Chapter 663: Wonders
"Also, I'm going to build a landmark in Neverwinter. Pen "Fun" www.biquge.info," Roland continued.
"Landmarks?" Carl quickly recovered from his excitement, "do you mean something as striking as a monument or a clock tower?"
"You can also call it a spectacle. Worthy of being the top figure of the former Royal Capital Masons Guild, Roland first nodded, and then shook his head, "But I'm not going to build a landmark that has no practical value." β
After the battle against the Church, the First Army suffered the heaviest losses, and although Iron Axe reported that the morale of the army had not been dampened, the family grief caused by the casualties was unavoidable.
In order to strengthen the confidence of his subjects, especially those in other places, he thought of something like a spectacle, which could be breathtaking. Of course, there are some wonders in history that were built entirely to satisfy the selfish desires of the rulers, and did not do the builders any good, and even if they could show the power of the country, Roland would not do it.
"I plan to build a residential building on the south bank of the Chishui River, behind the industrial park. β
Carl didn't speak, he obviously realized that this building was definitely not ordinary.
Roland was very satisfied with the other party's composure, "It will have about fifteen floors, and according to the calculation of three meters and five meters per floor, the height of this building will be more than fifty meters." In other words, it's close to the height of the walls of the four old royal capitals - that's the most ambitious project you've ever worked on, right?"
He gasped, "Your Majesty, this can be regarded as the Tower of Babel!"
"It's not like it's all over the world, it's just a very ordinary high-rise building. Roland smiled, "But in this era, it's not too much to be a landmark." β
The height of fifteen floors meant that it would far surpass the castle, and as soon as you entered the realm of Neverwinter, you could see the tall buildings at a glance. It can not only symbolize the strength of Wudong, but also make up for the current shortage of housing. After all, the floor area ratio of high-rise housing is much higher than that of bungalows, which is why there are more and more skyscrapers in later generations.
"Can a house really be built this high?" said Karl, skeptically.
"For concrete, it's far from the limit. Roland pondered for a moment and then said, "I'll guide you through it myself." β
Although interlaced is like separating mountains, the principles of mechanics and construction are still universal. Before coming up with this idea, he had already considered a number of things: the height seemed impressive, but in fact it was not, for example, the Pyramid of Khufu, built more than 2,000 years BC, was more than 140 meters high, and it was built purely of stone. China has also had wooden stupas that are more than 130 meters tall β as long as the support is strong enough, height is not a big problem.
In order to save materials, future generations will minimize the volume of wall columns when they meet the conditions of stability, and Neverwinter has a surplus of cement production, so it is a good choice to build a concrete.
In addition, if the structure is designed in the form of a tower with multiple podiums, it will occupy some additional land, but it can greatly enhance the stability of the structure and reduce the difficulty of construction.
As the so-called structure is unstable and more columns, the level is not enough to make up the reinforcement, as long as the foundation is solid enough, it is difficult to collapse.
The final challenge was the concrete pouring - which Roland had already considered, that is, to have Maisie carry the hummingbird into the air, and the hummingbird would carry the tin cans to dump the concrete from the air, which was not much less efficient than a pump truck.
Carl had already had experience building witches' buildings, also concrete, but this time he just expanded them a little bigger. And at that time, the bamboo tendons and iron wires will also be replaced with real steel bars, and with the Witch Alliance as technical support, he is confident in this.
"When the time comes, put your pen down," the scroll tapped on the table.
"Whew......" Evelyn let out a sigh of relief, and in this way, came to the border town...... No, the second semester in Neverwinter is over. In this year, she finally caught up with everyone's learning progress and took the final exam together.
She put away the charcoal and looked at the people around herβAnna was still not in attendance, and listening to Sister Wendy, she had reached a mysterious and mysterious realm, and ordinary people would only feel dizzy and sleepy when they saw the books she read, as if they had exhausted all their magical powers.
Candlelight was also looking at herself, and when the two looked at each other, she also gave a thumbs up, and it seemed that she had done well in the exam.
Nightingale, who sat at the end, still had a sad face, and since the absence of the literacy test, her grades had plummeted, much to Evelyn's baffle. As far as she knew, the other party was from an aristocratic background, and he received education earlier than most people, so he would not be so his studies, and after thinking about it, he could only think that it was because the ability of the nightingale was too important, and he was busy dealing with things for His Majesty all day long, thus delaying his studies.
After all, the other party is a battle witch who can compete with Lord Ash, and if it is on the Sleeping Island, it is almost an existence that he can only look up to.
Others have mixed joys and sorrows, such as Agatha, Lucia and Lily in the first echelon, who always get high grades easily, and learning seems to be an innate ability for them, especially Miss Agatha, who is already moving closer to Anna and Tilly, and is a battle witch herself, which makes Evelyn feel envious.
And a few people at the end can guess by looking at their expressions, if nothing else, it will basically be played by honey, hummingbirds, and echoes.
Of course, this doesn't include the new members of the alliance, Bai Shi and Asha, who are still not up to speed and can only be taught by the book teacher alone for the time being.
But it was Maisie who was most excited about Evelyn - she couldn't help but laugh out loud when she looked at the stunned little girl.
There are no multiple-choice questions on this exam!
Evelyn has been haunted by the results of her last final exam, thinking that her goal was realistic, but she ended up losing to Maisie by one point.
For this reason, she also looked for the scroll to see if she had miscalculated the score, but found that the other party's multiple-choice questions had an amazingly high accuracy rate, and she was indisputably defeated.
For the next year, Evelyn spent most of her time off studying.
Her abilities are very fast, and she usually only needs to go to the distillery two or three times a week, and she can cast all her magic in less than half an hour each time, even if she opens a bar later, it doesn't take much effort.
She had never had a fun time with a card trio, and in her free time, she would always open a workbook to reinforce what she had learned in the evening. Even the collection of favorite perfumes has been curtailed a lot, and only when a new fragrance is put on the shelves, Evelyn will make an appointment to visit the convenience market by candlelight, in order to achieve the goal she has set.
And this time, she won!