Chapter subtitle: A Rowing Boat Listened to by Infusi.

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Friday, June 10, 1921, Dragon Boat Festival.

"COME ON, LET'S TRY IT, THIS IS THE 'ZONG ZI' OF OUR SERIS."

"Albert, why do we Ceris eat this food?"

"Third century BC...... Well, it was Ptolemy II, the monarch of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, who gathered more than 70 Jews who knew Greek to concentrate on that point in time in the Old Testament......"

"Thank you, Mr. Weizmann. It's not very knowledgeable. I just like to read. ”

"At that time, a wise man in one of the vassal states south of our Seris was banished from the court, but the bad guys in power still refused to let him go. So he sent men after him. They had a chase on a river, which later evolved into a custom called a rowing boat...... Well, that 'dragon boat race'. ”

When they caught up with the sage, the killers put him in a sack...... WELL, JUST LIKE THE 'ZONG ZI' YOU SEE NOW, IT WAS THROWN INTO THE RIVER. ”

"Therefore, in order to commemorate him, we Seris people have the custom of eating zongzi."

"Neo, you're saying it's like a Christian sacrament?"

Our Master Yuan listened to this question of the great scientist and couldn't help but think about it carefully.

There have been many controversies about the sacrament in the history of Christianity. There was a dispute between Catholicism and Protestantism, as well as a dispute between various denominations within Protestantism.

There are different rules for who can break the bread and who can take the bread.

And whether this bread and cup are the body of the Lord and the blood of the Lord, or whether they symbolize the body and blood of the Lord, many denominations and churches will fight dogs' brains.

Well, if you think about it this way, whether the zongzi should be sweet or salty, long or short, flat or square, stuffed or solid, and sugar-dipped or unsweetened...... Arguments between the Seris will also be a spark.

It can be seen that the sacrament and the Dragon Boat Festival are the same thing!

"Albert, you're right, the two are very similar indeed."

"Oh......"

When the great scientist heard this, he solemnly peeled off the dumpling leaves and began to enjoy Seris's "sacrament" in earnest.

And they were now on a luxury cruise ship called Olympic.

In fact, this ship is the sister ship of the "Titanic", the two are very similar in appearance, and they also belong to the British White Star Steamship Company. There is also a supership in this series called "Britannia".

Before the construction of the Titanic, the Olympic was the largest cruise ship in the world at that time, with a displacement of a staggering 45,324 tons.

However, compared to his hapless sister, the "Olympic" was so lucky that it was invincible against the sky.

In September 1911, shortly after leaving the port of Southampton, she collided with the British Royal Navy cruiser HMS Hawke in the waters off the Isle of Wight.

You know, the cruiser was also equipped with ramming angles. None of this sank the "Olympic", so she earned her the title of "reliable old man".

The captain at that time was the captain of the "Titanic", Edward Smith.

It stands to reason that the rear-end should be fully responsible, but the British, favoring their own navy, ruled that the White Star Steamship Company should bear all the losses of the accident. This verdict caused financial problems for the White Star Company, which had to reduce some of the construction costs of the "Titanic", so ......

What Inblowing heard was that when the "Titanic" sank, the "Olympic" was nearby, and after receiving the telegram, he hurried to the scene of the incident. However, when he met the Capatiya with the survivors on board the next day, the captain flatly rejected the suggestion to transfer the survivors to the Olympic.

Because he feared that doing so "would terrify the survivors, who would be asked to board a ship that looked almost exactly like the Titanic." ”。

During World War I, the USS Olympic was converted into a transport ship for the American Expeditionary Force bound for Europe. And then one by one, the boating thing happened.

At 4:30 a.m. on May 12, 1918, the Olympic Chamber, carrying the 59th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, was heading for the port of Southampton, England, when they encountered the German submarine U-103.

The speed of the German submarine officers and men was a beat slower, and they could not keep up with the speed of the Olympic for more than 20 knots. By the time the report "torpedo tubes ready" came, the Olympic had already sailed into the shortest safe distance for torpedoes. In order to gain the opportunity to attack again, the submarine captain ordered the submarine to turn to a course parallel to the target, preparing to attack again after the cruise ship had crossed itself.

At the same time, the captain of the "Olympic", Bertram Fox-Hayes, spotted the U-103 floating on the sea, so in a hurry, he ordered the "Olympic" to rush over and directly sink the hapless submarine.

After World War I, the "Olympic" was repurposed to continue to be used in the commercial operation of the Atlantic route, and later crashed twice, but she only hit and killed anyone else, and did not die on her own ship.

In the history of shipping and the history of the navy, there is still some truth in the theory of illusory luck, otherwise how could there be "Kure Port snow wind, Sasebo time rain"?

But the invincible Yuan Yanqian felt that he was quite unlucky, because he forgot about the Einsteins and their companion, the chemist Haim Weizmann, when booking space.

So in order to make up for his mistake, he had to give up his suite to the three of them.

As a result, he had to live with Louis Baker and John McCall in one room and the three ladies in another.

At this moment, the "Emperor Majesty" and the "Pope's Crown" were very unhappy, and after getting on the ship, they had a very negative attitude towards their leader, the "Fool Lord", and accompanied the "Her Royal Highness" and "Your Excellency the Priestess" all day long.

Master Yuan, who knew that he was at a loss, had no choice but to bring his female secretary and ran over to chat with Einstein.

They sat on a separate balcony and enjoyed an English-style afternoon tea with a view of the sea, but with Chinese dim sum by Sister Lian.

That's the special treatment for stateroom passengers, who can also borrow the ship's galley and have their own personal chef cook for them.

"Dr. Yuan, this zongzi is really good, especially this salty egg yolk, the taste is amazing."

Yuan Yanqian smiled at Elsa-Einstein and said, "Mrs. Einstein, if you like it." I'll ask my maid to make a little more for you to take back and eat. This thing lasts for a long time. ”

"Thank you, Dr. Yuan."