"Earthquake?" Fang Sheng Lin asked in shook.
The last earthquake that happened a few years prior was still fresh in his mind. After all, the center of that earthquake was in Zhang Xu Kingdom and it was not far away from where Fang Sheng Lin was located.
The shook was faint, though.
So even if there was an earthquake, the center of this earthquake should be far away from them.
"No," Song Yun Xiang said with a frown and then walked out of the house and looked in the north direction.
The others have also walked out and looked in the sa direction.
Gu Xia Mo was naturally pushed out by Yan Jin Nian.
In the distance, they could see faint dust cloud rising, seemingly disturbed and mixed with snow. Even though there was a wall so distance away from them, they could still the faint movent of the dust.
And that shape…
"Nuclear bomb?" Yan Jin Nian asked with so hesitation. She felt that it should be impossible, but the shape was similar to mushroom…
"No." Gu Xia Mo shook his head. "Even if you want to make it, the current technology could not do it. The precision needed to make a nuclear bomb is not sothing that you can achieve through a day or two. At most, soone had optimized the bombs and possibly made it."
Bombs?
"What do you an optimize it?" Fang Sheng Lin was confused.
"As you know, gunpowder had existed for a long ti, but it's not that easy to turn gunpowder into the one that you can use in the guns. For many years, people only used it for firecrackers and the likes. One of the reasons is because the ratio between the materials and also the needs of the materials to contain it," Gu Xia Mo explained in layman terms.
If he were to explain it based on the chemistry lesson he had learned before, he was sure that none of these three would understand.
Because none of them majored the sa as him.
Yan Jin Nian looked at Gu Xia Mo in confusion. "I thought that you focus on physics more than chemistry?"
"The two subjects are related," Gu Xia Mo replied calmly. "And making bombs is just a basic matter for ."
The others: "…" excuse ?
Basic?
They felt that those people who had learned for years would definitely cry when they heard Gu Xia Mo's words.
Such versailles words…
"Then, is it possible for them to make firearms?" Song Yun Xiang asked the question he was worried the most. If the battle turned into firearms battle, then their weapon would be more or less useless.
How could sword and spears be comparable to gun?
The other party only needed to pull the trigger and they were done.
Even if there were so people whose reaction speed might be able to avoid bullets, but most people would definitely say that they couldn't do it.
It was basically impossible for them to expect these people to fight against guns with their limited weapons.
"No." Gu Xia Mo shook his head. "If you want to create firearms, you need more than the basic gunpowder. For example, the bullet itself required special materials and then there's also the gun itself. You need steel and also precise equipnt to be able to make it, which can't be realized without decades of work."
Having the blueprint could shorten the ti, but it would not be so miraculous.
Because the level of technology in this era was extrely low.
For example, when they wanted to send ssage, they would send bamboo scrolls or bamboo sticks, which was relatively inconvenient. When they wanted to copy books, they had to write everything manually.
From this alone, it could be seen that many inventions were still at the bottom level.
Making gunpowder itself was easy and as long as they could mix the correct ratio, the gunpowder is done.
But using it in a gun?
"A normal gun would not work and there are only limited design that can use such crude gunpowder," Gu Xia Mo continued. "Moreover, one of the most important materials for them to use is iron. Have you seen the iron forges in this world that can temper it well?"
The iron in this world…
Song Yun Xiang looked at the weapon on Fang Sheng Lin's side and fell into silence. He had to say that the craftsmanship was not bad in this era, but it was far from comparable to the ones they have seen before.
Besides, the delicate structure of a gun…
Eh, it was not that easy to make without proper training, blueprint, and materials.
"Is there really no possibility at all?" Yan Jin Nian asked, observing her boyfriend's face as close as possible.
"The possibility did exist, but it's unlikely. Unless they have developed it for a long ti," Gu Xia Mo said slowly. "Technology is not that easy to make. If I have to say what they're likely to make, it's either rough bombs or cannon. Because they didn't really need to refine the gunpowder you make."
The others listened carefully and then turned to look into the distance.
It has returned to normal.
But for so reasons, they had the feeling that this was only the beginning.
"It seems that we have to be careful when sending people to the north," Song Yun Xiang muttered.
Even though the cannon and bombs were not the sa as guns, but they were still a big killer in the face of these people who only knew how to use swords and other cold weapons.
No wonder these scouts had never returned after they headed to the north.
"Also…" Song Yun Xiang turned to look at one side. "Fang Sheng Lin, I think you need to fight for a bit."
"Um?" Fang Sheng Lin had sensed the malicious intention towards him and he grinned. "Sure."
Swish! Bang! Bang!
The few people in hiding were instantly attacked by Fang Sheng Lin.
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