Release that Witch

On the third day after the fall, the Margaret Chamber of Commerce arrived at the Bianbu Town Pier.

This time, the caravans resumed the scale of the past, and the ten sailboats were lined up in a row and steadily docked at the bridge.

"His lord of the prince, we met again," said Yueyuewan businessman Jia Momo, who was walking on the road. "Listen to Ms. Margaret, the first steamship has been rebuilt?"

“It’s true,” Roland laughed. “But in order to guarantee the quality of the goods, it still needs three or four days of trials to test the reliability of the power system.”

"It's really exciting," Marlan clap his hands. "It takes almost a lot of time for the fleet to unload. We can wait here. May I ask, can I board the steamship when I test?"

"Of course, it is a brand new ship. It is very different from the previous sailing. I have to tell you how to operate it. But according to the plan, these are the contents of tomorrow." Roland made a gesture with me. "The most important thing now is to relax and get tired. You haven't eaten lunch yet? I have prepared a sumptuous feast in the castle meeting room."

"Every time you come here, you will have a good meal," Margaret said with a smile. "I am so hungry that I am so eager to call out that the oatmeal and the meat are as hard as the stone. It is hard to swallow. ”

There is no reliable preservation technology in this era, so most of the dry food is really dry and hard, which makes Roland think of canned food. When the light industry develops, it is definitely the best choice for long-distance travel and sailing merchants to make a variety of delicious and convenient food cans.

......

When the banquet was over, Hogg patted his belly with satisfaction. "This bowl of mushroom soup will let me swallow my tongue. I seem to taste the taste of Haizhen, stewed chicken and pork bones. Yours The court chef is really skilled."

"I prefer the dessert on the meal, called ice cream... right?" Margaret said. "I guess it should be made with milk and honey, and then frozen into salt crystals with saltpeter. ”

"You still need to add some butter and egg white, otherwise you can't do it so softly," Roland added. "I don't know how much the saltpeter this time?"

“There is still only one boat,” the businesswoman shook her head. “The Alchemists Association is still buying saltpeter in the Daxie. The former Prime Minister even sent a patrol to help them search for the goods in the furnace. A group of guys with the name of the sage bought it. There is no difference between the robbers. This ship is still shipped from Chishui City."

"The goods that are shipped this month are mostly washing stones?"

“Yes,” Hogg squandered the white wine in the cup and filled himself up. “Although the number may be a bit more, but the last time you said it, try to get more, I remember it. In addition to washing stones, there are good iron ingots and lead ingots. Recently, few towns need these things in addition to you," he sighed. "The mining business is getting worse and worse."

This is the impact of the civil war. Roland believes that the purchasing power of various places is gradually declining. If it continues for two or three years, it is basically the rhythm of rising food prices and starving everywhere.

"Right, what happened to the West?" Margaret suddenly asked.

"what happened?"

"The fleet encountered a lot on the way to the town... um," she paused for a moment, seemingly thinking about the wording. "A lot of floating corpses. They are dressed in ragged clothes, so they float on both sides of the river." In addition to the corpse, there are some broken planks and ropes on the water, just like a ship sinking on a reef. But there is no reef in the river, so I think..."

"Hey, that's the fleet that Tefco has made in the West." Roland pretended to be a sloppy look, and briefly told the battle a week ago. "They have got the punishment they deserve."

In order to avoid blocking the channel and the epidemic, after cleaning the battlefield, he transferred Anna and Lily from the town, one responsible for burning damaged ships and one responsible for purifying the river. The floating body that Margaret saw should be the war dead who had drifted along the river before the end of the battle.

“It turns out,” the businesswoman smiled. "It seems that both sides of the Ficoco have hit the wall."

"Two sides?"

"There is also the latest news from Garcia in the clear water port that the unidentified looters who attacked the eastern city were Garcia's men. After the black sail fleet looted Haifeng County and Jinsui City, they did not return to the harbor. Instead, along the coastline all the way north, no one knows where she eventually went."

"Northward..." Roland said differently, "She left the Grey Fort?"

"At the moment it seems like this, Tiffco's people are flying in the clear water port, which is now an empty city." Margaret stated, "Because there are many mice in the people he brought, this one It’s not a secret in Black Street. No matter what, now he has only one of your eyes, and the future invasion of the West may be more and more frequent."

“If you want to leave the Grey Fort, you can always welcome you at the Crescent Bay,” Marlan said.

“Yes,” Camer took a picture of his chest. “The island there is enough to hold ten border towns. We are willing to provide you and your people for free.”

But to hand over the steam engine and paddle steamer technology, right? Roland rolled his eyes in his heart, even if the gray fortune could not stay, the first choice for the target should be Tilly Wimbledon. But on the surface he just smiled. "Yes, if there is such a day, I will consider it."

"Right," he then looked at Margaret. "You have successfully created two of the scout balloons you ordered last time."

“So fast?” the latter surprised. “Can you take me to see?”

"Of course, come with me." Roland got up and said.

......

In the backyard of the castle's expansion, there is a hydrogen balloon that has been fully inflated.

Its airbag is in the shape of a drop, wide and narrow, and the top is five meters in diameter. It is made according to the size of the test piece and can carry an adult man to take off. The airbags and ropes are painted with sky camouflage, and the camouflage of the observers can minimize the recognition.

“It seems to be different from the balloon we used last time?” Margaret looked at the new product carefully.

"Because it can be used without a witch," Roland cleared his throat and began to show everyone how to use the scout balloon. "The airbag has a movable valve at the end, which can be filled and released because the alchemical gas is filled. In order to let it fly, the method of inflating is very simple, as long as the matching hose is connected to the gas storage tank, and then the two valves can be unscrewed." After he finished the demonstration of the deflation and inflation process.

“How many bottles of gas can I need to fill a scout balloon?” Margaret quickly grasped the point.

"Five bottles or six bottles..." This problem makes Roland slightly awkward, "the maximum is no more than seven bottles." The main reason is that the concentration of dilute sulfuric acid used to generate hydrogen in the bottle is difficult to control, and the sulfuric acid is distilled to 98%. Dilution with water is too wasteful of the lab's valuable manpower, so it will be down.

“Is this alchemical gas expensive?”

"It is true. It is difficult to preserve and full of danger... I mean, in the case of inadvertent operation," Roland coughed twice. "So the gas tank can only be stored for one year, and it must not be knocked, disassembled or burned, otherwise it will not There may be unpredictable and serious consequences.” He paused. “Although the price is somewhat expensive, I can rest assured that when the balloon was first detected, the first gas storage tanks were provided free of charge by Bianyan Town, and an additional one was given. A sky camouflage suit.".

(To be continued.)