The last two boxes did not contain books.
What surprised Liszt was that one box contained various jade stones and the other box contained various crystals. "Jade and crystal, the value of these two boxes will definitely not be lower than the value of mithril ore!"
He picked up a milky white jade stone.
The regret of disappearing books has been somewhat diluted.
Jade and crystal can be generally regarded as types of gemstones. However, the origins of the two are completely different. Jade comes from the earth, and like saltpeter and sulfur, they are all naturally generated ores from the earth. Crystal comes from dragons, and it is an associated ore for dragons to produce gems.
Dragons can produce gems, which have extraordinary properties Magic Power.
But gem mines are rare, and more are crystal mines associated with gem mines. There are citrine crystals around Yellow Gem, and red crystals around Red Gem.
Crystal also contains Magic Power, but compared to gemstones, crystal's Magic Power is relatively rare.
Nobles like to use crystals to carve drinking cups. There is a set of such crystal goblets in Liszt castles for entertaining distinguished guests. Crystals are also commonly used to make Magic Power lamps, which can stay lit day and night until the Magic Power contained in them is consumed. There are crystal lamps in castles with names.
Crystals are also excellent accessories for aristocratic ladies. A crystal necklace can add a lot of style to the ladies.
Jade from the earth, also called Magic Jade, is also a stone with Magic Power, but the Magic Power it contains has been highly integrated with the jade itself, making it difficult to develop and utilize, and it is impossible to make Magic Power items.
But jade is the best food for elves.
During the transplantation of Bug Grass, the elves have to eat jade to maintain their lives; when contracting Elf Bug, they also have to use jade as bait; and using jade to make containers for the elves to live in will increase the probability of the elves evolving.
Therefore, the value of jade is not lower than that of crystal.
Open Gemstone Space.
Putting a box of jade and a box of crystals inside, Liszt shook the rattle and called the housekeeper, "Mr. Carter, I have put away the treasures in the box. Most of them have been seriously damaged due to age, and only a few residues are left. You have them moved away and thrown away."
He carefully rummaged through the box of books. The books were all rotten, with no legible writing left on them.
This is a drawback of Parchment, as it cannot be stored for too long. Liszt feels that there is no historical record in the other world, and it must have a certain relationship with Parchment. During the production process, Parchment will undergo an "acidification" process so that the leather paper can be written smoothly.
However, acidic things are prone to chemical reactions and are difficult to store for too long.
That's how he understood it.
"Although I have regrets, overall, this shipwreck treasure has made me a windfall, which is good!" Liszt thought in his mind.
My mood gradually became more comfortable.
So for dinner, he asked the kitchen to hold a barbecue party.
Gortai, Marcus and others all came to participate. They also knew that Liszt had a rich harvest today, but they were too sensible to ask what the treasure contained.
Three days in a row.
Liszt are all paying attention to the situation of Dragon Sunflower.
The transplanted wild Dragon Sunflower has adapted to the new soil environment and has begun to glow with vitality and green leaves. What should bloom will continue to bloom, and what should bear fruit will continue to bear fruit. Only Dragon Sunflower, which gave birth to Elf Bug, is always in a dying state, and Magic Power is intermittent, feeling that it will die at any time.
However, he didn't die, he just kept going.
On Smoke Mission, there is always no change, which means the task is not completed.
"Black Pearl should have enough Magic Power. I can see signs of Magic Power emitting under the soil... I can't use any more strength. Dragon Sunflower little bug, whether you can survive depends on your own desire to survive."
For this item Smoke Mission, you can only wait - wait for Dragon Sunflower to die and the task fails, or for Dragon Sunflower to come back to life and the task is completed.
Liszt stood up.
Looking towards the direction of the castle, a yellow-gray horse was galloping towards the castle.
"It's Marcus who's back." He rode on Li Dragon Horse and returned to the castle, where he happened to bump into Marcus standing at the gate. "Teacher Marcus, did your trip go well?"
"Everything goes well, sir. Tomorrow crystal craftsman Brad will follow Flower Caravan's transportation team to Flower Town to serve you for a month."
"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Marcus."
Liszt nodded. After he obtained a large amount of crystals, he came up with the idea of making a telescope - glass is most suitable for making telescopes, but glass production is more complicated. Liszt currently does not have the ability to produce glass, so he can only use crystals to make telescopes.
It is very simple to make a pair of telescopes out of transparent white crystal with a smooth surface.
Coral City has craftsmen who specialize in making crystal jewelry. Perhaps these craftsmen cannot make crystals into crystal lamps, but polishing concave and convex mirrors will definitely not be difficult for them.
"Are the two lenses of the telescope concave lenses or convex lenses?" Liszt has forgotten some of the physics knowledge. Just remember that a monocular telescope is composed of two lenses. When extended or shortened, the distance that can be seen is different. Hire a crystal craftsman for a month and you should be able to build a good pair of telescopes.
Crystal Craftsman Brad.
Arrive as promised on the next day.
He is a bald middle-aged man with two big beards. He speaks in a loud voice, "Dear Flower Town Baron, Brad say hello to you."
"Brad, do you know the purpose of hiring you?"
"Mr. Marcus said that you hope to create some crystal products for you."
"Yes, help me get a batch of mirrors." Liszt handed him a few pieces of white crystal. White crystal is an associated mineral of white gemstones. As for the white gemstones that were produced by dragons, Liszt didn't know. There was a lot of information about dragons, but most of them were unclear.
Countries with dragons always hide the dragon god mysteriously.
"Is this white crystal? I can feel the Magic Power it contains." Brad is a free craftsman and also a Apprentice Knight. He has fighting spirit - craftsmen who create gems and crystals must have fighting spirit.
Liszt shook out a piece of Parchment: "I need you to turn these pieces of white crystal into a mirror like this. The surface should be very smooth, and the thickness should be consistent, not different in thickness, and the shape should be round. There are two sizes of mirrors, but the thickness can be varied."
The structure of convex lens and concave lens is drawn on the paper.
I don't know what kind of focal length convex and concave lenses are suitable for combination into a telescope. Liszt simply asked the crystal craftsman to make a few more pieces and then combine them one by one to experiment.
"As you wish, Lord Baron."
"Then you can live in Flower Town. If you can polish these mirrors in advance, you can leave early, and the salary will still be one gold coin as promised before."
Crystal craftsmen are relatively high-end craftsmen, and they usually have a good income. It is normal to earn twenty or thirty silver coins a month. If Liszt wants to hire them to work, they must pay higher wages.
In the following time, Brad began to carefully grind the concave and convex lenses.