In the dining hall, toasts were exchanged.
"Big brother, it's all thanks to you this time!"
Brian laughed and raised his glass. "If it wasn't for you, I don't know how long it would have taken me to drink wine! For the precious freedom, for the delicious ale, let's drink! "
Emyr's mouth twitched. He clinked his glass with Brian's, but before he could drink, he saw Brian gulp down the ale in the glass. He then picked up the barrel next to him and filled his glass again. He raised his glass and clinked it with Emyr again.
"Aiya, big brother, do you know that from the first time I saw you, I felt that we were destined to be together? I knew that you weren't an ordinary human the moment I saw you. Now, look at you, you're actually a lord! — — For the lord, for Ellington! I'll drink another glass! "
Brian threw his head back and downed another glass of ale.
… … He was definitely doing it on purpose.
Emyr felt that Brian's words were nonsense. His real purpose was to drink to his heart's content.
"Oh, big brother, you don't know. Because of the average food production, some small tribes sometimes starve, so there's not much food to make wine … …"
"Then don't make wine."
"How can you not make wine!"
Brian suddenly widened his eyes. "I'd rather starve for a day than go without wine for a day!"
"Then how did you survive without wine these days when you were caught?"
Emyr rolled his eyes. In short, these dwarves were not hungry yet. But then again, since they were the people created by the Goddess of the Earth, Nisclaire, when they were hungry, the Goddess would probably take action, right?
It felt good to hug a golden thigh … …
Emyr thought as he drank with Brian. To be honest, Ellington's food production was not high now, and there was not much to make wine. However, after Hogg's influence gradually disappeared, Ellington's situation would gradually improve.
In fact, Emyr felt that it was very strange because magic in this world was not popularized to the common people. Instead, it was like military technology in his previous life, basically in a state of isolation from ordinary people.
If magic could be popularized, it would definitely liberate a lot of productivity, and the world would be more lively!
In Emyr's opinion, magic was a very special kind of power. It could easily achieve many phenomena that could not be achieved on Earth. Most importantly, magic could be used as a clean and pollution-free power source!
On Earth, the principle of an internal combustion engine was to intermittently ignite atomized gasoline in a sealed combustion chamber, thereby triggering a small explosion to expand the air and further push the piston to drive the engine. In fact, it could be explained in one sentence. The combustion temperature caused the air to expand and do mechanical work.
But could this principle be realized with magic? Absolutely!
He could even do better than that!
Because magic could achieve zero pollution!
This was also what Emyr was most excited about. There were many things that existed in his previous life. After combining them with magic, what kind of amazing charm would be born?
He didn't know, but he really wanted to know.
Therefore, he had begun to plan how to combine Earth's technology with Prandal's magic. If he could replace electricity and internal combustion engines with magic, many machines from Earth could be transplanted here.
At that time, it would set off a stormy wave and completely liberate agricultural productivity.
How important was liberating agricultural productivity for the development and progress of society? Just look at the history of various countries on Earth.
However, if he wanted to get those things out, Emyr still faced a very serious problem.
The materials and processing techniques were not up to par.
There were many special magical metals in this world, and their various properties were very superior, but they were very precious and rare. Therefore, it was impossible to rely on magical metals to forge finished products.
What was really feasible was to use ordinary metals to refine various alloys, or add a small amount of magical metals.
Thinking of this, Emyr's eyes fell on Brian, who was drinking wine. If he wanted to make various alloys, he was afraid that he would look for dwarves.
Emyr's face suddenly showed a bright smile. "Come, continue drinking. And these steaks, eat to your heart's content. You may not be able to eat such good food when you go back. By the way, do you want me to ask the cook to bring you some to eat on the road?"
Emyr did not directly talk to Brian about staying. The best case scenario was that Brian was reluctant to part with the life here and voluntarily stayed.
Brian was overjoyed. "Of course! Oh, big brother, you are really too enthusiastic. If the conditions here in your territory were not too harsh, I would want to stay for a while! "
"…"
The corners of Emyr's mouth twitched. This guy's mouth is really asking for a beating …
"The conditions are harsh, so there are challenges," Julie said nonchalantly. "What's more, it won't be long before Ellington becomes prosperous and rich under the leadership of Sir Emyr. At that time, merchants from all over the world will gather here, and all kinds of delicacies will appear here. The living conditions of Ellington will naturally improve."
"Oh!"
Brian exclaimed. "Jular, you really believe in your big brother!"
"My name is Julie!"
Julie resisted the urge to hit him and corrected Brian with a straight face. "I believe in Sir Emyr and my own strength!"
"Interesting, really interesting."
As Brian spoke, he poured himself another glass of wine and drank it.
Seeing that Brian still did not take the bait, Emyr was a little itchy. Seeing this, Julie racked her brains and suddenly asked, "It is said that it is difficult to become the enemy of the people of the land, and even more difficult to become friends. Is this true?"
"Of course, of course!"
Hearing Julie call him a person of the land, Brian's eyes curved into a line. "I'm not bragging, but why is it difficult to become our enemy? Because all the enemies have been killed by us! Why is it harder to become our friend? Because you can't outdrink us! "
Brag! Keep bragging! Brag with all your strength!
Emyr's face was full of contempt. His desire to make high-alcohol liquor was even stronger. When the time comes, I must let this guy know what liquor is!
"But you call Sir Emyr big brother. Does this mean that you treat Sir Emyr as a friend?"
"Of course, big brother and I hit it off at first sight. What's more, big brother saved me, right? Come, big brother, let's drink! "
Qing, Qing?!
Julie looked at them in horror. Emyr clinked his glass with Brian with a stupefied expression.
It's probably a misunderstanding …
"So," Julie said, "You haven't repaid Sir Emyr for saving your life."
Unexpectedly, Brian patted the table very boldly. "Haha, Julie, what are you talking about? Since we are friends, there is no need to talk about repaying kindness. I know big brother definitely doesn't care, right? Besides, I'm such a poor dwarf, I can't take out anything to repay his kindness, right? "
This guy's face is really invincible!
Emyr exclaimed in his heart. If he hadn't discovered the uniqueness of the precious two-handed warhammer, he was afraid that Emyr would have been deceived by his acting skills.
Julie said with a fake smile, "My name is Julie. In addition, if you want to repay kindness, you don't have to take out anything. Ellington is short of talents here. Aren't dwarves good at forging? You can stay and help Sir Lord. "
"Well," Brian burped, his seemingly simple and honest face was full of slyness. "It's too eye-catching for me to mingle in a human town. Forget it."
Seeing that Julie still wanted to say something, Emyr gently waved his hand to stop her, then smiled and said, "Julie, don't be rude. Brian is a guest. We can't force him to repay kindness."
Julie turned her face angrily and kicked Emyr directly under the table.
I'm obviously helping him! How can he do this!
Emyr picked up his wine glass very elegantly and chatted with Brian. The topic was inadvertently brought to blacksmithing and forging.
"Big brother, I'm not bragging, but if we claim to be second in the ability of smelting and forging, no one dares to claim to be first! But I've never heard of such a kind of metal! Light weight, high strength, wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, no rust … How is that possible! If it's adamantine or Auguin, it's possible to have such properties, but … adamantine and Auguin are not light either! "
Brian's eyes widened with an expression of "I've read a lot, you can't fool me".
Emyr picked up his wine glass very calmly and said, "You haven't heard of it because you don't know enough … The kind of metal I just mentioned is an alloy."
"Alloy?"
Hearing this unfamiliar word, Brian became interested, "What's an alloy?"
Emyr raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Do you know about composite materials?"
"Composite materials?"
Brian looked at him blankly.
"Combining the advantages of two or more materials into one, the man-made material produced is a composite material."
"Oh! I know this. Sometimes we add a small amount of adamantine and Auguin to weapon materials to enhance the enchantment effect. Composite materials? Alloy? It sounds like a very suitable term. Big brother, you're really good! "
Emyr smiled and bent his finger to knock on the table, "Think about it, if a material is made into armor that is reliable, durable, light, and easy to carry, how big of an impact will it have?"
Reliable, durable, light, and easy to carry?
Brian thought for a moment, and his breathing suddenly became rapid. How big of an impact?
It's like heaven and earth turning upside down!
The armor had become lighter, and the marching speed of the army had greatly increased. The provisions of the army could last longer, and they could fight for a longer period of time. This also meant that the army could actually control a wider range of battle.
"Oh, right, Julie, I almost forgot," Emyr clapped his hands, "Tomorrow, help me contact the blacksmith in Ellington. I have some ideas to communicate with him … Huh? Brian? Why are you looking at me? Drink, you won't be able to drink so happily when you go back. "
"Hehe … That, big brother," Brian moved his face closer, "I suddenly feel that if I don't repay you for saving my life, I'll be ashamed of my identity as a citizen of the land, so I've decided to stay and help you!"