Chapter 132: The Power of the Gods
ing cautiously.Yang Lin took a slow, deep breath to steady himself. He drew his crossbow string tight, aimed the arrow through the gap in the wood, and focused on the hooded figure leading the way.Wit...This is what an explosion looks like!!
Okay, it’s fine now.
Yang Lin patted Li Yuyao's back, comforting her.
Li Yuxiang asked in shock, "Will it, will it explode again"
Yang Lin smiled, pulling the still shaken Li Yuyao out from behind a large tree.
Of course not, it can only be detonated once.
When the two arrived at the center of the explosion, not to mention Li Yuyáo, even Yang Lin was shocked by the power of the blast!
What was originally a flat surface now has a pit over half a meter deep!
The surrounding soil was covered in fresh mud. The original bamboo tube had been blown apart into strips of bamboo, flying everywhere.
Yang Lin roughly estimated that the blast could affect an area of about ten meters, and the effective killing range was only five or six meters!
Even so, in this era, it can still be considered a weapon of mass destruction!
However, Yang Lin was very clear that this time it was just an explosion experiment. The bamboo tubes used to package the gunpowder limited the explosive power, and the absence of iron sand or steel balls also restricted its lethality. There is still a lot of room for improvement in the future.
Yang Lin is rather satisfied with the experiment.
But Li Yuxiang was thoroughly shocked by the power of this explosion!
Standing beside the large pit for a long time, Li Yuyao looked at the tragic scene on the ground and at the scarred trees around her. She swallowed hard.
With such weapons, how could we not conquer the world!
Li Yuchun's eyes glistened with passion.
Yang Lin, however, just smiled and said: "This is only the first step. To maximize the power of this kind of weapon, it's too early."
"Huh Why"
Li Yuxiang didn't understand.
This is already impressive, how can it be maximized further
"Because gunpowder is only the most basic explosive, to maximize its power, some external force is needed."
"For example, if we cast a cylinder out of steel, fill it with gunpowder, and plug one end, allowing the explosive force to propel the other end outward, not only would it possess devastating power on a large scale, but it could also launch explosions hundreds of meters away!"
Li Yuchun was dumbfounded.
Like this too
Seeing Li Yuyu's thoroughly shocked expression, Yang Lin patted her shoulder and said, "The world is big, and the future is even bigger! One day in the future, we might even be able to sit on flying ships, fly to the sky, and fly to the moon."
As for this kind of weapon, I'll have to improve it further later on. For now, this one made with bamboo tubes, you light it and throw it at the enemy, let's call it a hand grenade.
Grenade
Li Yuxiang found the name rather novel.
But she didn't care about these details. With grenades, her hope for revenge grew even stronger!
Just as she was about to excitedly tell Yang Lin the truth, to tell him that she was the unfortunate "Little Emperor"...
Outside the forest, a large group of people were running frantically towards this direction.
"Hey, hey! Are you alright"
"Just now a bolt of lightning struck the forest. Are you all alright"
When the villagers saw the large pit in the ground, their eyes were filled with fear.
Seeing that Yang Lin and Li Yuyao were both fine, they finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Sister, was it you guys who caused all the commotion just now"
Little Jiu ran over, but asked like this.
As soon as she said that, the villagers nearby burst into laughter.
"My lady, you don't understand, that was just lightning." "Yes, only lightning could be so terrifying. Look at the ground it split, truly frightening."
"Although our master is also very capable, he can't make lightning from the sky."
"That's right, if the host family could use Heavenly Thunder, they would be gods!"
The villagers, seeing that Yang Lin was unharmed, also relaxed.
Yang Lin also did not explain.
He doesn't want to reveal anything about gunpowder right now.
After seeing the villagers off, Yang Lin returned home and prepared to draw and improve the second-generation hand grenade.
This second-generation grenade, he intends to directly create a wooden-handle grenade!
The manufacturing process of a wooden-handled grenade is not complicated, and it is also very easy to manufacture. The biggest advantage is that it can be mass-produced.
The only issue now, is the cast iron bullet! There's no corresponding craft in this world yet, and the smelter over there will probably need to go through many experiments before they can make it.
Since the demand for gunpowder weapons is not pressing at present, there is sufficient time to improve production.
As long as the first wooden-handled grenade can be made, then making thousands upon thousands of them wouldn't be difficult!
In the middle of the day, the blueprints for the wooden-handled grenade hadn't been finished yet, but Qin Shuang had rushed over.
"Master, a stranger has entered the village and said they are looking for you. We have already taken them to the empty house!"
"Oh How many people came" Yang Lin asked.
There weren't many people, only four. One was in charge, and there were four guards, a carriage, and two horses.
Yang Lin nodded. "Keep an eye on them, tell everyone I'm not in the village. Remember, you must watch their every move. They can't have contact with the villagers, and they absolutely can't find out how to get here!"
These coming ones, most likely are the scribes from the Plain County magistrate's staff.
Although he had decided not to compromise with the other party, Yang Lin was not a murderer. Before killing the other party, he still wanted to contact them.
If the other party is truly sincere, selling a simple plaster formula wouldn't be an issue.
However, it's still best to give the other party some time to cool off before you do anything else.
Because the fake bandits are just getting started, if we're really going to turn things around, we need to give them time to ambush us halfway!
Meanwhile, Jianghe County town.
Inside the back hall of the county government office, County Magistrate Wu Yong was already pacing anxiously due to the grain and conscription matters. Just as he worried, news arrived that the most concerning refugees were about to arrive!
Moreover, it is less than three days' journey from Jianghe County.
These refugees all came from the south to escape hardship. Although they were refugees, most of them had teeth and clear identities, so the government officials couldn't arrest them rashly.
If left unchecked, refugees will become a menace, impacting county towns and possibly causing all sorts of trouble!
Even if these refugees don't cause trouble, what if they just stay in Jianghe County
He doesn't want these useless idlers!
The grain collection matter hasn't been settled yet, and now this kind of thing has happened. Wu Yong only felt a headache.
He was a local official who routinely extorted the common people, but if he failed to complete tasks assigned by his superiors, they would make things difficult for him!
"Master, I have an idea."
Then Zheng Dongqiao spoke up.
"Oh Come on, tell me!" Wu Yong urged.
Zheng Dongqiao smiled and said, "Since Yang Lin wants to take care of the county's affairs, why not just give him all these matters and let him have a headache"
Wu Yong listened and frowned, saying: “He doesn't hold any official position, so how could he possibly intervene”
"Master, don't forget that he still has two men left at the county office. You don't need to give this directly to Yang Lin. Give it to his men, and have them handle it. If his men can't handle it, it will naturally fall to Yang Lin!"
Wu Yong's eyes lit up.
"Wonderful!" uphold justice.""Acting impartially, that..."Zhao Kang frowned.Just by taking a quick glance, he could determine that if the law were to be applied impartially, half of them would be sentenced to dea...