According to the king's instructions, Jin Scorpion will spend two days every month to go to the porcelain clay production area to recover hydrated alumina, transport it to the iron factory, and watch the firing process throughout.
The No. 2 furnace under construction cannot be used to burn alumina crystals. This work can only be completed by the No. 1 furnace using a crucible with high enough temperature.
Jin Scorpion can't burn this thing, and she doesn't need to do it. She just needs to ensure that the iron factory workers don't see the cooled crystals.
To achieve this goal, the ceramics factory, which had been separated from the iron factory, specially made special-shaped crucibles, which were flat and had lids.
This is the third time that Jin Scorpion has come to the site to supervise work. At the same time, the crucible has also been changed to a new version. In fact, there is something that the workers are not aware of. This time, small particles of aluminum oxide crystals are added to the fired powder, which is called seed crystal. .
There is only one purpose, to make a large enough alumina crystal.
Jin Scorpion won't be able to do this job forever. She was followed by two female soldiers from the garrison.
The two are by far the best-performing female soldiers in the garrison training.
They were just training with the garrison. They were actually a detachment of female soldiers in the honor guard order of the inner court. Not surprisingly, the two of them would be Jin Scorpion's direct subordinates from now on.
The three of them watched the crucible cool down naturally, then loaded the crucible together into a truck and took it away.
You will not go directly to the prop shop, but to the Wangting Warehouse located on the second step of the Wangting Tree.
This warehouse will also be transferred to the garrison for guarding in the future. Currently, the city guards are responsible for it, and people sent by the Finance Department do the registration work.
It is registered and stored as purified bauxite.
Next, I went to the prop store. Because I had been interrupted by citizens passing by when entering the store before, this time I asked the adjutant to guard the door. Anyway, the store's business is not good. If I wait for more than ten minutes, I might not even have a customer. No.
"Mr. Olan, how are your preparations going?" Jin Scorpion walked into the store, which was as empty as ever.
"What should I call you?"
"Natasha, call me Natasha." This is an extremely common name, and Taurus doesn't like to use it, but now that he no longer wants to be a bandit, he still has to have a more serious name.
"Ms. Natasha, the alchemist I mentioned last month has arrived, but a magician is still needed to advance the research."
It's been two months since the samples arrived. Last time I said I had to wait for someone, but it seems it's still not enough.
A little slow.
Jin Scorpion nodded: "I wish you success in your research."
When he was about to leave, Olan hurriedly spoke, he was a little embarrassed: "Well, I hope to get some alumina crystals in advance. I can exchange them for gold!"
Although it is said to be an aluminum oxide crystal, both parties know that it is a gem, not some bad product on the street.
Because of this, Olan did not speak immediately, thinking that it would be easier to get it in advance if the king of the two clans was in a hurry. Unexpectedly, he had an indifferent attitude.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Jin Scorpion's mouth, but he did not make any decisions on his own, and still followed the king's instructions:
"Alumina crystals are not planned to be sold publicly for the time being, so they will not accept gold in exchange. You can also get them in advance. There are two ways for you to choose.
Article 1: You must sign a binding agreement to ensure that the new technologies produced in this cooperation shall not be sold to others without our permission. The specific restrictions will wait until you get results. For now, you can only confirm that your own use will not be restricted.
Article 2: Material pledge. Every time you withdraw aluminum oxide crystals, you need to pledge a certain amount of property, which will be more expensive than buying gems in the market. These properties will be returned to you after the project is completed. "
I have heard of the first method, which is usually encountered by military magicians who are publicly educated in certain kingdoms.
The second option is reasonable, but it won’t work because Oran doesn’t have that much money!
Magic crystals are more expensive than gold, and gemstones are even more ridiculously expensive.
According to Phoenix City's measurements, when the magic crystal raw stone arrives in the hands of the gemsmith, the price per hundred grams is 24 to 40 gold coins. This is the same price when the mage chooses to carve it himself. The price of the formed semi-finished magic crystal needs to be increased by 4 to 6 gold coins. become. More expensive than gold of equal weight, but still within the same order of magnitude.
The most serious problem with gems is their size. Gemstones that are not big enough are meaningless to mages, but gems that are big enough have to be competed with princes and nobles from all over the world.
A gemstone of one hundred grams is not at Oran's level. Twenty grams is considered a big one. The market price of a gemstone of this size is eight hundred gold coins and the price fluctuates greatly. If someone robs it, it can be raised to thousands of gold coins at any time. , two thousand is not impossible.
The price of a forty-gram gemstone must be at least four times that of a twenty-gram gemstone. The gemstones in Phoenix City are man-made, and their size may be very outrageous. Natasha has said before that it is possible to create one the size of a human head. If a gem of that size were not said to be man-made, if it were sold, the money would be enough to buy a small kingdom with at least a dozen cities.
No matter how rich the lawyer is, he can't afford to hand over the pledge at this price.
"I choose the first one."
Helpless? Actually not.
Regardless of his level or financial resources, Olan had no chance to be exposed to large-scale gem experiments. This may be his only chance in this life. In addition, he originally agreed to the transaction not to make money by selling technology, but to get in-depth contact with the essence of magic and complete the first transformation of the mage to reach the fifth ring.
Golden Scorpion was not surprised by Olan's answer. Even if he chose the second option now, is there really anyone who can face an aluminum oxide crystal the size of a washbasin without changing his expression?
And according to the king's instructions, once he chooses the second option, he will really send people to various places to consult the price of gems and make a pledge list. The pledge amount to support the completion of the entire project must be an astronomical figure, and it is definitely not something that an individual mage can come up with. of.
Wang said in his explanation that if the mage can personally come up with so much money, it will only mean that the entire world's economy is completely in a state of collapse. When the time comes, let him pledge food instead and see if the money can buy food. .
"Now that you have made your choice, let's do it now. The alumina crystals handed over to you this time will be slightly more. I will find a big shot to witness. You can prepare the agreement yourself. I only need a piece of paper written in the official language. protocol."
After Gold Scorpion finished explaining, he went out to do errands.
First go to the Wangting Warehouse to pick up the goods and register them as rough alumina stones.
It was registered as purified bauxite when it was entered into the warehouse, but it was raw alumina when it was shipped out, so the account could not be reconciled. However, Wang explained that it was just to avoid theft, and the garrison would change it to its real name after taking over.
Three batches of goods were produced in more than two months and a few days, and not all of them would be given to the prop shop. The two largest pieces were left in the warehouse, and the rest were packed and taken away.
Go to the palace and invite Li Xiang to come.
Li Xiang didn't have to do anything, just stand at the scene, mainly to avoid the situation where Jin Scorpion and the lieutenant were unable to deal with the mage because they were motivated by money.
Li Xiang also took credit for the agreement, and there was nothing wrong with the tool man Jin Xie. Of course, Wang Qi would reward her with some attributes later.
The women walked away, and Oran was a little distracted looking at the aluminum oxide crystals packed in wooden barrels.
