The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 41 Constellation Supernatural Power List?

"Bingquan" is an old steam paddle steamer with a maximum speed of 28 miles per hour along the water.

It has served on the "Ligong River" for hundreds of years. Even after several renovations, even if its main material is Yunzhou green wood, which is known as "uncorrupted for a thousand years", it still cannot conceal the "rotten" smell on the ship.

At this moment, Zhao Chen standing on the deck raised his head to look at the chimney emitting white smoke from the top of the cabin, his eyes were full of doubts.

"What are you thinking?" A voice came from behind, and Zhao Chen knew it was Senior Brother Feng without turning his head.

But he still turned around to salute, and then asked casually: "I'm wondering what the so-called 'steam engine' actually burns, and why it produces such a large power."

Although the original owner also has steam machinery in his memory, and even knows that there are steam trains leading to the states of the Central Plains in Zhangye, the state capital, but he is completely unclear about how it works... The energy of the original owner's life in the past ten years Most of it was spent on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"I don't understand why there is motivation. After all, this kind of knowledge involving principles is 'poisonous', and no one will teach it easily...but I really know what it burns." Senior Brother Feng responded with a smile.

"What to burn?" Zhao Chen asked curiously.

Anyway, what is being burned is not coal... First, the color of the smoke is wrong;

"Nowadays, the fuel for steam engines is 'charcoal' made from a kind of wood called 'warm sun wood'.

"It is very resistant to burning, and the heat generated is astonishing. A piece of 'Nuanyang Wood' the size of an arm is enough for the 'Bingquan' to travel back and forth between the county city and the Chijin area."

Perhaps it was because Zhao Chen hadn't completely subdued the miraculous power of "the true energy of the five immortals", Senior Brother Feng didn't show off, but explained without saying a word, "This kind of wood was originally cultivated by one of the last sects, the Flower God Sect. , and extended to the entire Bactria in the last few hundred years.

"In Ganzhou, where the climate is not so suitable, there are many farmers who plant this kind of trees and sell them for money.

"Of course, this is also due to the unlimited supply of red millet from the imperial court, which makes farmers more inclined to grow some cash crops."

Hua Shenzong is so generous?Zhao Chen was a little surprised at first, but then thought of something, and asked tentatively: "The Flower God Sect controls the 'Nuanyangmu' sapling?"

"Isn't this a matter of course? Only the saplings provided by Hua Shenzong's 'Nuanyangmu' can burn the best, and the cuttings I made in private are more than ten times worse." Speaking of this, Feng Cang still sighed, " My former neighbors did not believe in evil, and cultivated them by cuttings themselves, but not only did the burning effect of the 'Nuanyangmu' planted fail to meet the standard, but the entire land was destroyed, and no other crops could be grown for more than ten years."

Sure enough... the Great Xia has lasted for more than 8000 years. Even if the development of various concepts is slow, it is only for ordinary people. The existence of "Shang Xuan" such as Shangzong and aristocratic families can resist "poisonous" knowledge to a certain extent The forces will definitely not be too far behind...

Thinking of this in his heart, Zhao Chen looked at the chimney on the ship again, seemingly unintentionally said: "I read in the book before that the steam engine 'eats' coal, so it was just fooling people."

"Haha, it's not fooling people!

"I heard from my master that the steam engine did burn coal at the beginning... But nearly 3000 years have passed since the first steam engine appeared, so coal mines in various places have been exhausted one after another as early as 1000 years ago." After Senior Brother Feng Cang laughed a few times, he asked again, "Why, Junior Brother is interested in machinery?"

"It's just the first time I've seen it, just out of curiosity." Zhao Chen shook his head, feeling "desperate" at the speed of this technological innovation.

"It's okay to be curious, but don't go deep into the inner essence, otherwise you may also attract evil spirits." At this time, the voice of the master Huang Xianjun sounded beside the two, "The study of these ingenious principles should be left to the 'Tiangong Pavilion' and The masters of the 'Baiqiaoyuan', we just need to enjoy the convenience brought by their achievements."

"I've seen the master." Seeing the master approaching, Zhao Chen quickly bowed, and then asked again after a moment of pondering, "'Tiangong Pavilion' and 'Baiqiaoyuan'? Are they also the last one?"

"No...'Tiangong Pavilion' and 'Baiqiaoyuan' are two independent institutions established by the Great Xia court together with the high-ranking people from various aristocratic and aristocratic families who like to study the principles of heaven and earth. 'Academics... and the steam engine, firecrackers, etc. are all by-products of these two institutions.

"In addition, it is said that after seeing my "science" achievements in Daxia, the Western countries also formed a similar organization called the "Steam School", which carried out a "Westernization Movement" for more than a hundred years. Quite productive."

Speaking of this, Huang Xianjun paused, glanced back and forth at the two apprentices, and found that apart from Zhao Chen, even Feng Cang listened with gusto, so he shook his head and said, "You two are poor in knowledge, and you are in Bingquan Town like this. It's okay to go to the remote place, and I'm afraid he will be laughed at when he enters the county town.

"It seems that the teacher has to make up for you in this area, so that you don't know the importance and provoke people who shouldn't be provoked in Yumen."

Zhao Chen was already in a daze when he heard the master talk about Taixi's so-called "Westernization Movement", but the other party's next words brought him back to his senses immediately, and he was vaguely looking forward to Master Huang's "science popularization".

After all, trying to understand the world as much as possible is also Zhao Chen's main "task" at present.

Who would have thought that Master Huang Xianjun did not directly "show off", but dumped two copies of each of them...

"Magazine"?
Zhao Chen looked at the two volumes titled "Ganzhou Fengyunlu (No. 3112)" and "Yumen Renjie List (February 8113 of the Great Summer Calendar)" in his hands, and was dumbfounded again.

He suddenly realized that his understanding of the world was still too one-sided, and the development level of various places might be even more uneven than he imagined.

"However, this kind of entertainment ranking can only be used as a reference, and you can't completely believe what is written on it. You have to make your own judgment..." Master Huang saw that Feng Cang could not wait to open one of them, so he warned.

"For entertainment...Master, the Daxia government doesn't have any official rankings or list of monks?" Zhao Chen asked tentatively.

Isn't there a list of heaven, earth, and people?Or lists of potential dragons, young phoenixes, beauties, and magic weapons?

According to the routine, shouldn't the Great Xia court use similar things to provoke infighting among the Jianghu forces?

"Official ranking? Isn't that creating contradictions? Unless the Great Xia court is crazy, why do you do that? Aren't you afraid of being changed by the Taoist monarchs?" Huang Xianjun looked at his apprentice strangely, feeling inconceivable at his thoughts, "As for There is an official list... there is one, but it is not set up purely for the sake of fame and fortune... and only monks in the realm of supernatural powers are eligible to compete for a place on this list.

"That's why it is called the 'Constellation Supernatural Power List'."

……

At night, Bingquan Town guards the mansion.

Accompanied by a howl that resounded through the night sky, a monster with a human face and a body like a gigantic jackal descended from the sky, landed in the backyard of the mansion, and spit out a black light from its mouth.

In an instant, several soldiers who were watching the night were shot through their chests by the black light before they could raise the muzzles of their firecrackers, and they died unexpectedly.

Just when the monster was about to break into the back house and kill all the people inside, a thin old man suddenly stood in front of it.

"Naughty animal! Don't hurt people!"

(End of this chapter)