A month had gone by since Damian had arrived in London.
After the mana contract was in place, Damian got to work immediately. First, he taught ironmasters how to bake coal in airtight ovens (the coking process) and fully converted all iron furnaces in London to use coke instead of charcoal. Iron production should, at most, increase tenfold due to sustained, hotter burns.
As this was implemented, Damian compiled a list of all capable scientists and metalwork experts in England at the time and summoned them to London. He could not go around teaching every individual himself—he would teach them, and they would, in turn, teach entire classes of their own, spreading the knowledge throughout London and across England's major iron- and steel-producing regions. The British government officially assigned these people to the task, providing salaries and resources.
