"Carbon?"
Paul showed an exaggerated expression of curiosity.
Tennyson came to Paul and placed a stack of papers on the table.
Paul scanned it quickly. There were dense texts on it, detailing the alchemist's experimental process.
What moved him was that the shadow of laboratory science had appeared in it, and new methods such as controlled variables and controlled experiments had taken shape in it.
"We have done countless experiments and can finally confirm that your suspicion about the so-called phlogiston is correct. In fact, there is no such thing as phlogiston escaping when the metal is calcined, but some substances in the air combine with the metal, so the metal The dust is getting heavier."
Tennyson pointed at the paper and introduced Paul paragraph by paragraph.
“We call this substance oxygen for the time being, but it is still not the key substance to turn iron into steel.”
“So we focus on the auxiliary material in making steel-charcoal Powder."
"In the process of changing from iron to steel, something in the charcoal changes the properties of the metal."
"So we continue the experiment..."
Tennyson spoke so fast that Paul had to listen attentively.
“...We have studied other materials, such as coal, and diamond - which cost a lot of money, and used the high temperature generated by convex lenses to burn them.”
“ The gas produced produced the same phenomenon when mixed with lime water..."
"...Finally, it was concluded that these things, including charcoal, have something in common. Elemental substance - a form that can no longer be decomposed into other substances. With your profound knowledge, it is easy to understand the meaning - or element, we will call it carbon element."
"Carbon is the key element from iron to steel."
Tennyson abandoned his previous restraint and waved his arms excitedly.
“Great Earl Greyman, in the process we even overturned the phlogiston theory.”
“This will definitely go down in history, and it all started with you last time. Doubts about phlogiston."
Paul stopped him from flattering him, "If you can, please focus on the research itself."
"Oh, of course." Tennyson regained his composure a little, but his face was still flushed.
"To sum up, Count Graiman, as long as we control the content of carbon in the metal, we can create a variety of steels with different properties."
Paul nodded with great satisfaction. .
“With this theoretical guidance, we can find or sum up a large-scale, fast steel smelting process, instead of letting craftsmen hammer hard with big hammers.”
"That's it, Count Graiman. We already have an iron factory, and we will build a steel factory quickly based on this."
Wells joined the discussion, his eyes shining.
He also made great efforts in the experiment, but he did not want to steal the limelight from the students.
“Tsk tsk, it’s unbelievable. The exquisite and expensive diamonds are actually related to the black coal.”
“Perhaps we can find a way to directly synthesize diamonds in the future. Then You will definitely make a fortune.”
“It’s exciting to think about it.”
The three of them were very involved in the discussion, while Mariana on the side was a little surprised.
Smelting steel on a large scale?
The scene of thousands of knights wearing plate armor galloping on their horses appeared in her mind.
But it was only a fleeting moment. She did not believe that her son could really find such a method.
Who knows if these two alchemists are talking nonsense - Mariana didn't understand much of what they just said. Um? The witch saw a scene that surprised her.
Paul's eyes were actually moist.
Just because of the nonsense these two alchemists talked about?
For a moment, she felt a little unhappy in her heart, and her son's eyes didn't even moisten after he found out her identity.
Pop!
What she didn't know was that Paul was moved not by the conclusion itself, but by the process by which Tennyson and others came to the conclusion.
The alchemists began to look for reasonable explanations step by step based on detailed data, rigorous logic and self-consistent calculations, instead of relying on the unbridled thinking of the past.
He slammed the table hard and said excitedly: "Tennyson! Your family will be free again from today!"
Tennyson immediately stood up from the stool. , and then kneeled down on one knee.
“Thank you, great Count Greyman!”
"You deserve this." Paul smiled and stretched out his hand, "Please sit down and let us hear what surprises Dean Anderson has brought us."
"Dear lords, you two Sir, it is my honor to introduce my findings to you here. "
Anderson also laid out a stack of papers for Paul to read.
During the introduction, his tone was much softer.
“For this period of time, I have been studying plants, paying attention to the correlations between their traits across generations.”
"We know that a child's appearance will always have some of the characteristics of his parents, such as cows, horses, and even various plants. The next generation will always be influenced by the previous generation."
"I call this phenomenon Heredity, and my research is to find out the laws of heredity."
"Under the suggestion of Count Graiman, I chose peas as the experimental subject. This suggestion has proved to be very useful."
“After unremitting efforts, I have come to the following conclusion.”
“There is something, which I call genetic factors, that controls the characteristics of organisms. Genetic factors come from both parents. , divided into explicit and implicit..."
Anderson spoke in a calm tone, introducing his experimental process and conclusions in detail.
Paul thought there was nothing wrong with it. What Anderson said was basically in line with what Mendel said back then.
Distinguish appearance, select pure breeds, dominant law, separation law, independent distribution law, etc.
Of course, if you take into account the subsequent development of genetics, there must be some fallacies in this, but such a discovery is already extremely precious in this world.
“I think these conclusions can explain why the creatures in the world are so diverse. In addition, I also discovered a big problem that has always existed in human society.”
Anderson's expression turned serious.
“The union between brothers and sisters is not allowed by our social ethics. Now it seems that this is because our ancestors have discovered that the union between close relatives is likely to give birth to problematic children. Offspring. I think it can be explained now. This is because the closer the blood relatives are, the greater the possibility that they will carry the same bad genetic factors. When two bad genetic factors are combined, the traits they control will inevitably show It’s harmful.”
“But there is a loophole in our ethics, which is that it only prohibits incestuous unions between the same paternal line, regardless of the maternal side. Now it seems that the genetic factors come from both parents. Therefore, not only the union between cousins and cousins is not allowed, but the direct union between cousins and cousins is also not allowed."
"I request you to issue a decree immediately to prohibit this phenomenon. And inform other parts of the kingdom of our new findings."
Paul nodded seriously, "There is no need to consider it at all. I will definitely accept your suggestion. This is called eugenics and eugenics. The Government Affairs Council was ordered to draft a new decree.”
He stood up, confident.
"Anderson, your discovery is very important. Maybe we can use the rules you summarized to do some very meaningful things."
"For example, in terms of crop cultivation and livestock reproduction... ”
Especially if you are going to fight the orcs.
I have almost forgotten a lot of knowledge about chemistry and biology, so I wrote it randomly. Please forgive me if there are any fallacies.