Whether it is Natiya or the craftsmen, they can’t get around the Beiluo City from the north to Middle Earth, so when Donner talks about how to improve the freight efficiency there, almost everyone can come up with some ideas, which is like a brainstorm.
However, every idea has more or less problems, either because the cost is too high or it cannot be implemented in engineering.
For example, Natiya proposed that the largest burden of all freight – grain that goes from south to north, that is, from top to bottom, can be built, a long tunnel that runs through the upper and lower, throw it down directly, and make a spring reduction platform at the bottom to support it. However, in order to do this, you must first dig a 70-kilometer-long shaft. Secondly, the grain packaging can easily disperse due to high speed or impact during the fall. If it encounters rainy days, it will be even more troublesome.
A craftsman tried to improve Natiya’s plan and proposed to unpack all the grain, pour it down through a slope sealed in the mountain, and then package it in the cargo yard below. This plan was also denied because of the huge project volume, and no one could guarantee the dryness of the rock body.
Finally, everyone has to admit that it seems that building Beiluo City along the surface of Beiluo Cliff to avoid the intricate underground rivers seems to be the only way.
This conclusion has another meaning for Donner – it seems that at least part of these northern cities were built under Peter’s will.
In fact, Donald himself also had an idea: to transport the food down by using a parachute or other slowing methods. However, this method is affected by the weather and cannot guarantee the location of landing. It will be troublesome once the parachute hits the north falling cliff.
Therefore, this brainstorm slowly entered the field of how to improve efficiency and reduce manpower work based on the existing Beiluo city.
However, in this way, the difficulties returned to the issue that Donner had been considering for the past few months – motivation. Without a power source, there is no room for any automated machinery to use their hands and feet.
Just when everyone was at a loss, a middle-aged dwarf suddenly spoke:
“Master Wien, can you show me the watch… that one more time ago?”
“Of course…” Donner took out the watch from his arms and handed it over.
The middle-aged dwarf opened the cover, looked at the exposed watch movement for a while, pointed to the old craftsman, “Bruno, is this what you said last time?”
“That’s right! It was made using the alloy technology invented by Master Wien.” The old craftsman named Bruno replied.
“Well…” The middle-aged dwarf closed the cover and said to Donner: “Master Wien, I think that just by making the clockwork bigger can solve this problem. “
“Tell me…” Donner frowned slightly, as if he saw a glimmer of light.
“Just install a large clockwork on the top of the existing shaft, tighten the clockwork when the food is transported down, and when other materials are transported up, the clockwork should be used to contribute…” said the middle-aged dwarf slowly.
“I’m afraid I can’t make such a big clockwork, right? “Donner shook his head.
“It can be done! “The old craftsman Bruno hurriedly said, “I can’t make it here, and I can do it at home. Just ship it over after it is done! “The home he mentioned naturally refers to the country in the extreme north.
“Is the spring performance so good? “Donner still couldn’t believe it.
“Master, take a look…” The middle-aged dwarf handed over the pocket watch.
Donner took the pocket watch, opened the cover, and then looked dumbfounded at a glance – he had only paid attention to the hand-polished movement before, but he didn’t pay attention to the clockwork. Now he found that the clockwork in this watch had been tightest, but it was only three or four circles. You know, although this watch does not have a second hand, it also uses spring potential energy to almost be applied every second. A three or four circles of clockwork can work for a full twelve days. What is this concept!
Yes, there are more types of metals in this world than the earth, and their performance is stronger!
Once you figure this out, the problem that has been lingering in Donner’s mind has temporarily been given a glimmer of hope.