After hearing Hetty's words, Gawain's expression suddenly froze - ooze monster's excrement? !
Over there, Rebecca was still nodding excitedly: "Yes, yes - we have a large pond in the backyard of the Magical Technology Research Institute! One of the ooze monsters is me. Caught it with his own hands..."
Gawain finally knew what was going on when Hetty reported that Rebecca was raising ooze monsters...
"It's a shame you thought so. Come on!" Hetty's expression was so weird, "I'm curious how you connected these two things..."
Gawain couldn't help but cover his forehead: " Why do I feel a little disgusting?"
"It's not disgusting," Rebecca said immediately, "Although it is said to be the excrement of the ooze monster, the ooze monster is almost an elemental creature. What comes out is more like the mixed slag generated in the alchemical reaction, which is clean - Auntie, didn't you tell me that the mages of the Violet Kingdom even use the excrement of ooze monsters to apply on their faces to improve their appearance? Skin?"
Hetty couldn't help but cover her face: "...but that was a curse word..."
Rebecca scratched her head: "Huh?" Is that so?"
Listening to the conversation between Rebecca and Hetty, Gawain quickly accepted the source of the material for the "tire" in front of him.
He knows about the ooze monster - a magical creature with weak power but strong vitality. It usually lives near the focus of magic. It is the product of the combination of earth element and biomass. The wild ooze monster itself is not offensive, but because its habitat is close to the magic focus, there are often stronger monsters nearby, and it is not easy to catch them - but since they are not very useful, except for a few Except for mages looking for ooze monsters in order to collect specific materials, ordinary people will not have any interest in those low-level elemental creatures.
As elemental creatures, ooze monsters will leave various gel products after eating soil and rotting plants, which are their "excrement", but as Rebecca said Said - as long as the psychological adjustment is in place, it is just a by-product of the magical reaction...
But no matter what, I looked for inspiration from the excrement of the ooze monster, and even thought of using that thing Making tires... This is really a refreshing and refined idea.
With a strange expression, Hetty continued to poke the gray-white slightly elastic "tire" with her finger, and asked curiously: "You must have dealt with it, right? Normal ooze monster secretion" The material should be softer than this, and the smell is stronger..."
"We mixed very fine quartz sand into it, and used giant wood gum to remove the smell, and the effect was pretty good. , but I think there should be room for optimization," Rebecca nodded and said, "In addition, in order to make the secretions discharged by the ooze monster more in line with the requirements, we have also tested many different 'feeds'. Now this feed The formula is definitely not the most suitable..."
The ooze monster is a very strangeElemental creatures eat everything, and then perform complex magical reactions on the swallowed substances, and absorb energy in the process. Their physiological process is like a continuous alchemical reaction, which also leads to the problem that if they eat If the contents are different, the contents they discharge will also be very different - of course, they are basically gel products of various viscosities and hardnesses.
Looking at the gray-white "tire", Gawain nodded slightly.
I am afraid that there is really no natural rubber in this world, and humans will never be able to create artificial rubber based on the petroleum industry, but alternatives are still emerging.
A low-level primitive magical creature actually solved a big problem in the magic industry. Regardless of how Rebecca came up with this plan, this fact alone is enough for Gawain to have enough thoughts about the future. confidence.
"Can it start now?" Gawain pointed at the prototype magic vehicle on the mechanical platform and asked expectantly.
"Of course~~" Rebecca said happily, "Before you came, we had already started it in the suspended state once, and adjusted many small problems, and now it can be fully started. Although I haven’t tried it, but I think it can even be driven outside the workshop.”
Gawain didn’t waste any words: “Let’s demonstrate it.”
”Okay~~” Rebecca. She had been waiting for her ancestor's words for a long time, and immediately agreed while walking towards the mechanical platform - obviously, she couldn't wait to demonstrate this miraculous crystallization of the magic industry to everyone in person.
Gawain watched Rebecca get on the platform, then climbed onto the pile of mechanical monsters made of steel, and watched her sit on the simple machine welded directly to the frame. The seat, and then began to pull the levers and wrenches in front of the operator's seat. On the chassis of the prototype magic vehicle, runes gradually became brighter. A low hum sounded from the connection between the power spine and the magic engine. Countless The gears and levers began to tremble slightly, brewing with surging power——
Hetty couldn't help but feel a smile on her face as she listened to the noise coming from the pile of machines and looked at Rebecca who was fiddling with the levers with excitement. He was worried: "Ancestor, is this thing really okay?"
"You have to believe her," Gawain whispered, "and also believe in the hard work of so many technicians for so long."< /p>
Hetty opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something more, but all her words were swallowed back after she saw the scene in front of her -
The heavy, black steel The industrial beast with countless exposed mechanical structures let out a low roar. The rotor-type magic energy engine drove all the mechanical organs to operate. Along with vibrations and sounds, its four wheels slowly began to rotate.
"Look, Ancestor! Let's start walking!!"
Rebecca shouted happily, and at the same time pulled another lever on the left side of her body, accompanied by a series of The clicking sound of the gear changing position, and the wheel's rotation speed speeding up - in a series of noises and vibrations,This huge machine stepped off the platform, just like the first cry of a human baby coming into this world. The sound it made was noisy and loud.
The mechanical bachelors and magicians around the platform cheered and clapped vigorously.
Gao Wen knew that the processing accuracy of Nicholas eggs could be very high, but that was only after the blueprint had been perfected. When manufacturing the prototype, in order to verify the blueprint and improve the success rate, in order to give All mechanical structures leave sufficient safety margins. In order to facilitate mechanics to confirm the wear ratio of all structures and facilitate disassembly and modification, these initial machines will leave acceptable margins between parts. These margins lead to They heard the noise and vibration of the prototype magic vehicle while driving - they sounded noisy and chaotic, but the mechanical bachelors felt that the sound was familiar and friendly.
It means the birth of a new mechanical creation. The collision and friction of gears and levers are the loud announcement after the new mechanical spirit is born in this world.
Rebecca drove the simple prototype car off the platform, and then controlled it to drive around in the vast open space of the workshop. This person was supposed to be wearing a gorgeous aristocratic dress, The girl sitting on the terrace decorated with flowers and gold was drinking tea and admiring the flowers. She was wearing a dirty researcher's robe. She was sitting among a pile of iron frames and parts. Her voice was even louder than the one underneath her. The machinery is still noisy -
"Look, Ancestor! Look, Auntie! It's really walking! It can also run!!"
She smiled like a child.
Amidst Rebecca's cheerful laughter, the magic vehicle's pull rod was pushed into a higher acceleration gear - within the scope of the workshop space, this complex machine once again Accelerating the speed, it made a loud roar, and the magic engine drove the gear set, making the whole car quickly drive towards the exit of the workshop: it was obvious that Rebecca planned to drive the car outside.
Hetty had a worried look on her face, but Gawain gently pressed her shoulder.
Hetty breathed a sigh of relief, and then put all unnecessary worries aside: There is a legendary strongman watching here, and Rebecca and the "machine friend" she created will be there again. No matter what, there shouldn't be any big trouble.
However, just when she breathed a sigh of relief, the machine car that had already run to the workshop door suddenly made a strange creaking sound, accompanied by a continuous noise like metal collision. , the car slowly stopped in a series of huge vibrations, and the magic runes on the power spine were extinguished one by one.
Gawain and Hetty looked at each other, and then a large group of people hurriedly ran to the place where the locomotive lay.
Rebecca pulled the lever next to the seat and stepped on the pedal hard. After finding that it could not be restarted, she had no choice but to stand up from the seat, looking frustrated. Jump to the ground.
“It’s broken.”
She looked sadly at Gawainsaid.
However, just when Gawain wanted to comfort the girl, Rebecca had already turned her head. She took out a wrench and a screwdriver from her pocket and began to dismantle the magic energy. Cover between engine and machinery compartment.
A large number of technicians immediately gathered around, while Nicholas Egg floated above the locomotive and began to help Rebecca get the stuck or even twisted gears out of the gearbox and differential.
In front of Gawain and Hetty, the mechanical bachelors and magic technicians began to discuss:
"The gear shifting area seems to be stuck..."
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"There seems to be no problem with the differential...it was damaged due to inertia after the gearbox suddenly got stuck."
"How could it get stuck...when tested alone No problem?"
"Is it because the grease used for lubrication is less effective after friction and heat?"
"Definitely not, this kind of alchemical oil is also used in the magic doll. The temperature of the golem's power core is much higher than the friction of the gear..."
"Hey, look at this connecting rod - it seems to be stuck when it vibrates! There’s something wrong with the connection method!”
While Gao Wen was still hesitant to go in and see the situation, the discussion among the technicians seemed to have come to an end.
Rebecca emerged from the crowd. There were several more oil stains on the girl’s face and hands, but her eyes that were depressed just now were shining again: "My lord, ancestors, The problem is figured out! There is a problem with the connection of one connecting rod..."
"This is our mistake," a mechanical bachelor wearing blue overalls stood up, and Gawain recognized this person. He is one of Hammer's apprentices. "We did not estimate the impact of the vibration."
"It doesn't matter. It is normal for the prototype to have problems." Gawain did not mean to blame anyone at all. On the contrary, his happy mood at the moment was not weakened at all by this small mechanical failure.
Although there was a mechanical failure, it was just an unavoidable episode in the research and development process - Rebecca drove the prototype magic car off the platform. This is the real significance of today's test. .
This shows that at least on the whole, the design of the magic vehicle has been successful.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of the mechanical platform in the center of the workshop, then looked back and looked at the prototype car parked quietly at the door of the workshop.
After stepping off the mechanical platform, testing it in the workshop, and then driving to the exit of the workshop, the first magic locomotive should have only traveled four to five hundred meters.
It’s really good, a full four to five hundred meters.