Chapter 2714: Acid Removal, Dehydration

Even so, the construction of the Magic Glue Breeding Farm still attracted a large number of Territory residents to watch. The Daxia Code had regulations regarding public gatherings, but these regulations only restricted organized assemblies.

If they were just passing by spontaneously, then there was no reason to restrict them.

Fortunately, half a month had passed, and everything worth seeing at the breeding farm had already been seen; on the surface, it just looked like a pool of water, nothing much to look at.

Therefore, when Xia Duo came over this time, he didn't encounter any congestion, but if Jieyi were to summon the Portable Laboratory in an open-air setting...

This kind of novelty, I'm afraid, would not be something that could subside in a short time.

Although it wouldn't cause any serious chaos, it would be enough to affect the state of everyone inside the laboratory; Jieyi's current practice of summoning the laboratory into a small house was undoubtedly more prudent.

Arriving at the laboratory again, Xia Duo saw more than ten new faces he hadn't seen last time. After recalling carefully, he had an impression of most of them; they were all new Mages who had passed the Job Rank Assessment in the last few months.

And the Intermediate Assessment was at the end of this month; the interval was too short, so clearly, the dozen or so new Mages didn't think they could pass the Intermediate Assessment.

Of course, Xia Duo felt it was more likely that the Personnel Department had only rated these dozen or so new Mages as Level 1, which didn't meet the Level 4 threshold to participate in the Intermediate Assessment at all.

Thus, these people simply accepted Yi Nu Wei Qi's invitation to join this new department that they had never heard of before, but which might have great potential in the future.

Of course, this was just a thought that emerged in Xia Shao's mind; whether it could be implemented specifically would depend on the judgment of professionals. As far as the present is concerned, although the Magic Glue Research Center was just a makeshift team, after half a month of research, they could barely be considered professional personnel.

"Hmm."

"President, before acid removal is dehydration. The water content of the Magic Glue monster itself is already very low, and the kind we are harvesting now, which is fed with water to grow large, has an even lower water content; the dehydration step is indispensable."

As for those rated Level 4 or Level 3, it was estimated that they were unlikely to join the Magic Glue Research Center. The former needed to prepare for the exam, and the latter, being able to be rated Level 3, showed that they were doing well in their previous departments or Independent Research Labs, so there was no need to suddenly change tracks.

While Yi Nu Wei Qi was introducing this, there happened to be some Magic Glue in the laboratory undergoing dehydration treatment; it might have been left behind by Yi Nu Wei Qi on purpose, or it might just be the laboratory's normal operation.

"Will doing this damage the properties of the Magic Glue?"

Afterwards, the inactivated Magic Glue tissue is sent to the laboratory for further processing.

Xia Shao was not worried that Yi Nu Wei Qi's side would lack manpower or materials. He had already notified Depake and Saixili beforehand: give new Mages the Green Channel, and as for materials, there were almost no restrictions at all.

To this, Yi Nu Wei Qi replied:

The inactivation step is not completed in the laboratory, but after the glue harvesting ends, a Night Watcher is responsible for inactivating the Magic Glue.

"Yes, President, I will arrange it later."

……

So he asked again: "Are the properties of the Magic Glue raw material obtained through Natural Divine Art acid removal and neutralization acid removal the same?"

Yi Nu Wei Qi introduced as he walked. Currently, there are two main methods for acid removal in the laboratory. One is direct acid removal through Natural Divine Art; this method is the most effective, but currently, only Yatewude can do it.

"We have considered performing acid removal and dehydration at the same time and have also conducted relevant experiments, but this method cannot completely remove the acidity in the Magic Glue.

If acid removal and dehydration could be combined into one step, it would not only simplify the process but also yield an extra by-product; why not do it?

Wu De is indeed an effective means of acid removal.

Looking at the young, even childish faces in the laboratory, Xia Shao couldn't help but feel moved. At the same time, he secretly decided that the next batch of Inheritance Ritual quotas could be prioritized to reserve a few for the Magic Glue Research Center.

"It really is a makeshift team!"

Xia Shao did not dwell on these details but cast his gaze toward the dehydration site. The process was rough and simple: it was just putting the Magic Glue that needed dehydration into an evaporation dish and heating it, letting the water inside evaporate in the form of steam.

Therefore, while listening to Yi Nu Wei Qi introduce the research results of the past half month, Xia Shao was also actively observing the state of each member in the laboratory, examining the backbone among them to serve as a reference when selecting quotas for the Inheritance Ritual.

And Yatewude is not in the laboratory at all times, so the second method is needed: neutralization acid removal, using alkaline or neutral substances to consume the acidity in the Magic Glue.

"Currently, the Territory has no special demand for acid liquid, so we haven't considered that plan. If there is a demand in the future, we can redesign the acid removal and dehydration process."

The laboratory has perfect equipment to ensure that even if there is pollution, it will not harm the experimenters, but in the future, when entering the mass production stage, it is impossible to equip the Magic Glue factory with laboratory-level Protection measures.

"Are there harmful substances in the steam?" Xia Duo asked again.

——

Considering the particularity of the Night Watchers, Xia Duo did not specifically visit, but he understood the specific process: the Night Watcher, being an undead creature, blows a Negative Energy Breath at the glue harvesting bucket—first blow, then breath.

Although he learned from Yi Nu Wei Qi that the direct evaporation method had flaws, Xia Shao still felt that this was a development direction with great potential.

"We still need to study it. It's best to figure out the essence of the Magic Glue monster and exactly what all the components of Magic Glue are."

"Hmm?"

The more people there are, the more it can solve the employment problem for new Mages!

Of course, the premise is to inactivate the Magic Glue tissue first, otherwise, no matter how much material is added, the biological instinct will cause this part of the Magic Glue tissue to slowly swallow and digest it, rather than consuming all the acid substances that help digestion at once.

So this question is very critical; it is directly related to the cost of Magic Glue production.

"We have tested the discharged steam; it is just water, nothing else. Of course, if the acid removal is not thorough, acidic steam will be produced."

"Generally speaking, they are the same. As for more specifics, because we are currently investing our main manpower and materials into the development and improvement of Magic Glue Products, we haven't carried out research in that area yet."

Xia Shao seemed to have suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked again, "Have you considered using evaporation to perform acid removal and dehydration at the same time?"

So when considering acid removal materials, Yi Nu Wei Qi thought of wood almost immediately, and subsequent experiments proved Yi Nu Wei Qi's guess—

Just build the framework first, and the specific research can come slowly. Xia Shao still thinks very highly of Yi Nu Wei Qi!

"It will cause some loss, but it will not destroy the properties of the Magic Glue itself, or rather, the properties after this change are the Magic Glue properties we need."

Increasing research directions is nothing more than increasing manpower. Xia Shao is least afraid of giving people; the Tower of Time has dozens of new Mages every month, so how could he be afraid of not being able to support a Magic Glue Research Center?

Otherwise, with this group of Level 1 Mages and a few Level 2 Mages, they might not even be able to use the various instruments and equipment equipped in a Level 2 laboratory smoothly.

To this, Yi Nu Wei Qi's answer was—

In fact, Yi Nu Wei Qi and others have experimented that as long as it is not an acidic substance, almost anything else will have an acid removal effect if added in large quantities in a short time.

In the process of negative energy circulation, the inactivation process targeting the Magic Glue tissue was quietly completed.

"President, what you are seeing now is the acid removal process. Even for a transparent Magic Glue monster that grows up drinking water, its body tissue is acidic, and the corrosiveness is not small!"

Currently, the laboratory uses wood-based acid removal. The development of the Territory has produced a large amount of wood, plus the gradual popularization of magic stoves and Heaters, the consumption of this wood will become a significant problem in the future.