Ten thousand I am across the heavens

Chapter 1869 Superstition and Inheritance

Lan Nuo was not particularly surprised that these ancient machines were regarded as monsters. Not to mention the people of the feudal era. Even the people of the industrial era, before they came into contact with advanced industrial equipment, would feel terrified when they came across things like water pumps because of their powerful functions.

There have even been cases in history where, while promoting machinery, it was necessary to send people to spread the word and tell local people that these machines would not eat people.

If the machine tool in front of him had caught someone because of an operating error, he would have been lucky enough not to have been smashed to pieces. Of course, it was also possible that the machine tool was quite strong and the locals could not effectively destroy it with cold weapons.

This can be seen from the complex scars left on it. Such rough damage will inevitably affect the accuracy of the equipment. Fortunately, Lanno will not need to process equipment with too high precision for the time being.

"Go tell the workers here that this machine is not a demon at all. Well... never mind. They won't believe you even if you tell them. Then you might as well tell them that I'm a powerful warlock who has the ability to enslave demons. As long as they study hard with me, they can also enslave demons. As long as they study hard, they don't need to worry about the backlash of the demon. Then tell them that this demon has been sealed by me. As long as they don't get close to it, they won't be harmed even if they haven't learned how to enslave demons."

Lan Nuo originally planned to dispel the superstitions of these aliens, but then he thought that sad ideas are not so easy to break, and the spacecraft is now on the verge of extinction, so he still has to mobilize the productivity of these people first.

"Can you really tame demons? Legend has it that demons come from the Sea of ​​Erdos. Those demons are even bigger than our entire world. If it weren't for the artifacts preserved on the sea turtles we live on, the demons in the Sea of ​​Erdos could devour us at any time. Can such powerful demons be tamed so easily?"

Freeman watched Lanno skillfully operate the machine tool in front of him to process a pipe and other structural objects, and he had to believe that this so-called demon was really controlled.

Lan Nuo was a little curious about what the so-called Erdos Sea was. After asking, he learned that it was a myth circulating in the world. They believed that they lived in the body of a big turtle. And the big turtle roamed in the Erdos Sea. However, this huge ocean was full of monsters that could swallow them at any time.

The king once rode a sea turtle and led them to escape from the monsters' pursuit. Until one day, the gods finally favored them and a magical artifact descended into the body of the sea turtle. The king then placed his throne on the artifact, and the monsters in the sea stopped chasing them.

It may sound like a rather strange legend, but myths and legends are often a reflection of reality, especially when we are dealing with a lost civilization. It is more likely that myths and legends are derived from real history in ancient times.

The sea turtle is undoubtedly a metaphor for the spaceship they are driving. The Sea of ​​Erdos should be a metaphor for the vast universe. As for the monster that is chasing the sea turtle, it is still unknown. It may be the former enemy of this civilization. As for the artifact, it is even more confusing. However, the current clues can roughly determine that these aliens should have built these super interstellar spaceships to avoid enemies and wander in the starry sky.

Lan Nuo felt that the crisis he was facing was even more urgent. He not only had to find a way to save the spacecraft from the brink of collapse, but also had to find the so-called artifact and ensure that the artifact that could prevent them from being hunted down was still functioning normally. Otherwise, they might be found by the former enemies of this civilization. If they were found in their current state, they would be dead. Lan Nuo never expected to fight an interstellar war with a group of feudal nobles and civilians.

This is basically as unreliable as expecting chimpanzees to operate aircraft carrier battle groups to fight a world war.

A moment later, Freeman brought the workers in the factory. They all shrank back when they heard the roar of the machines, and dared not approach the machines that they regarded as demons.

But Lan Nuo was very patient. Since these people regarded the machine as a demon, he followed their thinking and said, "Don't worry. The actions of the demons in your impression must also follow certain rules. As long as you master these rules, you can enslave demons like me. Their power is something that mortal bodies can never match."

This somewhat misleading sermon finally aroused the interest of a worker. Among the timid workers, a child who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old raised his hand weakly.

"Sir, can you protect me from being eaten by the demon? I want to get closer to see it. Can we really learn the spell to control the demon?"

"Of course it's no problem, but don't get too close. You haven't learned how to control it yet, and you will get hurt if you touch it directly. You are a brave child. Tell me your name and I will teach you how to become the first demon warlock in this castle." When it comes to playing tricks, Lan Nuo also has some experience. Although he rarely uses similar ruling methods, when he encounters people in some remote areas or with stubborn beliefs, Lan Nuo and others have accumulated some experience in this area.

"My name is Regine, and I'm a mechanical apprentice. After learning how to control demons, can I become a mechanic?"

It seems that in this castle, mechanics have a very high status.

Lan Nuo asked about the mechanic's responsibilities and learned that the mechanic only knew some screw tightening techniques, some carpentry techniques, and how to use the waste materials on the spacecraft to properly assemble the machinery. He nodded and said, "No problem. If you are such a mechanic, your future achievements will far exceed theirs."

Lan Nuo also had some knowledge of the technological level of this world from the data. The most advanced technology in this world was probably the steam engine. Scholars used the cylinders of the remaining mechanical equipment in this world to transform them into steam engines. However, they only knew how to use these things, but could not repeat the manufacture of new ones. They could only transform the original cylinders. However, being able to install the steam engine on the frame and make the vehicle run was already a shocking miracle for people of this era. And there were only one or two such steam cars in each kingdom. Even if these steam cars were running, there was no place on the car that didn't make noise, but these chariots were still one of the biggest military trump cards in the hands of the four kingdoms.

After gathering these workers, Lanno did not expect them to be able to produce steam vehicles, but after they were able to operate machine tools skillfully, they should be able to mass-produce equipment such as carts and bicycles.

These gadgets that look like civilian equipment have become powerful weapons in war in this extremely backward era.

Lan Nuo did not teach them too urgently. He just taught them what safety issues they should pay attention to during the production process to ensure that no one would be caught in the machine again.

After entering the factory, these workers were also forced to wear hats or shave their long hair. Most people chose to cover their hair with hats, only Regien resolutely chose short hair. It seems that this boy is not only courageous, but also ambitious. If this is a civilization where magic is prevalent and a civilization based on self-cultivation, it is possible that such a character can grow into a local demon.

But here, he was just familiar with the operation of the machine faster than others. As they became familiar with and operated these equipment by hand, the fear that had lingered in the hearts of the workers gradually subsided. Appropriate fear actually enabled them to strictly abide by safety regulations, which was much better than many workers who were careless and did not take safety regulations seriously.

Regine has good talents, especially in his ability to accept new things. Perhaps because he is young, he learns things quickly. Under Lanno's hands-on teaching, he quickly mastered the production methods of many standard parts and even gradually figured out the operating principles of several machine tools.

After a few days of instruction, Lan Nuo finally got a group of relatively skilled workers. He didn't expect these people to help him produce hot weapons. It was good enough that they could recover their mechanical processing capabilities in a short period of time. If he wanted to establish a chemical industry and produce explosives, it was basically impossible.

Lan Nuo found a chemical production workshop in the castle, but the raw materials were empty and the workshop was locked with chains. Obviously, these things could not be started casually. Compared with these mechanical equipment, many chemical substances produced by the chemical industry are very dangerous. And the space of the ecological drum is very limited.

Once some people make mistakes due to ignorance and produce a large amount of poisonous gas, it will be a disaster for the residents in the ecological drum. So it seems that before the decline of civilization, someone blocked the chemical production line. However, Lan Nuo is sure that there are still chemical production lines in the ecological drum that can be operated by people, otherwise their so-called harvest altars would not be able to produce food so easily. It is difficult to convert water, carbon dioxide and some ashes into organic matter without the assistance of catalysts and fungi. There must be a chemical system in the spacecraft. It is running silently.

It's just that because the danger is too high, no one currently has the authority to operate it. So I say no. Without using these modern equipment, Lan Nuo also has ways to make explosives, such as piling up manure and saltpeter, or using soap that only the nobles in this world have the right to use.

However, these methods take a very long time, and Lan Nuo does not want to spend too much time on this matter. The destruction of the spacecraft is imminent, and the spacecraft may suffer fatal damage in the next second. Every step closer to the Ancestral Furnace will increase the survival rate by 1 point.

As for the methods that people in the feudal era could think of, if they wanted to repair the nuclear reactor, they could only pray to it or offer sacrifices to it. If they were really desperate and a religious lunatic rushed into the nuclear reactor and made random operations inside, then everyone would probably be finished.

Therefore, Lan Nuo temporarily gave up the productivity of thermal weapons and instead produced stronger and more convenient crossbows for them. Among the large amount of waste materials on the spacecraft, Lan Nuo selected high-quality spring steel and used them to make portable crossbows. Now there is technology to produce bearings, combined with pulleys. It can directly produce compound crossbows. Although it is not a crossbow, its advantages in range and accuracy are much greater than those of weapons of this era. In addition, Lan Nuo also directed the workers to produce many large springs. The aliens' material science is quite advanced, so they can find steel with very good performance. After making them into springs and installing them on human-powered tricycles, the tricycles can burst out strong power in a short time. The overall structure of the tricycle still maintains the chain transmission structure of the bicycle. When there is no charge, the power is provided by human pedaling. When it is necessary to charge, close the throttle, and the spring will stimulate all the kinetic energy accumulated inside in a short time. It can be roughly within a distance of 500m, and it can be faster than a war horse.

For these feudal armies, Lan Nuo designed tactics for them that were adapted to the feudal era. They could not count on cavalry counterattacks. In order to feed these people, there were no large wild animals in the entire ecological drum. Even if there were any, they were basically hunted to extinction. It was obvious that the people living here had no way to tame wild animals as mounts.

Therefore, the tactic Lan Nuo designed for them was the chariot charge, which was also the tactic used by various countries in the early Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It relied on the huge mass and super high speed of the chariot to crush the infantry, and relied on the archers and long spearmen on the chariot to attack.

As long as the enemy's formation can be broken up, the infantry on our side can complete the massacre of the enemy.

The terrain inside the ecological drum is flat, which is very suitable for chariot charges. Lanno plans to equip four soldiers on a chariot, one of whom will be responsible for holding the handlebars and controlling the direction of the bicycle, and one will be responsible for shooting with a crossbow. The vehicle can carry five or six crossbows at the same time, so that the crossbow can be directly replaced after the design is completed to ensure sufficient firepower during the sprint.

The third person holds a long-handled weapon and attacks the enemies close to the chariot. As for the last person, he is the most difficult one. This person is responsible for pedaling the bicycle and charging the spring during the sprint and turning process.

[To be continued]

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