Chapter 29 The Sparrow
In one or two months, more buildings were built in Wild Boar Ridge. One of the white buildings was particularly eye-catching, square, and the roof was flat. The inner and outer walls were painted with white paint. Large windows inlaid with glass were particularly eye-catching compared to the surrounding buildings.
This is a laboratory, a laboratory that can be called a laboratory. After the laboratory is established, Xiao Tianlei will be here most of the time. Not only himself, but also a few brothers who are more interested in this knowledge. They will also bring some children who are good at learning to take a look and do some simple experiments.
Xiao Tianlei used to complete some experiments under extremely simple conditions. The material composition of this world is different from the previous life. The knowledge from the previous life cannot be applied, but it is always somewhat similar. Science is not just theories and formulas, but more importantly, a spirit, constantly exploring and experimenting, and verifying carefully.
Xiao Tianlei has sorted out some knowledge about physics, chemistry, etc., but these are all internal information. Except for some of his brothers, only a few people have permission to learn. Most of these people are the younger brothers and sisters of Xiao Tianlei's brothers. In this world, knowledge is power, and it is also applicable and more obvious, because a lot of knowledge can be directly used in martial arts, and of course, it needs to be kept confidential.
Having a professional laboratory, it is obviously more efficient and convenient to do experiments. In order to establish this laboratory, Xiao Tianlei mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources from Wild Boar Ridge, used the most advanced "technology" and technology in Wild Boar Ridge, and made some experimental equipment and equipment. The entire laboratory is a bright house of three or four hundred square meters, and the interior is roughly divided into several areas, physics, machinery, chemistry, drugs, biology, etc. The boundaries between each other are not so obvious. Xiao Tianlei's experiments are not for simply conducting research, but often for creating something specifically, which requires the combination of multiple disciplines and multiple technologies.
A shelf is specially built on one side of the laboratory, and various materials are placed for synthesis and upgrading system equipment. Each item is recorded in detail to make it easier to clarify the proportion of materials required to synthesize some equipment, and then it can be analyzed and imitated.
In fact, Xiao Tianlei and others worked together to figure out the proportion of the current Wuji Sword and the Qijin of the Ice Bow, and successfully imitated two simple equipment - cloth armor and speed boots. Of course, they can only be roughly imitated. There is still some gap compared to the equipment produced by the system, but it is already quite good, and you can still get some technology from it.
For example, imitation cloth armor, weaving, weaving, and imitation speed boots. By refining bones, leather, certain wood, etc., the glue is extracted from it, and after adding some substances, it can become a substance similar to rubber. It is light in weight, elastic and strong. It is used as a sole in the speed boots. However, after imitation, it can be replaced by rubber and used to make too many things. Of course, it also requires continuous verification and analysis.
The imitation of speed boots is still not as good as the speed boots produced by the system, but compared to ordinary straw shoes, hemp shoes, and cloth shoes, it is much better. It is much better than the martial artists often wear martial boots. Martial boots are mainly made of leather and the process is also complicated. It takes a long time to make a good pair of martial boots. It is not a good technology for shoemakers. It is generally passed down from generation to generation. There are also higher-end shoes, which are basically not the same level. They are the combat boots worn by military generals. They use a lot of precious materials, leather, bones, and other types of strange gold and inlaid with some treasures. Undoubtedly, this kind of boots can enhance the combat power of military generals like weapons. Even if there are not many, of course, such shoes are rare treasures and are often matched with armor.
The cost of imitating cloth armor and speed boots is not low, and there are many processes required. Due to the limitations of materials, the production of Wild Boar Ridge is now limited. However, Xiao Tianlei does not intend to sell it, and is exclusively for his own members to wear it. Wearing such cloth armor and shoes and fighting with others will always have a little more advantage.
Today, a group of guests came to the laboratory. The leader was Xiao Tianlei's grandfather, Doctor Jiang, and some old people were accompanied. Judging from their dress and hair accessories, they should be all witch doctors from Shanyue people.
When they entered the laboratory, the old men were very curious. Looking at the touching and that, Doctor Jiang Wu had to remind them not to touch the things in the laboratory casually. He took a cup of water-like solution and poured it on a piece of wood. The wood quickly cokes, just like when he first came, Xiao Tianlei showed him, which scared the old men backed up.
Xiao Tianlei ignored these old men and led his assistants to do the experiment. Today, what he did was a test of distillation of carbohydrate, which is coal.
When studying coal, it is said that it is because of the need for smelting. Now there are several minerals found in Wild Boar Ridge, including iron, copper, gold and silver. Among them, the strange gold produced is mainly red copper common in Lingzhou. Red copper can increase the qi and give it a high-heat property like fire. However, using strange gold to build weapons is either simply smelted in. It requires a suitable proportion and corresponding smelting technology. The furnace temperature required for smelting of red copper is quite high. Even if the bellows are improved and the air preheating channel is installed, it still cannot be done.
After Xiao Tianlei learned about it, he asked if there were any substances similar to coal. The result was that it was called carbonite. It was not a secret that carbonite could be used for smelting, but how to smelting was high-end technology, because carbonite smelting would cause more impurities and more brittle metals. You must master considerable technology to use it to smel strange gold. Only those craftsmen knew about these technologies, because the importance of weapons to warriors and generals. Among all craftsmen, craftsmen such as sword-casting masters had the highest status and were often regarded as guests of honor by some powerful people.
For Xiao Tianlei, some methods of using coal can be regarded as common sense. Even if you don’t study metallurgy, you know that coal is used for smelting, and you need to coking, and first remove impurities from coal. There are some carbonite mines in Lingzhou. After buying some carbonite, they have tried it for more than ten times, and they have mastered the technology of small-scale coking. However, smelting red copper and other strange golds and creating weapons requires blacksmiths to study it.
Of course, the role of coal is not just fuel, so Xiao Tianlei started coal distillation, connected a large pot with a sealed tube, and put the coal in it, thus producing some substances. According to the specific analysis, Xiao Tianlei could not do it, but he only needed to know some basic properties of these substances and use them.
Many experiments in Xiao Tianlei will produce some by-products to test the effects of these by-products. If they are useful, they will reproduce the process of their production and carry out large-scale production. The large-scale mentioned here is currently just a small workshop with a daily output of dozens of kilograms and hundreds of kilograms.
Carbonite dry distillation test has been performed several times. Now it is done to raise more dry distillation substances and analyze them. At least for now, dry distillation can produce some powerful combustion gases, liquids, asphalt-like substances, some yellow crystals, etc.
Xiao Tianlei and his assistants were doing experiments on their own, dissolving, burning, etc., whether some fire balls and pungent odors were generated. At the same time, some data records and some of the very first-hand figures in the eyes of real scientists, such research is really not rigorous. However, now, Xiao Tianlei cannot do so rigorously and does not need it for the time being.
What Xiao Tianlei and his assistants did fell into the eyes of the witch doctors who visited. In their opinion, Xiao Tianlei's actions were more like witchcraft, and they didn't dare to do it. Afterwards, Doctor Jiang led these witch doctors to the side, and a group of witch doctors exchanged in the local dialect of Shanyue people. Xiao Tianlei could only hear a few words, but he knew that his grandfather was talking about some divine content.
Xiao Tianlei's new laboratory has achieved many achievements since its establishment. For example, a skin care product was prepared for some women to try. The current feedback seems to be very good. This is made with tribute Qiongzhu powder and other medicinal materials, which is expensive. Xiao Tianlei does not plan to sell it at the Brotherhood store. The Brotherhood store sells small items with affordable prices. It is okay, but too expensive things will always make people covet it. Xiao Tianlei plans to take it to Yazhou for sale this year, and fake overseas merchants to sell it. The price should be able to rise.
Because of Qiongzhu and Xiao Tianlei also thought of a way to make money, breed pearls, which is also a continuous way of wealth. However, the growth cycle of pearls is relatively long, but it can collect some pearls that are still growing in the sea for breeding. During the last robbery of the coast, some of the people brought back from the fishing village were specialized in collecting Qiongzhu. Xiao Tianlei explained it and told the general method. As for whether it could be done, he didn't know.
When manufacturing skin care products, Xiao Tianlei also prepared toothpaste and stuff similar to soaps in his previous life. It has not been produced on a large scale at present. It is mainly for self-use and requires confidentiality. The prices of these two are not high. They are suitable for sale in the Brotherhood stores and are ready to be sold after a while. Now many products are in short supply and need to be expanded in urgent need of production scale. Xiao Tianlei personally arranges them, and there is really no time to be idle.
So many things need to be done, so Xiao Tianlei has not had time to plunder those rich and rich households during this period. The investigation of the government and people in the martial arts world is indeed somewhat affected, but it is mainly his own problem. At present, as a masked robbery, it is also subject to a major restriction, that is, distance. Some rich and rich households with far distances may not be difficult, but it takes a few days to go, and it takes most of the time to transport the robbed items during the day, and the risk of exposure will also increase. Therefore, this problem must be solved to improve efficiency and reduce risks.
The solution to this matter is not difficult. First, it is to strengthen the internal organization of Shanyue people and include more Shanyue people, so that a group of people can be mobilized at any time in many areas of Lingzhou, and second, it has to be put into the Brotherhood.
After working hard at Wild Boar Ridge for a while, Xiao Tianlei went to Cangshan Prefecture City. Because he planned to expand and spread some of the Brotherhood's business, he issued a notice a few days ago and convened all the upper-level personnel of the Brotherhood to hold a meeting.
In the front hall of the hall, Xiao Tianlei and other brothers sat in the upper head, Zheng Biao, the nominal brotherhood boss, sat in the middle, with two rows of benches in the lower head, and some of the brotherhood members who later joined were sitting on both sides.
"Well, are you all here?" Zheng Biao entered the boss's state, straightened his body and asked.
To be honest, Zheng Biao's personality is not suitable for being a gang leader. He has no majesty and is very casual. He likes to join in the fun. However, the Brotherhood is not the kind of gang-like organization. It is not bad for everyone to have fun together.
"There are still a few people who haven't arrived." A young man in charge of the inspection replied.
"Uh? How many people didn't arrive? Are you too busy? Or did you encounter something? Those people didn't arrive?" Zheng Biao was a little surprised. He notified a few days in advance that it was completely unreasonable to be late. However, he did not think about the bad things, thinking that something had happened.
Before anyone could answer, there was a noise outside the hall, accompanied by a heavy footsteps. But a few people walked into the hall with high apology. The leader was a tall and strong young man. Zheng Biao naturally recognized the name of the young man, because his Woniu Town was near Zhengjiazhuang, and he was considered one of the earliest members of the Brotherhood.
"Why are you here now? Have you come here? You'll start after you come here. There are a lot of things to say." Zheng Biao asked casually, but he didn't really plan to ask clearly and was about to get to the point. However, he immediately found that not only Niu Jin, but also a group of lower-level members, also arrived at the door.
"Is there something wrong?" Zheng Biao also felt something was wrong and asked.
"It's not a big deal, I just want to ask the president for advice." Niu Jin replied with his arms in his arms, and his voice was like a loud bell.
"Marry competition?"
“That’s right.”
"Let's talk about it after the meeting." Zheng Biao lowered his head and took out a list from his arms. It was densely packed, one by one. He felt dizzy when he looked at it. Xiao Tianlei prepared the draft.
Niu Jin decisively rejected and said, "No, you have to compare now. The brothers are here, let's take a look."
"I'm afraid this guy is not as simple as wanting to compete." Xiao Tianlei secretly chatted with Zheng Biao. He realized that Niu Jin was not a good person, but a group of brothers had regulations. During the fraternity, Zheng Biao was the leader, and he was mainly in charge of him.
"Oh?!What does this guy want to do?"
"You can tell if you ask."
"That's a problem? Interesting."
Zheng Biao was not surprised but happy. He put the manuscript in his arms and said with great interest: "If you have something to do, just tell me clearly and don't play puzzles with me."
"Since the president said that, I am not pretentious. I want to compete with the president today. If I win by chance, I will have to listen to me, Niu Jin in the future." Niu Jin said word by word, and he looked full of confidence.
Zheng Biao couldn't help but be happy when he heard this. Before he could speak, the other members had already exploded and the crowd was excited.
"Niu Jin, aren't you really making trouble?"
"You're the one who wants to be the boss?"
"You have a brain problem!"
"The brotherhood was founded by several elder brothers, why should I listen to you?"
"If it weren't for the big brothers taking in, you and your brother wouldn't know where you were hungry!"
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"Shut up!" Niu Jin roared, his voice exploded, and he felt like a thunderous blow, and a vague air cover appeared all over his body.
"No wonder we are so confident. It turns out that we have practiced Gangqi. Do you think that if we practiced Gangqi, we can be the boss? Then we have already found a big sect as our backer! We have worked hard to create a brotherhood, and you want to be the boss just by talking nonsense. What qualifications do you have?" Zheng Biao asked with a smile on his face, very casually.
Niu Jin said: "If I hadn't fought for the Brotherhood, would the Brotherhood have today?"
"Ha! Do you still think you have made great contributions? You said how many troubles you have caused? When did your brothers settle them together? Every time you want to find someone to fight, you can't hold on. You have to treat you later. You have the nerve to say that you have made great contributions, a joke!"
"A real man should be open and honest in fighting. I, Niu Jin, disdain for those despicable methods." Niu Jin said with a tough heart.
"No matter what method is, it is a good method. You can fight together, but you have to fight one-on-one, but you can't beat them. You have to fight one-on-one, you are stupid!" Zheng Biao was too lazy to talk to Niu Jin, the stubborn bull. He had already said the training class of the Brotherhood many times.
"I only know some vulgar methods, but I can't stand it. I'm just a group of gangsters who are looked down upon! Brothers, as long as I follow me, Niu Jin, I will guarantee that everyone has a good future in the future! Brothers, let's work together to make a career!" Seeing that Niu Jin and Zheng Biao couldn't say it together, they began to sell themselves to other members.
When Zheng Biao saw Niu Jin dig out the corner of the Brotherhood in person, he had no choice but to ask Xiao Tianlei: "Brother Lei, what should I do?"
Xiao Tianlei was speechless and replied, "I just had a few days of full meals and wanted to fly! Brotherhood is our property, and no one can take it away. As for such a fool, don't worry about him. If others are incited, let them get out and just clean up."
"That's right. With his martial arts, what good future can Guawazi believe. As you often say, don't be afraid of enemies like gods, but fear teammates like pigs. If there is such a fool, it's better to drive out as soon as possible, so as not to kill your own people at critical moments in the future."
Zheng Biao discussed with Xiao Tianlei, and the other members below were also whispering. Some members outside shouted, saying that they would follow Niu Jin to make a career. Niu Jin was gloomy and his head was raised high.
Zheng Biao said loudly: "Okay, since you have great ambitions and want to do a big career, your brothers just want to eat, wear and have money to spend. The Brotherhood Temple is too small to accommodate you great gods. You should leave the Brotherhood. By the way, if others want to do something along the way, brothers will not stop you. However, the ugly words are ahead first. If you want to leave, you can do it, but don't come back. If you want to leave, hurry up. We still have to have a meeting here, don't waste our time."
In Niu Jin's expectation, his words could not be convinced by Zheng Biao and others, and let them listen to their own things, at least they could enter the top leaders of the Brotherhood. However, Zheng Biao was completely unmoved and drove people directly. Niu Jin was also very arrogant and confident that there was no Brotherhood. He and a group of brothers could make a world with just two fists. He glanced at Zheng Biao and others and said disdainfully: "You guys like Yan Ju are not worthy of planning. Brothers, let's go!"
Niu Jin brought those members away before, and there were a few others who followed them, but only a few. Niu Jin was just a few. Most of the members of the Brotherhood were poor, and it was a great happiness to be able to eat enough. How could they be like Niu Jin? It is said that Niu Jin's ancestors were also a general, thinking about making a name for themselves all day long.
Niu Jin took his people away, and Zheng Biao said slowly: "The same is true in the future. Whoever wants to leave can leave at any time? However, the Brotherhood is not a place to support people for nothing. You have to do things honestly for a day here." The system implemented by the Brotherhood is similar to a company. If you want to get remuneration, you have to make corresponding contributions. Important affairs and money are in the hands of brothers such as Xiao Tianlei, so you are not afraid of anyone leaving.
The incident of Niu Jin taking some members away was just a small episode, and there were few unimportant people missing. They were irrelevant to the fraternity, and they worked the same, and they might have higher efficiency.
Chapter completed!