Chapter 66: A New Formula
Li Yuanzhou's workshop.
"Why did Boss Lu Ning use up so much charcoal in the past two days?"
An apprentice craftsman crouched in front of the furnace, staring boredly at the flames inside.
Inside the cellar was a large amount of wood that had just been filled, which was to be burned into charcoal.
"I heard that we are researching more powerful and safer explosive props." The other apprentice sat next to him, fanning his neck and forehead with his coat. He had just returned from cutting wood in the woods to the south, and this was his fourth trip today.
"Explosive props?" The charcoal-burning apprentice was curious, "Wasn't that clay pot already very powerful, I heard the bow wolf say that even the fierce claw bird was killed directly by a bunch of clay pots." β
"You listen to Brother Wolf's nonsense," the apprentice who chopped wood showed a look of disdain, "You don't know what kind of character he is, and he dares to say that he killed the big snake dragon when he stepped on an earthworm." And he didn't go with him that day, do you believe him? β
The charcoal-burning apprentice nodded in agreement, and then asked, "What is the situation then?" I've been burning charcoal here for the past few days, and I've never had time to talk to anyone. Tell me what you know? β
"They didn't say much to me," said the wood-chopping apprentice, "I only heard that Sister Nan and the others all used new bronze arrows, and that Boss Lu Ning used all the clay pots he had made, and finally had a fight with the fierce clawed bird, and no one could help anyone, so in the end they had to come back like this." β
"That's awesome," the charcoal-burning apprentice exclaimed in surprise, "That's a ferocious clawed bird, and all the hunters in our tribe who used to hunt and kill the claw bird had to be killed, and it took a lot of money to succeed." There are only a few people in the current hunting group, and they can make the fierce claw bird helpless? β
"It's a surprise." The apprentice who chopped wood admitted, "I didn't dare to believe it when I first heard what Sister Nan said. That's a fierce claw bird, a large monster that makes the big deer tribe have a headache when they encounter it. And I heard Brother Li say that we have to build better armor and more powerful weapons next, plus Boss Lu Ning's side will make a more awesome explosive pot, even if it is a fierce claw bird at that time, it will be nothing. β
"If you want me to say that Boss Lu Ning does have some ability, I didn't look down on him at the beginning." The charcoal burner added a handful of firewood to the stove. "As a result, I didn't expect the tribe to develop so well now, the house is spacious and comfortable, and as long as you work hard, you can eat whatever you want every day, I have been a little sick to my stomach after eating meat in the past two days, and I want to eat some baked green potatoes."
"Who isn't." The wood-chopping apprentice was full of emotion, "At that time, the bow wolf was still the most opposed to him, and he complained to the bowstring boss in private, I don't know how many times. You see, now, the bow wolves are almost becoming his henchmen. Although the current tribe is a little smaller, its life is better than the original in our Feiyu tribe. β
"Shhh The apprentice who burned charcoal hurriedly went to cover his mouth, but ended up stuffing a mouthful of wood scum for the other party: "After all, we are people from the Feiyu tribe, how can we say this, in case it is not good for Tou and Sister Nan to hear it." β
"Bah, baa, don't just stuff it into people's mouths with your hand." The woodcutter spat aside the wood slag and ash from his mouth, picked up the clay pot with water on one side and rinsed his mouth, and then sighed:
"The Flying Feather Tribe is gone. I also miss the people and things of the past, but people always have to look forward. Boss Lu Ning has something to say, I think it's very right now, it's pointless to always miss the glory of the past, if you want to live well in the future, you have to look at the future development, I don't want the tragedy of the Feiyu tribe to happen again. We can all fight the fierce claw bird now, who knows if it will surpass the big deer tribe in the future, and even kill the water-feeding golden-eyed beast? β
"That's an exaggeration. Not to mention feeding the water golden-eyed beast, even monsters such as the Tyrannosaurus or the Great Snake Dragon are impossible, and I am already very content if I can beat the fierce claw bird. The charcoal-burning apprentice burst out laughing.
The apprentice who was chopping wood was also amused by his words, and waved his hand to him after smiling: "I won't talk to you, I have to help Brother Li work." β
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Alchemy Workshop.
Although Lu Ning gave Li Yuanzhou two days off, Li Yuanzhou always felt uncomfortable not doing something, so in these two days, he established the alchemy workshop according to the design method that Lu Ning had told him before.
Lu Ning was greatly surprised, and soon moved all the raw materials and tools used in his alchemy into the alchemy workshop, where he was experimenting.
"One part nitrated mushroom, two parts charcoal, two parts sulfur chopping grass, plus powdered redstone, yellowstone, and bluestone......"
Lu Ning took a small amount of each of the raw materials and put them into the large kettle for blending.
"Finally, add a drop of killer bee venom extract......"
Lu Ning used a pottery shard to scrape a drop of gelatinous liquid from the jar on one side, and then carefully dripped it into the cauldron.
The liquid dripped from the pottery shards and mixed with the nail-sized tuft of powder inside the cauldron.
Boom ββ!!!!
The cauldron shook wildly, and there was a violent explosion sound inside.
After waiting for all this to calm down, Lu Ning leaned forward to check.
The inner wall of the cauldron was already full of cracks like a spider's web, and Lu Ning didn't notice that he directly broke off a piece from it, and gently pinched it into a pile of pieces.
"It's more than twice as powerful as before, and the way the extract mixes the powder is much easier and safer. Captain, we've finally succeeded! β
The ghost said hello to Lu Ning.
"Thanks to your research." Lu Ning sighed, "If it weren't for you, I would never have thought that this would be okay." β
Now that the recipe is in place, the next step is to design the shell of the explosive pot and how to detonate it.
Since the powders in the new recipe can be thoroughly mixed beforehand, and the extract can easily soak those powders and cause an explosion, the operability is much more convenient than before.
Lu Ning quickly had several design options in mind.
Even the design of new weapons has a better idea.
Lu Ning immediately went to Li Yuanzhou's workshop to discuss with him.
And when Lu Ning came to the workshop, he found that Chang Jiang and Su Susu were gathered here, and the expressions of the three of them were very happy, as if they were happy about something.
"Yo, Brother Lu!" Chang Jiang saw Lu Ning and took the lead in greeting him, "Why did you suddenly have time to come to the Yuanzhou Forging House?" Do you know what armor does well? β
"What do you say?" Lu Ning was surprised.
"Yuanzhou Forge House, the name I gave, you see that the signs are all standing on it, and it's still fresh."
Chang Jiang enthusiastically pointed to the top of the wooden house, Lu Ning took the opportunity to look over, and sure enough, a plaque had been hung on it, and the plaque did not know what material was written on it, and the five big characters "Yuanzhou Forging House" were written on it.
"I also think it's better to have a faΓ§ade, Brother Changjiang gave me a name, and I used it, which is pretty good." Li Yuanzhou scratched the back of his head and said.
Lu Ning knew that it was estimated that Chang Jiang's naming habit was committed again, but he didn't expect Li Yuanzhou, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to follow him to mess around.
But that's clearly not the point.
ββ¦β¦ I'm not surprised by the name, Changjiang, what happened to the armor? β