Chapter 209: Mule inventor

"That's a half-breed animal born from a donkey and a mare, and the Asa people call them mules."
Major Vasa introduced the visitors to the big animals that he cultivated, with a proud smile on his face.
"In Yalfheim and the entire New World, my family was the first ranch to cultivate excellent mules."
"In fact, since more than a decade ago, I have developed a strong interest in mule technology."
"Over the years, I have conducted cross-breeding experiments on all kinds of donkeys and horses that I can find on vacation, and selected the best mules from the offspring."
"This business has been very productive. If it were not for me to spend most of my time and energy in the military camp, I might have the opportunity to become a livestock expert with a history book by virtue of this invention."
George Vassar is not the first person in the world to try to breed a donkey with a horse.
In fact, he learned this animal husbandry technique that has long been passed down to indigenous tribes from an Asa herdsman in his family.
The "mule", the offspring of the cross between a donkey and a mare, originally meant "hybrid" in the ancient Asa language.
Although the Assa people first invented the method of cultivating mules, they did not pay much attention to this technology.
After all, the mule creature has a fatal birth defect and can hardly bear offspring.
Rather than laboring to cultivate mules, it is better to catch wild horses and donkeys on the domesticated grassland.
George Vaasa is probably the first manor in the New World to contact and attach great importance to the technology of breeding mules, the first livestock farmer to adopt scientific methods to cultivate good mules, and the first to write an article in the newspaper. Propaganda who actively promotes this mixed-race animal to a "civilized society".
If one day in the future, mules are accepted by the majority of colonists and become a kind of livestock not inferior to cattle and horses, then George Vasa is indeed qualified to be in the New World by virtue of his pioneering contribution to the cause of improving and promoting mules. Leave his name on the history books.
George Vaasa is passionate about nurturing and promoting mules, not for fun or for fame.
More than ten years of animal husbandry practice shows that the mule animal has the endurance and load-bearing capacity of a donkey, but also has the courage and strength of a horse. It is clever, hard-working, and not picky on feed. The only flaw is that the female mule pelvis cannot be opened and closed and cannot produce offspring.
Most of the mules that Vernon has cultivated over the years have been sold to self-cultivators or small farmers who cannot afford horses and servants, and only 57 adult mules have been kept in their own ranch.
Not long ago, it was hit by a monster, which caused eight mules to be lost in the pasture. Even the old Asa herdsman who helped George Vasa nurture the mule was unfortunately killed.
When they told Joan about the unfortunate incident, Major Vassar didn't have a smile on his face, and deeply regretted the loss of the old shepherd.
The mules were indeed smarter than donkeys, as Major Vassar said, and not as easily frightened as horses. They accepted the fact that Ah Chi and Mr. Benny were riding on their backs. Vasa, Joan and Xiao Miao, who were riding tall horses, slammed in the pasture.
"There is an area where digging worms lie. We are here to dismount, so as not to disturb the pests hiding deep in the cave."
Major Vasa pointed to the riverside grass.
Joan rolled over and dismounted, following Major Vasa's finger.
The Eifen River flows along with the ups and downs of the mountain, and the alfalfa grows on the gentle near the pasture on the left side of the river.
From the alfalfa, there are vaguely black burrows in the crypts, and there are also piles of mud around the cave entrances, like tiny "craters" dotted with dots.
These distinctive landform features indicate that there must be more than one digging worm lurking nearby.
Digging insects are hidden deep in the cave, and they must first be driven out of the ground.
Fortunately, Joan had already prepared and brought enough smoked mosquito and celosia with him.
Yesterday’s experience of deworming in the Castis’s garden showed that smoke from the mosquitoes and celosia when it burned could strongly stimulate the groundworm’s respiratory organs and had to crawl out of the cave to breathe.
Joan also improved this method last night, cutting the smoked mosquito into small pieces that are more flammable and dried in advance, crushing the celosia into powder, and cutting and drying the smoked mosquito according to 1:10 The ratio is mixed, packaged in a double gauze sewing bag, each bag weighs about 5 pounds.
Tests have shown that a bag of mixed powder can continue to burn for 40 minutes, during which irritating fumes are continuously produced.
Joan took out the medicine pack prepared in advance and took out a large barrel of lamp oil from the storage bag.
The medicine packet is saturated with lamp oil to ensure easier ignition.
With all preparations in place, Joan cast the "hand of a high-level mage", grabbed the medicine bag soaked in lamp oil, and stuffed it into the hole of the digging worm.
There are a total of eight holes in the lowlands of the meadows near the river beach.
Joan stuffed medicine packets for four of the holes, and the remaining four holes were deliberately vacated, leaving the earthworms as escape exits.
Major Vassar, Xiao Miao, A Chi and Teacher Benny each guarded a hole, ready to beat the ground worms coming out of the probe.
Teacher Benny also suggested to bury the "alchemy bomb" that he invented near the exit. If the earth-digging insects venture out and get out, they will receive a "surprise".
Ah Chi and Xiao Miao are worried that Teacher Benny's invention is unreliable, and advise him not to confuse his ideas.
Joan knew that Benny had been studying alchemy in his spare time. Although he was not a master, he still had some basic alchemy skills, so he asked him for a "bomb" with curiosity.
While in Delin, Joan followed Dr. Kaylandil to learn the basics of alchemy. After coming to Leiden College, he further studied this subject under the guidance of Master Rolls. Alchemy formulas are familiar.
After a little observation, he can see that the bomb made by Mr. Benny mainly consists of two components: one is "flame glue" and the other is "burst stone".
These two substances are probably the most famous alchemical compounds in the world.
"Flame" is a kind of high-quality gunpowder, which will explode after being ignited and generate viscous flammable colloidal droplets. It adheres to the surface of the object violently and continues to burn. Even steel can't withstand the high temperature of incandescent glue. , It will be burned and melted within a moment.
The ignition point of the "flame glue" is very low, and accidents can result from spontaneous combustion if accidentally occurred.
In order to improve safety, alchemists usually mix a certain proportion of non-flammable mineral salts into the flame rubber.
In this way, "flame glue" is safe, but there is a new problem, it is difficult to be detonated, so "burst minestone" has a place.
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