Pipeline 98P36 is the steam pipeline that has been in trouble recently. It is installed close to the cave wall and has a total length of about 500 meters. There is also a section that is buried deep under the ore and has been out of service for a long time.

During this time, the production task of the B36 mine was very large, and the air pressure in the steam pipeline was extremely high, so that some parts of the pipeline were steaming hot, as if they would burst at any time.

Luke looked close to the smoke and saw that the entire pipe was covered in patches, and the leaking steam was spewing out from the edges of the patches. This is very dangerous, because if the pipe is aging and rupturing, the sudden increase in air pressure can collapse the patch iron plate and the crushed ore.

It's like a shotgun, and it's easy to hurt people passing by.

Luke looked back at Director Kundeun, who was leading the overseers to stand far away, all of them not looking closer. Instead, the Norton team was by her side, and Rebecca was ready to grab her and throw her back.

Mina was scared, but she was brave enough to follow her with her briefcase.

Luke knocked on the pipe, and the echo was very muffled.

After reading the strategy written by the great god player, Luke knew that this pipe often bursts, and it was not just a problem of excessive internal pressure.

Mystical props are another important incentive.

In addition to steam, there is also a very powerful mysterious energy in the pipe. This mysterious energy originates from the heat energy of Hell, so it has the same violent personality as Hell.

The increased air pressure inside the pipe makes this mysterious energy more active, increasing the chance of the pipe bursting.

Luke made a brief roundabout, then made his way to Director Kundern.

Kundeen looked at the workers gathered not far away, and then asked Luke in a low voice: "I know that asking you questions is not in line with the company's regulations, but the production task is too heavy, and the workers dare not approach if the entire pipeline is not handled properly." And it keeps having problems, and I can't produce it here.

Sir, you are a professional steam engineer, can you tell me a little bit of the truth...... Can it be fixed? ”

With that, Kundeen quietly put a stack of banknotes in the pocket of Luke's trench coat, and patted it to make Luke feel the thickness of the banknotes.

Very generous!

"According to the company's rules, I really can't reveal anything to you about the pipeline......" Luke looked at Norton, who was following him, and Norton immediately took the person away with a sense of humor, and pulled Mina away, who didn't know what was going on. Kun Deen also drove all the overseers around him far away.

When Kundeen was the only one left, Luke whispered, "The situation of the pipes is very serious, and if they are not replaced, the frequency of accidents will increase in the future." ”

Although Kundeen had expected this, hearing a steam engineer say it deprived him of the last bit of luck.

"It must not be replaced! The people above don't think about the plumbing, they only look at the output. Can't it be repaired? ”

Luke shrugged: "You also saw the situation of that pipe, how to fix it?" A simple patch is itself a sabotage to the pipeline...... There is an alchemy layer inside, which cannot be repaired by just welding an iron plate.

Even if a major repair is carried out, the steam in this section of the pipe must be stopped. ”

Kundeen pulled out another stack of bills and placed it in Luke's other pocket.

"I know you have a way to help...... It's okay to let it last for a production cycle. You're a steam expert, so you know how to make steam do its bidding. ”

Luke was embarrassed with the watch book and said, "I'm on my first day on the job, so I can't do this kind of thing that violates the company's rules." If Mrs. Yolanda had known about our conversation, I would probably have been fired. ”

Kundeen was even more sure that the steam engineer in front of him could solve this problem, and he took out another stack of banknotes and put it in Luke's hand, squeezing out a flattering smile on his face: "Mr. Luke! If you can fix this pipeline, the workers and I will be grateful to you and will never report you. As for Norton, they ......

Leave it to me and I can make them forget something. ”

Luke weighed the weight of the banknotes in his hand, and had to sigh that as a mine supervisor, there was really a lot of oil and water that could be fished.

Originally, I wanted to come quietly at night and do something on this pipeline, but now I can do it openly.

Luke put the money in his pocket, and then sighed and said, "Although it is against the company's rules to do this, who made me a person who is easy to be sympathetic, I don't want to see a child like Mina wandering in the snow in thin clothes." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, Mina is a poor child." Kundeen hurriedly chimed in: "Mr. Luke, you are a kind-hearted person, and you can't bear to see our livelihood cut off by a pipeline.

Is there anything I need to prepare? ”

"Pure beehive candles 65 pieces...... Prepare 80 sticks to prevent them from running out. 3 kg of quartz powder; cinnabar paint, first ten barrels; 12 pairs of worn-out miner's gloves.

There are also zombie undead legs wandering in the mine, with four left legs.

That's all ......"

Kun Deen took out the small notebook he carried with him and recorded it, the more he remembered it, the more he felt that something was wrong, these things were used to repair steam pipes?

80 candles stick to pipe leaks!

"Sir, I'm not questioning you, but isn't I mistaken? Doesn't it take steel plates, adhesives, sealants, and welding to repair steam pipes?

How can you still ...... Still need zombie thighs? ”

Luke said unhappily, "Are you questioning me?" Do you think that pipe can be repaired with steel plates and adhesives? ”

Kundeen shook his head.

"Then send someone to prepare, what is not here should be available in Steam City."

"Okay, okay."

Although Kundeen couldn't figure out how he needed these things to repair steam pipes, since it was the steam engineer who wanted it, it was definitely not something that could be questioned now. Anyway, people can't run here, everything depends on the final effect.

After writing the list, Kundeen immediately sent someone to prepare the items according to the list, and he informed the workers that Mr. Luke was willing to help repair the pipes privately, and also used the money to "convince" the Norton team to pretend that they did not know what was going on here.

The workers were overjoyed to hear that the steam engineers were willing to repair the pipes, and the downtime affected them even more.

Mina ran over and happily asked Luke, "Sir, are you really willing to help us fix this pipe?" ”

Luke made a booing gesture to Mina: "Don't talk nonsense, it will cost me my job." ”

Mina quickly covered her mouth: "Yes, sir, I will never say it." ”

The people who took the railcar to Steam City to buy items came back very quickly, and they also cut the thighs of several zombies that were hit by the railcar.

The miner's gloves were also easily put together.

Then came the show.

Luke had workers depressurize the steam pipe, and then planted candles on it at intervals along the pipe.

As the pressure inside the pipe drops, the amount of steam leaking gradually decreases.

Luke arrives at the beginning of the pipe and places the left legs of the four zombies on the top of the pipe in turn. Then a miraculous scene happened, the zombie's left leg jumped forward in line without any external force.

One by one, the four zombie legs jumped over the top of the candle, and the candle ...... the moment the fourth zombie leg crossed over Ignite automatically!

Everyone watched the magical scene, watching the zombie legs jump along the pipes again and again, and the candles lit one after another. The scene was extremely quiet, except for the clatter of zombie legs jumping up and down.

When the four zombie legs jump to the other end of the pipe, and after all the candles are lit, they scatter as powder. The orange-red light that the candle had originally burned turned into a ghostly glow at this time.

The pipes gradually turned red, and soon turned into red-hot iron. The heat emitted made anyone close to feel the heat of the furnace, but the candles lit on it showed no signs of melting.

The temperature of the pipes continued to rise, and some people could not stand the heat and had to retreat.

Luke observes the state of the pipes, and when the metal of the pipes is about to melt, he picks up the bag of quartz powder and sprinkles the quartz powder evenly on the pipes. The pipes that come into contact with the quartz cool rapidly, and a large number of cracks appear on the surface.

Instead, the candle melted at this time, and the liquid wax was pulled by some force, dispersed into the cracks. The color gradually turns red and darkens, forming an evil and very artistic pattern.

Luke then called in a few workers and told them to put on gloves and apply cinnabar paint to the pipes.

Then he stood aside and watched.

Kundeen stepped forward and asked cautiously, "Mr. Luke, what did you do just now...... Alchemy? ”

"No, it's a secret art. Hey, you must cover the surface of the pipe with paint, especially the repaired cracks, and brush it with an extra layer. Luke instructed the workers on the painting as he said to Kundeen, "This is an emergency repair technique for steam pipes that I happened to learn, which can reconnect the broken alchemy layer inside the pipe, and achieve the effect of deep repair of the pipe."

But...... It is time-old and must be re-patched in three or four months. ”

Hearing that this repair could last for at least three months, Kun Deen was very happy: "Great, as long as it doesn't have any more accidents, you are our great benefactor in the B36 mine." After three months, be sure to do it again...... Your labor fee is negotiable! ”

Luke laughed, "Three months later, I don't know what will happen. Maybe you don't have that much work here, and the company is willing to spend a lot of money to replace this old pipeline. ”

"The money to change the pipeline will cost us mine, and I would rather ask you to repair it every three months." Kundeen took out another sum of money and gave it to Luke: "The matter of changing the pipeline will be left to the next director to worry about." ”

Luke happily accepted the money and said, "Okay, listen to you, I know how to fill out the checklist." After the No. 98P36 pipe is welded and repaired, all faults are eliminated and fully qualified! ”

"Yes, totally!" Kundeen laughed.

When the workers had painted all the pipes, Luke told them to burn all the gloves.

A loud thud came from the inside of the pipe, and then the sound of the impact became more and more intense, as if something was pounding on the inner wall of the pipe.

The paint that had just been applied dries rapidly, and then peels off piece by piece with the vibration. The pieces of paint that had fallen on the ground turned into red smoke and rose into the dark red lines that were exposed. The lines began to glow, gradually brightening, and the sound of tapping inside the pipe turned into the sound of pumping, as if there was a strong stream of water pounding inside.

But the steam valve was closed, and there could not be so much water in the pipes.

Kundeen couldn't help but worry and asked, "Mr. Luke, is it okay?" ”

"Of course no problem!" After the last wisps of red smoke penetrated into the lines of the pipe, Luke said, "Ventilation pressurized, let's see the effect." ”

The worker who heard the command immediately turned the valve of the pipeline.

The high-temperature and high-pressure steam enters the pipeline, and the workers next to the pressure gauge keep reporting the above numbers.

1 megapascal

2 megapascals

3 megapascals

4 megapascals

……

The hands move slowly until they stop in the red zone of the dial.

This is already the upper limit of the design pressure of the steam pipe, which would have been smoking everywhere under normal circumstances, and now it lies there calmly, as if it were a newly installed steam pipe.

The heart that Kun Deen had been carrying was finally put down, and the money was too well spent.

"Start work, everyone is working overtime today to double the ore that has been reduced due to pipeline repairs."

The machine roared soon, and the entire B36 mine resumed work and production in full swing under the supervision of supervisors and supervisors at all levels.

Luke went through a perfunctory inspection of the remaining pipelines and got into the departing minecart under the protection of Kundern and Team Norton.

In the speeding minecart, Mina and Luke sat together, lights flickering.

At first, no one spoke, and when halfway through the journey, Rebecca couldn't help but ask Luke: "Mr. Luke, on the way here, you said that we are all exploited. We...... Workers, in particular, are the real creators of wealth, but the vast majority of it is exploited by corporations and oligarchs. ”

Luke was shocked when he heard this: "Did I say these things? ”

Luke couldn't remember saying such a thing.

But Norton proved it for Rebecca, "Sir, you said that. You also say that if the workers are united, they can burst into a force that scares and trembles both the corporations and the oligarchs.

We just met.

Just to get a steam pipe running, Quindeon was willing to bow to us and give us that much money. If the workers make the whole mine unproductive, I think he will agree to whatever the workers propose......"

Luke was completely dumbfounded this time.

blamed myself for watching the strategy at the time, and I didn't know what Kouhi said.

Although these things are just a layer of window paper, can this layer of window paper be pierced by itself?

I came to Dongdu just to get the power engine of a floating fortress, and I didn't want to do anything big. Now it's not a matter of putting guns, it's about amplifying guns!

Just as Luke was thinking about how to explain and suppress the wave that had not yet rolled up, he didn't notice that Mina next to him was listening to the conversation of several adults with bright eyes.