Xia Pingan opened his eyes and found himself in a workshop. Looking around, he saw a large amount of Peacock Stones and charcoal piled up in the yard.
Not far away, heat waves were rolling in the underground kiln. A group of technicians were busy smelting the Peacock Stones on burning charcoal. The smelted copper liquid was flowing through the channels on the ground into the molds that had been fixed long ago. These molds were made of copper mirrors.
Seeing the Peacock Stones and charcoal, Xia Pingan calmed down. This was smelting copper with fire, a metallurgical method that appeared in the Shang Dynasty of Huaxia.
Previously, when he saw the two words "Yang Sui", he was not completely sure what the Boundary Pearl was used for. Because there was a surname in ancient Huaxia, who knew if the Boundary Pearl was someone's name. But when he saw the workshop here, Xia Pingan was sure.
Xia Pingan looked at the clothes on his body and then looked at the clothes of the people around him. He made a rough judgment in his heart. The era he was in now should be Western Zhou. In the "Zhou Li: Qiu Guan Si Kou", there was a record of "Si Luo, the master of Fu Sui, taking fire from the sun".
At this moment, he and a few people who looked like craftsmen lowered their heads and listened to an official-looking person's lecture.
"… In a few days, it will be the Grand Chancellor's birthday. All the feudal lords and the Bailiu have expressed that the Minister of Public Works ordered the Works Department to forge exquisite objects and present them to the Grand Chancellor. The Grand Chancellor likes exquisite objects the most. You are all craftsmen in the Works Department, so this task will fall on you. If you do a good job, the Minister of Public Works and I will reward you handsomely. If you don't …" The official-looking person's face darkened. "Don't blame me for being merciless …"
There was no Prime Minister in Western Zhou. The Grand Chancellor's position was equivalent to that of the Prime Minister in the future. The Minister of Public Works was also known as the Minister of Public Works in Western Zhou. The Minister of Public Works was in charge of the construction of civil engineering and water conservancy projects. This Works Department should be the "state-run factory" of Western Zhou. The official-looking person in front of him should be one of the "subordinates" in charge of this place.
At that time, the division of official positions was not as detailed as it was in the future. The so-called "subordinates" were the assistants, subordinates, and so on. For example, the "subordinates" of Sikong would be assigned to manage the Bureau of Works that smelted copper.
"We can make some bronze mirrors and offer them to you …" one of the craftsmen said.
"Copper mirror?" That subordinate looked somewhat unhappy. "Does Grand Chancellor lack a bronze mirror at home? Who knows how many feudal vassals and bailiwus would give this item? Grand Chancellor always gives a bronze mirror to us subordinates. Could it be that you want Minister of Public Works to give the same thing to others?"
Since the bronze mirror couldn't do it, the other blacksmiths started to speak up one by one. Some of them wanted to send wine vessels, tableware, bronze lamps, bronze stoves, bronze pots, bronze sheep …
These suggestions were all rejected by the subordinate official, saying that they were too ordinary. Sending these things did not show the Minister of Public Works' ability to manage hundreds of workers.
Xia Pingan heaved a sigh inside. Sure enough, gift-giving was a subject of great knowledge since ancient times.
"Can't you think of something delicate? It'd better be something unique that Grand Chancellor has never seen before. Anyone who can think of it will be rewarded with 50 kilograms of coins and 10 slaves …" That subordinate glanced over Xia Pingan's and the other craftsmen's faces one by one. All the other craftsmen became silent and looked embarrassed. "There's still a few months left. Take your time to think about it!"
Seeing that subordinate official leaving with a disappointed look, Xia Pingan opened his mouth, "I've thought of something unique. Perhaps I can present it to Grand Chancellor!"
That subordinate official became interested at once. "Oh? What's that?"
"I've thought of something that could make fire against the sun on a sunny day!" Xia Pingan said calmly.
"Wooden flask?" That subordinate official's face turned gloomy at once. With a furious look, he said, "Are you tired of living? How dare you joke with me at this moment …"
"Wooden flask is the one that makes fire by drilling wood. What I'm talking about is not wooden flask, but golden flask. It doesn't need wood. Instead, it's made of golden copper like a bronze mirror. However, it's different from common bronze mirrors. After pointing the golden flask at the sunlight, it could gather the sunlight at one point and ignite the mugwort to make fire …"
That subordinate official was not completely stupid. He knew that light was hot and the bronze mirror could reflect light. Hearing Xia Pingan's explanation that the light in the bronze mirror could be gathered at one point, he immediately became spirited and became excited. "You can really make this item. If you can really make it, it will be a great merit!" Xia Pingan's words made Xia Pingan's heart tremble.
"I've never made it before. After thinking about it these days, I feel it might work!"
"How did you come up with it?"
"Last time, I saw a bronze mirror being dented by a heavy object in the warehouse. When I used the dented bronze mirror to calibrate the light, I found that the light it reflected was not as straight as before. I thought I might be able to make a special bronze mirror with this method and use it to make fire …"
That subordinate official thought for a while and found that it was indeed so. All the bronze mirrors produced here had to be polished carefully so as to not make the surface uneven. Once there were dents or bumps, it would not be able to reflect people. When it reflected light, the light would also be distorted. "How long can you make it?"
"Assign some people to me. I can make it in a few days!" Xia Pingan said straightforwardly.
"Fine!" That subordinate official clapped his hands excitedly. "I'll give you one month. Within this month, all the craftsmen and slave workers in the Works Department will be at your disposal!"
"Yes, sir!"
With the help of craftsmen, it would be simple. Xia Pingan had some craftsmen make some new molds. The new molds were like the bottom of a pot with a curved surface. After the molds were made, he directly poured some copper liquid into the molds using the same technique to make bronze mirrors. Soon, some strange "bronze mirrors" with concave surfaces were made.
The bronze mirrors were also polished and polished. It only took a few days for them to be finished.
When the sun-sui was completely polished, that subordinate official also came in the afternoon of the second day. All the craftsmen and slave workers in the Works Department gathered in the open space outside the Works Department. They were all shocked and curious to see how that strange bronze mirror could make fire from the void.
Xia Pingan held the bronze mirror against the sunlight and searched for the focal point of the reflection. After that, he put a ball of moxa wool on the focal point of the reflection.
Under the gaze of the public, that ball of moxa wool started to smoke in less than a minute. Closely after that, it started to burn.
"Godly object … godly object … it's really a godly object …" Seeing this magical scene, everyone exclaimed. That subordinate official was so happy that he almost jumped up.
In the past, no one had ever been able to make fire from light. However, this strange bronze mirror that Xia Pingan had made could actually make fire from light. This was much simpler than drilling wood to make fire. It wasn't an exaggeration to call it a godly object.
The process of making the sun-sui was smooth and without any twists and turns.
Xia Pingan didn't know how this sun-sui was given to Minister of Public Works and how it was given to Minister of the Imperial Family.
The world formed by the Realm Pearl shattered again.
This time, it increased by 15 points of godly power. Xia Pingan's godly power limit broke through 420 points and became 425 points.
The changes in his body were even greater!
Xia Ping felt that his body was constantly being cleansed by the powerful energy pouring in from the void. Vaguely, his body seemed to be no longer completely sealed. Instead, a door had been opened, forming some kind of connection with the void of the universe outside his body.
This feeling was very magical.
In the secret mandala temple's caisson, there was an additional 15 points of godly power. And in the temple, there was an additional relief sculpture. That relief sculpture was the scene of Xia Pingan inventing the sun-sui to make fire. A ray of golden light shot from the sun to the sun-sui, as if it was real.
The "Yang" and "Assemble" characters on the mountain of golden characters were lit up and protruded from the mountain.
In the room, Xia Pingan opened his eyes and looked at the time. He found that only slightly more than an hour had passed. He stood up and stretched his arms and legs. He felt that his body had entered a whole new realm. It was more than twice as strong as before. When he breathed, his body's cells seemed to be able to freely breathe in and out a trace of energy from the outside world.
Xia Pingan punched out and the air in the room exploded. It was like using a popcorn machine to explode a cannon.
A figure flashed outside the room. Manzijin had already rushed outside.
"I'm fine …" Xia Pingan opened his mouth and said.
Hearing Xia Pingan's words, Manzijin retreated.
Xia Pingan used his remote vision ability to look outside.
Damn, more than an hour had passed, and those demon rats and spiders were still more than 20 kilometers away from the Yunwan Mountain Base. Those demon beasts were walking slowly on the road. It seemed that they didn't have a specific target and were just following the road to investigate.
On the other hand, the base was already five kilometers away from the entrance. Both sides had not started fighting yet.
Xia Pingan pursed his lips. There was still plenty of time, so he was not in a hurry.
Xia Pingan took out the second realm pearl he had obtained. That realm pearl only had four godly words on it — Bo Yi for the Well.
Dripping a drop of blood, Xia Pingan's body was quickly enveloped by a ball of light.
The previous realm pearl was the invention of Yang Sui. This realm pearl was used to dig a well. Legend had it that Bo Yi was the first person in China to use underground water. He was the first person to dig a well to obtain water.
This Realm Bead was quite simple for Xia Pingan. It was completely a giveaway question.
However, Bo Yi's other achievement was even more eye-catching. After assisting Yu The Great in controlling the flood, Bo Yi created the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Not only was Bo Yi the first person to create a well, he might also be the first person in China to complete a round-the-world journey. The Classic of Mountains and Seas was actually Bo Yi's round-the-world journey notes …
…
The second realm pearl merged even faster. In less than ten minutes, Xia Pingan opened his eyes again. The godly power in his temple's caisson increased by 10 points. The upper limit was 435 points.
Xia Pingan used his remote vision ability to look. Those demons had not arrived yet.
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