It started to rain in the middle of the night, and there was still no sign of stopping until the afternoon of the next day. People's hearts were as heavy as the clouds in the sky.
In such slippery weather, today's original itinerary can no longer continue. Geer can only do some experiments indoors to pass the time, while Sophia temporarily plays a guest role as his assistant, and by the way, she can also have a deeper understanding of alchemy.
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"Sofia, how is the situation with bottle No. 3?"
"The temperature began to drop, and the color changed from dark blue to light blue, and the lightening trend continued." On the test bench, Sophia stared at the reagent bottle hanging on the flame, holding a notebook and pen to record the data carefully.
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"When the temperature drops to 36, all the blue color will disappear and the liquid will turn into a thick white liquid. At that time, pour the reagents from bottle 1 and bottle 2 in sequence and let them cool for 30 minutes."
"yes."
This time, Geer produced a basic reagent - Yalop mineral identification reagent. This reagent was invented by the university scholar Yalop Frantek and can be determined using the chromatogram produced by the reaction between the reagent and the mineral.
The various types and contents of minerals are common and cheap, and the preparation process is also easy (in fact, Yalop mineral identification reagent is one of the most basic reagents in alchemy, and almost every student has practiced it.
This kind of reagent is produced.), and the identification accuracy is extremely high. Therefore, as soon as Yalop Mineral Identification Agent appeared, it was very popular among major mining industries and was known as the milk that gave birth to modern mining industry.
As the Kolbenson family also has several mines in their territory, they have sufficient reserves of various materials for this reagent, and experimental tools such as reagent bottles are not of much value in this era when glass is no longer rare.
Small workshops in the countryside can produce all kinds of goods, but the quality is just a matter of quality.
Because there is almost no danger in making this kind of Yalop mineral identification agent, and the process is simple, it is most suitable for introductory experiments in alchemy, so Geer simply left it all to Sophia to make it, while he only provided guidance.
It has to be said that Sophia is still very talented in alchemy. After a few fuss in the early days, the subsequent experiments were carried out in a decent manner. Geer also left the rest to her and started on his own.
Organize the various mineral samples collected over the past two days so that you can start testing directly after the reagents are produced.
"Brother, the reagent is ready."
"Well, you divide the reagents into five beakers, weigh the ore powder on one side, put it in, and wait five minutes to start recording the data against the spectrum."
"OK."
Geer closed the book in his hand and watched Sophia running around in the laboratory like a cheerful bird. He couldn't help but smile. It seemed that she really liked alchemy, and there was really hope for her in the future.
There has been some development in this area. By the way, the last time I was attacked by the will-o'-the-wisp monkey on the Alazo Bridge, the "Fundamentals of Alchemy" that I was carrying, which could have been used as a brick, fell into the deep ravine along with the carriage, which made Sophia unhappy.
I was happy for several days, but unfortunately I can’t buy this kind of book in the north. I can only wait until I return to the Central Province to buy it or have someone send me a copy.
Thinking of this, Geer glared at Alex, who was one of the culprits. The little monkey, who was staring curiously at his master's busy work, shrank in fright, and quickly buried his head in the pile of clothes.
"Sample No. 1 has a stable color reaction and is judged to be iron ore with an iron content of 26% and a very low mining value."
"Sample No. 2 has a stable color reaction and is judged to be tin ore, with a tin content of 0.2% and a certain value for mining."
"Sample No. 3, the color reaction is stable, and it is judged to be copper... Brother, come and see if this is copper ore?"
Geer walked to Sophia and looked at the beaker she pointed at. The slightly orange color was indeed very similar to the color of the copper ore on the map, but upon closer inspection, he felt that there were some differences. Geer rummaged through the map for a while.
, finally found a very similar color - gold in the precious metal judgment column.
Putting his finger directly into the beaker, Geer turned on the analysis function.
"The material model was established and the analysis started... After the analysis, the material is gold ore with a grade of 0.021%, rich ore."
"Found it, this should be their purpose."
Geer's eyes narrowed and he asked in a low voice: "Sophia, where did this ore specimen come from?"
"After going to the Baron's cemetery two days ago, brother, you brought it with you when you came back. By the way, you also brought a malachite."
Listening to Sophia's words, Geer immediately thought of the little miner boy he had captured at that time. After releasing him, in addition to the malachite, he also found a few ores where he was hiding. He didn't pay much attention to them and brought them back together as specimens.
Already.
"Sophia, practice alone for a while and recreate the Yalop mineral identification agent."
"OK."
Geer left Sophia in the laboratory and quickly went to the library on the other side, where he found the few pieces of ore in the specimen compartment. He got some ore powder from the several pieces of ore specimens, and then analyzed them one by one.
Without taking any extra time, Geer got the test results he wanted.
"They are all gold mines, and the grades are between 0.02% and 0.03%. No wonder they are so urgent."
After calculation, if all these ores are used, one ton of ore can produce more than 200 grams of gold. This is already a large gold mine that is rare in the world. As far as Gal knows, the largest and richest gold mine in Konatas is
More than 150 grams per ton, and it is close to depletion.
If the mineral vein is large enough, this is a fortune that even the richest people will be crazy about.
Geer began to think about how much leverage this discovery could bring him.
But all this must be done after overcoming the opponent's counterattack.
…
The tower has four floors.
The corridor was very quiet, filled with the unique heavy atmosphere of silence.
Clover and Leo sat facing each other in full armor. The oil lamp in the corridor was swayed by the wind from time to time, and the shadows of the two knights also trembled.
The two knights are responsible for the vigil in the first half of the night. This work started yesterday. The passage they are in is the only way to go to the fifth floor. As long as they block here, they can block all attacks on the fifth floor.
s attack.
Click!
The originally gentle sound was extremely harsh in such an environment.
Clover and Leo looked at each other, and both noticed the look of surprise in each other's eyes, because the sound did not come from the direction they were guarding, but from their rear, but the servants had already been rushed to the third floor.
It's below, and Geer said that he would never go out these nights.
Standing up, the two knights looked at each other again. Leo took the lead in walking towards the source of the sound, and Clover kicked the wall skillfully, making a sound loud enough to alert the other three knights, and followed Leo.
Er provided cover for him.
When he came to a corner, Leo made a gesture to ask Clover to stop. He protected his upper body with a shield and carefully walked out of the cover of the corner of the wall.
Whoosh!
The next moment, Leo bounced back like a spring, and then several black shadows flew past, hit the wall behind and bounced down.
It's a crossbow!
"Enemy attack!"
Amid the roars of the knights, they used the lights in the aisle to see the scene on the other side reflected from the smooth mirror-like shields - a row of heavily armored warriors blocking the passage, and the cold eyes flowing from the gaps in the helmets.
This corner was locked tightly.
…
In the bedroom.
Geer was sitting at the desk as usual, but at this time he was not reading or writing or drawing as before, but was holding a badge and playing with it carefully.
It was a small oval, with a roaring bear's head in the middle, and a circle like lines like flames. It was the family crest of the Kolbenson family. This is the most glorious place of the Kolbenson family.
, the Wolfgang in the middle of the name and this badge were both given by the king based on the illustrious military exploits of the ancestors.
"Why do I always feel like something is wrong? With Isolde and the others guarding me, it's almost impossible for my uncles and aunts to come up, so why do I still feel uneasy?"
Geer kept flipping the badge, but that inexplicable feeling of uneasiness kept surrounding him, and he had to think about whether he had overlooked something key.
"Zhizhizhizhi!" Alex suddenly shouted, followed by the knight's roar coming from outside. Although it was a little blurry, it was still enough for the people in the bedroom to distinguish it.
Those two words.
Geer suddenly stood up, holding the straight knife beside the desk in his hand, and shouted: "Sophia!"
The girl on the bed also climbed up alertly, picked up Alex, opened the large wooden shield between the bed and the wall, and got in, covering her body tightly.
boom!
The thick wooden door of the bedroom was kicked open.
Geer turned around and looked over, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "So it's you!?"
"It's me, Master Griezmann." The old butler Kevin stood at the door with a smile. Behind him, several tough warriors wearing simple half-length leather armor swarmed in.
The soft sound of the sword being unsheathed continued to sound, and the bedroom was filled with a sense of solemnity.
…
a few minutes ago.
In an inconspicuous corner on the fifth floor of the core tower, a stone wall was quietly moved away.
Kevin and Carlos walked out first, followed by soldiers filing out, heading to both sides of the passage as assigned in advance.
"When the construction of this passage began, the tower was only four stories high. At that time, Winterset Castle was surrounded by several coalition armies of barbarian tribes and was in danger. But in the end, it managed to survive and counterattacked, using the stones from these tribal altars.
The fifth floor was built, but in view of the fear of being besieged, the secret passage was also built when the fifth floor was rebuilt. But unexpectedly, the barbarians became increasingly vulnerable. When the sixth floor of the tower was built,
, there are no forces around that can threaten Winterset Castle, and this secret passage has been forgotten."
Kevin elegantly told the history of the secret passage that allowed them to go straight to the fifth floor, but Carlos was obviously not interested in listening to his description of the story, and said coldly: "You go deal with Geer, I'm here to prepare."
just in case."
"As you wish."
Kevin knew this was a sign of investment, but he didn't care. If you want to gain something, you have to make sacrifices. He had this awareness from the beginning.
(The conspiracy part that I hate the most has finally come to an end, and I can start fighting happily)