Chapter 160 Cement

"Hey, Kyle, do you remember that guy?"

"I forgot about it."

"I haven't said who it is yet."

Kyle stopped what he was doing, glared at the little man fiercely, and then said, "Don't make trouble for yourself, Hodge. We finally got out of the Candlelight Club, and I don't want to go in again."

"No, no, I just suddenly thought of him again." Hodge smiled awkwardly. "He always has so many interesting stories. To be honest, I don't know where they come from. Those words are also very interesting, such as universal gravitation and the law of something. It's a pity that I will never hear such interesting stories again."

Kyle also fell silent. After a long while, he replied in a low voice: "He is dead."

Indeed, the worker Hughes was dead, and everyone knew it.

The Candlelight Society claimed that he was a cultist and that the stories he told were blasphemous. Kyle didn't understand what blasphemy was, he just knew that the last person who was willing to tell them stories had disappeared.

Sometimes he even felt indignant. Does one become a cultist just for telling stories? There is nothing wrong with cults. At least after listening to those messy things, the days of being tired and wanting to die are not so unbearable.

Unfortunately, everything can't go back.

Neither of them spoke any more, and they quietly greased the machine.

"Speaking of which, the factory here is so strange. The steam engine looks nothing like the one in Rhine. I don't know what that thing over there is used for."

"That's a blast furnace. It can calcine pyrite ore and produce sulfuric acid and steel at the same time. The slag can also be used to make concrete." A female voice sounded faintly in the ears of the two men.

It took Kyle and Hodge two seconds to realize what had happened. They felt a chill on their backs and slowly turned their heads.

"Hello, Sister Chloe."

Kyle, who was as strong as a bear, and Hodge, who was skinny and small, straightened their bodies instantly, and exchanged glances with stiff and crazy expressions.

When did she come? How much did she hear? Hodge was now filled with regret. Why did he have to bring up Hughes's matter? Now he was doomed. He could only hope that the nun came late and didn't hear the conversation between the two.

Unfortunately, Chloe tilted her head and spoke with a curious look on her face: "I answered your questions. Now it's your turn. You are talking about the cultist, right? What did he say?"

The two looked at each other in horror and hurriedly explained: "Sister, we didn't say anything. We don't remember those things a long time ago. We have already said everything we know!"

"Really? Including the gravitational force?"

Hodge's face turned bitter. It turned out that she had heard everything. What should he do? Kyle looked around subconsciously. There was no one else in the factory. This nun was thin and short, like a bug that he could crush to death with one hand. If he did it here, no one would see it. He couldn't help but tighten the wrench in his hand.

Then he dropped his hands and threw the tools on the ground.

He was just an honest worker, and even if some terrible ideas happened to pop into his mind, his kind nature would prevent him from doing so.

After a mental struggle, Hodge next to him finally spoke: "Sister, we actually talked about all these during the interrogation. I, I didn't deliberately remember these stories, just because they are really interesting."

"Then tell me about it."

"Yes, sir," Hodge stammered, "I only remember the general idea. It is said that there was a businessman."

"So what? What does the overflowing water in the pool have to do with? Water pressure? Buoyancy?" Chloe asked curiously, "Go on, what's next?"

"No more. Hughes was called away by his supervisor and never came back."

"Tsk, such an interesting story, why did it stop halfway through? It's boring." The nun looked dissatisfied. "But gravity and the fastest speed in the universe are interesting."

Kyle and Hodge looked at each other, both of them had some confusion in their eyes. The attitude of this nun seemed to be different from what they imagined.

"Okay, I get it. It's a good story indeed. Do you have any other questions?"

"Uh, we don't need to repent or anything?"

"Want to repent? Not impossible."

"No, no, no, I was just saying it casually, casually." Hodge quickly waved his hands and took a step back, his face full of surprise. He was let off like that? ! "You have already explained these things honestly, and you two haven't done anything against the rules. Why should I punish you?" Chloe shrugged nonchalantly. "On the contrary, you two can ask anything you want to know. I know everything about the factory construction and production line process here. You can ask me anything you don't understand."

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The two looked at each other. Kyle scratched his head and asked hesitantly, "Sister, I'm actually a little curious, what kind of factory is this?"

"The blast furnace next to the ironworks was built to forge steel, but it also produces a lot of byproducts, such as sulfuric acid, which can be used to make nitroglycerin. You should have learned about nitroglycerin a few days ago. The molten iron will be processed here, and the slag will be used in making concrete. In fact, a considerable part of the steel here will be turned into steel bars for building construction."

"Concrete? Construction?"

The two were more confused as they listened. How could steel be associated with architecture? Shouldn't those things be made of bricks and stones? "Yes, architecture. You should know that we are being targeted by a group of monsters. In the future, Castel will build many fortresses on the coast. These will all use concrete - you can think of it as a kind of stone that can be melted, with steel as the skeleton in the middle."

"Stone melting in steel frame"

Hotch and Kyle looked at each other in shock, they really couldn't imagine what this would be like.

"Someone from the advanced class will come to explain soon. We don't have much time left. The lord has decided to switch all of Castel's factories to steam power, so that workers who have learned basic mechanical knowledge can also participate in production. By then, I guess some of you will be assigned to the cement factory, as the production line there is also in need of manpower."

"cement."

"Calcine limestone, grind it into powder, and add water to release heat to solidify into the most primitive cement. Have you seen this?"

Kyle shook his head, but Hodge nodded and said in confusion: "I heard about it when I was in Rhine. It is said to be troublesome and the effect is not good."

(End of this chapter)