Chapter 475 Steam Engine Startup

Moonlight Castle.

Ronin didn't expect that this luxurious castle, which Jesus had spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build, would fall into his hands.

Fortunately, the battlefield of the Moonlight Valley War was mainly at the city gate, and the castle did not suffer too much damage.

Even if the knights came in to plunder and caused some damage, it was not a big problem. It would take some time to arrange some craftsmen to repair it.

Since Ronin brought Wilson and others into the Moonlight Valley, and the two knights of Rydar and Sophia did a good job of security in various towns, this post-war land began to enter the rhythm of recuperation.

The large population gap caused by Mephisto could not be supplemented in a short time, and some land was abandoned. There was no way to do it. We could only wait until there were more people and then gradually recultivate it.

During this period, Ronin inspected three mines in the Moonlight Valley, two of which were iron mines and one copper mine.

Bruno was right. The scale of the iron mine in Red Maple City was very large, at least ten times that of Chishan Town!

In addition to such a large iron mine in Moonlight Valley, there is also a medium-sized iron mine and a medium-sized copper mine in Shanquan City!

Now it seems that although Jesus is an earl and his territory is not large, this land has food and mineral veins, and is very rich.

He didn't manage such a good territory well, always coveting the shore city with no special products, and blindly pursuing the size of the territory and expanding outward, which inevitably fell behind and wasted this land.

Now Roning has obtained these mines, which completely meets the demand for steel resources for the development of his territory.

When Roning settled in Moonlight Castle, nobles from surrounding territories visited one after another, basically to maintain the previous iron ore transactions with Jesus.

In order to resume the mining of minerals as soon as possible and to pursue a larger mining volume, Roning proposed a cooperation method of exchanging iron ore for the labor of these nobles.

For the nobles, labor is not very valuable. Even if there are few people in their territory, they can still squeeze in.

Moreover, these laborers only work in Ronin's territory, and the money and resources they earn are allowed to be taken to their territory to spend. This is a business that will not lose money.

After a few days of consideration, these nobles wrote to Ronin and agreed to this way of cooperation.

So, in the next two months, Red Maple City and Mountain Spring City in Moonlight Valley welcomed a large number of laborers.

Although these people make money from Ronin, they also eat, drink, defecate and consume in Moonlight Valley. Maybe some people think that life here is not bad, and they want to immigrate here.

In addition, the 100,000 people promised by His Majesty the King have also set sail one after another.

Among them, 40% migrated to Moonlight City through Dennis Port, and the remaining 60% went north through the Howling Sea to Wubei Port, becoming the main force in the construction of Wubei City.

Moonlight City can be regarded as Ronin's second important city, and Wubei Territory, as the rear area, is the foundation of development and also needs a landmark city.

In the blink of an eye, it entered the cold winter.

In the courtyard near Wubei Port, a huge steel lump was erected one or two meters above the ground.

Ordinary people standing in front of such a cold steel creation, even if they knew it was a dead object, still felt awe.

Simon's big hands slapped on the steel, and his face was full of excitement.

"After so many years of manufacturing, I didn't expect that one day I could make such a big and sophisticated thing!"

Although he was only responsible for the production of part of the structure, it was still something worth showing off.

"Steam engine, right, Ronin, I can't wait to see the result!"

"I am looking forward to it too!"

Since Sophia joined Wubei Territory, Ronin took her to make the core components of the steam engine when he was free.

Nearly eight months later, the two relied on their super high mental power and ability to control flames, and they worked together to manufacture cylinders, flywheels, pistons and other structures.

These components are not only very precise, but also very strong, which can meet the needs of steam engines.

"Carlos, please light the fire." Ronin pointed to the boiler position and said.

The dragon blinked its huge eyes. This iron lump also had a great contribution. It was also looking forward to seeing the operation of the steam engine.

Puff!

The hot flames gushed out of its bloody mouth, and after being controlled by Carlos, they were all concentrated under the boiler.

"Uh, control the temperature, don't melt the furnace." Ronin reminded.

Carlos quickly lowered the temperature of the flame.

Soon, the water in the boiler began to boil.

High-temperature steam overflowed from the sealed boiler, entered the cylinder along the pipe, gradually accumulated, expanded and began to push the piston.

"It moves!"

Sophia could feel the piston in the cylinder moving.

Woo!

Soon, accompanied by a low roar, the steam engine slowly woke up, and it began to show the endless power hidden in it to the outside world.

A powerful steam broke through the pressure and gushed out, turning into a cloud of white mist, filling the air.

As the steam was released, the axle of the steam engine began to turn.

Although it looked slow and heavy at first, as if an old man was taking a difficult step.

But gradually, the flywheel spun faster and faster, with more and more power, and the clanging sound of the axle became louder and louder, like a war drum that shook people's hearts!

Simon was shocked by this scene.

"Although I expected such a scene, the reality was even more shocking than I expected!"

Sophia also said: "This is not the power of magic, this is the power from nature!"

Both of them are knowledgeable people and know the principles of Daybreak's magical power.

So after they saw the flywheel rotating, they knew that if this movement was applied to the giant wheel, they would no longer have the problem of insufficient magic crystal energy.

After all, when it comes to boiling water, it doesn't matter that Carlos is breathing fire now, but it can also be replaced by firewood, or the coal from Luo Ning's mouth, but it will take a little longer to start.

"Luo Ning, I feel that with this, the sails on the ship can be removed." Sophia expressed her thoughts.

Even the Daybreak has three large sails erected on it in preparation for when energy is insufficient.

But once steam power became available, the sails could be removed.

"sure!"

Luo Ning agreed, "Sailboats are about to become a thing of the past. Moreover, in addition to using steam engines on ships, I am also planning to use them on land."

Steam engines have many uses, such as transportation, textiles, forging, compression pumps, and even power generation. Most of them can be used in any field that requires large power.

Of course, for Luo Ning, the first thing he wanted to use was transportation.

Whether it is Moonlight Valley or Chishan Town, the transportation of the mined iron ore relies on manpower and horse power, which is too inefficient.

If there are steam trains and paved railway tracks, large quantities of goods can be transported.

"Sofia, Simon, next I want to optimize the steam engine and then use it for land transportation."

Ronin signaled Carlos to stop breathing fire, while pulling Sophia and Simon to start the next plan.

"I plan to pilot a railway line in Wubei Territory and use steam engines to transport the coal resources mined in Marsh Town to Wubei Port."

"railway?"

Although Simon's tone was doubtful, his face was very excited. He was very interested in creating new things.

"This is a new word. Just hearing this word made me very interested in it! Luo Ning, tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Luo Ning used his mental power to control the sand on the ground to float, and in a few breaths it looked like a railway and a steam train.

"I am going to appoint you as my chief mechanical engineer and design a railway line for me covering Wubei Territory, Wushan Territory and Moonlight Valley."

He began to talk about the basic principles of railways and the huge role they brought after their completion.

The more Sophia and Simon listened, the more shocked they became.

Even in the City of Dawn, their transportation still relies on the power of livestock, and magic power has not been promoted on a large scale.

But it is clear that if Luoning's railway is built, it will be a tool that can be promoted on a large scale.

At that time, not only nobles, but ordinary people will also be able to use it.

Sophia sighed: "Luo Ning, I'm sure your invention will change the world!"

This time Luo Ning was not modest. He issued an invitation with a smile: "Then let us use the power of steam to liberate the productivity of this world, my chief designer and chief engineer."

Sophia and Simon looked at each other, then nodded solemnly. (End of chapter)