Thinking About That Specific Machine

Ernest and Hollen hopped on the carriage and were now heading back to Helmarte Soap Works.

Ernest was in deep thought at the moment, thinking of the time about replacing the waterwheel with a steam engine. With the current industry of this world, it's possible to make one.

He looked at Hollen, who was a forge owner. Then thought again, what are the materials needed to make a steam engine that would power a factory?

His target design is 50 horsepower.

Actually, fifty horsepower was ambitious. Very ambitious.

The current waterwheel only produced around six horsepower.

A fifty-horsepower steam engine would produce over eight times more power.

Enough to run the current factory.

Enough to support future expansion.

Enough to power machinery that didn't even exist yet.

His mind immediately began creating a list.

First, iron.

A lot of iron.

The boiler alone would require several tons.

Then the cylinder.