Struggle in the Steam Age

　　 Lawrence went to the detective office to inform the two ladies of his whereabouts. He got in a carriage and drove over to the wine farm under the Church of Knowledge.

"What is burning over there." Soon after leaving the city, Lawrence, who was sitting in the car looking at the scenery through the glass, suddenly asked like a coachman sitting outside the car, because there were several lines in his sight. Black smoke.

　　 The reason he wanted to ask this question was because it was summer, and theoretically it was not the time to burn the straw. Not to mention that people in this place are more inclined to compost, and there is no habit of burning straw. As for the possibility of burning wasteland, on the one hand, wasteland burning is often in autumn and winter. On the other hand, there is no place to burn waste around the city.

"Sir, this is the fact that some farmers fell down on the plantation and got downy mildew to the vines." The coachman sitting in front took a slight test and nodded to Lawrence. "I am a local, and I also have a problem at home. Big vineyards. I know that cutting down and burning diseased plants like theirs does not prevent the spread of this disease."

　　 "So sir, you must help everyone." The coachman said after describing the surrounding situation. "There are many people whose livelihoods depend on the vineyard. I can't imagine how everyone will live after the vineyard is destroyed."

　　 "Yes, I understand." Lawrence, who was sitting in the car, sighed as he looked at the two pillars of smoke that were receding. He found that he suddenly had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

　　 Two and a half hours after the departure from St. Gutenberg Cathedral, the carriage finally stopped on the drying yard in front of a farm. As soon as the car stopped steadily, Lawrence opened the door and jumped out of the car, and then stretched out his hands and started moving.

　　 After all, shortly after leaving the city, the road became a complete dirt road. And maybe because there are so many heavy-duty carriages passing by here, the road conditions after being repeatedly crushed by those big carriages are very ordinary, which makes Lawrence, who bumped all the way in that carriage, feel uncomfortable everywhere.

　　 After a little movement, Lawrence and the coachman first took the luggage from the carriage. Then he bid farewell to the coachman and walked to the two-story building behind the drying yard.

　　As a farm directly under the church, there will naturally be church staff. After showing a letter of introduction written by Priest Carter to prove his identity, Lawrence immediately asked about the grape downy mildew.

"It sucks, I can only say it sucks." The young staff member shook his head and said, "The priests of the agricultural church have tried their best, but their magic and various methods can only delay The disease spreads and ensures that small key grape fields are not harmed."

　　 "Fortunately, the situation is still under control for the time being, especially some exclusive magic arts mastered by the priests of the agricultural church are very effective in this situation." The staff member sighed. "But the overall situation is still on the verge of losing control, because there are too many fields in question, and the church staff is simply insufficient."

　　 "I see." Lawrence nodded. "Wait for me to get something, and then you find someone to take me to the field to see the current situation."

　　 "Do you need me to help you organize your luggage?" the staff member asked. "It's the experimental equipment you brought. If you need help, I can help you set up a laboratory temporarily."

"Really? Then trouble you." Lawrence handed the copper key to the staff member. He was not surprised that the staff member in front of him would say this, because he knew the knowledge of the Church The members have always had a hobby of doing experiments on their own, so it is natural to organize these experimental equipment.

　　 Besides, the box contained only the test equipment that he borrowed from the logistics office. The really important things and personal belongings were put in his pocket.

　　 After the request, Lawrence picked up a small backpack on the side of the big box and carried it on his body, and then went straight to the vineyard under the leadership of a farm worker.

　　 In the uniform grape field, Lawrence followed the farmer and looked at the vines climbing on the shelves. As the church worker said just now, the problem is indeed temporarily contained. Most of the vines in the vineyard look lush and there is nothing wrong with it.

　　 But when they walked to the edge of the grape field, Lauren clearly saw brown irregular or polygonal lesions on some vine leaves. It may be because it rained just a few days ago, white downy mildew appeared on the back of the lesion. This is the origin of the name of this disease.

"Just a week ago, this disease began to break out in a nearby farm. The owner of that farm immediately uprooted the five vines that were found to be diseased along with a dozen surrounding roots, and then poured some kerosene and burned them completely. "The farm worker in front saw Lawrence stop and observe the leaves carefully and said, "Unfortunately, many farms nearby found traces of downy mildew in their vines at the same time three days ago."

　　 "I understand." Lawrence nodded and removed some of the obviously diseased branches and leaves from the diseased vine, and then returned to the manor building with the farm worker.

"The laboratory has been set up and it is on the second floor." The staff member who received him just now said after welcoming him, "The other things in the box are also placed in the guest room for you~www.wuxiahere.com~Thank you Now!" Lawrence nodded in greeting, and then he went upstairs and walked into the temporary laboratory to carefully observe the diseased branches and leaves.

"Well, it looks like the pictures I used to see on Baidu." Lawrence used a magnifying glass to observe the branches and leaves and the pictures in his mind for repeated comparisons. "The next step is to look at the pesticide formulas in another world. Can’t have an effect on this symptom.

　　 Thinking of this, he took out copper sulfate and slaked lime from the various raw materials he was carrying, and then mixed them with water into Bordeaux mixture according to the proportion in memory.

"I have found a way, everyone can try it." Lawrence said to the staff member in the restaurant during lunch, "I have put the prepared medicine in the bottle, and then I just need someone to Spraying in the garden is enough.

　　 "Is it so fast?" The staff member looked at Lawrence in shock. "I thought it would take a long time."

　　 "It's just luck." Lawrence smiled. "My father is a priest of the church, and he also likes to do various careers. Therefore, when I was young, I sometimes used some of his experimental reagents out to play."

"That is to say, in the process of mixing various things with each other, I found that some things can kill small bugs when working together, and some can remove all kinds of fungi and mildew. This time I found grapes The mold spots on the upper leaves are similar to those I saw when I was a kid, so I just tried a certain formula."

　　 "How was the result?" the staff member asked nervously.

　　 "At least the experiment in the petri dish is fine." Lawrence returned with a relieved smile. "The next step is to experiment in the field."