Lan Ruochan

Chapter 337
Just at this moment, a tongue of flame rose into the sky.

Dabaishan seemed dissatisfied with being forgotten by the mortals in front of him, and suddenly became irritable.

It was no coincidence that the ray of red flame rolled towards the long rope that bound the kindness stone.

The red flame is the entity of magma, and the high temperature can almost melt iron and sparkle gold, so how can a long rope sealed with tung oil and glaze be able to resist it?
Everyone screamed in unison!

With the current state of the Molten Core, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to go into the pool to get the sword.

However, a kindness stone the size of Kuidou is even rarer.

If the rope is burned and the stone of kindness falls into the lava, it will inevitably delay for several months if you want to welcome the sword back.

But the supplies on the mountain are not enough for so many people!
Although each of these series of chain problems seems to be a trivial matter, it may eventually lead to cruel survival choices.

Yin Seke's face was livid, now that the heavy responsibility falls in her hands, she naturally doesn't want to lose the chain because of herself.

The tongue of flames moved extremely fast, and Yin Seke's technique was also very flexible.

The red dragon and the oolong intertwine in the air,

Oolong's figure is nimble and keeps making dodge movements,
The red dragon is even more majestic, with one rise and one fall, which is soul-stirring.

so close!Seeing that the oolong escaped from Chilong's control, everyone started to breathe again.

Ci Shi accurately grasped the sword embryo in Shi Fan.

Yin Seke's hands are clear, and she wants to pull back the stone and the sword.

When the divine sword comes out of the acupuncture point, the world also feels it.

Baishan rumbled and trembled, and the rocks under everyone's feet seemed to melt with it, making it soft and unable to concentrate.

Xu Guoshi yelled: "No! Master Nuo turned over again, and he will breathe fire soon, put away the sword quickly!"

Before the words were interrupted, there was already a roar in the Molten Core, and several red lights shot up into the sky.

Several fire dragons twisted towards the thin rope in the air from different directions...

The current situation is almost inevitable.

The rock under Yin Seke's feet was still shaking, which had a great impact on her exertion, and the rope in her hand could hardly be controlled precisely.

This is really bad!
There is a general thought in everyone's heart.

Yin Seke still tried his best to wave the long rope in his hand, hoping to bring back the divine sword.

But amidst the angry and intensive howling of Dabai Mountain, this effort seemed to be in vain.

Hu Caiting also made a move at this time.

She took a few quick steps and picked up the end of the rope hanging from the ground.

Mrs. Xu prepared a long surplus of rope, and the ends of the rope were piled up in a ball.

Hu Caiting pulled out the end of the rope and quickly tied a slipknot.

Yin Se could recognize that it was the dragon catch buckle used for tying horses in the grassland, and suddenly he had a tacit understanding, as if he had guessed Hu Caiting's intention.

She raised her slender hands slightly, regardless of the jet of red flames, and lifted the stone and the sword together.

Several fire dragons rolled over, tearing the rope for lifting the stone into thousands of sparks.

Yin Se could feel that his hands were empty, so he let go immediately.

Hu Caiting had already pulled out the rope, and threw off the buckle of the horse.

Earth flames surged, like devil's claws, trying to drag everything that could be grasped into the melting pool and turn it into ashes.

But the Mercy Stone Excalibur was tightly sucked together and was thrown high by Yin Seke. There are only a few jets that can reach this height.

The lasso seemed to have spotted the trajectory of the Excalibur, soaring up to the sky, passing through the flames and fog, and was accurately tied to the hilt of the Excalibur.

It turns out that Caiting is also a master of soft weapons!
She guided the rope to easily push away a few strands of red flames at that height, and pulled back the sword and stone together.

Dang!
The sound of gold and stone colliding sounded, and the divine sword, relying on its own gravity, split a crack in the rock where everyone was standing!
"The stone base is loose, retreat quickly!"

Mrs. Xu yelled, the group could jump and run, those who couldn't run rolled on the spot, and fled downhill in embarrassment.

Qingyun lifted the rope, pulled the Excalibur and ran all the way, the cracks in the rocks were getting bigger and bigger.

He was startled to find out what the problem was, and with force on his wrist, he raised the Excalibur, and threw it high and far down the slope again.

The divine sword was impartial, and it slashed at a thousand-year-old tree.

The tree trunk, which could only be hugged by several people, was split by the falling force of the divine sword, and it was suddenly split in the middle.

Qingyun's eyelids twitched, and he was horrified:
"My god! There really is such a sword in this world!

With no tricks, no style, no internal force to drive, he actually has the power to split mountains and break mountains!
The word "God" is really no exaggeration. "

Mrs. Xu also had lingering fears.
"Fortunately, I let those little ghosts get the sword on a whim. If it was me...

At this time, the Excalibur might have been swallowed by the Molten Core..."

Master Ragnar roared for a moment, but did not show his true form, and everything returned to silence.

Still in shock, Qingyun came to the old tree to inspect it carefully.

Ci Shi was impacted by this shocking slash, and had already collapsed from the sword body.

The divine sword sank into the tree stump, completely splitting the towering giant tree.

The fracture seems not smooth, and there are many scorched marks, presumably because it carries the residual temperature of the crater, making it even more sharp.

Qingyun wanted to reach out to draw the sword, but the hilt was still emitting high temperature, so Qingyun felt it and stopped.

Mrs. Xu walked over with a smile, and he held up the snow cover on the ground and moved towards the Excalibur Zhanhen.

One handful after another, aroused bursts of smoke and piercing noises.

But the snow in Baishan was inexhaustible, and it didn't take long for the smoke and noise to stop, and the snow gradually piled up.

The high temperature of the Excalibur had been suppressed. Mrs. Xu stepped on the tree trunk with one foot, grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands and pulled it out slowly.

This sword is deeply embedded.

Qingyun was surprised to find that it was an epee, the thickness and length of the sword body were both stronger than his own saber.

The giant sword has no front, and it is not appropriate to say that it is an iron ruler, because the sword spine is so high that it is easy to distinguish.

The sword body is not smooth, with veins and knots like tree roots, uneven.

Those winding knots make the sword's vision full of light and dark changes,
The whole sword is like a glow of stars, dotted with dots, revealing the unique beauty of things beyond the sky.

Qingyun couldn't help being curious about the Xuantie epee, and asked, "Master, can I take a look at the sword?"

"Naturally! As I said before, when the divine sword is first completed, it will be handed over to Tangun for inspection.

Come, come, come, please comment on Tangun Huijian. "

Qingyun reached out to catch the sword.

As soon as Mrs. Xu loosened her fingers, Qingyun felt her hands sinking suddenly!
"Good fellow! Is this a bronze sword?"

Qingyun is used to holding a sword, and he can roughly estimate the weight by seeing the shape of the weapon.

With the current divine sword equipment, it is impossible for ordinary iron swords to be so overwhelming.

"As I said before, this sword was forged by Xianbei Nine Heavens Black Iron.

The nine-day black iron descended from the sky, mixed with different gold, not only heavier than ordinary iron, but also contains a kind of ancient power, which can make all things wither.

The sores caused by the sword are difficult to heal after a long time, and can easily fester into carbuncles.

That's why I once said, once this sword comes out, there will be no front in the world!

No extreme weapon, bless the country Changtai. "

"""""Knock on the blackboard time"""""

In this section, let's first talk about the so-called Xianbei Nine Heavens Black Iron.As mentioned above, the so-called Siberia today is the transliteration of Xianbeilia, and the "Sebus" in Sebustaiyin Prague also comes from the root of Xianbei.Siberia is the most densely populated place in the world, so many special veins (including diamond mines) have also formed.Therefore, the so-called Xianbei Jiutian black iron is the Siberian meteorite.

The reason why meteorite is heavy is first of all because it is impure, and it will be mixed with many other metal impurities.In addition, what we usually say that the density of iron is about equal to the density of Fe56, because Fe56 accounts for 91.72% of the iron isotope in an absolute advantage, followed by Fe54, 5.8%.Fe57, Fe58 again, and Fe54, Fe59 are relatively rare.The existing iron isotopes on the earth can basically be summarized by these six types.But in space, there is also a living fossil-like iron isotope Fe6.This isotope of iron is called "endangered radionuclide" by scientists.They only form when Fe60 captures excess neutrons during massive supernova explosions.Primitive processes in the solar system also produced some Fe59, both 60 billion years ago. Fe46 does not form naturally and will only decrease with half-life, so it is endangered.But at the same time, Fe60 is a radioactive element with a very long half-life, with a half-life of 60 million years.That is to say, 260 grams of Fe2 will become 60 gram after 260 million years, and another gram will be decomposed into Co1 and β rays (electrons) by β-decay.Such a long half-life can basically be considered stable in a short period of time.Fe60 has therefore become one of the best cosmic dating elements.

We all know that the average molecular weight of copper is around 63.5, and the ancient copper is usually tin alloy (bronze) or zinc alloy (brass).Therefore, the density of black iron (Fe60) with a molecular weight of 60 and copper alloy will be relatively close. Although the half-life of Fe60 is very long and the radioactivity of β-rays is also very weak, it is a radioactive material after all, so it has the power of drying up and the wound is not easy to heal.As we mentioned earlier, in ancient times, sores suppurated, and it was easy to kill people.Therefore, such a black iron epee was definitely considered an extremely inferior weapon at that time.

(Reader representative: hei~tui~ is talking nonsense again in a serious way!)
Womb cabbage is Chinese cabbage, native to Changbai.

Yuji, um, let’s talk about this.The so-called five grains, rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean.Rice refers to paddy rice, that is, rice, wheat refers to wheat, millet refers to yellow glutinous rice, and Shu refers to beans, all of which have their own definitions.Only this Ji, the great powers of the past dynasties have been arguing for centuries, and there is no final conclusion.But what is very strange is "Shuowen": Ji, 齌 also, the length of the five grains.Since this millet is revered as the chief of the five grains and the source of food, it is even called together with the sacrifice (she) to refer to the country, but no one can tell what it is?

We can sort out the main sayings about Ji:
1. Huang Mi said

"Kangxi Dictionary": "Xu Yue" case materia medica, Ji is 穄, a name of 粢.Chu people call it millet, Guanzhong calls it millet, and its rice is yellow rice.

Here, 穄 and millet are both millet.The theory of yellow rice is equivalent to agreeing with both millet and millet, but these two species are separate among the five grains.

"Wen Shi Zhen Jing Wu Jian" said: "Knowledge is like recognizing millet as millet and jade as stone. Floating without image, there is no bottom to stop."

It was directly spraying, thinking that it was the lower limit of cognition to let the millet be the city.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": The sticky one is millet, and the non-sticky one is millet.

Here we can know: Jifei millet, but they are all yellow particles, not sticky.

2. Sorghum said

"Mandarin Jinyu": Millet and millet are useless.Note: Ji, Liang also.

"Guang Ya Shu Zheng": millet, what people call sorghum today.

However, the "Three Character Classics": rice sorghum, wheat millet, these six grains, people eat.

"Book of Rites and Etiquette in the Later Han Dynasty": There are eight shengs, three liters, one millet, one millet, one wheat, one beam, one rice, one hemp, one bean, and one small bean.

It can be seen that millet, millet, and beam are all independent species.

3. Su said
As an isolated example, Guo Pu's commentary on "Erya" said: "Today's Jiangdong Huji is called Ji."Sun Yan of the Three Kingdoms also notes: Ji, millet also.

The Jiangdong dialect is clearly recorded here, because 貢 is a grain and rice.This refers to the so-called "Qi Min Yao Shu": However, people today only use rice as the source of the valley.

Millet is millet, and the two are different.

4. Other descriptions
"Tong Zhi": The ears of millet seedlings are like reeds, while rice is edible.

"Guan Zi Shu" note: Where the scriptures say that the food is sparse, Ji Shi also.The shape of the millet is large, so it is sparsely called. ... The Han people all pretended to be their own country.

Let's sum it up, this thing has spikes, similar to sorghum, solid yellow, big, non-sticky...isn't that just corn?But corn...isn't it native to America?

The author clearly expresses that he does not support the Columbus Great Exchange Theory, but we still have to talk about the logic behind it rigorously.

According to the Western view, corn was artificially selected from wild sorghum 6000 years ago. Teosinte (original milo) → Zea (Zea) → Maize (modern maize).The original sorghum is not native to the Americas, as you can tell from the name, it is also found in China.In other words, the grandfather of corn is productive in China.Corn and sorghum are close relatives, as are millet and sorghum.Ji is a descendant of Shennong, the name of the god of five grains. He once personally selected herbs. The history and professionalism of Chinese crop selection are much higher than that of Native Americans.Obviously, millet is an intermediate stage in the development of sorghum to corn (evidence, the grain of millet is larger than that of millet and beam).

Maize itself is a product of continuous evolution. Primitive corn 6000 years ago: The earliest maize plants grew only small, 25mm long corn cobs, and only one per plant. (Spielvogel, Jackson J- Medieval and Early Modern Times: Discovering Our Past). That is, primitive maize on the cob Only two and a half centimeters in size, one stem and one stick (see Easter egg chapter).The ancient corn in North America is nothing more than that, and the corn we see today is not any of the above-mentioned species, but a branch called Sweet Corn (sweet corn). The appearance time of this product is still inconclusive, but It is claimed that the earliest date can be traced back to 1773, and large-scale planting is something after the 20th century.

That is to say, before the 20th century, there was no mass production of modern sweet corn anywhere on the earth, but there were different types of early corn.Ji is one of them.Just like we said about potatoes before, modern sweet potatoes are the product of modern agricultural selection. Even if there were potatoes in the Americas before the Great Discovery Period, they were different from modern potatoes, and similar crops are also found in Chinese agricultural books.Peanut is also a so-called native species of North America, but in recent years of archaeological excavations, peanut fossils were unearthed from Hanyang ancient tombs in the Han Dynasty.

In the same way, there is also cotton, which is limited in space. To clarify the real logic of the great exchange of species, we will talk about it in the next section.

(End of this chapter)