Chapter 91 Temporary Laboratory
The analysis of new technologies is not too difficult for Purficott, but there are still some problems that need to be solved for practical application.
First of all, on this trip, although Purficott brought some alchemical equipment so that she could conduct alchemical experiments during the trip, these alchemical equipment could only meet the needs of simple experiments and could not even support a slightly formal event. A little bit of alchemical experimentation.
So if Purficott wants to carry out relevant practical operations, among other things, an alchemy laboratory that can at least meet her experimental needs is indispensable.
Although she has the Philosopher's Stone, it is not impossible to rub it all with her hands, but it would be too troublesome.
So after thinking about it for a while, Purficott decided to write a list and asked his loyal old housekeeper to send someone back to Xinshang City to make purchases.
In her opinion, the left and right are just some simple alchemy utensils and containers, plus raw materials related to experiments. Even if the New World lacks relevant extraordinary knowledge, it is not impossible to purchase all these things.
And in order to avoid the situation of not being able to purchase even the simplest things, Purficott also specially marked everything he needed and marked the alternatives. Something else.
After getting the list, Foster did not immediately arrange for people to return to Xinshang City. Instead, he first approached the managers of the original plantation on the island and the captain of the White Jewel and asked them Are they able to provide the items on the list?
"Sir, we are just a plantation. Although the master... no, it is the damn slave owner who regularly purchases supplies from Xinshak City, but we do not have these things here. You can only go to Go buy it in New Shakhtar." The first person to reply was the plantation manager, or in a sense the former plantation owner's steward.
His answer did not surprise Foster. After all, it was unlikely that a mere plantation would have anything that could meet Purficott's needs.
The reason why he asked was just in case.
However, after receiving a negative answer, he still asked the plantation manager: "Is there any more secluded building on the island? The lady needs to do some research on alchemy. She needs a A quieter place."
"This..." The manager was stunned for a moment, and then said with a somewhat embarrassed smile: "In the past, the damn slave owner only cared about whether the plantation could bring him enough money every year. He doesn't care about the income at all. Apart from the manor that has been demolished under the order of Her Majesty the Baroness, there are no other buildings on the island.
The only place that can be called secluded is probably on the island. There is a hidden cave on the other side that was used to keep disobedient slaves, where they were usually kept until he remembered to free them
But usually, slaves imprisoned would starve to death within a few days. "
"I understand, then please take me there to take a look later. "Although Foster felt that his lady would look down on that kind of place, a qualified butler couldn't take it for granted. He needed to confirm it himself.
On the other hand, the captain of the White Jewel suddenly said: "If If Lady Brandless doesn't mind the simplicity of the ship, I can provide her with a suitable cabin. "
The captain's words made Foster cast an inquiring look.
Then the captain quickly explained: "The White Gem is a luxury and comfortable ship. As a large cruise ship, the arrangement of decks and cabins is more focused on privacy and security, as well as luxury and comfort in line with the status of passengers.
For this purpose, the company even specially built complete supporting facilities on board, including a theater, banquet hall, and a small library. "
Hearing this, Foster felt incredible. They had been on this ship for almost a month, but they didn't know that there was a library on the ship. "Is there a library on the ship? Why don't we know? "Foster immediately expressed his doubts.
"Uh...because the colleague in charge of procurement did not send the books that should have been filled into the bookshelves on the ship, so the library was It was closed during this voyage. "The captain explained with a little embarrassment, this kind of thing really damages the reputation of White Star Company.
But there is no way, the White Jewel is a new ship, and many things are newly established, like Library, no ship has ever had this kind of cabin on board before.
In the old days of sail, you couldn't even find more paper on a ship than maybe the captain's cabin, which had nautical notes and charts.
Or other things that can be used to record text. After all, before industrialization, paper was a very expensive thing, whether it was made of plants or animals as raw materials.
As a result, books have become very expensive.
In a sense, a library filled with books may even be worth more than an entire ship.
After listening to the captain's explanation, Foster felt that it was indeed suitable for Perfectcott to use to house this temporary simple laboratory.
So there was no nonsense, and the captain returned to the cabin of the White Jewel and opened the library that had been locked before.
I have to say that White Star Company is really willing to spend money. The entire library is about two stories high, and the area is not too large. It is only less than a thousand square meters, but it has more than 20 square meters. A bookshelf.
Because it is close to the stern of the ship, there is also a five-meter-high curved floor-to-ceiling window that covers the entire wall, giving the entire library very good lighting.
It can be said that White Star Company has indeed spent a lot of money on this library. Just these decorations are already worth a lot of money.
It's a pity that the more than twenty bookshelves here are basically empty. The books that should have filled these bookshelves are not in place. There are only a few books in the entire library.
"I think the lady here will be very satisfied." Foster checked around and felt that Perfectcott would be satisfied.
After all, this place is even bigger and more luxurious than the library at Brandless Manor, and the conditions are not bad at all. It is really a bit extravagant and wasteful to house a temporary simple laboratory.
However, the entire White Gem has been chartered by the royal family, so it is not a problem to temporarily use this library without books.
So Foster nodded with satisfaction, and then told the captain that he needed to send someone back to Xinshang City for purchase first. After receiving a satisfactory answer, he went to the island with the plantation management staff. On the other side, check out the cave he was talking about.
Although you may not need it, you still need to take a look.
(End of this chapter)