Doug looked at Tom, a little master of death, and wondered how he had survived until now.

Tom seemed to see the meaning in Doug's eyes, and he said, "The secret of my life is that I leave dangerous things to others to do. Otherwise, even if God forbid, I wouldn't be alive now. ”

He tilted his head again, thought for a moment and said, "For the sake of science, there will always be people who will dedicate themselves, not me." ”

“……”

“……”

Doug and Tom looked at each other speechless.

"Let's put out the fire first. Doug broke the silence first.

Forest fires are not uncommon in the United States in this era.

Because of the small number of people, a large number of primeval forests are still scattered all over the territory of the United States.

Forest fires are a natural evolutionary process.

Whether it's lightning or man-made fire, the ashes left behind after burning a large forest will become fertilizer for new plants.

Burning at high temperatures can also eliminate infectious diseases, pests and diseases in the woods.

It can even be eaten by wild animals or used as a barbecue.

This kind of natural prosperity and decline can be said to be the law of nature.

However, for human beings, who already have economic activity, such laws of nature are not a good thing.

Although timber resources are too abundant in the United States, the price of timber is not high. In order to save money, even when building a house, wood is preferred over mud and stones.

Although picric acid is an explosive, it is different from the crisp and neat nature of TNT, and even after an explosion, it is still prone to leave open flames.

An open flame can turn into a fire.

It is also very common for ships that use picric acid as artillery explosives to catch fire.

Doug, who knew this, glanced at Tom, who seemed to be innocent next to him, and didn't know if this guy had deliberately let his men go to the woods to experiment.

"Fight the fire!"

"Hurry up and put out the fire!"

The workers in the dye workshop next to Tom's hut moved.

Since a lot of water is required to make the dyes. Therefore, a very large well was dug.

The well was put to good use at this moment, and the workers were like solitaires, transporting buckets and buckets of water to the edge of the woods, trying to extinguish the fire with water.

Unfortunately, despite their efforts, the fire shows no signs of abating, and even has a tendency to spread.

The land of North America, from north to south, is not separated by majestic mountains.

In winter, dry winds blow all the way from the north to the south.

Although New Haven is located in New England on the East Coast, winters are also drier when inland winds blow.

Although the workers of the dye workshop were still trying to put out the fire, Tom and Doug sat down not far from the edge of the woods.

Quietly feel the cold wind behind you, blowing towards the fire.

"I can't save it. ”

"It can't be saved. ”

"Doug, are you angry?"

"I'm not angry. ”

"Then why don't you look happy?"

"Shouldn't I be glad when I see fire?"

"I feel happy that new explosives have been discovered. Tom took out a small beaker with trinitrotoluene again, looked at the yellow substance inside, and said obsessively, "This little thing, no matter how much it is, can explode, and it will not produce an open flame, and it is very fierce, I like it very much." ”

Doug looked at the firelight, of course he knew that TNT was an excellent explosive, and even after more than a hundred years, it still had large-scale applications.

However, Doug was wondering if the compound of trinitrotoluene could be hidden for a while.

Although its performance is very superior, whether it is bombing mountains and mining or slaughtering human beings, it has a very broad prospect.

However, from a capital perspective, one step is not a good thing most of the time.

In one step, there is no room for further upgrades, and there is no comparison of grades, so how can you get excess profits?

"Tom, do you want to put it on the market as soon as possible, so that his explosive appearance will be seen by more people?"

"yes, he's so cute!" Tom stroked the beaker as if he were caressing a girl's skin.

"What about picric acid?" Doug pointed to the forest, "someone has already sacrificed for picric acid. Picric acid is also explosive, and it's not fair for you to do that. ”

Tom has a lot more affection for explosives than he does for his men.

He didn't care if the man who went to the experiment was killed by the explosion, burned to death, or if it was still worth salvaging.

He pondered whether it was really fair for him to be bitter acid if he really pushed trinitrotoluene.

He thought for a long time before saying, "But, the performance is really much worse......

Doug saw the skyrocketing fire, which had already attracted many Yale-people to this normally remote place, and he said, "The performance is relative. At least, the ferocity of picric acid, the destruction of surrounding objects after the explosion, is not known to be stronger than the current gunpowder.

Even if it is trinitrotoluene taken out directly, it is no different from picric acid for ordinary users.

Moreover, they will directly think that it has such excellent performance, and it should be.

It's also not fair to it.

Only when people who need to use explosives, after using picric acid, have a higher demand, we take out trinitrotoluene, it is best.

Otherwise, it's not fair to either of them.

Tom, don't you think so?"

"You seem to have a point...... Tom got caught up in the long test.

While his thoughts were entangled, more and more people rushed to participate in the firefighting.

Doug saw Headmaster Woolsey coming, stood up and stepped forward to greet him.