Train to Another World.

Chapter 131 Transition
It was a rare night of sleep at home, but when Li Zhuoguang woke up he found that it was not the stone ceiling of Gushan but rather a strange feeling.

Shaking his head, Li Zhuoguang got up, washed up, and prepared to go out after a simple breakfast. His rest time was limited, only fifteen days, and he looked up some wood processing techniques before going to bed last night.

Today I am going to go out for a field investigation to see if the black gum vine can be straightened through relevant processes.

Before leaving, Li Zhuoguang saw his father reading a paper. Although his father started to do business after retirement, his many years of education experience still made him more concerned about the latest achievements in related disciplines.

Seeing that Li Zhuoguang was about to go out, Li's father put down the paper in his hand and asked: "What are you going to do so early?"

"Nothing, just looking for something for a friend."

"Really? Remember to come back early for dinner."

"I see." Li Zhuoguang glanced at the paper on the table. The title seemed to be "The Important Impact of Energy on Social Development."

Li Zhuoguang went out, opened the taxi app and started to set the destination. In his previous company, the boss did everything he could to please the client in order to sign the contract.

While helping his boss collect all kinds of strange souvenirs, Li Zhuoguang's address book also contains all kinds of strange suppliers, including those who sell Buddha amulets, new tea, and even those who specialize in helping people find special religious ritual items.

Once, when accompanying his manager to discuss business with clients in a Southeast Asian country, Li Zhuoguang, with the mood of visiting a grave, personally handed over a shrunken human head handed down from the 19th century.

Although he signed a big contract for the company that time, when Li Zhuoguang was walking back to the hotel, he looked at the manager's fat back and really wanted to kick him into the sea.

The reason why he didn't do so was that when they were halfway there, the manager started vomiting into a trash can on the side of the road, crying as he vomited, and Li Zhuoguang had to comfort him for a long time.

In this bizarre address book, there happened to be one person who seemed a little more normal. He sold high-end wooden handicrafts.

In view of the previous pleasant cooperation experience, after Li Zhuoguang contacted him, he was happy to invite Li Zhuoguang to his workshop.

"Mr. Li, you see, we tried fire and high-temperature steam, but this black gum vine just won't straighten." Lao Zhang, the technical director of the workshop, shook his head, expressing his helplessness.

Li Zhuoguang took the arrow shaft handed over by Lao Zhang and sighed. He knew that Lao Zhang had done his best. He thanked Lao Zhang and turned to look at Boss Zhang, the owner of the workshop: "I am really sorry to trouble you this time."

Boss Zhang waved his hand: "No trouble, no trouble, it's us who can't help.

But forgive me for asking, I have been dealing with wood for most of my life, and I have never seen or even heard of your black gum vine. Where does it come from?"

Li Zhuoguang said perfunctorily: "To be honest, I don't know much about it. I heard from my friend that it grows in the Gobi Desert in a foreign country.

She was impressed by its toughness and strength, so she wanted to straighten it and make a toy, but she didn’t expect it to be so difficult to do.”

Boss Zhang remained silent after hearing this. It was as thick as a finger and about a meter long. It was a toy? Young people really play with it.

Accompanied by Boss Zhang, Li Zhuoguang walked out of the processing workshop and suddenly saw a lot of wooden swords placed in front of the counter at the exit of the workshop.

Li Zhuoguang couldn't help but take a few more glances, because ordinary wooden swords used for fitness do not need the Big Dipper carved on the sword body.

However, these are just imitations made in the workshop, and are far inferior to the one in Wang Hong's wooden box. But it is understandable, after all, the one in Wang Hong's hand is not a product of this world.

Boss Zhang followed Li Zhuoguang's gaze and roughly guessed what he was thinking. He explained, "I don't know what happened recently. Many people have woken up at night and had nightmares. So this kind of peach wood sword made of old materials has been selling well recently." Li Zhuoguang shrank his neck guiltily, but then he reacted. This is Rongcheng. I have left the Magic City. I am not playing any round impact alarm clocks here.

But Li Zhuoguang still asked, "Is this phenomenon common recently?"

Boss Zhang said with a smile: "Hey, from what I've observed, this happens mostly to students and young people. I guess it's probably because they're too stressed out by school and work.

Their families come to me to buy this, mostly for a little psychological comfort.”

Li Zhuoguang thought about it and believed that it was just as Boss Zhang said, so he stopped worrying about it. After exchanging a few words with Boss Zhang, he left.

In addition to being able to be ignited, the texture and properties of this black rubber vine are very similar to metal. Since it cannot be processed into shape using the method of processing wood, Li Zhuoguang wanted to try processing metal.

The smelting method cannot be used because it will ignite.

Li Zhuoguang found the manufacturer of the steel bar straightener and explained his purpose. After listening to Li Zhuoguang's request, the manufacturer's technicians expressed their willingness to help him conduct the experiment.

In the workshop, Li Zhuoguang watched nervously as the black rubber vine was fed into the steel bar straightener. As the machine started, the black rubber vine quickly came out from the other end, and it unexpectedly became unusually straight.

Even after communicating with the salesperson, I learned that this thing has CNC and can cut equal lengths according to the set parameters.

It also has a built-in grinding function. Li Zhuoguang asked the operator to try it. After adjusting the parameters, he successfully sharpened one end of the black rubber rattan and also added a circle of thread.

Good guy, if this thing can be used, even the production of arrows can be saved. The thing is good, but there is still a problem in actual use.

"How much energy does this thing consume?"

"380V, 5kw/h"

Well, we still have to solve the problem of electricity. Fortunately, clean energy is now relatively mature, and solar power generation systems that can drive steel bar straighteners can also be easily purchased.

Li Zhuoguang placed an order and paid the money. The manufacturer promised to deliver the steel bar straightener to the warehouse designated by Li Zhuoguang as soon as possible.

The solar power system he ordered online was delivered within a week, so it seemed that Ariana's problem was solved.

When they got home, it was already time for dinner. When Li Zhuoguang came in, his mother gave him a reproachful look and said, "Your father asked you to come home early, but you insisted on coming home at dinner time. You need to change this bad habit."

"Definitely next time." Li Zhuoguang said perfunctorily, and took out a small piece of dried meat from his pocket and handed it to Huang Shiren who was lying on the armrest of the sofa watching TV.

Unexpectedly, Huang Shiren lazily waved his hand at him and refused the meat jerky. He looked like an old smoker who refused a cigarette from his friend after smoking several cigarettes in a short period of time.

Li Zhuoguang turned around and asked Li's mother: "Have you fed it?"

While setting the dishes in the dining room, Li's mother replied, "Yes, I gave him yesterday's leftovers."

Li Zhuoguang looked at Huang Shiren in surprise. Ever since this little guy started eating dried wild beast meat, when has he ever been able to eat normal food?

(End of this chapter)