noffsinger Chapter 1353 Bang
Chapter 1353 Bang
Shen Zheng took four sets of fire-resistant protective gear from the carriage: one for herself, one for Yu Shizhang, one for Mu Ruojue, and one for Hua Duo.
After putting on his protective gear, Yu Shizhang couldn't help but ask, "This matter is... so dangerous?"
He wanted to say, "Don't do it if it's dangerous," but when he saw the excitement in Shen Zheng's eyes, he swallowed his words.
Shen Zheng then took a ceramic bowl, a few bamboo pieces, and a jar of wet clay from the car.
After arranging everything properly, she said earnestly, "My lord, although this matter is dangerous, once we succeed, our Great Zhou army will be invincible. At that time, neither the Japanese nor the Hu people will dare to invade."
Swords protect our land, gunpowder guards our borders.
As I said before, there are some things that the Great Zhou can do without, but cannot do without.
Hearing Shen Zheng's arrogant tone, Yu Shizhang put away the last bit of contempt in his heart, and his expression gradually became serious.
“Then you must be careful,” he said. “In any case, your safety is the most important thing.”
Shen Zheng nodded, took a deep breath, and said to Mu Ruojue, "Let's begin."
Mu Ruojue gave a soft "hmm," slowly picked up the porcelain bowl, and then used a bamboo sliver to scoop out a little powder from each of the three earthenware jars, carefully stirring it in the bowl.
While stirring, Shen Zheng gestured to Yu Shizhang and Hua Duo to step back a little.
Yu Shizhang wanted to stay with them, but he was afraid of disturbing them, so he quietly took two steps back and watched their movements from a distance.
After Mu Ruojue mixed the powders, Shen Zheng took a bamboo tube about the thickness of a thumb, put a cotton thread inside, and then used a bamboo stick to feed the powder into the tube little by little.
She stopped working before the bamboo tube was completely filled with powder.
“Clay,” she said, raising her hand to Mu Ruojue.
Mu Ruojue immediately opened the clay jar, took out a lump of clay, and handed it to her.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Shizhang saw Shen Zheng seal the mouth of the bamboo tube with clay, leaving only a piece of cotton thread outside.
"Alright." Shen Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, raised the small firecracker in her hand, and looked at it in the sun.
Um......
Putting aside whether this thing can actually explode, its appearance is quite intimidating.
"Is that all?" Yu Shizhang looked at the bamboo tube in her hand, completely baffled.
Wasn't this process said to be dangerous?
this......
What's the danger in a bamboo tube filled with powder?
However, judging from the shape of the bamboo tube, it does look a bit like a firecracker.
Shen Zheng didn't answer, but just grinned at him and gently placed the bamboo tube on a large rock.
"Ready to light the fire, ready to light the fire!" She raised her hand and said to Mu Ruojue, "Matches."
Mu Ruojue immediately took out a matchbox from her bosom and placed it in her hand.
Taking a match from the box, she asked cautiously, "I didn't take the wrong one, did I?"
Mu Ruojue was stunned for a moment, then realized: "...I didn't take the wrong one."
He added, "Don't worry, the flame of this match is only half an inch high."
Shen Zheng was relieved.
She held the matchbox in one hand and the matches in the other, then flicked her wrist.
With a "whoosh," the match lit.
Yu Shizhang and Hua Duo remained expressionless, but the county soldiers in the distance exclaimed in surprise: "The sir has conjured fire from his fingertips!"
They knew that the adults were no ordinary people!
"Shh—!" Su Yan immediately put a finger to his lips. "Silence, watch your surroundings, and don't disturb the master!"
The county soldiers immediately shut their mouths, but their eyes kept glancing toward the center of the mudflats.
The flame at Shen Zheng's fingertip drew closer and closer to the bamboo tube until the flame licked the cotton thread, and a small flame shot out from the top of the thread.
"run!"
Shen Zheng turned and ran, not forgetting to pull Mu Ruojue along with her.
Mu Ruojue was pulled so hard she stumbled. As she ran, she looked back and saw the flame slowly disappearing into the bamboo tube along the cotton thread.
A wisp of white smoke rose from the bamboo tube and dissipated in the wind.
The two ran to Yu Shizhang's side. Yu Shizhang stared at the bamboo tube, which was completely still except for emitting smoke, his eyes full of doubt: "Shen Zheng, this thing you made looks..."
"boom--!"
Before he could finish speaking, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted between heaven and earth.
"Om-"
Yu Shizhang felt a buzzing in his ears.
The stream rippled, birds scattered, and Su Yan and the others exclaimed in surprise, then ran towards them.
"Swoosh—" Hua Duo's sword was also drawn.
Yu Shizhang stared intently at the large, still-smoking rock, his eyes glazed over.
What just happened?
The bamboo tube exploded.
It's not surprising that bamboo tubes explode.
Can......
It was too loud.
It was really loud.
He raised his hand to touch his ear, subconsciously thinking—even if a whole string of firecrackers exploded at the same time, the noise wouldn't be half as loud as what happened just now.
But it was just a firecracker!
One!
The deafening roar still echoed in my ears.
Having lived in this world for decades, today is the first time he has felt...fear towards firecrackers.
"My lord, my lord!" Su Yan led the county soldiers over and shielded them. "Why did that thing suddenly explode? Are you two alright? Are you injured?"
Yu Shizhang snapped out of his daze and quickly looked at Shen Zheng: "Are you hurt?"
Shen Zheng shook her head, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"I'm fine." She waved to Su Yan and the others and said, "Su Yan, you can go back now."
Su Yan paused, somewhat worried: "My lord..."
"Su Yan, have you forgotten what I told you at the training ground?"
Shen Zheng looked at him and silently uttered the three words "Qingshi Mountain".
Su Yan was suddenly taken aback.
The Battle of Qingshi Mountain.
Fired pottery jar...
—"A weapon that can explode with a loud bang and tear apart enemy formations."
Recalling those words, Su Yan's face was filled with shock.
That day, the adult said he was "still in the planning stage," but now, only a short time has passed, and the adult has already made this thing?
With bewildered steps, Su Yan led the county soldiers back slowly.
The soldiers, their eyes filled with worry, couldn't help but ask him, "Boss, what exactly happened? That sound was really loud, it was like...like..."
"A thunderclap!" exclaimed a county soldier. "A thunderclap without flash, it just exploded!"
"Yes, yes, that's exactly the feeling!" The county soldiers kept their eyes fixed on the mudflats, still shaken. "Boss, if the sir had been any closer, he might have been injured by the explosion. This was really... too dangerous. What exactly happened? Why don't you try to persuade the sir again?"
Recalling that loud noise, Su Yan's mind wavered for a moment.
But it only lasted a moment: "This is the adult's decision, do not disturb the adult."
He paused, then continued, "The Lord does all this for us, for the people, for the Great Zhou. And what we can do for the Lord is to guard our surroundings, so that he won't be distracted. Everyone, listen to my command!"
The soldiers immediately looked away and straightened their backs.
"With the adult at the center, survey the surroundings without making a sound. If anyone approaches, please leave immediately!"
"Order!"
The county soldiers were divided into four teams and began patrolling.
In the middle of the mudflats, Shen Zheng and Mu Ruojue started fiddling with bamboo tubes again.
Yu Shizhang stood beside them, his mind filled with a thousand questions, but he couldn't utter a single one.