According to the initial plan, Yan Liqiang was to leave for White Stone Pass for an inspection in the afternoon after he was done with the inspection at the border trading post in the morning. Due to the discovery of flame oil at the border trading post, he ended up making sudden adjustments to his plan to stay another day in Yingwei County.
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"That man called Lu Dahai may not be telling the truth. I've never heard of this flame oil!" In the rear courtyard at the Yingwei County Bureau, Fu Changde watched Yan Liqiang excitedly order someone to bring him a tub, some sand, and a firestarter to test out the flame oil.
Fu Changde couldn't help but shake his head. "I know there's a type of tree called the Red Clamshell Tree in Mount Jade Dragon. If the bark is sliced, the oil can be collected and be used as fuel. This flame oil does have the similar color as those Red Clamshell Trees, but the smell is kind of odd. It might have something mixed in it…"