bullyxtreme Chapter 45: An Unintentional Act Leads to a Success
Chapter 45: An Unintentional Act Leads to a Success
At this moment, Xia Chengzong felt that he was omnipotent and terrifyingly strong.
Although this might just be an illusion brought about by the advancement of one's physical and mental abilities, the feeling is quite pleasant.
This is the change brought about by copper skin and iron body!
Supernatural Power 2: Copper Skin and Iron Bones (Blue) 1000000 Emotional Points can be used to upgrade Qi and Blood to Mercury (Purple)
With a body of copper and iron, he is already so powerful. I wonder how powerful his blood and qi will be in the next realm, which is as strong as mercury.
However, the emotional value of one million instantly calmed Xia Chengzong down.
The 100,000 emotional points gained were accumulated in a short period of time due to the incident of the students crying at the Confucius Temple.
Unless such events happen every day, it would be impossible for him to accumulate one million emotional points in a short period of time.
And that is almost impossible.
For now, a copper-plated and iron-framed structure is sufficient.
The other supernatural abilities are still at the first level.
Next, he planned to raise the other supernatural abilities to the second level.
While eating breakfast, he noticed that his appetite had increased again.
No wonder most of the great generals in ancient times were big eaters, capable of consuming a whole sheep in one meal.
It turns out that once one's physical constitution is strengthened, their appetite will increase significantly.
In the afternoon, when he stood in the Hunyuan stance again, he felt the power of the copper skin and iron bones.
Hunyuan Stake Experience +1
Hunyuan Stake Experience +1
Hunyuan Stake Experience +1
The progress of standing meditation increased fivefold!
If we also take into account the double improvement from the previous stage of physical strength, the progress is ten times faster than at the beginning!
That's truly terrifying!
[Hun Yuan Zhuang Gong (Beginner) 358/1000]
Now, one can gain more than 30 experience points a day, and in just over 20 days, the Hunyuan Stance Technique can be advanced to the next level.
Xia Chengzong was also very curious about what changes would occur after the Hunyuan Zhuang Gong was advanced.
On the training ground, the other imperial grandsons practiced horsemanship, archery, or weapons such as spears and swords.
Only Xia Chengzong persisted in practicing Zhan Zhuang (standing meditation).
Xia Chengzong was the only prince and grandson who persisted in standing meditation for more than a month.
Today, Coach Wei felt that the Third Young Master Xia Chengzong seemed different.
It seems that something has changed about the Third Young Master.
He greatly admired this third son, who was the youngest but exceptionally talented.
He was also the only prince and grandson of the emperor who could persist in standing in a stance, and this perseverance destined him to go far in the martial arts world.
Unfortunately, he is a grandson of the emperor, so it's impossible for him to simply pursue martial arts.
Otherwise, this third young master might actually have become a grandmaster!
During dinner, Emperor Yonglong noticed that Xia Chengzong's appetite had increased significantly again.
Emperor Yonglong was even more delighted, and he instructed Dai Quan to prepare more meat in the future.
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Xia Chengzong once again received negative emotions from Xia Chengxu and the other three.
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The next day, when Dr. Huang taught the physics class, he did not teach them a new course, but instead gave them an additional lesson.
He said, "Recently, students of the Imperial College have raised a new issue."
"The point of this discussion is that when boiling water, the steam can lift the lid of the kettle or pot, which shows that steam can generate power."
"If you use a large enough boiler to boil water and seal the steam inside, how much power could it generate?"
"Could we build a large boiler like this to utilize its power?"
"Now, let's have a discussion."
This is Dr. Huang's teaching style.
His lectures are unconventional and not limited to books.
He would often bring the latest research from the Imperial College to the classroom for discussion, which greatly stimulated the students' desire to explore.
This lesson was no exception.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chengzong's eyes lit up.
Isn't that just talking about the steam engine?
Xia Chengzong hoped to promote the development of science and technology in Daqian and prompt Daqian to carry out an industrial revolution.
The first industrial revolution in the West was marked by the widespread application of steam power.
The Great Qian Dynasty was no exception in its desire to promote technological development.
Recently, Xia Chengzong has been looking for a suitable opportunity to put forward the concept of the steam engine, and then promote steam engine research and application.
It's easy to put forward an idea, but it's extremely difficult to attract attention and promote research on steam engines.
Just like in Journey to the West, it was clearly the Buddha of the Western Paradise who wanted to introduce Buddhist teachings to the Tang Dynasty in China.
The difficulty wasn't in sending the scriptures to the Tang Dynasty. If something was given away for free, no one would cherish it, and the doctrines wouldn't be promoted at all.
Therefore, the difficulty was not in obtaining the scriptures, but in getting the Tang Dynasty to willingly send people to seek them.
People tend to cherish things they have gone through great lengths to obtain.
For Xia Chengzong now, it can be said that he tried to plant flowers but they didn't bloom, while he planted willows unintentionally and they thrived.
The opportunity he had been searching for had unexpectedly come to him today.
Then, the students began to discuss it.
Most students thought it was definitely not going to work, as the power of water vapor was too weak and useless.
A small number of students believe that water vapor has some power, but the effort and reward are too disproportionate, making it not worthwhile.
Dr. Huang simply listened to their discussion with a smile, without judging right or wrong.
After all the students had finished speaking, Dr. Huang asked Xia Chengzong, "Young Master Zong, what are your thoughts on this issue?"
Xia Chengzong said, "Dr. Huang, I think we can give this boiler a name first, let's call it a steam engine."
"The students felt that the steam engine was worth developing extensively, because as long as the boiler was large enough, its power would be astonishing."
"It can be loaded onto a horse-drawn carriage, so that the carriage does not need to be pulled by oxen or horses."
"It can pull loads weighing thousands or even hundreds of thousands of kilograms!"
"Its promotion could change the entire landscape of the Great Qian Dynasty."
Xia Chengzong's words caused an uproar among the students in the entire school.
The students all said that Xia Chengzong was bragging.
Even Dr. Huang thought Xia Chengzong's words were unreliable.
Although he was more optimistic about the steam engine than the students, he absolutely did not believe that the steam engine could achieve such amazing results.
However, he did not deny it.
He stopped the students from making a fuss and said, "Next, each of you will draw a blueprint of the steam engine as you imagine it, and hand it in when you're done."
Dr. Huang doesn't think these students can draw up any practical blueprints, not even Xia Chengzong.
However, little did he know that Xia Chengzong had lived two lives.
Not to mention drawing blueprints for steam engines, in his previous life he had even hand-made a steam engine and recreated a steam locomotive.
One of his videos received hundreds of thousands of likes.
Of course, even though he claims it's purely handmade, he still relies on modern industrial machinery.
These instruments were completely absent in the Great Qian Dynasty.
However, Xia Chengzong was still confident that he could make a steam engine by hand.
It might be compromised in terms of confidentiality and performance, but he was confident that it would be usable.
Of course, he wouldn't make a move right away.
People often don't appreciate what's offered to them unconditionally.
When they have failed many times, and then step forward to be the savior, they will be extremely grateful and cherish it all the more.