At this time, more and more people were living nearby, all of whom had listened to Lü Tu's advice.
Although night had fallen, the area was still bustling with people, making it quite lively.
Everyone asked curiously, "Sir, what are you going to do?"
"Don't disturb the adults. He must have his own ideas. Didn't you see the adults fiddling with that wooden bucket?"
"I know, all of us are here to hear Lord Lü's instructions. What exactly is the reward he mentioned?"
Lu Tu chuckled: "Give me a torch!"
The villagers immediately did as instructed, lighting the torches that had been soaked in tung oil with a tinderbox and handing them over.
As Lu Tu lit the makeshift firework he had made, sparks flew from the straw rope fuse, and everyone instinctively took a step back.
But when he saw that Lü Tu was not acting strangely, he wondered if that was the end of it.
But the next second, with a whoosh, the firework bomb that Lü Tu had made by sticking together clay and glutinous rice shot into the sky under the power of the black powder.
It also drew the attention of thousands of people in the entire village to one place.
With a resounding bang that shook the heavens and the earth, a beam of light as bright as day exploded before everyone's eyes.
Moreover, the magnesium and copper powders in it also played a role, producing yellow, green, and white light, which illuminated the faces of everyone present for a moment.
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd: "My God, this is so beautiful! I've never seen anything so gorgeous!"
"Lord Lü is truly a divine being! He's like a celestial being descended to earth; he can even create something like this!"
As for Lu Tu, the main character, the moment the fireworks were lit, he turned around and ran to the group of women, reaching out his arms to tightly embrace them.
The moment the dazzling fireworks burst in the sky, the eyes of the group widened simultaneously, staring in disbelief at the brilliant display.
"My lord, this is so beautiful, is it really a gift for us?"
Lu Tu gave a wicked smile: "Do you like it?"
"I love it!" the four women exclaimed in unison, though their voices trembled slightly. Clearly, they were deeply moved by Lu Tu's move and were on the verge of tears.
As the sporadic fireworks faded, the four women turned around in unison, their beautiful eyes gazing at Lü Tu with eyes overflowing with love.
In an instant, they all rushed into Lu Tu's arms, sobbing with emotion.
"My love, I'm so happy!"
"My love, you are so good to me!"
"My husband, marrying you has been the right decision for me!"
"My husband, I want it!"
Finally, these bold words were naturally spoken by Nangong Huiyu. Lü Tu was also moved by this intense emotion. It turns out that creating romance for the one you love is a joyful thing in itself.
In an instant, all the villagers of Kuishan Village spontaneously burst into applause, overjoyed.
After all, these people present were used to a life of hardship and had never imagined that they would see something so beautiful.
Many sentimental women burst into tears on the spot, sobbing, "I never imagined that Lord Lü would do something like this to cheer us up, considering the feelings of us lowly commoners!"
"Don't even think about it. Lord Lü was just trying to please his wives. What does it have to do with you and me?"
"You're talking nonsense! Didn't you see? Lord Lü didn't forbid us from seeing it!"
Only Xiao Zhong, standing in the crowd, noticed the deeper phenomenon behind the fireworks, because he had just been sitting on horseback when the fireworks exploded.
All the horses became frightened, throwing him off. If Liu Hong hadn't caught him quickly, he would have been seriously injured.
At this moment, Liu Hong looked at the sky with longing and asked, "Lord Xiao, what do you think would happen if we threw this firework into the ranks of the Wuhuan cavalry?"
Xiao Zhong grinned: "Men and horses were thrown into chaos, the army was completely routed!"
Then he and Tuoba Yue exchanged a glance, as if they had thought of the same thing, and quickly ran a few steps toward Lu Tu's house.
Lu Tu did this today to reassure the villagers.
What he has created today is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also represents technological progress. He does not expect all the villagers to understand it, but as long as some people can think of this, it will naturally be instilled in others, saving him the effort required to stabilize public sentiment.
Lu Tu escorted the women into the house and wiped away their tears of joy. At that moment, Xiao Zhong said softly from outside, "My lord, Xiao Zhong requests an audience."
Lu Tu nodded: "You all eat and rest first, I'll be right back."
Once outside, Lü Tu discovered that not only Xiao Zhong and Liu Hong had arrived, but also Nie Yun, Tuoba Yue, and Xiang Ze.
Everyone's eyes were filled with the same excitement and fervor; it was clear they had already figured out how to use the fireworks.
Lu Tu didn't say anything, and led them to the room where they had just been making gunpowder.
"Big brother..."
Lu Tu waved his hand and said, "You all saw what happened today. What I made is called fireworks, and it uses gunpowder!"
"Gunpowder? It looks familiar. Wasn't that what Xu Jing used when he fled?"
Lu Tu nodded: "That's right! I went to Huai Shuo because I wanted to make gunpowder. Fortunately, there are plenty of minerals there."
Nie Yun exclaimed excitedly, "Brother, with this, won't we no longer have to fear the Wuhuan cavalry?"
Lu Tu laughed loudly, "That's for sure. It saves a lot of effort, making it much easier to deal with the Wuhuan dogs and reducing casualties among our brothers!"
Of everyone present, except for Xiao Zhong, almost all were military officers. When they heard that it could improve the survival rate of soldiers, they were all overjoyed!
"Brother, when are we going to mass-produce these? We'll use them to blast those damn Wuhuan dogs!"
"Hey bro, why don't we start now? We'll help you out. This is good stuff, we have to keep it a secret!"
Since Lü Tu dared to set off fireworks in front of so many people, he naturally wasn't afraid of others trying to snatch them. After all, these things weren't exclusive to Lü Tu; the Ministry of Works in the imperial court had long possessed gunpowder, but they had kept it hidden and hadn't used it.
Or perhaps they never thought of using it for military purposes. In the past, Lu Tu could only rely on cold weapons, which was really a stretch, and his body was covered with wounds.
Now that he has gunpowder, Lü Tu can make all kinds of military explosives that he was good at in his previous life. Not to mention defending against Zhao Wuyou, even if the Wuhuan army is pressing in, he can still use explosives to achieve remarkable results of winning with fewer troops!
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