles, as if he was looking at a monster.
Lan Nuo was also a bit confused. When he was tested for qualifications in other worlds, most of the time his qualifications were extremely poor because he did not fit in with the local extraordinary system. He might even have no way to learn the local extraordinary system. Of course, there were also cultivation chat groups.
The special situation of the world, just because she had such an incredible talent after traveling twice in a row, still made her a little uncomfortable.
The experience of the previous world made him subconsciously think about whether this world was also a continuation of a world he had traveled through.
