Chapter 49:48: Magical Machinery - Forging Hammer (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
The next day, early morning.
Oliveira went to the nearest police station and brought a group of city guards to drag back the half-dead pirates and swordsmen.
It is worth mentioning that the leader was Captain Weiner. He was not from this area and it was unknown why he was transferred here.
With him around, Oliveira has less unnecessary nonsense.
However, when Werner saw the pirates and swordsmen, his expression changed. When he looked at Oliveira again, he felt so relieved.
As for Loyi, he did not show up at all. Instead, he was on the second floor, having an academic discussion on magical machinery with Teacher Lilia.
——
19 Lombard Street, second floor, study.
"I think I understand what you mean, but what's the point of this design?"
Lilia's voice sounded, still gentle, but her words were filled with doubts.
She sat behind the desk, taking Loy's place, her body straight, showing off her graceful curves.
On the side, Luo Yi was lying on the desk. The two were very close to each other, but there was no ambiguous atmosphere. Instead, they both looked serious.
Luo Yi held a pen in one hand, gesturing on the paper, and kept explaining: "Teacher Lilia, I don't know if you have ever seen blacksmithing?
In the blacksmith shop, those blacksmiths who forge weapons or farm tools will continuously remove impurities from the iron by heating and hammering.
Then hammer it into different shapes, and finally quench it, grind it, sharpen it, etc...."
"There are many specific steps and even more knowledge involved, but from my observation, the most time-consuming and troublesome part is the complicated hammering of the iron."
"It takes a mature blacksmith, along with several apprentices, to hammer and refine the iron repeatedly to produce relatively qualified fine iron."
"This process can take as short as one or two days or as long as several days, depending on the quality of the iron.
Blacksmiths are also human beings. This process consumes the most energy and is the main reason why forging efficiency cannot be improved."
“So, I came up with this idea!”
When Luo Yi said this, Lilia understood: "According to your idea, you want to use this magic machine to achieve the effect of repeatedly hammering iron.
That's a good idea. Using magic power to drive the gears, the hammer will move back and forth. The blacksmith only needs to hold the iron with tongs and repeatedly change the position where the hammer needs to be struck."
Luo Yi's understanding of tools is beyond the imagination of people in this world.
It's not about his great abilities or profound thoughts, it's simply because he's been here, seen, and experienced...
He has a lot to offer in terms of mechanical design ideas and concepts. Even advanced warships and submarines can be given some advice.
But the development of industry is actually the explosion of the maturity of many technologies. Even if he takes out the aircraft design drawings now, it does not mean that he can build it.
Today's industrial base simply does not allow this.
Therefore, if he wants to get involved in the magic machinery industry, he must come up with a new design that is both simple and practical, and has great effects.
After much deliberation, Luo Yi chose the smelting industry, the most labor-intensive part.
So, in his spare time, he drew a design, and its standard scientific name should be: small air forging hammer for single units!
To put it simply, there is an anvil below and a forging hammer on top, which is driven by magic to make the forging hammer move back and forth.
Of course, the part about magic power drive is blank.
Lilia had originally planned to return to the Magic Academy at dawn, but after seeing the blueprint, she couldn't move.
She was not proficient in magic, had only used magical firearms a few times, and had no experience in fighting others.
But she is still an outstanding graduate of the Philante School of Magic because she specializes in magical machinery.
Just looking at the blueprint, Lilia's eyes lit up.
For the first time, she felt that Loyi was not a warrior who only knew how to kill, but a fellow traveler like her who had many ideas in the field of magical machinery.
Then, this scene happened.
Lilia's eyes lit up. After a moment's thought, she spoke, "Your idea is interesting. However, your design doesn't take into account the integration of the universal power machine. That's wrong."
"You should do this, this, and this, and this, and you can convert the magic energy into kinetic energy for the hammer strike."
Luo Yi immediately spoke up: "Teacher Lilia, your design is actually based on the magic energy pool function, plus the universal power machine transmission and conversion, isn't it a bit too wasteful?
This is too large, it must be a magic power factory, can we simplify it?"
"For example, if we could just concentrate the magic patterns on the machinery and then use magic crystals to drive it, wouldn't it be much easier to move, transport, install, and fine-tune it?"
"That's what I said, but it may not be easy to achieve!"
"Why is it difficult? Even a small area like a magic firearm can be micro-carved with magic patterns. How can I not do the same with such a large forging hammer?"
"You're talking pure amateurish talk, absolutely ridiculous. Magical firearms aim to unbalance the four elements, creating an explosion within a very small area.
The requirements for your forging hammer are completely different, there's no comparison."
"Then change the requirement. For example, you can adjust the speed, such as the frequency of the forging hammer falling."
"As for this, we can think of a way. I think it can be done this way..."
"Also, the strength of the forging hammer should be finely adjustable. My initial thought is to use the weight of each hammer as the unit of measurement. Is that okay?"
"You're asking for so much!"
"I just wanted to design it better. Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Lilia."
"Then let me think about it again, let me think about it again..."
The two of them discussed back and forth, and the topic became more and more in-depth. As for sending Lilia back to the magic academy, no one mentioned it!
…
Three days later,
January 4, 311 New God Calendar, first floor, training room.
After completing the last set of movements, Luo Yi breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stood up.
He was shirtless, wearing only a trouser pocket, his whole body was covered with sweat and oil, and his fair skin seemed to be emitting light.
But he has a slender figure, and although his muscles look underdeveloped, they seem to be made of countless steel wires, with clear contours, and his every move contains extremely terrifying explosive power.
At this moment, Luo Yi glanced at the [Attribute Panel] and keenly locked onto the changes in several numbers.
Strength: 13 (11/100)
[Combat Skills: Swift Sword Skill LV7 (9/100), Swift Attack LV4 (50/100), Cross Instant Kill LV3 (9/100)]
First of all, the strength attribute was improved, finally reaching 13 points. Even according to the requirements of the second-level knight, it is the LV7 level.
However, Luo Yi's feeling was very clear that it was indeed difficult to achieve an ultimate balance between strength and agility. The closer the two were, the more difficult it was to improve.
This is the limitation of the human body's muscle shape, which cannot be changed by human power.
Furthermore, the battle with those pirates and swordsmen finally gave him a lot of help, allowing him to break through the bottleneck of [Swift Swordsmanship LV6].
Don’t think it’s just a step forward, but in Deep Blue’s setting, LV4 and LV7 are both major upgrades, and stepping over them will lead to a new world.
Luo Yi's feelings were extremely clear. After he grasped the sword with [Swift Swordsmanship LV7], the sword became an extension of his arm, and he even had an imaginary sense of touch.
The trajectory of each sword swing, the air currents stirred by the blade breaking through the air, the deformation distance of the sword tip after reaching the limit...
All of this was under his control, and the feeling could even be described as "magical".
As for the improvement of [Swift Strike LV4 (50/100), Cross Instant Kill LV3 (9/100)], it is purely a natural improvement after the breakthrough of basic swordsmanship.
At this point, Deep Blue's optimization of combat skills can be put on the agenda again. Personalized improvements and iterations will bring about a continuous increase in combat power.
Just as Luo Yi was thinking, a towel was handed to him. He took it and wiped the sweat off his body.
When he looked up again, he saw Butler Hoover standing in front of him. He was still wearing a neat gentleman's suit, and even his hair was combed neatly.
The chaos in Auckland City actually had little impact on Provence Manor.
The tenants of the manor were all country people and none of them lived in the city. Even if some of them entered the city on Grace Day, they would go back early.
However, the Raymond family's businesses, including three perfume shops, were all located in the west of the city and suffered a certain degree of damage.
However, the pirates were not interested in perfume, so the extent of the damage was limited. Compared with other shops, it was much better.
Therefore, Butler Hoover seemed very calm in this chaos.
The reason he came here now was actually because Luo Yi asked him to do something.
However, Luo Yi didn't wait for him to speak, but waved his hand and said, "Ange, come over here too."
At the other end of the training ground, Oliveira was teaching Ang to practice swordsmanship. When he heard Loy calling him, he immediately put down the rapier in his hand and trotted over.
Luo Yi looked at them and said, "Tell me what you have found out."
"I'm actually quite curious. After those pirates and swordsmen were taken to the police station, what happened to the people behind them?"
Lilia is a magic mechanical designer, not just a pretty face...
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
