A Young Woman's Heart

"Aishue!"

However, strange shouts came from all around.

The voice was sometimes urgent, and sometimes very gentle.

“I am the Dream Witch who weaves beautiful dreams for others…” Aishuer looked at her palm, “Dreams… I can weave other people’s dreams, but I cannot weave my own…”

"Aishue, it's time to wake up." The voice was so close, it was as if it were ringing in her ear.

Aisha was startled and covered her right ear.

But there was really no one around.

Of course, this was also the first time she had heard that voice say the rest of the sentence.

It's time to wake up...

What means?

Does that mean she was actually the person in your dream?

"Am I...dreaming? Is this the dream world? Is this my dream?" Aishuer walked out of the shop and looked blankly at the street that had already been placed under martial law.

The clouds in the sky were so gloomy.

It was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

She suddenly felt a sharp, needle-like pain in her head.

"Eek—!" She covered her head, and when she opened her eyes again, she saw that everything in front of her had changed.

It is no longer that street full of medieval style.

It is a town with a somewhat modern feel.

Many cars were parked on the roadside, and people were frantically fleeing.

A fighter jet roared overhead, and then many things fell down.

She turned around in a daze, and before she could even identify what had fallen, she saw a burst of red flames suddenly erupt from the spot where her parents were standing, dozens of meters away.

Next came the dust storm that obscured the view.

She frantically tried to run there, but a strong, powerful hand grabbed her arm.

"Come on!"

Looking up, you can see a bearded man with a camera hanging around his neck, holding her in one hand and another girl in the other, running quickly into the distance.

The roar gradually faded into the distance.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

A head was pushed behind her by the impact, and she instinctively looked back to see her mother's terrified face.

Before I could even scream, there was another deafening explosion.

And it rang right next to her. She felt herself being pushed to the ground, and then the whole world went quiet, with only a buzzing sound echoing in her ears.

She could hear nothing and see nothing; her world was plunged into darkness.

When she woke up, she was standing in the city of Beta, having forgotten her past and believing herself to be a witch who could control dreams.

From that day on, shouts would often ring in her ears, yet they seemed so far away.

"Gurgle, gurgle..." Her mother's head rolled in front of her, but it wasn't as bloody and mangled as she remembered.

Her face was still intact. She forced a smile, then turned to dust and disappeared.

"No, no, no—Mommy!" Ashley screamed in terror, and her whole world seemed to collapse.

After the darkness, a faint glimmer of light came into view.

She saw a small face looking at her with concern, and instinctively her body trembled.

"Aishue?!" The person looking at her grabbed her hand in surprise. "You're finally awake? I thought you'd become a vegetable instead!"

“Mamo…!” Ashleigh threw herself into her arms.

The latter stiffened slightly, then raised her hand and gently patted her back, whispering softly, "Ashur, Juz dobrze, mama tu jest, nie bój sie… (Ashur, it's alright, Mommy's here, don't be afraid, it's alright…)"

“Mamo…”

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Chapter 309 Saponification Reaction

Chemistry classes are sometimes held in the laboratory building.

On Tuesday mornings, the third and fourth periods are chemistry classes, which are often used as lab sessions.

Even students who dislike chemistry class are often interested in the various interesting experiments in chemistry class.

But don't expect that this will make people fall in love with chemistry. After all, the difficulty of understanding an experimental result is much greater than the difficulty of understanding the principle behind the experiment.

However, every chemistry class is still very lively. Even students who don't usually pay much attention in chemistry class will be more attentive than usual.

Chemistry teacher Yao Gugu, with her red curly hair, casually leaned against the podium in the laboratory and turned to the students who were already seated, saying, "Today we are going to do an experiment, which is the preparation of acetic acid and ethanol. This is an experiment that is closely related to our lives."

"To put it simply, it's about making soap..." Mo Xueyao muttered softly, resting her chin on her hand.

Yao Gugu keenly heard Mo Xueyao's mutterings and pointed at her with a smile: "That's right, Mo Xueyao is absolutely right. It's about making soap. This is a practical application of the hydrolysis reaction of oils and fats. If you learn it, you can even make your own soap at home."

"Science class representative," the chemistry teacher said, glancing at Le Tingfeng sitting in the second row of the second largest group. "You'll distribute these experimental materials. Each pair of deskmates will be a group, one set per group. I've already packed them in small plastic bags."

"Oh." Le Tingfeng quickly stood up. He was probably the busiest class representative in the whole class because the chemistry and physics class representatives in Class 2 weren't separated, so he had to be responsible for both subjects. Whether it was collecting and distributing homework or helping out when the teacher asked him to, he basically had to do the work of two people...

For some reason, whenever Mo Xueyao saw Yao Gugu, she couldn't help but think of the 'Yao Gugu' from "Rainy Sky Brawl".

The boys who frequently played "Rainy Sky Brawl" seemed to be the same way, chuckling to themselves and whispering teasing.

Although Yao Gugu is a witch in the game, in reality she is just an ordinary chemistry teacher.

This interweaving of reality and illusion creates a truly wondrous feeling.

"We've already covered saponification in previous classes. Simply put, it's the hydrolysis of fats and oils in a suitable alkaline solution to produce higher fatty acid salts and glycerol. Industrially, this chemical principle is used to make soap. Similarly, ordinary people like us can actually make it ourselves. The materials have already been distributed. Please look up the methods in your books and write down your steps. You'll need to hand them in after class."

Yao Gugu, hands on her hips, grabbed Liu Xiaowei's cheek and said, "Liu Xiaowei, you better do this properly. This is the last chemistry class of the semester."

"Oh, what does it matter? There won't be any chemistry classes next semester anyway..."

"With your grades, you probably won't be able to get into the humanities class either." Yao Gugu raised an eyebrow. "Anyway, you still have to take the final exams. You don't want to go home with a failing grade on your report card, do you? Then you can forget about having a good summer vacation."

"Chen Cheng, hurry up and get moving." Liu Xiaowei immediately looked at the boy sitting next to him.

When they were in the classroom, they were like left and right protectors by the podium. In the laboratory, they became deskmates, mainly to make it easier to do experiments, since they were always in pairs.

The materials for each group were quickly distributed, and Mo Xueyao immediately opened and checked them.

She was quite clear about how to conduct the specific experiments. In fact, she had done the saponification experiment several times. Although it was just theoretical, the experiment was not difficult and could even be considered relatively simple.

The process of making it is less like a chemical experiment and more like cooking.

Huang Yuxi picked up a small plastic box, opened it, and shook the viscous liquid inside.

The color was milky white and looked slightly cloudy. Mo Xueyao smelled it and guessed that it should be coconut oil.

Don't be fooled by its small size; it's barely bigger than the bottom of a cup. It's packed full.

As long as you don't use it all at once, it's okay if it fails.

Mo Xueyao estimated the dosage and divided it into two portions, so that it wouldn't matter if she failed the first time.

Besides this, the rest are some chemical reagents.

— Ethanol, 30% sodium hydroxide solution, saturated sodium chloride solution.

It's okay if you don't have distilled water; you don't necessarily have to use such pure water to make soap.

However, for other more rigorous chemical experiments, distilled water must still be used.

Other experimental materials, such as gauze, beakers, and alcohol lamps, are all available on the lab bench.

"Are you ready to do it?" Huang Yuxi held up the writing board in her hand.

"Hmm, let's try it once. We'll need an evaporating dish... What's a good ratio? 2:2:1?"

"Use a dropper."

"Well, although you can use any kind of soap, since this is an experiment, it's better to be more rigorous. Use a dropper to add vegetable oil, ethanol, and sodium hydroxide in the correct proportions..."

Compared to Mo Xueyao's rigorous attitude, some people were much more casual.

For example, Zhou Yong and Li Hongran.

"Old Li, how do we put it?"

"Is that enough? Pour in some coconut oil? It should be coconut oil, right? Then pour in some alcohol and caustic soda." Li Hongran picked up the box with his big hands and poured it all into the beaker.

"I poured out half of it, and I should be able to pour out half of the other two as well, right?" Zhou Yong scratched his head. "Then what do I do? I think it's... evaporate?"

"Uh? It seems so?"

"No, no, it's not distilled water. This should just be heated and stirred until it becomes viscous." Zhou Yong shook his head, found a glass rod, stirred the solution a few times, and then placed the beaker on the alcohol lamp.

The two men were scratching their heads and flipping through a book as they worked, looking quite clumsy.

Moreover, many of the experimental procedures were incorrect.

Although the final results may be similar, if you answer the questions according to this process, you'll most likely not get any points...

"Whoosh—" Liu Xiaowei blew out the alcohol lamp, but was slapped hard on the forehead by Yao Gugu.

"How many times have I told you? To extinguish an alcohol lamp, you should put the lid on, not blow it out."

"Oh dear, the results are about the same, Professor Yao, don't worry about it!"

"If you're not serious about experiments, you'll definitely be even less serious about other things. Experiments always have risks, so you have to be rigorous, understand?" Yao Gugu said, hands on her hips. "If it were you and your girlfriend, for example..."

"Teacher! I don't have a girlfriend!" Liu Xiaowei quickly interrupted Yao Gugu's dirty joke.

It sounds like a simple experiment, but many students spent an entire class period trying to finish it.