Chapter 708 This is an external combustion engine
District 17. Hughes thought for a moment, then turned and looked at the map on the wall.
That's southwest of Castel, in the sea next to the volcano.
Zeus let out a long sigh. Monica didn't do anything too suicidal after all. At least she wouldn't die if she fell into the sea.
At least the extraordinary people can't die.
"Let the emergency team go and rescue them."
"receive."
In the banshee duty room of the cathedral, several fully armed banshees on duty stood up and pulled a joystick in the duty room, revealing a big hole in the wall.
The banshees jumped in one after another.
There is a slope in the cave. The cement floor above it is polished and water flows over it, making it very smooth.
After the banshees jumped in, they began to slide down rapidly.
This is a water slide.
The Banshees' swimming speed in water far exceeds their moving speed on land. This is their innate ability, and the definition of "in water" is actually not particularly strict.
For example, the water flowing beneath them at this moment is not even as thick as a snake's tail, but they are still considered "swimming in the water."
In just a moment, they swam down the water slide to the sea valve and into the sea.
This method of exploitation was recently developed. It was Monica's idea. She even caught the bug of her talent.
Zeus was also inspired by this. In his future mecha designs, he plans to fill the cockpit with liquid so that the banshees can operate it while soaking in water.
The wind blew up the ends of Beatrice's hair, and she gently brushed it with her hands.
To be honest, when flying in the air, I was only scared at first, but after I got used to it, I gradually calmed down.
She actually likes this feeling of her heart pounding.
"Is this the internal combustion engine you were talking about? It's really impressive!"
It was okay on the ground. The car was fast, but not that fast.
When flying in the sky, she felt that her speed was really explosive, especially when she was at ten times the throttle.
"No, the internal combustion engine is on the ground. The one that flies in the sky relies on the external combustion engine."
"External combustion engine? How do you mean external?" Beatrice was stunned. She thought that internal combustion engines should burn inside the machine, so what about external combustion engines?
"Just put the fuel behind the seat and ignite it when you pull the accelerator."
"Huh?" Beatrice was stunned again. "I remember the fuel was..."
"Right, nitroglycerin." Monica nodded in satisfaction. "I sometimes feel that internal combustion engines are a bit redundant. Since an explosion has already occurred, why do we have to push the cylinder first and then push the car? Wouldn't it be better to just let it push the car directly?"
Beatrice was already a little numb. Although she didn't have much knowledge of mechanics, she felt that this idea was a little wrong.
"Look down!" Monica suddenly shouted excitedly, and the four hands that were not on the accelerator pointed downwards.
Beatrice looked in the direction of her finger and took a deep breath.
She is now on the crater.
She had seen this volcano from afar when she came here last time. It was quite large and was said to have some risk of eruption, so she did not get close to it.
I didn't expect to get close to you in this way this time.
Beatrice stared blankly at the crater, feeling a little frightened - would it erupt now?
"It won't erupt!" Monica shouted, as if she knew what she was thinking. "Look at those!"
The area surrounding the crater is all covered with rugged volcanic rocks. This should be a desolate place, but now it is quite lively.
In the crater, along the circular rock wall, circles of stairs spiral down, and on the steel platform are thick pipes.
Although there was hot air coming out of the crater, no red magma could be seen. Only pipes leading downwards could be seen.
"What is that?"
"That's the second phase of the stellar furnace project, the mantle network."
"As you know, volcanoes bring mineral deposits and heat. They are truly a treasure trove. Most of Castel's mineral deposits are related to them."
"Then I thought, since it's a treasure trove, can we use it in advance? If the volcano erupts too slowly, can't we just extract the magma and use it?"
"And putting magma and pollution together can lead to some fascinating changes."
"Anyway, we'll build an extraction platform on the crater and use pipes to transport the magma into the stellar furnace. This will greatly increase the furnace's peak power and average output, while also producing a lot of byproducts. The stellar furnace is truly a fantastic tool!"
"And this has another benefit, it can prevent volcanic eruptions." Monica pointed inside the crater. "As long as we pump quickly enough, the volcano won't erupt. Or rather, it's erupting all the time—erupting into the stellar furnace."
Beatrice opened her mouth in surprise. Isn't this too crazy?
There are many active volcanoes in the empire, and most people choose to stay away from them. Volcanic ash does have some mining value, but most people are still afraid of it.
But Castel was not afraid, and instead took the initiative to come forward and build a mantle network of pipelines to pump out the magma.
Beatrice suddenly remembered the scene she saw in the North. Facing a storm that seemed to destroy everything, Castel chose not to flee, but to face it head-on and smash it to pieces.
Mantle network, storm generator
Beatrice bit her lip. She had read many scriptures, both from the Candlelight Society and other churches.
The teachings of these scriptures vary, but they all view the forces of nature as terrifying and insurmountable.
They are not something that "mortals" can touch.
And Castel not only touched it, but also used and controlled it.
Looking at the mantle network below, Beatrice's heart suddenly trembled.
If Castel can pump out the lava, can he make it erupt?
This volcano used to be a hidden danger for Castell, but now it is a resource for Castell. Will it become a weapon for Castell in the future?
Castel
"Hey, did you notice those pipes?" Monica suddenly asked.
"Pipeline? What's wrong?"
Beatrice looked along the network of mantle pipes. These pipes extended from the crater downward to an unknown place in the volcano. At the other end, they came down from the volcano along the rock wall, and then...
Then
Beatrice rubbed her eyes. Why didn't she see where the pipe led to? Why did it just disappear?
"These pipes are part of the Webway system. You haven't seen a Webway before, have you?" Monica gestured with her hand. "Go down here, and keep going straight, straight, straight ahead, until you arrive at—"
Beatrice's eyes followed Monica's fingertips and moved to the building in the distance.
It is only slightly lower than the crater and is the second highest point in Castell.
Cathedral of Castres.
"Mantle Network. Webway Project"
(End of this chapter)
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