With the passing of spring and the summer solstice, the lofty mountains and vast forests of Lorraine ushered in the most vibrant and energetic season of the year. Hundred-foot-tall trees, low shrubs, and even vines and mushrooms close to the ground, countless plants are lush and vigorous; Hundreds of species of animals have completely awakened from their dormant state, such as large giants, small and agile rabbits and rats, as well as birds and reptiles, and move in the mountains and forests according to their own habits.

In a mountainous forest in west-central Lorraine, Weiss patiently searched for prey in a yellow and green camouflage suit and a single-shot shotgun made by the Clumberg-Haysen factory. A rock deer suddenly appeared in sight, a large mammal that is taller than a human and is good at jumping and running between rocks, hence the name.

Finding the right prey, he crouched down on the spot with a slow and gentle movement, and aimed his gun with his gun. A true hunter should grasp several principles when hunting this large animal: kill with one shot, so that the prey does not suffer and struggle in pain; Clarify the purpose, if you want to make a specimen of the animal's head, then break its neck with one shot, and if you want to preserve the fur as intact as possible, then blow off its head with one shot.

The front sight, moving between the head and neck of the rock deer. Is it better to give Professor Yang a specimen of a rock deer head, or to give Professor Yang a deerskin coat?

Weiss didn't hesitate for long, but quickly made up his mind. Concentrate, hold your breath, your whole body is still, and you can only move your fingers at will - the battlefield and the hunting ground have many similarities, and a good hunter has the talent to become a first-class sniper, and a first-class sniper is an excellent hunter when he picks up a shotgun......

Shots rang out, and the deer fell. He patiently observed the environment, unloaded the shell, and moved forward slowly. When they got closer, they saw a scoop on the back of the prey's head, which meant that both the deer head specimen and the deerskin coat were in hand!

Playing normally, with reasonable results, Weiss did not show a smug smile on his face, because the next work was even more difficult: when he could not take away the prey whole, he could only cut off the head and skin himself, and it was time to test the knife skills and skills. In addition, the smell of blood can attract vicious beasts, and for safety reasons, he must not only be fast, but also handle the scene properly.

In the evening, Weiss returned to the camp of the geological exploration team, carrying the head of the deer, carrying the skin on his back, a shotgun and a venison cut into strips. At sunset, Professor Xiao Yang was wearing a shirt and a long skirt, and although he looked tired, he smiled warmly. At that welcome banquet, although they failed to become the ultimate "prince and princess", and did not make it clear that they wanted to be the only one for each other in the rest of their lives, the relationship between the two was undoubtedly one step closer. Later, the exploration team began field exploration, and Weiss was busy for a while because of the agricultural and forestry machinery factory's establishment of agricultural aircraft production lines, trial production prototypes, and interviews with reporters from Liberty Weekly. finally sent the beautiful reporter away, Nikolai also returned to the Star Group to deal with things, and the matter of the gubernatorial election was not yet at the final stage, Weiss finally took a break and followed Professor Xiao Yang to the exploration camp.

This exploration camp is already the second field exploration camp of the teacher-student internship research team. It takes more than ten hours to get here by car from Somsonas, and when you set up camp, you have to do some work to open roads and build bridges, and the conditions are difficult, and it is not easy to persevere. After coming here, Weiss became more and more impressed by Professor Xiao Yang's hard-working, responsible, and diligent character, who not only picked up stones from nearby to crush, but also used machinery and equipment to conduct targeted drilling, processing and analyzing a large number of materials every day, and had to record, calculate, and analyze accordingly, and everyone was very busy.

This time, the main subject of exploration has been changed from bauxite to oil and stone ore, that is, oil shale ore. On the earth, the development and utilization of oil shale can be traced back to the 17th century, and by the 19th century, the annual output of oil shale has reached one million tons, people use the mature process to extract kerosene, paraffin, lubricating oil and make chemical fertilizers, building materials and other chemical products, to the middle of the 20th century, due to the large amount of crude oil exploitation and utilization, the historical mission of oil shale as the main mineral energy came to an end. There is no precedent for large-scale oil extraction on the planet Orens, and people rely mainly on coal and oil and stone mines as industrial fuels, and people live mainly on firewood and coal.

"Look at what I've learned today!"

Weiss shouted to the people in the camp from afar, and the staff sent by the Lorraine Industrialists Alliance hurriedly came over to help, and the heavy fresh meat made them cheer loudly. In order to guard against the attack of wild beasts, the exploration team has always carried shotguns, and the men have gone out from time to time to hunt some game to improve their food, but since Weiss came, they have seen what it means to be a master hunter, as long as he carries a shotgun out, everyone in the camp can have a good meal.

The students in the camp were very interested in the deer head that Weiss carried, but Professor Xiao Yang unhurriedly soaked the handkerchief, came over to help him wipe the sweat stains on his face, and wrinkled his nose and said, "A smell of smoke, did it fall into the ash pit?" ”

"Hunter's tips for getting rid of beast tracking." Weiss smiled, "What's the takeaway today?" ”

Professor Xiao Yang smiled and said, "The harvest is quite big. You wipe your hands, change your clothes, come to my tent and say. ”

After spending some time with Professor Xiao Yang, Weiss finally found a flaw in her that is not strictly speaking, that is, there is a kind of almost hygienic requirement - he can't tolerate the smell of the opposite sex, and he doesn't accept the practice of perfume to cover up the smell of sweat. What's even more amazing is that even if she stays in the wild for a month, she has a way to clean and tidy herself, unless it is raining for days and makes her clothes unable to dry, otherwise she will never have a noticeable odor.

After changing out of his hunting outfit, he didn't even have underwear left, rubbed it twice with talcum powder, changed into clean clothes, and wiped his hair over and over again with a wet towel, and then approached Professor Yang's tent for work, where the table and the ground were full of ore and debris, some of which looked no different from ordinary stones that had been in the field for a long time, some of which looked like gold and silver shavings were hidden, and some of which were black, greasy, and looked like dirty cheese.

"The deepest digging of the old pit in this area is more than 500 feet, and it is estimated that there is no way to continue digging down because of serious water seepage. Today, our rig extracts minerals at B-03 at 800 feet, 1,000 feet, and 1,200 feet depths, all three of which have high-quality oil ores, and that's it! Professor Yang pointed to the three piles of black crushed sand-like objects placed and labeled on the iron frame and said to Weiss.

Weiss reached out and pinched it, feeling as smooth as a girl's skin.

"A few decades or even centuries ago, mining technology could not overcome the problem of water seepage in dark rivers, and if modern machinery were used for vertical operation, it was possible to achieve large-scale deep mining, and now one of the keys is how much of its reserves are worth the investment." Professor Xiao Yang analyzed on the side that unconsciously, she used "we", as if she put her role with Weiss.

"It is generally accepted that coal is the first source of power in modern industry, and as long as there is enough coal, temporary shortages of other fuels are insignificant, and once there is a shortage of coal, almost all factories have to shut down," Weiss said. From a practical point of view, there is nothing wrong with this view, but from the perspective of development, coal represents the past and present, and oil represents the future...... In the near future, perhaps just a few years from now, our demand for oil will exceed the supply of oil, resulting in a shortage of supply and price increases, and this effect may even rise to the level of national strategy. ”

Professor Xiao Yang thought for a while: "The calorific value and combustion efficiency of liquid oil are higher than that of solid coal, so cars and airplanes use oil-driven internal combustion engines, and only bulky trains are fueled by coal. Cars can be a relatively expensive form of transportation, and in Villefranche, people tend to use trams or bicycles. As for airplanes, as a means of transportation, they should still have great limitations compared to flying ships! ”

Weiss shrugged her shoulders and did not argue with Professor Xiao Yang, because it didn't make much sense for her profession to figure out the trends in socio-economic and even military strategic development. From the perspective of geological and geographical research, Professor Xiao Yang deduced that there are likely to be large reserves of oil ore in this area, and if this inference is verified, the greatest significance for her is to fill a gap in the study of the distribution characteristics of oil ore deposits, and for the Union of Industrialists, the high-quality oil ore extracted from here can be easily transported by river transportation to the Free Lorraine Canal Industrial Zone, where it is further processed through oil refining and chemical production lines, and the finished products have high economic value whether they are sold or used for their own use.

"We're going to drill the fourth drill site tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, if it goes well, we will be able to estimate the basic reserves of this deposit the day after tomorrow." Professor Yang replied, "This may be a new treasure trove. ”

"Thank you to the people of Lorraine!" Weiss replied with a smile. Even if this is a big gold mine, he will not take advantage of the opportunity to find a way to take it for himself, but continue to follow the mining-transportation-processing rules negotiated within the Lorraine Industrialists Alliance, and hand it over to professional alliance members to develop and utilize, and the alliance will finally withdraw a part of the overall income and invest it in the industrial fund. In this series of development and operation, the Clumber-Hayssen family has almost no benefits, and Weiss is just making money by running around, but from the perspective of the development of the Lorraine Industrialists Alliance and even Lorraine, if the leading brother is unwilling to dedicate his public heart, how can he convince the brothers and work together?

Weiss's open-mindedness and bearing, Professor Xiao Yang saw it, which obviously matched the arrogance of high-end scholars, she asked with a smile: "What about you?" ”

To this question, Weiss did not answer directly, but bent down and reached out and assumed the pose of inviting his dance partner: "This beautiful and intelligent lady, I, am willing...... Cook for you, do your laundry, play the piano for you, write poetry for you. Luckily? ”