We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Chapter 736 Giant Spirit God Prototype

In the end, Yang Zhongsi only took away 800 mortars.

It took Yang Zhongsi's constant persuasion and Li Che's agreement in view of the impending war in the northern military region.

There is no way. Fengguo now has too many troops. After conquering Wa and Silla, the military district needs to be replanned.

As the supreme commander, even if you don't have to be fair in everything, at least you have to treat everyone equally.

Yang Zhongsi received 800 mortars, and Li Che gave him two basic shells. He was so happy that he immediately went to check them out and didn't even plan to visit the steam engine.

"Let's go, Chongjian." Li Che turned to Wang Chongjian, who had been accompanying him quietly. "Let's go to your territory and take a look at that big guy who was puffing out clouds of smoke. Is your appetite good lately?"

When Wang Chongjian heard this, his face immediately lit up with joy.

"Your Highness! You've arrived just in time! The Giant Spirit has had a bit of a big appetite lately, and a bit of a stubborn temper, but his strength is undeniable!"

As a veteran member of the team, Li Che had absolute 100% trust in Wang Chongjian, and even entrusted him with such an important project as the steam engine.

Wang Chongjian lived up to Li Che's trust and his research on steam engines was quite effective.

The two left the light weapons test site and came to the core research area of ​​Fengguo University's Fengtian campus, which was also the future cornerstone that Li Che had high hopes for - the Steam Engine Research Institute!

The huge alloy gate slowly rose with the help of a mechanical winch.

The security here is stricter, even surpassing those military projects outside.

A scorching wave of air blew in their faces, carrying thick water vapor and coal dust. Li Che and the other man immediately took the masks from the workers and put them on.

The space behind the door is more like a workshop with a huge dome than a research institute.

Its scale far exceeds any area previously seen on campus, and its height is sufficient to accommodate several stories of pavilions.

The light inside the workshop was a little dim, and countless tiny coal dust particles were suspended in the beams of light coming through the skylight.

The first thing that caught Li Che's eye was the huge monster in the center of the venue.

It is constructed entirely of cast iron components and has a complex and rugged structure.

A huge boiler stood at the bottom, with a raging fire in the furnace and the scorching red light shining through the gap in the furnace door.

Several fire operators were waving their shovels vigorously, continuously throwing coal into the furnace mouth that seemed like a bottomless pit.

Scorching air seeped out of the furnace, distorting even the air above.

A thick and massive steam pipe extends from the top of the boiler, winding like a giant python and connecting to a vertically standing cast iron cylinder.

Above the cylinder is a giant flywheel that requires several people to hug. At this moment, it is driven by some force, rotating slowly and making a sound like the heartbeat of the earth.

Bangdang—— Bangdang——

Every time a "clang" sounded, it was accompanied by a large amount of high-temperature steam.

Steam gushed out violently from the copper condenser array next to it, making a hissing sound and creating a white mist around it.

Wang Chongjian led Li Che, avoiding the crisscrossing pipes on the ground, and came to a slightly higher observation platform.

He pointed at the roaring behemoth, his voice rising an octave amid the roar of the machine:

"Your Highness! This is the prototype of the 'Giant Spirit', using the latest improved atmospheric pressure steam engine principle."

"Look at that cylinder. It's three feet in diameter, has a stroke of five feet, and can drive the flywheel to generate nearly ten thousand pounds of force."

Li Che stared at the giant metal beast calmly, with a hint of obsession in his eyes.

Beautiful, so beautiful!

The essence of humanity’s highest level of energy technology is to boil water!

Whether you burn firewood directly, coal, or gasoline, they all have the same properties.

Even nuclear energy, which sounds so high-sounding, is nothing more than using a nuclear reactor to boil water to produce work.

What was before them was the first time that humans truly understood the power of "boiling water".

At this moment, Wang Chongjian, who was standing by, suddenly said, "It's just... Your Highness, although this creature has immense strength, its appetite is also astonishing."

"Look at that boiler, it runs day and night, consuming nearly ten thousand pounds of high-quality coal every day, but its efficiency..."

"Alas, of the ten percent of coal's power, less than ten percent can actually be converted into useful work! The other ninety percent is dissipated as waste heat and steam filling the room. What a waste of resources!"

Li Che listened quietly, gazing deeply at the 'Giant Spirit' steam engine.

As a time traveler, he certainly knew the shockingly low thermal efficiency of early steam engines.

It requires burning a lot of coal, has low efficiency, high cost, and is only good-looking but not practical.

It was not until the genius repairman Watt invented the "separate condenser" that the efficiency of the steam engine doubled, officially entering the Steam 2.0 era.

As for high-pressure steam engines and multi-stage expansion technology, they are the direction of the future, and one must eat one bite at a time.

Thinking of this, Li Che smiled slightly and said calmly: "Chong Jian, do you know why this king is willing to spend a huge amount of money to build this coal-eating beast?"

Wang Chongjian was slightly taken aback, then bowed and said:

"Your Highness, what did you say? I—can’t—hear!”

Li Che was helpless, as the good atmosphere of pretending to be cool was interrupted by this guy.

He had no choice but to repeat it loudly.

Wang Chongjian then replied, "Your Highness has profound foresight and foresight, which is beyond my comprehension."

"However, the power of this object is truly incomparable to ordinary things. It may be used to drive a giant hammer to forge iron, draw water to drain floods, or pull heavy objects..."

"You see, it's too small. The pattern is still too small." Li Che interrupted him, "The power of this thing lies not only in its ability to lift a hammer weighing ten thousand pounds, but also in its ability to provide continuous power!"

He pointed to the giant, slowly spinning flywheel and said, "Look at it! As long as the coal fire keeps burning and the water keeps flowing, it can keep spinning day and night, endlessly."

“Human power has its limits, water power is controlled by rivers, and wind power is unpredictable.”

"Only this, the power to burn the coal gifted by the earth and transform water into steam, is the source that can truly break free from the constraints of heaven and earth and be used by me!"

Li Che smiled slightly, his tone becoming more determined:

"Although it currently consumes coal like water and is inefficient, these can be improved."

"Materials can be made stronger, seals can be tighter, and thermal cycles can be more sophisticated. The key is that we have already mastered this power!"

He turned around and stared at Wang Chongjian with burning eyes: "Imagine!"

"When countless such sources of power are installed in giant steel ships, driving armored warships ten or even a hundred times larger than towering ships, they will ignore the wind and waves and roam the seas!"

"When they are placed inside a giant steel wagon, pulling dozens or even hundreds of carriages loaded with cargo or soldiers, they travel at the speed of a galloping horse on the steel tracks, covering a thousand miles a day!"

"As they drive huge machines in huge factories, they spin and weave, hammer steel, and produce mountains of materials day and night!"

"What will Fengguo look like then?!"