Chapter 66： Explore! Spectacular saltpeter mine! (1/2)
”45 per hour...”
”Speed 62...”
”23...”
The road to the kobold saltpeter mine collection site is not easy, and the stumbling stones on the road make it impossible to lift the speed.
After walking for about forty or fifty minutes, Somo drove out for less than 30 kilometers.
Obviously, the kobold behind had never seen such a fast and fierce artifact. He wandered all the way, wondering what he was thinking about.
Seeing the car slowed down, the kobold immediately continued to point the direction.
”Well, the kobold camp and saltpeter mine seem to be west.”
Following the point where the kobold was pointing, the car went on for more than 20 kilometers, and once again crossed a high **** that blocked the view.
Seeing the kobold's gesture, Somo raised his head subconsciously and looked in the direction of the kobold's finger.
Pupils shrank suddenly!
On the ground in the distance, there is a piece of silk-like ice crystals spreading for several miles on top of the hills.
At this time, there are still about ten kilometers away from the saltpetre mine, and Somo can see this large piece of natural saltpetre vein so clearly.
Not to mention, when you walk close, and you are under the mineral veins, the feeling is even more terrifying and shocking!
”Such a huge saltpetre mine? How did it form?”
Sumo looked surprised, and quickly got off the car, took out the five-fold telescope in the storage space, and looked at the saltpeter mine.
With the bonus of the telescope, the whole picture of the saltpeter mine became clear.
There is a mine in his hand, so I don't panic.
The reason why Gustav II, known as the Nordic Lion, was able to lead the Protestant League to defeat the Catholic Allied Forces several times relied on the guns in his hand and the saltpeter mines in his hometown of Sweden.
But most European countries do not produce saltpeter, and the source of saltpeter has always been a big problem.
Peaceful times are better, but once a war breaks out and the trade route is cut off, a big problem will arise.
When King Charles I of England went to war with opposition forces at home and abroad, he was always troubled by the gunpowder problem.
to this end!
The dignified King of England had to look at the unsmelling and filthy place—Mao Keng.
In order to ensure the production of gunpowder, the king appointed officials to dig out the topsoil (nitrogen) from toilets and stables in his territory.
used nitrate to extract nitrate, and even ordered that the floors of toilets and stables across the country were not allowed to be laid with slate or planks to avoid affecting the collection of nitrate.
The big users of nitrate, the cobblers have lost their jobs.
At that time, the distinguished priests of every church were given a glorious task, which was to call on the citizens who came to worship to urinate collectively. From then on, urination is no longer embarrassing and filthy, but to contribute to the country.
Among them, church chairs are particularly valued, because people cannot leave their seats for convenience when praying, but people have three urgency, so church chairs are devastated, and people can scrape high-quality nitrate from the chairs.
The British at the time believed that women’s urine contained particularly high levels of nitrate.
even shouted the slogan ”Please contribute your strength to your husband who is fighting on the front line”.
but now!
Sumo looked at the huge saltpetre mine in front of him, and couldn't imagine the reason why such a huge vein could be born.
”If you came to tell me that a towering monster went to a toilet here and formed such a large-scale saltpeter mine, I would believe it!”
”However, the kobolds should value the saltpeter mine very much. There are actually at least hundreds of kobolds who have built camp cottages here...”
”Huh? This is??”
”Humanity!”
With the help of a telescope, Somo clearly saw an upright creature completely different from a kobold.
The distance of ten kilometers is still too far, and the image presented by the five-fold telescope casts a shadow in Somo's heart.
went back to the bouncing car and pulled up Oreo, who was still sniffing on the ground, and Somo set fire to the road again.
This time, he will venture forward to a distance of five kilometers.
Bumping's car was not fast, but after ten minutes, he still managed to get into the position that Sumo envisioned.
This time, even without the aid of a telescope, Somo could clearly see a large piece of wood-like houses in the distance.
Even beside this house, Somo also saw the house built by the core of the safe house!
got out of the car again and took out the binoculars, after seeing the scene in the binoculars.
Suma is hard, his fist is hard!
On the stretch of mine, dozens of people are working hard in mining.
However, these people... are not kobolds!