In the end, Sui Xiong was not in a hurry to give the order.
From his personal point of view, of course, he understood and supported the Dwarf Kingdom in defending their territory against the invasion of the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs. But he was a jellyfish, not the Virgin Mary, and the dwarves were not his relatives or friends. Why should he send his believers to sweat and bleed to help the dwarves defend their country?
When the volunteer army resisted the United States and aided Korea, it was because the teeth were interdependent. The Americans killed Jin Dapan, and then China became the frontline of the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. There was not even a buffer. Once World War III broke out, it would be a terrible scene of a number of nuclear bombs bombarding their northeast and even northern China. It was not because everyone had any special affection for that damn fatty and wanted to help his Jin family prosper.
The Republic of Northwest, the Dwarf Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs were not bordered at all, and were even thousands of mountains and rivers apart. In this case, for Sui Xiong to send soldiers to risk their lives to help the dwarves fight just for a sense of justice … Well, did Brother Xiong's head really look big and unjust?
Not to mention justice, even Yorgaardman, the God of Justice, did not send an incarnation there permanently …
Of course, he would not tell these things to his believers, but found another reason to temporarily gloss over it.
To be honest, Sui Xiong was also quite happy and proud to be thought of as kind and just by everyone, so he really did not want to dampen everyone's spirits. For the time being, he would put this matter off for a while.
And … maybe after a while, the situation would change, and when that time came, he might really send soldiers to help the dwarves.
So this discussion did not come to any clear conclusion in the end, and they could only wait.
But waiting didn't mean that they would do nothing now.
After the discussion, Sui Xiong began to study the new type of steel.
He was not studying why this thing could resist the Mage's Disjunction, but what other potential this thing had to be explored besides being able to resist the Mage's Disjunction.
After some research, he found that the iron, which had been purified twice by himself, was quite tough. The most interesting thing was that when he tried to surround the iron with electric current, the iron showed a strong magnetic force, but when the electric current disappeared, the magnetic force also disappeared, leaving only a little.
This was really amazing. In the past, when Sui Xiong used the electromagnetic gun, the cannonball he used was also made of steel. Because of the strong magnetic field, the cannonball would directly become a strong magnet after leaving the chamber. Of course, there was nothing wrong with this. If he used a metal that was not sensitive to magnetism, the cannonball would not be so fast. Moreover, because of the high temperature produced by the friction with the air after leaving the chamber, the magnetism of the cannonball would rapidly weaken. By the time it hit the target, the high temperature would be produced again, and then it would almost lose its magnetism.
The changes in between were not something an art student like Sui Xiong could understand. But it did not prevent him from creating strong magnets through strong electromagnetic fields — although it could only be used as a toy for the time being.
The iron that Sui Xiong found this time reminded him of a special material that he had known before he traveled to this world — the electromagnet.
The electromagnet was a very strange thing. When it was electrified, it would produce a strong magnetism, but when the electricity was cut off, the magnetism would be greatly weakened or even completely disappear. Sui Xiong had seen this thing in a large waste disposal station. It could easily and quickly find magnetic materials such as steel in the garbage dump. It was very convenient.
Sui Xiong did not think about recycling garbage. What he considered was that it seemed that this thing could be used to help with mining.
When mining, how to get a purer iron ore had always been a big problem. Generally speaking, the purity of iron ore could only be determined manually, which was usually called the grade. Iron ore with a good grade was naturally more conducive to smelting and had a higher value. Iron ore with a lower grade was much more difficult to smelt, and its value was naturally much lower.
It was not that people in this world had never thought of using magnets for ore separation. However, the magnetism of natural magnets was not strong enough, and the separation efficiency was not high. At least, it was not much better than the old miners who used their eyes to separate the ore. Therefore, this idea only stayed on paper and did not become a reality.
As for using artificially created strong magnets for ore separation, not to mention that before Sui Xiong, it seemed that no one in this world had artificially created strong magnets. Even Sui Xiong himself, after creating strong magnets, found that they were not suitable for ore separation.
Yes, they could effectively absorb iron ore with a higher iron content. But … after the absorption, it was really a little troublesome to take it off.
This was a somewhat awkward matter. If the magnet was not strong enough, it would not be able to effectively absorb the iron ore, and thus would not be able to achieve its purpose. However, if it was strong enough, strong enough to pick out the iron ore from the gravel, then the magnetism would be too strong, to the point where it would be difficult to pull things off the magnet.
And there was another problem … Sui Xiong did not remember that there was any non-metal thing that could shield the magnetic field. Was it really okay to let the workers work directly under a strong magnetic field?
He pondered that this might not work.
From the scientific knowledge that he had mostly returned to his teacher, there was no essential difference between the so-called electromagnetism and magnetism. Strong electromagnetic waves were definitely harmful to the human body. There was such a warning posted on the door of the hospital's X-ray room, warning against entering casually.
Sui Xiong was not the kind of cruel boss who did not care about human life. He absolutely did not want his workers to live in a strong electromagnetic environment for a long time! So although he was not sure whether the strong magnetic field was harmful or not, it was always better to be careful than to think that it was harmful.
But now that he had found this material, he could change his way of thinking.
It was not difficult to create a strong electric current. In this world, there were already spellcasters who had developed a magic tool that could produce a strong electric current. Although it needed to replenish magic power, Sui Xiong did not need it to release lightning to bombard the opponent. As long as it released a strong electric current to create a strong electromagnetic field, it would be enough to turn the soft iron into a strong magnet.
The consumption in the middle was far more economical than the traditional use. Sui Xiong found a lightning wand as an energy source, and then he tossed around a group of auxiliary circuits. Finally, he made what might be the world's first "electromagnet."
It was about half the width of an ordinary person's arm, and it was a slightly heavy metal box. After a charge, this thing could continue to work for about ten minutes. When it was working, one of its sides would produce a strong magnetic force that was enough to absorb iron ore. And as long as the switch was pulled, it could stop working, and the magnetic force would be greatly weakened to the point that it almost disappeared.
Ten minutes sounded a little short, but in fact, it only took less than ten seconds to select an ore. In other words, after a charge, it was enough to select an ore 50 or 60 times.
Sui Xiong tried to use it himself. If he smashed the iron ore, he could use the 50 or 60 times to select a large pile of high-purity iron ore.
Really, the purity was very high. Even as a layman, he could clearly see it.
There was no doubt that Sui Xiong's idea was indeed feasible!
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