Chapter 2706: Transparent Rubber Tubes and Tires

Without needing Xia Duo to give an order, Yatewude, who noticed that the Lord was interested in the transparent rubber tube, immediately had one of the Magic Affairs Officers nearby go and get it.

Yet that Magic Affairs Officer did not feel dissatisfied in the slightest because of this; this was entirely because Yatewude had conquered them with his own abilities over these past few days.

Not to mention the huge help Yatewude's abilities provided in the research of Slime, Yatewude himself was also an agricultural Consultant recognized by Xia Duo, and was also the main promoter of the Territory's New Natural Philosophy.

He was widely respected in daily life, not to mention the bonus from their time spent together recently.

As a Level 2 specification Laboratory, there was no need for the experimenter to personally run to the warehouse to get things; there were passages inside the Laboratory that connected directly to the warehouse, so they could retrieve things just as they had stored them previously.

Only when a project ended and the owner of the Laboratory took inventory of the items related to the project would they truly be entered into storage.

The current Slime project was just a temporary project, so naturally, Jieyi would not truly enter the project-related items into storage at this time, but rather gave them a temporary storage space where they could be stored and retrieved at any time within the Laboratory.

The Magic Affairs Officer who had been ordered by Yatewude to retrieve the sample did not even leave this General Laboratory before obtaining the sample—

A transparent rubber tube about the thickness of an adult's arm and about half a meter long!

Truly holding this section of rubber tube in his hands, Xia Duo still felt it was somewhat incredible; on one hand, it was that Yatewude and the others had actually achieved results so quickly, and on the other hand, it was that this result was so similar to the rubber tubes manufactured by modern technology on Earth!

Previously, Xia Duo had never seen anything that was particularly similar to modern industrial products from Earth; even the Elevator did not actually require pressing floor buttons like an elevator, highlighting a Magic style instead.

But the transparent rubber tube before his eyes truly gave him a feeling of being displaced in time and space.

However, Xia Duo also understood that this rubber tube was not a product from Earth, but a local product of the Magic world; he pulled hard on the rubber tube, and it did not break even after being stretched to over a meter.

Moreover, judging by the feel of the stretch, it could be stretched even longer, which was actually quite a bit better than the rubber tubes he had seen on Earth.

Next, Xia Duo pinched both ends of the rubber tube with his hands and then used Spellcasting to fill the rubber tube with water; as the water increased, the rubber tube also expanded accordingly, and it quickly swelled into a spherical shape.

"This elasticity is a bit too good!"

Just as Xia Duo was feeling amazed, an accident occurred—

The continuously increasing water brought continuously increasing pressure to the rubber tube, so the rubber tube first seeped water to the outside bit by bit, and then suddenly, it split open at some point, and the still-increasing water was instantly released from that tear.

Fortunately, the first Bloodline Ability Xia Duo awakened was 【Water Control】; after the surging, raging water flow sprayed out from the tear in the rubber tube, it curved in the air and then, just like when it appeared, dissipated into the air bit by bit.

"That shouldn't be!"

Judging from the rubber tube's elastic performance just now, it didn't look like it would be burst by water; however, recalling that there was water seeping out before the rubber tube split, Xia Duo felt that it was likely caused by the characteristics of the material itself.

Perhaps it was dissolved by water, or rather, it denatured upon contact with water.

If that was the case, if one wanted to use it as piping material, I am afraid there was still a long way to go; after all, what passes through city pipes the most is water, not to mention dedicated water pipes.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo stopped the water flow that was still continuously gushing from the rubber tube, then handed the rubber tube to Yatewude and continued to ask:

"Are there any other samples?"

"There are!"

This time, no extra orders were needed; while Xia Duo was examining the transparent rubber tube, a Magic Affairs Officer had already brought over samples, and hearing Xia Duo's inquiry, Yatewude immediately signaled for them to be displayed.

First displayed was a porcelain plate holding solid particles; the particles were large and small, with the small ones being nearly powder, while the large ones were as big as soybean grains.

According to the previous introductions by Yatewude and Laidun, this was the excellent fertilizer obtained by feeding household waste to the Slime and then removing the acid.

Xia Duo looked it over curiously but did not start experimenting; Yatewude was already an expert in agriculture and possessed Natural Holy Power, so he had likely already conducted relevant experiments.

Xia Duo asked directly about the results, "Does this kind of fertilizer have any drawbacks?"

"Lord, are you still thinking about the rubber tube from just now? Research on this kind of Slime has only just begun, so how could it be perfect? But since I have designated this fertilizer as excellent, there certainly aren't any fatal drawbacks."

Speaking of his own field, Yatewude spoke eloquently, "The Lord might not believe it, but this fertilizer itself actually has no drawbacks; it is simply a perfect fertilizer, suitable for the vast majority of crops."

"No drawbacks at all? Elder Yatewude, this description is a bit too exaggerated, isn't it?"

"The fertilizer itself indeed has no drawbacks; I have experimented repeatedly many times. If there is any deficiency, perhaps it is just that it is not easy to obtain!"

To obtain this kind of fertilizer, one needs to feed household waste to the Slime first; if one does not feed it, the fertilizer produced is essentially just soil, which can barely be considered a type of fertilizer for barren land.

But if it were for normal or relatively fertile land, then it would be completely useless.

And after feeding it to produce that yellowish, greenish new Slime, one must also perform acid removal treatment on it; it cannot be used directly without removing the acid.

In the entire production process, what affects production capacity the most is the number of Slime and the acid removal process.

Especially the latter; even if it is simplified as much as possible, it cannot be completely omitted.

As for the former, as long as the Slime are divided into multiple parts and raised separately, they can quickly become multiple independent individuals; after that, with continuous division and sufficient feed, it is not difficult to expand the total number.

"Alright, let's look at the next one!"

Xia Duo had already noticed a translucent tire-shaped object in the hands of a Magic Affairs Officer; from the appearance, this one seemed to have more impurities than the transparent rubber tube from just now.

"This is the Bicycle tire we trial-produced; the difference between it and the rubber tube from just now is just a slight difference in the acid removal process. The essence is the same; this one's elasticity is weaker, making it more suitable for tires."

"Then it, upon contact with water—"

"Like the rubber tube from just now, if it is in contact with water for long enough, it will slowly melt."

"Then have you thought of any way to improve it?"

"I have thought about using other materials to feed the Slime to obtain materials with different attributes, but this requires time to experiment step by step."

"As long as there is a line of thought, that is good; what I fear most is having no line of thought."

Xia Duo offered a few words of encouragement and suddenly thought that rubber on Earth seems to have a vulcanization process; he wondered if the Magic rubber here could also obtain better attributes by feeding it Sulfur.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo gave an Indication, "The Application prospects for this Slime are broad; considering that its essence is not mud, but a type of glue, I have decided to officially name it 【Magic Glue Monster】."

"And I will establish a dedicated Magic Glue Research Center at the Tower of Time to explore the essence of Magic Glue and find various ways to apply Magic Glue."

"This organization will temporarily be handed over to—"

Xia Duo's gaze swept over the nine people in the Laboratory and finally stopped on Yatewude, but before he could speak, Yatewude took a step forward and refused:

"I think Yi Nu Wei Qi is more suitable; in the previous research, his performance was obvious to all, and using him will certainly not be wrong. As for me, I will still go do the things I am better at!"

Although Yatewude had long begun to learn Magic and had achieved some success, his learning of Magic was more because he listened to Xia Duo's suggestion, in order to verify the New Natural Philosophy, rather than thinking about specializing in this profession in the future.

The name 【Magic Glue Research Center】 did not sound like a place where a Druid like him should stay; if there was a need for his help, he could go and help, just like this time, but if he were asked to stay here all the time, he certainly would not be able to stay.