ps: Today's third update

It takes at least ten days for Horn to organize a fleet.

During this period, in order to keep it secret, Luo Lin naturally couldn't go anywhere, so he stayed in the guest room specially cleaned up on the top floor of the castle.

Of course, it wasn't that nothing was done. After discussing the matter, Rowlin learned about the situation of some people before. Dai Wei became an intermediate magician and was moving towards advanced. Lufei and Selena had returned to the Moonlight Continent. It was said that they were going to discuss trade with the human race. To be precise, they were going to trade with Fix Island. Wild Wolf and others became the castle guards. The more than 30 warriors left behind that year, except for Langergo in Maple Leaf County in Rowlin, more than 30 other people became the backbone of the Fix Island New Army.

The number of new troops is 15,000. Not to mention the training level, the equipment is very excellent and the combat power should not be too poor.

The others are food. Last year, the land was basically reclaimed, so all the food was consumed. There were too many people pouring into Fix Island, and the food stored by the Premo family was not enough, so it was all thanks to Rollin's secret support. But this year's situation has stabilized, and the newly reclaimed land is very fertile, and this month is a real harvest month.

Always, the situation is very good. Rollin is very satisfied.

After resting for a night, he met the snake demon Narosa again early on the first morning. Although Viana asked the snake demon to go to Maple Leaf County last time, the time was too tight and Narosa had not set off yet.

Narosa was still the same, and there was basically no change in her clothes except for her clothes. She was arranged by Viana. When she saw Rollin, she was a little surprised: "I was about to go find you, but you came first."

Luo Lin was standing in the floor-to-ceiling window of the room, looking at the increasingly prosperous pier, and smiled when he heard this: "Time flies so fast. This time is your last task."

Calculate the time, less than two months left, and the original two-year commitment was due.

"The last one? Oh, it's almost two years." Narosha suddenly realized that since Rolin became the Earl of Maple Leaf. The two were not in the same place, Narosha had basically no restrictions, and she almost forgot about this.

"What's the mission this time?"

"We will organize a fleet to go south to the South China Sea Cape. There will be ten** you will encounter undead intercepts on the road. I need a powerful helper like you."

The navigation technology in this world is not superb. Except for iron-clad warships and those desperate pirates who dare to sail far away, ordinary merchant ships must advance along the coastline. Otherwise, a storm may wipe out the fleet.

When sailing near the sea, you must pass by Vandom. If the undead cannot find it, there will be a ghost. At that time, both sides will inevitably fight.

Judging from the current intelligence, the undead does not have a fleet, so Rowlin predicts that there will be a blockade, but it should be dominated by air power, relying on three armored warships, and then dispatching a large number of musketeers and archers, which should be able to repel them.

"Ah, the undead? No problem." Narosa smiled.

"That's what happened. You're ready. Also, don't let me know that I'm on Fix Island."

"clear."

"By the way, call that old man Bi'ang to me." Luo Lin said last.

Then Narosha left, half an hour later. The alchemist Bi An came over and saw Luo Lin was a little surprised. Then she smiled: "Who did I think it was? It was so mysterious. Why did you have time to come?"

"Where are you free? Come here to do something." Luo Lin also smiled and asked, "How are you living on this island?"

"It's very smooth. I tell you that I have recently developed a smoke potion that can drive away the magic of death. If it is used on the battlefield, the smoke will definitely fall down in pieces. The middle and high-level undead will be severely suppressed and the combat power will be absolutely nemesis of the undead." Bi Ang kept his three words away from his profession. He rubbed his hands and seemed very excited.

Rolling immediately became interested: "Oh, there is such a good thing. Is it harmful to ordinary people?"

He came to Bi Ang, originally trying to ask if there was any good medicine, but he didn't expect that he would speak first.

Although the smoke is easily dispelled by magicians with wind magic, what if there is no magician on the other side? If it is used on a large scale, it will definitely reduce the power of the undead army by several%.

"A little stimulation can make people feel pain in their eyes, but it is not serious and will not affect their combat effectiveness. The smoke can be recovered as soon as it goes away. This is just a small problem, and I can solve it with a little improvement. Yes, this is just a small problem." Bi Ang was very confident.

Rollin said, "How many finished products do you have?"

"Finished product?" Bi Ang shook his head repeatedly: "There is no finished product. I just made it out, and it only has a few bottles."

"I urgently need a batch, and I will use it in about ten days. How many can you make then?" Luo Lin said solemnly.

Seeing Rollin's face full of seriousness, unlike a joke, Beyon also became serious: "The manufacturing of this potion is a bit complicated. Although I have many apprentices now, there are probably only three who can really help me with this potion. If you keep refining it continuously, you will be given a maximum of 100 bottles in ten days."

The yield of ten bottles a day is really low.

"How is the smoke efficiency of the drug?" asked Rollin. The number is small, but if one bottle can form heavy fog, then one hundred bottles will be enough.

"I just got it out, but I can't explain it clearly. Why don't I go and get a bottle and try it?" Bi Ang said.

"good."

Bi Ang hurried away and hurried back. He had already added a bottle of potion bottle containing a liquid like milk in his hand. The mouth of the bottle was tightly plugged with a cork wrapped in tin. When he arrived, he asked, "Where are you trying?"

"Go to the next door to try."

The two of them arrived next door. This was also a guest room, three meters high and fifty square meters. The windows were closed, but there was no decoration or furniture. The inside was empty.

When he got here, he closed the door, Bi Ang shook the potion in his hand hard and then smashed it to the ground.

With a light sound of 'ping', the potion bottle burst, the potion sprinkled on the ground, touching the air, and then a thick smoke rose.

After a while, the whole room was filled with a faint mist, not very thick. The effect of irritating eyes as Bi Ang said was not strong. Luo Lin stood in it and felt that his eyes were slightly astringent, which was weaker than the irritation of ordinary fire smoke.

But the fog is really thin. The visibility is probably about thirty meters.

"The efficiency of smoking is OK, but the amount of 100 bottles is too small." Rollin shook his head.

According to this effect, each ship must be filled with at least one oak barrel to ensure that the entire fleet and surrounding waters are covered. One hundred bottles may be a lot for individuals, but it is almost the same for the fleet moving south.

But if you don’t bring some of this kind of good thing, you’re really unwilling to accept it. Luo Lin asked again: “Is this medicine expensive?”

"It's okay, it costs three gold coins per bottle."

"Then how many apprentices do you have in total?"

"More than seventy, the alchemist has a lot of trivial work, and there are always many apprentices." Bi Ang smiled.

"Everyone can do basic alchemy operations?"

"Yes. I have taught you all." Bi Ang was a little confused, not knowing what Luo Lin wanted to do.

"So how many steps do you need for this potion?" Luo Lin asked again.

"Five steps... no, ten steps... can't be sure, it depends on how you subdivided it."

Luo Lin is preparing to help Bi An improve his alchemy efficiency. If he prepares it now, he should be able to get the first batch of finished products in ten days.

How to improve efficiency? The principle is very simple, division of labor!

He thought for a while and said, "I will put forward a standard for subdivision. Two requirements. First: Each step only requires a most basic action, such as a simple water pouring action. For example, observing the temperature, waiting for the appropriate temperature, responsible for extinguishing the heated flame. Second, ensure that everyone does not need to run back and forth, and just stand in place to complete it. Judging from these two requirements, how many steps do you need to be divided into?" Luo Lin asked.

This made Bi Ang stump. He meditated for a while and found it was very complicated, so he said, "I need a pen and paper to write."

The two returned to the room where Luo Lin lived. After getting the paper, Bi Ang began to write and draw the steps of refining the potion on the paper. Luo Lin watched from the side.

About half an hour later, Bi Ang sorted out the standard steps. Then he subdivided it bit by bit according to the standards given by Rollin, and Rollin made suggestions next to him. Finally, the process of refining the "Neon Nemesis" smoke-emitting agent was subdivided into sixty steps.

By this time, without Rollin's words, Bi An had already understood his intention: "You mean, let an apprentice take charge of one of the steps, and then combine it and refine the potion?"

"right."

"But I am bluntly speaking, if you do this, although the job of every apprentice is very simple, so simple that you can find an ordinary person to do it, I don't see the advantage of doing this. It simply reduces the requirements of alchemy on personnel."

"This can greatly speed up the efficiency of refining." Luo Lin was not surprised. Bi An was just an alchemist. He couldn't see the mystery of doing this. It was not surprising that the times limited his vision.

"I can't see it." Bi Ang shook his head: "Do you summarize the reasons why it can improve efficiency?"

"I have three reasons." Luo Lin smiled and said, "First, I have visited the dwarf's weapons workshop, and I found that they used a similar method. Of course, they were not so detailed, so they used this method. A team of ten blacksmith apprentices made fifty iron swords a day!"

"Fifty? Are you sure you didn't tell any lies?" Bi Ang is a master. Although he specializes in alchemy, he still has common sense. For example, the blacksmith on Fix Island, who is a rare master who can beat a sword a day. If you want him to beat five a day, it would be better to kill him.

"Will I make such a joke with you?" Rollin smiled.

"No." Bi Ang was still half-believing. He believed that Rollin would not say anything, but he did not believe in the terrible speed of the sword casting. He even suspected that Rollin had been hit by the dwarf's vision magic at that time.

Rollin gave the second reason: "The method of dwarfs making swords gave me a lot of inspiration. I thought about it carefully and summarized two reasons. First, everyone will be more and more proficient in completing the work repeatedly, and they will be faster and faster, and the completion will be better and better."

"I agree with this." Bi Ang nodded. A movement has been repeated for a long time, and although it is boring, it will become an instinct.

"Secondly, everyone is standing there without moving. His work will not be interrupted by walking around, and his time will not be wasted for no reason. A person suddenly transfers from one job to another requires a time to adapt. This time is quite long. He chats for a few words, complains a few times, preheats the feel, preheats the instrument, and when he is fully in a state, perhaps half an hour will pass. Then in this half an hour, his efficiency will be very low and he does almost nothing."

Bi Ang listened carefully and felt that it made some sense, but he couldn't figure it out thoroughly. Finally, he could only nod and said, "Then I'll go back and give it a try."

"Try it quickly. I will use it in ten days. The more this kind of potion, the better."

"I know. I'll start work when I go back." Bi Ang was full of doubts, but just turned around and walked a few steps, he stopped again: "If you do this, you will change a lot of things. The cost provided by Earl Primo may not be enough."

"You can do it with it. How much does it cost? Tell me, I'll find a way." Luo Lin said.

"Okay." After getting this sentence, Bi Ang was completely relieved.

He is one of the few people on Fix Island who know the truth. Fix Island belongs to the Premo family in name, but the one who really takes charge is neither the dragon guardian Viana, nor the real power chief Horn, nor the little lord, but the Maple Leaf Earl thousands of miles away. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!