Originally, according to the five-year plan, Owen would have asked Viru to build a thermal power plant and a hydroelectric power station to provide electricity to the border town.Now that we know the new use of the Lightning Stone, we need to make adjustments to the five-year plan.Even Winster said that the plan can never catch up with the changes, and the implementation of the plan must be flexibly adjusted.The next day, Geeta and Rob were urgently summoned to the castle office.Owen handed Geeta the blueprints for the extractor and told him to build it as soon as possible.To make a light bulb, you need to remove the air inside, otherwise the life of the light bulb will be very short.Of course, filling with inert gas is another viable option.Rob was asked to use the equipment of the glass factory to make large containers and bulb shells for electrolyte solutions, along with sketches of the exterior designs.Owen then left the castle to meet with the dwarven expedition.After surveying the mountains around Frontier Town, the dwarves discovered several new veins and deposits, the most important of which was a coal mine deep in the Sky Dome Mountains.Although it is deep in the mountains, it is quite close to the Weishui River, and Owen has arranged for people to mine the coal there, and use cement steam ships to transport it to the border town by water.In addition to the known ores, the dwarves also collected a lot of strange and unknown ores for research.Owen went to them to find out if there was tungsten ore in those ores, after all, tungsten is the best material for making filaments.If not, then you can only settle for the next best thing, first use carbonized bamboo wire to make light bulbs, and then find tungsten ore and then change the material.A dwarven in an expedition suit led Owen to a small warehouse and pushed open the door."
Lord Eisen, all the ores we found during the survey are here."
The dwarf turned to Owen and said, "Feel free to look at it. ”"Well, thank you."
Entering the warehouse, Owen saw many bamboo baskets neatly arranged, each with a mark on it, and a variety of ores were placed inside."
I don't know any of these ores."
Glancing around, Angelica frowned slightly, and then asked, "Marquis Eisen, do you also have some research on ores?"
”"Humph!
Of course. ”Marpel raised her chin and said proudly, "There's nothing that Lord Owen doesn't know." ”"Uh......
Just know a little bit about it. ”Owen replied casually.He didn't know any ore at all, and his biggest reliance was actually Alpha.
[Alpha, please.] 】[Understand.] 】Next, Owen went to look at the ores in the bamboo basket one by one, sometimes holding them in his hand and touching, pinching, and rubbing them.A pop-up window will appear in the center of the field of view, showing the name of the ore as determined by Alpha.Looking all the way to the last row, Owen still didn't find tungsten ore.Isn't there tungsten ore?
Looking at the last row of bamboo baskets left, Owen couldn't help but feel a little disappointed on his face, and walked over to pick up the ore in the next bamboo basket.
[Remind the owner that this is scheelite.] 】Hearing Alpha's voice, Owen didn't mention how happy he was, the Transverse Mountain Range and the Sky Dome Mountain Range were indeed mineral treasures, and even tungsten ore was available.Immediately afterwards, he carefully observed the scheelite in his hand, which was in the shape of a granular stone, white with yellow, and a fat luster."
Where did you find this ore?"
Unable to hide the excitement on his face, Owen turned his head to ask the dwarf who was following behind.It has been confirmed that scheelite was found on the side of the Transverse Mountains, and according to the dwarves who found this ore, it seems that there are quite a few of them, and calcite and muscovite have also been found in that place.Tungsten ore is there, and Owen will send someone to mine the ore there later.There is no need to be in such a hurry, the tungsten used to make the filament can be used first from the basket of scheelite that has been mined.What's more, the extractor and bulb shell have not yet been manufactured, so you can't rush it.However, it is still possible to make light bulbs before winter.A few days later, Bray Ggergerph led a Templar team to Frontier by boat, where Owen himself went to meet him.Seeing the dramatic change in Frontier Town, Bray was amazed.Moreover, the number of subhuman races in the streets has increased, leading him to call Frontier Town a model of harmony between humans and subhuman races, and a sight that the church would like to see.Once the Templars had been arranged, Bray went to Viscount Jarvis to discuss how to deal with the undead this winter.Owen, on the other hand, continued to tinker with power generation equipment and light bulbs.Compared with last year, the strength of the People's Army has improved greatly this year, and he no longer needs to care too much about the southern invasion of the undead monsters, and he can leave it to Viscount Jarvis to deal with.The required electrolyte solution is prepared in the chemistry laboratory, and the required amount and concentration are proportioned according to Winster's requirements, as well as electrodes and salt bridges.The wire material is naturally copper with good conductivity, and the outside is wrapped with a layer of rubber skin as an insulating layer.After the galvanic battery was built, Owen installed it in his castle and added electrolyte solution and lightning magic stones to it, where new things had to be tested first.There is also a large wooden box outside the container, which can be opened at any time to check the remaining amount of lightning magic stones inside, and replenish the magic stones in time if there is less.After testing, the electricity was successfully discharged, and the Lord's Castle became the first building in the border town to be connected to water, heating, and electricity, although the electrical equipment had not yet been built.Everything is going according to plan, and Owen is going to refine tungsten wire.It is understood that the melting point of tungsten is very high, reaching more than 3,400 degrees Celsius.Ordinary fire mages want to raise the temperature of the flame to such a high level, which consumes a lot of mana, so Owen can only go out in person.As a result, Owen alone consumed most of his mana to successfully refine tungsten filament.Even if he is still like this, it seems that the task of refining tungsten wire can only be completed by a fire mage and a wind mage partner who is still quite strong in magic power.Exhaling lightly, Owen was about to reach out to wipe his sweat, when Marpel took the initiative to take out the handkerchief he had prepared to help wipe the sweat."
Thank you."
Owen thanked.Once the bulb casing and extractor and the required parts were manufactured, it was time to assemble the bulb, a step that Geeta helped with.After the assembly is completed, the air inside the bulb shell is pumped out by an air extractor, and then the lower end is welded and sealed, and the bulb is made.Worried that the extractor wouldn't pump cleanly, Owen also asked Geeta to apply a little red phosphorus to the light bulb's sensory column.Red phosphorus turns into white phosphorus when heated, and white phosphorus easily reacts with oxygen to form a solid phosphorus pentoxide.In this way, even if there is residual oxygen in the bulb case, it can be quickly eliminated.That night, Owen summoned all the high-ranking officials of the town hall to the castle hall, and Bray also invited him to come over.The servant extinguishes all the sources of fire at the same time.The surroundings suddenly became dark, and many officials were a little frightened by this and asked what was going on."
Don't panic, please look here."
Owen spoke up.With that, he turned off the circuit switch, and the light bulb in front of him glowed orange, which was not as flickering as a bonfire or candle, but continued to illuminate the surroundings steadily.There was no need to say anything, and everyone stared intently at the bright light bulb.Obviously, the lord has come up with another incredible invention.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon