The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 536: It is really difficult to raise Yun Kun - How rich do I have to be to let it roam the seven seas?
"Mr. Shen, please help me."

"Mr. Shen, please help me with this!"

"We won't trouble you too much. We just need you to change the objects you practice on from the broken tiles to the objects we specify!"

"This is very beneficial to our research! It may greatly promote the development of materials science in our country! You know, materials science..."

A middle-aged scholar, two young and middle-aged scholars, and five or six students - the kind who worked hard in their supervisors' projects according to their supervisors' plans, commonly known as research dogs - looked at Shen Le eagerly.

The middle-aged scholar held Shen Le's hands tightly, shook them, and then quickly let go.

Just from this one contact, Shen Le already felt his skin becoming dry and cracked. He didn't know how many reagents he had come into contact with, and how many times he had washed his hands with alcohol, acetone, and various chemicals in his daily life.

Shen Le's heart softened immediately. Materials science, oh, materials science, that is really an eternal pain, the deepest pit among the four pits of biochemistry, environmental materials:

Many projects and equipment are stuck in materials science. You want a better engine, right? You need materials that are more resistant to high temperatures and pressures.

Want a better lithography machine? Photoresist is also a kind of material;
You want controlled nuclear fusion, right? Uh... this is really not possible. Currently, there is no material that can withstand a temperature of 100 million degrees...

Just look at the Special Affairs Bureau, which supplies the alloy boss, and sends a large amount of various metals every month, hoping that he will eat and vomit, vomit and eat, pick up some residues and take them back for analysis, and then you will know how much the country is willing to invest:
The price of gold has risen to more than 800 yuan per gram, and the amount of gold bars consumed by alloy tycoons every month has not changed!
"Let me make it clear first. My willingness to help does not mean that I can really help." Shen Le raised his hand and gave himself a disclaimer:

"As for magic, I know the results, but not the reasons. My control over magic is limited. I definitely can't control it precisely..."

"It doesn't matter! As long as you are willing to help!" The middle-aged scholar nodded vigorously without hesitation:

"We can at least analyze the results you changed! Practicing with different materials can also control the variables!
It’s best if you can control the output as much as possible, but it’s okay if you can’t, you might even discover new materials!”

Now that things have come to this, Shen Le certainly couldn't refuse. So, his workplace was moved from the small house next to the dock to...

In another wooden house on the other side of the dock.

It is impossible to leave the dock. Yun Kun is eating and drinking to his heart's content and transforming himself, so he needs to keep an eye on him at all times!

"First experiment, granite bricks, replenishing granite particles, start!"

Shen Le lowered his eyes and meditated. There were probes placed around him, in front of him, on the left, right, above his head, and on the table with granite bricks, to measure the energy fluctuations at the scene.

Granite bricks are placed on one electronic scale, and granite particles are placed on another electronic scale. The data read out by the electronic scale is transmitted to the next room by cables, and all-round real-time statistics are obtained:

"The energy reaction is starting to rise!"

"Psychic reaction is starting to rise!"

"With Mr. Shen as the center, the psychic reaction is increasing evenly in all directions... Wait, the index near the granite particles is abnormally high!"

"It's amazing. There's no such high reading near Mr. Shen..."

"This is how the spell is cast. Don't make a fuss." Next to the materials expert, two experts from the Special Affairs Bureau urged quietly:
"There is indeed an energy connection between the caster and the target, but there really isn't such a long channel. Otherwise, what do you think casting is? A wave of confrontation between the two sides?"

Shen Le didn't know that the people next door were whispering to him. He focused all his attention on the granite particles in front of him:

"Earth power, extract!"

The gray-yellow halo that only he could see in meditation rose from the granite particles and gathered into a small ball. The material expert made a "click" sound in his throat:
"It's amazing... the reading on the electronic scale has decreased... it means the mass of these granite particles has changed... how did they do this? It completely violates the laws of physics!"

"Is it possible that the current spiritual power and magic are another way of intervening in the world, but we have not yet summarized its rules..."

The Special Affairs Bureau expert whispered. The materials expert turned his head and glared:

"So when can you figure it out? The country has given you so much funding, so much time and so many people, can you produce results quickly?"

"..."

Boss, is there a possibility that research in this basic science direction is not that easy?
It took hundreds of years for the world to establish a set of scientific theoretical systems, starting from the Renaissance. During this period, every name shone brightly in the history of science:

Newton, Maxwell, Watt, Cavendish, Kelvin, Ampere, Moore...

Compared with them, what are we researchers?

Go to those big guys' laboratories to help out. No, don't expect to help out. Even cleaning will make people look down on you!

Are we qualified to study the laws of these spells, quantify them and make them scientific?
So far, we have made some psychic measurement devices and some application instruments, which are already very powerful!
"Shhh... look at the bricks! Look at the bricks!"

He didn't dare to talk back, so he could only point and poke desperately. Next to the granite particles, the mass of the granite bricks on another electronic scale began to change and kept jumping:

Sometimes it jumps upward, sometimes it suddenly jumps downward, back and forth, oscillating repeatedly.

Everyone stared at the value on the screen with bated breath for a long time before seeing Shen Le open his eyes and clapped his hands:
"All right!"

The door of the compartment opened, and two research dogs rushed in, picked up the plates of granite particles and bricks from the electronic scales respectfully, and ran out.

Two other research dogs rushed in, picked up the weighed granite particles and the cut and carved bricks, and put them back on the electronic scale.

They even adjusted the position to make sure that the new plate was in the same position as the original one, so as to avoid displacement and affect the accuracy of the measurement...

Shen Le: “…”

"I feel like a landlord." He secretly complained to the little oil lamp in his heart:

"You don't have to move your hands, you don't have to do any preparatory work, just cast the spell, and someone will do everything else for me..."

[Wake up, you are not a landlord, you are just a human experiment equipment, right? ] Xiaoyoudeng decisively commented:

[However, since they don't interfere with you, and can even help you and improve your work efficiency, and you don't care about what you pay for, just let them do what they want, right?]

Shen Le nodded silently. He sat at the table for a while, and on the big screen, a 3D scanned image of the stone bricks before and after the repair was displayed.

It can be clearly seen that after the repair, several large cracks have been filled up. However, the cracks protrude upwards too much after filling up, almost filling up the pattern.

He took a deep breath and began to cast the spell again:
"Well, during the repair process, you need to allocate your attention properly... Pay attention to the patterns on the bricks and stones, and don't fill them in too much..."

He worked over and over again. In the separate laboratory at the naval port, several materials researchers had gone crazy:
"Slice! Slice! Slice quickly!"

"The crystal structure has completely changed!"

"The physical properties have changed drastically! The density and hardness have both changed considerably!"

"Molecules... analyze the molecular configuration quickly!"

"Can Mr. Shen try to change other objects? Other stones?"

"Send basalt, granite, sandstone, and quartzite one by one, and see if he can construct different stones!"

Trays of bricks and stones of various shapes were sent in, and then trays were sent out. Shen Le was busy for a full hour, transforming fifteen or sixteen bricks, and felt his head buzzing.

He stood up, yawned, walked out of the hut, and walked to the wooden boat to relax:
How is Yun Kun doing in absorbing the spiritual wood?

When will it be strong enough, and fire-resistant enough, to install gas turbines, or even try to install the nuclear-powered engines it wants?

He staggered and walked on the deck in S steps, almost falling down. In the next room, a group of people stared at him through the window and whispered:

"Should we ask him to work a little longer? It's only been an hour!"

"One hour and fifteen materials are not enough for you? -- He works for an hour to produce these materials. If we take them to study, 15 hours will not be enough!"

"But he can only work for a few days! Didn't you hear him say that there is a project waiting for him in Citong City? He came here just to find a place to practice!
What should we do when they finish their practice and leave and we don’t have enough materials and can’t produce results?”

"It's not like we can produce results just by getting enough materials... If it doesn't work, can we follow the example of the Gold Research Institute and send him stones?"

"Stones are not a good idea... Jade? Gems? Let's talk to the Geological Institute later. They have a lot of different gems..."

Shen Le didn't know that someone had already set his sights on him and wanted to send him a large amount of various gems on a regular basis in order to obtain possible new materials.

He walked around the deck for several times, then walked down the stairs and headed towards Yun Kun's cabin. As he walked, he chatted:
"Yun Kun, are these spiritual woods enough for you? Do you want to add some more? Do you want to change to other species?"

[That’s enough for now… burp… I can’t eat anymore.] The wall panels beside me rippled, and waves of light blue light gently brushed past. With each brush, the wooden wall panels seemed to become a little thicker:

[I feel like I may need to install the engine quickly... I need enough energy so that I can have enough digestive function...]

...Yun Kun, you have learned bad things!
You even simulated burping!

Your digestive system doesn’t work like that!

Shen Lezhen had a lot to complain about. However, he still communicated with the experts seriously.

Ship modification experts, spiritual weapon manufacturing experts, and Shen Le, the representative spokesperson of Yun Kun, gathered at a table and discussed repeatedly:

"I'm still against this. What if Yun Kun gets injured? What if he can't recover from the injury?" [I don't think so!]

The meeting room was located in Yun Kun's cabin on the deck. A paper man was holding a tablet computer and speaking on behalf of Yun Kun:

[I am much stronger now than before! I think I can hold on! ]

"I think it's difficult." The expert specially sent by the Special Affairs Bureau, who had made many alchemy furnaces, refining furnaces, flying swords, psychic guns and other spiritual tools, frowned:

"The ability of a spiritual weapon to resist external attacks depends on its own material. I have tested it before. The spiritual wood you absorbed, even if it is ironwood, has a burning point of no more than 500 degrees..."

They have experimented with various spiritual woods. As long as the spiritual wood is not specially cultivated and used as fuel, its burning point is indeed higher than that of ordinary wood.

The ignition point of ordinary wood is between 200 and 290 degrees, while the ignition point of spiritual ironwood can be close to 500 degrees, which is a remarkable improvement.

However, the operating temperature of an ordinary gas turbine can reach 1100 degrees, more than double!

"We have tried to build a house with spirit wood as a workshop for the gas turbine. However, if we don't install large cooling equipment, the workshop will catch fire in at most an hour!"

He played the video, opened various measurement reports, and gave earnest advice. Yun Kun was silent for a while:
[I think I can handle it. Spiritual wood is spiritual wood, I am me, I can withstand the heat: Otherwise, you put the gas turbine next to me and do it next to me first? ]

This request was actually approved - or rather, it had to be approved. If they dared to disapprove, Yun Kun would lose his temper and go on strike and not go out to sea.

There was no other way, so the two experts had to stare at Shen Le and put all their hopes on him:

"Mr. Shen, I'm counting on you. If Yun Kun can't hold on any longer, you'll be the only one who can save it!"

Although we were counting on Shen Le, we had to make all the arrangements in the naval port. Six fire trucks were parked on both sides of Yun Kun, one on the left and one on the right of the dock:
There were three on the left and three on the right, connected end to end, just the same length as the deck of Yunkun. The fire trucks were filled with fire fighting agents, connected to fire hydrants, and the firefighters were ready to fight.

The gas turbine was placed directly on the side of the ship, next to the side of the ship. According to Yun Kun's requirements, it was less than 0.5 meters away from the hull.

The pipeline that supplies oil to the gas turbine is guarded by a dedicated person. Once Yun Kun says he can't hold on any longer, someone will immediately cut off the oil supply;
Outside the dock, the water was rippling, and the locks were firmly blocked. The fire was unbearable, and the locks were raised, and water rushed in instantly, drowning the fire scene...

The deck of Yun Kun, the cabin, and the other side of the ship were all piled with spiritual wood, close to the side of the ship. Shen Le sat cross-legged on the top of the cabin, ready to cast a spell at any time;
All the paper people were ordered to jump into the pen holder and hide their bodies.

If the fire is too fierce to be controlled, Yun Kun can still grow on his own, but the paper man will be doomed by the slightest spark, and it will be too late to save him!
"External experiment of adding gas turbine, first experiment, start!"

Someone was holding a folder and reading aloud on the shore near the dock. At the command, the gas turbine vibrated and spewed out hot flames;
Yun Kun let out an "ah" sound, and his surface was glowing. The flames were firmly held outside the hull, and the heat was rising. The distorted air made the hull look crooked, but it never turned black.
Shen Le placed his hands on the wooden roof of the cabin and expanded his mental power to cover the side of the hull that was connected to the gas turbine.

The spiritual light flickered continuously, and the blazing flames competed with the wooden hull. After about a quarter of an hour, the painted surface of the hull began to crack and curl.

"Yun Kun, are you okay? Do you need my help?"

Shen Le asked softly. Under his palm, the roof shook slightly:
[No. I can handle it. I'm getting to work!]

The spiritual wood on the deck sank silently. On the side of the ship, the dry, charred, and somewhat burning wood quickly became rich and moist;
The spiritual light became brighter and more abundant. Shen Le observed carefully for a while, then said softly:
The light on the side of the ship seemed to have opened a small hole and began to absorb the heat provided by the gas turbine.

The heat flowed through Yun Kun's body through the invisible holes. The speed at which the small wooden boat absorbed the spiritual wood was obviously much faster.
It used to take a day to absorb a piece of wood that was three meters long and one foot in diameter. But now, the wood lying flat on the deck was sinking visibly, half a centimeter per minute.

At this rate, you can "eat" one in an hour!
"Well done! Yun Kun! Keep it up!"

Shen Le patted the roof in joy. Yun Kun cheered up and shouted:

[I can handle it! Move the machine closer! Move it closer!]

How can we move a gas turbine that has already started up closer?

Can it be moved by manpower?

Even a forklift can't move it!

"Don't worry, don't worry, let's take it slow." Shen Le had to try hard to comfort the little guy:
"With this little fire, I'll eat my fill first, strengthen myself, and then try to swallow the gas turbine. - By the way, what you need is actually the energy from the burning flame, right?"

[……] Yun Kun gently shook his body left and right. After a long while, he hesitated and said:
【Yes?】

"Then why don't we use the gas turbine? Why don't we just bring up a barrel of oil?"

[I’ll give it a try…]

Yun Kun hesitated. Shen Le simply asked the gas turbine to be shut down, walked to the edge of the dock, brought up a barrel of oil, and put it into the cabin.

After just a moment, Yun Kun shouted unhappily:

[No! No! We need an engine! I can’t just drink the oil!]

It's not easy to coax a child, Shen Le sighed...

However, the gas turbine outboard experiment itself was finally successful.

Shen Le stayed on the deck for a long time, watching the engine shut down and the hull intact. Yun Kun wolfed down six spiritual woods and couldn't help but sigh:
"Ah, it turns out that you have a better grasp of yourself than me and all other experts!"

[Then, next time, can you move the engine into the cabin? ]

The first test was successful, so the difficulty of applying for a second test was much lower. Shen Le applied for it on behalf of Yun Kun, and the next day, the engine was moved to the deck.

On the third day, the entire gas turbine was carefully moved to the largest cabin under the deck and secured.

A large circle of people stood in the cabin, front, back, left, right, top and bottom, holding fire extinguishers and staring closely at the walls, ceiling and floor in front of them;
Shen Le stood directly near the air inlet of the gas turbine, with one hand on the floor and the other hand tightly holding the copper sheet:
"Boss, we are counting on you! If something goes wrong, we must first clear the air and create a vacuum around the flames. Then, introduce a large amount of water to put out the flames in the cabin!"

Alas, the spells given by the copper piece are still too few. If there is an ice spell that can freeze instantly, it will be much safer!

He was ready, and whispered something into the intercom, and the gas turbine suddenly roared. The spiritual light intertwined, covering the entire engine, and Shen Le narrowed his eyes slightly:
There's something wrong with this cabin!

After the engine was installed, the left and right walls of this cabin were only two meters away from the engine, and the front and back distance was three meters.

And now, with the aura shining, the distance between the engine and the cabin seemed to have suddenly been shortened to four or five meters, and it was still expanding, still swelling—

[I said I can do it! Don't worry! ]

Yun Kun's proud voice cut into his mind:
[I’m eating! I’m eating!!!]

The invisible and immaterial force distorted the space between Shen Le and the gas turbine. The walls of the room did have a tendency to be scorched and blackened, but Yun Kun also had his own way of resisting:
Shen Le clearly felt that the heat emitted by this gas turbine permeated into the spiritual light network woven by Yun Kun.

The heat flow and the spiritual light intertwined, and gradually, the spiritual light became stronger and stronger, and also became thicker and thicker. Above the head, under the feet, and all the walls were constantly squirming and deforming:

"The spiritual wood above the deck has fallen!"

"The spiritual wood in cabin 101 has decreased!"

"No. 102..."

"No. 103..."

"Port side..."

"Starboard side..."

Voices kept coming from all over the intercom. Shen Le suddenly felt dizzy:
Yun Kun had previously dragged back a large black fish and sank (?) another large black fish. The merit points gained from dragging back some of the fish did allow him to obtain a large amount of spiritual wood.

However, no matter how many merits you have, the spiritual wood you can get is limited, especially since the secret realm is so small. In the short term, there are only so many spiritual trees that can be harvested...

"Yun Kun, you are not going to rely on spiritual wood to replace the burnt planks and withstand the consumption of planks, right? When a boat is out on a voyage, the engine is running 24 hours a day. How much wood do you need to replace it?"

[No need! No need! ]

Yun Kun shook the boat unhappily:
[I just need to finish eating this little bit of wood! I can store the extra energy!]

It is indeed trying to store. Shen Le observed carefully, centered on the cabin where the engine was installed, the wooden boards became thicker and more moist, and full of spiritual light;

In the cracks between the boards, tiny dots of light appeared. Shen Le poked it and found that it was the remaining gravel on the ground, which had been infused with spiritual energy by Yun Kun:
[This is spiritual energy! I'll save it for future use! By the way, Shen Le, can you get me some jade? ]

"What do you want jade for?"

[It is better to use jade to store spiritual energy! The storage capacity is large, it is stable, and it can be stored for a long time! Give me a few pieces of mutton-fat jade, and I won’t have to worry about not having spiritual energy to eat when I go out to play!
You can drag a big ship from one side of the Pacific Ocean to the other side in a flash! You can do whatever you want! 】

Several parties...

Several parties...

Shen Le's eyes went dark. He relied on the production of small inkstones and Lao You's running around to help sell them, so he did have some mutton-fat jade in his home.

However, the total of the big and small ones is only 0.1 cubic meters at most. Yun Kun asked for several cubic meters!
How much wealth does he have to make to be able to afford this small wooden boat and let it sail across the seven seas? !

(End of this chapter)