Chapter 89 Ice

In the study, Gervis kept recalling and drawing. When he felt something was wrong with the drawings, he tore them up and drew them again. This went on for more than an hour before he finally finished the drawings of the matchlock gun. During this period, Thomas had reported the results of the excavation and found no signs of any minerals. This made Gervis certain that the space opened up by Wall-E was a saltpeter mine.

"Huh, it's hard to draw something from memory on paper. It seems I need to record more knowledge in my mind so I don't forget it later."

Gervis has only been here for less than a month and a half, and he can still remember a lot of knowledge in his mind. He is worried that after a few years, most of his memories will become blurred, and he will not be as clear as he is now when he recalls them again. There is no Baidu in this world. If you forget something, you will forget it forever, and you will never have the chance to review it again. It is so difficult to draw a profound drawing today, so you can imagine what it will be like in the future.

Boom boom boom~

"Come in,"

Hearing the knock on the door, Gervis folded up the gunpowder ratio and the musket drawings, put them in his arms, and then shouted to the outside of the door.

"Sir, the celebration banquet is about to begin!"

The one who came in was the maid Anna. After Anna opened the door, she hurried to the desk and bent down to report to Gervis.

"Is it noon already? Let's go check on my ice first." Gervis then realized that he had stayed in the study for so long, so he stood up, stretched, and walked out of the study with Anna.

Arriving on the first floor, Gervis walked into the kitchen and impatiently went to the wooden basin for making ice. Then, he opened the lid of the basin under Anna's expectant eyes.

"Haha, it worked. Ice Cube, I'm really rich this time!"

After opening the lid of the pot, the ice cubes in the copper basin showed that Gervis's first use of nitrate to make ice was very successful. This made Gervis extremely excited, and he even had the urge to hug the little maid Anna and cheer together. However, thinking of Anna's shy character, Gervis gave up the idea.

"Come on, Anna, try some summer ice!"

Looking at the ice cubes that were emitting a hint of cold air, Gervis quickly took out the copper basin, then used the kitchen knife to knock out two pieces of crushed ice, quickly stuffed one into his mouth, and handed the other to Anna.

Anna looked at the ice cubes handed over by the lord and was extremely surprised. For the serfs, eating ice cubes in summer was unheard of and had never been seen before. Poverty limited the serfs' imagination. Before this, they would never have thought that the nobles could store ice cubes for consumption in the hot summer.

"Thank you, sir!" Anna breathed sweetly and took the ice from Gervis with a slightly red face.

"So this is what ice feels like in the summer?" Anna was stunned when she touched the ice. The cool feeling from her fingertips gave her an unprecedented feeling.

In the past, Anna, as a serf, hated the cold winter the most, because winter meant no harvest and hunger. The cold weather also tested their bodies. If they were not careful, they might freeze to death or catch a cold due to the cold.

The ice and snow in the dead of winter were like a devil to Anna in the past.

"Silly girl, put it in your mouth quickly, or it will melt if you don't eat it!"

Seeing Anna looking dazed while holding the ice cube, Gervis didn't understand what was going on. Seeing the ice cube in her hand melting continuously, he reminded Anna who was still in a daze.

"Oh, yes, my lord!"

After being reminded by Gervis, Anna finally reacted. Seeing the ice water dripping from her fingertips, she quickly put the ice cubes into her little mouth.

It was icy when she took a bite, instantly taking her out of the scorching summer heat. Anna felt indescribably comfortable all over her body, and she felt that this piece of ice without any taste was the most delicious food she had eaten in more than ten years.

"Not bad, you know, only the nobles can eat ice cubes in the summer. Let's go find Jimmy. When I invent better ice cubes, I will definitely let you know what a delicacy is."

Gervis saw the little maid in a daze after taking the ice cubes, and she looked even cuter after putting them in her mouth. This made Gervis feel very accomplished, and thought that Anna was conquered by the taste of the ice cubes, so he acted like a show-off and said, "Follow me, you will never have to worry about eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks in the future."

"Yes, thank you, sir!" Anna saw that Gervis was so good to her, and she heard that only the great nobles could eat this ice cube, so she immediately blushed and bowed to Gervis to express her gratitude.

"Well, let's go, the ice will melt soon!"

The little maid's rosy face was very pretty, and Gervis wanted to look at it for a while longer, but the copper basin in his hand prevented him from doing so. Now was the hottest summer, and Gervis was worried that the ice would melt if he stayed there for too long.

Gervis was going to use the ice cubes in the copper basin to reward the entire army. He was very generous to his subordinates who had followed him through life and death. Besides, saltpeter could be reused repeatedly. As long as the water in the wooden shed was boiled again, it could be turned into saltpeter again. If he needed to enjoy ice cubes, he could do so anytime and anywhere. Ice cubes were like water to Gervis now.

Holding a copper basin, Gervis ran quickly in the vestibule. The soldiers definitely did not cook in the kitchen of the inner castle. They had a separate kitchen. Gervis jogged along, attracting the attention of many guards, who all saluted him.

Gervis didn't have time to pay attention to them and just nodded in response.

"Jimmy, hurry up and cut this ice cube and put one in each glass of juice. Be quick or it will melt."

When Gervis ran into a stone house in the front yard, Jimmy was busy with his several kitchen helpers. This was where food was cooked for the guards and servants. Although the space was small, it was cleaned by the servants.

"My Lord, you said it was ice, such a big piece of ice?"

When Jimmy saw Gervis coming, he was startled and hurried forward. When he heard Gervis say ice cubes, Jimmy was a little slow to react, but when he saw the copper basin in Gervis's arms, Jimmy was sure that Gervis was really talking about ice cubes.

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"Sir, give it to me quickly, I will cut it up now!"

Looking at the water drops dripping from the copper basin, Jimmy did not ask where Gervis got the ice. Instead, he spoke to Gervis anxiously.

Jimmy had also handled ice cubes in Rose Castle, and knew how hard it was to get ice in the summer, and how expensive it was. Every second he delayed would mean an extra penny lost, so he couldn't help but be anxious.

Seeing Jimmy's anxious look, Gervis wanted to laugh and told Jimmy that ice cubes were worthless. But thinking that this did not conform to his own values, he held back and quickly handed the copper basin to Jimmy.

Jimmy was obviously skilled in cutting ice cubes. As he worked quickly, ice cubes of similar size were cut. While cutting, Jimmy instructed the kitchen helper to throw the cut ice cubes into the wooden cup filled with juice.

It only took Jimmy three minutes to cut all the blocks.

"Go, give all the juice to the guards!"

Everything was done. At Gervis's command, the kitchen helpers and some servants who had just arrived to carry drinks carried wooden cups on trays and walked towards the banquet place.

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