Fortunately, it exploded outside the main house. Otherwise, with the power of blowing up half the laboratory, there might be no place to sleep tonight. Originally, someone was doing all the making and processing in the attic, that is, in the corner of his room. Because there are more and more things, we moved them out.
As for the moment before the explosion flames hit someone, the flash technique was activated, teleporting Lin directly outside the laboratory and watching half of the cabin explode. It feels like watching a Hollywood blockbuster up close. The difference is that watching the explosion scene in the movie will be fun, but watching your belongings being blown up into the sky will be painful...it hurts.
Of course, the few people resting in the main house would not be unaware of such a big movement and not notice it at all. Fen, who also possesses the flash technique, was the first to appear; others also arrived one after another. They looked at the mess on the ground, and Lin, who was standing in front of half of the ruins of the laboratory with an innocent expression as if the murderer was not him.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Of course, Fen wouldn't misunderstand. Someone was tricked by the goblin, or someone ran in without the foresight and blew up half the house. But you still need to ask clearly.
The explosion has stopped, and some of the fire has been extinguished by magic. Lin walked into the remnants of the fire scene and picked up the remaining things while saying: "After I prepared the equipment for making the ring, I thought about testing it. Unexpectedly, it exploded. I still don't understand why. Yeah. Is there a mistake in your assumption?"
In the entire process of making the ring, Lich and others did not participate too much. At most, it was just a previous discussion. After such a serious problem occurred, Fen seriously asked how Lin did it and what link could have caused such an explosion.
Before asking for details, Fen just heard someone make a general statement and knew what the problem was. She crossed her hands, looked at someone who was pretending to be innocent, and said, "Have you ever thought that ordinary metals might be able to withstand this kind of enchantment method? If so, what are those rare metals used for? Is it used by rich people to show off?”
"Ah!" The word awakened the dreamer. If you make such a low-level mistake, you will become dizzy.
So this means that we can only officially play directly, but there is no way to do experiments?
Lin collected eight kinds of divine metals. The largest was no more than the size of a fist, and the smallest was only the size of an egg. The amount was very small. And this has not been refined yet. If they really start to do it, just to refine this level, they will definitely have to slim down a few more times. The most important thing is that I have a feeling that every penny here is useful, no more or less. That means there is no room for experimentation.
Even if I want to buy more, I can't. Because of this small amount, plus the fact that I bought a new home recently, the two cash boxes I brought from the Southwest Peninsula were completely emptied out!
The main problem is still with coins. The Holy City of Estali is within the Gwana Empire, so the coins used are mainly those of the empire. Although metal coins from other places are also collected, the full amount will not be calculated.
The empire's coins in Lost Land are known as 'good money' of hard currency. Coins from other places can also be regarded as 'good money' as long as they do not originate from those notorious countries. But if you look closely at the metal content, the purity of good money is worse than that of fine money, not to mention the casting process. Fine money can be engraved on both sides, but good money can only be engraved on one side.
A person comes from out of town, and most of his property is mainly good money. After coming to Estali, the people I dealt with were all top-notch chambers of commerce. These businessmen were willing to accept good money, which was already very respectable. How dare Lin ask people to calculate the full amount again? There is no such thing in the whole land.
So someone just wants to say: Prices in Estali are so damn expensive!
While cleaning up the remains of the laboratory, fortunately most of the equipment that was going to be used to make the rings was made of solid materials and was not damaged. It can still be used after sorting it out. Lin simulated and calculated in his mind what might happen when the divine metal was actually used.
Although it had just been a failure, it was not without success. The changes before the explosion were all seen in someone's eyes. Although the data collected is not much, it is at least a start.
It's just that if you want to complete it in one go without going through enough experiments, it will take a lot of thinking.
Progress on Lin's side failed, but the other two parties achieved good results. The microscopes made by the silver-bearded dwarf were immediately sold out as Fen's life lessons deepened, and the delivery date was scheduled until the end of the year. You must know that it is only April 731, and summer has just entered.
The main reason is that in addition to Fen's courses, the magicians and priests who came to take life courses formed research groups one by one and began to collect samples beyond Fen's known parts. Research on penicillin has also made progress, which requires microscopes to observe changes in bacteria.
As for the microscopic eye...no comparison means no harm. People who use microscopic eyes have a common feeling: I don’t know what this thing is used for? All the parameters for enlarging and forming must be figured out by oneself. Changing the magnification is equivalent to studying the magic array pattern again. It is even more difficult to move the field of view. If you move slightly, you will not know where the field of view has gone.
As for these complex parameter settings and scale reduction adjustment requirements, the Ginbeard Dwarf version of the microscope has already fully considered them. This caused Jermaine and others to delay the repair work of the Peace Arms and devote all their efforts to making microscopes.
There will be this change, and it will also come from someone's suggestion. It is conceivable that the market for microscopes is limited, and if Silverbeard Dwarf does not meet the market demand as soon as possible, sooner or later, under pressure, someone else will use the Eye of Microscope to create something similar. Even if it may not be easy to use at the beginning, technology will progress under the pressure of market demand.
Not to mention, directly dismantling the microscope that has been sold and making a copycat. The level of protection of magical knowledge in Midland is far less than the level of patent protection on Earth.
Therefore, if the Silverbeard dwarves move too slowly, they will just give away the money they can earn.
As soon as this conclusion came out, the dwarves felt like they were on stimulants and worked hard to make a microscope. They have never seen money before, and they have never made such easy money, which makes them enter a state of fanaticism. Their enthusiasm and energy seem to be unlimited, allowing them to squander it.
Of course, the process was not smooth sailing. There were jealous people who wanted to get involved and directly blocked the raw materials, so that the dwarves had to stop work due to lack of materials.
After all, these things were related to Fen, so she took a cruel approach and told all the buyers who had placed orders to buy microscopes that they had no raw materials and asked them to find their own solutions; otherwise, she would refund the money and I would not do it.
Then the Holy City was in a state of panic again, and the merchants who had blocked the raw materials were cleaned up; some people directly sent the required raw materials to the Ginbeard Dwarf's workshop, and they got it for free! The only condition is to place their order first.
The reason why the matter was handled so quickly was because everyone was not a young man who knew nothing about the world. They knew what was going on behind the scenes without even looking up. If it is irrelevant or substitutable, everyone will have a tacit understanding not to block people's money. If they close their eyes, they can still get some advantages in the end.
But the nature of the thing in front of me is completely different! Everyone was holding back their enthusiasm. Everything was ready, except for the machine, and then it got stuck...
Think about how passion will be vented when it turns into resentment, and how miserable it will be for those who dare to take action.
Unlike the great progress made by the dwarves, the cause led by Uzov has not made such progress.
After getting various plans from Lin, Uzov directly discussed the next steps with the craftsmen. Leaving aside toilets made entirely of magic materials, although wooden and pottery ones are cheap and have simple manufacturing techniques, this also means that there is no technical threshold. Others will know how to do it after taking a look at it.
Maybe these old craftsmen don't understand theoretical things, but they understand the twists and turns of doing business. In the absence of any protection for the technology, they can only find ways to increase the difficulty of production without increasing the cost of production. In this way, they can protect themselves or maintain their technological leadership for a period of time.
With leading and unique technology, products can be distinguished from other imitations, and people in the market will consider who to buy from based on their own needs.
Lin's feature description in the ceramic toilet document mentioned that it is easy to flush and is the closest non-magical alternative to a toilet made of magical materials. Such an evaluation is, of course, someone's comparison of feelings before and after time travel.
As for the wooden and pottery trial works, after everyone experienced them, they all got a big cross mark. After using those toilets made of magic materials in someone's new residence, and then using them back to wooden or ceramic ones, it is better to just go back to the old ways and fix them as you did in the past. So everyone agreed to try making the ceramic toilet mentioned in the instructions document.
Although Lin had already made a list of the glaze materials and only the mixing ratio and process were unclear, the actual development was not smooth. This is also because these old craftsmen still use the old methods, trial-making toilets one by one, and then apply different glazes. After firing, they will see whether the results are satisfactory to them.
This is time-consuming and wastes materials. Although the so-called materials are either mud or stones, people still have to transport these things from the mining location to the new home.
The person who accelerated the research and development was actually that girl Halumi.
What she did was to change the carrier of the experimental glaze, which was an entire toilet with only one kind of glaze, into a large ceramic plate. Then divide the small areas on a piece of pottery board and apply different glazes. This way, you can experiment with many ratios of glazes at once. The proportion of glaze is not randomly matched, but is systematically planned and prepared.
In other words, this girl used the scientific method she learned from someone, instead of letting her lost teacher act based on his feelings.
