Steel Steam and Flame

　　 The machinery standing quietly in the room has been activated, and there is still energy left here. It is the Huiguan whose power storage has not been used up. Another high-tech technology spread from Avalon. It was invented around 436 in the sacred calendar of the Empire, but when it was truly popularized throughout the empire and then used in various industries and regions, it was already around 580 years ago.

　　Although there is a gap of more than a hundred years, and the technology of Huiguan is already complete. But as the ultimate representative work of a new energy such as electricity, what the Empire lacks is not technology, but the resources needed to manufacture it-that is, a mineral called white limestone.

　　 How long it has been since the discovery of white grey stone may have been elusive. In short, as early as the period of the Manuo Kingdom, there were detailed records about it:

　　 In 1690, the mineralogist discovered a new kind of ore during an investigation into a deep underground tunnel. Its structural composition is very special, completely different from all the mineral structures discovered at that time. They are self-contained, soft in texture, much like the flesh fossils of a certain organism, but after various tests and experiments, this gray-white ore is just a very special ore, not a biological fossil.

　　 Long after the discovery of white grey stone, no one knew its function and characteristics. At that time, minerals and geologists only made a record of it as a simple mineral, and there is no more to say.

　　 Then time entered the period when the Kingdom of Mano was transformed into the Empire of San Dorag. Scientists of that era discovered the amazing power hidden in the white grey stone. When it was exposed to a lot of moisture, it produced a discharge phenomenon that surprised everyone at the time. After preliminary estimates, a standard unit of white limestone, after a violent reaction with water, produced enough electricity for everyone in a city at that time to use it for one or two years without restriction. The Avalon Agency, which was just established at that time, had already begun to study this emerging energy.

　　In the 206th year of the Holy Calendar, the empire had already ended the "handed down war" and was in a state of gradual cultivation and strengthening of its own strength. The first generation of research on putting the white limestone into full use was also completed at that time, and that is the prototype of the current "Huiguan", an unusually large power generator. During the same period, industrially developed areas throughout the empire began to gradually use this energy. However, the mining of white limestone is extremely difficult, no less than resisting extreme weather, and it has been a long time since then.

　　 And even in this era, the vast territory of the empire is completely polarized. When the Manoma area has completely bid farewell to the energy related to black coal, the small frontier town where Cassia walked out still uses coal mines as the main energy source. Most of the lamps there are gas lamps, and the use of electricity will always be used. It is only a secondary role, and most of them are labeled as nobles.

　　 When Cassia looked at the deserted lights beside him, shaking his head and sighing, his steps had already come to the side of another machine in the room, where all the energy came from. Through the thick protective glass embedded in the machine, you can see five glass tubes evenly spaced inside.

　　 This is the glow tube, and it is also the last model widely used in the industry-the green light. Its positioning is the same as the zero-differential machine. However, after the zero-differential machine, there was an analysis machine with more powerful computing power, and there was no introduction in the book about what the green light model was after.

　　 "It's another thing under the supervision of the empire." Cassia carefully looked at the Huiguan whose color had gradually faded to gray, and said that they were only adult thumbs thick and no more than ten centimeters in height. But as the last glow tube model on the bright side, the power stored in it is dozens of times that of the first-generation "Glow tube". When they are full of energy, they are fluorescent green, and then as the electricity inside is lost, the color begins to fade and become white. In the end, when the electricity is completely exhausted, it will turn into coal-like black, as if it was attributed to its origin.

　　 The glow tube in front of me is close to gray in color, but the electricity stored in it must be enough. This was originally a place where the limestone was mined. The treasures in the "urban legend" are these limestone mines.

　　 followed his own memory and turned on all the familiar lights one by one. When the data on the combined machine monitoring the steam furnace began to change, Cassia left.

　　 When they returned to the main hall, Cara and the others had searched many rooms by the light that Cassia turned on. They found many maps in the guard room. The introduction to the seventh pillar was the most detailed, and there was also a general introduction to the spider building lying down on the sky.

　　 "Mr. Cassia, these lights are a great help." Gustin watched Cassia walk over, nodded, and shook the map in his hand to give Cassia a copy.

"Luck is very good, there is enough energy left here, enough for the start of the steam furnace to provide us with the basic power of the elevator." Cassia took the map and said, "The power of the pillar and the mining spider are separate, although here The differential engine is also subordinate to the differential engine array in the spider body and can be controlled by it. However, we don’t have to worry too much. Nolida definitely does not have a combination code card in hand. It is completely impossible to start the differential engine array there Yes. At best, he can only crack a small part of it. Just like the seventh pillar, being able to barely use the lighting system and transmission mechanism on the inside will not have a big impact on us."

　　 "That's good news," Klitsch said. "Mr. Cassia, can you answer my question?"

　　 "Yes." Cassia knew what he wanted to ask.

　　 "Are you still a programmer?"

"Of course not. The difference engine that can start the management pillar is based on the experience learned in the steam factory. If there is no programmer to crack, the corresponding password card is required to start the difference engine. Some involve secrets or important Wherever possible, there will still be a combined cipher card, which is certain."

　　 Several people nodded, and they were also very interested in how Cassia turned on the differential engine. For those who are not programmers, the combination of gears and shafts of the difference engine is something of another world to them.

"In a steam factory, the differential engine manages the power transmission and output of all machinery. Once an accident occurs, the power of the differential engine is also needed to help eliminate it. But sometimes, the differential engine is locked by a password card and you want to use it. You must have a password card. But what should you do when there is a dangerous accident and there is no password card?"

　　 "Then correspondingly, there will definitely be a specific plan to deal with this situation." Lee said to the side, "So Mr. Cassia used this emergency plan and activated the differential engine."

　　 Lee's intuition and opinions are always accurate.

　　 "Yes, it's probably what Mr. Hill meant, so understandable." Cassia nodded. "In the steam factory, the purchased differential engine will be cracked by professional programmers in advance. And the factory people will actively ask the differential engine company to install the back door for them~www.readwn.com~ as an emergency plan to prevent encountering the above That kind of situation. And this backdoor is acting as a password card, forcibly starting the role of the differential engine."

　　 Kara and they nodded, their faces looked like they understood, and then they didn't ask any more.

　　 At this time, there was also a sound of rapid air flow from the ceiling above. This is the hollow copper pipe, the sound of scorching steam filling the past, everything is ready at this moment. And the other pillars also lit up in the subsequent time. The eight pillars are like light sticks in the dark, leading to the steel spider building on the sky.

　　 Cassia and the others deliberately leaked the information about the differential engine, and also told them that there may be related maps in the security room. Now everyone is still an ally, Cassia and their goal is Nolida, as long as other people do not hinder them, they can become their friends.

At the same time, when all the lights in the eight pillars are on, inside the spider building, it is the room on the edge of the most central steam drill. The sign in the upper left corner indicates that this is the main control room, which is the difference. The room where the machine array is located.

Frosh held a glass of red wine in his hand and lightly put a sip on his mouth. He looked out through the glass window on the edge of the spacious room. His eyes and the tall glass with a small half glass of red wine were reflected outside the window together. The shining shadow of a pillar. There was a sad look on his face.

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