Urban Super Soldier King
Chapter 236 - 236 236 What Exactly is in the Soil

236: Chapter 236: What Exactly is in the Soil?

236: Chapter 236: What Exactly is in the Soil?

At around midnight, Xiang Yu got up alone and drove away.

After the conversation with Xiao Xuan during the day, Xiang Yu also suspected there might be mineral deposits underground, or that this land contained minerals.

He wanted to verify it once again.

When he arrived at the piece of land, Xiang Yu could see from afar that there seemed to be people ahead.

He quickly turned off the engine and observed from a distance.

He saw two people apparently gathering something.

Because the distance was considerable, and there were no lights around, Xiang Yu could not see the faces of the two people or hear what they were saying.

The two spent about fifteen minutes there before they got into a car and left.

After the two had left, Xiang Yu got out of his car alone and walked over to the plot of land.

He took a plastic bag, filled it with some soil, then returned and drove away.

The next morning, Tie Zhuzi and Xiao Xuan were waiting early in the hall for Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu had not yet gotten up.

When it was already nine o’clock, Tie Zhuzi could not restrain himself and went to Xiang Yu’s room.

Upon reaching Xiang Yu’s room, he saw that it was completely empty.

This alarmed Tie Zhuzi, fearing that Xiang Yu might have also been taken away.

“Xiao Xuan, Brother Yu isn’t here?” Tie Zhuzi shouted and then ran out.

Xiao Xuan was also stunned after hearing this, but he wasn’t as panicky as Tie Zhuzi and immediately took out his phone to call Xiang Yu.

Tie Zhuzi watched him nervously, worried that if Xiang Yu had been taken too, they would be completely leaderless.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu answered the phone after just a couple of rings.

“You and Zhuzi wait at the hall for me, I’ll be back soon,” Xiang Yu said and hung up directly.

Seeing that Xiang Yu was alright, Tie Zhuzi finally relaxed, then cleared his throat and stepped aside, feeling somewhat embarrassed by his earlier overreaction.

Xiang Yu had gotten up early and taken a bag of soil to the local university.

He found a professor in the chemistry department, Professor He, hoping he could identify the elements in the soil.

Professor He, seeing that Xiang Yu was young, mistook him for a student of the chemistry department and was quite pleased with Xiang Yu’s eager attitude towards learning.

“Young man, there’s no need to identify it, there aren’t many elements in the soil, usually just carbon, oxygen…” Professor He roughly listed the elements in the soil and then explained some of the elements’ compositions and states to Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu, who was not a university student and knew nothing about chemistry, was quite confused.

The professor had talked for a long time, and all he understood was that there were indeed quite a few things in the soil.

Professor He, seeing Xiang Yu standing there as if attentively listening, got even more excited and was about to explain the naming and history of several elements to Xiang Yu.

About to lose patience with the endless lecture, Xiang Yu hastily smiled and said, “Professor He, you’re truly knowledgeable.

Why don’t you do an experiment for me now, so I can learn how to test the elements in the soil?”

Flattered by Xiang Yu’s compliment, Professor He looked at his watch and said, “There’s still some time.

Since you’re so eager to learn, let me teach you properly.

Come with me.”

Along the way, Professor He taught Xiang Yu a lot about chemistry, but Xiang Yu, clueless about the subject, just smiled and nodded, understanding nothing.

Although he was a leader among soldiers, he wasn’t omniscient and still had gaps in his knowledge.

The two arrived at the laboratory, which was still quite empty as it was early, and few students had arrived.

Professor He led Xiang Yu directly to a piece of equipment and said, “Why don’t you go through the basic steps once to see if they’re correct?”

It must be said that Professor He was truly a helpful man, embodying the spirit of teaching and resolving doubts, but Xiang Yu had no idea about experimental procedures.

“Perhaps you should do it, Professor, as my basics are quite weak and I don’t want to embarrass myself in front of you,” Xiang Yu said with a chuckle.

Seeing Xiang Yu’s modesty and slight shyness, Professor He laughed and said, “I’ll do it then.

But you’d better learn carefully because today I will demonstrate it just for you.”

As he spoke, Professor He took out test tubes, glass rods, and other laboratory equipment.

He explained the steps to Xiang Yu, including the techniques, very seriously and in detail.

Meanwhile, Xiang Yu was feeling anxious, eager to find out what was in the soil, yet he couldn’t outright disclose his purpose and could only listen with a forced smile to Professor He.

Seeing how attentively Xiang Yu was listening, Professor He became even more spirited in his teaching.

He had many students, but few were as earnest and keen to learn as Xiang Yu.

He couldn’t help but nod to himself internally, thinking that this kid might have a future in research.

“My boy, study hard; I think you are cut out for research,” Professor He said to Xiang Yu with a smile.

“Thank you for the compliment, Professor He, but I don’t plan on it at the moment,” Xiang Yu chuckled.

By this time, Professor He had nearly finished preparing the sample.

The next step was to place it on a device to assess what elements it contained.

“You watch this screen later.

There’s a lot of carbon and oxygen in it.

The proportions will be displayed here soon,” Professor He said proudly.

Having done such experiments countless times throughout his life, he already knew what the next results would be.

Just as Professor He was about to proceed with the next step, a crowd of university students suddenly poured into the room.

They were chatting and laughing as they entered, all dressed in white lab coats, looking like nurses.

But those were the standard lab coats issued by the school, which had to be worn during experiments.

“You watch it yourself for now.

Just place the sample and press this button,” Professor He said, then walked towards the students.

It seemed these were his pupils.

Today, Professor He was so happy that he approached the students with a beaming smile and said, “Today’s lab lesson will cover…”

Xiang Yu, unfamiliar with the machine, followed Professor He’s earlier instructions, placed the sample in the designated position, and was about to press the button when two students suddenly approached him.

“Dude, which class are you from?

I haven’t seen you before,” one of them, a burly guy, said, looking up at Xiang Yu.

Lab classes were quite flexible; students could either listen or conduct their own experiments.

Clearly, these two were the type not to pay attention to the lesson.

Xiang Yu, who had come only to learn about the elements in the soil, merely smiled at them without responding.

The burly man, seeing that Xiang Yu was ignoring him, seemed visibly annoyed and then stood in front of Xiang Yu, pointing at him and said, “I asked you which class you’re from.

It’s our class running experiments now; if you have nothing to do, leave…”