Explosives, this word made Sui Xiong think about it.
From the Nobel Prize to the World War, from Samsung mobile phones to terrorist attacks...all kinds of thoughts flooded into my mind like a tide, and they couldn't go away.
It turns out that there are explosives in this world too!
As far as Sui Xiong knows, there are no so-called explosives in this world like those on Earth. If explosives are needed, people in this world will use magic with this effect, or detonate things rich in magic such as magic crystals and magic crystals to achieve similar effects.
There is no doubt that both methods are very expensive. The most common explosion spell is fireball, which is one of the typical mid-level spells. The value of a magic crystal or magic crystal is higher than hiring a mid-level mage. To perform the fireball technique, it is even worse.
Therefore, except for some special wealthy people, few people will use explosives to kill the enemy and win. Until Crick Keen was born, and when he was so ill that he could hardly walk, he arranged for Master Damweed to refine a large number of explosives, and then buried them underground in a hall, killing all the villains with evil intentions. Killed by the explosion, not even a single person escaped.
But after that, no one made explosives again. Master Damweed focused on the study of agriculture and never came into contact with it until he became a god. Creek Keane himself died in the explosion and became the Holy Spirit of Mask of the Void.
…At least that’s how it seems to “insiders”.
In fact, Crick and Sui Xiong are basically the same person. The so-called "Creek's dynamite that has become famous" was basically made by Sui Xiong based on the formula in an online novel he read.
He could no longer remember the name of the online novel. What impressed him most was that it described a large number of industrial technologies in detail, including all kinds of them, including drawings. In terms of explosives, it explains in great detail the steps of making acid, glycerol, nitration, etc. In theory, as long as there is no fear of explosion during actual operation, a middle school student can follow its introduction to create powerful explosives.
When Sui Xiong first read that novel, this paragraph was the one that impressed him most. That's why he was able to use his impression to invent this dangerous product that won the Nobel Prize on earth, and use its power to make big news.
However, even Sui Xiong didn't know that the dwarves were also researching explosives, and it seemed that they had already figured it out...
"Explosives? What is that?" Of course it was impossible for Hopps to know about explosives. Hearing Dudu speak so mysteriously, he couldn't help but ask.
Dudu thought for a moment and said, "You can think of them as something similar to magic crystals, but they cannot output magic power stably and can only be used to explode."
Hopps nodded to show he understood. Sid then asked: "So... how strong an explosion can such a large piece of bedrock be? Compared to a standard fireball, is it larger or smaller?"
He was referring to a patch of bedrock the size of half a palm.
Dudu thought about it and said, "It's probably equivalent to four or five fireball techniques."
Sid's face suddenly turned pale, and he gently placed the bedrock he was playing with on the ground. After thinking about it, he still felt uneasy, so he picked it up and placed it on Dudu's chest.
"How does this thing explode?" he asked.
"Knock it on, or burn it over an open flame, that's fine."
Hopps's face suddenly turned as pale as paper - he didn't know how many times he had hammered on the rock wall in order to drive nails into the rock wall in the past few days...
Seeing their nervous looks, Dudu couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, bedrock cannot explode under normal circumstances."
As he spoke, he picked up the piece of bedrock, placed it on an anvil next to it, picked up his usual hammer, and slammed it on it, smashing the bedrock into pieces.
Seeing this scene, Sid and Hopps were so frightened that they almost ran out of the door. Fortunately, Dudu's words just now gave them some confidence, otherwise, they would never have the courage to stand here and continue talking.
"We dwarves discovered bedrock a long time ago, but it was only a few years ago that we discovered that it can explode." Dudu smiled and said, "The key to this is our secret. Please forgive me for not telling you. You guys. Actually, knowing this won’t do you much good, will it?”
Sid and Hopps looked at each other and nodded in unison.
They all regretted asking for information now. It was clear at first glance that this matter was not trivial. It was really not something that these two fledgling rookies could handle!
They didn't dare to ask any more questions and went back to sleep. As for whether I can sleep or whether I will have nightmares, only God knows.
The next day, Hopps went to pull out all the long nails that he had nailed.
“It’s all laid out here, it’s really a pity to give up now!” Some exploration team members expressed such regret.
Hopps couldn't explain the reason, so he just explained with a smile: "There's no way to go up the last section anyway. Rather than leaving the spike here to waste, it's better to pull it out."
"It's not a waste to stay here. You might need it in the future."
"No... Anyway, the holes that were drilled are still there. If necessary, it won't be too troublesome to reinstall the spikes in the future." Hopps said this and led the team back to the camp.
In fact, he had already made up his mind that he would never go near this cliff again.
There are a lot of dangerous goods up there! Although he didn't know the circumstances under which it would explode, he felt guilty when he thought that a piece the size of half a fist would explode with as much power as four or five fireballs.
It’s better to stay as far away from this damn place as possible!
At the top of the cliff, a place that could not be seen clearly from the ground, Sui Xiong held a piece of bedrock that had just been dug out and looked at it carefully.
The secrets in Dudu Shanshan's heart were as clear to him as if they were written in black and white. The key secret the dwarves discovered to turning bedrock into explosives was to grind it up.
Grinding bedrock into fine powder like flour can make the originally very stable rock explosive. The finer the grind, the more explosive it is.
The current method used by the dwarves is to grind it and then sieve it with a gauze. After sifting it carefully with an extremely fine gauze, the bedrock powder obtained can be used as a good explosive. However, this method is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the production efficiency has never kept up. They are still thinking about how to improve the process.
As far as Dudu knows, several dwarf master craftsmen are jointly researching a set of machinery to crush bedrock. I already have a lot of inspiration and have tried to make some prototypes, but the results are not ideal.
In order to prevent the bedrock from exploding during crushing and grinding, the machine must work in water - bedrock can only avoid explosions if it is soaked in water and ground. But it is too difficult to make a machine that can work stably in water.
"Maybe... I can think of another way..." Looking at the small piece of bedrock, Sui Xiong muttered to himself, "Explosion is art. As an artist, if I don't contribute, who will?"