[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor":3,"chapter-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-172":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},561375,812,"Chapter 172 - 145: Runic Combination Lock","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>Labette and his tribe hurried back to Frost Leaf Town the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snow Rabbit People also witnessed the meals of the slaves in Frost Leaf Town and excitedly had their first full meal of the winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure they would have food in the future, Labette and his tribe studied those blueprints that very night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, they directly ran to the manor the next morning to consult Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De appreciated Labette’s straightforwardness and explained some key knowledge to this Snow Rabbit Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Luo De’s past life, modern coke production was very complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, in fact, the principle is quite simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a nutshell, coal is heated isolated from air to about a thousand degrees, triggering a reaction that breaks down into coke and other substances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without considering the collection of other substances, primitive coking only leaves coke, which is relatively simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labette was smarter than imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thoroughly understanding, he followed Luo De’s blueprint plan and chose a location in a mountain gully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, there was no need to excavate a platform further, digging directly from one side of the gully to create a pit four meters long, two meters wide, and one and a half meters deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the pit, Luo De’s slave team constructed a circle of walls with stones, which the Snow Rabbit People reinforced as a furnace chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the furnace chamber, they dug a flue, and directly made a passage over the gully to let gas generated from coking escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottom of the cave acts as the furnace floor, compacted and paved into a slope with flat stones so that once the process is complete, the coke can be easily dug out by opening the lower furnace door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everything was prepared, they loaded the coal, sealed the top with mud or compacted earth, leaving only firing and smoke holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they ignited it at the air intake, guiding the coal to slow-burn and distill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is noteworthy that Labette brought along twenty tribesmen out of goodwill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labette wanted to speed up the process and show results to Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he overlooked an important issue,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——the small cave simply couldn’t accommodate so many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To build this primitive coking furnace, six or seven Snow Rabbit People were enough; having too many people made things chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn’t come for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De instructed Labette to divide these people into two groups, with one group continuing to build the coking furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other group, thirteen Snow Rabbit People, began constructing Luo De’s brick kiln.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous brick kilns were temporary, producing few bricks, and now Luo De’s stockpile of bricks was only over ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounds like a lot, but it’s hardly enough when constructing walls thousands of meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Luo De had to build specialized brick kilns in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brick kiln was much simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply have the Snow Rabbit People dig a passage, then build a chamber inside the tunnel, with a firebox for burning wood and a flue below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Snow Rabbit People, once they knew how to dig, it was not difficult at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Snow Rabbit People busy in the cave, Luo De came up with a new idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps these Snow Rabbit People could build an \"underground pit-type molding room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, in winter, the hardest part of brick making is not firing but breaking the brick mold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moisture is hard to evaporate, mud doesn’t mix well in the low temperature, and drying outdoors can cause bricks to crack, which is the biggest issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they could excavate a greenhouse underground and add a heated bed for warmth, maybe they could also fire bricks well in the winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Luo De immediately called Labette out of the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the matter, Lord Sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labette wiped the yellow mud off his nose, only to make it worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many people do you have left in your tribe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De asked, \"Can they all come?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are twenty-three who can work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labette answered without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had counted them before coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call them all over, quickly finish building this brick kiln.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ordered, \"First, build five kiln chambers. Once done, you’ll have more tasks to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labette answered excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having work means having enough food to eat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go right away to call them and let them notify the tribe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labette enthusiastically ran towards one side of the kiln chambers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he returned with his ears drooping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Sir, my tribesmen are also eager to work... Why not send someone to notify them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labette said somewhat helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After group division, there was also another Snow Rabbit Person acting as a team leader on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brick kiln group’s leader didn’t want to waste his manpower to notify others, and other Snow Rabbit People were also unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a joke, who wouldn’t want to perform well and finish the work as soon as possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why doesn’t your coking furnace group send someone back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the brick kiln group leader’s exact words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll inform Xue Rui, let her organize them back, and incidentally, Lawrence will deliver food to your caves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De smiled and didn’t intervene further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a situation was indeed due to Labette’s impulsiveness and lack of proper arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, it shows you lack deterrence, making it difficult to lead the team later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Labette straightened his chest, \"Don’t worry! I’ll have a proper discussion with Xue Rui!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, organize it well, don’t let it affect the task progress I assigned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De reminded, then left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After four days, the coking furnace was successfully constructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They loaded the coal, sealed the top, ignited it, and then it was a matter of waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about three days, once the smoke from the flue thinned and reduced, with no pungent smell, they sealed all the exhaust holes with clay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting another two days and the entire furnace had cooled down, they opened the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De finally produced his first batch of coke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first batch was very small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had someone do the math, it was only eight hundred and thirty-three pounds, but it was enough for the Blacksmith Shop to use.\u003C\u002Fp>",1047,"2026-05-30T15:19:45.195Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.172Z",1,"novelbin.me","5d4e934aaae7cb2abaa604b46eafe507aaf21f1071d73f2fc9fdcd85fe7a70c8","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-173","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-171",776,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffarming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-cover.jpg"]