My Swap Life Game

Chapter 147 Steam Prologue
“Should we find a new location for the new boiler room?”

Lu Xing asked them, and then smiled at Phyllis and said, "I don't distrust your alchemy skills, I'm just worried about production safety accidents."

"You mean explosion? Don't worry, the inferior magic crystal won't explode. But it's up to you."

Phyllis had no objection.

Anne, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't hold back any longer. She took Lu Xing's hand and said coquettishly, "Mr. Lu Xing, can you build a beautiful house with stones and wood? A big, beautiful and majestic house!"

"Okay, what do you want to build?"

Lu Xing laughed, and was then pulled out by the happy Annie and came to an open space behind the boiler room. She kept talking and gesturing with her hands, describing her dream house.

Herbert and old George called some knights and servants and began to move stones and logs, big and small, and piled them together, soon forming a small hill.

Under the gaze of everyone and Annie's excited eyes, Lu Xing stretched out a hand and pressed it on the pile of stones.

The ability to edit reality was activated, and the ground began to vibrate slightly. It first became flat, then several holes appeared, and then a huge log rose from the hole, serving as a pillar of the house. Walls of stone and soil were also generated, and finally the roof.

In just one minute, a house built of bricks, stones and wood appeared in everyone's sight. It was about ten meters long and wide, no different from an ordinary house!
“It’s already built?!”

Old George was so shocked that his mouth opened wide. The knights and attendants were not much better. Even Phyllis, a high-level wizard, was staring at the scene in amazement, muttering, "Is this the magic of the Earth Mother Goddess? Changing the terrain, mixing the rubble into large stones...even the wood is mixed!"

Lu Xing was also a little shocked.

As long as he has the raw materials, he can really play with reality as a virtual world!
"Is this from the God of Earth..." Phyllis looked at him and asked without finishing her words.

Hearing her say this, Lu Xing remembered that according to legend, the canyons in the snow-capped mountains in the north were formed when the God of Snow Mountains used some of the divine power of the God of Earth to separate the continuous snow-capped mountains.

In a world where gods exist, editing reality is equivalent to a miracle.

No wonder we can’t edit reality on Earth. It seems that the magic world’s suppression of this ability is not as strong as on Earth.

"No."

Lu Xing answered her.

After confirming that the house was sturdy, Annie walked in and pulled Lu Xing to continue modifying the house, building a house of her dreams like playing with building blocks.

"Mr. Lu Xing, please add a nest for the kitten here~"

"Up there, add a secret room here! It's perfect for hiding in when playing hide-and-seek."

"And here, I want a spiral staircase~"

"Mr. Lu Xing, are you tired?"

With her fiancé's ability to stack building blocks, the noble lady had a lot of fun.

"Mr. Lu Xing dotes on Miss Anne very much." Catherine walked up to Phyllis and said.

"Of course Annie will be happy if I use a power as powerful as a miracle to coax her." Phyllis said slowly. She looked at the two people, the different "Annie", and Lu Xing's appearance. Her personality and appearance gradually merged in her mind to form a complete Lu Xing.

Anne found a good husband.

……

Two hours later, under the gaze of everyone, Annie poured a large bag of inferior magic crystals into a funnel, letting the magic crystals roll onto the alchemy circle below.

Phyllis pointed her staff over again, injecting magic power into it, providing the initial magic power for the alchemy circle.

"Will it succeed?"

Annie nervously held Lu Xing's hand, staring at the boiler that was built with everyone's concerted efforts without blinking.

Among them, her fiancé contributed the most.

Not only were the houses and boilers built, but iron pipes were also created and laid throughout the camp, circling several times before returning.

In addition, he and Phyllis also designed many things she had not thought of, such as automatic water return, water temperature detection, air pressure detection, magic leak detection, and empty burning problem, to ensure the safety of this simple boiler.

The reason why it is simple is because her fiancé said that it will need to be improved in the future, so the product should be launched first and then upgraded slowly.

In short, her fiancé was amazing! Without him, she and Phyllis wouldn't have been able to complete this heating system.

"Don't worry, it will succeed. You don't believe me, but you believe your mother Phyllis?" Lu Xing said with a smile.

Hearing Phyllis address her as "Mom", Annie giggled and turned to look at her, only to see that Phyllis looked a little strange, staring at her fiancé Lu Xing.

"Phyllis...Mom."

The Elf Mage murmured through his rosy lips.

It feels different when "Big Annie" calls her "Mom Phyllis" than when Annie calls her.

A young man, calling her...Mom?
But this young man, with Anne's appearance...

Mother……

Mother Phyllis...

The word "Mom" that just came into her ears was like an electric current, making her whole body numb. She really wanted to hear him call her again!
"beep--!"

A sound came from the boiler, attracting everyone's attention, and a stream of steam spurted out from the new boiler room.

Lu Xing explained in a slightly louder voice: "This is the sound of the boiler starting up, which means that the water temperature and water pressure are high enough, and we are ready to deliver the boiled hot water to the camp."

"I gonna go see!"

A knight's squire ran towards the camp impatiently.

A few more followed.

The news that Miss Anne and Mage Phyllis were tinkering with the boiler and boiling water in the camp today has spread, and the knights have been looking forward to the results.

Although they didn't know why the honorable Miss Anne and Master Phyllis would stay in the camp for so long for such trivial matters.

A few minutes later, the knight's attendant came running back, his expression not very happy, "Miss Anne, it seems that the iron pipe is not hot yet!"

Everyone was a little disappointed.

Lu Xing smiled and said, "Not so fast. It takes a while for the hot water to reach the camp, and the water pressure is not high."

"So that's it!"

"Just look at the one near the boiler and you'll understand."

Old George rolled up his sleeves and walked to the pipe sticking out from the boiler room. He reached out and touched it. His calloused hands immediately felt scalding hot. "It's hot, hot water is flowing through it! It really worked! I didn't expect these worthless things could produce hot water!"

He didn't know the scientific name of the inferior magic crystal, but he knew that there were a lot of them in abandoned mines.

Hundreds of knights and attendants gathered around, feeling the temperature of the iron pipe with their hands, with expressions of surprise on their faces.

Thanks to the Swinton family's financial resources, they have enough supplies to survive the winter, but who doesn't want to take a hot bath after training every day and then have a good sleep in a warm room with a comfortable temperature?

Not to mention that when they come back from patrol, their hands and feet are frozen stiff, and they need a boiler room like this that can provide hot water every day!

Half an hour later.

"The iron pipes in the camp are also heating up!" A knight ran out and shouted in surprise.

"Really? I'll go take a look!"

Anne ran into the camp. After taking a look at the host, Catherine quickly followed Miss Anne.

Lu Xing and Phyllis stayed in the boiler room and continued to discuss how to improve the heating system.

"You seem to have done something truly great, something worthy of the bards to sing about."

Phyllis looked at him.

His verification was successful. The unstable magic power released by the inferior magic crystals was worthless in the eyes of magicians, but after Lu Xing's ingenious design, these inferior magic crystals would soon become the coal and wood for the people of Rowans City and even the entire North to survive the winter.

"It's not me, it's you." Lu Xing said with a smile, "Without the alchemy array, the inferior magic crystals can't boil water. Without inferior magic crystals, the cost can't be reduced."

Phyllis raised her lips slightly, but denied it: "This is nothing, any alchemist can research it, it's not difficult."

"I didn't do anything big."

Lu Xing looked at the boiler. "However, we still need to continue to verify and calculate the cost, including the cost of mining the inferior demon ore, transportation, setting up the alchemy array and pipelines, and maintenance, etc."

Phyllis smiled at him: "I don't need to calculate, I know it's worth it. It saves money compared to burning firewood. If most families in the city use heating systems as you said, perhaps an ordinary family only needs one silver coin per winter, which is enough to maintain the operation and maintenance of the city's large boiler room." Burning firewood and weeds is the cheapest, followed by burning charcoal. The most expensive is the alchemy circle in Annie's room, which uses magic crystals to raise the temperature in the room.

"Although it's still early, it's worth celebrating—"

Lu Xing was laughing when he suddenly felt someone poking his buttocks again, and then a few more times.

Obviously, it's the Goddess of Holy Light!
She seemed anxious, even more anxious than Anne.

"Don't bother me, I'm doing something important!"

Lu Xing said something to the air.

"What?" Phyllis looked at him strangely.

"It's a certain goddess, punishing me."

Lu Xing had a subtle expression, and Phyllis was surprised.

"Mr. Lu Xing, Phyllis~~~" Annie came back like a happy swallow, pointing outside happily and said, "The camp has warmed up! The iron pipes really heat up the surrounding air, making every place in the camp... Father, Mother?!"

Her expression turned surprised.

Lu Xing turned his head and saw the Duke and Lady Swinton walking into the boiler room together, followed by a number of people, but most of them did not come in and were waiting outside the door.

The people around looked at the young man strangely. Why did he call the Duke "father"?
"Your mother and I are here to take a look."

The Duke came in with a smile. Phyllis gave him and his wife a simple greeting, and the Duke returned the greeting. They greeted each other.

Anne pretended to be Lu Xing again, called them Duke and Lady, and then showed off to them how the entire boiler room was built.

"Water pressure detection, temperature detection, water circulation system..."

The Duke and Duchess were amazed by the new terms. However, Phyllis explained what kind of alchemy was used to achieve them.

"Does it really use inferior magic crystals to provide magic power?" The lady looked at her.

"Yes ma'am."

Phyllis looked like a scholar and explained, "The unstable magic power in the inferior magic crystal is usually abandoned by mages because alchemical arrays and various magic tools are all delicate structures, and unstable magic power can easily break down the magic patterns inside.

Only the simplest heating array can bear the unstable magic power of the inferior magic crystal, which is what Lu Xing said is boiling water! "

Phyllis smiled at Lu Xing, "Even if the magic circle is worn out, a mage apprentice can maintain it. It is very suitable for large-scale use."

Many of the people who followed nodded. They had learned magic and knew that this was a feasible solution.

The lady smiled and said, "I only understand one thing: every household in Rowanshire can have a clean and cheap stove this winter, right?"

Everyone looked at it.

This is a big deal!
"Madam, this question should be answered by Mr. Lu Xing." Phyllis gave the credit to the person who actually invented the heating system.

"Yes, it is Mr. Lu Xing who should answer!" Lu Xing said with a smile and looked at a certain noble lady.

"Hehehe~~Ahem."

Anne suppressed her laughter, cleared her throat, nodded solemnly and said, "Yes!"

Lu Xing's buttocks were once again punished by a goddess. This time, he actually understood what the other party meant. In order to protect Annie's little buttocks, he had to stand up and say one more sentence: "May the glory of the goddess shine on the North!"

"The goddess protects the North!!"

Everyone followed suit and made prayer gestures.

Because Lu Xing is now Miss Anne, who is blessed by the Goddess of Holy Light, when he says this, everyone must shout along.

Lu Xing, who did not believe in religion, experienced the feeling of being a charlatan.

Forget it, it’s also an experience of life. Who told his fiancée to believe in the Goddess of Holy Light?

……

"Mr. Lu Xing, you did a great job~"

On the way back, Annie leaned her head on Lu Xing's shoulder, her eyes full of admiration.

"Should I call you dear?" Lu Xing chuckled.

Anne blushed slightly and quietly pointed at Phyllis next to her. There were still three people sitting in the carriage.

Lu Xing thought she was going to give up, but Annie put her lips close to his ear and said softly, "Dear~Annie is proud of you~"

Lu Xing's heart melted, but he felt that it was not enough, so he said to her in his heart: "Annie, say it again with your voice."

"Hehehehe~"

Anne leaned on his shoulder and shook with laughter.

She also discovered that the voice she spoke was that of her fiancé.

"Dear~~~"

"Ah."

"Annie likes you so much~~"

The noble lady confessed boldly, burying her face in his shoulder and saying these words in her heart.

Lu Xing held her hand:

"I like you, too, Annie."

"Well... I heard it, and I also felt Mr. Lu Xing's love."

The two held hands.

Phyllis glanced and said nothing.

……

In the afternoon, Lu Xing and Annie took a bath and rested in the castle. Phyllis stayed in the castle for a rare time and accompanied Annie and Lu Xing to drink afternoon tea and enjoy the snow scenery in the garden from the window.

As they were chatting, Phyllis suddenly looked out the window and said, "Someone's coming from the Holy Light Church. It's Bishop Fergus."

"What is he here for?"

Lu Xing was almost certain that it was related to him.

"Is the Saint coming to the North?!" Annie jumped off the chair beside Lu Xing and ran to the window to look towards the castle gate.

"Your Saint is coming?"

Phyllis was a little surprised and said thoughtfully: "It seems that the Goddess of Holy Light attaches great importance to the heater you researched, Lu Xing. But how did you know that the Saint was coming to the North?"

"Mr. Lu Xing said so~"

Anne replied, without further explanation.

Phyllis didn't ask, waiting patiently for the answer.

Soon after, the news came:

Saint Themyra will arrive in the North tomorrow morning and come to visit a mysterious gentleman and Miss Anne.

No one outside knew who this mysterious gentleman was, but those in the castle who knew the situation immediately guessed that he was Mr. Lu Xing from a mysterious country!

"Can the Saint directly communicate with the Goddess?"

Miss Anne's fiancé asked.

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll wait for her to come!"

If you can’t spank the goddess, then you can spank her stand-in?

(End of this chapter)