forest kingdom

Chapter 256 The Second Leader
When Lawrence returned to the manor, he brought back various sea vegetables.

These framed pieces of moist kelp caught Delenn's attention.

"what are these?"

Lawrence looked at the sea vegetables in the basket, "There are many kinds of sea vegetables, including kelp, wakame, and seaweed. Most of them will be dried and preserved later. We will eat a small part directly. They are delicious."

Kharan walked out of the house and asked curiously: "Is it delicious?"

Generally speaking, Lawrence said that if something is delicious, it will definitely not taste bad.

Lawrence smiled and said: "Yeah, I won't get tired of eating it often in the future. I'll give it a try. If you two have nothing to do, help take these washed sea vegetables to dry."

Sophia quickly touched the vegetable basket with one hand, "I'm here to help too! Can you eat this directly?"

"No." Salil said in a very good mood: "We ate boiled kelp in Dumu Village today, and it tasted delicious!"

Several people looked at the seaweed leaves in the basket. Some looked like leaves and some looked like branches. They didn't look very delicious. They were not as pretty as fruits and vegetables. They all looked ugly.

With Lawrence's word-of-mouth guarantee, several witches and maids are looking forward to it.

Navia and Brielle came over.

"Master, is Colin gone?"

"Let's go. Durila's merchants will take her home."

Brielle said gratefully: "Thank you, Master."

Lawrence walked towards the well, "Don't mention that person anymore. She didn't do anything to help me, but she didn't do anything to feel sorry for me either."

"Yes!" The two nuns helped wash the sea vegetables and clean up the kitchen to cook.

Colin's two years of labor bought her freedom, and there was nothing owed between the two parties.

Without the unsociable Colin, it is easier for Navia and Brielle to integrate into the group.

Lawrence quickly prepared a plate of kelp and brought it to the table.

"Come and have a taste."

Lawrence said hello, and the nearby witch quickly came closer and looked curiously at the green seaweed on the plate.

Before the others could take action, Lawrence picked up a piece of kelp with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

creak~
The cool and tender texture makes this dish a dish you won't get tired of eating. Lawrence said with great satisfaction: "Collect more kelp in the future. After drying, it can be stored for a long time and can be eaten in spring, summer, autumn and winter."

Delen and others quickly stretched out their hands, some directly, some with chopsticks.

Delen grabbed a few pieces of kelp and stuffed them into his mouth with some suspicion. After taking the first bite, he fell in love with this chewy sea vegetable.

It tastes very comfortable and has a good texture. Every time I bite it, I feel very happy and comfortable.

Sofia smiled happily and looked at Lawrence expectantly: "Master, is it okay to eat this every day from now on?"

"Okay, there are many more." Lawrence also wanted to enrich the meals and make the menu richer.

But there was still a lot to do. Lawrence quickly dropped his chopsticks and said, "You guys should study how to eat well. I'm going to work."

"Okay!" Sophia shouted obediently: "Master, thank you for your hard work!"

Lawrence went out and continued to work on the water wheel. The wheat harvest this year will definitely be much more than last year. Then the labor force will be freed up to build houses and exercise, or for commercial and military issues, so it is best to put the water wheel and mill in advance. Once it's done, a few people will be able to grind flour all the time.

In terms of technology, I originally wanted to train Sophia, but Sophia obviously does not have this talent.Lawrence walked to the water-powered mill with a headache. It was difficult to find skilled craftsmen in this barbaric area. The blacksmiths were lucky enough, and the carpenters were concentrated among shipwrights and builders. It was difficult to find people who could understand the water-powered mill.

Just when Lawrence walked to the half-finished waterwheel, he saw a familiar woman looking at his windmill.

"Mother, are you interested in this?"

Lawrence saw that Luthander was interested in this, so he walked over and opened the baffle of the sink, allowing the nearby water to pass through a wooden water pipe, and then the water flowed out and fell on the fan blades that could hold water.

Each fan blade has an inclined groove, which uses water flow to increase weight to press down and rotate.

The water mill currently only has completed wheels and a few gears. It has no link mill yet and is missing a few swapped gears.

What Lathander saw was the water pushing the water wheel to rotate, and a rotating wooden rod connected to a nearby gear to start spinning.

"You want to use this to push the stone mill?" Lathander was a little curious about how to do it.

Lawrence explained: "The water flow is used to turn the wood, and the wood turns the stone mill to rotate. To make it more convenient, gears and wooden poles need to be used to link the stone mill more reasonably."

"The current water flow is not big enough, mainly because I want to make it easier to work. Once it is completed, I will need a larger water flow. For example, if I add a few baffles in the middle of the river, the water outlet will become smaller and the water flow will be faster."

Lathander nodded, "You continue to do it, I'll take a look here."

"Okay." Lawrence has long been used to being watched, and if someone knows this technique, it will be a lot easier in the future.

Compared with other barbarians, Lathander has a stronger interest in learning.

And excluding Lawrence, Lathander is the only true prophet here, and his knowledge and authority are far greater than the others.

If Lawrence is not in the manor, the most suitable people here to temporarily take over everything are not Sariel and Sophia, but Lathander.

First of all, she is the mother recognized by Lawrence, and she is also a pure-blood witch, the spiritual leader of the previous generation of the Cloda people, with both wisdom and strength.

There is also the fact that its existence itself will not threaten Lawrence's dominance. Salil, Kharan and others are willing to listen to this elder's opinion.

On the one hand, he is a supporter of the traditional order, and on the other hand, he is willing to accept various novel ideas and thinking from young people like Lawrence.

Although Lawrence has been consciously cultivating Saryl and Sophia, the actual situation shows that Lathander is more qualified as the second leader.

This isn't a bad thing for Lawrence and the estate, it's a good thing in every way.

After looking at it for a while, Lathander roughly understood this principle and asked: "Besides water, is there anything else that can push this wheel?"

"Wind can also be used." Lawrence replied: "But the most stable thing is fire. Wind depends on the weather, and water also depends on the season."

Lathander encountered something incomprehensible again, "The fire is supposed to burn this thing, I don't understand how the fire is going to move it."

Lawrence looked into the distance, then looked at Lathander, "The flame can boil water and turn the water into steam, and the steam can not only topple the pot lid, but also push the gears."

Industrial gears.

Lathander didn't quite understand, "It sounds interesting. If you have time, you can make one for me to see. I might be able to help."

Lawrence smiled and said: "It is still impossible to make equipment that uses fire. The iron-making technology has not yet been developed, and there are too few various steel pipes and iron pipes."

Various industrial technologies complement each other and promote each other's progress. However, the population of various countries has not yet reached a period of expansion, agricultural technology has not been developed, iron farm tools have not yet become popular, and there is no soil for industry at all.

This place is too far behind, so there is no need to worry too much. The current water-powered mills alone are enough to defeat the agricultural technology of other countries.

(End of this chapter)