Senior brother, stop it, you are the villain!

Early the next morning, Feng Shao and Lin Xiaoran came to a place about fifty miles downstream of the village.

To the south is a mountain range stretching for hundreds of miles, and to the north is a dense jungle.

After the tributaries of Lishui came here, they made a bend at the foot of the mountain, followed the mountain road, and turned from the original east direction to the southeast direction.

As for the jungle to the north, according to locals, there are a large number of monsters of various sizes growing in it, which ordinary people cannot resist. Therefore, this area is a veritable forbidden area for the locals.

Between the jungle and the mountains, there is a plain of nearly one square kilometer. The land is fertile but uninhabited. But it's no wonder, after all, the monsters in the jungle will run out from time to time. If you stay here for a long time, sooner or later you will be caught and eaten by the monsters.

The scenery here is pleasant and inaccessible, which makes it a good place for an outing. However, Feng Shao didn't come here for an outing, but to survey the local terrain.

According to the records of the Qiankun Palace's classic "Sifang Tu Zhi", right below this place is a natural spiritual energy vein that is extremely rich in reserves and easy to mine. But on the surface, the landform here is not much different from other places. No one would have thought that just over 400 meters below the ground, there is a "big treasure" nurtured by heaven and earth.

Although Feng Shao had no experience in mining, he knew more or less about it. There is no doubt that if you want to mine natural spiritual energy here, you must first dig a well more than 400 meters deep from the surface. Although there is no drilling machine in this world, similar effects can be achieved using some cultivation methods.

Watching Feng Shao looking around, squatting on the ground for a while and digging, and then holding stones to examine them endlessly, Lin Xiaoran became more and more confused as he looked at it, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Shao, what on earth are you doing?" Woolen cloth?"

Feng Shao heard this and replied casually: "Of course, there is a rich natural spiritual energy vein more than a hundred feet down here. I plan to dig a deep well from here to drain the natural spiritual energy."

"Natural spiritual energy?" Lin Xiaoran opened his eyes wide, "Is it the kind of spiritual energy drawn from spiritual stones?"

Feng Shao shook his head: "I'm not sure, but there seems to be a slight difference between the two. This natural spiritual energy is more like the product of highly concentrated spiritual energy that permeates the world."

Lin Xiaoran thought for a long time, and then he roughly understood what Feng Shao meant, and then asked: "Brother Shao, if natural spiritual energy is mined, can we practice faster by absorbing it?"

Feng Shao shook his head again: "I'm afraid not."

"Why is this?"

Feng Shao pondered: "Some ancient books record that due to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, the appearance of secret realms, etc., some natural spiritual energy sometimes leaks out. However, the leaked natural spiritual energy usually does not create a spiritual mountain treasure land suitable for cultivation. On the contrary, It will turn this area into a barren land where humans and animals live. It seems that too strong spiritual energy cannot be absorbed directly, otherwise it will cause some unexpected changes in the body."

After a pause, Feng Shao continued: "It is rumored that there are many strange beasts, which were originally very ordinary beasts. Their bodies changed because they absorbed too much spiritual energy. The changes that adapted to the environment were retained and gradually formed. The failure to adapt to the changes in the environment will lead to the death of beasts in large numbers or even their extinction."

Lin Xiaoran suddenly realized: "According to what you said, the natural spiritual energy here cannot be mined hastily, otherwise it will lead to serious consequences after leakage?"

Feng Shao nodded: "In fact, in ancient times, there were people who wanted to mine natural spiritual energy. However, they failed to deal with the leakage of natural spiritual energy, which led to very serious consequences. But what is interesting is that they did not They did not think that there was any problem with their own mining, but concluded that "natural spiritual energy is not suitable for absorption". In fact, solving the leakage of natural spiritual energy is not a problem, but many people have misunderstood it, leading to thousands of deaths. A perfect mining mechanism has been formed for thousands of years.”

Lin Xiaoran's eyes suddenly lit up: "So, brother Shao, you have already thought of how to mine this natural spiritual energy?"

Feng Shao smiled and said: "Although the surface soil here is very soft, the soft soil is only two or three meters deep, and then there is the hard rock layer. Although there are mountains in the south, the slope is gentle and the plants are luxuriant, which means The geological movement here has stabilized. I checked some ancient books and found that there are no records of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions here. In summary, if the natural spiritual energy is mined here, there will be no leakage. "

Lin Xiaoran was confused and couldn't understand some terms at all. But one thing she understood clearly was that the natural spiritual energy here could be mined with very low difficulty. So Lin Xiaoran said happily: "So, can we mine the natural spiritual energy you mentioned here?"

"There should be no problem, but there are still some things that need to be demonstrated..." Feng Shao murmured.

Lin Xiaoran scratched his head, looking confused.

In the afternoon, the two of them flew back to Yunjian Pavilion with their swords.

After returning to Yunjian Pavilion, Feng Shao first sent Lin Xiaoran to her residence, and then walked to where he lived.

Before parting, the two were intimate for a while.

Last night, although Feng Shao had close contact with Lin Xiaoran because of impulse, in the end, Feng Shao finally controlled himself and did not go to the last step.

But Lin Xiaoran was ignorant and knew nothing about that aspect. She only knew that once two people kissed, it meant that they were bound to become husband and wife in the future.

Feng Shao really couldn't bear to destroy such a delicate and lovely flower so early, so he could only endure it with great perseverance.

But that night, Feng Shao slept with Lin Xiaoran in his arms. Lin Xiaoran buried her head in Feng Shao's arms and slept particularly soundly.

After the first intimate contact, the second time will be a matter of course, and the third time it will be familiar. When they kissed again, both of them had let go of their shyness, but they just felt that this feeling was particularly wonderful.

After Feng Shao returned to his room, he took out paper and pen and began to write and draw.

He studied mechanics in his previous life and is very clear about some mechanical principles. Although there are some differences in some physical theories between the two worlds, the mechanical knowledge is common. But Feng Shao didn't know much about the mining industry, so he didn't know how to build a facility suitable for mining natural spiritual energy.

However, it is still feasible to design a relatively simple mining equipment.

Since natural spiritual energy is buried deep underground, the air pressure must be very high. When the mine is opened, natural spiritual energy will definitely erupt, so a pressure reducing device is needed. Since there was no precedent in the craftsmanship, Feng Shao could only design while groping. He felt that one pressure reducing device might not be enough and that several more would be needed.

After some careful thinking, Feng Shao finally designed a relatively simple nested pressure reducing device, and based on this, designed a large gas transmission pipeline.

The biggest advantage of this pressure reducing device is that it can reduce pressure in stages until the pressure is reduced to a level suitable for mining. Of course, there must be a better design, but due to ability, Feng Shao can only design a pressure reducing device of this level now.

After the design was completed, Feng Shao took the drawings and went to Xue Li, the leader of Huolian Hall.

Huoliantang is a department under Lord Yunjian that is responsible for casting, and Xue Li, the leader of Huoliantang, is a master of casting. Although Feng Shao had no friendship with him, he was the son-in-law of Yunjian Pavilion after all. Therefore, after Xue Li saw Feng Shao, he welcomed Feng Shao into the inner hall with a polite face.

After Feng Shao explained his purpose, he took out the design drawings. Xue Li took the drawing and studied it carefully.

Just in the middle of the study, Xue Li couldn't help but marveled: "Uncle, aunt, is your design okay? This is the first time I have seen this kind of drawing method. Uncle, have you ever learned casting before? Design?"

The drawings drawn by Feng Shao are three views. This method of design expression is much more detailed than traditional drawings, and even those who have never studied design can understand it at a glance.

As the leader of the Fire Refining Hall, Xue Li has been immersed in the field of casting all his life and has designed countless weapons and equipment. He knew the goods, and he could see the advancement of this design method at a glance, and he was naturally amazed.

Feng Shao smiled and said: "Junior believes that this composition method is more detailed than the traditional composition and is less prone to errors and omissions."

Xue Li nodded: "Indeed. In the past, people often brought weapons of their own design to me to cast for them, but the cast items often did not meet their requirements. So some people first made a model out of wood, although it was a bit troublesome. , but this situation can be avoided anyway, and your composition is really unexpected, maybe it can be promoted in Yunjian Pavilion in the future."

Feng Shao nodded obediently: "That's very good."

Next, the two discussed this drawing again.

Although Xue Li could tell from Feng Shao's clear composition what he wanted to cast, he was completely confused about its function. Feng Shao had no choice but to explain to Xue Li in detail, and after Xue Li listened, he pondered for a long time before saying: "Your design is feasible, but some parts are still taken for granted. Look here, and here... …”

Xue Li is indeed an expert. Although he doesn't know why Feng Shao designed such a weird thing, he can still see many design flaws at a glance. Feng Shao listened carefully and put forward some opinions of his own from time to time. Some opinions are very pertinent, while others are too whimsical. However, Feng Shao would not cling to his own ideas. Instead, he would have serious discussions with Xue Li and work together to make up for the flaws in the design.

This discussion lasted for two hours. The original design drawings were altered beyond recognition, almost completely changed.

Feng Shao redraws the final design result on a piece of paper. Xue Li held the "final version" of the design drawings, looked at Feng Shao, and sighed with emotion: "Uncle, aunt, now I roughly understand why the master of the pavilion insists on you being his son-in-law!"

Feng Shao could only smile at Xue Li's emotion.

The real reason is actually not as complicated as you think. In the final analysis, it is just a little girl's childish but persistent persistence.

But precisely because of this, he didn't want to let him down.