Chapter 44 The Merchant from the Neighboring City

   "I should have thought of that!"

   "The most abundant resource of Linghu Lake is not just the fish in the lake, but the abundant nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on the shoreline! We are almost there, just ahead!"

  He walked towards the lake with the mosquitoes, and the wind talked excitedly along the way.

  The two stopped at a shallow beach by the lake.

  The vegetation here is lush and easy to hide. It is an excellent water intake point for both humans and animals.

   As soon as Kuang Feng stretched out his hand and was about to point, the mosquito stepped forward before him, walked to a relatively flat rock and squatted down.

  I saw him stretch out his index finger, wipe lightly on the stone wall, then leaned closer to smell it, and tried to lick it.

  Guangfeng didn't care about his hot eyes, so he asked quickly.

   "How is it?"

   Spit on the ground, the mosquito's face was half happy and half sad.

   "Yeah, why the **** are there fresh ones..."

  Gust: "..."

  Although I accidentally tasted fresh guano, one thing is certain is that there are indeed a lot of struvite here.

  The main component of this ore is Mg(NH4)[PO4]·6H2O, with an orthorhombic crystal structure. It is not difficult to see just by looking at the chemical composition, how versatile this thing is.

Not only that, when a certain amount of struvite is formed, the ammonia component in it will be gradually oxidized to nitric acid under the action of nitrifying bacteria, and finally accumulate in the form of potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, calcium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, etc. under the soil , forming the so-called Nitrogen.

This kind of nitrate as an "associated mineral" only needs to be mixed and boiled with plant ash that has not been filtered out of potash-alkali water by simple methods, and the calcium and magnesium ions in it can be precipitated, so that nitre with a small amount of impurities can be produced !

   To put it simply, if you find bird droppings, you basically have saltpeter.

  Owning saltpeter is basically equivalent to owning gunpowder!

  In fact, it’s not just bird droppings. There are a lot of heterogeneous excrement distributed on the shore of Linghu Lake. Over time, these excrement gradually weathered, deposited and compacted, and finally formed dung stone mines.

  As for why there are so many bezoars by the lake, it is actually very easy to understand.

  In the early years when this planet just entered the Wasteland Era, it experienced a severe cold period that lasted nearly half a century.

  During that period, Linghu Wetland Park was the area with the richest water resources in this area, and there were a large number of wild animals and domestic animals that escaped from the pasture.

   These feces should be left behind at that time.

   It wasn't until the end of the severe cold period that the uninhabited urban area formed a more lush ecosystem, and it gradually became deserted here.

   "With this nitrate soil, it's not a big problem to get the black powder out!" Standing up from the ground, Mosquito looked excitedly at the wind, "Help me, let's get some back."

  Guangfeng asked in doubt.

   "There is nitrate and charcoal, but I remember that there is sulfur in the black powder formula? Where are you going to find sulfur?"

  If he remembers correctly, things like sulfur usually appear near craters or hot springs.

  However, this area obviously doesn't look like there are these two things.

   Mosquito froze for a moment.

   Obviously he hasn't had time to think about this issue.

   "Uh, if there is no sulfur, sulfate can actually be used, but the process is a little more troublesome... it should be easy to find, right?"

  Guang Feng glanced around and shrugged helplessly.

   "In short, let's look for it first."

  …

  Unfortunately, there is no sulfur in the forest, and there is no suspected sulfur in the lake.

   Think about it too.

  How could this thing appear in the wetland park?

   Fortunately, just when the two were about to give up, they found some gypsum mines beside a small river extending from Linghu Lake.

  The ingredient of this thing is calcium sulfate, which can be burned together with carbon at high temperature to produce calcium sulfide and carbon dioxide, which is exactly the sulfate mineral they are looking for!

"How did I forget this!" Mosquito slapped himself on the back of the head annoyedly, "Two days ago, Lao Bai saw that they were burning cement, and it seemed that this kind of gypsum powder was mixed in! This thing is not his. Is mom calcium sulfate?"

   Kuangfeng said with a wry smile.

   "Is this the so-called darkness under the lights?"

   "In short, the result is good." After picking up some gypsum ore and putting it into a plastic bucket, Mosquito washed his hands, stood up and looked at the wind and said, "Let's go, the materials are done, let's go back too."

  Guang Feng nodded and followed behind him.

  The two returned to the survivor settlement together, and were about to walk towards the cabin, only to find that there was a commotion in front of the settlement.

  I saw that the players who were working on the construction site had come down from the scaffolding at some point, and they were all holding guys in their hands, surrounding a cow with two heads.

  Beside the two-headed ox stood a strange man.

  He was wearing a leather jacket, with a flattering smile on his face, making strange gestures, and muttering some incomprehensible words.

   Mosquito looked curious and stopped.

   "Who is that person? New NPC?"

   I never heard that it will be updated today.

   "I don't know, I'll ask..."

  Guangfeng is a man of action. He put down the plastic bucket in his hand, strode towards Brother Chaodan who was standing in front of the bacon stand watching the excitement, and asked him curiously.

   "What's going on there? Who's that guy?"

  Brother Chaodan folded his arms, shook his head and said.

"I don't know the details. I heard from other people that our people met this guy on the way back from transporting stones from the construction site, and then this guy didn't say anything, just followed behind, followed our people all the way to here .”

  Guangfeng approached and heard the players' discussions.

   "Why does this cow have two heads?"

   "Domesticated alien species?"

   "This man followed us all the way! I bet he is definitely not a good thing, maybe it is the spy of the predator!"

   "Not necessarily, what if it's an NPC?"

   "It doesn't make sense. If it's really an NPC, wouldn't it be impossible to communicate?"

   "Could it be that the condition is not triggered?"

   "How about we lock him up first and wait until the manager returns?"

   Feeling the increasingly hostile eyes of the people around him, Sun Shiqi, surrounded by the crowd, felt a lot of pressure.

  Although he has a revolver hidden under his leather jacket, and the safety is on, but even if he empty the magazine, it only has 6 bullets.

  The surrounding residents of the shelter who are getting closer and closer will not give him a chance to shoot 6 shots in a row.

   One hammer per person, and he has to lie on the ground.

"I'll say it again, I have no malice. I'm a businessman. Do you understand businessmen? Damn it, no matter how bad it was 200 years ago, there wasn't even a trade as a profession, right? Or did you sleep too long and forget? "

"Okay, calm down, to put it another way, I want to use these things on the back of the cow to exchange with you for something that you don't lack but I just need...anything! Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to trade, I Now leave, I promise not to disturb you again!"

   Seeing that there was no way to communicate at all, Sun Shiqi had already begun to withdraw.

  However, the residents of these shelters didn't mean to move away at all. Instead, they got closer and closer, and even took out the rope.

  Sun Shiqi was in despair.

   Just when he was thinking about whether to fight to the death, the blue coats surrounding him suddenly gave way.

  I saw a man walking towards this side with the corpse of a mutated reindeer on his shoulders.

  The mutated reindeer weighed more than a hundred kilograms at least, and was almost as big as a horse. However, the man seemed to be okay, carrying the prey that could cover him and walked as usual.

  Although he was wearing a blue coat that was harmless to humans and animals, Sun Shiqi still smelled an extremely dangerous breath from him.

This guy…

   Definitely not an ordinary shelter resident!

  The man threw the prey heavily on the ground, said a few words to his companions, and then these people obediently dispersed.

  Looking at the man walking towards him, Sun Shiqi felt nervous and tensed up.

  For a moment, a thought flashed through his mind. If he could hold the person in front of him hostage, he might be able to leave here smoothly.

  However, his intuition told him that if he really did this, he would die the moment he did it...

   "Who are you?" Chu Guang looked at him and asked.

  Hearing the man talking to him, Sun Shiqi was taken aback for a moment, with a surprise expression on his face.

   "Can you speak? No, I didn't mean that, I mean you speak the language here?"

  The language here refers to Renlian language.

  Before the war, this area belonged to the territory of the People's Federation, so they naturally used a unified language. It stands to reason that the residents of the refuge also speak Renlian, but I don't know why these people are a little different.

   Chu Guang frowned slightly, looked at him and continued.

   "Now I'm asking you."

   "Answer me, who are you?"

   Hearing the unkindness in the tone, Sun Shiqi quickly explained.

   "My surname is Sun, and my name is Sun Shiqi. I come from Honghe Town next door! I'm a businessman!"

  Honghe Town?

  Hearing this strange place name, Chu Guang slightly raised his eyebrows.

  He only knows that this is Qingquan City, which is located in the Hegu Province in the hinterland of the People's Federation. As for the other cities in the River Valley Province, he is not very clear.

   "What are you doing in Qingquan City?"

  Sun Shiqi said carefully.

   "I'm a businessman...of course I'm here to do business."

  Chu Guang's expression remained unmoved.

   "Businessman? Then why did I hear from my companions that you followed them?"

   "Misunderstanding, this is definitely a misunderstanding!"

  Sun Shiqi waved his hands and explained dumbfoundingly.

"I was planning to go to Boulder City. I happened to see them wearing blue coats on the road. I thought there was a shelter nearby, so I thought about exchanging something with you... I'm just a businessman, I really don't want to offend mean!"

  He didn't expect these people to be so sensitive.

  If it were an ordinary survivor settlement, he would definitely not dare to approach it by himself, but it would be different if it were a shelter.

  These cuties in blue coats are notoriously silly and sweet in the wasteland, easy to bully and deceive.

   They are usually mostly the elites of the pre-war society, or the descendants of the elites, often claiming to be descendants of civilization, arrogant and arrogant.

  At that time, he thought about following the past, so he followed. At worst, he would be blasted away as a beggar, and there would be no loss.

  How could he have thought that after these people brought him in, they surrounded him without saying a word, didn't listen to him, let alone planned to leave.

   Doesn't talk about martial arts at all!

  The expression on his face did not relax because of this guy's explanation, Chu Guang still looked at him expressionlessly, and continued.

   "Whether you mean to be offensive or not, you have done something to offend us. I believe that stalking is not a friendly behavior anywhere in this wasteland, are you right?"

  Sun Shiqi was sweating profusely, nodding his head.

   "...you're right."

"Very well, it seems that you have realized your mistake," Chu Guang nodded, "but you don't have to worry, we are reasonable people, just now I have persuaded my companions and told them that you are willing to offend yourself I apologize for my behavior.”

  Sun Shiqi nodded quickly.

   "That's right, that's right, I do!"

  Hearing these words, Chu Guang finally showed a smile on his face.

   "That's fine. By the way, you shouldn't suggest that we pick it ourselves?"

  Sun Shiqi froze for a moment, and looked at the man in front of him in a daze.

   "Wait, what do you mean pick your own?"

  Chu Guang said of course.

   "Apologizing can't be empty-handed, right? Otherwise, how did you come to make an apology? We won't blackmail you, at most we just pick something from your bull."

   Speaking of this, the smile that appeared on Chu Guang's face before gradually collapsed.

   "You wouldn't... be reluctant, would you?"

  Sun Shiqi had an expression uglier than crying, but he still bit his head and nodded.

   "No! Everything is in this car...you take your pick."

   These bandits!

  What about the modesty and pride of being a civilized person?

   Actually robbed a ragged wastelander!

   It's like a rich man with a lot of money going to rob the beggars begging on the roadside. Don't these people blush for their actions?

   Shaking and cold!

  Sun Shiqi cursed embarrassingly in his heart, but he still greeted him with a smile on his face, not daring to show any negative emotions.

  He has gradually begun to realize that this shelter seems to be fundamentally different from the shelters he has encountered before.

   As for Chu Guang, he didn't care what the businessman was thinking.

  Because that doesn't matter at all.

  Seeing that this guy is so sensible, a happy smile appeared on his face again.

   "Then I will not be polite."

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   (The two chapters add up to almost 8,000 words. To be reasonable, although I am still the same me, I am already stronger than the previous Ergen Beast. It is not too much to ask for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets~)

  (end of this chapter)