Master of Thermodynamics

Chapter 183 Heresy must die

For the rune magician who has already played the rune array [spin], a mere clock is a piece of cake.

After the lord gave the order, just two days later, the Rune Research Institute took out the first mature sample.

This magic clock looks a bit silly and clumsy, but its style is not much different from modern clocks. The round wooden dial is surrounded by a circle of scales, and the three hands represent hours, minutes, and seconds.

Magic Clock also applies another magic black technology-Rune Array [Psionic Energy].

It is a newly developed rune technology based on the [Nian Power] rune array. It can slowly release the mental power stored in advance, which is equivalent to a special battery, but it stores not electric energy, but spirit. force.

The function of this rune formation is to replace the humanoid battery.

A big guy like a construction machine needs a dedicated driver to operate it, and naturally does not need a rune battery, but the clock is a thing, you can’t let a person keep it guarding it every step of the way.

It would be ridiculous if the profession of “watch operator” really appeared.

In addition, there is another important purpose of developing the magic clock, making money!

Once the Thermodynamic ship is put into use and the ocean-going business line is successfully established, the “high-tech” product of Modong Clock will surely bring him a lot of money.

The lord master has even thought about the future watch brand, and he also matched the high and low, and adopted a differentiated marketing strategy to catch all consumers in one go.

Soon after, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Tissot and other brands will all take root in other worlds.

There are also clocks in this world, but it uses a purely mechanical mechanism such as an escapement.

If there is a high enough level of mechanical manufacturing, then the escapement is nothing, don’t the mechanical watches on the earth also live very well?

But it is a pity that the accumulation of watchmakers from other worlds in this area is far from qualified. The clocks they make have a very high failure rate and are extremely inconvenient to use.

Many nobles and big merchants even had to hire a craftsman who specialized in repairing clocks and watches.

In terms of reliability, the magic clock can hang mechanical clocks and beat them.

Its core structure is a rune disc and several gears. The structure is surprisingly simple. The simpler the structure, the lower the possibility of failure. Since the first magic clock came out, there has never been a failure.

In terms of ease of use, the magic clock also has a huge advantage. Although it uses a magic stone, which is not a cheap energy source, a small piece of magic stone can be used for at least two to three months, spreading evenly to every day. , The cost is also very low.

If the magic stone is exhausted, just open the small door where the magic stone is placed and replace it with a magic stone. All fools know how to do it, and no professional maintenance personnel are needed.

In terms of manufacturing costs, mechanical clocks also do not have any advantages.

Each part of the mechanical clock is handmade by the watchmaker, which is inefficient. After the assembly is completed, it needs to be debugged repeatedly. If the size of a part is inaccurate, it may even need to be re-made.

It takes at least one week for a watchmaker to complete a mechanical clock.

The huge time cost and labor cost make the price of mechanical clocks very high. Even the simplest mechanical clock costs more than 20 silver nars.

The magic clock is not the case. Except for the rune disc, which requires more manpower, all other parts are made by machines, and the processing speed is amazing. If it is produced in an assembly line, it is enough to make hundreds of units in one day.

The time required for a watchmaker to push a mechanical clock, the assembly line can produce at least 2,000. The word “complete abuse” is no longer enough to describe the huge gap.

The difference in manufacturing methods will also extend to another issue, maintainability.

If the magic clock breaks down, it is enough to replace one or a few parts. Even the most dumb maintenance personnel can handle it in 10 minutes.

Can the parts of the mechanical clock be replaced?

Sorry, just find two identical magic clocks, even if they are made by the same watchmaker, you will never find two identical parts!

All handmade, it’s so capricious!

then what should we do?

If you rush a new part by hand, 3 days should be enough. If you encounter a watchmaker whose temper is worse than craftsmanship, please come again in a week.

That’s right, watchmakers from other worlds just like that. They love to repair, but don’t repair them!

However, from the moment the magic clock was born, there were few days left for this group of hanging hairs.

Of course, Lord Lord loves to hear about this, eliminating the handicraft industry is originally the mission of a mechanical dog.

The BB Party believes in “more is beautiful, big is good”, Renault firmly believes in “the best machine, the most beautiful assembly line”, other than that, all are heretics!

In his eyes, the handicraftsmen of all trades are all heretics!

Heresy, must die!

The camera returned to the deck of the Odin. When the sailors used the magic clock to time the clock, the first officer Rudolf put the cylinder in his hand on his shoulder, and one end of the cylinder was pointed at the red wooden ball in the sea.

A binocular-like thing was installed in the middle of the cylinder, and Ruderford’s head moved up, his eyes were close to the “binoculars”, and he was whispering something in his mouth.

This cylinder is an optical rangefinder made by Renault “with his own eyes”.

The purpose of the Odin’s trial is to verify that the Thermodynamic ship can handle the turbulence. Another important purpose is to measure the speed of the ship.

How to measure it?

Like a sailor in the Middle Ages on Earth, throw a knotted rope into the water?

What a joke!

Is the IQ of the traverser not as good as that of the medieval turtles?

The dignity of a mechanical dog is not to be insulted lightly, and it is absolutely impossible to throw a rope!

Therefore, Renault chose an optical rangefinder, plus a magic clock.

Speed ​​depends on time and distance, the magic clock is used to measure time, and the distance is determined by an optical rangefinder.

Optical rangefinder sounds very tall, but in fact, the basic principle is extremely simple, that is, triangulation.

There is a “periscope” at the left and right ends of the rangefinder. The distance between the two objective lenses is the baseline, and its length is fixed. Each periscope forms a straight line with the target, and forms a certain angle with the baseline.

The two straight lines plus the baseline form a triangle, and the height of the triangle is the target distance.

Is this problem difficult?

It’s not difficult at all, and it’s easy for junior high school students on the planet to get it done.

The difficulty lies in manufacturing. Optical ranging has extremely high requirements for accuracy. It is appropriate to use it with “a small difference, but a thousand miles away”.

But for Renault, there is no difficulty in making such things with precision. Relying on [Nan Moment], it is more troublesome to do it without precision.

It only took him less than half a day to convert the design drawing into a real object, but the next debugging took 2 days, and then, Lord Lord’s another great invention, it fell to the ground.

Taking into account the convenience of use and the current situation of illiterate people in other worlds, Renault also intimately engraved the distance ruler in the observation window of the rangefinder. The user only needs to read directly according to the observation result.

In addition, the development of this simple rangefinder can also accumulate experience for other types of rangefinders.

For example, the large rangefinder used on artillery.

No, it should be called a gas cannon rangefinder in another world. The length of this big guy is often more than 10 meters, and the complexity is far more than this rangefinder.

After aiming for a while with the rangefinder, Rutherford suddenly shouted: “The target is 1 kilometer, stop timing!”

A sailor hurriedly reported the time: “2 minutes and 32 seconds!”

Lutherford carefully handed the rangefinder to another sailor, took out a pen and paper from his pocket, and began to write and draw on the paper with a sad face.

If it hadn’t been for Your Excellency Elon said that to become a qualified captain, mathematics is a tool that must be mastered, and he really doesn’t want to touch this torturous thing at all.

At this time, a clear voice came down from the mast: “The speed is 13 knots…”

A group of people looked up at the figure on the top of the mast, hurriedly bowed and saluted: “Lord Lord…”

Renault was about to say something, he suddenly sensed something, his eyes unconsciously glanced towards the distant sea.

More than 200 meters ahead, there was obviously a slight abnormality in the waves on the sea, and ordinary people could not see anything at all, but in Renault’s view, everything was clear.

Without thinking about it, he shouted loudly: “A turbulence is about to appear ahead, you all hurry up…”

The sailors hurried to the railing, checking the safety rope as they ran.