Chapter 66 Reversal of Middle School (15) - Finding Copper
Ning Shuxian didn't answer Cheng Chuan's question first, but asked Tuya, "Is what Brother Monkey said reliable?"
Graffiti: "It should be reliable; I didn't detect any abnormal heartbeat."
After listening, Ning Shu suggested, "Let them help us get the ink first, and then we'll get it."
I'll go borrow some glasses from that classmate and let them do the task themselves, okay?
Cheng Chuan agreed, so he replied to Monkey King, who readily agreed.
Ning Shu and the others didn't attend the following classes.
Hai Ge and Hou Ge's clones still went to class, while Ning Shu and the others asked for leave for various reasons.
Ning Shu didn't dare let Hai Ge copy them. Who knew if they would become enemies or friends after being copied? Asking for leave wouldn't be a big deal.
Monkey led them to a chemistry lab. Cheng Chuan was worried about everyone going in together, so he and Wu Yi went in first, while Ning Shu and Tuya waited outside the lab.
Monkey King and Sea King can't go in together; only one can go in. Monkey King went in first.
Ning Shu, Tuya, and Hai Ge were waiting outside, but after a short while, Cheng Chuan and the others came out.
"So fast?" Ning Shu asked in surprise. Was this task not difficult at all?
"It failed." Cheng Chuan also felt a bit hopeless.
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"..."
Ning Shu was initially puzzled, then understood; this was very "playful".
"What's the problem this time?" Ning Shu quickly got to the point.
"We lack materials."
What material?
"copper."
"What?"
Cheng Chuan explained the situation to Ning Shu.
It turns out that as soon as they entered and found the concentrated sulfuric acid, they received a system notification that a hidden quest had been activated, requiring them to complete the task of making copper sulfate.
Cheng Chuan originally thought this task was quite simple. He remembered that to make copper sulfate, in addition to concentrated sulfuric acid, copper wire was also needed as a raw material.
However, the three of them searched the entire laboratory but couldn't find anything related to copper.
Because of the time limit, they failed quickly.
Ning Shu looked at Cheng Chuan: "Concentrated sulfuric acid is a dangerous substance. Aren't you afraid of making mistakes in the production process before you start making it?"
Cheng Chuan knew the item was dangerous, but at the time he was only focused on completing the mission and didn't think too much about it.
Fortunately, there were no raw materials available; otherwise, improper handling could have been fatal.
Ning Shu turned to Monkey King: "Can this mission only allow one experiment? Can't we do other experiments? Can't we find an experiment with raw materials?"
Monkey King: "I only found out that the raw materials in the laboratory can trigger missions, but I don't know what missions I need to complete."
Of all the materials I encountered, only concentrated sulfuric acid triggered the quest, so this is the only quest I can get.
Ning Shu looked at Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi: "Did you trigger the same mission?"
Cheng Chuan nodded: "Wu Yi was the first to trigger the mission. Neither Monkey King nor I triggered the mission at that time."
The mission only triggered when I finally touched the bottle of concentrated sulfuric acid; I guess there's only one experiment.
Ning Shu thought for a moment: "Anyway, I don't remember how to do this experiment, so let's do this."
First, find information on how to conduct the experiment and what materials are needed. Once you have the materials, go back and complete the task.
Everyone else agreed with Ning Shu's suggestion, and they went to the library first.
I borrowed the computer inside to access the internet and searched for experimental videos on how to make copper sulfate. I wrote down the steps and the materials needed.
The chemicals needed for the experiment are: concentrated sulfuric acid, copper wire, fuchsin solution, and sodium hydroxide solution.
After returning to the lab, they deliberately avoided touching the concentrated sulfuric acid and began searching for other materials.
After searching around, I only found a fuchsin solution; I couldn't find the copper wire or the sodium hydroxide solution.
The graffiti artist asked, "Can we omit the fuchsin and sodium hydroxide solution? They don't seem to be necessary."
Cheng Chuan was also hesitating whether to omit them, but then he heard Ning Shu say:
"Do you want to die? Sulfur dioxide is harmful to the human body. Don't die here before you even take the exam." [1]
To make copper sulfate solution, you only need to prepare the first two chemicals; the other materials are optional.
The fuchsin solution was used only to verify the production of sulfur dioxide gas, while the sodium hydroxide solution was used to treat the sulfur dioxide gas.
However, as Ning Shu said, sulfur dioxide gas is harmful to the human body. If they don't deal with it, it's unknown whether it will have an impact on them.
After speaking, Ning Shu felt that their previous arrangements were inappropriate, and quietly said to Cheng Chuan:
"The plan to do the tasks at the same time needs to be changed. You will bring Wu Yi, and I will bring Tuya. Let Monkey and Hai Ge be a team, and we will take turns doing the tasks."
Cheng Chuan immediately understood, looked at Monkey and Hai, and whispered, "Are you worried about being implicated by them?"
Ning Shu nodded without hesitation. It wasn't that she was being petty, but she simply had to be cautious.
After all, some people are clumsy and can be implicated by their own people, but being implicated by others is just asking for trouble.
"Okay, let's look for the items first," Cheng Chuan agreed.
The school is so big, with several laboratories, so they found the sodium hydroxide solution in another laboratory, and now all that's left is the copper wire.
But they spent the whole afternoon and still couldn't find it. It was so frustrating to be stuck at the last minute.
Six people sat in a row on the steps outside the teaching building, their faces full of bitterness.
This scene was remarkably similar to the earlier sight of Ning Shu and the other two on the playground, their faces contorted with misery.
"What should we do? This dungeon is way too hard! I might as well go to the assembly line."
Wu Yi felt that this dungeon was too difficult and not friendly to newcomers at all.
Ning Shu sighed inwardly: Why don't you go? It's not like everyone has a choice.
"Why don't we ask the teachers? Surely one of them will know?" the graffiti suggested.
“Great idea, it’s your time to shine, Graffiti Bro.” Ning Shu suddenly looked at the graffiti with sparkling eyes.
"..." Didn't they call him "Graffiti" before? Why are they calling him "brother" now? Graffiti thought Ning Shu was really good at changing his tune.
"Shall I go first?" Graffiti said.
Cheng Chuan looked at Monkey King: "Monkey King, why don't you bring two puppets with you to protect the graffiti?"
Monkey King is questioning his existence. He failed to complete either of the two tasks, and he was a little taken aback when he was suddenly called upon.
It wasn't until Hai nudged him with his elbow that he realized what was happening and readily agreed, since it would benefit him as well.
Seeing that Monkey King agreed, Cheng Chuan looked at Wu Yi again: "Don't just sit there, go with Tuya and try to ask a few more teachers to see if there are any clues."
"Okay." Wu Yi was still very obedient.
Upon hearing this, Ning Shu seemed to remember something, and pulled out a few crumpled pieces of paper from her pocket, handing them to Wu Yi:
"Go find the chemistry teachers first. Remember, you need to ask all the chemistry teachers."
Wu Yi took the paper Ning Shu handed him and asked curiously, "So where are you guys going?"
Cheng Chuan explained, "You guys are in charge of the teaching building area. Ning Shu and I will go look in other places and expand the search to the entire school."
Upon hearing Cheng Chuan assign tasks, Monkey felt he couldn't just sit idly by: "Then Hai Ge, you guys, and I will each take half of the area outside the teaching building and search separately."
"No problem, but it's getting late, can we go out at night?"
Cheng Chuan has been resting according to the school's schedule these past few days.
"You can go out at night, but it's best to go back to your dorm room when it's time for your scheduled rest."
Because there are security guards patrolling outside at night, it's unclear what will happen if you get caught.
The graffiti artist described his observations of the nighttime conditions over the past few days.
"Actually, it's too much trouble to look for chemicals at night, so it's unnecessary."
Ning Shu felt that there were still a few days until the big exam, and it wouldn't be worth getting caught for breaking the rules here.
They planned to go eat first, and then come out to look for it again before lights out.
Unsurprisingly, there was no success that day.
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