Master of Thermodynamics
Chapter 194
Renault grabbed Elon and asked for a long time before he understood what was going on in the fire cave.
In short, the fire hole in the alien world is actually a "natural gas" hole, but I don''t know what caused it to be ignited.
Within 1 km around the fire hole, you can smell a faint odor, which is obviously the smell of gas escaping from the fire hole.
The composition of natural gas from other places is mostly different from that of the earth, which has been confirmed by all the cases that Renault has seen so far.
The discovery of the fire cave was also an accident. When Elon was still living at sea, his pirates had a fierce conflict with another group of pirates, and both sides played a "sea escape" in the vast sea.
Elon pursued and killed the enemy and spent two days on the edge of the misty sea. He successfully blocked the enemy in an area full of reefs, fog and a large number of islands and reefs.
But this is not the end. The enemy who is not willing to give up, abandons the ship and sets foot on the island. Elon naturally has no hesitation to catch up with him. He has come to this step and is not willing to give up.
Then there was another three-day "reef escape", where both sides fled everywhere in the extremely complex terrain.
Later, both sides regretted it.
Because this place is too dangerous, not only two groups of pirates, but also several groups of monsters participated in the big escape.
Then the scene became unprecedented chaos. Pirates fell in love and killed each other, pirates and monsters also fell in love and killed each other, especially monsters.
In the end, all the enemy pirates were destroyed, and Elon lost more than half of his life before he returned to the pirate ship. It was a typical case that both sides were defeated, and he was seriously injured.
It was in this great escape that Elon remembered that he met the "fire cave", a huge cave of fire.
The "gate of hell" on the earth is only 70 meters wide. The largest diameter of the "gate of hell" in the alien world is more than 200 meters, which is three times that of the "same race" on the earth.
Elon also solemnly mentioned one point.
Fire hole. It''s dangerous.
It''s not only because of the cave itself, but also because of some of the Alien!
Considering the dangers along the way, the fire hole is definitely an extremely dangerous place.
However, Elon''s roundabout warning not only failed to dispel Renault''s idea of going to the cave of fire, but also made his curiosity more intense.
Those born out of the flames Could it be fire?
Having been in the alien world for such a long time, not to mention the dragon, a legendary species, Reno is a bit disappointed that he has not even seen the elves and dwarves running everywhere in the fantasy world, but only a group of ugly black orcs.
Three silly days of so and so, do not say hello to the labor and capital to the alien world, but also special not to arrange a few fairy sister, really his mother''s bad home.
It''s not easy to encounter a species suspected of "fire element". He said that he would take a look at everything.
Besides satisfying the Lord''s curiosity, energy is another key point.
If we build an iron and steel plant in Huodong, we will make steel later, won''t we Not a penny of fuel?
Renault was thrilled just by the prospect in his mind.
This is really the rhythm of turning steel into cabbage price.
As soon as he thought that he could send goody out in the future and yell in the streets of various human Kingdoms: "come on, excellent Haichao steel, 10 copper nals per kilo, buy one kilo and give one kilo away", he couldn''t help laughing.
MMP, as long as the "Hellgate steel plant" can be established, labor and capital can destroy half of the world''s steel plants in three years and the whole industry in five years.
Maybe there are iron mines near the Huodong, and even transportation costs can be saved by more than half.
This is not impossible. The island where Huodong is located and Tiejia island mostly belong to the same geological zone, so the possibility of discovering iron ore is great.
In addition, the energy of the fire hole is not only for steelmaking, but also for burning cement and bricks, and the cost can be as low as inconceivable.
It''s settled. The master wants to enclosure the land!
However, he has no time and energy to explore the fire cave before completing his "journey back to the mainland".
''s "Volcano" problem is reconfirmed. Renault found that Elon had never heard of volcano. Not only that, but the whole world.
Because there are no volcanoes in the alien world.
In other words, in the history of human records, there is no record of "volcanic eruption".
Even if we know that the alien world is very different from the earth, Renault was really shocked this time.
His "common sense" has been completely subverted.
More problems came out of Renault''s mind.
What''s in the "big ball" he stepped on? Is there no lava in the earth''s crust?But without lava, how did the crater on Midway come from? How did the islands come from?
Is there a plate in the crust of this planet? Is there continental drift?
do you want to find a few woodlouse scholars from different territories to study geology and try to measure the age of the planet?
The constant accumulation of doubts prompted Renault to make a decision to take people to the crater in the afternoon.
Why not now?
Because this morning we will build a warehouse for storing materials.
There are only more than 100 people on the Haichao. With these people alone, there is no construction machinery. When and when will it take to build a warehouse that can store hundreds of tons of materials?
In addition, there will be a group of island guards stationed in the warehouse, and they also need corresponding living facilities.
This is a must. Otherwise, nobody will take care of it. What if the things in the warehouse are lost?
Even if it is the first snowy month, Renault believes that there must be wild animals on the island. Will they try to enter the warehouse to have a look?
It''s quite possible.
There is food in the warehouse. In the cold season, the most difficult thing for the beasts to find is food. What they want most is food. In order to break into the warehouse, they will do everything they can.
Even if the warehouse is closed, it may not be able to block them. Who knows what unscientific abilities these beasts will evolve?
How can Renault go with such heavy construction work?
On the location of the warehouse, Elon and Ronald have a little difference.
Elon hopes that the closer the warehouse is to the sea, the better, so as to facilitate transportation. In this way, a lot of time can be saved when unloading goods from the sailboat or transporting goods from the warehouse to the sailboat.
In the short term, it is unlikely to build roads on Midway Island, which also means that the means of transportation can not be used and can only be transported by manpower.
If the distance is too far, the sailors will never be able to bear it. Especially in the case of transporting heavy oil, they have to transport hundreds of tons at a time. If the warehouse is more than 3 kilometers away from the sea, the sailors have to vomit blood?
Therefore, Elon believes that the eastern plain is the most ideal location.
But Ronald has a different opinion.
He believes that safety is the first. The closer to the seaside, the greater the risk in case of a storm. Building the warehouse in a valley with mountains to keep out the wind and rain, the higher the safety.
Midway Island is not an unknown island. Many pirates know about the island. In the non storm season, occasionally there are pirates passing by Midway Island to replenish water on the island.
If the warehouse is built on the plain, the pirates can see it from a long distance. This is a deliberate way to lure the pirates to rob.
So Ronald insisted that the warehouse should be hidden in the mountains.
In case of being found by pirates, the mountain terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is easier to defend.
In the face of this argument, Renault could not help sighing.
It''s true that the bottom decides the head.
Elon is the director of the Department of navigation. He will naturally consider the problem from the perspective of convenient transportation, because the person responsible for carrying the goods will be his staff.
If you spend too much time on transportation, what should you do in case of serious delay and dissatisfaction of the Lord?
Ronald is not the same, he has a premonition that nine times out of ten he will become the first "island owner" stationed in midway.
In the island protection team, his strength is second only to Mu Si, but Mu Si has been promoted to be an extraordinary person. It is impossible to garrison this broken island where birds do not shit. He is the only one who can undertake this important task.
Knowing that he will be on the island for a long time, Ronald certainly hopes that the more hidden the warehouse is, the better.
In the end, it was Renault who ended the dispute.
He just lightly said: "the warehouse is built in the southeast corner."
Elon and Ronald''s eyes widened.
Southeast corner It''s all steep. You can hardly find a foothold. People can''t stand. How can you build a warehouse?
And there are reefs under the cliff, so sailing boats can''t get close to it.
However, as the Lord''s authority became more and more important, they did not even dare to say "admonishment".