Chapter 1138 How Many Tens of Thousands of Tons of Yueming Sand Are Needed to Stop the Burning of Ore Veins?

Half an hour later, Elder Fahim, Anarilinge, Idian, and several other elves who stayed at the outpost swarmed over.

Each of them took a copy of Mineral No. 1593 - the words written on the label of the mineral box, translated, it is probably similar to "Moon Stone" or "Moon Ming Sand" - and followed the operating procedures formulated by Grete, step by step. .

Then, a group of elves held their breath and opened the cloud chamber, or directly covered it with spiritual power to observe the burning ore:

"The burning has slowed."

"It does seem to be slowing down."

"Is it that simple? Can you put out the burning veins by pouring the moon stone in?"

"We have been searching for the answer for thousands of years but have not found it. Is it so simple?"

The elves were whispering to each other, with expressions of surprise, joy, and disbelief on their faces.

Elder Fahim stood there in a daze, squinting his eyes and looking far away. His back was stooped, and the skin on his face and hands was sagging. At first glance, he looked like a weathered old tree.

No, it's not that they haven't found it after searching for thousands of years, but that the elves didn't look for it at all.

The elves who are proud of their magic have regarded magic as the only solution from the beginning.

Even if I thought about using minerals, I would just use various metals to form partitions. I did not pour all the minerals that can be found in the world into the burning veins like Grete...

"Don't rush to celebrate yet." He said slowly. At the same time, a somewhat erratic and hoarse voice came to my ears:

"Wait...the experiment is not finished yet..."

Elder Fahim called out. On the left, Gretel happened to turn around and look over. When their eyes met, Gretel smiled and made a "please" gesture.

The little guy still respects the old man very much... Elder Fahim felt at ease, smiled and shook his head:

"You come, you come. This experiment was designed by you from beginning to end. Of course, you will preside over the next step."

Grete bowed slightly to him. Then he turned his eyes towards the warehouse:

"This... moon stone? Moon sand? How many more are there?"

As soon as he asked, there was an explosion in the crowd. Gretel leaned back reflexively, and when he looked again, he saw that Udian had disappeared from the spot——

Gretel: "..."

I know you are anxious, but you don’t have to be so anxious! Why bother just running out of the air and making explosive sounds? It's only a few steps from here to the warehouse. The difference between 100 meters and 5 seconds is only 5 seconds!

As soon as he finished complaining, a figure flashed in front of him, and Idian had already rushed back. The half-step legend calmly stood with his hands behind his back, as if "I haven't moved at all, the person who ran so fast just now has nothing to do with me":

"Luckily, there's still half a basket left. This stuff was selling cheaply at the time, so they just picked a basket back...probably, about 100 pounds?"

Grete frowned, struggled, and said nothing. Looking at Udian and then at Elder Fahim, his eyes were wandering, obviously in trouble. Udian waited patiently for half a minute and stamped his foot:

"Just tell me what you want me to do! - Even if I have to carry these moon sands and go to the center of the secret realm, I will go!"

"Yes, Grete." Elder Fahim advised slowly from the side:

"Repairing the Elf Secret Realm has been our dream for thousands of years. To this end, we have lost countless compatriots, and what you see in the cemetery is only a small part. If we can succeed, we are also willing to make more sacrifices... …”

He looked around, and every elf he looked at nodded firmly to him. Elder Fahim patted his chest gently:

"Including me, an old man, it's not like I can't be sacrificed. Just tell me what needs to be done."

But I can't just let people sacrifice themselves. Moreover, the number of elves is so small that they cannot afford to sacrifice...

Gretel smiled bitterly inwardly. He took a deep breath, threw all the messy thoughts to the back of his mind, and began to design an experimental method:

"Let's first take half of the Yueming Sand and repeat the experiment. This time, pour more burning ore into it and see how well it stops burning."

"Ok, no problem!"

Idian is gearing up. Grete hesitated for a moment:

"If this experiment is successful, I hope you can carry these moonlight sands and go to the center of the secret realm. Pour them into the burning veins——"

"Is it enough to pour it all in?" Yudian said subconsciously. Grete shook his head slowly:

"Don't pour it in all at once. Just like you did before, dig some ore and put it into the moonlight sand. Watch it burn out, then dig some more and put it in... By the way, remember to put a lot of crushed lead in the moonlight sand. piece!"

"What? I still have to carry hundreds of pounds of broken lead?"

Idian's legs weakened, and he was already considering whether to dismantle his lead armor and throw it directly into the moonlight sand. Grete is still struggling:

"Actually, 50 pounds is really too little... This kind of thing is only useful if it is poured down in tons..."

How many tons of borax were poured into Chernobyl at that time?

Chernobyl was still just a nuclear reactor with limited fuel. Here in the Elf Secret Realm, it seems that the entire uranium mine is on fire...

Even for a simple experiment, it would take a ton of borax to be useful, right?

However, a whole ton of borax, not to mention the question of whether Udian can carry it on his back - he has space equipment, so he can ignore this for the time being - after it falls, it needs to be stirred, right?

Stirring requires a lot of radiation, right?

During the Chernobyl incident, it seemed like a helicopter fell down... What should we do now? Flying monster? Or a flying golem? Or is it manpower thrown in from the edge?

Forget it, don’t think about this for now. Let's gather enough borax first... Do you want to go for a run outside the forest? Back and forth for a month? Or maybe we only need borax this time, so there won’t be so many people passing by, and the speed can be faster?

"If it's Yueming Sand, I still have some here." Elder Fahim interjected slowly. He glanced at the surprised Grete:

"What to do? Moonlight Sand can be used to make medicine and alchemy materials. It has some uses. It's not easy to go out here at the outpost. I have a lot of things like this that can be stored for a long time. "

This "a lot" was really beyond Grete's expectation. Elder Fahim dragged out a very large wooden box, which was full, and contained a whole box of translucent white moon sand. He pointed his hand at Gretel:

"Take it and use it. Take as much as you want."

... This box is estimated to be more than one cubic meter... According to the density of borax, it can weigh almost 2 tons... Are you going to use it until the end of time...

As long as it is not made into boric acid solution and washed in large quantities, everyone who comes out of the radiation area will be washed one by one. If it is purely for medicinal purposes, even if you are an immortal species, it can be used until you are buried, right?

Grete cursed crazily. He requisitioned all the borax without hesitation, leaving only one kilogram for the elder. Then mix in broken lead blocks of equal volume—not equal weight—and give them to Idian:

"It's up to you, boss! - Wait, draw my blood first!"

Udian bravely went in again. This time, when he came out, he was beaming with joy, and every hair was exuding joy:

"It works! It really works! - Little Grete, I followed your instructions and shoveled the burning ores in piece by piece, and they really went out! In the end, I poured the whole box of Yueming Sand into a fire port, That fire outlet was actually suppressed a little!"

That is the immortal fire, the eternal fire!

How many seniors and legendary masters have worked hard to suppress it a little bit. As soon as the magic power disappears, the eternal fire will rekindle!

Now, when a box of Yueming Sand is poured down, the burning ore can be extinguished. This method is so simple!

"Sit down first, sit down first." Grete pressed him down forcefully, drew blood, examined his body under a microscope, and performed various body examinations. Idian sat still obediently and couldn't stop talking:

"It's just moonlight sand, just pour it in! This thing is not expensive! It doesn't cost a single gold coin for such a big box, so transportation is a little troublesome! The lead blocks are not expensive, you can buy them casually... "

"So, how much moonlight sand is needed to stop the burning of the entire mineral vein?"

Grete finished a blood smear and couldn't help but ask after hearing his lively words. Idian didn't even think about it:

"According to previous experiments, if you mix a box of Yueming Sand and broken lead blocks with one-tenth of the box of ore, there will definitely be no problem. If you add one-fifth of the box, it will be a bit troublesome. Let's see if it can be mixed evenly. Adding one third of it is probably not enough..."

"What about the whole vein?"

Idian fell silent. He is a warrior, not a spell caster, nor is he a legendary level spell caster who masters the core secrets of the Elven Realm. How big is the entire vein?

As far as he could see, there were countless gaps on the mountain top in the center of the Elf Secret Realm, and there were dots of light everywhere. Beyond the top of the mountain, there were once residential areas, gardens, schools, and martial arts venues...

Idian didn't want to think about it. But it is said that this place was chosen to build the settlement because it was located on a mineral vein rich in magical power...

Gretel stared at the microscope, swiping and swiping, filling up a piece of paper. After comparing it with the previous data, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and asked:

"How many reserves does this vein have? How many tons, or how many thousands of tons?"

"have no idea……"

"How much area does this vein cover?"

"have no idea……"

"Okay, how big is the entire Elf Secret Realm? How high is the mountain in the center? Where there may be mineral veins, how big do you estimate they are, and how deep are the mineral veins buried?"

"The center of the secret realm... has a radius of about 30 miles." Idian thought slowly:

"The mountain in the center is not very high. It is less than 500 meters from the ground. There is a burning range of mineral veins around it...at least, it is 10 miles away, right?"

Gretel did a quick mental calculation. 500 meters, times the diameter of 10 miles, times the density... Oh, I don’t want to forget it...

In short, if you throw in hundreds of thousands of tons of borax, you should be able to do it, right?

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From Baidu: The world's largest uranium mine, the MacArthur River uranium mine in Canada, has an annual output of 7,356 tons and proven reserves of 241 million pounds...

Anyway, come on, elves...

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