Chapter 160 Internal Combustion Engine
Time always passes inadvertently, and more than ten days have passed in a flash.
Li Chengqi opened the store as usual and welcomed a group of students who came to buy bread and milk in the morning.
Viola has already gone back, and it is easier to go back than Aldai.
After calling Qian Sen in advance and asking him to send someone to return the confiscated sword, Viola dressed neatly, took the clothes and some snacks bought for her, jumped in the direction of the TV, and got back by herself.
Aldee didn't use the TV that time because Li Chengqi felt that she should go back the same way she came. It was the same this time. When Viola came out of the TV, she jumped back the way she came.
The past ten days passed very peacefully. Qian Sen did not call Li Chengqi again. Li Chengqi called to ask if anyone had been arrested. Qian Sen could only reply that the report from the General Administration had not come yet and there was new news. Yunyun will be notified.
There is no new news from Jiu Ke, but the news has already widely reported that someone robbed someone with a gun in the mall.
Perhaps because it was not a real gun and no one was injured, it was not aired on the news broadcast, but only on the provincial satellite station.
This matter has been discussed online for a while, and netizens have given full play to their subjective initiative, and each comment is more exciting than the last.
However, Internet news spreads quickly and its popularity decreases quickly.
Within a few days, this matter fell off the hot search list, and after a few days, almost no one would talk about it.
After all, there is nothing to discuss. The police have already disclosed the preliminary investigation results, and the details have to wait for the police report.
Although it became popular, fortunately, Li Chengqi's incident did not appear in the news. It was only said that one of the hostages took advantage of the gangsters' unpreparedness and bravely resisted, creating an opportunity for the police to successfully break in.
It should be Jiu Ke who said hello. There is a certain supernatural element in this matter, and Li Chengqi is not suitable for exposure.
He also happened to not want to be exposed. It should be said that this kind of thing should never happen again in the future. It is not good for the heart.
There was also a discussion about this matter on Jiuke's internal forum, but the content was all disclosed in the news. It can be seen that even insiders do not know the inside story.
Of course, Li Chengqi would not talk loudly about it. He felt that if he did, he might be banned by the administrator.
Other than that, not much happened these days, and life was peaceful.
"Brother Li, we both want these."
Lei Lei and Gan Xiaoyan came to the convenience store to buy bread and milk together today. Li Chengqi saw the bread they put on the cashier and said:
"That's it? You two eat it? It's not even enough to feed the cat, so go get some old bread."
"No, no, my weight has been a bit dangerous recently."
Of course, Li Chengqi has never experienced the troubles faced by young girls. When he was in school, he was like a loser. He ate a lot of meals and snacks.
Lei Lei gently poked Gan Xiaoyan, who immediately woke up and said:
"Brother Li, password."
"Huh? Come again, okay. Today is our turn... Oh yes, the king of heaven will cover the tiger of the earth?"
"The pagoda suppresses the river demon."
Because there was a third party pretending to be a mature person to sneak into the social circle, Gan Xiaoyan and Lei Lei discussed a set of passwords. According to the change of the week, they reported the password every day when they met to confirm whether it was true or not. Even Li Chengqi was affected. .
Anyway, for safety reasons, Li Chengqi didn't reject them, and even thought these two little girls were quite cute.
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Year 648 of the Demon King's Calendar.
Mid-June, morning.
"What exactly do you want us to see?"
Just after finishing the prayer, Aldai dragged Viola out of the chapel and said that she had found new results and asked her to take a look.
Wendy, who was following Viola, immediately became alert and said:
"Could it be something dangerous?"
Aldai's new invention left a big psychological shadow on Wendy. Ever since she was a child, every time Aldai wanted to show something, she would always have an accident.
"Don't always judge me based on past experience. I'm much more stable now."
“…..”
Are you sure you are stable?
"It's safe this time, just watch."
Aldai led the two of them to the newly built waterwheel and got into a warehouse next to the waterwheel.
Soon, Aldee directed the workers working in the waterwheel to push out a strange carriage.
The main body of this carriage is no different from an ordinary carriage, but there is no place to tie the horses. The roof of the carriage has also been sawed directly and roughly. Standing next to it, you can vaguely see some kind of mechanical structure inside.
Wendy was a little confused:
"What is this?"
"It's called a car."
"W-what car?"
Wendy had never heard of this word, but Viola remembered it.
"Did you imitate the means of transportation in the divine world? But the appearance is too different." "The important thing is not the appearance, but the principle."
Aldai patted the carriage and didn't even notice the oil stains on her hands.
"Thanks to your Majesty for giving me the structural diagram of the internal combustion engine. Although it is only the simplest two-stroke internal combustion engine, I spent a lot of effort to figure it out."
Wendy said in surprise: "With this thing called an internal combustion engine, this carriage can run? Doesn't it need a horse?"
"No, it only needs to consume this oil."
Aldai took out a small bottle and shook it. There was a light yellow liquid in it.
"I try to separate an extremely flammable oil from petroleum. Although mass production is not yet possible, small-scale experiments can be carried out."
The reason why mass production cannot be achieved is simple: the resources invested are greater than the value of the output.
Just like bombarding mercury with gamma rays to create gold, the cost is much higher than the value of the gold.
However, as technology iterates, costs will fall, although it is estimated that we will have to enter the industrial revolution era by then.
Aldai poured homemade gasoline into the oil filler port above, then held on to the edge of the car to get up.
"Isn't it dangerous? If you pour oil in, won't it burn and explode?"
"What you want is explosion. Internal combustion engines mainly rely on the thrust generated by deflagration to drive the piston."
Wendy was a little unsure, but Aldai was very confident.
"If the internal combustion engine is successfully developed, I believe it can be used in many places and significantly solve the problem of insufficient productivity."
Viola immediately realized how much value this kind of machine that only consumes fuel but can provide power can bring. Seeing that Aldai was very confident, she nodded and said:
"be safe."
Aldai pressed the switch and saw a large amount of black smoke spewing out from the exhaust port under the carriage, which shocked Wendy.
But the internal combustion engine did manage to start, making a beeping sound similar to that of a motorcycle.
In fact, this carriage is a four-wheel motorcycle. It uses a belt to drive the lower chain and then drives the two rear wheels to run forward. There is no gearbox or anything like that.
Just pull the lever and close the gear, and the chain drives the hub.
It went smoothly at first, and the workers and knights on the scene all expressed their admiration. They didn't expect that this car, which did not use magic or livestock, could actually run.
But less than ten meters out, the engine suddenly crackled and sparks came out, followed by a large amount of black smoke coming directly from the engine without going through the exhaust pipe.
In an instant, thick black smoke surrounded the carriage, and Aldai rushed out of the carriage with a dismayed face, coughing continuously.
"Sure enough, the quality of the forging is still not up to standard, and our production process cannot achieve the strength required by the design."
"Don't complain to the blacksmith in my territory. Nothing in the divine world can be copied so easily."
"That thing won't explode, right?"
Wendy pointed to the still smoking carriage, looking a little worried.
"No, don't worry, it will be fine once it burns out the fuel."
She was very suspicious of whether what O'Alday said was fine was true, so Wendy decided to take a few steps back and keep a safe distance.
At this time, Aldai was suddenly stunned, and then nodded as if talking to someone.
"Your Majesty told me that internal combustion engines are too difficult and we should study steam engines first."
"Then why did you start with the internal combustion engine?"
"Just curious."
"......."
Because of Aldai's simple curiosity, Wendy suffered a lot.
"Oh, um, I know."
Aldai turned to the two men and said:
"Although we failed, Your Majesty seemed very happy and asked us what reward we wanted."
Viola blurted out immediately:
"Is instant noodles okay?"
"Yeah, I want this too."
"What are instant noodles?"
Wendy had never seen instant noodles before and didn’t know what they were.
Then the three of them saw a light group appearing on the ground not far in front of them. When the light group dispersed, three boxes of instant noodles appeared there.
The three of them summed up an experience, it is okay to act coquettishly with the king occasionally...
(End of chapter)