The massive boiler was to be placed above the Combustion Pit Combustion Pit, which was not only equipped with ventilation and combustion-aiding Rune, but also had Residue Chamber at the bottom to ensure that fuel residue could be cleaned out without extinguishing the fire.
Before long, Kaiyi arrived with the Grass Fairy and the Fire Fairy. This was the first time that a building required three different types of fairies to be present at the same time to join the construction work.
The main body of the boiler, the " Salt-Boiling Pot," is a mature technology of the Empire and there is currently no need to change it. However, Fire School Rune need to be added to the Combustion Pit and the parts of the ground that come into contact with the pot.
" Kaiyi, tell them that I want the coal to burn here from now on to heat this big pot." Landen watched the boiler installation intently, gesturing wildly as he expressed his requirements for the Rune.
"This area needs reinforcement, but I need heating or burning Rune here." The Combustion Pit wasn't very deep, Landen was practically squatting in it, drawing the position with the Fire Fairy.
"Ah... Eeya... Hahaha," the little fairy fluttered up and down, staring wide-eyed at Landen.
"Did she understand?" Landen asked, not hearing any feedback from anyone. He then looked up outside.
The Centaur Girl, Johnny, was staring wide-eyed at Landen, speechless, and even Cole was staring blankly at him.
"What's wrong? Can't it be done?" Landen was puzzled now, thinking to himself, "Can you guys tell me if you can do it or not?"
Unable to explain too clearly, Landen could only tilt his head and look at the group, completely unaware of how strange his behavior of providing technical guidance from the toilet was, given that he was a Knight lord.
"Sir," the Centaur Girl finally spoke reluctantly, "I understand what you're saying, but I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to them." As she spoke, Kaiyi tugged at her clothes.
"It's alright," Landen could only sigh, seeing the situation. "Just do your best."
"Oh"
"And also," Landen remembered what happened at the Leatherworking Workshop earlier, "After you've finished talking to those two, come with me to find that Grass Fairy!"
"Okay," Kaiyi nodded vigorously.
After arranging things for the Centaur Girl, Landen then brought in Kuryagan. The two boilers in the Magic Workshop and the East City Workshop were being installed simultaneously. According to the plan, the East City Workshop would have a larger power output and more stable power and steam output, mainly for the Blacksmith Shop's Power Hammer and other equipment. In addition, a Bathhouse would be built next to the boiler room to keep the blacksmiths and leatherworkers hygienic.
The prototype of the boiler in the Magic Workshop is a medium-sized Salt-Boiling Pot, whose main function is simply to drive the newly completed equipment, requiring frequent changes of the docking equipment.
Kuryagan now extremely busy every day. In addition to installing boilers in the afternoon, he spends his mornings leading his Apprentice to select useful transmission materials from the decommissioned components he bought from Landen, and in the evenings he works with several girls to build new boilers.
"My lord, I still have no clue about that user manual you mentioned," Kuryagan, scratching his head as he ran up to Landen. The lord's demands were clearly beyond his capabilities. "Every boiler we make is slightly different, and I can only work with my apprentices to test and figure it out as we go after it's finished."
"It's fine as it is now, but we'll only have more and more boilers in the future, which is why I asked you to build this boiler room bigger. All boiler operators will be trained here." As someone who came from a highly industrialized society, Landen's understanding of industrial products far surpassed that of Kuryagan half Barbarian.
To fully unleash the power of industrialization, everything from the quality of personnel to the division of labor must adapt to its requirements. Currently, this group of Territory Residents who have just emerged from the tribal era certainly cannot meet these requirements and can only be educated gradually.
In addition to adapting to the requirements of industrialization, we also need to overcome the harms brought about by industrialization, such as pollution. The reason for bringing the Grass Fairy along is to have her try to create a plant that can absorb the wastewater from the leather processing factory.
"Eee-yah-yah..." The green-haired Grass Fairy flew high above the Leatherworking Workshop, covering its nose with its two little hands and looking disgusted.
The weather is still cold, and the stench from the sewage hasn't reached its worst yet. Landen knows that if he doesn't find a solution soon, dealing with it later will be much more difficult.
The fairy flew for a long time, then returned to Kaiyi's side, gesturing and shouting, before finally managing to express herself clearly.
"She said it's unlikely," Kaiyi said, head down, glancing at Landen to gauge his reaction.
"Alright," Landen thought for a moment, "We might have to bring the Algae Fairy along too!"
For Landen, the day's technical support work was only halfway done.
In the Magic Workshop courtyard in the northern part of the Royal Palace, multiple technical teams are simultaneously working on several basic processes, including Papermaking, spinning, soap Soap, winemaking, vinegar Vinegar Brewing, pickling, fermented bean curd making, pottery, Brick Firing, and mushroom cultivation.
All of these techniques were developed by a Mana-Wielder leading a group of Mana-Less with technical skills.
From the Royal Capital to Bristle-Wolf City, Landen had only never seen fermented bean curd and pickled vegetables; he had seen most of the other things to varying degrees. However, on the Gallop Plains, many of the techniques took on local characteristics.
For example, inland areas mostly produce cotton yarn, while Landen's men spin wool and cashmere yarn. With spring approaching and hundreds of Long-Haired Sheep about to molt, spinning wool into yarn isn't difficult; many larger tribes, even those Mana-Less, use wool to spin yarn. However, disassembling the defense line into a technologically advanced process and incorporating alchemical equipment for industrialization is complex. Landen has a general understanding of the principles of textile industrial equipment from his previous life, so he can only provide the girls and craftsmen with general guidance, letting them figure it out on their own.
For example, while inland brewing of beer and wine, Landen hoped to directly Distilled Spirits. On the one hand, high-purity spirits could be used for both drinking and medicinal purposes; on the other hand, the Distillation Process itself had wide applications, such as purifying floral aromas and turning Soap into Soap.
Soap making is relatively simple. By mixing Lye and oil, you can make basic Soap. There is no shortage of oil in the camp, and the raw materials for Lye are purchased from the Imperial Capital along with a lot of scrap iron.
Flowers are hard to find in March, but luckily there are some wildflowers on the upstairs terrace. According to records, the entire courtyard and terrace served as Life Magic laboratory for the royal family. Although it was overgrown with weeds when Landen discovered it, with fields containing everything from low-level Magic Plant to wildflowers and weeds, the underground Magic Array and irrigation facilities were still intact.
"Wow, it smells so good, sir! Is this the Soap you were talking about?" Sophia was the first to see the finished Soap. As soon as Landen returned, she followed Landen to the research and development area, eager to know if there were any new developments. Little did she know that she would become the first user of the Soap.
Sophia smelled the Soap in her hand as she tried washing her hands in the sink. "This smells so nice, sir, would you like to smell it?" she said, reaching her hand out to Landen.
"Not bad, I think it could be a bit stronger." Having experienced the intensity of scents in Soap, perfumes, and shampoos in his previous life, he naturally wouldn't appreciate this primitive Soap. Landen was preoccupied with the manufacturing process and missed Sophia's bright gaze.
"Sir, the Hemp Paper you requested has dried." The person in charge of the Papermaking team ran over, wanting Landen to inspect their work.
Currently, the main raw material for Papermaking in the camp is waste paper found in various places. This waste paper can barely last for a while, but it will eventually run out. Landen wants to explore using Hemp Paper as a substitute.
The raw material for Hemp Paper is simple, but it is quite picky about the pens used. The Brush Pen that Landen brought with him or the Charcoal Pen from his territory were not easy to leave marks on the paper.
"It seems the craftsmanship still needs to be improved gradually." Looking at the crooked words on the first piece of paper, Landen even considered replicating the calligraphy Brush Pen, but the Brush Pen was not quite suitable for the alphabet here.
Compared to the early stages of development of daily necessities such as wool textiles, Hemp Paper, and Soap, brewing, fermentation, and mushroom cultivation have all entered a normal phase. The first batch of fermented bean curd and Pickled Melon has been completed, and the first batch of edible fungi is about to be harvested. New Compost test sites have been set up in the South City and North City of the city.