Master of Thermodynamics

Chapter 809: Faster than robbery

"Guru...bang...pop..."

On the surface of the tumbling lava, bubbles burst from time to time, and the hot molten liquid splashed in all directions. The black basalt suspended on the surface of the magma also shattered, part of which sank into the lava, and the other parts drifted away.

This dark red "river" reflects intense heat radiation all the time, making the air fiery.

The surrounding environment is dead silent.

There doesn't seem to be any living creatures.

A heavy metal beam straddles a narrow part of the lava river, and a triangular black stone house is built on the giant beam.

This is the so-called "Salvage Station No. 1".

"...Before the Rune Research Institute invented the'Magic Condensation Observation Mirror', it was a very hard work to work in the salvage station... The temperature in the stone house exceeds 200 degrees, and you must wear the built-in'Magic Air Conditioner' protection. Otherwise, no one would dare to stay at the salvage station except for the extraordinary Fire Element..."

The person in charge of the Hell Island base, Lindhem, talked about all kinds of interesting things about the salvage station.

"The thermal insulation layer of the protective clothing is made of a material called'porous stone felt', with a thickness of 30 mm, plus the weight of the'magic air conditioner', making the protective clothing weigh more than 80 kilograms... When working in protective clothing, it consumes a lot of physical strength."

"Even the awakened ones can't hold on for long. They have to rotate every two hours... During that period of time, being dispatched to a salvage station was the hardest errand on Hell Island and the most rewarding one. jobs……"

Because the stone house at the salvage station was relatively cramped, except for Renault and Lindhum entering it, the rest of the entourage all stood far away from the lava river, waiting for Renault.

In the stone house, I saw Lord Lord, who was aloft like a god, suddenly appeared in front of my eyes. Two salvagers stood at the foot of the wall with extreme restraint, not daring to breathe.

"However, after the'Magic Condensing Observation Mirror' was sent by the Air Force, the situation at the salvage station has greatly improved...As long as the observation mirror of the instrument is set up on the base and aimed at the lava river, the salvageman will no longer need it. Keep staring at the lava."

"We completely closed the salvage station, covered it with a layer of insulation material, and then installed a'magic air conditioner'. The temperature in the room can be maintained at the most comfortable 20 degrees Celsius... The salvager only needs to wear it. A set of lightweight protective clothing greatly reduces the work intensity..."

Speaking of which, Lindhem did not forget to compliment:

"Lord Lord, you once said a famous sentence-'Magic technology changes life'... I think the transformation of this salvage station is the best interpretation of this sentence!"

Renault ignored the flattery and asked directly:

"How effective is the actual use of the'magic energy condensing observation mirror'?"

A huge expression of admiration appeared on Lindhem's face for an instant. He pointed to a half-person tall silver-white metal box, and said in an almost chanting tone:

"Oh, this magic instrument is really amazing... Until now, I have doubted whether there is a soul hidden in it... It is incredible that it can automatically recognize the magic metal in the lava. "

(For the introduction of "Magic Condensing Observation Mirror", see Chapter 778)

"As long as the magic metal appears in the lava river, there will be bright spots on the display screen of the instrument... The salvageman can stay in the room comfortably, paying attention to the spots on the screen, and salvaging in time is enough. Up."

"It was not always possible to get a piece of magic metal in the previous week. Even if it can be found, it is all light-weight magic metal, and its use is relatively narrow... Since the installation of the'magic condensing observation mirror', the efficiency of the salvage station has been greatly improved. Upgrade... Now you can get 3 pieces of magic metal every day on average, almost all of which are high-density metals."

"Take'Star Blue Iron' as an example. So far, more than 30 pieces have been found at the salvage station, and the total weight exceeds 100 kilograms..."

Renault was extremely satisfied and couldn't stop the smile on his face.

"You guys did a great job!"

From the perspective of cost-benefit ratio, the speed of making money is faster than robbery.

Take the "star blue iron" in Lindhheim's words.

This is an extremely rare magic metal. As long as a small amount of star blue iron is added to ordinary steel, the mechanical properties will increase sharply, and it is also resistant to acid, alkali and rust, making it a super alloy.

Star blue iron is incredibly versatile, and its price is extremely high, one hundred times that of magic silver, and the price per kilogram is as high as more than 6000 Kinnars.

In other words, the value of this batch of star blue iron alone is not less than 600,000 kinnals, and the total value of other magic metals is probably not less than 1 million kinnals.

And this is only one month's benefit!

In comparison, the cost of building a salvage station is completely negligible.

Isn't this what it is to steal money?

...

"The ‘Magic Condensation Observation Mirror’ seems to...have detected a piece of magic metal..."

At this moment, a middle-aged salvageman suddenly stammered and said a word.

Renault immediately looked at the display light screen.

Sure enough, a dimly lit spot was shining on the screen, and it was slowly moving towards the salvage station.

"Execute the salvage procedure immediately!" Lindhem shouted.

The two salvagers hurriedly nodded, and stood in front of the console anxiously.

Lindhem introduced in a low voice:

"Lord Lord, this salvage system designed by the Rune Research Institute is very advanced... It uses a mechanized salvage method, no manual salvage is required... Operate the rune square plate, and the magic metal can be salvaged easily and quickly... …No longer need to hold up the fishing net and go fishing hard in the lava like before..."

"The target has entered the range of 10 meters." The middle-aged salvageman glanced at the light screen and said loudly, "Put down the alloy salvage box!"

Another younger salvageman immediately activated a rune square.

The misty blue light had just enveloped the rune square, and there was a slight vibration on the floor under my feet, and the crackling sound produced when the magma was turbulent, it seemed that something was sunk into the lava river.

"Okay, the target has been captured." The middle-aged salvageman, who had been watching the light screen, reminded again, "Recover the salvage box..."

The floor shook again, and it was obvious that the salvage box filled with magma had been lifted by the magic motive.

"Clean up impurities..."

Another rune square board was activated.

And Lindhem started the simultaneous commentary.

"My lord, the alloy salvage box is actually a special magic smelting furnace. It can draw heat from the lava and heat the temperature in the box to thousands of degrees or more...magma, common metals, and other useless The impurities will be vaporized by high-temperature ventilation, leaving only the magic metal with extremely high melting point..."

"Nice design!"

Renault nodded approvingly.

"Whirring whirring……"

Even across the thick stone wall, you can hear the violent whistling of air currents, which should be vaporized impurities, which are being discharged from the salvage box.

At this time, the salvage procedure has reached the final step.

"The cooling program is cooling the salvage box!" The middle-aged salvageman yelled and said with a smile, "Salik, get ready to get the magic metal!"

The young salvager, known as "Salic", wears a closed breathing helmet with agility, and puts an air bottle on his back, and connects the breathing tube.

Then he opened a small door on the right side of the wall, got in, and the sound of "dongdong" footsteps disappeared quickly.

"Lord Lord, there is a sealed compartment in the lower part of the salvage station, from there you can enter the salvage box... However, there are toxic and harmful gases remaining in the box, and a separate breathing device must be used." Lindhem said softly.

After a dozen breaths, the small door was pushed open again, and Serik walked into the room holding a fist-sized metal block.

"Hey, let's see what we got... It's actually a piece of'Dragon Blood Demon Gold', and it's bigger than the one caught last time. I think it weighs about 2 kilograms..." he exclaimed happily.

"boom!"

The metal was placed on the stone table.

Looking at this piece of magic metal from the front, it looks black and gray, but when viewed from other angles, there is a faint trace of blood red on its surface. This is why it is called "Dragon Blood Magic Gold".

In addition, a large number of holes are distributed on the metal surface, which almost turns it into a honeycomb, which greatly reduces the density. This is obviously the reason why it is brought out by the lava, otherwise it will always sink in the depth of the lava.

Dragon Blood Magic Gold naturally has an extremely powerful feature-slowly adsorb free magic energy in the environment.

Moreover, this is still a magic power that can be directly manipulated by human mental power!

In other words, a weapon made with dragon blood magic gold is equivalent to a special "blue bottle", which allows the user of the weapon to have an extra part of magic power, and it can also make the extraordinary combat skills more powerful.

Therefore, Dragon Blood Magic Gold is the magic metal that almost every capable person dreams of.

Its value is at least 10 times that of Star Blue Iron, which is 60,000 Kinnars/kg.

The reason for saying "at least" is because this thing can't be bought with money, no one sells it at all on the market, and everyone who gets the dragon blood and magic gold hides it to death.

The sight of a piece of priceless mana metal being salvaged made Renault feel very happy.

He waved his hand and said loudly:

"All personnel stationed on Hell Island will be given an extra bonus this month... Well, let's set it at 3 times the monthly salary..."

After hesitating, he changed his mind again:

"No! Five times!"

Lindhem smiled instantly.

"Oh, Lord Lord, you are so generous..."

The two salvagers also nodded again and again with joy.

This "generous" compliment made Renault a little embarrassed.

There are less than 150 personnel stationed on Hell Island, and even a bonus of 5 times the monthly salary does not add up to 1,000 Kinnars, including 4 high-paid extraordinary people.

Compared with the huge income of 1 million, this is simply pitiful.

Is this really generous?

A strange thought came to Renault's mind:

"Probably that Mr. Niu Feng on the earth is also a generous person like me..."

He coughed slightly and said:

"It seems that the value of the lava river is greater than I expected... I personally think that the lava gushing from the ground may contain more mana metal... Hell Island now has only 2 salvage stations, this number Far from enough."

"Lindheim, I need you to build more salvage stations... Within half a year, I will see at least 10 salvage stations!"

"Yes!"

Lindhem replied.

"In addition, the'magic condensing observation mirror' needs further improvement. I think there must be more undetected magic metals in the lava river, especially small pieces of metal... Let the Rune Research Institute continue to improve its equipment..."

Renault turned his head and stared at the Dragon Blood Demon Gold, muttering.

For him, with more mana metal, more high-performance mana alloys can be smelted.

This also means that the territory can build more guns, tanks, fighters, and warships, and it has stronger strength to deal with the full-scale invasion of the Void Demon.