Chapter 145: Hill Magic Energy Incendiary Agent (Please subscribe, please vote)
The current magic energy pool was born from the core of the Mage Tower - the elemental pool, but in the process of evolution, these have long been two magical creations.
The 'Earth, Fire, Wind and Water' gathered in the element pool are separate and each has its own storage, while the magic energy pool is a mixture of the four elements of 'Earth, Fire, Wind and Water', forming a chaotic energy.
The nature of this chaotic energy is already very different from the four elements of 'earth, fire, wind and water'.
Therefore, if you want to use this energy, you need a universal power machine.
In Loyi's opinion, this universal power machine is similar to an internal combustion engine or a steam engine, which converts magic energy into power.
Then through gears, connecting rods, bearings and belts, it drives specific mechanical operations.
So, in Douglas Hill's view, the two are actually one and the same.
He never considered the problem of loss in the energy conversion process, and was only thinking about converting the kinetic energy generated by the universal power machine into continuous high temperature that could melt gold and smelt iron.
This is not to say that it is not possible, but it is obvious that Douglas Hill has not found the most suitable path.
He tried everything he could think of, but he was still unable to strike a balance between cost and output.
As a result, his project was always stuck in the initial stage.
When it comes to scientific research, making the wrong choice can be fatal.
Fortunately, Luo Yi, a half-baked person, pointed it out.
It was precisely because Luo Yi knew a little, but not much, that he had not formed a fixed mindset, which directly exposed his cognitive impairment.
At this moment, countless ideas flashed in Douglas' mind, and he thought of the principle of firing magic firearms.
Magical firearms do not involve universal power machines, but instead use the imbalance of the four elements to break the boundaries of earth, fire, wind and water, allowing the elements to expand and activate bullets.
This is another use of magic power!
What he needs to do now is to find a way to directly use magic energy to heat and thus ensure high-temperature smelting.
Is there such a method?
Of course!
Douglas Hill had already thought of one, which was to destroy the balance of the four elements, focusing on the fire element, and then letting the three elements of 'earth, wind, and water' to assist, so as to maximize the temperature of the furnace.
As for how to disrupt the balance?
How to provide support?
Several materials had already flashed through his mind, and he just had to experiment one by one to determine their advantages and disadvantages.
However, when he couldn't wait to try it, he saw Luo Yi in front of him.
After a pause, he made up his mind: "I already have an idea. Thank you very much for your reminder. It is really inspiring.
So, Roy, are you interested in joining my research?"
"Are you talking about this blast furnace steelmaking?"
"Yes, Luo Yi, I don't know whether you have a unique understanding of magic machinery or you are just lucky.
But it's clear that I need your insight, or your luck."
"Join my research, and together we will create a magical machine that can change the world.
Who knows, many years from now, you and I will be the most prominent characters in the textbooks on magic machinery."
Luo Yi twitched the corners of his mouth. He really wanted to say, your methods of motivating people are all leftovers from me.
But he still felt an urge of passion, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "It's okay for me to join, but you know, my foundation is actually very weak."
"It's okay, I can teach you!"
"Also, there's the matter of the railroad tracks. You have to resolve it first. You can't delay the construction of the railway."
"It's a must."
"Then, happy cooperation!"
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
The two hands clasped together in mid-air, powerfully, yet also ordinary.
However, only in the years to come will we know how much change this cooperation will bring to the smelting industry.
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Things always have to be prioritized, so even though Douglas was full of inspiration, he still had to focus on the railroad tracks first.
Carrying seventeen or eighteen dimensional bags borrowed from two wizard towers, he went to the Ruhr area like a beggar through the magic teleportation array in the wizard tower.
There, the rails were already arranged, and he just had to connect them, pay, and load the goods.
You have to admit that the magician has his own circle and platform. If it weren't for these connections, it would be impossible to get so many rails in such a short period of time.
However, Douglas Hill simply unloaded the goods, returned the dimensional bag, and then started the experiment with Roy.
If scientific researchers want to achieve results, they must have a crazy spirit.
Douglas is a man who likes to scheme for personal gain and has done a lot of bad things. He can't be considered a good person.
However, one's attainments and devotion in magical machinery cannot be faked.
His enthusiasm and seriousness in work also opened Luo Yi's eyes.
For Roy, there were too many things he didn't understand, but this time, Douglas showed rare patience.
He tried his best to answer Roy's questions.
It was not the standard answer in the textbook, but his understanding and experience, and he even let Luo Yi practice it himself.
Douglas was also shocked by the learning ability shown by Roy.
How can it not be fast?
Deep Blue was the one recording during the day, and at night I had to use the 'Assisted Learning Module' to try again and again.
It seems like just one time, but in fact, he has done it dozens or even hundreds of times.
Their first round of experiments actually chose to destroy the balance of magical energy.
There are two main ways. One is the magic circle, which destroys it at the physical level, but this is not Douglas's strong point.
Another is to add stimulating magical materials to create a reaction from a chemical perspective.
This is the path Douglas chose. To use Roy's words, it was to find a special magical incinerator.
With years of experience, Douglas identified dozens of materials and tried them one by one with Roy.
They need to select the one with the best response, then constantly change the ratio and continue experimenting until they find the best adjustment.
Luo Yi was quite familiar with this process. He had done this when trying out the secret medicine formula.
However, he did not expect that the first lesson he would take in the study of magical machinery would be materials science.
However, he had to admit that those messy materials also opened his eyes.
Some are extracted from plants, some are squeezed from stones, and some are secretions from certain magical beasts...
The highlight is that there is nothing he can't do, as long as you can't think of it!
This process of trial and error relies most on luck.
If you are lucky, you may succeed in one try, but if you are unlucky, you may try countless times but still get no results.
Initially, Roy just watched and learned more, observing Douglas's techniques without offering any advice.
Only after trying dozens of materials did he offer his opinion.
This is certainly not his own ability, but a set of possible data for trying experiments provided by Deep Blue after enriching the database.
Of course, Roy couldn't just let Douglas conduct the experiment according to his will, as the other party also had his own plans.
However, it is still possible to give opinions and influence indirectly.
Douglas didn't feel anything at first, but later on, he discovered that whatever Roy proposed always seemed to have better results.
After doing this over and over again, he confirmed Luo Yi's keen intuition and began to value his opinions more and more.
Then, from the initial single material to the subsequent mixed materials, from simple extraction to the subsequent filtration and mixing...
Gradually, they arrived at another extremely unique mixture of materials.
What appears on the outside is a turbid liquid with a dim yellow color and particles floating inside.
When using, you have to shake it vigorously, and sparks of light will appear in the liquid.
Then, this liquid mixed with magic power can destroy the balance of the four elements, causing the fire element to explode, and even use the other three elements as fuel, thus erupting into astonishingly high temperatures.
Luo Yi and his team have tried it. They put iron ore in it and it turned into molten iron and slag in just two hours.
It took more than half a month to reach this conclusion. When Luo Yi came back to his senses, he found that it was already the end of March in the 312th year of the New Divine Calendar.
As expected, when you focus on something, time passes much faster.
However, all these efforts were worth it because they successfully harvested a combustion accelerant.
It cannot burn by itself, but it can destroy the balance of magical energy. When provided with sufficient oxygen, it can generate astonishingly high temperatures and melt ore.
Its furnace temperature can reach an astonishing 1700-1900 degrees Celsius.
The experiment has been considered successful so far.
Especially Douglas, although he looks very sloppy, his eyes are full of excitement.
Finally, it was time to choose a name. Douglas shamelessly suggested calling it "Hill Magic Incendiary Agent".
Luo Yi did not refuse because he had won the naming rights for the blast furnace steelmaking machinery.
But this is not the end, but the beginning.
The second phase of research and development is to design a complete steelmaking furnace.
This part is Luo Yi's strong point, or to be more precise, Deep Blue's strong point.
He didn't understand magical machinery, but his database contained some information on blast furnace steelmaking, so he directly divided the entire process into four steps.
They are charging, melting, layering and iron discharge.
Adding materials: As the name suggests, various raw materials, magic spring water, and combustion agents are placed in it according to a certain proportion, while also ensuring air circulation.
Melting: Naturally, at high temperatures, the iron ore is reduced to liquid iron and slag formed by impurities.
Stratification: When the liquid iron gradually sinks to the bottom of the blast furnace and the slag floats to the surface, find a way to remove the useless slag.
The final "iron release" is naturally to release the molten iron into a fixed mold, cool it down, and turn it into iron ingots.
The entire process naturally requires a series of magical machines to operate, and what Roy and Douglas need to do is to design the tools and magical machines required for each link to ensure the integrity of the process.
To be honest, these four steps are actually very simple. If you want to get better iron or better steel, you must have more processes and more links.
However, Luo Yi felt that this was enough.
Technological progress must be promoted step by step, and problems must be accumulated, discovered and solved continuously in practice.
It is unrealistic to want to eat a big meal in one bite.
So, these are enough. Later, we can continue to improve and iterate during production.
This was Roy's idea, and it was also confirmed by Douglas.
Only when the research and development entered this stage did Douglas truly feel the benefits of cooperating with Roy.
Today is the third update, I will work hard to reach 10,000 words
(End of this chapter)
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