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Compared with the earth with frequent geological activities, the natural environment of the new world does not apply to the "organic oil theory" at all, the formation of enclave islands is related to the activity of ether particles and the accumulation of ether undercurrents, and does not involve the geological changes in the old world concept, earthquakes are extremely rare natural phenomena, and phenomena such as volcanic eruptions are limited to a few areas. The so-called burial of organisms and geological uplift and sinking are unlikely to occur, at least in Luo Zhengdao's view, applying the "inorganic oil theory" in the new world is a relatively reliable speculation.

These things that explore the root cause are nothing more than gossip, the main point is not here, regardless of where the oil comes from, the basic fact that the oil is present alone is enough to make Luo Zhengdao so happy that he even wakes up laughing when he sleeps at night.

The available energy determines the productivity, in the past, Luo Zhengdao did not consider the study of power machinery such as steam engines to replace wind and hydraulic machinery, as mentioned earlier, the amount of coal in the New World mineral deposits is extremely scarce, and the amount of peat deposited in the swamps is large, but the calorific value of that thing is too low, even chopping firewood, and it is used as fertilizer to the fullest. Other varieties of coal mines are also pitiful, and anthracite coal for coking is as rare as a rarity, and even ordinary household bituminous coal is a rare and rare item.

To use fuel in the New World, instead of thanklessly searching the world for traces of coal mines, it is better to directly find a deserted island with lush vegetation and cut down forests to burn charcoal for fuel.

Crude oil is a precious resource, burning it as fuel is the most wasteful way to use it, and most of the chemical products in the old world are made from petroleum, and the typical example is plastic. When it comes to how widely used this kind of manufactured products are in modern society, it is difficult for ordinary people to say clearly for a while, and even chemical experts who rely on this industry for a diet can hardly sort out all the uses of plastics. As a single petroleum product is so important, the contribution of crude oil to modern industry is incalculable.

In daily life, people can come into contact with petroleum products not only plastics and gasoline and diesel fuel that drive cars, but also chemical fibers used to make clothing, and almost all clothing made of non-natural fibers are petroleum products, especially most of the drugs and chemical synthetics.

The reason why this black viscous liquid has turned the Middle East, which is full of yellow sand, into a hot war zone in the old world, and there is no reason why there is a big war and a small war at every turn.

Oil is the source of wealth and chaos in the old world, and its importance to industrialized countries is no less than food, oil is not only the cornerstone of industry, but also the lubricant that drives the war machine, and its value cannot be overestimated.

Most of the metal deposits on Earth are formed by volcanic activity, and a few are formed by meteorite impacts, and even the mineral sands deposited in the water environment are secondary ore bodies formed in the later stage of wind erosion and water erosion transport by natural forces of primary mines.

The volcanoes of the New World are inactive, and the phenomenon of strong lava eruptions is even rarer, and the intelligent races of the metal veins buried deep in the layers are far away from the surface world, and they have much more difficulty obtaining metal than in the Old World. There is no need to fantasize about pie-in-the-sky good things like open-pit mines, even if the mine is very lucky to mine at a depth of several hundred meters, those high-grade and easy-to-smelt rich ores are often hidden under thousands or even tens of thousands of meters of thick rock formations, not to mention how difficult it is to mine and transport ore, the amount of work to excavate the tunnel alone is enough to scare off investors who are not able to do it.

Those with the ability to move deep underground, such as the Arcanists, have no regard for the benefits of normal mining, and their only reason for going to the mines is to seek out rare minerals to use in their arcane practices, or to exchange them with other professions for the advanced knowledge and treasures they want. You put ordinary metals such as copper, iron, lead, and tin in front of their eyes, and they don't bother to move their fingers to pick them up. Just as the rich man with a net worth of tens of billions sees a dime dropped on the ground and is willing to lean down to pick it up, it is not a deliberate show, that is, the ** mentality of a bitter background does not change.

Given the obstacles that may be encountered and the cost of overcoming them, it is easy to understand that the price of metals in the new world remains high, and the more difficult it is to obtain resources, the higher the price, which is very much in line with the general economic law.

You can't have both! If iron ore and crude oil are both strategic resources, the latter is more rare than the former, especially in the New World, where a shallow oil field is more rare than winning the jackpot of 10 consecutive bets. A liberal arts student like Luo Zhengdao, who feels a headache when it comes to mathematics, physics and chemistry, knows little about the petroleum refining process, and while he is ecstatic about the current crude oil, he has not yet figured out how to use these crude oils.

It doesn't matter if the leader is a layman, don't just be an insider, no one requires the leader to do dozens of front flips and back rolls while governing the country, and the cliff is the assessment standard for an acrobat.

Luo Zhengdao struggled for a while, and soon he decided to hand over this problem to others to worry about, recruiting so many subordinates, not to listen to people chanting some deceitful slogans such as the unification of the rivers and lakes by wise gods and martial arts, they had to solve the practical difficulties for Luo Zhengdao!

"Lord Earl, do you mean that you want us to study the technology of refining alchemy mixture from black oil?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

Jeff Bass and Atlan Scart, the two mage advisors, were originally a pair of brothers who had learned from the same school, and the two of them had attended classes under the same great arcanist, but it was a pity that although the mage profession was not as absolutely dependent on talent and bloodline as that of a warlock, it was impossible to play without any talent.

There are enough stories of Xueba and Xuezhu in the old world, and the mental journey of these two tragic Xuezhuo mages is similar to them, limited to their own mediocre talents, no matter how hard they study, they can't cross this threshold, and finally they gradually begin to fall behind. From a student to an assistant, and then to a handyman, they are disheartened and reconsider their lives as they see their status declining and their future looming. I have lost my enterprising spirit in the study of the arcane, so I had to find other paths, and then the two of them were together, and they were ready to return to their hometown to fool a big nobleman to hire themselves as consultants, and by the way, they solved the problem of eating for the rest of their lives, but unfortunately they were just in time for the fall of the Bright Dynasty, which was really a house leak and rained overnight!

Arcanists are money-burners, and the so-called mage advisors are canaries raised by the nobility, and their employers are always on call, so mages who still have room for improvement refuse to be bound by this kind of constraints. Those who are willing to put down their frames, of course, know that they have no great future, and they are unwilling to give up the last hope, and change to the route of gold coin warriors, hoping to solve the bottleneck problem by throwing money.

A mage advisor who gives up his dignity for money will not consider how to save money for his employer, and with Luo Zhengdao's financial resources and status, at another point in time, he will definitely not be able to hire two mage advisors.

The problem now is that opportunity is important, after the fall of the Bright Dynasty, the job market for human mages has suffered a harsh winter, and the number of employers who have escaped under the goblin butcher's knife is far fewer than the number of mages waiting to be employed. The mage advisors sent by the Elven Federation gathered around Gaode Needham were all sent by the Elven Federation, not only did they not need to hire others, but it was obvious that the slaves would also be marginalized if they were squeezed in, so these two benevolent brothers could only run to Luo Zhengdao. Fortunately, their luck was not bad, and on the way to escape, Luo Zhengdao's dangerous journey of being chased and killed by the Goblin Second Empire really frightened many people, and when those potential competitors hesitated, Jeff and Atlan had already taken the lead.

If the level of the Grand Arcanist is considered to be equivalent to those of the science and engineering dynamite award winners in the old world, even if they are working under them, they will not be able to play without some real skills under their hands, and the abilities of the two mage advisors are worthy of recognition.

At this time, the two of them muttered quietly for a while, and Jeff Bass said:

"Your Excellency, black oil can be used to refine lamp oil and asphalt used as a binder, I haven't heard of any other use!"

Experimenting with a substance is a luxury that requires constant burning and throwing money at it, and in the end it does not necessarily bear fruit. Similar to Edison in the old world to make incandescent lamps, he experimented with thousands of different substances, and this exhaustive experiment was a bottomless pit of burning money, nothing more than a process of trial and error. Black oil is a mineral that is not very common in the New World, and mages don't use it in their casting materials, and alchemy mostly revolves around metal raw materials. Since this foul-smelling liquid could only be used as an ordinary material, it was certainly impossible to expand the coverage of the petroleum industry to the point where it could be written as a large encyclopedia on its own, as countless real chambers and scientists in the old world had done.

Alchemy in the New World is a wonderful technique for the transformation of material forms, similar to what turns black graphite into sparkling diamonds, the mages are not impossible, but they disdain to do such thankless work.

It's true that graphite is a very cheap material, and diamonds are indeed valuable, so at first glance it seems like a good idea to use graphite to synthesize diamonds. However, let's not forget that in order to achieve the extreme transformation conditions required for the change of form of matter, the expensive catalysts and tedious testing processes can drive up the cost of the resulting diamond to unprofitable, not to mention the success rate. To be honest, in this war-torn era when most ordinary people are struggling every day to fill their stomachs, it is very difficult to find enough unjust people to consume gemstone jewelry.

The situation with crude oil is similar to the previous example, where a new material is useless to talk big about it without committing enough research dollars.

Seeing this scene, Luo Zhengdao also knew that he was thinking about the problem too simply, and the technical barriers were stricter than the conceptual barriers. So, as simple as he could, he said:

“…… You can try to heat the black oil continuously, collect the gas volatile at different temperatures with condensation, and use the oil to test separately, don't rush to see the results, the most important thing is to study the characteristics of this material clearly. ”

Hearing this, Atlan and Jeff glanced at each other and said:

"Well, since this is your request, we are happy to obey, but the results cannot be guaranteed, please understand."