Chapter 49: The first week of the wasteland, hope to germinate (1/2)

opened the small hole that blocked the smell, and couldn't suppress the smell that came out inside, so Somo determined the composition almost immediately.

Gunpowder!

or more appropriate-black powder!

carefully poured the black particles from the stick on the table, and an extremely pungent sulphur smell came.

”Kobolds need black powder to release the so-called fireball technique?”

got the news suddenly, Sumo felt a little weird.

Before in Refuge No. 2, the Warlock Kobold waved his stick before releasing his fireball skills.

Somo still thought it was a casting action, or an attribute trait of a wooden stick.

I didn’t dare to think about it. So if a kobold released a fireball, he still respected science?

”So...Is what kobolds are looking for black powder?”

Hearing Sumo's muttering to himself, Oreo nodded quickly, indicating that Sumo was right.

The kobold **** in front of the table, after seeing Somo pouring out the black powder, seemed to have accepted his fate, and continued to speak.

did not care about the communication between Oreo and the kobold.

Somo clicked on the game panel, clicked the resource scan, and checked the raw materials for black powder preparation on the resource option.

[Record]: A small sulfur mine was detected southeast of 465 meters from the player's current distance

[Record]: Today's times 2/3

”Sure enough, what they are looking for today is this kind of natural sulfur mine”

There was no sadness or joy on Somo's face, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.

The modern technology for extracting sulfur has been innovated for a long time, and even after the steps of petroleum atmospheric and vacuum, catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, delayed coking, etc., the sulfur compounds in the petroleum are separated into sulfurized sewage. The sulfur in it is recycled and processed to produce finished sulfur.

And in ancient times without this technology, people wanted to prepare sulfur:

One is to find a way to mine natural sulfur mines like those near the refuge.

The second is to smelt pyrite and extract the sulfur inside.

Kobolds have the ability to judge and find sulfur ore, which proves that they have reached the edge of science.

It is very likely that they already know that these things, after mixing them in a certain proportion, will make such an augmented gunpowder, which will be catalyzed by magic to increase the power of the fireball.

”Wow?”

During the interval between Somo's thinking, Oreo on the other side also completed the communication with the kobold and walked back.

Oreo once again pointed to the black powder that Suma poured out, then pointed to the distance, and finally pointed to the kobold.

”You mean he is willing to take us to find a place where the kobolds are mining?”

Oreo nodded.

”I have sulfur ore here. To prepare gunpowder, I also need enough potassium nitrate. Potassium nitrate is the main component of saltpeter. Maybe the kobold people have discovered a large-scale saltpeter mine.”

”Will I go...”

Somo pondered in his heart that black powder is absolutely indispensable for making thermal weapon pill.

If the small thermal weapon machine tool can be repaired in the end, there will be a big gap in the raw materials of the ammunition.

looked at the kobold who was still chattering, Sumo walked up to the front decisively, and hit the kobold with a vertigo fist.

”I must go to go, not to mention other things, just talk about the treasure chest exploded by the kobolds, this is also a big gain”

”What's more...their lair still needs to be explored, otherwise it will always be a time bomb if it stays around.”

After pondering for a while, Somo made a decision.

At this time, the weather outside was getting late. After checking the surroundings of the shelter, Somo walked over.

checked the rope on the kobold backhand again and again, then dragged it to the corner of the cave, instructing Oreo to look good at night, and Somo returned to the cot.

At the end of the day, when it gets dark, basically you can only stay in the refuge.