Chapter 325: The Industrial Road Surrounded by Enemies

He saw Vic's eyes moving as he flipped through the magic book, showing unconcealed concern and worry, as if he was afraid that he would accidentally damage it.

Apart from food, this was the first time Gavin had seen this look on a goblin warlock.

I wanted to tease him, but felt that it was inconsistent with my identity, so I had no choice but to give up. I returned the magic book to him and said, "Since we are doing research, why don't you stay in the Dragon Oak Territory?"

After Vic carefully put away the magic book, he explained: "This one is only a semi-finished product. Follow-up research will still require the help of the owner."

"Tell me, what do you need me to do?" Gavin's interest was piqued the first time he saw the wine barrel device, and he knew the value of this thing.

What does modern industry rely on?

Mechanical power replaces labor, saves labor, saves labor costs, and creates more value.

There are many reasons why Gavin did not vigorously develop modern industry before.

In the final analysis, the existence of magic is the main reason, and this can be found throughout Gavin's development.

When those kobolds activate their bloodline abilities and can use magic-like abilities every day, they can do what machines can do, and they can also do what machines can't do.

What exactly is the vigorous development of machinery? Or vigorously explore the blood abilities of these kobolds?

You know without asking.

Wait until you feel that the kobolds have a disadvantage in size and lack large engineering equipment.

The Enlightenment spell given to Gavin by Destiny Milestone gives him the ability to create natural engineering devices - Enlightenment Trees.

But with the extensive use of enlightenment trees, its shortcomings have also been exposed.

Activated plants are not perpetual motion machines. They have two sources of power - one is magic, and the other is self-sufficient photosynthesis.

In the active state, although they can also perform photosynthesis, their efficiency is relatively low.

And it will be affected by weather, mainly sunshine.

The longer the daylight, the faster they can photosynthesize and the longer they can be active, and vice versa.

Activity duration is also related to work intensity.

The enlightenment trees in Heijing are engaged in the heaviest hauling work. They basically work at night and can only work for three to four hours a day. They will return to the ground before dawn to look for better sunlight and water. , take root in fertilized soil and carry out photosynthetic energy charging throughout the day.

If a druid assists them and uses natural magic to help them recover, the duration of their work will be increased.

The recovery ability of tree people such as broken thorns, black heather and five willow trees is much stronger than that of enlightenment trees. Especially when their physiques reach extraordinary levels and they have taken root and regenerated, their recovery ability is particularly fast.

Often after taking root for one day, you can work continuously for several days.

However, the difficulty of enlightening tree people and enlightening trees is very different.

The Dragon Oak Territory has more than half a hundred enlightenment trees, and there are only a handful of tree people.

And their many unique abilities allow them to be useful in war.

The time spent running around with Gavin was far longer than the time spent in the territory doing construction.

In the short term, this pattern will remain the same.

Because these tree men are Gavin's most powerful combat force currently.

If Gavin was asked to spend a lot of effort and cost to develop industry, he would not be willing to do it.

Modern industries like the earth require too much modern knowledge, and he does not have the time or energy to accumulate it bit by bit.

Combined with the local magic industry in Faerun, his current foundation is too shallow and he is powerless. Even if he does come up with something, it is very likely that it will be taken away and imitated by the masters in this field, and they will be far behind. overtake.

Far away is the Magic Kingdom of Halua, and close is the red-robed mage of Sel.

But if someone like Vic had some inexplicable black technology and could eat it ready-made, Gavin wouldn't mind.

Vic didn't think so much. What he was thinking about was how to create more practical and powerful mechanical puppets. He said enthusiastically: "I have been thinking about this kind of mechanical puppet for a long time, but there has never been one." method to fully drive them.

Until the Lord of Virginia brought this ghost wine back from here.

Once I accidentally sprinkled it on it, the puppet actually reacted.

Later, I improved the energy supply device of the mechanical puppet and used ghost wine as the energy supply fuel, and then the multifunctional wine barrel was born.

It's just that the power supply time of ghost wine is too short, and it can only last for five or six minutes each time.

So, I asked the Lord of Virginia to send me here, and I wanted to see if I could find higher quality ghost wine at Ghost Manor and extend its duration. "

Vic's multifunctional wine barrel is full of black technology, but his own thinking is very clear.

Although the main cause of the energy supply was not attributed to negative energy, I already knew how to find the reason and asked Gavin for help.

"Follow me." Gavin waved, turned and walked towards Vizeme Manor. He just wanted to take the opportunity to verify his previous guess.

Vic turned around and jumped into the multifunctional barrel. As he pulled the lever hard, rumbles of black smoke spurted out.

The multifunctional wine barrel immediately began to swing violently, and then moved forward like a penguin.

Every time it swings, the inclination exceeds 30 degrees, which makes people wonder if the driver will be thrown out.

The movement speed is quite impressive. It is typical of high movement and low efficiency. Even Gavin cannot catch up with him while walking.

As if feeling the disdain of the surrounding eyes, Vic couldn't help but blush on his face, and took the initiative to explain: "Recently, robotic arms and drives have been the focus of my research. As for robotic legs, I haven't had time yet. Wait for me After the energy supply problem is solved, thicker and larger mechanical legs will be installed, and his movement speed will increase. "

"Why do we have to use legs? Why not consider wheels? Wouldn't it be more convenient to drive?" Gavin's way of thinking is more affected by the earth. After all, the cars running on the road have wheels, not mechanical legs.

Vic replied without thinking: "I have studied this matter carefully. Wheels have high requirements on the terrain. If it is a flat area like here, of course wheels will be used, but if it is a complex terrain like rocky terrain, mechanical legs are more suitable. , If possible, I plan to equip the multifunctional wine barrel with two sets of kinetic energy systems, one set of wheels and one set of mechanical legs, which can switch back and forth. "

Vic is a model of greed and wants to put all the good things on this barrel, represented by the four mechanical arms.

People's experiments are that the simpler the better, the more complex the better.

After walking less than a third of the way, the multifunctional wine barrel fell down again.

There was no need for Vic to come down this time. Gavin walked up directly and poured three bottles of ghost wine into the filling port.

Gavin felt that he could still increase the amount, but he did not continue to increase it because he would have to do various tests later to support it in the ghost manor.

At the door of Weizemei ​​Manor, Half-Moon Horse Luna had unconcealable surprise and hesitation on her face.

Although I was mentally prepared, I still felt huge pressure when I felt the overwhelming negative energy coming from the Vizeme Manor.

In her eyes, Vizeme Manor is not a manor, but a monster that chooses people to eat. As long as it sets foot in it, there will be no bones left.

But her interest has been aroused.

Not only the weird-looking mechanical device, but also the group of people under Gavin. Just look at their composition.

A dog demon who has entered the ranks of high-level demons.

A goblin warlock, you can tell by his appearance that he is a cultist who has signed a contract with a devil, and the object of the contract should be the dog demon.

A Cyclops with the aura of the Fairy Wilderness in his body, but he didn't look like a powerful warrior, but a humble serf, with his tall body a bit blind.

Even if it is like this outside, what kind of unique existence will be hidden in the Vizeme Manor, which feels like a lair of the undead?

With this curiosity, Luna stepped into it.

Her curiosity was soon satisfied, beyond her expectations.

Another tree man. Instead of the natural aura, the tree man exudes dark energy fluctuations.

Seeing Gavin, four ghost knights emerged from inside and bowed to Gavin.

Their faces can be clearly distinguished, and they are clearly a famous drow.

It should be the Black Heather that Uncle Darnell talks about, a unique tree man with the ability to imprison souls. These drow ghost knights are the imprisoned souls in its body.

When I first heard about its existence, I felt incredible. Now that I have seen it, I feel even more incredible. I can only sigh that nature is full of wonders, and it can actually give birth to such a unique existence.

Thanks to Mr. Gavin, he has the ability to gather so many strange and weird beings under his command.

Gavin waved to Daphne and said, "Create a bucket of evil water."

Then he turned to Vic and said, "Let the barrel move and use up all the remaining fuel inside."

Daphne was confused, but still obeyed the order, and soon brought a bucket of well water, channeling negative energy into it, turning it into a bucket of cursed evil water that glowed with black light.

Just like holy water restrains the undead, this cursed evil water is a tonic for the undead. For celestial creatures, especially positive energy creatures, it is an out-and-out lethal poison. Once splashed, it will be extremely painful and directly damage the soul.

Restraint is never one-sided, but two-way.

Daphne finished making the evil water, and on the other side Vic had consumed all the remaining energy in the wine barrel, turning into a lingering old man, coughing and spitting out black smoke, with only his last breath left, but he couldn't. Willing to swallow.

"Huh?" Daphne, who was idle, was immediately attracted by the wine barrel and couldn't help but circle around this weird machine.

"What did you find?" Gavin knew well about Daphne's accomplishments in shadows and immortality. The wine barrel can use ghost wine as a driving force, which is likely to be related to shadows.

Originally, he wanted to complete the experiment he thought of first, and then ask her to help study Vic's wine barrel.

Only by thoroughly understanding it can large-scale imitation production be possible.

Daphne also said with some uncertainty: "I felt the breath of shadow consciousness on this machine, but I'm not sure. One thing is certain, this machine has the ability to absorb shadows.

But it's very weak, and you definitely can't feel it outside, but it's more obvious in the manor. After all, the shadow energy here is relatively strong, so that's why we have this phenomenon where the energy can't be used up no matter what. . "

"That's it." Gavin couldn't help but nodded and said, "Vic, drive the barrel to the door."

Without Gavin's order, Vic had already started to do so, but with the little energy he had absorbed, his speed was very slow, he took three breaths with each step, and it was a pity that they had only taken a few steps in.

After struggling for several minutes, he left the Vizeme Manor again.