On the other side, Xia Fan also received the first batch of insect-catching fruits sent by the Silver Star Tree Boat.
The pick-up location is in the compound of the New Machinery Manufacturing Bureau.
After a simple inspection of the goods, the elves of Silver Star received their payment—a large basket of silver and a dozen boxes of copper coins. Maybe they didn't care about these extraneous things before, but now, these money will become the foundation on which they stand.
The Secretariat can directly provide moderately priced grain, cloth, coarse salt and iron tools, all of which are urgently needed by Shuzhou. After the islanders were taken away by the receptionist, Zhuoflan volunteered to stay and instruct the Machinery Bureau on how to use these fruits.
She has decided to integrate into the new world as a role model for everyone.
What they saw and heard on the Silver Star tree boat, as well as Jin Xia's risk-taking approach to fighting at close range with the Imperial fleet, just to rescue more people, showed that they were completely different from the Imperial people.
This trust is worth her giving.
After completing the preparations, Zhuoflan first used a scraper to scrape off the hairs on the periphery of the insect-catching fruit, then drilled a small hole in the extracted shell, and poured the milky white meat inside into a porcelain bowl.
These ** look quite viscous, much thicker than coconut milk.
"The juice of the insect-catching fruit will be affected by light and become ineffective, so it must be used as soon as possible after pouring it out." She introduced while operating, "When it is left to stand, its effective time is between one hour and ten hours. The stickiness is stronger afterward. Of course, if you are just catching insects, counting the breath time is enough.”
"So you use sunlight to control the viscosity?" Mo Yun immediately realized the key point.
"To be precise, any light will do." Zhuoflan applied mucus to the ends of two wooden sticks, then put them together and put them into a black box. "So the unused insect-catching fruits must be sealed. Put it in a dark place.”
After only waiting for half a quarter of an hour, she took out the wooden stick and handed it to Xia Fan.
"You can try pulling it apart, being careful not to touch the juice, which hasn't started to solidify yet."
After being translated by Mo Yun, Xia Fan did as he was told.
He pulled gently at first, but the wooden stick didn't move at all.
So he began to increase his efforts.
The two ends of the stick were gradually pulled apart, but you could still see countless filaments connecting them at the bonding point.
It wasn't until almost 50% of the strength was used that the stick completely split into two.
The bonding strength was really beyond Xia Fan's expectation.
Mo Yun curiously took the display and looked around, "What will happen if someone touches it?"
"It will be stuck, and it is quite troublesome to deal with." Zhuoflan replied, "It is especially suitable for bonding living creatures, wood, porcelain and fur, but metal and crystal are not so effective. When blocking the invasion of the empire, The islanders have also tried to use it as a weapon and trap, but the effect was very average."
Xia Fan could imagine it.
In order to maintain its stickiness, it must be stored in a dark place, so it cannot be used until just before combat. At the same time, it will quickly fail due to light, so only in caves, underground and other places can it have a chance to solidify. As a weapon, its limitations are too great.
However, as a biological glue, it can be said to be quite qualified.
"Miss Mo, what do you think?" He looked at the person in charge of the Mechanical Engineering Bureau.
"I have to admit, you are quite discerning in choosing things." Mo Yun said happily, "There is a golden vine in the front and an insect-catching fruit in the back. Although it is a pity that it cannot stick to metal, and the specific bonding strength needs further testing, but the machine There should be quite a few places where it can be used to create situations.”
"Then let the Silver Star Tree Boat increase the production of insect-catching fruits." Xia Fan turned to Zhuoflan, "What will the glue look like after it fails?"
"Similar to a solid, it has a certain hardness, but not as hard as a stone." The latter took out a "white stone" from his pocket and put it in Xia Fan's hand.
Xia Fan pinched it and found that its surface was smooth, much like the common pebbles by the river, but if you applied force, you could feel its certain toughness. Considering that this kind of colloid can be freely shaped, can the finished product be used as some components that do not require high strength
After he asked what he was thinking, Zhuoflan did not immediately deny it, but replied with a hint of regret, "I also asked my father about this. In fact, the islanders also wanted to use it to lose its stickiness after solidification. Making physical objects such as short bows and knife hilts, but in the end only jewelry was successful.”
"Why?"
"If the glue is accumulated too high or too thick, a situation will occur. The glue on the surface will solidify first, but the inside will not. It has poor light transmittance, so the outer layer will become a sealed container, preventing Complete consolidation of the glue.”
"So that's it." Mo Yun said thoughtfully, "This is equivalent to the object having only a thin shell, which is empty inside and cannot maintain its own strength. It's okay to make it into jewelry, if it's a bow or something like that It’s easy to break during use.”
"It's okay if it's just damaged." Zhuoflan smiled bitterly, "The key is that the glue inside will leak out, and it will cause disaster if you are not careful, such as sticking clothes and flesh together. You want to tear it off later. , almost no less than a torture.”
Can't light... come through
Xia Fan fell into deep thought.
"Have you got any new ideas?" Mo Yun asked with ease. The two had been working together for a long time, and she knew that the problem had been solved as soon as she saw Xia Fan's appearance.
"It's hard to say yet." Xia Fan organized his words, "You should still remember that there are actually many kinds of light, right?"
"Are you talking about the content written on the Principles of Objects?" Mo Yun nodded, "Although it is difficult to understand, I still remember those words - the only thing we can see with the naked eye is visible light, and besides visible light, there are many invisible things The light... To be honest, it’s incredible. Even though it’s not visible, you can still know that it exists.”
"Isn't that what Qi is? You can't see it, but you can drive it." Xia Fan spread his hands, "Of course that's not the point. What I want to say is that different types of light have different penetrating powers."
"Uh... Master Xia, Miss Mo, can I ask what you are discussing?" Zhuoflan asked curiously.
Mo Yun repeated Xia Fan's words on the spot.
The elf girl suddenly fell into a daze.
"You can continue." She turned to Xia Fan again, "If I understand correctly, you want to try those more penetrating invisible lights to solidify the interior of the colloid?"
"That's indeed the idea."
"Interesting." Mo Yun has already entered the research state, and there seems to be light flashing in his eyes. "If the experiment can be successful, it can also prove what was heard in disguise - invisible lights do exist in the world. How do you plan to create them? "
"Originally, this was a difficult thing to do, but during my visit to Gyeonggi Province, I stole... and picked up a secret book of immortal arts from the Privy Council Palace."
"You mean - magic?"
"Well, the name of the technique is Nine Nether Fire."
Mo Yun's cold and indifferent expression had completely disappeared, replaced by an eager look.
Xia Fan couldn't help laughing, "I can show it to you for reference, but to be honest... it's not easy to understand."
Suddenly he felt a flash in front of his eyes.
Mo Yun first grabbed his arm, and then hugged him.