Asphalt was different from petroleum. Petroleum needed to be refined and processed before it could be used, but asphalt only needed to be heated and melted before it could be used to pave roads. In order to save trouble, even solid materials like cinders could be omitted.
Of course, because the steel mill produced a lot of waste slag, it could be used to pave roads, killing two birds with one stone.
Therefore, in Tang En's eyes, the practical value of asphalt was higher than petroleum.
Thousands of tons of asphalt had been dug out here, but it was not even a drop in the bucket of the asphalt lake. However, it was enough to pave the roads in Ellington's new and old districts with asphalt!
"This thing is very troublesome to store. After digging it out, it will quickly cool and solidify, so we can only pile it up here."
Durandon looked very helpless. When it was dug out, it was still a hot liquid, but when it cooled down, it solidified. Moreover, after it dirtied the ground, it was very difficult to deal with, so he was very eager for Tang En to get rid of it as soon as possible.
"It doesn't matter, asphalt has this kind of property."
Tang En raised his hands, and the space above his head suddenly distorted, followed by a huge hole. Invisible magic swept the asphalt into the hole, and soon all the asphalt in the warehouse was transferred.
Durandon was stunned, "My friend, can you tell me how much storage space your spatial equipment has?"
"How much?"
Tang En glanced at the asphalt in his inventory, and the corners of his mouth pulled up, "Anyway, it's quite big …"
"Okay, okay, anyway, you are a mage, anyway, the magic equipment was developed by you, anyway, you are rich …"
The dejected Durandon muttered. As the king of the Dwarven Kingdom, the spatial rings in his hands, which had been passed down from generation to generation, only had a few dozen standard units of storage space. Even so, it was already very good.
"No need to be envious, let me tell you a good news."
Tang En patted Durandon's shoulder and said with a smile, "We just made a good thing, it can increase the mining speed of a person by many times. If you are interested, we can sell it to you after mass production."
"Increase by many times?"
Du Langdeng was extremely suspicious, "How is that possible? Even if all the pickaxes were replaced with fine gold, the efficiency would not increase by so much!"
Tang En couldn't help but laugh. This was just like how the farmer who carried water thought that the king used a golden pole. The inertia of thinking limited people's vision. Because they had always used pickaxes to mine, Duranden subconsciously thought that the improvement of the technology was to use better metal to make pickaxes, but he didn't think that it would completely change the mining method.
"Of course not with pickaxes. Besides, I don't have that much adamantine for you to squander. Let me remind you, how do your Rune Dwarves mine?"
"Of course the Rune Dwarves use spells."
Du Langdon rolled his eyes. "The 'Stone to Mud' spell is so convenient … Wait, you mean, ordinary miners can master this spell!?"
Durandon suddenly jumped up, gasping for breath as he stared at Tang En. If Tang En could really do this, then the efficiency of mining would increase by many times!
That was simply heaven-defying!?
"Although I haven't mastered it, it's almost there."
Tang En said, "This thing is called a magic drill. It uses wind magic to drive it, and at the same time, a weakened version of the 'Stone to Mud' spell is added to the drill bit. It can be used by a single person. After using it, the efficiency of mining … Haha, you'll be shocked."
"Sell it to me!"
Although he hadn't seen the real thing yet, Du Langdeng had already decisively proposed to buy it, "I'll take as much as you have!"
How could he not be excited?
If the magic drill was really as powerful as Tang En said, then it would be a treasure that could change the entire mining industry!
They didn't care about other things, but when it came to increasing the efficiency of mining, the dwarves had to take the initiative!
"Don't worry, I'll let you know when it's ready."
Tang En waved his hand, "Then I'll go back first. As for lunch, I won't disturb the two of you."
After bidding farewell to Durandon, Tang En directly returned to Ellington and happened to see Eibron walking back.
"Master Eibron, would you like to stay for lunch?"
Tang En greeted, "Lunch should be ready at the Lord's Residence. Looking at the time, that bastard Brian should have already gone over to scrounge for a meal."
"There's no need for that."
Eibron shook his head, "I'm not used to human food."
"My food here is different from other places."
Tang En smiled, "I have a strong taste."
Eibron's face was full of shock.
Tang En had to explain, "I'm just talking about the taste of the food. Please don't overthink it."
"I'm not overthinking it, really."
"You'll regret it if you don't try my food."
Tang En smiled, "My food goes well with wine."
"Oh?"
"Why else would Brienne come here every day?"
"That's true …"
"I remember that today's lunch menu in the Lord's Mansion is spicy and salt pork ribs, chili scrambled eggs, spicy meat wings … Ah, I can't continue, my mouth is watering. Master, if you're not going, I'll take my leave first."
"Of course! Of course! "
Eibron was very interested in Tang En's dishes, so he followed Tang En back to the manor.
"Ah, he's here."
Brienne pursed her lips. He'd sensed Eibron's aura when he first arrived. He thought Tang En would find a way to bring him to the manor for lunch, and he was right.
"Go, go, go wash your hands. You're so dirty!"
Brienne looked at Eibron with disgust, "Wipe your hands with toilet paper and pat on some mint extract before coming out. Don't embarrass us dwarves!"
Eibron was speechless.
Fiona was speechless as well.
"Brienne …"
Tang En sighed, "You're just a freeloader. What right do you have to lecture Master Eibron?"
Brienne said proudly, "Just based on my taste. Bro, the things you've made make our lives so much better. What are you looking at?"
Brienne roared at Eibron, "Haven't you seen me like this?!"
"… …"
Eibron sighed, "I really want to choke you to death …"
"Cut the crap. Haven't you seen the new toys that Big Brother came up with? Come, I'll show you. "
Brienne humphed and jumped off the chair, waving at Eibron.
Eibron shrugged his shoulders and followed him.
Fiona asked in a low voice, "Have they always been like this?"
Tang En said casually, "It's worse when they're not straight."
"Huh?"
"Oh, I mean, ever since Durandon slept with Tess, Brienne has become even more arrogant. Eibron can't do anything about it."
Fiona spat, "What do you mean slept with Tess? Don't make it sound so bad. They're clearly in love with each other. Look, you're making Tina shy."
"It's easy to understand."
Tang En looked up and saw Tina's cheeks and ears blushing. She was too shy to speak. She became even more nervous when Tang En looked at her. The plate in her hand slipped and hit Tang En's face.
Mana enveloped the plate in an instant, and the soup returned to the table. Then, Twain said with a speechless expression, "Tina, even if you think I'm too straightforward, you don't have to slap me in the face, do you?"
"… …"
Tina, whose face was flushed red, bowed and turned around to flee without even saying a word.
"What's wrong with her?"
Tang En had a baffled look on his face.
"You're asking her what's wrong with her?"
Fiona said angrily, "Don't you know what you did last night?"
Tang En looked innocent. "I didn't do anything! I was thinking about something in my room. "
"Thinking about something?"
Fiona sneered and slammed the morning paper in front of Tang En. "You dare say you didn't do it?"
Tang En picked up the paper and read it.
"True love? Or fake? Is it loyalty? Or promiscuity? "
"The history of His Lordship's love entanglement? Or is it the history of the black-bellied lord's harem development? "
"Today's headline news, our exclusive reporter (Because the news is too incisive, we have to remain anonymous) has reported that all along, Sir Liege has maintained an ambiguous relationship with many ladies. Among them, the most well-known one is probably Miss Fiona, the head supervisor of Ellington. Many people believe that Sir Liege and Miss Fiona are lovers, but after our reporter's secret investigation, the situation doesn't seem to be the case."
"It turns out that apart from having a close relationship with Miss Fiona, our His Lordship also has an ambiguous relationship with our Ellington's famous freakishly strong woman, Alosa. It is reported that more than twenty days ago, His Lordship went to the imperial capital, Alinx. In order to accompany His Lordship, Miss Fiona actually followed him at all costs. Based on her father, Alodun's behavior, we know that he was probably happy to see it happen."
"However, it's not just Fiona and Miss Fiona. According to our exclusive news, our His Lordship also has an ambiguous relationship with Miss Fiona that outsiders don't know about. His Lordship once pushed Miss Fiona down, but unfortunately, he didn't succeed …"
"In addition, according to a reader friend who doesn't want to be named, His Lordship seems to be very fond of …"
After reading the newspaper, Tang En's mood collapsed. "F * ck! What's the difference between this and not having this!!! "
"Are you scared now?"
"No, I really didn't do this …"
Tang En wanted to cry but had no tears. "Am I stupid? Creating rumors about myself?! "
"Is that so? But other than you, who else knows about these things? Who else would spread it? Do you think I'm the one who spread it? "
Fiona sneered again and again. "If it weren't for this headline, would Tina be so embarrassed?"
"Good fellow …"
Tang En looked like he was gnashing his teeth. "Carl, this kid, has learned how to create gossip without a teacher … But he actually dares to create rumors about me. It seems that he has become bold recently and is having a lot of fun. I'll go and settle the score with him after dinner."
"Save it. Do I need to wait for you to settle the score with him?"
Fiona said snappily. "Not long after the newspaper was sold in the morning, Carl was chased by a furious Elsa. I don't know where he fled to."
Serves him right!
Tang En gloated.
"But … it really wasn't you?"
Fiona frowned slightly. "If it wasn't you, who would have leaked this news? They also saw the matter between you and Tina. "
"How would I know … Wait! Tina and I are really innocent!! "
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