Of course, Khal's confidence in Tang En wasn't baseless.
After the battle with the Polluters in the underground world, no one present believed that Tang En would lose in the war.
An incomparably powerful magic halo buff, an unfathomable mana pool, and an extremely long buff time …
He was simply the most powerful fortress in the war!
Although this war was between Ellington and the Irus Empire, Khal was abnormally confident in Tang En. Of course, the most important thing was that Ellington was at a disadvantage on the surface and needed a lot of manpower. It was because of this that the Phoenix Force had business to do.
Tang En considered for a moment before letting Khal and the others stay.
It wasn't that Ellington really needed these thousand people, but the addition of a new batch of troops would give the residents of Ellington confidence in victory.
As for the employment price, it was up to Fiona to discuss it with them. Haggling wasn't something Tang En was good at.
The next day, Jean brought the first batch of Floating Stones. This batch of Floating Stones was from the City of Silver's previous inventory. They rarely used these things, so Tang En benefited from them.
With the Floating Stone in hand, Tang En decided to immediately begin the research and development of the Magic Automatic Vehicle. Just then, Clotho brought another piece of pleasant news.
"These are the Master Engineer Glasses!"
Klotto proudly pointed at the glasses on his head. They were monocular composite glasses that were fixed on his forehead through a headband. When in use, they could be accurately slid in front of his eyes with a light push. The Master Engineer Glasses with many upgraded modules would be the best assistant for an engineer.
"It's already been successfully manufactured?"
"Yes! After understanding the principles from you and combining them with the documents in the ruins, I've successfully manufactured them after reverse engineering the excavated parts! "
Klot's face was flushed with excitement. "With this, I believe that dwarven technology will develop rapidly again. Perhaps while I'm still alive, I'll be able to see the day when dwarven technology enters the world!"
When Klot came over, his assistants carried a few large boxes. Inside the boxes were Master Engineer Glasses that were custom-made according to the size of humans and dwarves. There was also a detailed instruction manual. As long as one's IQ was normal, they would be able to use it after reading the instruction manual.
Tang En took out one and tried it on his head. He was a little surprised. The Master Engineer Glasses was a comprehensive auxiliary device. After it was turned on, not only could it accurately measure all kinds of data through optical technology, but it could also magnify up to 2,000 times, which was beyond the magnification limit of an optical microscope.
What was even more surprising was that it could also complete welding work through high-energy lasers. The attached gyroscopic stabilizer could also help to stabilize the observation. The inspection module could also detect the wear and tear of the engineering equipment, greatly reducing the workload of the engineers.
According to Klotto, there was still a piece of technology that had not been restored. If they had that technology, they could install an auxiliary mechanical arm on the Master Engineer Glasses to help the engineer achieve very precise and detailed operations.
"Not bad, I'll keep this."
Tang En kept one for his own use and left the rest for the rest of the people in the Research Institute to use. The Research Institute was currently busy manufacturing new mining vehicles and transport vehicles, as well as custom-made magical pistols. The Master Engineer Glasses could be put to good use.
After a while, the researchers who had mastered the use of the glasses exclaimed again and again.
Under the high-power microscope, they finally saw how rough the parts they thought were before were. The edges of the millimeter-scale molds and parts they were proud of were full of fine burrs. Although they were very small, they would increase wear and tear after long-term use and reduce the service life.
"Oh, damn it! What did I see!? Is this a universal alloy!? There are so many bubbles and holes!? "
At this time, Brian also found that the smelted universal alloy was full of irregular bubbles and impurities. He suddenly flew into a rage. As a dwarf who took pride in forging, he could not tolerate such obvious defects under his nose.
The existence of these bubbles and impurities would greatly reduce the strength of the alloy. If the metallurgy technology could be further improved and the alloy purified, the performance of the universal alloy would be improved by leaps and bounds.
"We need better molds! An even better universal alloy! Finer processing lathes! "
Brian muttered. He could not wait to go to the steel mill. He needed to think about new technologies according to the situation in front of him. Of course, with their current knowledge and technical reserves, it was very difficult to achieve technical innovation. Even Tang En could not do better. He could only hope that Ellington Academy could ignite the spark of knowledge and complete the accumulation and storage of basic knowledge as soon as possible.
Reality was not like playing games where talent could be immediately effective. Only with enough knowledge reserves, enough education, and enough talent accumulation could the conditions for the birth of geniuses be met.
Now the researchers in the Research Institute were very skilled in using the magically modified milling, grinding, and other lathes made by Tang En. These lathes were, of course, different from the technical principles on Earth. They were reverse deduced by Tang En from the "results" and then restored by means of alchemy and magic. The effect was only to achieve the corresponding functions. As for automation and fine processing, there was no need to think too much about it.
However, after Tang En gave a direction, Nokia and others had been inspired by it and began to design some crude processing machines to help complete the work. Thanks to the strong capital of dwarf engineering, the current development was not bad.
It was foreseeable that with the birth of the Master Engineer Glasses, the processing technology and precision of the entire dwarf country and Ellington Academy would soon improve by leaps and bounds.
Tang En asked for an empty laboratory and said to Klotto, "I happen to want to study something. Are you interested in seeing it?"
"Of course! My friend, it would be my pleasure! "
Klotto readily accepted Tang En's invitation.
After taking some materials, Tang En and Klotto came to the quiet and empty laboratory. Tang En casually piled the materials aside and then took out a few blueprints.
"What are you doing?"
Klotto stared at the blueprints without blinking and vaguely felt that they were a little familiar.
"A single-person vehicle, an upgraded version of a bicycle."
Pausing for a moment, Tang En said while drawing the blueprint, "Considering the cost, we have designed two types. One is a floor-mounted motorcycle that uses bearings and tires, and the other is an all-terrain floating motorcycle that does not use bearings and tires."
The blueprints were naturally very simple. Tang En did not know the internal structure of the motorcycle and scooter, but he was still clear about the general shape and transmission. Because there was no complicated engine, the overall structure could be simplified a lot.
After reading all the blueprints, Klotto could not help but say, "I feel like I've seen this somewhere before … Oh! I remember! I once dug up something similar in some ruins. According to the literature, that thing seems to be called a goblin tricycle! This one of yours is missing a wheel! "
The corner of Tang En's mouth twitched as he said helplessly, "Tricycles and motorcycles have different uses … Your past civilization must have similar products. That's normal."
Klotto rubbed his hands. "What do you plan to do? First make one through alchemy, then let them disassemble it for research? "
"That's right."
Tang En nodded. "I already have the overall concept. Now I need to solve the details."
"Details?"
"The problem of matching the wind-powered magic energy engine with the motorcycle."
Tang En pointed to the center of the blueprints and said, "Because it's a single-person vehicle, the center of gravity must be stable. The wind-powered magic energy engine can only be placed here. However, the existing wind-powered magic energy engine design is prepared for those large magic energy equipment, so we still need to make an improved wind-powered magic energy engine."
Tang En's finger slid across the blueprints as he explained, "This is the driveshaft of the floor-mounted motorcycle. It's connected to the rotor in the engine through a chain fitted with gears. It drives the tires to move forward …"
"This is the steering shaft to control the direction of forward. The handles are the front and rear brakes. By turning the right handle, you can adjust the amount of magic power output in the engine and control the forward speed …"
Although motorcycles had a clutch and a gearbox, Tang En did not have the knowledge, so he simplified these two devices. He designed this magic energy motorcycle according to the design concept of electric scooters.
"That's the floor-mounted design. This is the floating design. It's completely different from the floor-mounted design."
"My initial idea was to use Constant Flight or Levitation to provide buoyancy, but now that we have the floating stone, the weight of the motorcycle is greatly reduced, so we can save a lot of technical costs. We can directly use the power of the wind-powered magic energy engine to achieve the effect of flight."
"Because it's floating in the air, for the sake of cost, the front and rear wheels can be abandoned and the design can be integrated directly. The engine is placed under the seat, and the bottom is based on the floating stone. For durability, it can be wrapped in a layer of metal, and at the same time, the bottom exhaust hole can be added to provide buoyancy."
"At the same time, the original steering plan can't be used in the air. Using magical means to achieve steering here will increase the cost, so it's not considered. We must use the corresponding thrust, so adding exhaust holes on the side and adding a tail rudder to achieve steering is the best choice."
In terms of implementation principle, the floor-mounted motorcycle was easier to achieve and produce, but in terms of range of use and efficiency, the floating motorcycle was obviously more advanced and more futuristic.
And what Tang En was looking forward to even more now was the floating motorcycle.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
