Rome Must Perish

When this water hammer works well, it can crush over 1,500 pounds of iron ore in a day, something that would take more than ten people with iron hammers an entire day to barely achieve, because at night they must rest, while the water hammer does not.

In fact, the blacksmiths have also come here with melted iron to forge at the request of my former master, which is much easier than doing it themselves. However, they complained that the force from the water hammer was either too strong or too weak, and it often malfunctioned, severely affecting the quality of weapon production. Thus, they eventually gave it up.

But I think—"

Kadesos hesitated for a moment and then lowered his voice to say, "The main reason the blacksmiths are strongly opposed is that—if the water hammer is widely used in forging, some blacksmiths and laborers might be replaced..."

Maximus asked in a kinder tone, "So what do you think needs to be improved if we want to use the water hammer more in the weapon workshop?"

"Well... I don’t really know." Kadesos scratched his head, and seeing Maximus’s encouraging eyes, he couldn’t help but speak again, "If we could appoint a dedicated carpenter to regularly inspect and repair this water hammer, it should not malfunction so often...

Besides, I heard them say that the reason this water channel’s force is difficult to control is because our Overdue River’s flow is too slow and there’s not much water, so when the weather is hot and the water is low, it..."

Maximus, having listened intently, still smiled and said, "You spoke very well! Where should we go next?"

"To... the ore washing room."