It was dawn, and the sun had yet to rise. It was the coolest time of the day in Astapo, which was only about 15 degrees Celsius.
Astapo Peninsula, five kilometers west of the city, in a brickyard by the sea.
With the encouragement of the Dragon Queen, Pogba, the skinny man, pushed out a handcart used by workers to transport mud bricks from the factory.
There was a thick layer of yellow and dry rice straw piled on the handcart. Among the straw, there were eight jars the size of pineapples, four brown clay jars, and four transparent glass jars.
Of the four glass jars, two were half-filled with a green liquid, while the other two were full without a single bubble.
Wildfire!
Pogba slowly pushed the handcart out of the factory and came to the red brick steps where the mud bricks were being dried.
Well, the process of baking red bricks was rather complicated.
One had to first dig out sticky mud, then mix coal ash in the mud. After pressing the mud into the mold and cutting it into mud bricks, they couldn't immediately be sent into the kiln.
The mud bricks must be dried in an open, ventilated area. They must not be exposed to the sun. They must be covered with a layer of waterproof linoleum, and then covered with a layer of sunscreen grass curtains over the linoleum.
The mud bricks couldn't be casually placed on the ground. Red bricks had to be used to build steps that were a palm's width above the ground to prevent the bottom layer of bricks from being soaked by water when it rained.
Because of this, there were rows of red brick steps that were a meter wide and a hundred meters long outside the brickyard.
When the mud bricks were dried and hardened, they would be transported into the kiln and stacked together. A layer of coal would be sprinkled on top of them, and the kiln door would be sealed. The kiln would then be lit up from the coal filler above.
At this moment, a portion of the mud bricks had been transported away, leaving a long row of red brick steps outside the factory.
Well, it wasn't all empty. There were seven one-meter-wide and two-meter-long mud brick walls that separated them into "single rooms" that were ten meters apart.
Under everyone's gazes, Pogba had the solemn expression of a bomb disposal expert. He moved gently, but his movements were swift as he moved the jars out of the handcart and placed them on the red brick steps.
Perhaps it was because Pogba often practiced his ultimate skill of protection, "Fire Walk," but he was very fast. In just half a minute, he had placed eight jars on the separated steps.
However, this was not the end. Instead, the expression on Pogba's face became even more serious. It was as though he had reached the critical moment of "cutting the red line or the blue line".
He took out a 30-centimeter-tall bronze tripod from the handcart. There was a net under the tripod.
At the entrance of the factory, under the eaves, Master Wood looked at the sky and saw a red sun rising in the east. He was very anxious and could not help but shout, "Hurry up, the sun is coming out!"
Pogba also raised his head and looked towards the east. A layer of cold sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.
His movements became even faster, and at the same time, he became more cautious.
He first put the jar in the net and then gently hung the net under the tripod.
There were a total of four tripods, four jars, two glass jars, and two clay jars.
Then, he connected a long rope to the jar and led the rope to the side … the mud-brick wall two meters away.
Yes, there were rows of steps made of dry mud bricks, with a distance of two meters between each other, making it convenient for handcarts to move in and out.
On the stairs next to where the jars were placed, there was still a 1.3-meter-tall brick wall that had not been moved away.
However, the flammable linoleum and straw curtain on the mud-brick wall had been lifted and thrown aside.
Four fire mages with brown ointment on their faces, plate armor on their bodies, and iron helmets on their heads stood behind the mud-brick wall. They took the rope from Master Pogba's hands with an expression of facing death with equanimity.
"Phew —" This time, Pogba breathed a sigh of relief. The solemn expression on his face became relaxed.
"Your Majesty, it's done!" He ran under the eaves and reported to the Dragon Queen on the armchair with a smile.
"Then let's get started!"
Danny waved her hand, and the fire mages hiding behind the mud-brick wall began to pull the rope rhythmically. On the red brick stairs across the mud-path, four jars hanging under the tripod swayed gently.
There were people standing on both sides of the Queen's chair. In addition to the fifty fire mages, there were also a dozen scholars. Even White Knight, Old Yimont, Larissa, Tyrion, Little Aegon, Clinton, and others were looking up.
The red sun gradually rose, and the red morning glow turned into golden morning light. The temperature slowly rose.
Tyrion's nose was sweating. He said nervously, "Isn't it a little too much? One jar can hold four to five pounds of wildfire! "
"What's too much? This kind of small jar is already the smallest 'kerosene bomb' of the Megalosaurus bomber.
You haven't seen the giant bomb I used when I took over Dragonstone Island. It was about the size of a water tank. It could even be used as a bathtub for you, "Danny said casually.
"Wildfire is not kerosene. It's dozens of times stronger than kerosene," Tyrion emphasized.
"If it's not stronger than kerosene, why would I waste so much effort to torment it? If I reduce the amount of wildfire and let the wildfire jar burn with the same effect as the kerosene jar, I might as well use kerosene directly. At least it's safer. "
Tyrion was speechless.
At this time, the little devil changed her clothes. She was wearing a gold-framed T-shirt with a black dragon embroidered on the chest.
In the past few days, although Dragon Queen did not participate in Klein's trial, she was not idle either.
She formed the 'Royal Megalosaurus Mage Guild' and built wildfire refinery bases in Astapor and Meereen. She also went to Meereen, Kaiyuan, and Astapor to participate in a few 'great leap forward in agricultural production'. She reformed the centaur tactics and changed the breed of cattle and horses. She also made adjustments to the government at Slave Bay …
She was very busy, so busy that she did not have time to interact with Nephew Gu.
While optimizing the authority of the government, Danny also made changes to the official titles. She established a seventh-rank official title system and unified the government's uniforms.
The black dragon pattern on the little devil's T-shirt was actually a patch.
Just like the 'beast in human clothing' of the ancient officials in China, the civil officials' uniforms used birds as patches to show their virtue. The military officials' uniforms used ferocious beasts as patches to show the military officials' prestige.
She had to admit that compared to the 'beast in human clothing' court meetings, the western countries' casual wear of the government meetings was a few levels lower in class. It looked more like the grandpas and aunties in a street mahjong house.
Furthermore, the king did not even have an exclusive 'dragon robe'.
In the future, Danny, who became the Empress of the world, would collect a gold coin, a copper pot, and an iron sword from various cities and melt them to create a throne.
She hoped that when she sat on the throne, it would not be a messy market below, but a solemn, well-dressed, orderly civil and military officials.
Therefore, she first unified the officials' uniforms.
The seventh-rank officials had a red dragon, the sixth-rank officials had a golden dragon, the fifth-rank officials had a green dragon, the fourth-rank officials had a white dragon, the third-rank officials had a black dragon, the second-rank officials had a dark red three-headed dragon (Targaryen's previous clan emblem), and the first-rank officials had a five-colored dragon with its head and tail connected.
Originally, Little Green and Little White were neck and neck. However, after following Danny to the Westeros, there were thrills and rewards.
Little White became a magic dragon.
As such, Little Green became the third.
Little Gold was the fourth, and Little Red was the fifth.
Of course, Dragon Queen did not forbid the civilians from wearing clothes with the Megalosaurus pattern, but they were not allowed to completely imitate the government officials. At least, they were not allowed to add a seven-pointed star embroidered with gold borders around the Megalosaurus pattern.
The little demon was wearing a T-shirt with a black dragon embroidered on it, which meant that he had become the Dragon Queen's subordinate.
Uh, he had even recommended himself to the Queen that day: he had professional experience in the Hand of the King, and Slave Bay was currently lacking a prime minister, so why not just put up with it?
Then, he was mocked by the Dragon Queen and had a miserable life.
Although he failed to apply for the Hand of the King, the Dragon Queen also took pity on his talent: the little demon had used wildfire to turn the tables in the Battle of Blackwater Bay and defeated the second most famous general of the Seven Kingdoms, Stannis, with an absolute disadvantage.
It could be said that Tyrion was the only person in the world who had used wildfire on a large scale in war and won.
After the Megalosaurus became extinct, Targaryen had also funded the Alchemy Guild to create a steel Megalosaurus that could shoot wildfire, preparing to use the iron dragon to deal with the Dornese.
In the end, the iron dragon that was equipped with wildfire self-destructed midway.
Therefore, in the field of wildfire, Tyrion was really a rare talent in the world.
Emperor Danny knew how to make use of people and specially created an official position for him — "General of Wildfire", responsible for supervising the refinement, storage, and transportation of wildfire.
Today, General of Wildfire Tyrion accompanied the Dragon Queen and began to test the stability of wildfire.
"Ah ah, look, the wildfire in the bottle is boiling!" Suddenly, Little Aegon pointed at the shaking bottle of water in the distance and shouted in horror.
"Be careful, the wildfire is about to explode!" Tyrion's pupils contracted as he shouted at the Fire Mage behind the mud wall.
"Glug glug glug …"
Under the sunlight, the glass bottle that was being pulled by a rope released green bubbles. The bubbles grew from the size of a rice grain to the size of a broad bean, then rapidly expanded to the size of an egg.
“BOOOOM!”
From the sound of it, it sounded like a grenade had been detonated; Looking at the fire, green flames that were four to five meters tall suddenly rose under the bright sunlight. The ground and brick walls nearby were covered in green flames.
The effect was like a barrel of oil that weighed hundreds of kilograms suddenly exploding.
The enchanting green flames were clearly extremely hot, setting off waves of heat, but in the eyes of the crowd, it did not make them feel warm. They only felt a chill in their hearts.
"This is Magic Fire!" Little Aegon's face turned pale.
"Targaryen is afraid of fire?" Danny glanced at him and said calmly.
Little Aegon was stunned. He stood up straight, puffed out his chest, and said firmly, "I'm not afraid!"
Looking at the panic in his eyes, then looking at Tyrion's deeply hidden excitement, Danny had a strange expression.
"Targaryens are not afraid of fire, but they should be rational when dealing with wildfire," Old Yimont said justly.
His gaze was complicated. When he saw the wildfire, he could not help but think of his elder brother who drank the wildfire, 'Devil' Eron.
"What's the temperature?" Danny looked at the ironclad fire mage who ran back and asked.
Yes, the shockwave from the explosion of the wildfire bottle was very strong. It caused the thick mud bricks two meters away to shake a few times, but they did not collapse.
The fire mage who was pulling the rope had completed his task and ran back.
"25 Draconic Degrees!" The fire mage's face was filled with fear. "Your Majesty, it's too scary. It exploded at 25 Draconic Degrees. The highest temperature in Astapor is 45 Draconic Degrees! "
"45 Draconic Degrees is the ground temperature. The highest temperature is only about 32 Draconic Degrees," a scholar said.
"Remember, intense shaking, direct sunlight, 25 Draconic Degrees is the critical point," Danny instructed.
Immediately, a scholar picked up a pen and started writing on the document.
A thermometer was not difficult to make.
Back in the Ming Dynasty, Galileo had invented the first thermometer.
It was very simple. It was a glass tube connected to a glass ball at the bottom. It was also open, so the error was relatively large.
Not long after the first thermometer appeared, an accurate thermometer that could measure the temperature of the human body was invented.
Simply put, the invention of a thermometer required a "flash of inspiration," not technology.
As long as they could forge a glass tube, technology was enough.
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