In a month or two, more buildings were erected in Wild Boar Ridge, one of which was particularly eye-catching, square, with a flat roof, white paint on the inner and outer walls, and large windows inlaid with glass, which was 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, and will also bring some children who are better at learning to see and do some simple experiments.

Xiao Tianlei used to complete some experiments under extremely rudimentary conditions. The material composition of this world is different from that of the previous life, and the knowledge of the previous life cannot be applied, but there are always some similarities, and science is not only those theories and formulas, but more importantly, a spirit, constantly exploring and experimenting, and prudently verifying.

Xiao Tianlei has sorted out some knowledge of physics, chemistry and other aspects, but these are all internal materials, except for some of his brothers, only a small number of people are allowed to learn, most of these people are also Xiao Tianlei's brothers and sisters, in this world, knowledge is power, the same is applicable, more obvious, because a lot of knowledge can be directly used in martial arts, of course, it needs to be kept secret.

In order to establish this laboratory, Xiao Tianlei mobilized a large number of manpower and material resources in Wild Boar Ridge, used the most advanced "technology" and technology in Wild Boar Ridge, and made some experimental utensils and equipment. The laboratory as a whole is a bright room of three or four hundred square meters, the interior is roughly divided into several areas, physics, machinery, chemistry, medicine, biology, etc., the boundaries between each other, is not so obvious, Xiao Tianlei is doing some experiments now, not for simple research, often for the specific manufacture of a thing, the need for multiple disciplines and multiple technologies combined.

On one side of the laboratory, a shelf is specially set up to place various materials for synthesizing and upgrading system equipment, and the weight of each item is recorded in detail, so that it is easy to find out the proportion of materials required to synthesize some equipment, and then it can be analyzed and imitated.

In fact, Xiao Tianlei and others have worked together to figure out the current ratio of the Qijin of the Infinite Sword and the Ice Bow, and have successfully copied two simple pieces of equipment - cloth armor and speed boots, of course, they can only be roughly imitated, and there are still some gaps compared to the equipment produced by the system, but it is already quite good, and you can get some technology from it.

For example, imitation cloth armor, cloth weaving, chimeric method, imitation speed boots, by refining bones, leather, some wood, etc., from which the gum is refined, after adding some substances, it can be turned into a substance similar to rubber, light weight, good elasticity, strong, it is used as the sole in the speed boots, but, after the imitation, it can replace the rubber and be used to make too many things, of course, it also needs 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 the general straw shoes, hemp shoes, cloth shoes, that is much better, compared to the martial arts often worn by martial arts boots are also much stronger, martial boots are mainly made of leather, the process is also complex, it takes a long time to make a good pair of martial arts boots, and the general shoemaker can not do it, which belongs to the high-end technology of the shoemaker, and is generally passed down from generation to generation. There are also higher-end shoes, which are basically not a grade, they are the combat boots worn by those generals, using a lot of precious materials, such as leather and bones of foreign beasts, and some strange gold and inlaid with some treasures, undoubtedly, this kind of boots can enhance the combat power of generals like weapons, even if it is not much, of course, such shoes are also rare treasures, 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 limitation of materials, the production of Wild Boar Ridge is limited now, however, Xiao Tianlei does not plan to sell it, it is exclusively for his own members to wear, wearing such cloth armor and shoes, fighting with others, there is always a little more advantage.

Today, a group of guests came to the laboratory, led by Xiao Tianlei's grandfather Jiang Witch Doctor, accompanied by some old people, looking at their dresses and hair accessories, they should all be witch doctors from Shanyue.

Entering the laboratory, these old people were very curious, looking at this and that, Jiang Witch Doctor had to remind them not to touch the things in the laboratory casually, took a glass of water-like solution, poured it on a piece of wood, the wood quickly scorched, just like when he first came, Xiao Tianlei did it for him, and frightened those old men to retreat again and again.

Xiao Tianlei ignored these old men, and led his assistants to do the experiment, and what he did today was the experiment of dry distillation of coal, which is also coal.

Studying coal, speaking of which is still because of the need for smelting, now there are several mineral deposits found on the side of the wild boar ridge, iron, copper, gold and silver, among which the strange gold produced is mainly the common red copper in Lingzhou, red copper can increase the gas, so that it has the high heat properties of fire. However, the use of Qijin to build weapons is not simply smelted into it, it requires the right proportion, and the corresponding smelting technology is also required, and the furnace temperature required for the smelting of red copper is quite high, even if the bellows are improved and the air preheating channel is installed, it is still not possible.

After Xiao Tianlei learned about it, he asked if there was a substance similar to coal, and it turned out that there was really one, and it was called coal. It is no secret that charcoal can be used for smelting, but how to smelt it is a high-end technology, because charcoal smelting will make the metal more impurities and more brittle, and it is necessary to master a considerable technology in order to use it to smelt strange gold. These techniques are only known to those craftsmen, because of the importance of weapons to warriors and generals, among all craftsmen, craftsmen such as swordsmiths have the highest status, and are often regarded as guests by some powerful people.

For Xiao Tianlei, some of the methods of using coal can be regarded as common sense, even if you are not a metallurgical student, you know that coal is used for smelting, which requires coking to remove impurities in coal first. There are some carboniferous mines in Lingzhou, and after buying some carbon, and testing more than ten times, they have mastered the technology of small-scale coking, but they still need blacksmiths to study the smelting of red copper and some other strange gold and making weapons.

Of course, the role of coal is not only fuel, so Xiao Tianlei started coal dry distillation, a sealed cauldron, connected a tube, and put coal into it, resulting in some substances, specific analysis, Xiao Tianlei can't do it, but only need to know some basic properties of these substances, and then use them.

Xiao Tianlei's many experiments will produce some by-products, test the effect of these by-products, and if it is useful, reproduce the process of their production and produce them on a large scale. The large-scale mentioned here, at present, is just a small workshop with a daily output of dozens of catties or 100 catties.

The carboniferous dry distillation test has been done several times, and now it is done to bring up more dry distillate and analyze it, at least for now, dry distillation can produce some powerful combustion gases, liquids, and bitumen-like substances, some yellow crystals, and so on.

Xiao Tianlei and his assistants were doing experiments on their own, dissolving and burning the distillate, etc., whether it produced some fire balls and pungent odors, and at the same time recorded some data in the process, and some preliminary figures, in the eyes of real scientists, such research is really not rigorous, but now, Xiao Tianlei can't be so rigorous, and he doesn't need it for the time being.

What Xiao Tianlei and his assistants did fell into the eyes of the visiting witch doctors, and in their opinion, what Xiao Tianlei did was more like witchcraft, and they didn't dare to come out. After that, the Jiang witch doctor led these witch doctors to the side, and a group of witch doctors muttered in the local dialect of the Shanyue people, Xiao Tianlei could only hear the meaning of a few words, but he also knew that his grandfather was talking about some divine chatter.

Xiao Tianlei's new laboratory has been established so far has a lot of achievements, such as concocted a skin care product for some women to try, the current feedback information seems to be very good, this is made of tribute Qiongzhu grinding powder, plus some other medicinal materials, the price is not expensive, Xiao Tianlei does not plan to take the brotherhood's small shop to sell, the brotherhood's store sells affordable small goods, too expensive things, will always be coveted, Xiao Tianlei plans to take it to Yazhou this year to sell, fake overseas businessmen to sell, The price should go up.

Because of Qiongzhu, Xiao Tianlei also remembered a way to make a fortune, cultivating pearls, which is also a steady stream of wealth, but the growth cycle of pearls is longer, but it can collect some pearl shells in the sea that are still short in the growth age to cultivate. In the last coastal raid, some of the people brought back from the fishing village were haena who specialized in diving into the sea to collect Qiongzhu, Xiao Tianlei also explained it and said the approximate method, as for whether it could be done, he didn't know.

When manufacturing skin care products, Xiao Tianlei also mixed toothpaste and things similar to soap in the previous life by the way, and there is no large-scale production at present, mainly for personal use, and requires secrecy, the price of these two will not be high, suitable for the store sales of the brotherhood, ready to take it out for sale after a while, now many products are in short supply, and it is urgent to expand the scale of production, which needs to be arranged by Xiao Tianlei personally, and there is really no time for a while.

There are so many things to do, so Xiao Tianlei didn't have the time to rob those local tyrants during this time, and the investigation of the government and the people in the rivers and lakes did have some impact, but it was mainly his own problem, and at present, as a masked robber, he was also subject to a big restriction, that is, distance. Some large local tyrants who are far away, the looting process may not be difficult, but it takes a few days to come and go, and it takes most of the time on the road, and the risk of exposure will increase when transporting the looted items during the day, so this problem must be solved in order to improve efficiency and reduce risks.

The solution to this matter is not difficult, firstly, to strengthen the internal organization of the Shanyue people, to include more Shanyue people, so that a group of people can be mobilized at any time in many areas of Lingzhou, and secondly, it has to be brought to the brotherhood.

After working in Wild Boar Ridge for a while, Xiao Tianlei went to Cangshan Mansion City, because he planned to expand and spread some of the business of the Brotherhood, he made a notice a few days ago and summoned 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 at the top, Zheng Biao, the nominal boss of the brotherhood, sat in the middle, and there were two rows of benches at the bottom, and some members of the brotherhood who joined later sat on both sides.

"Ahem, are you here?" Zheng Biao entered the state of the boss, straightened up, and asked.

To be honest, Zheng Biao's personality is not very suitable for being a gang boss, he is not majestic, he is very casual, and he likes to join in the fun, but the brotherhood is not the kind of gang-like organization, and everyone is lively together, which is not bad.

"There are a few people who haven't arrived." A teenager in charge of the inspection replied.

"Huh? How many people didn't arrive? Isn't it too busy? Or did something happen? Who didn't arrive? Zheng Biao was a little stunned, and gave a few days of notice in advance, and there was no reason to be late at all, but he didn't think about the bad thing, thinking that something had changed.

Before anyone could answer, there was a commotion outside the hall, accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps. But I saw a few people walking into the hall proudly, led by a tall and strong young man, Zheng Biao naturally recognized that the young man's name was Niu Jin, because the town of Woniu was near Zhengjiazhuang, and he was a group of members who joined the brotherhood earlier.

"Why are you here now? Come here or not, start when you come together, a lot of things to say. Zheng Biao asked casually, and he didn't really plan to ask clearly, and was about to get to the point, but then he found that not only Niu Jin came, but also a group of lower-level members also arrived at the door.

"Something?" Zheng Biao also felt that 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 crossed, and his voice was like a bell.

"Tournament?"

"Exactly."

"We'll talk about it after the meeting." Zheng Biao lowered his head and took out a list from his arms, which was densely packed, one by one, and he felt dizzy when he looked at it, and Xiao Tianlei prepared the script.

Niu Jin categorically vetoed and said: "No, you have to compare now, it just so happens that the brothers are here, let's take a look." ”

"I'm afraid this guy doesn't want to compete as easily." Xiao Tianlei secretly chatted with Zheng Biao, he could see that Niu Jin was not good, but a group of brothers had already made a rule, and when they were in the brotherhood, Zheng Biao was the leader, and he mainly came forward.

"Oh?! What does this guy want to do? ”

"Just ask."

"Looking for ballast? Interesting. ”

Zheng Biao was not surprised, put the script into his arms, and said with interest: "If you have something, just make it clear, don't play dumb riddles with me." ”

"Since the president said it, I'm not hypocritical, I want to compete with the president today, if I win by luck, the brotherhood will have to listen to me in the future." Niu Jin is authentic word by word, and he looks full of confidence.

When Zheng Biao heard this, he couldn't help but be happy, before he could speak, the other members had already exploded, and the crowd was excited.

"Niu Jin, are you sincere in making trouble?"

"You still want to be the boss like a bear?"

"You've got something wrong with your brain!"

"The brotherhood was established by a few big brothers, why listen to you."

"If it weren't for a few big brothers to take it in, you and your brother wouldn't know where to be hungry!"

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"Shut up!" Niu Jin roared, his voice exploded, and it was like thunder, revealing a faintly visible air shield all over his body.

"No wonder you are so confident, it turns out that you have practiced Gang Qi, do you think that if you practice Gang Qi, you can be the boss? Then we would have found a big faction as a backer! A few of our brothers worked hard to create a brotherhood, and you want to be the boss with empty teeth, what qualifications do you have? Zheng Biao asked with a light smile, very casually.

Niu Jin said: "If I hadn't fought for the Brotherhood, would the Brotherhood be where it is today?" ”

"Hah! Do you still think you have a lot of credit? You yourself said how many troubles you have caused, and when did you not have brothers to settle it for you? Every time you have to find someone to fight alone, you can't pull it, and you have to heal you afterwards, you are embarrassed to say that you have a lot of credit, joke! ”

"A manly man should be above board, compete in martial arts in a dignified manner, and I don't care about those indiscriminate methods." Niu Jin said stiffly.

"No matter what the means, what works is good means. Obviously, you can fight in a group, you have to fight alone, if you can't beat it, you have to fight alone, you are stupid! Zheng Biao didn't bother to say more to Niu Jin, the bull, the training course of the brotherhood had already been said many times.

"There will only be some obscene methods, and after all, they will not be able to get on the stage, just a group of scoundrels who are looked down upon! Brothers, as long as you follow me Niu Jin, I guarantee that you will have a good future in the future! Brothers work together to make a career! Niu Jin saw that he couldn't talk to Zheng Biao together, and began to sell himself to other members.

Zheng Biao saw that Niu Jin was digging the corner of the brotherhood in front of him, and there was no way, so he asked Xiao Tianlei: "Brother Lei, what should I do?" ”

Xiao Tianlei was a little speechless, and replied: "It's only been a few days since I had eaten, and I want to fly!" The Brotherhood is our industry, no one can take it away, as for this kind of stupidity, don't worry about him, if the others are instigated, let them get out, just clean up. ”

"That's right, just his martial arts, and what a good future is guaranteed, Gua Wazi believes it. As you often say, if you are not afraid of god-like enemies, you are afraid of pig-like teammates, if there is such a stupid person, it is better to rush out as soon as possible, so as not to kill your own people at a critical moment in the future. ”

Zheng Biao and Xiao Tianlei discussed, the other members below were also whispering, and some members outside were shouting with their fists, saying that they wanted to follow Niu Jin to make a career, Niu Jin's face was colorful, and his head was raised high.

Zheng Biao said loudly: "Okay, since you are ambitious and want to do a big business, the brothers just want to be fed, clothed and have money to spend, the temple of the Brotherhood is too small to accommodate you gods, you still have to leave the Brotherhood, by the way, if other people also want to follow to do a career, the brothers will not stop it, however, the ugly words are said in front first, you can leave if you want, but don't come back if you go." If you want to go, hurry up, we still have a meeting here, don't delay our time. ”

In Niu Jin's expectation, his own words could not convince Zheng Biao and others, and let them listen to him, at least they could enter the high-level of the brotherhood. How do you know that Zheng Biao was completely unmoved, and drove people directly, Niu Jin is also bullish, confident that there is no brotherhood, and he and a group of brothers can hit a piece of the world with only two fists, glanced at Zheng Biao and others, and said disdainfully: "The people of the bird, lack and strategy, brothers, let's go!" ”

Niu Jin Xiongxiong took those members away before, and the rest followed them a few times, but only a few. Niu Jin is only a minority, most of the members of the brotherhood are poor, and it is a great happiness to be able to eat well, how can it be like this Niu Jin, it is said that Niu Jin's ancestors were also great generals, and they wanted to get ahead all day long.

Niu Jin led people away, and Zheng Biao said slowly: "It will be the same in the future, whoever wants to go can leave at any time, but the Brotherhood is not a place to raise people for nothing, and for a day here, you have to do things honestly." "The system implemented by the brotherhood is similar to a company, if you want to get paid, you have to make corresponding contributions, and important affairs and money are in the hands of Xiao Tianlei and other brothers, so they are not afraid of anyone leaving.

Niu Jin's departure with some members is just a small episode, missing a few unimportant people, it is insignificant to the brotherhood, it runs the same, maybe it is more efficient.

After a long meeting, many affairs were arranged, mainly for the expansion of production, the purchase of fields, the construction of some small docks, workshops, warehouses, the recruitment of workers, the establishment of raw material procurement points, and a series of other things, with the implementation of these arrangements, the power of the brotherhood spread to the whole of Lingzhou.