Chapter 613 Let’s enter the electrical age!
So there was this huge building in the test site.
Hughes designed a huge reinforced concrete house from scratch. The concrete provides support, and the densely packed interconnected steel bars are the Faraday cage itself.
The Faraday cage has two main effects, one is to shield electromagnetic interference, the other is that it can block high voltage discharge shock.
That is to prevent lightning.
The electric potential of the entire cage is equal. Even if lightning strikes directly inside the Faraday cage, nothing will happen. This is why it is best to hide in a building or a car during a thunderstorm. Both environments can be regarded as simple Faraday cages.
Castell is located in the Ocean of Storms. Since the Ocean of Storms is named after storms, it is naturally covered by countless thunderstorms all year round.
After the Deep Sea War, there were obviously fewer storms in the Ocean of Storms. Zeus had always suspected that the storms in the sea might have something to do with the sea god.
Now that Poseidon has entered the stellar furnace, there are naturally fewer thunderstorms.
After the accident, Zeus thought more deeply. If Poseidon was related to thunderstorms, then could the evil in the electric current also exist in lightning?
The construction of a Faraday cage also prevents this, which is like killing two birds with one stone.
"Inside this newly constructed Faraday cage, our experiments have stabilized! Previously, the currents generated were all subject to inexplicable fluctuations, making them extremely difficult to utilize. This would significantly reduce the lifespan of subsequent equipment and would sometimes cause accidents like overheating and fire. It was completely impractical."
"And now. Look!"
Inside the house was a small steam engine that turned a thick metal disc.
"This is a simple generator. The stator is a magnet and the rotor is a coil. As long as the speed is constant, it can generate a stable current!"
The boiler operator next to the steam engine was greasing the bearings and calming the machine spirit. Following Richard's signal, he patted the steel shell of the steam engine and ignited the combustion chamber of the boiler.
The water in the boiler slowly boils, and the boiling steam enters the steam chamber, driving the flywheel to rotate.
After the gear speed was adjusted in the gearbox, the rotor of the generator also began to rotate. Hughes' eyes followed the connected wire and looked at a small piece of metal wire wrapped in glass at the back.
The metal wire gradually turned red, and soon after, bright light bloomed from it, casting a small area of light.
This was a simple light bulb, and the filament material had not been adjusted yet, so it melted after a while, but the light just now was imprinted in everyone's heart.
Electricity, this is electricity, the foundation of human civilization. If boiling water started the pace of industrialization, then the use of electricity has made humans truly comparable to gods.
Energy has since taken on a new form, with power grids spanning the entire earth changing the direction of civilization.
There were still some black spots in front of Zeus' eyes reflected by the bright light, which were caused by him looking directly at the filament just now. He suddenly felt a sour feeling in the tip of his nose.
He really wasted too much time in this world, dying again and again, and finally came to this island.
When Castel was surrounded by enemies, he could only develop industry cautiously. After finally producing something, he had to bite the bullet and fight against the monsters in the sea.
After walking all the way to this point, he finally saw a glimmer of hope. No one knew the significance of this weak electric current better than him.
Perhaps others only thought about new weapons and more factories, but Xius thought about his hometown.
Blue Star.
That blue planet, the Earth that is truly dominated by humans.
With the steam engine, he might be able to unify the entire continent, but he could only sigh at the starry sky in this land.
But with electricity, he will be able to reach the sea of stars and explore the distant galaxy in the future.
Poseidon? How much ocean water is there on a planet? The energy of the eternally burning sun could boil the ocean in a single burst.
When Zeus named the furnace under Castel the Star Furnace, his heart had already flown to the sky. Unfortunately, his body was still in this ditch, pressed firmly to the earth by gravity.
And at this moment, Castel, human civilization has taken the most critical step.
Even in such a malicious world and dangerous research environment, he successfully opened the door to electricity. How could he not be excited?
"Richard, you know what? Even if Castel ultimately fails, and you and I, along with this island, become the dust of history, as long as this method of studying electric current can be passed on, it will be worth it."
Hughes clenched his fists.
"From now on, nothing can bring human civilization to its final ruin. Whether it's cognitive interference, pollution, or the supernatural, none of them will be obstacles anymore."
Richard was stunned. He looked down at the melted wire.
"Only that?"
"It depends on it," Hughes said with a smile. "We built our current industrial system by simply boiling water. The current you see is indeed a weak one, bringing only a moment of light, but it is like a boiling kettle, it can support the entire world."
Richard scratched his head and looked at the wire in front of him, still a little bit unbelievable.
Human civilization? Can it be changed by this electric current?
"Collate the relevant information. Remember this moment, my friend. You will see it in your textbooks someday."
Hughes patted Richard on the back and prepared to leave with satisfaction.
He plans to increase investment in research and development here. The most difficult part has been overcome, and the next research results should be explosive.
Soon Castel's industrial capacity will be taken to the next level, and he will be busy.
But just as Hughes took two hurried steps, he was stopped by Richard.
"My Lord."
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Richard looked puzzled and scratched his head. "My Lord, I haven't shown you the results of my research yet."
"Ah? There are research results? Isn't power generation a research result?"
"This. Power generation is indeed an achievement, but it's too small. If this is all I have, I won't report it to you."
Hughes blinked.
Come to think of it, it seems to be true. Richard is a person who is more down-to-earth and practical. The last time he reported on his research results was the Dragon Breath Cannon.
"You mean, there's a research result on the level of a dragon's breath cannon?"
"It's much more exciting than that, my Lord." Richard was a little excited when he mentioned this. "Come, let's go to the test site outside."
Outside the test site? Outside the Faraday cage?
Hughes was a little confused for a moment. The generation of electric current requires a Faraday cage to isolate interference. What is the point of going outside?
There’s no way to make the generator work properly outside!
"Well, I found that disturbed electric currents become violent and extremely difficult to use, so I wondered if something this violent could be used as a weapon."
(End of this chapter)
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