King of The Wall

2021-10-15

Chapter 657 Confidence (Part 1)

"What?"

"Gunpowder !"

"Really?"

"Is it actually done!?"

In a low voice of exclamation mixed with accents from all over the world , Countless nobles sat up in their chairs one after another and looked at the front row in unison. Suddenly I understood: why did Loras first introduce how the Queen's army is like a hot knife through butter, how to advance all the way, how to make people unable to find a chance to fight back... It didn't raise other people's anger and destroy oneself's prestige at all, it almost caused The quarrel is not in a hurry.

It turned out to be emboldened.

"Please be quiet, everyone." Loras waved his hand, took out another small wooden bowl, and placed it upright on the edge of the table, near the side of the audience, "I will present to the audience. Show everyone, what kind of thing this is, and how it can be used as a weapon on the battlefield."

He took out another wooden spoon, opened the lid of the jar cautiously, and slowly and steadily blackened the jar in front of everyone's eyes. The powder-like object is scooped spoonful after spoonful and placed into a wooden bowl until the powder in the bowl has formed a small raised heap, then the wooden spoon is put down, the jar is resealed and handed to the person next to you. squire took the canister, and soon returned with a thin stick with a fire star in it, and handed it to Loras.

Knight of the Flowers held up the thin wooden stick and gave the audience a smile that could make Huaichun Maiden unable to walk: "Please be careful the king, queen, Your Majesty, and the Prime Minister in the front row, If you can't see clearly in the back row, you can stand up, but please don't leave your original position."

There was soon the sound of tables and chairs moving disordered and in a mess, and the noble lords sitting in the back hearing this stood up unceremoniously, and the people in the last two rows even stood on tiptoes and stretched their necks, and even their mouths subconsciously opened their mouths in the act of trying to raise their own altitude, "Pinching their necks and lifting them up," The metaphor of "the duck" is so apt and vivid at this moment.

"Isn't there any danger?"

This question came from the crowd, but Loras didn't waste time to answer. He said the last sentence, looked towards and took a small half step back. , stretched out his arm and poked the end of the stick with the flaming fire star into the gunpowder without hesitation.

"Fu-fu!"

The pile of black powder in the wooden bowl first burst into countless small spots of light on the part touched by the fire star, and then a giant sounded. The deep sound of beast's light panting turned into a dazzling light, and the entire hall was instantly illuminated. The luminosity of the candles and oil lamps was suppressed like a firefly in front of this bright flame - it was still broad daylight outside. When the room is not dark at all, it is conceivable: if it is night, the contrast is probably dozens of times stronger!
One second, two seconds... The gunpowder continued to burn brightly, proudly and rapidly. After the first second passed, the light group reached its brightest, and when the second second came to an end, it began to shrink gradually, and it took more than one second to become bright Abruptly and slowly extinguished, as the dazzling degree decreased, a rushing heat wave arrived slowly over a few meters and drowned the faces of the audience in the front row. It rose violently in the pocket ruins of flames, shot straight up, and stopped rising until it was blocked by the ceiling, circling and spreading above the heads of everyone in the house, as if simulating clouds indoors.

The smell of choking nostrils permeates all over the place, and the people close to the wall open the nearby windows in spite of the noise outside.

"That's it?"

"Is it over?"

"Won't it rumble?"

Loras and Not surprised by the reaction of the crowd, in fact, when the craftsman brought by the younger sister Margaery showed him the formidable power of gunpowder for the first time the day before yesterday, he also had the same reaction. As a handsome young generation in the Tyrell family, he can be regarded as a traveler with a lot of knowledge, but he could not help but wonder: what is the use of this black powder that burns so fast?

Without condoning the spread of doubts, he began to learn and sell the land and memorized the lines: "Everyone should have seen the smoke that just floated up, and the people near the front row must have felt it. When it comes to the hot wind - there must be many people who are surprised, isn't it just a very bright fire, what is it that any Alchemist can perform? But the difference between this fire and ordinary fire is that it Not only does it burn very quickly, but it also generates a lot of heat. In an open environment, such as this room, it will naturally spread and become a hot air, but if it is held in a closed environment, there is nowhere to go. Go... when you can't hold it back, it will explode!"

Loras coughed and choked on the fire medical smell, and took the wet towel prepared in advance to burn the gunpowder. Baikong covered the smoking wooden bowl, then cleared his throat, put his palms together into a ball, and then separated in the opposite direction to make a dynamic explosion, and made a final conclusion: "The source of the formidable power of gunpowder is , is this huge heat!"

This remark was explained to him by Margaery's Alchemist consultant, naturally taking into account the knowledge reserve and understanding ability of ordinary nobles, Loras can understand it at once, he If it is copied and explained to other nobles, there is naturally no gap in understanding...

However, in the sudden realization, there are still many questions.

"But what's the difference between this explosion and a normal explosion? Wildfire also explodes. I've heard people tell me that if the conditions are right, even wood chips can, as I just saw - this gunpowder ignites , except that it burns faster, there is no other abnormality, what is the use?"

The useless party really exists everywhere, unfortunately, this time the problem is beyond Loras Tyrell's Scope of knowledge - he was just copying the original words of an insider. He has neither participated in the research and development of gunpowder nor witnessed the production of gunpowder. How can he explain such a professional problem?

Fortunately, he is not alone.

"The question of this lord is a bit strange. Isn't it useful to burn fast? It also causes an explosion. The more violent it is!" Margaery saw the big brother cast a look for help, and realized that it would be impossible to keep silent, "I heard the rumor that sawdust can explode, but I never heard that sawdust exploded and killed people, Night's Watch used gunpowder to repel the Others, and then defeated our army at Blackwater Rush, isn't this another big difference?"

Suddenly realize that oneself seems to have violated the little Aegon's not to mention it again. The order of the Battle of Blackwater Rush, she hurriedly changed the subject: "The last and most important difference is that whether it is lamp oil or Wildfire, sawdust or flour, it must be opened or scattered in the air in order to burn, and the explosion comes out... Only gunpowder can burn and explode in a completely sealed environment. This difference alone is enough to completely overwhelm any other substance and become the only explosive weapon that can be used as a weapon on the battlefield for the time being. Even if other things can burn and explode, we You can't send cavalry to sprinkle it on the enemy before the battle, right?"

Loras, who was rescued by the younger sister, also returned to sobered up. The female stream is also the queen, and she is not the heir to the power like Princess Arianne or Yara Grejoy, so it is illegal to participate in this meeting, and she cannot really keep her line with others.

"Everyone!" The family wanted to help each other out, and Loras spoke again at the most opportune time, "I can fully understand the reasons why some adults have concerns, obviously, just now. The things I scooped out into the wooden bowls and lit on fire showed a visual effect that was nothing like the rumbling guys that Night's Watch used on the battlefield gave everyone the impression of feeling. To fix the awkwardness The way to feel it is actually very simple, that is, 'Listen is believing', and then reproduce the way you felt the formidable power of gunpowder on the battlefield that day!"

He cooperated with his assistant just now—— That is, the man who took the powder can nodded, who turned around and pushed the door to leave the house.

"Please return to the position of oneself, and stand or sit firmly. If you have any intentions, it is recommended to solve it now. Next, professionals will use another form and a more intuitive method to solve the problem. Prove to everyone that we really have mastered the technique of gunpowder!"

After saying this, Loras Tyrell left the speech seat at C position and sat back in the crowd, his younger sister Queen The second row behind Margaery.

The atmosphere in the room became active again, everyone discussed spiritedly, waiting impatiently for the "professional" that Loras called to appear. If he didn't show up, Loras didn't have the slightest intention to come forward to explain... The voices of discussions and complaints gradually became louder, but no one got up to go to the toilet, and even those who were already in a rush to urinate firmly held back. When you get up and leave, isn't it acknowledging that oneself is timid and that oneself may be scared to urinate by the next performance?
But they can never wait for the professional to come in, because the man simply didn't intend to.

Five or six minutes after Loras took his seat, they waited for a loud bang without warning or warning.

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(end of this chapter)