The scenery in front of him gradually moved. Geola turned his head sideways in a daze and looked out the window at the scenery that he usually ignored when walking. It wasn't until he was awakened by a bump in the car that he realized that the coastline had appeared not far ahead, and gradually
moved towards him.
"Here, it's time to arrive at the shipyard? I just thought of something and I'm here? So soon?"
"Well, it's almost here!"
Polu controlled the steering wheel and walked towards the downhill intersection.
"When did there be an extra road here? It's still winding."
Geora had a lot of questions today. Polu, who needed to concentrate when driving into a downhill curve, couldn't answer. He raised his finger and pointed behind him, signaling for little Irene to answer.
Little Eileen turned around and explained:
"How long has it been since you've been to the shipyard? This road was dug by tractors that transported materials to the shipyard some time ago. The tractor driver who delivered steel plates to the shipyard for the first time was the shipyard's own man. He had never driven downhill in Hongshan.
I’ve never dragged any ore before here, and it slid too fast when going down a long slope, and it couldn’t stop and eventually fell over.”
"Is anyone okay?"
The tractor was not owned by Goola, and this was the first time he heard the news.
Bolu gasped a little and said by the way:
"The first veteran driver in the world to overturn his vehicle. The tractor was slowly accelerated until he finally realized that the unstoppable truck had directly hit the butt of the truck. The trailer did not have brakes linked to the front of the truck!
Fortunately, the slope was relatively gentle, so the truck body bent the suspension ring and then rolled over."
After saying that, he started to pull the steering wheel hard again - the steering wheel without power assist was very heavy, and he had to pull the steering wheel hard to make continuous turns. This made him feel that his arms were beginning to swell, and it felt like he was practicing battle ropes!
"This is much more tiring than a tractor going downhill!"
"Drive well!"
Little Eileen said something to him, and then continued to explain.
"It's okay. The big steel wheel blocked the steel plate that slipped out. Just repair it. Fortunately, the boiler didn't break. It was mainly because I was scared and got burned a few times by the leaked steam."
"The steel plates slipped all over the ground. Leonardo and a dozen knights struggled for a long time to remove all the steel plates scattered on the slope and the overturned tractor."
"Later, I found the gentlest route on the slope. From then on, all transportation vehicles going to the shipyard had to choose this gentlest route to go around. The pressure is high every day. As time goes by, it turns into a road.
.”
On the almost unobstructed road, Geola could see several stone sheds in the shipyard that were dormitories, offices, and workshops from a distance. Without getting out of the car, he could see from such an environment
There was a chill. Around the pile of tattered stones, some people were busy doing something in front and back.
"The shipyard is so miserable. The wind is so strong on the beach and there is no warm place."
Geora sighed.
Boru, who was almost at the bottom of the slope, could finally speak again:
"Yes, the shipyard is too hard. It's cold and windy here, and it's too far to walk to the dock. They would rather stay in the shack than go there. It's even more unrealistic to walk back to the town. It gets dark early now, and they can't even go there.
I was willing to go through all the trouble, so I just lived in a temporary house built near the shipyard, and the conditions were very poor."
He paused and added another sentence.
"So today this house has to be built for them. By the way, I have arranged your stockpiles and mines. The worst ones will be built first. In the past few days, they will be renovated from bottom to top!"
"We have one too?"
"Of course. Since you all followed me to the island, there is no reason for you to live in shacks since there is a house where I live! Today I am here to build a house for them!"
When the car finally arrived at the small flat area in front of the shack, a row of tractors that had just been blocked parked in the open space in front of the shack, dragging their trucks. Several workers were unloading something from the trucks.
Different from the cold look from a distance, everyone here is smiling and running around pushing equipment, making it a lively scene.
As soon as they got out of the car, Bolu saw Zhu Yiwei, who was wearing a red robe and was busy doing something in front of a piece of equipment. The hem of the robe was fluttering in the sea breeze and looked extremely thin.
He walked up to Zhu Yiwei, who had been working here for a long time: "Why are you wearing so little? Is it cold?"
"Have you heard that female mages wearing robes are afraid of the cold?"
She asked without turning around.
"If you can't maintain a constant temperature, what's the point of calling a robe?"
Bolu scratched his face in embarrassment: "Isn't this the most mage I've ever seen? How about it, can you start today?"
She turned around and said, "I checked it out and found that there is no problem. There are enough rocks around here. Now we just wait for your teacher to complete the arrangement of the charger. Case is accompanying him over there."
She pointed to the distance, and Polu looked at it. There were a long series of cylinders like gas cans neatly arranged on the ground there.
"Teacher moves really fast. Has this thing been added again?"
"Well, 12 more were added today, filling a full truck."
"...Didn't I say it was enough before? Why did we increase it again?"
"Your teacher said that he couldn't accept stopping to recharge in the middle of shaping. Why did you say that? It's shameless!"
"The teacher is always a little inexplicable at times like this."
Polu couldn't help but smile slightly.
He recalled the first time he saw Landau seal crystals the size of mineral water bottles into iron cans, and he was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out:
"Teacher, what do you want to do with such a big crystal jar? If we don't transmit it, what else is worth using such exaggerated energy?"
Landau sighed while he was busy: "What's the exaggeration? I have so many waste crystals on hand. I always have to find ways to use them."
"Waste crystal? Can it still be used? Teacher, have you solved the charging problem?"
"What a solution! How can it be so easy to solve the problem that has plagued the entire magical world for so many years? It's just the same!"
Lang Dao straightened up and started preparing for the next one.
"These are all crystals that were drained of magic power last time. They are for your wall puller. Waiting for half a day every time is a waste of time. There are so many crystals, and now we can only do this."
He sighed and controlled the crystal to float into the iron jar.
"These jars are actually a batch of large magic capacitors, the same ones that were captured from the missile cannon. The principle is the same. It's no problem for one jar to stretch a wall. The crystals inside now, before they are used, one can hold up like this.
One can!”
He paused and added:
"However, when I was making this thing, I once found that energy could still be released after cutting off the line. I thought it was strange. After some research, it really happened. As far as I know, this is the first time I found that energy can still be released without the guidance of a mage.
In the cases where some parts are left, it may be that they were discovered because they were extravagantly packed.”
"Can there be anything left?"
Polu discovered this keenly!
"Can it be recharged and used repeatedly?"
"Of course! Why would I make it if I can't use it again and again?"
"I'm talking about the rest!"
Lang Dao hesitated:
"Why are you asking that? It should be possible. I have been using the same jar for research, and I haven't found anything left. It's just a little bit less."
"However, this thing will start leaking as soon as it is disconnected from the line. When the leakage finally stabilizes, it can only retain one-tenth of the energy, which is really too little."
"Didn't previous researchers discover it?"
Polu felt a little strange. Don't the mages want to study this matter?
"Yes, the mages rely on their own guidance. It takes a few days to fully charge the energy, but it is too slow. Except for a few specific giant crystals, they think it is better to buy new ones in standard sizes."
"..."
Okay.
Lang Dao continued: "As long as the line is connected, it can store and release a quarter of the peak energy of the original crystal. It is indeed a good instant energy supply tool. It can be used repeatedly, which is very economical - as long as the magic line is not cut off.
That’s fine.”
"So how many empty standard crystals are filled in such a large jar?"
"12."
After finishing speaking, he added another sentence: "The circular space surrounds the layout, with two floors, 12 poles is more suitable."
"How much is left?"
"One-tenth, roughly the amount of a standard crystal."
“Although it’s a bit bulky, it’s cheap!”
Lang Dao nodded:
"It's really cheap, and it's actually a capacitor, so it's pretty good at its job."
Bolu is very optimistic. At most, it can be used as a temporary rechargeable battery with poor power storage. Besides, a standard crystal, except for its weight and volume, is not bad.
"That's not a loss. Although it's big and heavy, it's at least stronger than the energy-gathering plate."
The energy-gathering plate is cheaper, but the power is insufficient. If you want to provide stable and continuous magic output, plus a margin left for the peak, the machine is often filled with colorful flags. Not to mention the extremely exaggerated appearance, it is complex and heavy.
The energy supply part for the blast furnace even needs to be built separately as a large energy supply station!