Age of Arcane

Chapter 350 Starfire
Pipeline No. 98P36 is the steam pipeline that has been in accidents recently.It is installed close to the mine wall and has a total length of about 500 meters.There is also a section buried deep under the ore, which has been out of use for a long time.

During this period of time, the production task of the B36 mine was very large, and the pressure inside the steam pipe was extremely high, making some parts of this pipe bubbling with heat, as if it would explode at any time.

Luke observed close to the place where the smoke was coming out. The entire pipe was covered with patches, and the leaking steam was ejected from the edge of the patches.This is very dangerous. If the aging and cracking of the pipeline increases, the sudden increase in air pressure can collapse the patched iron plates and crushed ore together.

Like a shotgun, it is extremely easy to hurt people passing by.

Luke looked back at Supervisor Kun Deen. He led the supervisors to stand far away, and they all seemed to never take a step closer.On the contrary, Norton's team was guarding her, and Rebecca was still ready to catch her and throw her back.

Although Mina was also very scared, she still bravely followed along with her briefcase on her back.

Luke knocked on the pipe, and the echo was very mixed.

After reading the strategy written by the great player, Luke knew that this pipe often burst, not just because of excessive internal pressure.

Mysterious props are another important incentive.

In addition to the steam in the pipe, there is also a very powerful mysterious energy.Because this mysterious energy originated from the heat energy sent by hell, it has the same violent personality as hell.

The increased air pressure inside the pipeline made this mysterious energy more active, increasing the chance of the pipeline bursting.

Luke made a brief inspection, and then came to Supervisor Kun Deen.

Kun Deen looked at the workers not far away, and then asked Luke in a low voice: "I know that asking you questions is not in line with the company's regulations, but the production task is too heavy, and the entire pipeline cannot be handled properly. I dare not get close to it. And it keeps going wrong, and I can't finish the output here.

Sir, you are a professional steam engineer, can you give me a little bit of truth... can it be fixed? "

As he spoke, Kun Deen quietly put a stack of banknotes in Luke's windbreaker pocket, and patted Luke to feel the thickness of the banknotes.

Very generous!

"According to the company's regulations, I really can't disclose anything related to the pipeline to you..." Luke looked at Norton who was following him, and Norton immediately led people away with interest, and pulled away Mina who didn't know what happened. .Kun De'en also drove all the supervisors around him away.

When only Kun Deen was left, Luke whispered: "The condition of the pipeline is very serious. If it is not replaced, the frequency of accidents will increase in the future."

Although Kun Deen had anticipated this situation, hearing a steam engineer say it with his own ears made him lose his last sliver of luck.

"It must not be replaced! The people above don't think about the pipeline problem, they only look at the output. Can't it be repaired?"

Luke shrugged: "You have also seen the situation of that pipeline, how to repair it? Simple repair itself is damage to the pipeline... There is an alchemy layer inside, and it cannot be repaired by just welding a piece of iron plate.

Even if a major repair is carried out, the steam in this section of the pipeline must be stopped. "

Kun Deen took out another stack of banknotes and put them in Luke's other pocket.

"I know you must have a way, help me... It's okay to make it last for a production cycle. You are an expert in steam, and you must know the way to make steam obedient."

Luke held the form and said embarrassingly: "It's my first day at work, so I can't do something that violates the company's regulations. If Mrs. Yolanda knows about our conversation, I may be fired."

Kun Deen was even more sure that the steam engineer in front of him could solve this problem. He took out another stack of banknotes and put it in Luke's hand, with a flattering smile on his face: "Mr. Luke! If you can fix this pipeline, The workers and I will be grateful to you and will never report on you. As for Norton and the others...

Leave it to me, I can make them forget things. "

Luke weighed the banknotes in his hands, and couldn't help but lament that being a supervisor of a mine can make a lot of money.

Originally, I was thinking of coming quietly at night and doing some tricks on this pipeline, but now I can do it openly.

Luke put the banknotes in his pocket, and then he sighed and said, "Although this is against the company's regulations, who makes me a person who is easy to sympathize with, I don't want to see a child like Mina again, Wandering in the snow with thin clothes."

"Yes, yes, yes, Mina is a poor child." Kun Deen hastily echoed: "Mr. Luke, you are a kind-hearted person, and you can't bear to see our livelihood cut off by a pipeline.

Do I need to prepare anything? "

"65 pure beehive candles...prepare 80, in case there is not enough. 3 kg of quartz powder; cinnabar paint, first come in ten buckets; 12 pairs of worn miners' gloves.

There are also zombies and undead legs wandering in the mine, with four left legs.

that's it……"

Kun Deen took out his small notebook and recorded it, the more he memorized it, the more he felt something was wrong. Are these things used to repair steam pipes?

80 candles can stick to a pipe leak!
"Sir, I'm not questioning you, but it's not a mistake? Don't you need steel plates, adhesives, sealants, and electric welding to repair steam pipes?

Why... still need the thighs of zombies? "

Luke said unhappily: "Are you questioning me? Do you think that pipe can be repaired well with steel plates and adhesives?"

Kun Deen shook his head.

"Then send someone to prepare it. If you don't have it here, you should be able to buy it in Steam City."

"Okay, okay."

Although Kun Deen couldn't figure out why these things were needed to repair the steam pipes, since the steam engineers wanted them, they definitely couldn't be questioned now.Anyway, people can't run here, everything depends on the final effect.

After writing the list, Kun Deen immediately sent someone to prepare the items according to the list. He informed the workers that Mr. Luke was willing to help repair the pipeline privately, and also "convinced" the Norton team with banknotes to pretend that they didn't know what was going on here. Things that happened.

The workers, who were more affected by the shutdown, were delighted to hear that the steam engineer was willing to patch the pipes.

Mina ran over and asked Luke happily: "Sir, are you really willing to help us fix this pipeline?"

Luke made a hissing gesture to Mina: "Don't talk nonsense, it will cost me my job."

Mina quickly covered her mouth: "Yes, sir, I will never say anything."

The people who took the rail car to Steam City to purchase items came back very quickly, and they also chopped off the thighs of a few zombies that were hit by the rail car.

The miner's gloves are also easily assembled.

Then it was show time.

Luke first asked the workers to depressurize the steam pipe, and then inserted a candle on it at intervals along the pipe.

As the pressure inside the pipe drops, less and less steam escapes.

Luke came to the beginning of the pipeline, and put the four left legs of the zombies on the upper end of the pipeline in turn.Then a miraculous scene happened, the left legs of the zombies jumped forward in a line without any external force.

The four zombie legs jumped over the candle one by one, and the moment the fourth zombie leg passed over... the candle ignited automatically!
Everyone watched this miraculous scene, watching the zombie's legs jumping along the pipe again and again, and a candle was lit.The scene was extremely quiet, with only the clacking sound of the zombie's legs jumping up and down.

When the four zombie legs jumped to the other end of the pipe, after all the candles were lit, they scattered as powder.The original burning orange light of the candle turned into a dim light like a will-o'-the-wisp at this moment.

The pipe gradually turned red, and soon turned into a red-hot iron block.The heat emitted made those who were close could feel the furnace-like high temperature, but the candles burning above showed no signs of melting.

The temperature of the pipeline continued to rise, and some people could not bear the high temperature and had to retreat.

Luke observed the status of the pipeline. When the metal of the pipeline was about to melt, he picked up the bag containing the quartz powder and evenly sprinkled the quartz powder on the pipeline.The pipes in contact with the quartz cooled rapidly, and a large number of cracks appeared on the surface.

Instead, the candle melted at this time, and the liquid wax was pulled by some kind of force, scattered and flowed into the cracks.The color gradually turned red and darkened, forming sinister and artistic lines.

Then Luke got a few workers and asked them to put on gloves and stick cinnabar paint on the pipes.

Then just stood aside and watched.

Kun Deen stepped forward and asked cautiously: "Mr. Luke, did you just perform... alchemy?"

"No, this is a secret technique. Hey, you must use paint to cover the entire surface of the pipe, especially the repaired cracks, and paint an extra layer." Luke said to Kun Deen while instructing the workers to paint : "This is an emergency steam pipe repair technique that I just learned, it can reconnect the disconnected alchemy layer inside the pipe, achieving the effect of deep repairing the pipe.

But...it's time lapse and has to be re-patched in three or four months. "

Hearing that this repair can last for at least three months, Kun Deen was very happy: "That's great, as long as it doesn't cause any accidents, you are the benefactor of our B36 mine. After three months, please be sure to Let's do it again... Your labor fee is negotiable!"

Luke laughed and said: "After three months, I don't know what will happen. Maybe you don't have such a large workload here, and the company is willing to spend a sum of money to replace this old pipeline."

"The money for changing the pipes needs to come from our mine. I would rather ask you to repair it every three months." Kun Deen took out another sum of money and gave it to Luke: "The matter of changing the pipes will be left to the next generation." Manager, go worry about it."

Luke happily accepted the money and said, "Okay, listen to you, I know how to fill in the inspection form. After the 98P36 pipeline was repaired by welding, all faults have been eliminated, and it is completely qualified!"

"Yes, completely qualified!" Kun Deen laughed loudly.

When the workers had painted the pipe all over, Luke had them burn the glove all over.

A loud impact came from the inside of the pipe, and then the sound of the impact became more and more intense, as if something was hitting the inner wall of the pipe.

The paint that had just been applied dries quickly, and then peels off piece by piece with the vibration.The flakes of paint that fell on the ground turned into red smoke and rose up, piercing into the exposed dark red lines.The lines started to glow and gradually became brighter. The knocking sound in the pipe turned into the sound of pumping water, as if a strong water flow was impacting inside.

But with the steam valve closed, there can't be so much water in the pipes.

Kun Deen couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Mr. Luke, is there any problem?"

"Of course no problem!" After the last wisp of red smoke got into the lines of the pipe, Luke said: "Air and pressurize, let's see the effect."

The worker who heard the order immediately turned the valve of the pipeline.

The high-temperature and high-pressure steam enters the pipeline, and the workers next to the pressure gauge constantly report the above numbers.

1 MPa
2 MPa
3 MPa
4 MPa
……

The pointer moves slowly until it stops in the red area of ​​the dial.

This is already the upper limit of the design pressure of the steam pipeline. According to normal conditions, this pipeline has long been smoking everywhere, but now it has been lying there peacefully, as if it is a newly installed steam pipeline.

Kun Deen finally let go of the heart he had been holding on to, the money was too much worth it.

"Start work, everyone is working overtime today to make up for the ore production that has been reduced due to pipeline maintenance."

The machine roared quickly, and the entire B36 mine resumed work and production in full swing under the supervision of supervisors and supervisors at all levels.

Luke checked the rest of the pipeline perfunctorily, and got on the rail mine car that left under the protection of Kun Deen and the Norton team.

In the speeding mine cart, Mina and Luke sat together, and the lights flickered by.

No one spoke at first, and when halfway through the journey, Rebecca couldn't help asking Luke: "Mr. Luke, on the way here, you said that we are all exploited. We... especially the workers They are the real creators of wealth, but most of the wealth is exploited by corporations and oligarchs.”

Luke was shocked when he heard it: "Did I say these words?"

Luke couldn't remember ever saying such a bullshit word.

But Norton proved it for Rebecca: "Sir, you said it. You also said that if the workers unite, they can explode with power that makes companies and oligarchs fear and tremble.

We just saw it.

Kundeen is willing to bow to us and give us that much money just to keep a steam pipe running.If the workers prevent the entire mine from producing, I think he will agree to any conditions the workers put forward..."

Luke was completely dumbfounded this time.

I blame myself for being too engrossed in watching the guide, I didn't know what Kou Hei said.

Although these things are just a layer of window paper, can this layer of window paper be pierced by oneself?
I came to Dongdu just to get a power engine for a floating fortress. I came here quietly without shooting, and I didn't want to do big things.Now it's not a question of firing guns, it's about firing cannons!
Just when Luke was thinking about how to explain and suppress the wave that hadn't rolled up, he didn't notice that Mina beside him was listening to the conversation of several adults with bright eyes.

(End of this chapter)