Magic, steel, heavy industry

Chapter 74 This is the true use of magic

Valentina signed a maid contract, officially becoming Vilan's second maid.

Vilan then led her straight to the workshop, where her amazing magical talent showed Vilan many possibilities.

Since it's possible to deform objects, can we directly create what Vilan wants just by imagining it?

Thinking about this, Vilan felt a little excited. You see, he actually had many ideas in his head, but due to technical reasons, he couldn't realize them at the moment.

If Valentina could overcome the technological gap and directly produce what Vilan wanted, it would be a revolutionary leap!

Vilan entered the blacksmith's workshop with two maids and directly requisitioned a workshop.

Deputy Chief Miles and his brother Al stood to the side, their expressions completely different.

Miles, mature and meticulous, appeared somewhat reserved, while Al, beaming with excitement, couldn't resist leaning closer to Vilan. "Sir, is there another new invention? I've been researching it for so many days now, and your magic powder is truly a gift from the Creator! And that cement powder, when are you planning to put it into use?"

Al kept asking questions like a curious schoolchild exploring the world, while Vilan shook his head helplessly. "You rascal, I'm not your lord. Are you trying to trick me into asking so many questions?"

Al paused for a moment, then turned his head and muttered under his breath, "Stingy."

Vilan was also helpless. He still thought highly of this unruly boy. After all, compared to other blacksmiths, Al was more proactive and creative.

But he's not the main character today. Vilan said to Miles, "Bring out a box of molten iron."

Miles nodded and took matters into his own hands. He quickly retrieved a black crucible from the blast furnace, containing molten iron that had already been heated to a liquid state.

Thanks to the presence of the red magic powder, the anvil collar can now easily produce perfect molten iron.

Miles then took out a small iron box containing a measured amount of gray magic powder. He poured it into the molten iron to complete the enchantment. In this way, without forging, the molten iron, once solidified, would possess both strong toughness and extremely high hardness, remaining neither brittle nor soft.

It's no exaggeration to say that iron enchanted with magic powder is completely comparable to alloy steel.

"Valentina, go ahead and use your imagination as much as you can, following the blueprints I gave you."

Vilan spoke softly, and Valentina clenched her fists and walked toward the forging table.

Upon seeing the thin girl, Miles and Al both stared wide-eyed, completely dumbfounded.

"Are you kidding me? This little girl wants to be a blacksmith? She probably can't even lift a hammer!"

But they remained silent, for it was Vilan's request, and they would never dare to question their lord.

Valentina then pulled out a brand new green magic core, absorbing magic power with one hand and extending the other, the black magical energy directly enveloping the molten iron in the crucible.

Before that, Vilan had already drawn up what he wanted in blueprints and explained it to Valentina in detail.

The latter only needs to use their imagination and drive magic as much as possible to achieve the effect shown in the drawings.

Soon, black magic pulled the molten iron from the crucible and lifted it into the air. Then, to everyone's astonishment, the molten iron began to move on its own!

Vilan's eyes widened with anticipation as he watched the molten iron flow under the control of magic, seemingly coming to life.

Magic is like the smoothest mirror, capable of being combined into any shape at will, becoming the most magical natural mold in the world.

After the molten iron is cut into shapes by the magic mold, the molten iron can fill the mold evenly due to the absolute balance of the magic. Although it feels a bit bumpy, it is still successfully assembled into a brand new shape.

It was a cylindrical steel pipe. As the temperature of the molten iron receded, the liquid gradually cooled into a solid. When the steel pipe fell to the ground, it was still extremely hot.

Valentina, however, could no longer hold on; using magic would greatly deplete her mental strength.

The magic disappeared, but fortunately the steel pipe had already taken shape. A moment later, Miles suddenly scooped up a ladle of cold water and poured it over the steel pipe.

With white smoke billowing and hissing, everyone held their breath, waiting for the result of this final step.

After a while, Miles made sure the steel pipe had completely cooled down before picking it up. He examined it for a moment, and then exclaimed in amazement, "Wow! This steel pipe is much more stable and uniform than the ones we cast!"

Yes, after the molten iron was successfully fired, Vilan had the workshop start trying the casting method. However, the workshop's molds were too poor and the casting was uneven, resulting in the final steel pipes being either too brittle in some places or too thin in others.

It's okay as a water pipe, but it's far from the steel pipe that Vilan envisioned.

After all, what he needed were safe and stable gun barrels and cannon barrels.

Upon hearing Miles's exclamation, Vilan immediately took the steel pipe and examined it carefully.

It is uniform in thickness, and even the inner wall is completely smooth!

Seamless steel pipe!

Vilan felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

The most difficult step in making firearms was solved by a little girl.

Isn't this a bit too surreal?

But then I thought about it again, and it makes sense! This is a magical world after all!

Magic is a natural cheat code, and Valentina's magical talent is the ace of industrial cheat codes! She's practically a human 3D printer!

At this moment, Vilan almost couldn't help but cheer. He had only one thought in his mind—to recruit people!

Recruit mages! Especially mages with this special talent!

Launching fireballs or wind blades is useless; we need something that helps with production and creation!

The thought that mages in this world are treated as fighting machines, and that even non-aggressive mages are disregarded and discriminated against, fills Vilan with heartache.

What a waste!

These are the truly precious talents!

Combining magic and technology is the most correct application; the magic industry will surely change the world!

Vilan's arm trembled slightly as he suppressed his excitement, then gave Valentina an encouraging look.

"Well done! From now on, you will come here twice a day. I will provide you with magic cores. Your task is to hone your magic skills while producing the parts I need, like this seamless steel pipe."

Vilan directly named the steel pipe.

Compared to steel pipes made by rolling up sheet metal and uneven steel pipes cast in workshops, this is a leap forward.

It can be said that the firearms of the Anvil Territory are just around the corner.

Viran took a deep breath and looked at Miles and Al. "Gentlemen, I have a very important task for you. With Valentina's help, I believe you can accomplish it. If successful, it will be an honor and achievement that will be forever etched in history. Are you willing?"