"You mean, more than 2,000 years ago, the ancients were already able to make bronze gears?! And they were so neat?!"
"That's why I say this thing is a relic from an anachronism..."
Niu Pu sighed slightly and prepared to explain slowly.
But the moment he opened his mouth, Ren Yan chuckled:
“When studying culture or history, never let the names of some documents influence your thinking.”
“Mythology, at some point, may be history where some recording methods have gone wrong.”
"For example, the Great Flood, there are similar records all over the world, such as Dayu's flood control in China and Noah's Ark in the West, but these are all classified as myths."
"If it is really a fabricated story, can such a high degree of unity be achieved across several oceans?"
“There are always unknown things here.”
"For example, if we record our current technology and show it to civilizations that are completely different from ours, what would they think of everything that is happening in our time?"
"Not to mention, there are some things you may not be able to say..."
“Therefore, we should also maintain a bold assumption and carefully seek verification when it comes to myths. This is the correct way to explore a period of history.”
"Niu Pu has such a way of thinking, which shows that he has something."
After saying that, Ren Yan gave Niu Pu an encouraging look.
The people in Class 9 nodded silently, feeling that their imaginations had been opened up a little more.
"Okay, Niu Pu, you continue."
After seeing that everyone in Class Nine was somewhat relieved about this issue, Ren Yan nodded at Niu Pu.
Niu Pu immediately began to explain the following questions:
"My opinion is the same as what Mr. Ren said."
"As for your later question about whether this thing came from more than 2,000 years ago, this is easier to explain."
As he spoke, Niu Pu took out a few coins from his pocket:
"This is the coin we salvaged with the difference engine."
"After observation and comparison, I have discovered the period in which they are from. Almost all of them are from small countries around 200 BC."
"But later all these small countries were destroyed by Rome."
"During the same period, there was a war between ancient Rome and ancient Greece, and Archimedes played a role in that war."
"Or the entire war was a war between ancient Rome and Archimedes alone."
"It is recorded in history books that when the ancient Romans were attacking, Archimedes created all kinds of strange equipment to help defend the city."
"Archimedes invented cranes and trebuchets."
"In the end, it was the ancient Romans who used the tactic of siege but not attack, and finally exhausted the ancient Greeks."
"That only proves that this thing was indeed made 2,000 years ago, but how can you be sure that it was built by Archimedes?" Li Cheng asked with a tangled expression:
"There should be more than just Archimedes as a descendant of Collins."
"Of course~" Niu Pu smiled: "In fact, what finally made me sure that it must have been built by Archimedes was not only from the same era."
"There is also important historical evidence."
"According to ancient Greek documents, Archimedes once built a machine that used hydraulic power to calculate the movement of celestial bodies, but the machine was later lost."
"At the same time, that thing is huge, and it is definitely not the one we got."
"But it does show that it was possible for Archimedes to have built the same thing."
"Another piece of evidence comes from ancient Roman documents."
"According to their records, the emperor of ancient Rome sent his general to attack Greece. In the end, the general seized two machines that could manifest divine power. One was handed over to the emperor, and the other was kept by the general privately."
"I think in ancient times, something that could calculate solar and lunar eclipses must have been considered a divine power."
"With this thing, the emperor can better represent God's will. He can even accurately predict solar and lunar eclipses. What will his subjects think of this emperor?"
"And in addition to this speculation, there was also a poem recorded by a poet in ancient Rome at that time."
"In his poem, he also mentioned this machine, and explained that the one he saw with the general was used to calculate the celestial bodies."
"Of course, his poem cannot be considered a true historical document, it can only serve as a testimony."
"But don't you think that with so much testimony combined, the answer is clear?"
"As for how it ended up on the pirate ship and in the Bering Strait, I guess the poor general was robbed..."
After saying that, Niu Pu smiled again, feeling that his performance this time was simply perfect!
The clear and coherent telling of this grand story made him feel very accomplished.
In fact, Class 9 has a new respect for Niu Pu.
No wonder his hairline has moved back, he has really become stronger.
He actually managed to integrate so much trivial information, and it actually sounds reasonable.
They can't do this anyway.
When they thought of the literature that Niu Pu mentioned just now, they felt overwhelmed.
"This grandson, how many books has he read during this period of time..."
"I have another question." After a brief sigh, the pragmatist Xu Kai silently raised his hand: "What's the use of something like this that was created by humans more than 2,000 years ago?"
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