Chapter 18: My First Invention

For several days in a row, I had a high fever, and Han Bao came to see me every day, and Princess Yiga also came twice, and I don't know if she was here to see me or to see Han Bao.

The queen called the pharmacist, her father, to see me, and when he drank the medicine he had boiled for me, I was terrified, but I was cured, and there was nothing wrong with my body.

I began to wonder again, why did the queen treat me so well, I had no use for her, and besides, she was a woman, and she was the highest state of being a queen, so what else could she pursue?

Is it not as bad as the queen thinks? The death of the old queen and the paralysis of the prince's feet are but coincidences?

On the way back, I suddenly remembered Longge and the hook ring he created, why did Hanbao build so many climbing tools for Longge? Is it just for Lingji? Even if Lingji is really magical, it is just a good medicine for diseases, what is the use of it for him? Does he want to ...... No, Han Bao is the future prime minister and high priest of the valley, under one person, above ten thousand, and when he goes out of the valley, he is nothing, but why is he so interested in things outside?

Thinking of this, my head, which had not yet completely subsided from fever, became unconscious again.

Don't worry about these for now, your own affairs matter, I asked Yiyin for a piece of Qianjing linen, drew two patterns on it, and decided to go to Longge.

I have been able to enter and leave the outer palace freely, probably because the priest or queen has already given an explanation, and Gemu will not stop me anymore.

I was also familiar with the route in the cave, and the route in the canyon was a little simpler, I easily found the coppersmith's shop, handed over the drawings to Longge, and now I can speak a few simple words. Longge regarded me as a good friend of Han Bao, and although he thought the pattern was a little strange, he didn't ask much and agreed to it.

The weather is nice today, so you can take a leisurely walk in the canyon and observe the terrain by the way.

The water in the creek was crystal clear, and I came to a calm surface of water, ready to wash my face and clear my mind. Immediately saw a wild man with unkempt hair and a full beard, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, these days he was thinking about other things, wrapping up the "Jianzi" given by Han Bao and storing it and not caring about it, it seemed that he had to deal with his own image.

The men of the valley usually shave their beards with the matching swords they carry with them, but it must have been dangerous for me, who had never used a sword before, and razors were out of the question, so I could find Longge to make a pair of scissors! That would be a breeze for him.

So I turned back to Runge and drew him the pattern of the scissors, so as not to make a mistake, I simply stayed there and visited it by the way.

There is also a furnace in the inner cave, which is a furnace for smelting copper. In addition, there are molds, pottery and the like, it seems that they use pottery models to cast bronze objects, I don't know what the precision is, can they make very fine and complex things? It would be nice if there was wax, I once read a book on the lost wax process, you can make more complex and delicate metalware, it would be nice to be able to make a pistol.

I saw several different ores, and remembered that the history books once said that ancient bronze was made of copper, tin, and lead mixed and smelted, so that the melting point is low and the hardness is high, so it seems that these ores are copper, tin and lead ore.

The fuel is coal, which they call Burning Rock, which was discovered after entering the valley, which is not surprising, because this area happens to be a coal-producing area. If firewood is used as fuel, after more than 2,000 years, I am afraid that all the trees in the valley will be cut down. It seems that there is no record of the use of coal more than 2,000 years ago, so it is said that the White Tiger Ba is probably the earliest discoverer and user of coal.

The largest bronze vessel is a drum-shaped vessel with a drum on the upper part and a barrel-shaped waist and feet, and a tiger button in the center of the drum surface, called Qianyu, which is probably a kind of ritual instrument.

Just watching, Han Bao came, saw me here, pulled me out of the cave, saw that there was no one, and said in surprise: "I was looking for you, but I didn't expect you to slip out by yourself." ”

"What are you so happy about? "It's been a long time since I've seen Han Bao smile.

"Tomorrow is the Cave God Festival, and the girls are asking me about you. Han Bao looked at me with strange eyes.

"What cave god festival? What does this have to do with the girls?"

"The Cave God Festival is the most solemn festival of our Ba people, on this day, men and women can socialize freely, and a handsome and tall man like you has naturally become the main target of the girls. ”

"Does it include married men and women?" I guess that's our Valentine's Day.

"Including. ”

"Then I'm not going. ”

"Why? It's fun. ”

"But I don't know them, ...... besides"

"Besides, aren't they as beautiful as the women outside the valley? By the way, it's time for you to introduce me to the situation outside the valley."

"The situation outside the valley is ......", how should I tell him? What should the outside of the valley be like in Hanbao's imagination?

I told him that Guwai had entered the post-industrial age, the information age? Can I tell him that people can make cars, airplanes, ships, rockets, guns, tanks, warships, and atomic bombs? Can I tell him that airplanes can travel thousands of miles in a day, and that an atomic bomb can destroy millions of people in an instant?

Can he understand this? Can he understand it? So what's the good of telling him? Isn't it good that he is now the heir to the high priesthood of the prime minister, and that he lives in this paradise-like place?

I shook my head lightly and told him bitterly, "It's no different outside the valley, it's just that the people are a little taller, and I'm even willing to stay here with you." ”

"Are you really not going back? Yin Bao's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had some new plans.

"At least for the time being, I don't want to leave, and besides, I don't know how to leave yet. ”

"As long as you want to leave, I'm sure you'll have a way. ”

"Don't talk about that, thank you for believing in me and giving you a gift. ”

The two of us returned to the cave, the scissors were ready, the joint was a little tighter, and the tools were corrected, and we moved freely.

Han Bao didn't know why he saw me fiddling with such a strange thing. So I took a piece of linen, cut it off in a few strokes, and straightened my beard, and everyone looked at me with amazement, but how did they know that this was only the most insignificant skill of carving insects in modern civilization.

Han Bao took the scissors, his eyes shining with a strange light.

Leaving the coppersmith's shop in Runge and strolling along the valley path, we each thought about our own thoughts. To be honest, I've grown to like the valley, the air, the water, the people, and the darkness.

Now that I am a safe and free person, anyway, people outside think that I am dead, I can calm down and stay here for a while, this is a living ancient history textbook, there are so many mysteries waiting to be revealed, after I go out, I will become a historical archaeologist, make my "theory" public, but I will never tell people the experimental base that provides these research results, I will also study the social form of the ancient Ba people, and study the relationship between man and nature......

"Pi-kun, do you like it here?" Han Bao seems to know my thoughts.

"Like. I replied without hesitation.

"Would you like to stay, then?"

"But what can I do?"

"You can do a lot of things, even prime ministers, high priests. ”

"What a joke. "I think Han Bao's words are a bit odd.

"If you had to do it, would you do it?" Han Bao looked very serious.

"That's your seat, how can I possibly sit it?"

"What if I'm not here?" Han Bao's strange eyes.

"Are you supposed to ......" what the hell is Han Bao doing.

"Anything can happen, like if you like it right now but want to leave soon. "Han Bao seems to be hinting at something.

“......”

"Let's go, go to my house, I've got a new set of clothes for you. Han Bao regained his relaxed demeanor.

"To your house?"

"Yes, to my house. ”