Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 161 Mechanical Temple
"Yes, this primitive thing shouldn't actually be called cement, because it's even afraid of water. Our lord has improved its formula, and now the new type of cement can even solidify underwater. Do you understand how great an invention this is?"

"Solidated underwater?"

The two men opened their mouths wide and looked at each other in disbelief. In their imagination, cement cement was closer to some kind of mud, but how could mud solidify underwater?
Chloe was also a little absent-minded. When Hughes was preparing the new type of cement, he asked her to join him, and she even mixed the cement by herself, making her whole body covered in dust. She complained for a long time.

But soon, she couldn't complain anymore.

She poured cement into a stone pier in the morning. When Hughes took her to see it in the afternoon, the stone pier had already become hard. A few days later, she used all her strength to smash the pier with a sledgehammer but could only make a crack.

Although she wasn't known for her strength, she was still a transcendent. This randomly cast stone pier had this kind of strength. If it could really be used to build a fortress as Zeus said...
Chloe swallowed her saliva. It was just a matter of adding some volcanic ash to the Rhine cement, but the strength increased so much and the properties changed completely.

Hughes said this is chemistry, chemistry. Chloe remembered the word. Is chemistry really so magical?
Oh, I really want to go to the advanced class for two more lessons. Chloe was excited at the thought of learning new knowledge. She hadn't been working with Hughes for too long, but she couldn't stop.

Here, you can hear new theories and learn new knowledge every day. Zeus is like an inexhaustible treasure house. Ask him anything and he almost always has the answer. This feeling makes everyone in the Fire Moth intoxicated.

"What does the concrete you just mentioned have to do with this kind of cement?" Kyle forced a flattering expression, his eyes full of curiosity.

This big guy is very studious. Chloe admires him very much and secretly puts him on the observation list. Someone who loves to pursue knowledge so much is a good match for the Fire Moth. She should take a closer look.

"Concrete is what I call a building material. It uses cement as the raw material, mixed with sand, gravel, and the slag from the blast furnace over there. Then, the steel bars you made serve as the skeleton, and then we can build a building."

The two men nodded. Only then did they have a comprehensive understanding of their work. From olives and pyrite to soap, nitroglycerin, steel and concrete, each product corresponded to the raw materials for the next process. Everything was tightly and orderly combined together, like a carefully designed machine with precisely meshed gears.

They are just fruits on trees and ordinary minerals, but after passing through these roaring factories, they become completely different things. These are unimaginable things. Even if they know the entire process, they still marvel at the magic of industrial production.

"Sometimes it feels like magic, something just happens out of nowhere." Kyle scratched his head. "But after I learn it, it feels natural. It's truly magical."

"This is industry. If you don't study and understand it, it will be an indescribable monster. The more you understand, the more you will discover its precision and beauty."

Chloe waved to the two of them: "Keep working, I'll go over there and take a look."

The two of them nodded quickly, and only dared to speak in a low voice after Chloe's figure walked away.

"It's amazing."

"What do you mean?" Hodge glanced at Kyle. "This nun?"

"No, it's not just her, although she's strange too." Kyle hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Here, all of Castel is magical. You know, in the Rhine, we can't talk about sacred machines casually. They only require us to memorize all the procedures and pray in the Mechanical Temple to prevent us from having wrong thoughts. But here, everything seems different."

"Yes, it seems that we are told too much here. The priests who consecrated the steam engine never told us these things, but here, everyone will tell you this knowledge, even repeatedly, for fear that we don't know whether we are really worthy of this knowledge?" For example, the nitroglycerin that can explode is actually made from olives. Just by adding some things, it can be made from the solidified mud under water.
"What a magical place." Kyle opened his mouth and searched his mind for a long time, but could only say this sentence.

Chloe walked out of the factory, she was in a good mood at the moment.

No wonder Hughes loved sharing this knowledge with others; it turned out to be so satisfying to see others' faces filled with shock. Chloe, hands behind her back, couldn't help but curl her lips.

Hughes has now entrusted the Eastern Experimental Field to her, which means that basically all research and development are under her control. Hughes only comes here occasionally and casually comes up with some inventions that make her eyes pop out.

When Chloe thought of this, her eyes turned red with jealousy. Where did he get so much valuable knowledge?

Although she was jealous, Chloe did not ask. Such things were inevitable and would be accompanied by a lot of pollution. She only wanted to pursue knowledge and was not that interested in where the knowledge came from.

As she walked, Chloe came to a remote factory.

This place was different from other places. Although it was still empty, Chloe could feel several gazes on her as soon as she entered.

Banshee.

There are banshees guarding this place, and more than one.

Chloe didn't stop. She walked all the way to the innermost room. Then she raised her eyebrows: "Monica, why are you doing experiments alone again!?"

The short banshee was startled and turned around with a horrified look on her face. She heaved a sigh of relief when she found that it was only Chloe. She happily rushed over and gave her a hug: "Sister Chloe!"

Monica likes Chloe very much. This nun always has all kinds of strange knowledge and wonderful ideas, and of course there are other reasons that are difficult to say out loud.

Monica tried to tighten her snake tail to appear taller.

Chloe is one of the few people in the territory who is shorter than her.

Well, Gaia is not as tall as Monica, so it is hard to say whether their friendship is mixed with some messy desire to win or not.

"I'll tell Hughes if you do experiments without permission." Chloe looked indifferent and unmoved.

"No, I didn't do any experiments on my own." Monica pointed to the steam engine not far away. "I was with A Nuo!"

(End of this chapter)