The Great Dragon Has Fallen
Chapter 331

Three-Phase Power (First Update)

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He spent the night distributing Fire Dragon magic power into the brickworks' kilns.

The brickworks had six kilns in total. All of them were lit, yet they used only the Fire Dragon magic power from two Fire Dragon Canisters. They had basically stopped firing traditional bricks, because basalt rock pillars were abundant on the island. Dig down one or two meters anywhere, and there would be hard stone.

There was no shortage of stone.

Besides, wood was still the first choice for building houses. Wooden houses saved a great deal of time.

At present, the six working kilns were mainly being used to experiment with new clay construction materials—quick-witted brickmakers had already been selected to research materials such as stone slabs, culvert pipes, and tiles, striving to find the most suitable clay and fire qualified materials.

Stone slabs could be used to pave roads. Liszt had long been dissatisfied with the gravel roads of Flower Town.

Smooth stone-paved roads were the standard equipment of nobility.

Culvert pipes could be used for sewer drainage, bridge construction, and building running-water systems—there was no need for them yet, but when he built his new castle, he would certainly need a complete sewer system.

Tiles were used to cover the roofs of tiled houses.

The roofs of traditional wooden houses were made from thatch, straw, and wattle. Once heavy rain fell, the rooms would leak. With tiles laid over them, the possibility of leaks would be greatly reduced, and strong winds would no longer send thatch flying everywhere.

The kilns' secondary task was producing charcoal.

Charcoal was a fuel used in great quantities by nobles. With these Fire Dragon kilns, all they had to do was stack the wood neatly. In a short while, the impurities in the wood would be burned away,

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