Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 196 Mining
a few days later.

The expansion project of the cabin was officially completed, and Minian officially moved into the house and lived with Xia He.

Fortunately, it didn't rain in the past few days, otherwise, the two of them would probably have to squeeze in the wolf cave with Xiao Hui and the others.

"Good morning, Xia He."

After folding the coat she used as a quilt, Minian stood up and greeted Xia He who was already sitting at the door petting a wolf.

Frederick Xia and.

Xia He told her this name the day before yesterday.

He also asked her if she knew a nobleman named Frederick.

And the answer given by Minian was naturally no.

In the small town where she lives, there are few rich people, let alone nobles. Everyone is a hardworking commoner, busy with their lives every day.

But at the same time, Minian also got some information from this question.

So he is a child from a noble family?

No wonder he is so young and knows so many things that he himself doesn’t know.

After all, they are "legendary" nobles, and they are indeed different from ordinary people like us.

"Good morning." Xia He turned around and glanced at her. "By the way, are you going to cut wood today too?"

"Ah."

Minnian nodded.

Even though she knew that sea beasts were most likely lurking near her ship, it was unlikely for her to just give up.

"I plan to accumulate the finished materials first, which will speed up the progress a lot..."

"Really?" Hearing this, Xia He stretched out his little hand, scratched the back of his head and said, "It's probably going to rain in a few days. It's the rainy season recently. Aren't you afraid that the wood you make will get damp? Or is there no such thing as dampness here?"

After all, the common sense in the pirate world is different from that in the previous life, so he asked such a question.

"Wet?"

It turns out that this world is also susceptible to moisture.

Minnie slapped her forehead suddenly, then reacted and said, "I almost forgot!"

She suddenly remembered that every rainy season, her father would go to his warehouse to make the wood for shipbuilding moisture-proof.

"But how can we prevent moisture?"

"Apart from controlling the temperature, the simplest way is to sprinkle quicklime," Xia He replied.

"Have you any quicklime?"

"No."

Xia He shook his head. "But there should be limestone in the sea. If we can find it, we can get quicklime by calcining it at high temperature."

CaCO3=high temperature=CaO+CO2↑

He had seen this chemical formula in a book when he was in kindergarten.

"Don't we still have to get close to the sea?" Upon hearing this, Minian showed a little disappointment in her eyes.

In this case, do we really have to stay here until spring?
"Also, you don't have to worry. I have observed the environment here. There are tung trees in this forest. When the weather gets a little warmer, tung fruits should be able to be produced. Then I will refine the tung fruits into tung oil, which can be effectively waterproof and anti-corrosive when building ships." Xia He added.

Minian: (⊙o⊙)
How do you know so much?

Are all children from aristocratic families so powerful?

She was filled with curiosity.

But before he could ask any questions, he saw Xia He carrying a bag that was much taller than himself, then he rode on Xiao Hui and turned to walk deep into the forest.

"So, let's think about how to deal with the sea beast first."

……

Hoping that some merchant ships would pass by here in the spring?

That is definitely not realistic.

After getting off Xiao Hui's back, Xia He walked barefoot to a huge ore, then dropped the bag and took out an iron pickaxe from it. This thing was found on Minian's ship, and after testing its quality, he found that it was many times harder than the stone axe he made.

"What are you going to do?"

Minian, who had been following him all the way, looked at him curiously and asked.

"Mining." Xia He replied.

Then, under Minnian's gaze, he raised the pickaxe high and slammed it hard on the ore.

With a crisp "clang" sound, ore fragments flew everywhere. Minian, who was standing behind, was so shocked that her emotions were beyond words.

This guy……

Is it really a child?
There's nothing we can do. Who can blame this scene for being so incongruous?

She really couldn't understand how Xia He could use this body to unleash such power.

I just stared at it blankly for quite a while.

It wasn't until Xia He collapsed on the ground exhausted that she finally came to her senses. She quickly ran forward, rolled up her sleeves and said, "Let me do it."

"You?" Xia He turned around and looked at her with sweat on his forehead.

"Well, you take a rest first."

Although she didn't know what Xia He was trying to do, based on Xia He's previous performance, she believed that he must have his reasons for doing so.

clang!
clang!
Clang!

He clenched the pickaxe tightly with both hands, and his cheeks were shaking from the shock.

Finally, when the head-sized ore fell to the ground, Minnian felt that her arms were about to lose feeling.

"Is this enough?"

"enough."

Xia He walked forward with a smile and put the ore into the bag with great effort.

Seeing this, Minian threw away the pickaxe in her hand and asked, "What is this thing used for?"

"For forging swords."

"Forging a sword?"

"That's right." Xia He explained, "This thing is called meteorite iron, a type of meteorite. It contains about 80% iron, but it is stronger than ordinary iron ore. In addition, it has extremely high toughness and corrosion resistance, so it is perfect for forging knives."

Minian: “?”

Meteorite?

What is a meteorite?

What does iron content mean?
I totally don't understand.

She opened her mouth and wanted to ask more questions, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.

There is no other reason.

Always asking a half-year-old child this and that...

Wouldn't this make me look stupid?

she thought to herself.

"Let's go, Xiao Hui, let's go back." After hanging the bag around Xiao Hui's neck, Xia He jumped onto the wolf.

When he encountered the sea beast again before, he observed it carefully and found that the guy only had "scales" on the top of his head, abdomen and back. Apart from that, there was almost no protection on his tail, back of the head, and eyes.

If I could hit these three vital points, I might be able to kill it.

"Now all that's left is to forge two suitable knives..." Xia He muttered to himself.

same moment.

Minian, who was following behind Xiao Hui, inadvertently looked at Xia He's dirty soles.

(End of this chapter)