The Jokaeus River is an inconspicuous river among the many tributaries in St. Dresfes.
This river is not very eye-catching in Saint-Dres-Fes, but it has some reputation in Saint-Dres-Fes, but it is a bad reputation rather than a good one. Because the river depth ranks first among all rivers, it is also famous in Canada.
The lack of management of the upper river has resulted in overgrown water and grass at the bottom of the river. Many people drown in the Yokaus River every year. Over time, very few people dare to approach the Yokaus River.
Constance took the four people to a remote part of the Yokaus River and took out the sealed death card in her hand. Constance really didn't expect that the homework assigned to the four people by Quines would be given to her.
Such a big surprise.
In more than ten days, the four apprentices actually built an underwater submarine, although it was a small two- or three-seat mini-submarine.
This is the special feature of the design drawings mentioned before. In this era when there is no concept of submarines, if you just look at the drawings without instructions, who would have thought that the things designed in the drawings would be used underwater?
And because of the first draft, some vague conceptual designs may even mislead those who steal.
However, Constance is very aware of the potential of submarines. After all, she is the one who possesses the memory of Quines. She still understands some common sense things from Quines' previous life.
After looking at the drawings designed by the four people, Constance roughly understood that the submarine the four people had worked on was still very immature. Although the principle was similar to the submarine that Quines was familiar with, the implementation was completely different.
The four people made full use of the principle of mysterious steam to inject steam into many air bags to increase or decrease the size of the submarine to achieve deep diving up and down. It is very similar to the principle of a motorboat.
As for why water is not poured into the submarine to achieve deep dives up and down, Constance also knows that the mysterious steam has penetrated into the hearts of people in this world. No matter what you do, the first thing that comes to mind is to use steam, not water.
.This kind of limitation in thinking is difficult to break. This limits the development of the world to a certain extent, but it also allows the development of steam machinery to flourish. Who can say clearly the gains and losses here.
After crushing the seal, the submarine floated quietly on the water. A circle of inflated air bags around it were filled with mysterious steam. Because of the characteristics of the mysterious steam, even a small number of air bags could support the buoyancy of the submarine's weight.
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Pamela walked to the submarine slightly nervously, and pulled a hidden lever on it. The sound of the steam pressure expanding slowly came out, and a gate with only one person in it slowly opened outward, revealing a slightly crude and dull interior.
There are three seats, and dozens of levers, buttons and instrument panels distributed around the seats, which have a very metallic feel. Of course, due to financial constraints, the space in the submarine is very compact, and the four-person design takes up almost all the free space.
The space was fully utilized.
Pamela turned to look at the three people behind her and said, "Who will try?"
"Pamela, you know the structure of the submarine best, and you are in charge. Ursula, you are the secret agent of the water element. If anything goes wrong during the experiment, it is up to you. Sander, you stay on the shore." Thomas instructed carefully.
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The other three people all nodded and had no objections to Thomas' arrangement.
After the three of them sat down one after another, Pamela pulled the lever on her right hand, and the gate slowly closed.
On the submarine, there are some external observation glass windows directly inlaid with alchemical strong glass so that the underwater scene can be observed. This kind of alchemical strong glass is also a very expensive place. As for the periscope, there is no periscope.
It's not that I don't have money, it's that I don't think about the place at all, so naturally there is no design.
Under Pamela's operation, the four small propellers distributed around the submarine adjusted their directions and started. The entire submarine slowly moved towards the center of the river under the power of the propellers.
A minute later, the submarine slowly stopped in the middle of the water. In the submarine, Pamela put her hands on the steering column and said in a slightly trembling voice: "Thomas, start extracting 10% of the airbag steam and equip yourself for diving."
"Understood! 10% steam extraction." Thomas turned the rotating knob on the left hand side to the tenth scale, then slowly pulled the lever on the right hand side, and the sound of gears biting sounded softly, and then the submarine began to slow down.
sink.
Amidst the beeping sound, the three of them soon felt that the submarine they were in was slowly sinking. Through the window, the three of them could clearly see that the water level outside was rising.
Soon, the water level reached the viewing window, and visibility was not very clear under the turbid water. After the submarine dived five yards underwater, it stopped.
Everything seemed normal. After that, Pamela repeatedly operated a series of operations such as inflating, pumping, and driving. After staying underwater for more than half an hour, the submarine slowly surfaced.
The three of them couldn't hide their excitement as they stooped out of the submarine cabin. The original intention of making the submarine was initially realized, but after half an hour of operation, the three of them still noticed that the submarine had many shortcomings.
Constance clapped her hands gently and congratulated: "Very good, the results of your project have been initially achieved."
Speaking of this, the four of them couldn't help but look at Constance expectantly. Thomas asked: "Teacher, is our project qualified?"
Constance shrugged: "I don't have the final say whether it is qualified or not. The rules are the rules. Since the condition I proposed is to successfully upgrade to level 4, then no matter how successful your project is, if it is not upgraded to level 4, my
The conditions cannot be considered fulfilled.”
Constance had no choice. The conditions were set by Quins. If she didn't follow his rules, then she would have no chance of continuing to follow the fourth apprentice, and that was not what she wanted to see.
The four of them looked disappointed, but since Quins had already made conditions before, Quins couldn't beat himself up.
"Then let me ask you, what have you gained from these more than half an hour of experiments?" Constance asked.
Thomas was the first to answer: "Our submarines still have many potentials and shortcomings. One of the most obvious shortcomings is that we have not considered it. The underwater environment. The Yokaus River is already a very clear river, but in
After we dived ten yards, the visibility in the water was only three yards, which was not enough for underwater navigation. We need to improve this."
Ursula and Pamela nodded repeatedly. This was so obvious that they noticed it as soon as they dived.
"There is also an air problem," Ursula said: "After ten minutes of diving, the air in the submarine was already very thin. In the end, I used the secret technique of underwater breathing to solve the air problem. But if
If we want to popularize submarines, it is impossible for every submarine to be equipped with an extraordinary person who specializes in the secret art of water elements."
Pamela continued: "There is also the situation on the water surface. After diving, we have no idea about the situation on the water surface. This needs to be improved. In addition, the internal mechanical distribution is unreasonable. I feel that when it is placed on the water, the internal
There is no problem with the machinery, but after it goes underwater, due to a series of problems such as water pressure, the transmission of the internal machinery may be deformed. It may not be noticeable in a short time, but if it is used for a long time, problems will occur.”
"Then there is the issue of anti-rust. Our funds are not enough to support us in developing an anti-rust coating for submarines." Thomas added.
Then everyone talked about some minor problems of the submarine. Generally speaking, there are major problems and many minor problems.
Constance nodded repeatedly. Although there are many problems with submarines, the experiment just now has proved the feasibility of a four-person submarine. As long as the direction is correct, all problems will be solved. The only difference lies in the investment of funds and time.
In fact, for something with such military value, it is unlikely that the four people want to make a fortune from this patent. At most, after the four apprentices released the project, the government department came to them and offered a symbolic offer.
Money is needed to buy it out. Even other countries don’t even have to pay for it and just secretly develop it themselves.
After all, submarines may seem mysterious, but as long as their functions are exposed, those alchemists will be able to develop underwater warfare weapons that are more advanced, larger, and more terrifying than those of the Fourth Apprentice.
After sealing the submarine again, Constance left. According to her, after reaching this point, they could hand over this crude and crappy thing. After all, no matter how much they modify this thing, the ultimate benefit they can get is
It won't be much bigger. However, Constance did not interfere much whether the four of them would submit the project after improvements or submit it now. Although this matter is related to Quins' teacher upgrade, it is closely related to
What matters is the self-interest of the four apprentices. The more perfect they are, the more likely they will be upgraded.
Three days later, Quins, who had just come out of the underground secret room, met the fourth apprentice who came to visit him.
Seeing the four people smiling happily from the bottom of their hearts, Quins knew that the four little guys must have passed the test this time.
Quins picked up the Level 4 teacher certificate on the coffee table and took a look at it, then put it down casually. He already knew the basic situation from Constance, but he was curious about how the four people chose in the end.
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"We listened to some of the teacher's opinions, corrected the shortcomings found on the drawings after we returned, and then submitted them to the Royal Academy." Ursula said.
Thomas continued: "Unexpectedly, in less than a day, someone from the Royal Academy came to our door. In addition to bringing the teacher's Level 4 teaching certificate, he also expressed his intention to purchase the remaining 90% of the patents."
"Because of the teacher's previous opinions, we have always agreed to sell the patent to the Royal Academy." Pamela took out a check with one hundred thousand Omo gold coins written on it and placed it in front of Quins.
"One hundred thousand Omo gold coins, I think I paid so much to come to the institute, so I want you to keep it a secret." Quins picked up the check, thought about it, and handed it to Butler Browning who was standing behind him.
"Put these 100,000 Omo gold coins with me first. It will be regarded as the advance payment for your purchase of level 2 secrets and mysterious knowledge. If there is any balance, I will ask Browning to return it to you."
The four of them were overjoyed when they heard Quins' words.
Ursula: "Teacher, you mean we passed the test."
"I always keep my word. Now that you have brought your Level 4 teacher certificate, you have passed the test." Quins waved his hand nonchalantly: "Look for Browning before you leave. He will give you the catalog.
After choosing the mysterious knowledge you need, just contact Browning directly."
The four apprentices happily took the catalog list they received from Browning and left. After returning to the research room, they followed the old rule and studied the catalog list first.
This time, the catalog lists obtained by the four people were differentiated. In addition to the level 2 esoteric knowledge of the four people and the basic level 2 occult knowledge, Ursula's list also contained a series of mysterious knowledge that must be possessed by the water element transcendent.
, water element science, water geography, water and gestation, changes in water, healing properties of water, etc. The back row was densely packed with must-read notes, which made Ursula’s scalp tingle. Ursula made a rough estimate in her mind.
Next, I exchanged a set of these knowledge for a base of 30,000 Omo gold coins.
Thomas's list is not in vain, including psychology, brief analysis of psychic powers, a complete collection of psychic powers, the use of psychic powers, various uses of self-hypnosis, the diversity of psychic premonitions, psychic divination...
Get one set and get 40,000 Omo gold coins.
On Sander's list, dreams and the future, dreams and the past, interpretation of dreams, introduction to the dream world, how to dream... Fifty thousand Omo gold coins are indispensable.
The most terrifying thing is Pamela. The inventor secretly learned the secrets of alchemy, but what supports the secrets of alchemy to be most effective is the rich occult foundation and alchemical knowledge.
Mysterious botany, mineralogy, mechanics, steam science, basic energy analysis, strange things, secret medicine... and a series of other knowledges, the alchemist's early accumulation of knowledge will definitely make the rich feel like they are fake.
Rich people. After this series of seventy-eight or eighty-eight, starting at least one hundred thousand Omo gold coins, if you include a series of knowledge noted as elective, it can definitely reach five hundred thousand.
The four of them got together and totaled it up, and it turned out that there was no need to think about getting back the balance of the 100,000 Omo gold coins given out.
Thomas smiled bitterly and said: "The one hundred thousand Omo gold coins are really not enough. Let's discuss it first. Everyone should buy the knowledge they need most first. For the rest, we need to find more ways to make money."
Pamela's face was full of bitterness: "What should I do? One hundred thousand Omo gold coins, how long will it last?"
Ursula chuckled: "Just be content. Do you know what the life of those alchemy apprentices in the institute is like?"
Pamela snorted: "You don't have to tell me, a three-year apprentice is just doing odd jobs. If you want to learn something real, you have to be exploited by the instructor without any complaints." How could Pamela not ask about the institute?
After learning about the situation of those alchemy apprentices, Pamela's heart suddenly froze. She thought that one day she would be an apprentice for three years, but what she didn't expect was that things would take a turn for the worse.
Even though alchemists all look glamorous and spend money like water, the early stage of alchemist is definitely the most difficult profession. There is no one among them. Some people have counted the number of people who did not persist in the alchemist apprenticeship stage and switched to other professions.
As much as 80%.
"It's good to know. If those alchemy apprentices know that you can learn so much alchemy knowledge just by paying a little money, everyone will be jealous and want to kill you and replace you." Ursula complained about Pamela, but her heart was filled with excitement.
It couldn't stop surging.
Due to her family background, Ursula knew very well that the catalog list in her hand was definitely super-standard among super-standards. As far as she knew, the average tutor only had the necessary basic mystical knowledge and level 2 esoteric content.
In addition, other things are simply impossible to put on this catalog list. The apprentice wants to buy these rare and mysterious knowledge related to esotericism. He doesn’t have to get along with him for several years and gain the trust of his mentor. He wants to get this specification.
Directory list, I really thought about it too much.
And Quins took it out so easily. What's even more terrifying is that the length of the four people's catalogs has far exceeded the scope of an ordinary transcendent, even if it is only second-level occult content.
All four of them had a vague feeling that the teacher they recognized by chance was far from being as simple as he appeared on the surface.