In the evening, Roland sat in his office and began to think about his new equipment.
The pills that appeared in the Port of Clearwater gave him a strong sense of crisis. Regardless of why the Church wanted to support him and Garcia to compete for the throne, just thinking about the thousands of troops under Garcia's control made his scalp tingle.
Thinking about the thousands of Iron Warriors running on foot, with an unstoppable momentum, he was afraid that the thin line of guns would be difficult to stop. As long as one of them rushed into the line, the First Army would suffer heavy losses.
Fortunately, this kind of pill could not provide immunity to damage, the user was still flesh and blood.
He needed a weapon with a higher rate of fire and accuracy, so that he could continuously fire from a longer distance.
Without mercury fulminate as a primer, Roland had to find a way to bypass this hurdle, and first produce a batch of replacement equipment to deal with the possible outbreak of a crisis.
But Anna's new ability gave him great confidence, now as long as he could draw the design, Anna could accurately process it, and the efficiency was amazing – compared to the previous time when she relied on a blacksmith's hammer to forge flintlock parts, she could now stack several plates together and cut them into shape at the same time.
Universal education and unified weights and measures were preparation for large-scale industrial production, but it did not mean that she would not take shortcuts. Anna's new ability was simply a treasure, with endless potential to be unearthed. Roland now went to the North Slope Mountain every afternoon to study the use of the Black Fire with her. If he really had no time, he would let her practice her control ability, carving some gadgets – such as a witch figurine.
Although at present her skill in carving figurines was still very immature, but Roland believed that one day, his bookcase would be filled with all kinds of witch figurines … probably?
He picked up a steel ruler and pressed it on the parchment, then he heard a knock on the door.
If the guards did not inform him, then it was most likely a witch. But at the moment, most of the witches were in the living room on the first floor with Scroll, learning how to recognize words and arithmetic, so there was only one witch who did not need to participate in the basic teaching.
"Come in."
Sure enough, the one who pushed the door open was Anna.
She gently closed the door and walked to Roland's desk, holding a gold-rimmed book in her arms.
The fact that Anna was able to borrow the Book of Illusion, which she could only conjure once a day, before the start of class proved that even though Anna didn't like to talk much, she was surprisingly popular among the witches. Thinking of Nana, who used to follow behind her like a little tail, perhaps she was born with the charm to attract witches?
"What's wrong? Did you encounter a difficult problem? "
"Yes." She nodded and opened the book in front of Roland. "Here … You said that everything in the world is made up of small balls, and these small balls are all different, but you also mentioned that they can turn into … waves?" Anna asked, "What is a wave?"
"When you throw a stone into the water, the shock it causes is a wave." The prince coughed twice. "This is just a concept. You just need to look at it. There is no need to delve into it."
"Why?"
"Because I don't understand it myself." Roland didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The microscopic quantum field was a mysterious thing. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have written this part of the book. Although he thought so, he couldn't say it out loud. "Because the small balls have the characteristics of waves, and they also have the characteristics of matter. We, who are made up of small balls, are the same, but our mass is too large, so it is difficult to observe the waves. As for the deeper reason, it still needs to be explored by countless generations of people. " He thought for a moment, then added, "Because this phenomenon has a considerable conflict with common sense, it is very difficult to understand, just like in a three-dimensional world, it is difficult for us to imagine a four-dimensional space. You don't need to take it to heart. "
Anna curled her lips, seemingly not satisfied with Roland's explanation, but she quickly asked, "What is a four-dimensional space?"
"…"
When she stopped asking, the prince's mouth was already dry. He really underestimated Anna's desire for knowledge. If this went on, he would have nothing to teach her.
Especially when Roland asked her about her progress in mathematics, she replied with a relaxed face, "That's much simpler. Now I'm looking at equations and matrices, it's quite interesting."
Much simpler, quite interesting … Roland suddenly felt that the gap between people was really too big. How long had it been? In a week, she had learned from simple elementary functions to matrix equations, and now it was time to learn calculus. In school, Anna would definitely be a daunting top student.
Also … she was a very beautiful top student.
Roland looked at the woman who was looking down at the book, and for a moment, he was lost in thought. Her thin bangs rested on her forehead, and a few strands of hair fell naturally on her cheeks. He couldn't help but stretch out his index finger, pull up the ends of her hair, and gently put it behind her ear.
She turned her head and looked at Roland, with a smile in her eyes. The lake-blue pupils were no longer as calm as still water, but ripples. They looked at each other at such a close distance until Anna opened her mouth and said something — there was no sound, only the movement of her lips. Roland was still able to read her lips.
"Nightingale is not here now. "
The meaning of this sentence couldn't be more straightforward. Roland felt that it would be too stupid if he pretended not to understand. The room was so quiet that he could almost hear the other's breathing and heartbeat.
As he approached, Anna closed her eyes, and a blush appeared on her cheeks. Roland smelled the faint fragrance from her body, and gently kissed her lips.
A soft feeling came through the touch, and time seemed to freeze at this moment. He didn't know how long it took for them to separate.
Before he could say anything, Anna stood on tiptoe and let their lips touch again.
…
"Hey — ha — hey!" Mystery Moon sat cross-legged on the bed, closed her eyes, and meditated. She raised her hands high and murmured.
"What's wrong with you?" Lily asked with a frown, wrapping a towel around her wet hair.
"I'm imagining myself as a particle." She opened her eyes and said, "I'm a particle." Then she pointed at Lily and said, "You're also a particle!"
"Crazy." The latter rolled her eyes and got into the soft quilt.
"Oh, no." Mystery Moon sighed, "I clearly think of everything around me as a particle. Why can't I evolve into a new ability like Anna?"
"Because you don't believe it at all." Lily said.
"I believe it!"
"You don't believe it." She shook her head, "The only thing people can't deceive is themselves … Although I don't know the reason, Anna probably believed the Prince's words unconditionally from the beginning. Of course, she's much smarter than you, which is the key reason why she can get a new ability. "
"…"
"Anyway, don't think about it. Go to sleep." Lily spread out her hands.
"Don't you want to have such an ability?" Mystery Moon pouted, "I also want to do more things for the Prince."
"Evolve to keep food fresh for a longer time?" She yawned, "I'm not interested. Besides, why do you want to do more things for him? Men are ruthless and fickle. Echo is an example in front of you. "
"You say you're not interested, but you were so focused in class." Mystery Moon muttered, "Except for Leaf, you're the most serious."
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