Although science was advancing with each passing day in the world where Lin Hai once lived, in essence, since Watt's sudden discovery that steam could push open the lid of a pot, mankind's core technological progress has not been great. At least in terms of kinetic energy acquisition, the most important thing has always been "boiling water."
Looking back at the several industrial revolutions, it was actually about studying how to boil water properly.
Well, to put it simply, in a steam engine, everyone boils water together;
Then for thermal power generation, everyone boils water together;
As for nuclear power generation, we all boil water together;
Lin Hai felt that if there were no further breakthroughs in technology, the journey to the stars and the sea might be nothing more than boiling water in space.
The scene was so beautiful that he dared not look at it.
In other words, if you take a hot bath tonight, you've essentially mastered the core of energy acquisition, a process that's been at the heart of human evolution for millions of years. Regardless of your usual abilities, even if you're like Lin Hai, thirty-five, unsuccessful, and laid off (though you probably won't travel through time), as long as you can boil water, you can tell others you've mastered core technology, putting you at the forefront of the world...
When Lin Hai was eager to watch the water boil, Wang Liang almost used the same treatment he had used on Yin San on Lin Hai.
After all, this is not a request that a normal person can express.
So Lin Hai changed his request to checking whether everyone had drunk the boiled water as required. Well, everyone understood. People are sometimes mean. If you speak the truth nicely, no one will listen. But if you speak a little harshly, they will listen.
Then Lin Hai stood beside the pot in a daze.
This is a pot.
Fill the pot with water.
There was a firewood fire underneath, which had been burning for at least an hour.
Lin Hai repeatedly confirmed with his seventh brother Jia Da, who was in charge of cooking, that the water was "boiled".
Yes, normally the water should have boiled. The so-called pot was just a clay pot that could hold two or three liters of water. After burning it vigorously for an hour with firewood underneath, according to Lin Hai's memory, it should have at least reached a boiling point and produced a lot of steam.
Yes, steam appeared, but the water did not boil!
In other words, water still changes through its three states, but the transition from liquid to gas is far from sufficient to extract energy. Lin Hai tried gently closing the lid of the jar, but the resulting steam thrust was pitifully small. Lin Hai suspected the real problem was something limiting the expansion coefficient of water as it transformed into steam, as the amount of steam generated in the jar seemed far less than Lin Hai had expected.
"Well, everyone must insist on drinking boiled water, which can effectively prevent epidemics. With so many of us traveling such a long distance, we really can't afford to get sick." Lin Hai knew that he had to perform the whole show.
After saying that, he went into his shack amid a bunch of puzzled looks.
"Yes, although I think this is water and have been drinking it in this world for several years, is it really water? Just like that gunpowder, is it really the gunpowder I think it is? Everything I can feel is brought to me by this body, and in this body, the only thing that truly belongs to me is actually my consciousness. My consciousness also relies on my body to perceive external objects, so is what I feel real?"
"I feel the wind, so I think the basics of aerodynamics are still there, but is that really wind? I can see the North Star, but I can't really see the movement of Alpha Centauri, so does this star really exist? Is the doubt just a texture? So the most real question I encounter is whether this world exists and is it real?"
"Then how can I seek the truth? If not, can I pretend to know nothing and take ninety-eight men to a desolate place after a war and build a house there?"
Lin Hai felt that there were many things he needed to figure out, but he couldn't figure them out, and eventually fell into a deep sleep in a mess of thoughts.
Lin Hai, who always stressed that he must not get sick, fell ill.
This immediately made everyone anxious. Wang Liang immediately ordered the troops to retreat into the city for rest and recuperation, at least until Lin Hai recovered. Lin Hai, who had been in a drowsy state, struggled to his feet after sensing the team's turn, insisting that the team continue south.
"Brother, it's not that Xiao Linzi is disobedient... We can't afford to delay the spring plowing season... Three years of tax exemption, and delaying the spring plowing season once will waste one-third of our tax exemption." Lin Hai took three breaths and said with difficulty, "I don't have the energy to talk too much with you... Just believe me, the war is over, and the empire won't allow such a large group of us to reunite, and we are all veterans. Once we are discovered, we will face the fate of being separated... So many brothers can only survive by supporting each other... Splitting them up would be like breaking up their lives..."
"Brother, keep moving forward. No matter what happens, we must move forward. We must reach the southwest before spring arrives. Move forward..."
After saying this, Lin Hai fell asleep again. Facing the other ninety-seven brothers, Wang Liang took a deep breath and said, "I heard it all. The captain treated Xiao Linzi like his own son. Now that the captain is gone, Xiao Linzi's words are military orders! We must change direction. Our target is to advance southwest thirty miles per day. We cannot lose a single step."
After saying this, Wang Liang quietly called Lu You over and said, "Get a load, pretend to be a peddler, and go into the city to find a doctor. We should buy salt for the team anyway, so take it along. I'll let the brothers go ahead, and I'll stay here with Xiao Linzi and wait for you. Xiao Linzi still needs to see a doctor."
After the doctor examined Lin Hai, everyone was even more confused because he said that Lin Hai was not sick at all.
Yes, he pointed at Lin Hai, who was lying on a stretcher, breathing more out than in. He was so weak that he felt that if Wang Liang sneezed beside him, Lin Hai would immediately travel through time again and said, "He's just weak, he's not sick."
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