This is a windmill that looks Western at first glance, but upon closer inspection, you can see traces of Eastern architecture.
The typical triangular house, covered with tiles, has a wooden beam frame and a cylindrical building body made of bricks and tiles. A cross-shaped fan-shaped frame sits on top, with Chinese-style windows and door railings, as well as specially built fences and seats at the entrance. From a distance, the windmill mill, nestled against the stream and grass, looks as if it has jumped out of a painting.
Of course, while appearance is important, the real test of a windmill is its practicality.
The cloud-shaped waterwheel incorporates traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joints. The fan blades only begin to rotate when the inserted wedge is removed, and the waterwheel works similarly; the water pipes only draw water to the waterwheel when the wedge is removed. Moreover, this time, a three-row water pipe arrangement in a triangular pattern is used.
They brought dried corn kernels and plant seeds, intending to test the effectiveness of both the watermill and the windmill simultaneously.
These two millstones took them quite a while to make. They learned the Swedish method to make one of them, while the other was a typical Chinese millstone.
One method involves carving opposite spiral patterns on the mating surface of the grinding disc, leaving a gap in the groove to roll the particles into the grinding disc. It is quite ingenious, and they only understood the reason behind it after studying it for a long time.
In short, whether the windmill can actually operate will be clear once it's tested.
Chen Yang and Yun Shi, together, removed the inlaid wedges under everyone's gaze.
"It's moving! The windmill is moving."
"The waterwheel started moving, very quickly."
The watermill started spinning first because the watermill has a shorter energy storage time and can quickly reach a high speed. The windmill, although it started spinning, needed some time to accumulate kinetic energy before it could spin faster and faster.
After the watermill started spinning rapidly, Chen Yang poured in corn kernels, which were then quickly ground into powder by the high-speed rotating millstone and scattered from the outlet into the earthenware jars they had placed there.
"Great!" Chen Yang couldn't help but clench his fist. It seemed that the watermill was all set.
The windmill hadn't started spinning at high speed yet, but the wind was strong; Chen Yang could even hear it, so he was a little puzzled.
"The direction of the air-facing blades on the fan is incorrect. We'll need to readjust them later, but it should start rotating soon. It will just be a little slow," Ding Qihan said as he walked over.
Indeed, the windmill was operating without any problems, it was just a bit slow.
After waiting patiently for a while, the windmill started to spin faster and faster, and the millstone also started to spin faster. Only then did Chen Yang and the others put the plant seeds in.
There's nothing wrong with the grinding disc, and the powder it produces is fine enough.
Just then, Chen Yang received a notification reminding him that he had completed the task and that the reward had been issued. Moreover, this time the reward did not need to be claimed; he could use it directly. Upon seeing the reward details, Chen Yang's face lit up with ecstatic joy.
"Each month, the World Lord may take an item from the Micro-World to the real world, with a size limit of half a cubic meter and a weight limit of ten kilograms. Note: Living beings may be carried."
This reward is truly enormous, far exceeding Chen Yang's expectations. It's almost as high as the reward for upgrading a star in the micro-world, exceeding his expectations even further. Moreover, the requirements for bringing it from the micro-world to the real world have been greatly relaxed.
Chen Yang noticed a crucial word: "次" (cì). This meant that as long as the item did not exceed the specified limits, he could take it out, and he could even take animals out.
Seeing the ecstatic expression on his face, Li Su'er asked somewhat strangely, "Alien Yang, building a windmill shouldn't make you this happy, right?"
Chen Yang is not the kind of person who doesn't show his emotions, but he rarely displays particularly strong emotions, as if his emotions always fluctuate within a small range.
“Remember what I told you? The more I understand or modify the microverse, the more control I have over it, and I can even connect it to reality.”
Chen Yang said with a smile, his words surprising everyone.
They were already certain that the micro-world could connect to reality, because the two lambs, the watch, the camera, the corn seeds, and the e-reader were all brought from reality.
Everyone was extremely excited upon hearing this news, even more so than when they learned that they could bring items from the real world into the micro-world.
Although everyone loves the Microworld very much, they still understand that the real world is fundamental. While the Microworld has changed their lives in the real world, it has changed them more in a spiritual way. Now, the Microworld can bring about material changes to their real lives.
This is very important; perhaps in the future, the micro-world can bring about significant changes for them.
"There must be limitations to this, right?"
Yun Hu remained calm and asked.
"I can take an item from the micro-world to the real world once a month, with a size limit of half a cubic meter and a weight limit of ten kilograms, and I can also carry living beings."
"Second-rate?"
Ding Qihan keenly noticed the difference in Chen Yang's words. Previously, Chen Yang had always spoken in units of one, saying that he could only carry something if it was a whole.
Chen Yang smiled and nodded, saying, "Bringing it out from the micro-realm has fewer restrictions."
Half a cubic meter, weighing less than ten kilograms, can carry quite a lot of things if used properly.
"I've already decided on the first thing: a memory card for our camera. I'll print out the photos and distribute them to everyone, but please make sure everyone sticks to the same story. It doesn't matter if the photos are discovered, but we can't expose the existence of the Micro World."
Chen Yang said.
Everything in the micro-world has only happened in the micro-world so far. If the photos could be brought into the real world, it would undoubtedly add a lot of commemorative significance.
Moreover, and very importantly, the memory cards take up absolutely no space or weight, making them extremely cost-effective. The camera also comes with three independent memory cards.
"I asked to take a cake of Pu'er tea back with me and store it in the guesthouse so that everyone can have some when they visit. I would be truly happy to be able to drink such a fine tea in real life."
Guo Zifeng said that everyone raised their hands in agreement, as a cake of tea weighs only a little over 300 grams and is perfectly portable.
Besides that, what else to bring was a bit of a headache for everyone, as there didn't seem to be anything particularly unique or useful.
Most things in the micro-world are easily obtainable on Earth, while many things from Earth are actually quite useful in the micro-world. However, not everything is as special as a Pu'er tea tree; in fact, many things are illegal to bring into the real world.
For example, the animal hides or rhinoceros horns they wore were definitely not compliant with regulations, but jade was allowed and quite valuable. However, it seemed that no one was particularly short of money, and even if someone needed money, Jiang Bo wouldn't ask for it.
Since they couldn't come up with a solution right away, Chen Yang gave everyone three days to consider it. Even if it was a private one, it didn't matter, as long as the weight and size weren't too large.
While the reward was a pleasant surprise, upon closer reflection, it seems to hold more commemorative significance for everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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