At the end of the tour or inspection, Xia Duo saw the final process of magic glue products, that is, the production process of products such as protective layers.
The magic glue that has been deacidified and dehydrated can be used as a production raw material if the service life is not considered. However, it is the same as the magic glue water pipe that Xia Duo saw half a month ago. Not only is the material too soft and rotten, but it is also very fragile.
Easily soluble in water.
Therefore, after more than half a month of research, the actual production process here in Inuvich is to add stabilizing substances during the acid removal and dehydration process of the magic glue, so that the finished product can be used as the final production material.
"President, after testing, we found that there are two materials that are most suitable for use as stabilizers, one is charcoal and the other is sulfur. The magic glue stabilized by adding charcoal can still maintain a certain elasticity, while the magic glue stabilized by adding sulfur will lose its elasticity.
Mostly elastic.”
"So the protective clothing worn by the rubber tappers just now is made of magic glue mixed with charcoal?"
"Yes, but there is currently a lot of room for improvement in both the process and the material itself. We will definitely be able to make more perfect materials in the future."
While introducing it, Inuvich showed Shado the production process of protective clothing. It was somewhat different from what Shado had originally expected, but after seeing it, he felt it was very reasonable.
It turns out that the laboratory uses a mold casting method similar to metal casting, except that metal casting adds molten metal into the mold, while here liquid magic glue is added.
The next steps are the same, cooling and shaping.
"If we do this, will the protective clothing turn into liquid again if it is heated?"
"No, the original magic glue itself will change its properties during the heating process. Although it does not involve the fundamentals, it will cause the critical temperature for remelting to rise significantly after it is cooled and formed, so there is no need to worry about a little heat.
The water melted it."
I see!
Next, Xia Duo visited the production process of rubber shoes that he had always remembered before. They were also molded, but due to the difference in the stabilizer added, the overall protective clothing was light gray, while the rubber shoes were an inexplicable yellow color.
During his visit, two pairs of yellow rubber shoes happened to be unmoulded, and some images that had been buried in the depths of his memory began to come to mind: "yellow rubber shoes, cropped trousers, and a professional mage."
When I think about the possibility that in the future there will be territorial mages walking around in yellow rubber shoes, that kind of scene - tut, the corners of Xia Duo's mouth can't help but turn up.
"Can these rubber shoes be available in other colors?"
"Coloring agents can be added to change the color of the material, but adding coloring agents may also change the properties of the material itself. We have not yet studied this aspect, so for the time being we only have the natural color yellow."
"We can research this. It would be best if we could make it in various colors."
Chateau gave instructions and then asked to try on the yellow rubber shoes that had just been taken off the mold. Inuvich seemed very happy about this. If the president is satisfied with the try-on, it will definitely be a great encouragement to him.
Taking the rubber shoes from a new mage researcher, Xia Duo first held them in his hand and examined them carefully. The new shoes had just been taken off the mold, and when he got closer, he could smell a faint smell of sulfur.
This is different from the protective clothing I just saw. That one doesn't have any odor. The magic glue itself has no smell, but what is mixed into it will emit a certain smell to a large extent.
The first thing he saw at the barracks was the magic glue monster that was full of mud and swill, and had an unpleasant rotten smell all over his body.
However, sulfur itself has a certain repellent effect, so Xia Duo didn't pay much attention to it. Then he squeezed the shoe body and sole with his hands. Since they were molded from the same material, the sole was fine, but the shoe body was somewhat hard.
But you can also feel the obvious elasticity, but it does not completely lose its elasticity and become solid like wood or iron stone.
Xia Duo compared the sizes, and after confirming that he could wear it, he took off the dragon leather boot on his left foot, put on the yellow rubber shoe, and then put on the other foot.
He took a few steps in the laboratory to feel it and found no major problems so far. Not only that, he even thought that from the perspective of comfort, it had surpassed most cloth shoes.
Reaching the level of high-quality leather shoes.
Of course, when evaluating a pair of shoes, one needs to look not only at wearing comfort, but also at practicality, appearance, price, and many other factors. In terms of wearing comfort alone, he thinks the yellow rubber shoes currently produced in the laboratory are acceptable.
But the practicality is a little lacking. The shoe body is too hard. If you only wear it for a short time, or if you wear it and sit still, it doesn't matter. But if you wear it for walking all the time, you will inevitably feel restrained and even irritate your feet.
Already.
However, Chateau asked Inuvich to develop rubber shoes for the use of the citizens, or in other words, they were developed for labor situations, so that the citizens would not run around wearing straw sandals.
Although these rubber shoes have far surpassed straw sandals at the moment, from the perspective of Xia Duo's own experience, they can actually continue to be improved.
So Xia Duo continued to propose, "We can consider using different materials for the soles and body of the shoes to increase comfort."
"Yes, President."
Later, Xia Duo asked about the precautions when using rubber shoes. They are basically similar to protective clothing. The most important thing is to avoid contact with water as much as possible. Who said that magic glue materials with stabilizers are no longer afraid of water to a certain extent.
However, it will still be "corroded" and "dissolved" by water if exposed to too much.
Without contact with water, the use time can be greatly extended, but how can shoes not come into contact with water at all?
Even if water from the outside can be avoided as much as possible, how can we avoid sweating on the soles of our feet?
Therefore, the current actual service life of these rubber shoes may only be about one month. The reason why it is said "possible" is that the rubber shoes were born less than a month ago, but it is estimated based on the current use of protective clothing and rubber shoes.
Even if the magic glue material using sulfur stabilizer is more water-resistant, it is estimated that it will be difficult to survive for a month, and the soles will be "corroded" and worn out.
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After visiting most of the R&D and production processes in the laboratory, Xia Duo was ready to leave. To be honest, he was both pleased and a little disappointed with this visit.
He was gratified that a group of new mages could produce a lot of results in such a short period of time, but was disappointed that these results were too superficial and did not include the pipe materials he wanted that could truly resist water erosion.
Now that the reconstruction project in Linshui Village has been delayed again and again, it is impossible for Xia Duo to say that he is not anxious at all, but it is useless to be anxious about this kind of thing. Only by continuing to increase investment can he get what he wants.
It's just "possible", not "certainly possible".
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After coming out of the laboratory, Chateau refused Inuvich who came to see him off, and just left with Leiden. Walking on the road to the workshop area, Chateau had to tell Leiden again to check the preparations for the reconstruction project.
Work.
Since the anti-water erosion materials are not yet in place, Linshui Village can only wait, but waiting is not an issue, so Xia Duo asked the development department to make all preparations.
Including material preparation, subsequent detailed construction plans, etc.
But all these were actually ready before today, and we were just waiting for the magic glue material, but who knew that the magic glue material was still a little short of the mark!