Chapter 119: Chapter 117: The Third Generation of Magic Hammer Forging Machine (Seeking monthly ticket, seeking subscription)
Last year, after the magic hammer forging machine was initially formed, Loy pointed out two further directions to Lilia.
First of all, there is the stamping machine and the integrated die-casting technology, which I won’t talk about.
The second is the individualization and integration of the magic hammer forging machine. The goal is to directly graft the energy and magic patterns onto the machine, using "magic crystals" as energy drive.
The advantage of doing this is that you won't need a magic energy pool in the future, and it will be much more convenient to move, relocate, and use.
You can move it anywhere and use it!
But it turns out that this path is not feasible either.
The reason is simple. On the one hand, the technical requirements are difficult to achieve.
The magic energy pool drives the magic energy hammer forging machine through the universal power machine, which is the conversion of magic energy and power.
In other words, if integration is really desired, the small magic hammer forging machine must be equipped with magic crystals and a power conversion system, which would make it too cumbersome.
The second is the customers of the Lightninger Magic Machinery Factory, who are either machinery factories like Damon, or those mechanical mages who think it is worth in-depth research and use.
Both of them have no shortage of magic energy pools, universal power machines and magic power, so individualization and integration are really unnecessary!
Facts have proved that even Luo Yi, although knowledgeable, has to be based on reality.
The saying that practice makes perfect is the real truth.
Damon's factory is now equipped with six magic hammer forging machines, and the number of hundred-forged steel weapons it can produce every month has reached an astonishing hundreds.
He has even gathered master blacksmiths to prepare for the breakthrough to the level of Ten Thousand Forged Weapons.
As long as it is successful, even if it is taken to the imperial capital, it can be included in the highest level auction.
The cloud patterns within this type of weapon have an astonishing level of fighting spirit retention and operating efficiency.
Even a legendary strongman is worthy of it.
To be precise, legendary masters might have more powerful holy weapons, but I'm afraid no one has ever seen such a pure weapon.
The Wanduan Weapon recorded in history was created by a dwarf blacksmith who spent his entire life and a full twenty-three years on it.
But now, with the magic hammer forging machine, Damon feels that he can now hope for this almost impossible thing.
As long as it succeeds, his machinery factory will definitely become famous.
However, although Damon praised the magic hammer forging machine highly, he also had one thing that he disagreed with.
Those are the six knobs of 'up, down, light, heavy, urgent and fast', which require magic to activate every time they are used, and those blacksmiths cannot use them.
The result was that when an iron ingot was folded and struck several times, the wizard's apprentice had to help adjust the height and strength over and over again.
It would be fine if it happened once or twice, but if it happened too many times, the mage apprentice would be annoyed, and the blacksmith would be even more annoyed, and his efficiency would be greatly reduced.
For this, Damon not only complained several times, but also got really angry.
He even spent a large sum of money to hire teachers from the magic academy to teach the group of blacksmiths magic knowledge and basic meditation.
Moreover, he also promised that if there was a blacksmith who could learn basic meditation and control the magic hammer and forge independently, he would give him a raise!
Giving half of what a wizard apprentice gets would definitely be very attractive to a group of blacksmiths.
Look, look, look, Damon has forced them to spend their own money on job training. They are really desperate.
Douglas Hill's in-depth optimization and iterative updates of the magic hammer forge are all on this knob.
He wanted to invent a knob that any mortal blacksmith could use!
Apparently, it has!
Looking closely, there was a magical fluorescent light flashing on the knob, which never stopped. It was obvious that it did not need magical resonance to drive it.
Luo Yi was also surprised and turned to ask, "How did you solve it? Tell me."
Roy asked this question almost instinctively, while Douglas Hill looked melancholy and didn't speak for a long time.
"Is it inconvenient to talk about it? Or is it some advanced technology that I don't understand?"
Douglas opened his mouth but didn't say anything. However, Lilia turned around and said, "It's not that it's inconvenient to say it, but it's actually too simple to say it."
Luo Yi was startled: "Lilia, why are you here too?"
"I've been here all this time. The Ancient Moon Mage Tower is too boring. I can learn more here."
Lilia didn't want to say more, but pointed at the knob of the magic hammer and said, "Actually, it's worthless to say it, but every time you use the knob before, you need to infuse it with magic power and activate it before you can connect it for use.
But if I just change my mindset a little bit and keep the magic energy circulating, and don't let it get interrupted, won't it be usable?"
"So simple?"
"Yes! It's that simple. At most it will cause a little waste of magic power, but compared to the convenience it brings in operation, it's nothing!"
Luo Yi was puzzled: "If it's so simple, why did it bother me for so long?"
"Maybe it's because wizards look down on Muggles?!"
This was Douglas Hill's answer. He had returned to normal and said, "I am going to apply for a patent for this device and write a paper and send it to the Imperial Ministry of Magic.
Although it's just a small invention, I think it can determine many issues and deserves to be published in the Imperial Journal! "
"If we want the magical machinery to develop rapidly, we must expand our team. Therefore, this kind of setting to prevent Muggles should be eradicated from the root."
Luo Yigao glanced at Douglas and said, "If you write this in your paper, I'm afraid people will think you have ulterior motives!"
"But this is beneficial to the development of magical machinery, isn't it?"
"Yes!"
"Okay, you can handle these things as you wish. But..."
Luo Yi seemed to have thought of something, and he chuckled and said, "From today on, the magic hammer forging machine of our Laitninger Magic Machinery Factory has been developed to the third generation.
The third generation! Hehehehe, I can make money again! "
In the Lightninger Magic Machinery Factory, the original machine is considered the first generation, independently developed by Lilia. There is only one now, in Damon's machinery factory.
The second generation refers to the one optimized by Douglas, mainly in terms of magic arrays and magic pattern layout, saving 30% of material costs.
No doubt, all the ones produced nowadays are of this generation.
The last three generations are this one!
"Making money?"
Douglas was stunned and asked in confusion: "Can this make money?
I also suggested that we pick a time to replace Damon’s switch knobs so that it would be easier for them to operate in the future.”
Luo Yi looked puzzled and asked, "Replace? Why replace? Why should I replace him?"
"The second and third generations of the Magic Hammer Forging Machine are clearly two different products. In the future, customers can get the second generation if they want it, and they'll have to pay extra if they want the third generation!"
"The price of the second generation is 1,000 gold tyres, so I want the price of the third generation to be 1,200 gold tyres. Isn't that too much?
As for upgrading, of course you can, but that's another business.
Just tell Damon, we'll give him a friendly price of 100 gold tyres per unit, and our chief designer, Mr. Douglas Hill, will help him upgrade and optimize it to solve his problems."
Douglas Hill was stunned when he heard this. Even with his cunning nature, he felt that this was not a decent thing to do.
"Isn't this a bit bad?"
"What's not good about it! You've been researching for so long, taking all the time, energy, and materials, none of which one doesn't cost money?
We solved the problem and got some compensation from the customers, that’s for sure!”
“Only in this way can we have the motivation for research and development, invest more in the future, and achieve greater development of magic energy machinery.
Tell me, what's wrong with what I said?"
Douglas was confused. He blinked, scratched his head, and said after a long while, "I always feel that you are making far-fetched arguments.
But, I think what you said makes some sense!"
On the side, Lilia summed it up in one sentence: "Profligate businessman!"
Then, Douglas and Roy looked at each other and laughed, and their laughter echoed throughout the laboratory.
Luo Yi never thought of himself as a gentleman. He was not stingy with money, but he knew the importance of making money.
So, he is a profiteer, no doubt!
Douglas Hill was actually considered an outlier among the magic mechanics, with a very bad reputation and was ridiculed by others.
But his sincerity towards magical machinery is beyond doubt.
At this moment, they actually felt a sense of mutual understanding.
Of course, Luo Yilai had a mission, so he put aside the matter of the third-generation magic hammer forging machine and took out his own drawings.
A document about blast furnace steelmaking, which required high technical skills and involved the conversion of magic energy and thermal energy, was of course given to Douglas Hill.
Another one about the stamping machine. The mold is actually not a big deal. The main thing is to find enough high-temperature resistant material.
This task was relatively easy, so it was given to Lilia Lightninger.
After receiving the information, both of them were stunned.
Lilia even asked, "So, you're researching a new topic?"
Luo Yi said as a matter of course: "Of course, you still want to stay where you are?"
"The world of magical machinery is so vast and boundless. We've only just begun our journey, and you're already thinking of slacking off?"
"Let me tell you, what you hold in your hands are all groundbreaking magical machines.
As long as we can produce it, we will gain not only money but also status.
Even thousands of years from now, we will leave a significant mark in history books because of these magical machines, and countless future generations will extol our deeds."
"So, just for this, can you still sleep?"
Douglas Hill looked at the information in his hand, then looked at Roy, and then looked at the information in his hand again.
He said, "I clearly know that you are using me as a laborer, but I am actually so excited about this!"
Having said that, he turned around and left. He left decisively, even a little anxiously!
Lilia also came to Luo Yi, raised her head, took the information, and turned away.
Luo Yi suddenly realized something and hurriedly said, "Lilia, my love, I'm here to take you back."
"No, I can concentrate on my studies here. Go home. If I go home, you'll always make trouble.
So, I’m not leaving.”
"Don't worry, don't worry, you can't leave me!"
Capitalist tactics!
(End of this chapter)
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