"Mr. Luo Yin, long time no see!"

After Luo Yin got off the boat, he saw an acquaintance.

"Mr. Lunn, long time no see!"

The two shook hands.

Lunn was one of Luo Yin's earliest partners and had been helping Luo Yin with trade matters. Now Lunn has taken root in Nansmon, mainly doing trade between Nansmon and the Kingdom of Chombich. Although he is working for Luo Yin, he has shares in this trading company and is now worth a lot of money.

After the two missed for a while, Lunn didn't talk nonsense, and directly led everyone to the car, and two hours later, they came to the outside of the strange mine.

The location of this mine is in Tabon, which is relatively inland.

The area around the mine has been completely emptied, and is guarded by soldiers of the Rose Company.

The other workers knew more or less about something, but the Rose Company gave the sick workers a large subsidy, but no one said anything, and some even wondered why he wasn't the one who was sick. After all, judging by those sick workers, their condition is not serious.

"Stuff is inside. We tested it with someone later, but we just went over and watched it, and we didn't have to touch the ore with our limbs, so there should be no problem. Of course, I personally recommend that Mr. Luo Yin and Ms. Lucia not get too close. ”

Lunn led Luo Yin and his party into the mining area.

There was only a small pit inside, but it was deep and there was some gravel piled up outside. The excavated ore is piled aside.

For the sake of safety, Luo Yin did not go over, and he saw the so-called strange ore at a glance.

These ores are black, brown, brown, green, yellow, etc., and have different shapes, including earthy, powdery, and lumpy......

Luo Yin doesn't know much about ore, but looking at the appearance of the ore, combined with those workers who get sick from contact with the ore, Luo Yin feels that this is most likely uranium.

The uranium ore releases α rays, and the penetration is actually very weak, and a piece of paper can block it. Theoretically, even if you do, you'll be fine.

However, considering that it is the workers who come into contact with these ores, they may inhale some of the dust without knowing and taking precautions, or some small wounds on their bodies will touch the uranium ore. That's bad for the body.

Moreover, this is another world, and Luo Yin does not dare to guarantee whether these uranium ores are the same as those on the earth, in case the purity is relatively high......

"This could be a radioactive ore...... Let's call it uranium for now. ”

Luo Yin roughly explained what radioactive ore is, and said that some of the hazards of being radiated, serious ones will die in pain.

After hearing this, Lucia and Lunn immediately looked vigilant.

Most of these orcs are relatively brave and are not afraid of physical damage. But this kind of invisible means of killing people made them feel a little chill in their hearts.

"You don't have to worry too much, if there is really that strong radioactivity, the workers should have serious symptoms before. At present, only a small number of workers are sick, and the symptoms are relatively mild, which indicates that the radioactivity of this uranium mine should not be very strong......"

Luo Yin's comfort was still effective, and the two calmed down a lot.

"Does this thing work?"

Lucia asked.

"That must be useful, it's a good thing. But the problem is, it's definitely not going to be needed for the time being...... Let's store them first. ”

Luo Yin spoke with some pain.

Uranium ore is a good thing, but it is very useful, and it has a wide range of uses in the fields of industrial and agricultural production and science and technology. It can even make an atomic bomb!

But the problem is that with the current level of science and technology, there is no way to refine uranium......

It's a good thing, but it's not needed!

Luo Yin had no choice but to order this place to be sealed temporarily.

Judging from the situation of those sick workers, as long as they are well protected, they can continue to mine, but if they can't use these uranium ores, then mining is a waste of manpower and material resources, and it is completely unnecessary.

"By the way, since there are uranium mines here, maybe there are other things......"

Luo Yin ordered people to explore near the uranium mine, or dig it to see if they could find anything.

Three days later, nothing was found near the uranium mine, but there was a small accident.

"What's going on?"

Luo Yin asked.

Lucia hurriedly explained:

"In the process of transporting ore, a car transporting steamed stone burst a tire, almost overturned, and the steamed stone was scattered all over the ground. Then, by chance, another truck transporting the burning sand also had a problem, and some of the unprocessed burning sand landed on the steaming stone, and the two reacted......"

"Are there any casualties?"

Luo Yin frowned.

Steaming stone and burning sand are both very valuable minerals, and some high-end machines such as intercoms use them as energy sources. However, the ones used are purified. The energy of the ore that is mined like this is not very large. Even if an accident does occur, at most it is similar to boiling water, and there should be no casualties.

"There were no casualties, after all, the energy of these unpurified ores is not large. But where these ores are scattered, there are several pieces of uranium ore, which should have fallen during the previous transportation. They reacted with uranium again! ”

"Huh? Can it react with uranium? ”

Luo Yin was very surprised.

"After they reacted, some transparent gases appeared, although they quickly dissipated into the air, but some workers did see them, and they were fine, and they should not be poisonous. I feel that you are interested in this, so I informed you of ......"

Lucia brushed the hair around her ear, she was obviously interested in the matter as well.

"Transparent Gas ......"

Luo Yin frowned and pondered. The gas is transparent, it doesn't mean that you can't see it, and those workers are most likely not lying, after all, this is the Rose Company.

But what exactly is the transparent gas produced? After thinking about it, Luo Yin was ready to do an experiment.

As if knowing his thoughts, Lucia smiled and said:

"I guess you want to do an experiment, I'm ready to go!"

"Good."

Luo Yin came to the test site.

It is an abandoned pit containing some unpurified steamstone, burning sand and uranium ore. There are also people in protective suits waiting here.

These protective suits were urgently made by Luo Yin in the past two days, after all, there are uranium mines here, maybe there are other radioactive things, and it is always good to prepare more.

I just made it, and I didn't expect it to be used today.

For the sake of safety, Luo Yin didn't go over, just watched from a distance, far away.

I saw that the experimenters put the burning sand and the steaming stone together, and after igniting it with fire, a reaction immediately occurred, and the steaming stone slowly melted, and a lot of white water vapor appeared.

Then put the prepared uranium ore in. At that moment, although Luo Yin didn't see anything, he heard a jet sound. Then you can see that the uranium ore seems to be bubbling up!

According to Luo Yin's previous instructions, the experimenters lit a fire to see if the emitted gas could burn.

But unfortunately, the fire was put on the face of the uranium ore, and there was no sign of burning.

Seeing this scene, Luo Yin was somewhat disappointed. If the gas produced in this way can be burned, it may be able to be used as a new energy source. For example, like natural gas or something, but it's a pity......

Wait a minute!

Natural gas......

Speaking of natural gas, Luo Yin suddenly thought of something, he remembered that he had seen the news before, saying that if there was a uranium mine next to the natural gas field, helium would be produced!

The principle is probably that these radioactive elements release helium-containing particles during the decay process. Normally, this helium gas slowly diffuses into the atmosphere and eventually escapes into space. But if there is natural gas nearby, this helium will be captured by the natural gas.

Now that these uranium ores are suddenly steaming after reacting with vapor stone and burning sand, is it possible that this is helium?

Although it may sound a little unbelievable, even unreasonable. But it's another world after all, and anything is possible!

As soon as he thought of it, Luo Yin immediately paused the experiment, and then took out a balloon. The balloon was something he had taken from the blue vortex.

Luo Yin called the experimenters to come over and demonstrated how to blow up balloons. Seeing the balloon inflated, several people were a little curious, but they didn't know what Luo Yin was going to do.

"Throw a piece of uranium ore into it later, and then collect it with a balloon while the uranium ore is bubbling up!"

"Understood!"

After some preparation, the experimenters repeated the previous steps, but this time with an extra balloon.

According to Luo Yin's instructions, the experimenters opened the mouth of the balloon while the uranium ore was bubbling up.

The balloon visible to the naked eye inflated, and after confirming that it was filled with gas, the experimenters hurriedly left here, tied the balloon to prevent the gas from draining, and then released their hands according to Luo Yin's previous explanation.

Then something shocking happened, this balloon actually floated into the sky!

"It's—it's flying!"

Janet was a little surprised.

"Oh my God, what is this!"

Lucia was incredulous. This balloon can actually fly into the sky!

Luo Yin laughed.

"Gases that are lighter in mass than air, generally hydrogen and helium, but hydrogen is combustible and helium is non-flammable. I just tried it, and this gas can't be lit, so it's probably helium - no, strictly speaking, this doesn't have to be helium, after all, this is otherworldly, and any element is possible. But for convenience, let's call it helium for the time being! ”

Luo Yin was a little excited, because if it was helium, it would be too useful, and it was not the same as uranium ore.

Uranium ore is a good thing, but not for the time being. And helium can be used!

For example, build an airship!

In another world, when airships appeared, they were filled with hydrogen or helium.

But hydrogen is so dangerous that it can easily ignite if there is static electricity or a flash of fire. At that time, there was an accident - the Hindenburg air crash. So the safest is helium.

Now that you have helium, you can start building an airship - and Luo Yin has a half-finished airship!

Previously, Luo Yin had provided Waters with ideas for flying machines, including airplanes and airships. But for technical reasons—the steam engine couldn't be used as an airplane engine, and no gas could be found—Waters couldn't make it.

But it still made some semi-finished products, such as semi-finished airplanes and semi-finished airships!

The airplane is not needed for the time being, but the airship may be able to be used!

Luo Yin simply explained the use of helium with Lucia and Janet, and their eyes widened in shock.

"Can you make us fly?"

Luo Yin smiled and nodded.

"Yes, we can fly into the blue sky, albeit with tools."

Lucia subconsciously wanted to refute, thinking that it was impossible. But she looked up again at the balloon that was still floating upwards.

If you follow what Luo Yin said, magnify this balloon countless times, it seems that it can really bring them flying!

Business opportunity, Lucia sees a big business opportunity!

After many subsequent tests, Luo Yin gradually figured out the use of this uranium ore.

To put it simply, as long as the vapor stone is heated into a liquid, and then uranium ore is put into it, a large amount of helium can be produced.

In this process, it is not necessary to use burning sand, as long as the steaming stone can be heated. This is good news for Luo Yin, after all, steaming stone and burning sand are very expensive, especially burning sand, which is more expensive than steaming stone.

If you use both, the cost is a bit too high. If you use only one type, or steaming stone, then the cost is much lower, and maybe it won't be long before the airship becomes popular.

But that's not the best news. The best news is that uranium ore can be used forever.

Put a piece of uranium ore and steaming stone together to react, after all the steaming stone has evaporated, the uranium ore is still there, and another piece of steaming stone can be used again.

This is absolutely good news for Luo Yin. It's not just because the uranium ore is durable, Luo Yin is not short of this money.

Radioactive elements produce helium only during the decay process, and uranium has a long half-life, between hundreds of thousands and billions of years.

The role of steaming stone in it is probably to speed up the process of this half-life.

However, the reason why uranium ore is not harmful to a certain degree of protection is related to its super long half-life.

Uranium ore can always react with steaming stone, presumably because its half-life has not yet arrived.

If its half-life becomes much shorter all of a sudden, Luo Yin estimates that there will be strong radiation, which will be really dangerous.

Therefore, the fact that uranium ore can be reused all the time is good news for Luo Yin, at least it shows that it is safe.

After watching the experiment, Luo Yin immediately gave some orders.

Yavar is a deserted place, and there is a desert. Luo Yin prepares to build a factory to extract helium in the desert.

After all, Luo Yin is still not sure whether there will be radiation if he does this, although there is no big problem with the workers he accidentally came into contact with before, but for the sake of insurance. It's safer to stay away.

Then Luo Yin contacted Waters and asked him to come back and finish the half-finished airship.

Whether you can go to heaven in this life may depend on the airship!