Fortunately, it had exploded outside the main house. Otherwise, with the power of the explosion that had destroyed half of the laboratory, he might not have a place to sleep tonight. Originally, someone had been in the attic, in the corner of his room, doing all the production and processing. He had moved out because there were more and more things.
The moment before the flames of the explosion reached Lin, he had activated Blink and teleported Lin out of the laboratory to watch half of the room explode. It was like watching a Hollywood movie up close. The difference was that it would be cool to watch an explosion scene in a movie, but it would be painful to watch one's own things explode into the sky.
Of course, the few people resting in the main house would have noticed such a big commotion. Fen, who also had Blink, was the first to appear. The others arrived one after another. They looked at the mess on the ground and Lin, who was standing in front of the ruins of the laboratory with an innocent expression as if he was not the culprit.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Of course, Fen wouldn't misunderstand if Lin had been replaced by a goblin, or if someone had run in and blown up half of the room. But she still had to ask what needed to be asked.
The explosion had stopped, and some of the flames had been extinguished by magic. Lin walked into the remains of the fire and searched for the remaining things as he said, "I prepared the equipment for the ring before I wanted to test it. I didn't expect it to explode. I still don't know why. Is there something wrong with your assumptions? "
Lich and the others didn't participate in the whole process of making the ring. At most, they just discussed it. Now that such a serious problem had occurred, Fen asked seriously how Lin had done it and which part of the process had caused such an explosion.
She didn't ask for the details. After hearing Lin's general statement, Fen knew what the problem was. She crossed her arms and looked at Lin, who was pretending to be innocent, and said, "Didn't you think that ordinary metals can withstand this kind of enchantment? If they can, then what are those rare metals used for? Are they used by rich people to show off? "
"Ah!" Her words woke him up from his dream. He must have been crazy to make such a low-level mistake.
So, this meant that he could only do it officially and couldn't do experiments?
Of the eight types of Divine Metals that Lin had collected, the largest was only the size of a fist, and the smallest was only the size of an egg. Moreover, they had yet to be refined. If they were to really start refining, they would definitely lose a few more pounds just from the refinement alone. The most important thing was that he had a feeling that every single bit here could be used. Anything more or less wouldn't do. In other words, there was no room for experimentation.
He couldn't buy more even if he wanted to. Because of this little bit of weight, plus the two money boxes he had brought from the southwest peninsula to buy a new house, he had emptied one and a half of them!
The main problem was still the money. The Holy City of Estali was located within the Guevana Empire, so the currency used there was also the Empire's currency. Although he also accepted metal coins from other places, he would not count them in full.
The Empire's coins in the Mystic Lands were known for their hard currency, 'fine money'. As long as the coins from other places did not originate from those notorious countries, they could also be considered 'good money'. However, if one looked closely at the metal content, the purity of good money was worse than fine money, not to mention the craftsmanship of the casting. Fine money could be carved on both sides, while fine money could only be carved on one side.
A certain person came from another place, so most of his assets were still fine money. After coming to Estali, he dealt with the top chambers of commerce. These merchants were already giving him a lot of face by being willing to accept good money. How could Lin dare to ask them to count in full? Even the Mystic Lands didn't play like this.
So, a certain person only wanted to say one thing: Estali's prices were f * cking expensive!
Lin cleaned up the wreckage of the laboratory. Fortunately, most of the materials used to make the ring were solid and not damaged. They could still be used after some cleaning. Lin simulated in his mind what might happen when he actually used the Divine Metals.
Although he had just experienced a failure, it wasn't like he didn't gain anything. A certain person had seen the changes before the explosion. Although he didn't collect much data, it was still a start.
However, if he didn't want to go through enough experiments and complete it in one go, he would have to think more about it.
Lin's progress was a failure, but the other two parties had achieved good results. The microscopes made by the Silver Bearded Dwarves were sold out as Fen's life course progressed, and the delivery date was scheduled for the end of the year. It was only April 731, which had just entered summer.
The main reason was that outside of Fen's course, the mages and priests who came to the life course formed research groups and began to collect samples outside of Fen's known parts. There was also progress in the study of penicillin, which required microscopes to observe the changes in bacteria.
As for the microscopic eye … there was no harm without comparison. Those who used the microscopic eye had the common feeling that they didn't know what this thing was used for. All the parameters of the magnification had to be figured out by themselves, and changing the magnification was equivalent to studying the magic pattern again. It was even more difficult to change the scope of the field of vision. With a slight movement, the field of vision would be gone.
The Silver Bearded Dwarves' version of the microscope had already taken these complicated parameter settings and the adjustment requirements of the scale reduction into consideration. This caused Jermaine and the others to delay the repair of the peace equipment and focus on making microscopes.
This change was also a suggestion from someone. It could be imagined that the market for microscopes was limited. If the Silver Bearded Dwarves did not meet the market demand as soon as possible, sooner or later, under the pressure, someone else would use the microscopic eye to make something similar. Even if it was not necessarily easy to use at first, under the pressure of market demand, the technology would improve.
Not to mention, they would directly dismantle the microscopes that had already been sold and make counterfeit copies. The degree of magical knowledge protection in the Mystic Land was far less than the level of patent protection on Earth.
Therefore, the Silver Bearded Dwarves' actions were too slow, and they were just giving away the money that they could make.
As soon as such a conclusion came out, the Dwarves desperately tried to make microscopes as if they had taken stimulants. They had never seen money before, and they had never made money so easily. It made them enter a state of fanaticism, and their enthusiasm and energy seemed to be unlimited, allowing them to squander freely.
Of course, the process was not smooth. Some jealous people wanted to intervene and directly blocked the raw materials, so the Dwarves had to stop because of the lack of materials.
After all, these things were still related to Fen, so she directly made a ruthless move. She told all the buyers who wanted to buy microscopes that there was no raw materials and asked them to find a way themselves. Otherwise, she would refund the money, and she would not do it.
Then the Holy City was in chaos again, and the merchants who blocked the raw materials were cleaned up. There were also people who directly sent the raw materials they needed to the workshop of the Silver Bearded Dwarves, and it was free! The condition was only to make their orders first.
It was dealt with so quickly because the Dwarves were not ignorant young men. They did not need to investigate to know what was going on behind the scenes. If it was something insignificant or replaceable, everyone would have a tacit understanding not to block other people's way of making money. They just closed their eyes and could still pick up some cheap things in the end.
But the nature of the matter in front of them was completely different! Everyone was full of enthusiasm, and everything was ready except for the machine, but it was stuck …
Thinking about how the enthusiasm would be vented after it turned into resentment, how miserable those who dared to make a move would be.
Unlike the great progress made by the Dwarves, the cause led by Uzov did not have such progress.
After getting Lin's various plans, Uzov directly discussed with the craftsmen what to do next. Putting aside the toilets that were completely made of magic materials, although the wooden and ceramic toilets were cheap and the production process was simple, it also meant that there was no technical barrier. Others would know how to make them after seeing them.
Perhaps these old craftsmen did not understand theoretical things, but they understood the twists and turns of doing business. In the situation where there was no technical protection, they could only think of ways to increase the difficulty of production, but not the cost of production. They used this way to protect themselves, or to maintain the leading position in technology for a period of time.
With leading and unique technology, it could be differentiated from other imitations, and the people in the market would consider the problem of who to buy from based on their own needs.
In the special description of the ceramic toilets, Lin mentioned that it was easy to flush, and it was a non-magical substitute that was closest to the experience of the toilets made of magic materials. Such an evaluation was, of course, a comparison between someone's feelings before and after transmigrating.
As for the wooden and ceramic toilets, after everyone tried them, they all gave a big cross. After using the toilets made from magic materials in a certain someone's new home, it would be better to go back to the old ways and do the same as in the past if they were to go back to using wooden or ceramic toilets. So everyone agreed to try to make the ceramic toilets mentioned in the description of the toilets.
Although Lin had already made a list of the materials for the glaze, and only the mixing ratio and the process were not clear, the actual research and development did not go smoothly. This was also because these old craftsmen were still using the old method. They tried to make the toilets one by one, then applied different glazes, and burned them to see if the results were satisfactory.
This process was time-consuming, and it was also a waste of materials. Although the so-called materials were either mud or stone, there still had to be people to transport these things from the place where they were mined to the new residence.
The person who sped up the research and development was the girl Halumi.
What she did was to change the carrier of the test glaze from the beginning, which only had one type of glaze brushed on the entire toilet, to a large ceramic plate. Then, on the ceramic plate, different glazes were applied to different areas. This way, they could experiment with many different ratios of glazes at once. The ratio of glazes was not randomly matched, but was systematically planned and adjusted.
In other words, this girl used the scientific method that she learned from someone, and did not let her old master do things based on his feelings.
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