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"You did a good job. Here are fifty imperial gold coins. Take them!" Yolande said with a smile. With a thought, shiny gold coins flew out and piled on the table.
In order to encourage the people of the royal capital to bring out the good stuff, Yolande directly gave the highest bonus, a full fifty imperial gold coins!
"Thank you, Master Wizard. Your generosity makes the stars dim..."
Seeing the pile of gold coins, the old miner knelt down on the ground excitedly, and kowtowed continuously to express his admiration and gratitude. Then, with Yolande's permission, he swept all the gold coins into his pocket with a trembling wrist.
The citizens of the royal capital who were queuing in the back were jealous when they saw the old miner exchange a demon stone for dozens of gold coins. They also felt in their hearts that these wizards were indeed trustworthy.
Such a large sum of money was given just like that!
In the past two days, hundreds of people have presented various rare items, but all were rejected, so much so that they began to wonder if these great wizards were deliberately making fun of them.
Now it turns out that they just didn't find the right thing. These wizards even want the Devil's Stone!
"You are in charge here for the time being, Artos. If you discover any new elements, send someone to inform me!" Yolande reminded solemnly, and then took the 'Devil's Stone' and hurried off to report.
In fact, if possible, Yolande would rather study it on his own in private. If a new element can be studied thoroughly, it would be easy to obtain a Morning Star Medal!
However, considering the rumors about the Demon Stone, Yolande put aside his little thoughts and decided that reporting it was the best outcome.
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At the same time, in the manor in the royal capital, Lin En was reading today's Magic Daily. There was a shocking headline on the front page.
[Thunder is the ultimate answer to all magic - On the internal structure of elements! ]
"Good, have we discovered that there may be electrons inside elements?" Lin En exclaimed inwardly. It has only been two or three days, and after breaking free from the mystery of the indivisibility of atoms, the wizards' imagination and creativity were quickly stimulated.
The person who published this paper was naturally Anthony. Although his atomic electrolysis experiment failed, he had many unexpected gains, such as verifying that two atoms will indeed produce a repulsive force when they are very close to each other, and he also calculated this tiny distance.
This repulsive force is very similar to the phenomenon of like poles repelling each other between two magnets, so Anthony made a bold guess that there is electricity inside the atom!
The corresponding [Element Purple Fruit] model is also given.
Purple fruit is a specialty of the Kingdom of Hadhrata. It is a kind of fruit-filled thing similar to a pomegranate.
According to Anthony's idea, positive and negative charges are like purple fruits filled in atoms. The inner layer of most elements is positively charged and the outer layer is negatively charged. When they get close to each other, they will generate repulsive force because like charges repel each other.
The structure of other elements is just the opposite, with a positive charge on the outer layer and a negative charge on the inner layer, so the two can react together to produce light, heat, and even flames...
The entire paper was several thousand words long and took up the entire page. Lin En read it with great interest. Although the conclusion was wrong, the deduction process and imagination were very interesting.
It can really explain some phenomena to a certain extent.
For example, Anthony believed that the reason why elements are in motion all the time is that they are brought closer to each other due to gravity, and then bounced away due to repulsion, so they are always under the alternating action of these two forces.
Just as Lynn was about to flip through the newspaper to see if there were any other novel theories, he saw Alok running in hurriedly from outside the yard.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Seeing Alok's anxious look, Lin En immediately put down the newspaper in his hand and asked with a serious expression.
"Dean Lin En... the element... is a new element!" Alok was panting, his face full of excitement. "Yolander, who is in charge of collecting new and interesting objects today, found a demon stone. After testing, it was found that this should be a new element that has never been recorded before."
Chapter 386 Uranium Mine and God’s Blessing
"This is a part of the samples sent by the parliament!" Alok said as he took out a thumb-sized piece of 'gravel' from his arms.
The first time Lin En saw this thing, he couldn't help but stand up from his seat. He stretched out his hand and the "gravel" spontaneously floated up and floated in front of him.
"Is this... uranium ore?" Lin En showed a look of great surprise on his face, and he quickly identified it. Because he was worried, he even asked the intelligent computer to test it, and the result was the same as he expected.
It is indeed uranium ore, and it is the kind that has been refined. Although it has not undergone specific testing, the uranium content must be very high!
The content of natural uranium ore per gram should be only a few thousandths, or even a few ten-thousandths of a gram...
"Where was this thing found?" Lin En asked curiously. There is a 99% chance that uranium ore with such a high content is not naturally formed.
"I heard that it is in a mine more than ten kilometers away from the royal capital. The parliament has sent people to look for it." Alok said excitedly. The discovery of a new element is enough to make any wizard who is proficient in elementology excited and unable to sleep, so some parliamentarians set out overnight to prepare for a field investigation.
"By the way, the person who sent this ore called it the Devil's Stone..." Alok told all the information he had learned about uranium mines.
Lynn was not surprised by the name 'Devil's Stone'.
Generally speaking, uranium is a radioactive element with a relatively long half-life. In addition, the natural uranium content is low, so it has little effect on the human body. However, the Demon Stone in front of him is different. The uranium content is extremely high. If someone is so ruthless as to carry this thing with him for a long time, he will inevitably be affected by radiation...
As for the monster that Elok mentioned that feeds on uranium ore, Lin En's eyebrows twitched after hearing it. Could this thing be Godzilla?
However, judging from the fact that the miners who were mining the ore were not all killed, that thing might be a non-carnivorous creature...
I have to say, the animals in this magical world are really fierce...
The hair of a fire lion can withstand high temperatures and can be used to make filaments. The skeleton of a griffin is very light yet very tough. Both are top-quality special materials!
"Go call Orlando and the others over, let's go to the laboratory!" Lin En threw down the newspaper in his hand, he needed to do a test on this 'Devil's Stone'!
If it's as he expected, then there's hope for the nuclear explosion!
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Just as the wizards in the royal capital were rejoicing over the discovery of a new element.
In the holy city harbor of the Sekas Empire, which is known as the "paradise on earth" and the "place where stars shine", the imperial expeditionary fleet, which has been drifting on the sea for more than a month, finally docked.
Only less than half of the more than 300 ships that had set out on the expedition were left. The dozen or so ships in the front row were all severely damaged, and even a long gash appeared on the hull of the main ship. They were able to hold on until now only by relying on divine power.
Such a tragic scene shocked the guards in the harbor, but they all firmly believed that the believers of the evil god and the minions of the devil must have been sent to hell, because under the gaze of God, they are invincible!
Cardinal Jacob, who came to contact them, was not so optimistic, because they had received a secret report just ten days ago...
Edelweir, who led a large number of elite troops to the kingdom to suppress the rebellion, died, and the entire expeditionary force was almost wiped out, with less than one in ten thousand people escaping.
The entire Vatican's top leadership was shocked, but the news was so shocking that it is currently under blockade.
Many people are hoping that the expedition fleet will return victorious, wipe out the wizards' lairs, and wash away the previous humiliation with a great victory!
When Jacob saw the bishops and priests on the ship walking down from the deck with gloomy faces, he realized that the expedition fleet might not bring good news this time.
Some thoughts flashed through Jacob's mind, but he still stepped forward immediately, put his hand on his chest, and saluted respectfully.
"Lord Judge!"
"I want to see His Holiness the Pope and Her Majesty Lucia, now and immediately!" The presiding judge's tone was very serious, filled with unquestionable questions.
"But...the two adults are presiding over the celebration now." Jacob said hesitantly.
Hearing the word "celebration", the presiding judge paused for a moment, and then quickly thought that today was the harvest day!
The Bible's Genesis states that the seventh day of September every year is the day when the great Moon Goddess arrives from heaven on earth. She will bless the entire earth with her magic, allowing sweet fruits to mature, and everyone will experience the joy of a good harvest...
"Then let's hold the meeting after the celebration." The presiding judge's words immediately softened. The annual harvest day celebration was extremely important and could not be easily interrupted.
Due to the news blockade, the shadow of the kingdom's rebellion did not affect the holding of the Harvest Day celebration.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the huge holy city, waiting in front of the towering and majestic Sky Tower!
It is said that this giant tower is the residence of the Moon Goddess when she descended to the earth. It took fifty years to build. It is over three hundred meters high. The spire gleaming with divine light seems to penetrate the heaven and earth, like a giant sword cast by the gods on the earth...
Anyone who sees the Sky Tower will be shocked by its grandeur. Many devout believers travel thousands of miles from all over the empire to the Holy City, just to sincerely confess their sins in front of the Sky Tower and cleanse their souls...
Faintly, waves of ethereal hymns sounded in the sky, and a holy figure soon walked out of the Sky Tower. He looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, wearing a white holy robe with his shawl fluttering in the wind, and his emerald green eyes were gleaming with star-like luster.
"It's Her Majesty Lucia!" The faces of the believers gathered on both sides of the Sky Tower were full of fanaticism.
The saints of the Holy See are the people closest to God in the entire Holy City. They are carefully selected from the nuns of the Empire and rotated every five to ten years. After completing their mission, they can go to heaven and become God's servants...
Saint Lucia walked up to the high platform under the watchful eyes of the crowd, chanting the divine words of the Harvest Day loudly, and tiny dots of divine light continued to sprinkle down from the sky.
After coming into contact with the divine light, those believers who came to the holy city to worship with hidden illnesses immediately felt that their bodies became much lighter and they had an indescribable sense of comfort. One of the devout believers even found that his severed fingers had grown back and he knelt down in worship with excitement.
This is God’s grace and the Lord’s favor!
Chapter 387: Saint Lucia, who defiled the gods
"Great Lord, thank you for your grace. May your glory spread to every corner of the world..."
"I will obey your promise until the end of my life..."
The devout believers gathered outside the Sky Tower, enveloped by the divine light, knelt down and prayed. They believed that God's eyes were focused here, and if they prayed sincerely enough, they would surely receive His favor and enter the eternal heaven after death.
The ethereal hymns became louder and louder, and the kingdom of God spread out in all directions with the Sky Tower as its center, soon covering the entire holy city.
On the ground on both sides of the road, wisps of emerald green grass sprouted from the soil, and vines grew out of the cracks in the bricks and stones, entwining around the houses and the exquisite sculptures.
Time seemed to be accelerated. Under the witness of hundreds of thousands of people, tens of thousands of fruit trees rose up in various places in the holy city, gradually growing from a wisp of tender buds into towering trees tens of meters high. The branches were thick and straight, and the dense treetops covered the sky. Green and crystal fruits hung on the branches, and the rich fruity aroma filled the whole city.
The towering Sky Tower was now entangled with countless vines, as if a huge emerald palace stood in the center of the holy city. Such a miracle shocked the believers who were attending the celebration for the first time.
Lucia, who was standing on the high platform, stopped praying in the divine language, and another, more mysterious world appeared before her green eyes.
On the kneeling believers below, invisible golden threads appeared in their heads, and the end point of the threads was the grand Sky Tower behind them...
After the miracle was performed, the number of devout believers increased by about 20,000...
After confirming this, Lucia announced that this year's harvest celebration had officially begun, and all of God's people who came to the holy city could enjoy the food to their heart's content.
During the celebration, this place is a paradise on earth. There is no distinction between nobles and the poor. Everyone has only one identity, that is, a believer in God.
Tens of thousands of servants placed pots of baked potatoes, fried steaks, stewed meat and other delicacies on long tables placed on the streets of the Holy City, serving hundreds of thousands of people. Among them were fine grape wine and top-quality camel meat that only nobles were qualified to enjoy on weekdays...
With the permission of Saint Lucia and the guidance of her attendants, believers who came from afar to the holy city joined today's celebration, picking sweet fruits from the trees or walking in the holy city, taking and enjoying the food at will.
There is no crowding and no fighting. Even the hungriest and most greedy people will become respectful and polite under the inspiration of the divine light.
What's more, food is in unlimited supply, and the fruits on the trees will grow again within a dozen seconds after being picked.
Nande is an ordinary poor man in Nordland, but unlike others, he has the most devout belief in God. He learned that the holy city holds a harvest day celebration every year, when even the lowest poor people and even slaves can enter the holy city and admire the glory of the Lord.
In order to realize this dream, Nand spent more than ten years and used his accumulated money to redeem himself. With his perseverance, he trekked thousands of miles on foot, crossed the mountains and reached the holy city from the border of the empire!
Along the way, Nande encountered attacks by bandits and was nearly killed by vicious monsters. It took him a full year to reach the foot of the holy city.
Although the journey was difficult, it was all worth it at this moment. The Sky Tower was more magnificent than he had dreamed of, and the divine light summoned by the merciful Saint Lucia healed the scars on his body that had begun to fester.
The delicious food filling the streets of the holy city and the fruit trees growing out of thin air are the scenes that only exist in the heaven imagined by southern Germany.
Although such a celebration only takes place once a year, as long as they are pious enough, they will be able to ascend to heaven after death. At that time, every day will be a celebration day, and all the sufferings they have endured in this life will be transformed into grace, which is the reward they deserve after passing God's test.
As his thoughts became more and more resolute, his faith was sublimated. Nan De suddenly felt that he was one step closer to God, and the gate of heaven seemed to have opened to him...
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