CHAPTER 446: CHAPTER 1 STEAM ENGINE

Long ago, the Dragon Nest Tribe already had a simple woodworking machinery development space, with a manufacturing workshop composed of goblins under Austin’s guidance producing some simple tools.

For example, wooden spears—in the early development stages of the Dragon Nest Tribe, the goblins manufactured simple tools, significantly boosting the efficiency of wooden spear production.

As time progressed, along with wilderness expansion plans and other projects, the technology of the Goblin Manufacturing Workshop continuously advanced under Austin’s direction.

Initially, the simplest production tools such as pottery, bricks, hoes, stone axes, etc., were made. Then, after discovering copper mines, metallurgical operations began, resulting in the production of various bronze tools, including weapons, all of which saw substantial development due to the material upgrade.

During this early exploration, the Dragon Nest Tribe also completed the accumulation of simple production system technologies.

Later on, some innovative ideas sparked by the industrial goblins during the tribe’s development process led to inventions and creations that surprised even Austin.

The Goblin Manufacturing Workshop gradually began to break away from the limited knowledge provided by Austin in the early days.

When the Elf Kingdom was conquered by the Dragon Nest Tribe, the remaining alchemical knowledge and numerous other manufacturing skills of the elves were absorbed by the tribe. The goblins’ workshop entered a development fast track, with modern scientific systems from Austin’s past life as the core, supplemented by some alchemy manufacturing from the Elf Kingdom, quickly advancing in another direction.

Especially after Austin returned from the Martial Hero World and developed the Dream-Entering Infusion Secret Technique.

Some scientific knowledge and experiences from the past life could be directly infused into the minds of the goblins, leading to changes even Austin could not foresee.

That was the development of the steam engine.

As the great lord of the Dragon Nest Tribe, after years of educational work, nearly every beastman in the tribe was utterly loyal to Austin.

With such loyalty, they did not question the memories Austin imparted to them, nor pondered where this knowledge came from, but rather viewed it as the supreme reward from their sovereign, leading them to undertake local R&D modifications based on the scientific knowledge within those memories.

Years ago, the goblins in the manufacturing workshop had already considered developing the steam engine.

When the second pioneering base was established, abundant mineral resources were produced in the nearby Volcanic Cluster Domain. Coupled with the absorption of alchemical knowledge from the Elf Kingdom over time, the exploration and manufacturing plan for the steam engine began.

By the time Austin returned from the Martial Hero World, the goblins had already made an unsuccessful prototype.

Until Austin developed the Dream-Entering Secret Technique, directly infusing some scientific knowledge from his past life into their minds, that modern scientific mindset clashed with the research system of this world, sparking wonderful intellectual fireworks.

Finally, after years of modifications, when the war in the Kawa Great Forest came to an end, Austin returned from the core region.

The goblin scientists, who had not relaxed their research even when the war crisis loomed and danger approached, finally heralded the first sound of a steam engine in this near-medieval backward civilized world!

In the vast manufacturing workshop that had undergone several rounds of expansion,

Watching the white jet-like steam, listening to the powerful metal clashes within the factory,

Austin’s ambition began to swell immensely.

Though dwelling in a corner of the Barbaric Land, since the Kawa Great Forest war erupted, Austin had never ceased sending secret personnel to probe for external information.

He also had some understanding of the basic situation of this world.

Regarding transportation tools, land-based traffic, whether merchant caravans or mercenaries, was still stuck in the realm of horse-drawn or ox-drawn carts, which was extremely undeveloped.

Perhaps some powerful duchies might have Lion Heron Knights to deliver urgent military information.

However, for those grand duchies, it was generally impossible for an adventurer to travel from the southern to the northern kingdom in less than a year or half of one.

Formidable in martial power but socially and civilly backward.

Peasants from two territories a few miles apart might never meet each other their entire lives.

"Building trains with steam engines, forming a transport artery with railways, connecting the territories, allowing troops to be mobilized within a short time, and deploying armies thousands of miles away in a few days. Simultaneously relying on railways, territorial control and development can be elevated to another level, which is a powerful weapon for national rise!"

The existence of trains and the innovation of transportation tools are the greatest driving forces for humanity to transition from the feudal society of the Middle Ages to modern civilization.

With the existence of railways, only then can a country more closely control distant territories and significantly develop its domestic economic level.

Currently, Austin and the Dragon Nest Tribe need not think so far ahead, but once the train is successfully developed and railways traverse the Kawa Great Forest, this vast forest land will become the backyard of the Dragon Nest Tribe.

This holds significant importance in both political and economic scopes.

"Just the right time during these years of recuperation to build railways, connect the major bases, and when the environment relaxes a bit, that will be the time for the Dragon Nest Tribe’s massive expansion!"

Moreover, with steam engines, some labor-intensive tasks will have better power alternatives, allowing some beastmen to be liberated from heavy work.

For example, water pumps, steam plowing machines, steam harvesters, etc. Once these production tools are developed, they will undoubtedly play an immensely significant role for the Dragon Nest Tribe, which now has a vast amount of cultivated land.

Moreover, this steam engine is not like the ones from modern society.

The steam engines in modern society primarily use coal as energy.

But unfortunately, in the Kawa Great Forest, the Dragon Nest Tribe has not found any trace of coal. Different worlds, different environments, and whether coal could even form are also unknown.

The steam engine of the Dragon Nest Tribe uses Magic Crystals as its energy source.

Primarily those Magic Crystals containing Fire Elemental Power.

Additionally, a large amount of alchemy technology is used throughout the machine, combined with enchantment transformation technology, greatly enhancing the efficiency of energy utilization.

This is the first highest achievement of combining modern science with this world’s fantasy scientific system.

The appearance of the steam engine symbolizes the successful integration of the two scientific systems.

And as the mother of the industrial revolution, the steam engine, over time, as the driving force for world development, will ultimately unveil the curtain of transformation in this world.