I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 120 Technical Bottleneck

Alpha suddenly heard a familiar but harsh voice ringing in the room: "Alpha, you still have such a lofty ideal!"

Alpha signaled everyone to leave first. After all, he had no face in front of this person, and the image he had worked so hard to build up could not be destroyed like this.

"We just came here and brought you the first batch of supplies. The old dwarf and those herdsmen brought a lot of wood, and your little lover also wrote you a letter." Athena handed Florina's letter to Alpha.

"Where's Makina?" Alpha asked curiously without opening the letter.

"He is trying to get supplies, so we should set off now." Athena led the first group of people to set off three days in advance, while Makino delayed for a few days.

"I thought the Pope sent you to the Fatalia Empire to recapture the Ninth Knights just to give up everything, but I didn't expect it was because you have such a talent for fooling people." Athena did not follow immediately, she had other purposes.

"I didn't expect you had connections with the Vatican." Alpha's identity was impossible for ordinary people to find out, especially his identity as the leader of the Ninth Knights.

"Don't worry, I just went back to take a look out of curiosity. I said I would not contact the Vatican. This is just a private matter and has nothing to do with you." Athena emphasized this.

"Lord Alpha, is what you just said true? Are you willing to contribute to the liberation of mankind?" Darwin was obsessed with this question.

"Of course, you will understand later, I am a knight." Alpha will not liberate humans for the sake of liberation, but he will complete his mission - liberate humans in the process.

"You are the only one who believes in him. Even if you are sold out by him, you will count the money for him. He is just an old charlatan." Athena had long seen through Alpha's true nature. After all, she possessed the eyes of God that could see through people's hearts.

"Lady Athena, I am a knight. My heart is always full of light and I am willing to devote my life to the sacred cause." Alpha suddenly said seriously.

"Alpha, I'm not used to you being like this. I'll take back the Eye of God, and you just go back to being yourself!" Athena couldn't see through Alpha's heart at this moment, so she could only let him regain his freedom.

"My heart is bright and will last forever," Alpha continued.

"Okay, I have unlocked the Eye of God." Athena could only unlock her Eye of God temporarily.

"Aren't you tired of being like this all the time?" Alpha finally discovered that as long as his heart was pure, he could recover to his original sacred soul and completely restrain Athena's Eye of God.

"What's it to you? I'm going to bed." Athena threw a tube of milky white potion to Alpha and turned and left.

"Just wait, I will defeat you sooner or later." Alpha sniffed the potion, which exuded Athena's body fragrance.

"You have no hope in this life, but I still want to remind you that if you continue like this, you will be targeted by those big shots sooner or later. When the time comes, they can just move their fingers and you will be dead without a burial place." Athena's face flushed slightly. She had never forgotten the agreement between them.

"Work hard to improve your own strength. No matter how strong the external force is, it cannot protect your safety." After leaving these words, Athena disappeared without a trace.

"Lord Alpha, I believe you." Who would have thought that Alpha's passionate speech actually convinced Darwin.

"I once had a heart that pursued freedom and liberation, but I failed. Since then, I thought I no longer had a youthful heart, but now hope has been ignited." Darwin's eyes were full of hope, but the real reason was that Darwin saw Alpha and his companions grow rapidly, and his heart was beating fast.

“Flowers may bloom again, but people can never be young again. Even in old age, the fragrance of one’s heart will not fade. Darwin is welcome to join us on the road to liberation.” Alpha also didn’t understand. He clearly only wanted to be a big landlord or a nobleman, so why did he become a charlatan and want to liberate mankind.

"Lord Alpha, I will organize all my magical skills so that Lord Alpha can spread the idea of ​​freedom and liberation further." Darwin had already made a plan, he just needed courage, and Alpha gave Darwin a push.

"You two are old foxes." Athena didn't leave.

"What do you mean?" Alpha was puzzled.

"Do you really think Darwin was fooled by your few words? Why didn't he spread the magic himself?" Athena saw through everything.

"Whether it's the liberation of thought or magical skills, the Holy See is unwilling to spread them. Whoever touches these will be targeted by the Holy See, and no one can save them at that time." Athena didn't understand. How could Alpha, the former knight of the Holy See, not understand?

"I just rescued slaves. What does it have to do with liberating the mind? What is magic? How come I don't know it?" Alpha began to pretend to be confused.

“Whether you agree or not, don’t get in touch with those evil thoughts. Once you are infected, it will be like a maggot attached to your bones, which is difficult to eradicate and will eventually lead to destruction.” After Athena’s earnest persuasion, he really went back to rest this time.

"Lord Alpha, the old blacksmith and his men have arrived. They are going directly to the mining area to smelt titanite." Rowling jumped into Alpha's arms like a kitten.

"Little girl, you missed me again?!" Alpha smiled evilly and picked up Rowling and put her on the table.

"Lord Alpha is so charming. He has mesmerized them with just one speech. The two girls, Lim and Phyllis, have already fallen in love with him and are just waiting for you to win them over." Rowling lay on the table and turned her head to kiss Alpha.

"Lim is too small, I can't do it." Alpha hugged Rowling and kissed her deeper.

"Rowling, look at this." Alpha leaned back in his chair, enjoying Rowling's massage, and handed the letter he had just read to her.

"Lady Florina told us not to target the trade fort. It is the property of the nobles. Once we attack them, it will become very troublesome." Rowling frowned after reading the letter.

"Do you think they will be nice to us if we don't deal with them?" Alpha pressed Rowling on the bed and rubbed her madly.

"They are all old-established nobles. It is impossible for them to give up their vested interests, nor will they allow newcomers to intervene. Now we can only break it down and start over." Alpha did not want to have to look at the other party's face and look for some leftovers at the other party's charity.

"Lord Alpha, what about Florina? Once the nobles unite, we won't get any supplies, and there's a high chance that they'll join forces with bandits to attack us." Rowling clung to Alpha, draining his energy.

"It's not just a possibility, but a certainty. So we must try our best to obtain more supplies during this vacuum period, eliminate the bandits around us within half a year, and re-establish trade routes." Alpha is ready to start over, but he must rely on Balor for the initial supplies.

"So Lord Alpha took all the nobles hostage." Rowling understood Alpha's reasons.

"According to my calculations, we can only hide for a month at most, and that will be our most difficult time." According to Alpha's budget, the Menis bandit group should get the news in about a week, the nobles in about twenty days, and the joint attack by both sides will take about a month.

"During this period, we have to build a city, and you mainly need to train the soldiers. We need at least 1,500 soldiers to defend the titanium mine city." Alpha lay on Rowling, panting.

"Lord Alpha, how do we respond to Lady Florina?" Rowling panted and enjoyed the remaining warmth of Alpha.

"Keep it a secret for half a month, try to get more supplies, and then tell her."

"But what if they want to target Florina?" Rowling was still a little worried.

"Don't worry about her. She is better than any of us in terms of popular support. Besides, there are other forces in Balor, and they are not a monolithic group." Alpha didn't need to explain this to Florina, who was carrying out the plan. However, Florina was now contacting the nobles. Once she got the news from Alpha, all her efforts would be wasted.

"I hope you won't get pregnant if we do this!" Alpha released himself directly into Rowling's body without any precautions.

"It's okay. Now is not the right time. I will take care of it. Lord Alpha, don't worry." Rowling is a smart person. She now doubts that Alpha will not abandon her, but she has lost the opportunity to share the hardships with Alpha. Rowling still knows the priorities.

"It would be great if Tasli was here. She is the best at training soldiers." Rowling also understood that her strategies might be a little better than Tasli's, but in terms of basics, training soldiers and attacking, she was not as good as Tasli.

"You decide on this. After all, you're about to become the leader." If Alpha wants to take root here, he will need more people.

"Ah! Lord Alpha, you..." Phyllis suddenly rushed in, saw the two naked people, and covered her mouth in surprise.

"I'll give it to you, Phyllis." Rowling put on her clothes, covered her stomach and quickly left Alpha's room.

"Sir, these are the city construction materials sent by Captain Makina and his men. Please instruct us on how to deal with them." Phyllis said, looking at the exhausted Alpha with heartache.

Alpha closed his eyes and began to snore. He said lazily, "Except for the gunpowder, you can handle the rest. After all, they are all materials for city construction, so you don't have to ask me for permission for everything."

Phyllis was amused to see Alpha falling asleep in front of her, so she whispered, "Sir, why don't you take care of your body?"

"My lord, it's too cold here. Let's go back to bed and sleep." Phyllis looked at the brazier in Alpha's arms. Although there was a brazier for warmth, it was icy and snowy after all, and the temperature was still very low.

At this moment, Alpha suddenly hugged Phyllis tightly, making her almost unable to breathe. Phyllis was about to speak, but suddenly she felt a warm feeling, she closed her mouth and let Alpha hold her.

Alpha had a dream. In the dream, he became a big landowner, lived with several beautiful ladies, and enjoyed endless happiness and joy.

……

A week of peaceful life passed in a flash, and the Alpha Mercenary Group took this opportunity to develop and grow rapidly. The Titanium Mine City stockpiled a large amount of supplies, and the arrival of the old blacksmith Gurus put the refining of titanium ore on the agenda.

Since Fattam had only been learning from the old blacksmith for a short time, he could only forge and repair some simple weapons, and he still had obvious deficiencies in the knowledge and refining of materials.

"Lord Alpha, the fire in my furnace is getting smaller and smaller, and the smelting speed is too slow. I can only refine about five kilograms a day. Moreover, if I refine titanium, I cannot make titanium equipment. This is a waste of time." The old blacksmith came over with a piece of titanium metal the size of his head. Alpha weighed it and found it was very light, with a density only about half that of aluminum.

"How many equipment and weapons can be made with so much titanium? Can ordinary furnaces refine titanium?" Alpha was also thinking about countermeasures. Alpha remembered that these ores were sent to the trade fort for refining, so there were corresponding methods there.

"I have also been to the Trade Fort to observe. Their furnaces can only simply sort and remove impurities. The refined ore cannot guarantee quality and cannot be directly used to make weapons and equipment. It can only be ground and integrated into other materials. In this way, the important special effects of titanium cannot be brought into play." The old blacksmith is not an ordinary blacksmith. He wants to do everything to the best. But even if you just mix titanium powder into ordinary equipment, it can make these equipment a level higher. This is a qualitative leap, which shows the power of titanium.

"Then what's the difference between ordinary furnaces and titanium metal refining?" There are now three ordinary furnaces in the Titanium Mine City, which are responsible for the primary refining of titanium quartz ore. The remaining essence is then handed over to the old blacksmith for further refining.

Although Alpha was a college student majoring in science and engineering mechanics before he traveled through time, he had forgotten most of the knowledge. Moreover, it had been ten years since he graduated, so who would still read these books?

"It's the temperature. Ordinary furnaces can't meet the requirements and many impurities can't be extracted at all." The temperature of the old blacksmith's earth fire furnace can reach more than two thousand degrees, but it may not last long because the time is too long.

Alpha guessed that the old blacksmith's furnace might be a nuclear fusion reactor, but it had already achieved the level of controlling nuclear radiation, otherwise why wouldn't the old blacksmith, the young blacksmith, Nasha and others have mutated at all.

"Okay! Let me think of a solution." Alpha remembered that there was a blast furnace for making steel, and the temperature seemed to be quite high. This method was used during the Great Leap Forward. If the technology was not advanced, it could be used for reference, but Alpha did not remember it clearly and could only draw a rough idea.

Fuel also needs to be refined, and it should be converted from coal into coking coal with higher calorific value. This is simple and does not require too high technology.

During the development of the Titanium Mine City, titanium metal refining encountered a bottleneck. Since ordinary fuels and furnaces could not meet the high temperature requirements of the furnace, Alpha began to look for efficient fuels. At the same time, he thought about other ways to extract titanium metal.

Alpha gave the simple blast furnace blueprints and coal-to-coke technology to the old blacksmith.

"The drawings are a bit messy, please ask me if you have any questions." Alpha's manuscript was written after repeated revisions and was very sloppy.

"The conversion of coking coal can be experimented with. The blast furnace refining is really advanced. How could Lord Alpha have such an idea?" The old blacksmith is an expert in this field. He only needs the principle and the general direction to know the result.

"Okay, I'll leave the renovation to you. If you need anything, find Betas or Phyllis." Betas is in charge of technology, Phyllis is in charge of urban construction, and the two of them are working with the old blacksmith.

After several experiments by the old blacksmith, the blast furnace was actually completed by the two of them, but it looked a little strange.

"Lord Alpha, don't worry. If there is no problem with this pot of titanium metal coming out of the furnace, we can completely transform the blast furnace." Betas looked at the crooked blast furnace, feeling a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, let's see the results first, as long as the results are good."