Chapter 118 118. Crusade (Part 2)
Lowe had not originally planned to use the traditional oil refining technology so quickly, but now he could not care about the consequences.
Hundreds of lives were lost and Lodel was seriously injured. He could not swallow this humiliation no matter what.
Even if it requires doing it yourself and taking certain risks, you must continue.
As for the environmental pollution caused, it is not even taken into consideration.
Choosing an abandoned quarry for refining work is already his greatest kindness to the world. Air pollution cannot be avoided anyway.
Lowe took out the finished oil refinery from his space backpack. It was a very simple and crude device. It was simply a pot, a lid, a pipe, and three holes! To put it simply, the oil was placed in a sealed thick-walled iron pot. A sealed lid was added, and there was a rotating shaft under the lid, which could be added with blades to stir the oil.
In addition, a tube is inserted into the lid to allow the boiling oil and gas to float out. After the tube is water-cooled, the first thing that condenses is diesel, which will flow out from the first eye. The rest of the lighter oil and gas will float farther and condense into kerosene at the second eye. The one that floats the farthest is undoubtedly gasoline. As for the gas coming out of the pipe mouth, people generally call it natural gas.
Experienced refiners can even produce high-grade gasoline! There are many shortcomings in the traditional oil refining method.
For example, security.
Boiling crude oil over fire is dangerous. With current sealing conditions, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no oil leakage. Once there are oil stains on the ground or the oil and gas content in the air is too high, sparks may be blown by the wind, which may trigger a chain reaction.
Therefore, after the refinery was built, Lowe never used it at all.
Who plays with fire for no reason?
When a normal person sees these flammable and explosive dangerous items, including gunpowder, the first thought is to stay away from them.
This is the instinct of humans to seek benefits and avoid harm. Unless they encounter greater danger, they will consider and weigh the pros and cons. When two evils meet, they will choose the lesser of two evils . This time, Lodel almost died, and Lovi was also ruthless.
You want to kill me, I will kill you even if I risk my life! Suddenly, there was a huge explosion, and along with the air wave, the iron cover of the refinery was blown off dozens of meters high.
The guards standing guard nearby were terrified.
"What on earth are you doing!" Lodel rushed over after hearing the news.
"Prepare for the fight against heresy." Lowe answered in an inexplicable tone.
"Based on this?" Lodel stared at the burning ground in front of him, gradually becoming dazed.
"My Lord, do you need help?" Hidan suggested.
Lovi did not refuse, but told Xidan to choose someone he could trust. The kerosene refining technology must be kept strictly confidential.
Xidan naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, and about an hour later, two apprentices arrived.
The two skinny girls looked only twelve or thirteen years old. In such cold weather, they were only wearing a set of long-sleeved linen clothes and straw sandals.
"My Lord?"
They bowed timidly to Lowe.
"Don't be afraid." Lovi smiled kindly and told the servants to bring two thick clothes: "Have you eaten?"
The two nodded vigorously.
"What you have to do is very simple, just watch me first." Lowe demonstrated how to turn the handle of the refinery and add firewood.
The operation seems very easy, even more brainless than polishing stone strips.
"Lord, please leave it to us." said an older girl with gray hair.
"Child, it's not that simple." Luo Wei couldn't face their innocent eyes, and his heart was full of guilt: "You guys watch first, this job is very dangerous.
I will tell you as much as I can about the oil. First of all, it is kerosene."
Lowe poured a little of the finished product on the ground and lit it. The flame burned on the stone and went out after a long time. "Don't think it's no big deal. This kind of kerosene can't be put out by water."
Both girls had worry in their eyes.
"See that stove? If a spark accidentally ignites the oil, it will..." Lovey simulated the sound of an explosion with his mouth and even made vivid movements.
Bang. "My Lord, if that happens, will we die?" The younger children trembled instinctively.
"I can't guarantee it, but there's a good chance he's injured." After all, it was so far away, so Lowe thought it wasn't a big problem.
"My Lord, if this is really a very dangerous job, you would not take the risk yourself, right?" The gray-haired girl forced a smile.
"If you're careful enough, there won't be any problem," Lowe comforted.
It must be said that with the lord taking the lead, they felt reassured.
The two simply thought that since Lowe had done it himself, it was obviously not that dangerous.
At most you'll get hurt.
It can't be more dangerous than coal mining.
Over the next three days, the refinery exploded seven times, five of which occurred right in front of Lowe.
The two girls were also very brave. Seeing that Lovey was not afraid of a man, they gradually adapted and became more and more skilled in their operations.
After taking over completely, Lowe promised to give them a high salary of ten silver dollars per month.
"My Lord, do you have something to talk to me about?" Xidan was summoned by Lovey. She guessed that it must be about kerosene, and the result was not unexpected.
Lowe introduced to Hidan the uses of several types of oil.
Diesel can be used to remove rust from metal for now.
Kerosene can replace expensive meat fat and bring cheap light.
Gasoline is unstable and easily volatile, so it must be stored with great care.
The common point of the three is that they are easily ignited and are dangerous goods, especially gasoline, which is the most dangerous.
Xidan was obviously more interested in kerosene. After asking for a barrel to try it out, she excitedly told Lovey how useful kerosene was.
Originally, ordinary grease could only be used for a few hours at most, but kerosene was not used up for a whole night!
Moreover, the cost seems to be lower!
No, it's just a waste recycling! Xidan secretly admired Lowe and imagined the scene of the city not going out at night.
This was just a small episode. Lowe's mind was now completely focused on the crusade.
As time went on, more and more gasoline was loaded into his space backpack, and his confidence grew.
Finally, the day of departure arrived.
Lovi refused Hidan's request to send troops to assist, and simply led the original team to where Dam was.
"Are you sure?" Lodel asked worriedly.
"Ninety percent sure." Lowe said calmly and confidently.
The image of the burning earth flashed before Lodel's eyes: "You, don't try to be so stubborn!"
"You are!" Lowe was speechless.
She was really lucky to be able to survive because the quality of the stone was not very good, and it seemed that the clay content was too high, which gave her the opportunity to cut it open.
Even so, Lodel was still badly injured, with muscles strained all over her body.
If Lovey had not used the leaves of the Tree of Life in time, he would probably have ended up paralyzed.
(End of this chapter)
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