Chapter Forty-Six: The Fire Ceremony and the Registration of the Tribe
Lu Ning never thought that he would come up with such a dangerous thing by mistake.
And his original goal seemed to be to reconcile the new fertilizer?
Lu Ning couldn't laugh or cry.
But in any case, it is also a breakthrough achievement.
The importance of gunpowder obviously needs not be said, and it has a rather outstanding effect both in the development of production and in the persuasion of force to surrender.
And this gunpowder-like powder also gave Lu Ning an extra hole card for survival.
After the joy, Lu Ning began to think.
This "gunpowder" is obviously too irritable, and it does not even require the "ignition" step of normal gunpowder on the Blue Starfish, as long as the powder is mixed together and it explodes.
The cause of this phenomenon is obviously two iridescent stones, redstone and bluestone.
"Did the explosion be triggered by the virtual energy obtained from the detritus of the iridescent stone?"
Lu Ning touched his chin and speculated.
"It's more than that. It is clear that the iridescent stone itself was involved in the process of this explosion. "Captain, it seems that our previous speculation is correct, iridescent stones can not only be used as a source of power for virtual energy, but their nature itself will also affect the nature of virtual energy. ”
The mixing of charcoal and silverworm produces an incomplete void energy phenomenon, and the explosion occurs after mixing two iridescent stones, which is already very telling.
"The ship believes that the iridescent stone plays a role as a 'catalyst' in this process." The Ghost proposes its own analysis, "Items that do not possess the properties of complete Void Energy can exhibit more intense Void Energy phenomena under the catalysis of Iridescent Stone. ”
"Catalyst ......," Lu Ning repeated the word in a low voice, "maybe." ”
Lu Ning shook his head and threw some of the inexplicable chaotic thoughts he had generated out of his mind, and turned to look at the other materials piled up next to him.
"What ignites this 'gunpowder' is not the flame, but the void energy inside the iridescent stone. Therefore, as soon as the debris of iridescent stone comes into contact with other substances, it will explode immediately. If we want to use this thing, we have to keep the iridescent stone and charcoal and silver heart grass separately, and mix them when we need them......"
Lu Ning tapped his temple.
"Make it a pull string? No, it will explode the moment it is pulled apart, and it will be too late to throw it out. ”
"How do you do this safely delay excitation?"
Lu Ning struggled all day and couldn't think of a suitable way.
By the nature of such a thing, it seems that only being made into a mine or a trap would be effective.
But in the evening, another thing diverted Lu Ning's attention.
Ye asked Qin Ke and Li Yuanzhou to come back.
"Boss Ye, Brother Li!"
Lu Ning and the three of them greeted him.
Ye Rang Qin Ke beckoned to them and parked the car aside.
"We've been exhausted along the way." Ye asked Qin Ke to greet them, "Brother Lu, we have to have a good meal at night." ”
At Lu Ning's insistence, Ye Rang Qin Ke finally stopped calling Lu Ning "benefactor", but changed his name to call Lu Ning a brother and a brother.
"It should be." Lu Ning agreed, "The stewed meat and fish soup let you eat as long as you want." ”
Then Lu Ning's eyes looked at Li Yuanzhou, who was a little cramped on the side, and stretched out his hand to him: "Brother Li, welcome to officially join our Yongle tribe." ”
"I'll do a good job." Li Yuanzhou held Lu Ning's hand and smiled innocently.
"Yongle tribe?" Ye made Qin Ke curious, "Brother Lu, have you officially established a tribe?" ”
"yes, it's a little smaller, though." Lu Ning nodded in acknowledgement, and then quipped: "What, do you have any rules for establishing a tribe there?" ”
Ye Rang Qin Ke touched his chin and said something that Lu Ning didn't expect: "There is indeed a rule." In order to form a tribe, the leader of the tribe needs to report to the nearest temple. Only after reporting and the temple registers the information of the tribe can the temple and the tribes officially recognize the existence of the new tribe. ”
"Oh?" Chang Jiang leaned over and expressed puzzlement: "Do you still need them to admit this?" We just set it up on our own, and if we don't register, what can they do? ”
"It's a big impact." Ye Rang Qinke said, "A tribe that is not recognized by the temple is, logically speaking, a tribe that 'does not exist'. Other tribes can attack at will, and the temple will not intervene. Tribal people are not allowed to serve in the temple, nor can they ask the temple for any help, and there is no such tribal seat for the temple to hold a fire viewing ceremony.
"We generally call this kind of tribe that is not under the control of the temple 'barbarian tribe'."
"Watching the fire ceremony?" Lu Ning keenly caught an unfamiliar new word, "What's that?" ”
"The fire-watching ceremony is held by the temple, an annual sacrificial ceremony." Ye Rang Qin Ke introduced the relevant details of the Fire Watching Ceremony to Lu Ning and them in 1510.
In this world, the temple holds many powers.
Of course, these rights don't come out of nowhere.
The temple is the palace of the gods, and the sacrifices are the eyes and ears of the gods.
The temple administers mortal tribes in place of the gods, punishing the lazy and backward and rewarding the progressive.
The fire festival is an event held by the temple at the end of each year to reward and punish all the tribes under its rule.
According to the objectives issued during the previous year's festival at the temple, tribes that do not meet the goals will be plunged into a "dark year" for the next year.
Grain production has been reduced, rivers have dried up, wind and rain have been unregulated, disasters have been rampant, and epidemics have spread.
And the tribe that has achieved the goal has entered the "ordinary year". There is no curse, but there are no additional rewards.
Tribes that significantly exceed the target will receive different rewards according to their ranking, and enter the "Year of Abundance".
In the year of plenty, everything will go well for the tribe, food production will increase, fishing and hunting will increase, and everyone will be healthy and bathed in the blessings of the gods.
Even in the case of the irresistible snowstorm some time ago, the tribes that have entered the year of abundance are less harmed than other tribes.
"Our Wind Delivery Tribe has been the 'Year of Darkness' for seven years in a row." Ye Rang Qin Ke sighed, "This year was originally the year with the most hope of restoring the ordinary year, but unfortunately we encountered this snow disaster that is rare in a thousand years, I'm afraid we will have to spend another dark year again." ”
"That doesn't seem like a good thing......" Mr. Tsunee said.
"It's all a test of the gods, but we've let the gods down." Ye asked Qin Ke to make a gesture of worship, "Don't talk about this." In any case, I still suggest that Brother Lu go to the temple to register, even if you are not officially registered as a tribe, at least Brother Lu, you can also put a name under our Fengxiang tribe, so that items are allowed to be traded in the tribe. I also want to tell Brother Lu about this matter this time. ”