The moon is exceptionally round tonight.

As the women gradually left.

Lu Qi lay quietly under the bright moonlight, enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

The temperature at night is slightly bright, and you can see the darkness of the night.

Lu Qi gave a thoughtful expression.

Today's festival was already quite interesting, but he always felt that something was missing.

If I have to say it, it's that the flavor is not strong enough.

Luki pondered, and suddenly something flashed through his mind.

He thought of it in an instant, what was the difference.

Next.

After breakfast, Luci got into the carriage and set off.

The carriage traveled all the way, and after about half an hour, it stopped at the printing plant.

Soon, in the factory, Navis learned of Luki's arrival.

Before she could arrive, two figures rushed to Lu Qi's side.

"Your Highness!!"

"I'll just say why your left eyelid keeps jumping this morning, it turns out that you're coming!"

Merry and Corson approached Luci with flattering smiles on their faces, like two noisy bees.

Luci glanced at them.

The two sisters and brothers suddenly understood, closed their mouths decisively, and retreated to a place five steps away and followed silently.

It can be said that there is no temper at all.

"Good morning, Your Highness!"

Soon, a petite figure ran out, her long hair curled slightly, and her cute girl-like face showed a cute smile to Lu Qi.

The corners of Ludge's mouth twitched, "Good morning, Navis." ”

Neves standing in front of her no longer looked as delicate as she had been.

Wearing the white coat that does not match her figure, there is a bit of contrast, and at the same time, it also has a little more temperament of a strong woman.

Nevis looked at Lu Qi and smiled sweetly: "The moon cakes that His Highness gave me are delicious, thank you." ”

"It's delicious." Lu Qi smiled and asked, "How's the printing press getting better?" ”

Navis immediately replied: "I already have a clue, if nothing else, within half a month, an improved version of the third generation can be made." ”

Lu Qi stretched out his hand and rubbed her head, and praised: "Good job, didn't I come to you today to talk about this matter, clean up, and go to the scientific research institute with me." ”

This girl was the best he had ever felt he had seen.

It can be said that when you see a treasure, you can wake up with a smile when you dream.

He didn't have to worry about his task, and Nevis did it herself.

Now this printing press has gone to the third generation.

The goal is to print 8,000 newspapers in one hour with one machine, which is a qualitative change in efficiency.

Nevise nodded while enjoying herself, "Mm-hmm." ”

And Mei Li and Corson, who followed behind, couldn't help but come up when they heard this, revealing their eager eyes.

"Your Highness."

"Ahem."

If the two of them want to talk and stop, they just don't say what they think in their hearts.

Lu Qi glanced at them and said casually, "You should follow suit." ”

"Yes!"

The two of them immediately showed happy expressions.

After a while, Navis came out with a change of clothes, and the white coat was replaced by a pink and white dress with a strong girlish atmosphere, which looked very fresh.

It took about half an hour to get into the carriage and several people arrived at the door of the scientific research institute.

As soon as he got out of the carriage, a gentle voice greeted him.

"Your Royal Highness, long time no see."

Lu Qi looked up and saw Wenward, who was wearing a scientific research institute uniform and smiling at him.

"It's been a long time since I've seen the dean."

Lucci immediately greeted.

"Uncle."

Navis stepped forward with a smile.

Winward smiled at her, a gentle nod in his eyes.

The more he came into contact with this junior of his own, the more annoyed he felt.

He really missed a piece of gold at the beginning, and the most angry thing was that the gold was still under his nose, and he didn't even find it.

Now this gold was first excavated by His Highness.

He's a little sour.

Navis's talent for scientific research is even more than he could have imagined.

I have to sigh at His Highness's amazing vision.

Winward also slowly handed over to her what he had learned all his life, and the speed at which Navis absorbed this knowledge could no longer be described as fast.

It's just a little bit of a point, and you can learn it as soon as you learn it.

Now Wenward has cultivated him as the next generation of scientific research institutes, how to look at it and how satisfied.

"Uncle."

Merry and Corson also stepped forward and said hello weakly.

Winward glanced at them and nodded in acknowledgement.

As for these two siblings, they can barely be built, and they are qualified to help Nevise in the future.

After saying hello, Winward looked at Lu Qi and asked, "What is the matter with Your Highness this time?" ”

Lu Qi got straight to the point and said: "I want to borrow the library of the scientific research institute to have a look." ”

Hearing this, Wenward nodded: "Your Highness, come with me." ”

Led by him, several people soon arrived at the library of the scientific research institute.

Winward took out the key, opened the door of the library, and said, "Your Highness can go and check what you want to see, generally speaking, there is a catalogue of the things inside, but it is best not to take these outside." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Qi answered, pushed the door and walked in.

The three of Nevis were waiting outside.

The inside of the gate was dark, and he took out a match, lit the torch on the wall, and the room suddenly lit up.

It's like a library, with a large collection of books.

The library of the scientific research institute is full of some core knowledge of the objects they have developed over the years, which are easily not allowed to enter.

However, the words 'waiting for idlers to enter' are all fiction for Luqi on the territory of Demacia.

As long as he wants to go, there is basically nothing he can't go.

As soon as the room lit up, Luci began to rummage.

There are records of gear technology, or how to build better equipment and weapons, and even the Forbidden Stone.

Luci also saw microphones and printing presses, all of which were recorded.

However, these are not what he is interested in now, and after following the above logo and introduction, he rummaged for a while, but did not find what he was looking for.

This made Lu Qi confirm what he thought last night.

At this time, he held a book about the craft of matches in his hand and quietly flipped through it.

At the current level of industry in Demacia, the most direct means of using fire is matches, followed by a fire fold to store fire.

The book describes how matches are made, starting with sawing trees and ending with a special powder called "cyanide".

If this 'cyanide' is not expected, it should be white phosphorus.

After all, the match that Luqi used just now was also heated by friction and then ignited.

However, unlike white phosphorus, the gas released after ignition of this 'cyanide' contains only trace amounts of toxins, and even if inhaled in excess, it will not cause life-threatening effects.

So far, Demacia's research on matches has been limited to the use of this 'cyanide'.

The purpose of Lu Qi's visit this time is for this 'cyanide'.

As far as he knew, Demacia had put a lot of effort and effort into how to create more sophisticated weapons and equipment, and just looking at the library of this scientific research institute, a third of the content was related to these.

It's really working.

Nowadays, Demacia's blacksmith craft is very developed, and the quality of the weapons and armor they produce is among the best in the entire Land of Runeterra.

However, Demacia's research on gunpowder was almost infancy.

It's not an exaggeration to say it's zero.

There's still a lot of room for research on gunpowder.

On this point, Luqi actually had a vague idea when he was in Edessa City.

At that time, the beast tide was attacking the city, and when they were about to reach the foot of the city gate, the soldiers stopped the beast tide by igniting the oil that had been placed in advance.

At that time, the fire was raging, but the damage caused to the beast tide was actually very low.

But if you change it to gunpowder, this effect may not be the same.

Needless to say, the purpose of gunpowder is needless to say.

The last experience in the Cave of the Evil Spirit also gave Luki a taste of firearms.

Although Lucian's two guns are holy relics, even ordinary firearms, if they can be made, they are not small.

At this moment, Piltover and Zaun, who are located on the other side of the Valoran continent, should have a very high level of research in this area.

And in terms of technology, the place with a big palm is already far ahead of Demacia.

If he could, Luffy would have preferred to copy the ready-made assignments directly.

However, between Demacia and Piltover, almost the entire Valoran continent is crossed, not to mention the question of whether it is good or not.

Even if you go, people won't be happy to copy your homework.

Even Noxus, the "big brother" who lives next door to Leather City, didn't get any homework from this palm-sized place.

Therefore, it is better to rely on others than on yourself.

Lu Qi now has reached LV8 in the deputy rank of craftsman, although he is not so good that he can rub a core to pop it out, but he still has a certain understanding of the four deep-rooted inventions of gunpowder.

In other words, he actually has a well-written assignment in his head.

After a brief look at it, Luci left the library and headed straight for Winward's office.

The three of Navis followed.

When he arrived at the office door, Lu Qi didn't knock on the door, just pushed the door and walked in.

Wenward saw Lu Qi walk in, and said with a smile: "Has Your Highness found what you are looking for?" ”

"Almost." Lu Qi nodded and said, "I have some new ideas recently, I wonder if the dean has time?" ”

When Wenward heard this, he immediately became interested: "Of course there is, Your Highness, please speak." ”

For this highness, Wenward is very admired, and after a few exchanges, let him confirm.

This young highness is extremely knowledgeable.

A casual word or two brought him a lot of inspiration.

At this time, Winward was very interested in Lu Qi's new idea.

Lu Qi said: "I don't know if the dean has done any research on gunpowder?" ”

"Gunpowder?"

Winward repeated, probably after a brief understanding of the word, and wondered, "Is Your Highness talking about matches?" ”

Lu Qi shook his head and explained loudly: "Gunpowder is a substance that can burn quickly and regularly under the action of appropriate external energy, and at the same time generate a large amount of high-temperature gas. ”

As he spoke, he took out a match and swiped it at the edge of the matchbox.

With a "bang", the match ignited all of a sudden, flickered with flames, and slowly extinguished after a few breaths.

"Matches, which can be understood as rapid burning. And the gunpowder I am talking about, in the process of rapid combustion, produces a certain degree of material energy. ”

Winward and Navis, listening to Lucky's explanation, showed thoughtful expressions.

And Merry and Corson are still digesting Lucky's words.

Luki watched them fall into thought, and didn't interrupt their train of thought.

Gunpowder is something that he can't understand alone, and if he wants to start researching, Wenward, the dean of the scientific research institute closest to science, must understand.

With the Demacian style of doing things, it is natural that gunpowder cannot be touched.

How was gunpowder first discovered?

Alchemy.

In order to pursue immortality, the Taoist elders dared to add anything to the stove, and one day with a 'boom', the furnace exploded.

Gunpowder is there.

And the four words Demacia have nothing to do with alchemy at all.

It is not easy for them to stumble upon a flammable substance called 'cyanide' when they beat those iron lumps every day, and then develop matches by the way.

At present, in the entire Rune Land, there is only the new city of Pi City, and technology is advancing rapidly.

And Demacia, which is separated on the other bank, has no access to these.

"I probably understand what Your Highness means, to put it simply, gunpowder is a flammable and explosive substance, right?"

Wenward thought for a moment before speaking up.

"Not bad."

Luck nodded.

Wenward looked puzzled at this time: "How did His Highness know this?" Of course, if His Highness is unwilling to reveal it, he can choose not to say it. ”

In fact, he wanted to ask this question before.

Because what Lu Qi knows sounds more "advanced", and he already has a set of technical terms.

In Winward's understanding, this kind of performance would not have been possible without a certain amount of time.

This includes the microphone, the idea of sonic waves, the printing press, the bicycle, and now gunpowder.

These are all technologies that are ahead of the current level of Demacia, but they came out of the mouth of His Highness, who used to live in a small border city.

Winward wasn't questioning Lucky, he was simply curious about the new knowledge that popped up from time to time.

After all, the prince in front of him is the prince of Demacia, and the more things he masters, it is also a good thing for Demacia.

Faced with this question, Luci smiled and said, "I once met a lady from Piltward, and a few years ago there was an old man from Piltwer who lived in the town for a while, and he had a withdrawn personality and rarely interacted with people.

At that time, I worked odd jobs with him for a while in order to earn some extra money. And he seemed to be alone for a long time, and he really wanted to talk to someone, so I became his only chatter.

He talked to me a lot about Picheng stuff. After he left, I found some books he left behind, and I learned a lot from them.

Unfortunately, the books burned in a fire.

And before I became a prince, that knowledge didn't help me much. ”

In fact, Lu Qi was prepared, after all, he has a lot of secrets, and he always has to have a statement.

What 'passing old grandfather', 'beggar begging for food', 'mysterious old man', are all some fresh back-up heroes.

And in this regard, there is nothing more suitable for carrying the pot than Picheng on the other side of the mainland.

Don't ask, asking is the advanced concept learned from Picheng.

Let's not talk about whether anyone will check, even if they do, they won't find anything.

When several people saw him say this, the loneliness and sadness flashed in their eyes, and they couldn't help but fall silent.

The knowledge of this highness is amazing enough, but it also has to mention a sad thing about Demacia.

There's a term called 'the theory of the limitations of the people at the bottom'.

To this day, those 'black households' at the bottom of Demacia still live on the money they earn from their daily jobs.

Lack of warmth and food.

Illegal households refer to sensitive groups of people who have committed crimes, have no identity, or have been smuggled from other places.

These people often live in this kind of life for the rest of their lives, and they are not even qualified to be soldiers.

Because even when you are a soldier, you have to investigate the population of the previous three generations.

Before that, Mellie, who was posthumously crowned as the queen, was a 'black household' without identification.

In such a poor family, it is already a blessing to have access to a scholar from Picheng.

For Lu Qi's statement, several people present did not have doubts.

For, this is the only way to explain the wealth of knowledge that Luch possessed.

For the name Piltover, Winward naturally knew it.

Unlike those who wanted to become knights in Demacia, he, like his ancestors, was driven in the direction of science.

Therefore, there is a great yearning for this place, which is known as the "City of Progress" in the Land of Rune.

This trading city, located at the intersection of the Valoran continent and the Shurima continent, was truly famous in modern times.

In recent decades, their technology has developed by leaps and bounds.

And from the mouths of travelers returning from Demacia, many Demacians also learned about the city of progress.

Unlike the average Demacian who is merely interested.

Winward is very interested in the technology of Leather City.

It's a pity that with his identity, he can't go to Leather City without having a Noxus in the middle.

After thinking about this, Winward looked at Lu Qi's eyes with a little more admiration.

The fact that His Highness has been able to study so many things from a few books is quite remarkable.

Judging from the sound philosophy he had spoken before, Winward knew that he must have a wealth of knowledge.

Now this gunpowder is also refreshing.

Carvin o(╥_╥)o, and one more owes. There won't be many plots in terms of technology, just for transition.

(End of chapter)