Chapter 296 Broken Dragon Bone
“Translation, translation, what is a surprise?”
A chair was dragged over, and Horn sat down on it, lifting the leg brace that had not yet removed the splints. on the desktop.
Shilov pushed her wheelchair to her usual workbench, and from the oak stand, she took out a white hollow tube.
“Here!”
"Translate, translate." Horn leaned back comfortably on his chair, looking lazy.
Shilov made a rare human expression and rolled her eyes at Horn: "The surprise is that we have found the material for the bone flute that drives away giant spiders, and can mass-produce it."
"That's a surprise." Horn immediately sat up straight, "How did you find out?"
"When I was copying a book, I suddenly discovered that there was a name mentioned in it. The material called Broken Dragon Bone comes from the Longmian Mountains."
" Broken Dragon Bone? It sounds like the name of the sword."
"The prefix of broken here is an adjective, not a verb. Your cultural skills seem to be a bit low."
Shilov joked and explained to Horn.
This material is called broken dragon bone, but it is actually a mineral that must be mined from the mountain.
This flute is not chiseled out of bone at all, but made out of crushed keel bones that are calcined and pinched.
The alchemical properties of Broken Dragon Bone itself are very weak, so it has similar properties to glowstone, that is, it has extremely low environmental requirements for alchemical reactions.
When it is so low that even when it is blown by natural wind, alchemical reactions will occur, but the alchemical properties of the body will be consumed.
In addition to being regarded as a sacred object by the Dragon Cult dwarves, this kind of ore is basically a waste.
“Broken keel is a hard material. I guess it has similar properties to gray pyroxene and can be powdered by calcination.
So we secretly calcined it and found that it is really It works. The bone flute it makes can also drive away giant spiders."
Horn was stunned: "Why do you need to calcine it secretly?"
"Because my father has an opinion. In the teachings of the Dragon Worship Cult, the broken dragon bones are considered to be part of the body of the creation dragon. 'Those who burn bones will be burned by the dragon's breath.'"
Standing Hal Jin in front of the workbench used a knife to drill the small hole on the bone flute a little wider:
“But it doesn’t matter, as long as you don’t tell him in front of him that what he is burning is broken dragon bones, he will treat it as nothing. "See."
Seeing Horn's somewhat surprised look, Halkin explained with a smile:
"The reformist dwarves of my generation are different from the traditional dwarves of three hundred years ago. It's different.
For the sake of faith and ideals, I went to the deep mountains and forests with my family and lived there for three hundred years.
What did we get?
The population has been decreasing year after year, beer is as light as horse urine, all the money has been taken away by smugglers, and life is worse than that of bandits. Whoever loved this day will pass it by.
Just after the Hundred Years War, our elders tried to reconcile with the empire. The content was very long. To put it simply, they were begging to be let go.
But the empire only opened its borders, and still refused to allow the Dragon Cult dwarves to gather on the plains. Any gathering of more than 10 dwarves would be captured as slaves. ”
After blowing off the powder on the keel flute, Halkin said lightly: "Your Majesty, I am following you. I just don't want to live like this. I just want to drink and eat meat and women."
From Halkin's hand After taking the dragon bone flute, Horn took a deep look at this dwarf who had lost touch with advanced tastes.
Lowering his head, he turned over the dragon bone flute in his hand and asked Shilov: "According to you, this kind of flute should only be used by wizards. How do priests use it?"
“This has to talk about its second characteristic.” Shilov turned the wheelchair and faced Horn. “I don’t know whether it was discovered by the church or by other secret parties.< br>
The dragon bone flute was inexplicably stimulated by the alchemical reaction in the incense of ghost wood.
At this time, depending on the tone of the flute played, strange sound waves can be emitted to drive away the giant spider, and this can last for half a day.
The original priests of the Blue Blood Monastery used this method to drive away the giant spiders around the orphanage. "
"You mean, even ordinary people can use the dragon bone flute? "Horn looked down at the Dragon Bone Flute with some surprise.
If this is true, then the Wild Spider Forest that originally blocked the migration of people will become a smooth road from now on.
The broken road at the beginning Ishihara Wool's shipping plan will also become a reality
But this will expose this treasure land that can resist the Order Knight.
Or build a fortress at the original dangerous pass after removing the Wild Spider Forest?
Anyway, the current mortar production capacity greatly exceeds demand.
If infrastructure cannot bring transportation convenience, it will be quite difficult to recover the cost as a whole.
Shilov pointed to Halkin next to her: "No, it's not just that."
"Your Majesty, have you noticed that the clothes I'm wearing are very special?" Halkin showed off his clothes with a smile and turned around in front of Horn.
In order to restrain his son, Brock, who became an executive in the Qiu Mu Island Industrial Zone, arranged a job for Halkin as a textile supervisor. This is also why Halkin appears here.
Horn reached out and touched Halkin's sleeve.
A soft and comfortable feeling rubs across the fingertips, the texture is like silk and cotton.
Rougher than silk, softer than linen, it feels strange to the touch, similar to the texture of cotton.
"What is this?"
In front of Horne, Halkin did not continue to talk about it and said directly: "When I was in charge of the textile workshop, I thought that spider silk is also silk. Flax is also silk, so why can’t spider silk be woven?
So I found Robert, the alchemist of the White Mountain Monastery, and we actually worked it out.
We first experimented with jumping. Spider silk, found that although jumping spider silk is good, it is too thin and the yield is very low
Jumping spiders are very aggressive. Even if they are playing flute music, they will fight back violently or even die from stress once they are touched.
The Bull Spider is much more honest and will run away after playing the flute. In the environment of the flute, it rarely behaves aggressively.
Although bull spider silk is not as tough as jumping spider silk, it is more abundant and thicker than jumping spider silk.
A bull spider can produce one pound of spider silk every day, and the usable silk is about half a pound. Its thickness is about the same as the finest combed golden wool.
But compared to wool, this kind of spider silk is lighter and softer, and its strength and elasticity far exceed that of wool. ”
Horn's eyes widened immediately: "Have you mastered the method of taming giant spiders?"
Halkin showed a troubled expression on his face, and he said with a smile: "Not yet, whether it is bull spiders or The jumping spiders are too violent and cannot be controlled.
The methods used to train livestock are of no use to them. We captured three bull spiders and two jumping spiders, and they were all raised to death...< br>
But if you find the right method, this kind of cloth will definitely make a lot of money!
This kind of spider cloth is light and warm, no matter how hard you make it, it can be used to wipe feet and mouth. It is also very useful for making clothes
Next to silk, this is the best cloth I have ever seen. "
Looking at Halkin and then at Shilov sitting aside, Horn suddenly realized: "Are you asking me for scientific research funds? "
Shilov did not hide it: "Yes, this is the first project of our Royal Theological Seminary of the Papal State. I hope His Majesty the Pope will support it." "
Slowly exhaling, Horn rubbed his swollen temples: "Okay, you write a plan for the entire project and then submit the samples. I estimate that I can give you a batch of 200-300. Research funding in gold pounds. ”
“Then this project is...”
"Hang it, um, hang it in the name of the Senate. It's considered a semi-private operation." Speaking of this, Horn suddenly felt a little dazed.
Now there are mortar workshops, orichalcum workshops, furniture workshops and so on.
Currently, the production side under his command has achieved production efficiency beyond the average level under the alchemy industry, assembly lines and scientific management methods.
But the prosperity and rapid development of the production side has led to an unexpected problem for Horn, that is, insufficient consumption.
To put it simply, there is no market and it cannot be sold.
After the flood, famine broke out everywhere and food prices soared.
After most people spent their consumption on necessities (food and cheap clothing), the market for daily necessities began to shrink.
This year, the workshop in Fort Joan of Arc had a large backlog of goods that could not be sold, leading to bankruptcy. It was for this reason.
For this reason, Horn even suspended the production of the textile workshop on Qiumu Island.
He handed over orders for Salvation Army uniforms and long guns to the local workshops in Fort Joan of Arc.
Precisely because their production efficiency is lower, they need more laborers, can provide more jobs, and maintain the stable order of Fort Joan of Arc.
But this kind of market prosperity maintained by military orders is a deformed prosperity.
With the local consumer market in Langsand County shrinking, the best way is to export.
But the problem is that although North County to the east of Fort Joan is a friendly army, it is poor.
Even if you want to reach Norn via North County, the transportation cost is extremely high in the small plateau terrain of North.
To the south is the Ibe Knight of Jinhe Township, which belongs to the church. Now they have blocked all roads and refuse all merchants access.
Lower River County in the west, like the Iber knights, belongs to the church's forces, and it is impossible for Horn to open his mouth.
Only Kasha County in the southwest was least affected, and it also borders the Kingdom of France and Black Snake Bay.
It seems that both food and the economy of Langsand County must rely on the springboard of Kasha County.
In two days, I have to talk to Martin.
(End of this chapter)