Mysterious Reagent No. 17

Since this was a new gunpowder research project, it obviously had nothing to do with optical lenses. Ao Fei could not help feeling bitterly disappointed.

Still, having a new junior fellow around meant things were not too boring. When Luo Chong had not assigned them specific research projects, these researchers spent most of their time conducting their own studies, organizing their findings into volumes, and then submitting them to Luo Chong for approval. Some of the results might even be added to new textbooks.

This was what Luo Chong often called scientific exploration. It was also his way of slacking off while inspiring his people to explore on their own.

As for the busiest groups in the entire Lake Heart Island Research Institute right now, they were probably the Rubber Group and the Chemistry Group. Luo Chong had brought back quite a few things from the Tang Tribe, all of which had to be analyzed and tested by them. Many of the Tang Tribe's ores had only undergone simple calcination tests because of the limitations in Tohai Commandery, so their full composition and properties could not be determined.

Those two groups were busy with exactly that work, but since Luo Chong had assigned them a new task, they naturally could not refuse.

The researchers in the Chemistry Group were also very young. Most people in such a new field were young men, all top science students from the schools. The liberal arts students who enjoyed studying the Han Laws had mostly gone into government service, while craftsmanship had gathered large numbers of older artisans and craftsmen.

At the start of the next day, Qu Bing began a group meeting accompanied by a senior fellow from the Chemistry Group. Wen Nong, a supervisor who had graduated from the Liuyang Commandery campus,