diskusbooks Chapter 98 Paper, Glass, Lime, and Hanhe New City
Chapter 98 Paper, Glass, Lime, and Hanhe New City
"Brother, you're back! Leah missed you so much!" As soon as Lynn got home, the adorable Leah rushed over to him.
"I miss Leah too." Feeling her sister's warmth, Lynn was naturally happy, but Leah's next action made Lynn feel even more fortunate.
Leah sniffed Lynn's clothes with her small nose and said in surprise, "Wow~ Brother doesn't smell like any other girls this time. I didn't expect that."
Hearing Leah's words, Lynn felt somewhat relieved.
Luckily, I took Elune and Amber to take a bath before coming back, otherwise Lia might have been jealous again.
I'm jealous, so I need to give you a back rub.
Lynn is fine, but it's really not good for the dignified Water Blue Goddess to be obsessed with men and neglect her cultivation.
[Lia's Beautiful Girl Growth Plan] She hasn't even maxed out her attributes yet, and she's already entered the "step on the back" ending.
Thankfully, unlike Magical Girl Sylvie, there wasn't a bad CG that happened after stepping on her back beforehand.
Lynn breathed a sigh of relief: "Cough cough cough, didn't expect that, did you? You didn't expect that at all. Your brother is now a Super Knight too. Your brother plans to take Lia back to get revenge tomorrow. What do you think, Lia?" Lynn patted Lia's head.
"Of course I'll do whatever my brother decides!"
"Lia will protect her brother well."
Leah nuzzled her little head against Lynn's chest, her platinum-gray eyes filled with pure joy.
"Brother has really become so amazing," she whispered, her fingers unconsciously twirling the hem of Lynn's clothes.
"Super Knight... Lia remembers that when we left Graywood Village thirty days ago, my brother hadn't even reached the beginner level yet, right?"
"Of course, I'm your brother." Lynn was very proud, his neck practically pointing to the sky.
This is something Lynn earned through countless hours of hard work.
He didn't use any dark blue skill points, that kind of crooked method.
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the treehouse window, casting dappled patterns of light on the wooden floor.
The room was filled with the scent of lily of the valley emanating from Leah.
Hmm, is Vilitas scented like violet or lavender?
She had been given medicine at that time, and I was so busy rubbing her back that I made her nauseous.
"Brother, by the way, Sister Ivital gave you two things." After saying that, Lia ran back into the house and brought out two items.
He took the two pieces of paper and a piece of clear glass from Leah and examined them carefully.
The paper is slightly rough and yellowish in color, but it already possesses the basic characteristics of a writing medium.
The glass was a flat plate about the size of a palm, with a transparency of about 70%, and some bubbles and impurities on the edges.
It was rough, but it was definitely a breakthrough.
"What else did Ivital say?" Lynn asked.
He said to ask his brother to go to the artisan area when he had time, as there were some details of the craftsmanship that needed to be confirmed with his brother.
"Brother, are these... really that important?"
Leah tilted her head, placing her finger on her pink lips, looking somewhat puzzled.
"It's very important." Lynn held the paper up to the light, revealing the interwoven texture of the fibers.
He put down the papers, turned around, and pulled a thick parchment notebook from the bookshelf.
This notebook records the compilation of knowledge he began to record after he traveled through time, from basic mathematics to simple machinery, from crop rotation to basic chemical equations.
Turn to a certain page, and you'll see three simple flowcharts.
"Lime burning method", "Glass making process", "Improvement of papermaking technology".
Each flowchart was accompanied by dense annotations: temperature control, raw material ratios, precautions...
"Let's go to the artisan district."
Lynn closed her notebook.
The artisan district of Silver Dew settlement is located in an open area of ancient land.
A dozen semi-open workshops are arranged along a shallow stream. The clanging of hammers, the creaking of wooden wheels, and the chatter of craftsmen intertwine to create a vibrant scene of production.
The largest shed is in Ivital, located in the center of the area.
A minotaur engineer was squatting in front of a newly built brick kiln, adjusting the firewood inside with a long iron hook.
He was shirtless, his bluish-gray skin covered in sweat and coal dust, his strong muscles bulging with every movement.
"My Lord Prophet!"
"You've finally arrived! Look at this—"
Upon seeing Lynn and Leah, Ivital's eyes lit up, and he dropped the iron hook and jogged over.
He pointed to the back of the brick kiln.
There were three finished products piled up there: a pile of grayish-white powder, several transparent glass plates, and a stack of papers.
Lynn crouched down and first grabbed a handful of grayish-white powder.
It has a delicate texture and is slightly warm to the touch.
"lime."
"According to your method, mix limestone and clay in a 3:1 ratio, fire them in a kiln until they turn a bright orange color as you described, and then crush them."
"It worked this time after three tries!"
Ivital rubbed his hands together, his tone full of pride.
Lynn nodded, sprinkled the powder on the ground, and then picked up a water ladle and poured some water on it.
With a "sizzling" sound, the powder quickly heated up, expanded, and finally solidified into a small, hard white solid.
"It has excellent activity."
"How's the production?"
Lynn asked with some curiosity.
"Limestone is everywhere in the Sky Dome Ancient Tree Area, and mining it is not difficult. One kiln can produce about two tons, with a cycle of three days."
"If we have enough manpower, we can operate five kilns at the same time and supply 6 tons of kiln material every three days."
Ivital pushed up his glasses and said.
The traditional method of producing lime is still too slow, and it's a pity that my tech forum hasn't been unlocked yet.
"Not enough, increase production capacity tenfold."
Lynn stood up,
"ten times?"
"My Lord Prophet, why do we need so much lime? We can't use it all for building walls!" Ivital's eyes widened.
"I'm not just going to build walls, I plan to build a city for industrial production." Lynn walked to the pile of glass panels, picked one up and looked at it against the light.
The transparency is quite good; it's no wonder it's called Ivital.
Being a hands-off manager is so satisfying.
"How's glass production going?"
"Currently, we only have one glass workshop, so production is not high."
Ivital pushed up his glasses and reported to his superior.
"Expand production! Tenfold."
He pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Lynn.
The quality of this paper is significantly better than the one Leah brought back; it is whiter and the fibers are more evenly distributed.
Lynn stroked the surface of the paper, countless application scenarios already appearing in his mind.
Books, documents, blueprints, banknotes...
The cost of knowledge carriers will be significantly reduced, and the speed of information dissemination will increase exponentially.
More importantly—
He can now build an academy.
How about going in to experience school life and maybe even meet some beautiful girls?
"Not bad, not bad."
"Now we're just missing one thing."
"What?"
"land."
Lynn looked westward, towards the direction of Blackthorn Territory.
Lynn wanted to build a new city there, on the banks of the Han River.
As we left the artisan district, the sun was already beginning to set.
Night falls.
Inside the treehouse, Lynn drew and wrote on paper by the glow of the mushrooms.
The left column lists the [Short-term Goals]: Conquer Blackthorn Territory, gather refugees, develop production, and create a model territory.
The middle column is the "Mid-term Plan": Build a cement plant, build a brick and tile factory, expand the lime kiln, glass workshop, and iron smelting plant, improve papermaking technology, and establish a college.
The right-hand column is the "Long-term Vision": it only has four words written on it: "Hanhe New City".
But below those four words, Lynn sketched a rough draft with extremely fine strokes: city walls, docks, industrial areas, residential areas, commercial areas, academy areas... and even a reserved base for a magic tower.