The discovery of superparasites gave Todd many new ideas.
If we compare the 'Dragonbone' parasite to the mechanical skeleton of a combat mech, then the microbiological phenomenon of 'hyperparasitism' allows Todd to install all sorts of combat modules on this 'mechanical skeleton'.
For example, the 'Hive' parasite can be loaded and used as a communication module. The mother 'Hive' can be embedded in the commander's 'dragon bone'; the daughter 'Hive's' can be embedded in the legion's warriors' 'dragon bones'. Because the human nervous system is connected to the neural network of the 'dragon bone' parasite, during combat, the knight's commander will no longer rely on messengers, war drums, or flags to convey combat orders, but will directly send the instructions in his brain to the 'Hive' mother 'dragon bone', and then send the instructions to the daughter 'dragon bones' through the mother 'Hive's' sonic vibrations.
This method of communication via 'honeycomb' parasites has both advantages and disadvantages.
advantage:
First, it is relatively easy to operate, saving a significant amount of learning time. Whether it's messengers, war drums, or flags, all war communication methods require commanders and soldiers to invest considerable time and effort in learning and preparing. Furthermore, history is replete with examples of battle delays or even defeats caused by erroneous communication commands.
Second, it ignores the impact of weather, light, and other factors on communication. Fighting in rain, snow, and at night in the Middle Ages was essentially chaotic and disorganized warfare. Communication via the 'Hive' effectively avoids the adverse effects of external factors.
shortcoming:
1. Limited communication range. The maximum communication range of the 'Honeycomb' sound wave vibration is about 50 meters. Beyond this distance, the signal quality will gradually deteriorate.
Second, the death of a commander may cause chaos. Because the communication mechanism of the "Hive" parasite is one mother unit corresponding to multiple daughter units, if the commander with the mother unit is unfortunately killed, others will not be able to take his place to transmit messages.
Overall, however, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Todd finally breathed a sigh of relief after completing his research on parasites and processing the experimental materials.
Once outdoors, he put aside his worries and, on a whim, decided to take a stroll around the town.
He usually preferred to stay in the church and the laboratory. Partly because the laboratory lacked assistants, requiring him to do everything himself; and partly because whenever he went outdoors, he was always surrounded and followed by a crowd. Over time, he became too lazy to go out anymore.
Since it was afternoon, there were few residents in the town. Todd walked along the newly planned street next to the church, looking around as he went, and gradually entered the construction camp of the Knights' headquarters.
Joe, along with several monks and a group of craftsmen, began measuring distances and dividing the site according to the blueprints before construction.
Todd's arrival caused a group of people to put down what they were doing and come over to pay their respects.
Todd didn't understand building construction, but after glancing at the design drawings in Joe's hand, he noticed something.
With a touch of superiority from being a transmigrator, Todd asked the monks, "Looking at the blueprints, most of the materials are bricks and wood. Why not use cement?"
To his utter bewilderment, Joe actually replied, "That won't work."
Todd was somewhat surprised: "You know how cement is made?"
Joe gave him a strange look: "Of course I know. The ancient Tyro Empire's cement-making technology is kept in the monastery's library."
(In his previous life, the ancient Roman Empire not only produced cement but also concrete; their concrete lighthouses could even stand for two thousand years. Unfortunately, Todd didn't know that.)
Todd hurriedly asked, "Then why not use it?"
Joe handed the blueprints to the other monks, found a piece of wood nearby to use as a stool, and carefully explained the reason to Todd.
The reason why the cement manufacturing technology of the Ancient Taro Empire cannot be used now is that there is a very important material in the cement materials of the Ancient Taro Empire - volcanic ash, and a special kind of volcanic ash. Only by adding this material can the cement be hard and durable, but there is no such volcano near Muxi Town.
After explaining all this, Joe mentioned that a few years ago, he had tried using blacksmith's slag to replace volcanic ash. However, the cement made with this substitute material was unusable due to insufficient hardness and durability, so he abandoned the idea.
After learning this information, Todd left the construction camp at the Knights' headquarters and began to think as he walked.
He now has three types of cement in his mind.
The first type, commonly used in modern industry, is cement, also known as Portland cement. Its main chemical component is calcium silicate (calcium oxide and silicon dioxide). When mixed with water, it undergoes a complex physical and chemical reaction known as hydration. The process from when cement and water are mixed to form a plastic cement paste, to when the cement paste gradually thickens and loses its plasticity but has not yet gained strength, is called setting. Subsequently, it develops significant strength and gradually develops into a hard cement stone; this process is called hardening.
The second type is ancient Taro cement from another world, which is extremely similar to ancient Roman cement from my previous life. Its main components are quicklime and volcanic ash. Quicklime is calcium oxide, and volcanic ash is silicon dioxide.
The third method involved monks making their own cement using slag instead of volcanic ash.
So why can modern cement and ancient Roman cement be used in construction, but the cement used by monks cannot?
Todd thought for a long time and finally found the reason—temperature.
In modern cement production, small and medium-sized factories generally use kilns, medium-sized cement plants generally use rotary kilns, and small cement plants generally use vertical kilns. The temperature inside the kiln can generally reach about 1450 degrees Celsius. Such a high temperature can calcine cement raw materials into clinker.
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