Chapter 148 Harold: Go cut the flowers
Kawi hesitated and said, "It's safer to do this, but we don't need to raise it to the national level, right?"
Only now did he realize that things were developing in a direction he had never expected.
"What I said just now was not very accurate. It did not cause a diplomatic incident, but only increased the number of participants. To be precise, we should use the phrase 'the law does not hold everyone responsible'." Harold said with a smile.
It’s no big deal if it rises to the level of a country. We will rebel again in a few years.
"This term is still inaccurate, and the act of leading a group of people to violate the fatwa should be punished.
But we are just selling books, and merchants only join the ranks of selling goods for profit.
These measures are intended to prevent the great sage from using the power in his hands to accuse the people of false charges.
The purpose of the decree is to constrain, and the purpose of the constraint is to protect, not to maintain someone's status. The power of the Grand Disciplinary Officer should not be granted by sages, and the starting point of our work should not revolve around sages.
So I choose to stand on your side and give you reasonable advice, but this does not mean that I will turn a blind eye to any of your illegal behavior. "
Seno glanced at Haroldt as if warning. He felt more and more that Haroldt was acting crazy and trying to cross the red line.
"Don't you think it's contradictory?" Harold asked.
He remembered that in the game, when Seno found that his principles were at odds with Hazard's behavior, the path he chose was self-exile.
Seno shook his head: "My position is very clear. When Miss Setare asked us to check the novels and poems she translated, I still stood here. This is a statement."
Harold: "Then let me put it another way: the current great sage pays more attention to his reputation among the masses, and also for commodity tax, he certainly does not want to offend a large number of merchants at once. If he knew that so many people were involved in this matter, he would turn a blind eye.
Well...it depends on the purchasing power of the desert people. If they prefer to buy one or two books together with a few people or members of a tribe, the sales scale will be very small. With such a small scale, those businessmen in Xumi City and Port Omos who can do cross-border business will probably not look down on it.
Because of the research project, I have cooperated with the big merchant Dolly several times. I have discussed with her about selling textbooks. She meant to do a survey in her mercenary station first, and then decide the number of prints based on the survey results. "
Now everyone accepted this statement and the matter was settled.
Finally, Kavi asked Seno if he would like to join the research project on the four-wheeled cart.
"I tried using some mineral crystals containing elemental power and the remains of elemental life forms, but the effect was still not ideal. My dream is to make a flatbed truck with a large load capacity, high strength, no need to replace parts, and a service life of more than 50 years," Kavi held his chin with one hand, looking a little distressed.
"I heard that one of the research directions of the Sulun School is to use alchemy to refine different substances into new materials. Senior Seno, are you interested in joining? Although our project application has been entered into the void and cannot be changed, I will find a way to add your signature to the second phase report."
Seno: "Actually, my major is elemental science, and my mastery of alchemy is not as good as that of professional scholars. If you still choose to invite me after knowing this, I will be happy to study with you in my free time."
"Great, let's start the experiment today! I still have a lot of materials here - do I also need to prepare an alchemy table?" Kavi was overjoyed.
Seno nodded: "I don't have a private alchemy table. This kind of equipment is expensive. We can rent one for a short period of time. If you don't know how to choose, just leave it to me.
You can show me the materials you have. The success rate of alchemy is closely related to the properties of the materials. Materials with similar properties can often replace each other, but sometimes they can react unexpectedly with certain materials due to certain components inside them. "
"Okay, I'll get it now." Kavi responded, and immediately took out the prepared materials and placed them on the carpet in the living room with great enthusiasm. Various metals, crystals, and remains of elemental creatures... covered the floor.
"I have tried all these materials. Materials like titanium alloy and magic crystal block are the best when combined with rubber, and their service life is also guaranteed. However, no matter which material is used, they are more or less lacking in rolling resistance, vibration reduction, and quietness... I have all these records."
Kavi picked out a few pieces of crystal-like material and handed them to Seno along with the notebook.
"It can be compensated by the properties of other substances."
Seno took the materials and carefully examined them. Then he carefully read Kawi's records. After comparing them with Kawi's notes, he continued:
"If they are not highly compatible with other materials, or if we cannot find suitable substances to make up for the missing properties of these materials, we can only use more complex methods to find out the element ratios in these materials and then make changes according to the needs..."
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On Sunday, it was already 10 o'clock in the evening after the society activities ended. As agreed, Seno hired someone to move the alchemy table to Kavi's studio, and then the two of them tried to use alchemy to improve the materials.
Harold pressed the button on the communication device to call Dishia, and Dishia quickly answered the video call.
"Today, five of the mother plants' fruits fell off naturally! I even took photos of them!"
Dixia excitedly and proudly showed Harold the results of her three-day surveillance. She put a long string of photos she had taken in front of the light screen. All the photos recorded a similar scene: a fruit with flame-like patterns on the surface lying quietly on a white cloth.
"They look the same as the fruit of the fire-attributed lily of the valley... I hope this phenomenon is simply due to the plant's maternal inheritance - are there any records of their sizes?"
"Of course." Dixia took back the photo and showed her notebook, which had a long list of data, recording the number of each mother plant, the maximum diameter of the fruit, and the weight.
"so small?"
According to Dixia's records, the volume of the fruits harvested this time was only two-thirds of the fire-attribute deception flower fruit. In Harold's mind, the success rate of this experiment was reduced again.
There may be no seeds in it.
"Cut it open and take a look," Harold said. "The flesh should be dense. Be careful when removing the flesh."
Dixia: "What kind of knife should I use? A big one or a small one?"
"As long as you are comfortable with it, it doesn't matter if you use your big sword." Harold said with a smile, "Just do it as you see fit. Don't be too nervous. The shell of the seeds of the lily flower is not that fragile.
I should say that because their shells are relatively hard, I also soften them by scalding them with hot water, soaking them in corrosive liquids... I have tried all of these. "