【Free gift】

[This is the most precious of all the gifts Daqutri received, and has accompanied him for countless years.]

...

Martin looked at the introduction of the quill and his thoughts were a little erratic.

Darkterry is probably inseparable from the teacher's teachings when he is able to advance to the throne.

I'm afraid the only one who can make him treat him so seriously is this "unfamous" teacher.

Unexpectedly, I had already had a relationship with the seniors in the knowledge sequence.

If you think about it carefully, in fact, the only knowledge sequence can be given to other gods.

After a moment of emotion, Martin returned to his desk and sorted out the details of the conversation just now.

When people communicate, only a small part of the information they convey is achieved through language.

In fact, there is still a lot of information hidden in the details of facial expressions, eyes, and small movements on the body.

Martin recalled the details just now while recording the content of the conversation.

Waldo's identity has always been a mystery. Martin still does not know his sequence.

Although he showed enough kindness, in Martin's heart, this old man was still different from Nabishi and Karan, and could not believe it without reservation.

Although Martin has been able to identify the fluctuations of Waldo's power, he has only seen him as a separate object, without reference.

In addition, during the conversation, Waldo also mentioned a person... an evil god, the master of flesh and blood!

Waldo's evaluation of the flesh-and-blood master is "a brainless corpse"

The Master of Flesh and Blood left a deep impression on Martin.

The first time was three months ago, when I was almost summoned by the cultists of the Immortal Order in Faralin.

However, Martin did not have a direct contact that time, and the flesh and blood tissue summoned was also cleaned up by Tia and Plandes.

The second time was in the black fog in the spiritual world, and the huge tentacle almost grabbed the island in the spiritual world.

If it is a corpse, then it should be a god when it is alive. As for what kind of god it is... it should be related to the flesh.

There is also that battlefield, perhaps the predecessor of the Flesh Lord died in that earth-shaking battle.

...

Thursday, January 23.

The weather is clear and the climate is getting warmer, and the surrounding woods and fields are covered with dense emerald green buds.

Occasionally, you can see phoenix-tail butterflies flying in the forest.

The two carriages left Farelinburg and drove steadily towards the northeast.

The leading carriage included three people in the carriage, Martin, Tia and Gress.

In the carriage behind were several apprentices, including Farrell and Columb.

This time they were traveling to inspect the road leading to Faralin First Iron Mine...the sections of the road that had been repaired.

The wheels are very stable on the concrete road. With the soft cushion, there is almost no vibration.

This road is about one meter wider than the previous road, and is a two-way and double-lane.

Before the railway was paved in the early stage, coal was mainly transported by livestock labor.

"How is the development of a steam locomotive that can be directly on the road?" Martin asked.

Gress shook her head: "It's not ideal. Although the miniaturization of the steam engine has been achieved, if it is too small, it will not form enough load at all. If it is too large, it will be too heavy, and it will easily crush the road."

Martin nodded. The car made of steam mechanism does not have much value in utilization. Not to mention the parts of the steam engine required are more precise, the biggest problem is that the power is reduced, and the single transportation volume is too small, which is completely incomparable to steam trains.

It may be used to carry people and become a toy for nobles, but it doesn't make much sense.

In the planning of Martin and Gress, every piece of steel and every bunch of coal cannot be wasted at will.

So the plan for a small steamer was just an experimental exploration, and it was directly passed away now.

"Where is the steam train?" Martin continued.

"After repeated comparisons and verifications, Thomas Four is the most suitable."

Gress took out a document with a design drawing of "Thomas IV".

"Does this name have any profound meaning?" Tiya asked, looking at the round front of the car on the drawings.

Uh…can I say it’s because of some cartoon that impressed him in childhood?

"It's just a name, just a casual name." Martin said, and asked Gress to introduce various data about the steam locomotive.

"The weight of one hundred and twenty tons is 12.8%, the total length of the front of the car and the coal water truck is 23 meters... The average running speed is 60 kilometers per hour, and the coal can be transported in a single time of about one thousand tons."

Martin scanned the drawings and nodded with satisfaction.

"Then you can start preparing for the construction of the railway as soon as possible."

Glace nodded.

Tiya, who was standing beside her, was also influenced by Martin, and could already understand some data and drawings, and asked in confusion.

"The efficiency is only 12% so, isn't it a bit too low?"

Martin shook his head and explained, "It's already very good. This is a work that has been improved many times. In fact, we have very low efficiency in most energy utilization, such as sunlight and burning wood. When you calculate carefully, you will find that the efficiency is pitifully inefficient."

"In heat transfer, most of the energy will overflow, and at the same time, it is difficult for mechanical structures to avoid negative effects such as friction..."

Martin took the opportunity to teach the two of them a lesson.

"By the way, have you any idea about the internal combustion engine I gave you last time?" After gaining two experience points, Martin asked Gress again.

Gress shook her head: "There are several problems with the drawings you provide. The most critical one is the fuel of liquid properties, which is not easy to find. Moreover, this machine has higher requirements for the properties of metal materials and the friction and airtightness of the overall device."

Internal combustion engines have greater power and higher energy conversion efficiency. Better ones can reach more than 50%, which is an upgraded product of steam engines.

However, it usually uses diesel and gasoline as fuel, both of which are derived from oil.

But Martin has never heard of any place in the North and South continents producing oil or similar resources.

The geological evolution process of this world may be different from that of the earth. Martin suspects that there may not be enough biomass in ancient times to be hidden underground, so this critical resource was not generated.

"Is alcohol not okay?" Tiya asked.

Martin shook his head and said, "The energy provided by alcohol burning is still not enough."

"And the alcohol burning point is low, and once compressed, it is easy to cause spontaneous combustion." Gress added.

"Then let's put the internal combustion engine project first. In a few days, I'll give you a design drawing of an electrically driven machinery to see if it can be done."

...

After three or four hours of itinerary, the carriage suddenly became stumbled and shaking at noon.

Martin looked out the window and saw that the cement pavement had ended, and the road behind was covered with gravel roadbeds that were still paved.

There were construction team workers on both sides of the road, but something seemed to have happened on the construction site at this time. The workers gathered together, making noise, and a little noisy.

I had already arrived at the place and the carriage stopped.

Martin frowned and walked out of the carriage, with Glace and Tia following behind.

"Sir, are here! The temple's master is here, get out of here!"

"Help! Sir, save Old Ross!"

"That's the Saint, the Saint of the Time-Sequence Temple! Old Ross is saved!"

Tiya often appears in various dangerous places. Most of the people of Faralin knew her. If she didn't know her identity as a god, she gave her the name of a saint.

The crowd of dust scattered, revealing a wounded man lying on the ground.

There were many vertical scars on his left thigh, as if they were scratched by some kind of thorn.

The entire thigh was covered with blood, and the soil on the ground was soaked in dark red.

Old Ross looked pale, and cold sweat as big as beans on his head kept coming out.

In order to stop bleeding, my thighs were thorned up, but it still looked very critical.

Gress immediately squatted down and applied a layer of wound medicine to the wound first. After the metal tools were formed on his fingertips, they turned into flexible needles and threads to bandage the wound. Then they fed some medicine with water. Old Ross's face became slightly normal.

"What's going on? What about the temple staff and security team members you accompany you?" Martin asked the leading worker.

Each construction project has an extraordinary person to follow, and the personnel are drawn from the two temples and Shijiang, mainly to protect the workers. After all, it is in the wilderness, and there are many wild beasts, insects and snakes in the hills.

The captain of the construction team pointed to the forest next to him tremblingly: "A monster suddenly attacked Old Ross, and Lord Ald has already led his people to chase him."

Alder, the extraordinary temple assigned to this time.

Martin looked at the direction he pointed and frowned.

"How long has it been?"

"More than ten minutes, less than twenty minutes..."
To be continued...