Chapter 192

The object was jet black and heavy in the hand.

"Holy Maiden Luo Di, look at this."

A cat-girl pulled out a thin iron sheet, and with a "Pia!" it stuck to the rectangular object.

If any human kingdom resident were here, they would recognize it as a magnet.

Or called a magnet.

Magnets were not rare in the human kingdom, though ordinary civilians could not identify them at all.

Usually, only mages or alchemists used them for research.

Even alchemists had discovered few uses for magnets.

Hmm, in this world, alchemists were equivalent to scientists.

Yet alchemists often preferred studying strange and bizarre things.

This world was a magical one, sharing basic physical laws with Lin Yan's world before his transmigration, but upon deeper examination of its underlying rules, it differed greatly.

Thus, certain things from Lin Yan's previous world could not be directly copied over.

Moreover, alchemists on the Continent of Gods were all researching toward matters related to the Gods.

As for civilian needs—what did they care?

This was one reason why technology on the Continent of Gods lagged behind.

Here, becoming a deity and attaining eternal life mattered more than anything else!

Lin Yan naturally would not confuse ends with means, but that did not stop him from giving a few Holy Maidens some insights, urging them to try producing "electricity."

After obtaining the magnet, Princess Luo Di hurried off to find the Dwarf Queen Ai Wei.

"Queen, have the copper wires been made?"

Princess Luo Di asked.

Dwarf Queen Ai Wei nodded and said, "Yes, they're done."

Then she pulled out fistfuls of copper wire.

These copper wires were not thick—each had a diameter of about three millimeters.

With the magnet and copper wire in hand, Princess Luo Di began her next step.

This cat-eared girl was now a First Rank mage.

Following Lin Yan's insights, with the help of several cat-girls, she spent half a day crafting a simple hand-cranked generator.

The principle of a hand-cranked generator was actually very simple.

A circle of copper wire on the outside, a magnet in the center—just keep rotating so the coil cuts through the magnetic field.

Rotation was achieved by a large wheel driving a small one—even simpler!

This device had been discovered in Lin Yan's previous world as early as the eighteenth century.

The technology of that era was no better than that of the Continent of Gods, let alone the latter's access to magic.

After crafting the hand-cranked generator, Princess Luo Di brought it to Sister Qing Ling and Meng Ying.

Inside the temple, Princess Luo Di turned the crank.

The girl Meng Ying placed her hand on the copper wire beneath the generator, focusing intently.

"There is indeed an energy here—different from magic, somewhat similar to the energy of lightning from the heavens, but vastly weaker, and remarkably stable."

Meng Ying, unsurprisingly a Sixth Rank mage, quickly articulated the properties of electricity.

To high-rank mages, spiritual force could observe the microscopic world, and their learning ability was exceptionally strong.

Mages dealt with knowledge of the world's very essence!

"Lightning is too violent to harness, but this energy can be perfectly utilized—and it can be manufactured. My God's observations are truly meticulous."

Meng Ying added.

Princess Luo Di nodded and said to the Dwarf Queen, "Queen, please have you make more copper wire."

Dwarf Queen Ai Wei replied, "The misty mountain range has abundant copper ore—no problem."

Sister Qing Ling then said, "I've sent scouts along the rivers and found a site with significant elevation drop and suitable for dam construction. Five hundred Bear-men have already gone to build the dam. Luo Di, when you produce the lamp bulb from my God's revelations, everything you need will be in place."

Princess Luo Di said, "Good!"

When these few girls gathered, they resembled a gathering of middle-school girls—but now, none of them held low status; they were, in fact, the highest-ranking girls in this beastman kingdom.

Moreover, what they were doing—even college students from Lin Yan's previous world would find difficult.

What drove them to work so earnestly was their faith in the Great Flame Lord.

They had all dedicated themselves to the Flame Lord, and they would spare no effort to fulfill any of His revelations!

The several girls began their labors.

Sister Qing Ling oversaw everything, coordinated all tasks, and still had to train in her own magic—so she was the busiest.

The girl Meng Ying's main task was cultivating magic.

She was the guarantee of strength for the City of Miracles.

Princess Luo Di was busy crafting the electric light bulb.

Glass-making technology was not complex; glass already existed in the human kingdom, but the glass required for the light bulb demanded higher craftsmanship.

In comparison, tungsten filament was not difficult for her, given her access to magic.

The misty mountain range contained many ores.

A rare earth deposit was discovered there, and it was sizable.

Moreover, this rare earth deposit contained considerable magical substances.

The dwarves originally chose to reside in the underground city beneath the misty mountain range partly to harness the heat from magma and lava fire.

And partly to utilize certain substances within the magma.

Beneath the mist-shrouded mountains, the magma contained vast quantities of rare materials, magical substances, and even... divine materials!

When these substances are added to weapons during forging, they make the weapons far more powerful.

Know this: even the Divine Punishment Sword forged by the Dwarf Queen was infused with massive amounts of rare materials and magical substances.

Light of the Heavenly Realm meteorite alone cannot forge a good weapon.

A single element has limited effect.

The best method is to combine multiple elements, balance them properly, and then forge.

Thus, the Misty Mountains have become a true treasure trove.

Many of the things Princess Lodi needs can be found within them.

As for Sixth-Rank Winnie, she is overseeing the construction of a dam.

As a Sixth-Rank warrior and a fierce Tiger-Person, her strength is unimaginable.

The river with the significant drop that Sister Qing Ling discovered lies within the Misty Mountains.

There is a great waterfall there.

Above the waterfall, Sixth-Rank Winnie lifted a massive stone over five meters in diameter and hurled it into the river.

"Whoa!"

The surrounding Bear-People all exclaimed in awe.

Such a massive stone is no ordinary weight.

It weighed at least dozens of tons!

"I bet you don't have that much strength."

Some foolish Bear-People began placing bets.

"Stop betting and hurry up—we need to finish this dam as soon as possible!"

Winnie clapped her hands and said.

Below the waterfall, Centaur warriors were also constructing buildings—yes, a hydroelectric power station was to be built here!