Chapter 416 Golden Altar, Fireworks

The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky. The midday sun shines on the Divine Priest University, like the gaze of the Lord God. The golden statue of the sun hummingbird stands in the center, shining brightly; the curtain of the god holding lightning stands high, fluttering in the wind.

After all, Divinity University is a religious university, and the symbols of the Lord God can be seen everywhere. Bright murals are carved on the masonry walls, telling the miracles and legends of the main gods. In the vast school grounds, there are also two lofty altars to the main god. One is the gold of the sun god, the other is the red of the god of war.

At this moment, dozens of priests and craftsmen were carefully working on the altar. Hundreds of royal guards wore bronze armor and maintained order in the field. And hundreds of priest apprentices were waiting solemnly under the altar.

Elaine stood on tiptoes in the crowd and looked at the two altars. There were several heavy wooden boxes stacked on the golden altar, with soil spilling from the wooden boxes. The boxes contained more than a dozen sealed bamboo tubes. There is a strange and huge round paper ball on the red altar, about six meters in diameter. The bottom of the paper ball cannot be seen clearly. It seems to have some extra decorations. Next to it is a turkey with its feet tied up and squealing "coo-coo".

"The items on these altars are full of mysterious meanings, like some kind of ritual sacrifice."

Elaine thought to herself, her eyes finally finding the Death Chief. The warchief wore solid platinum armor, strode up to the golden altar, and was talking to the divine priest on the altar.

"God bless you! Are you ready?"

Shulot asked solemnly.

"God bless you! Your Majesty, everything is ready!"

Divine Priest Nelko was a little excited. He was originally a senior salt worker in Prepecha, but was later selected by Divine Enlightenment to become the kingdom's gunpowder craftsman and promoted to a first-level Divine Enlightenment priest. He prayed devoutly to the Lord God and saluted the king.

"Praise the Lord God! Praise Your Majesty! According to your instructions, we use tough old bamboo as a release container. Add enough gunpowder to the bamboo tube and leave one end open. And in the gunpowder, there is Many small flammable paper balls are filled with the same gunpowder and powder mixed with different minerals. As long as the open fuse is lit, the gunpowder will spray out the paper ball and then ignite, it will form the grace of the Lord God in various colors. Fireworks! Holy Fireworks!”

Nelko said, pointing to the mark on the bottom of the bamboo tube.

"Your Majesty, you see, the bottom of the bamboo tube is marked with the color of the fireworks, and the added minerals are also recorded!"

"very good!"

Shulot praised with a smile. He took out a bamboo tube firework and examined it carefully for a moment. It was not much different from the homemade fireworks in his memory.

Fireworks generally use a secondary layered gunpowder structure. The primary structure is to launch gunpowder, which requires higher explosive power to send the simple secondary structure into the sky. The secondary structure is color-developing gunpowder, which is mixed with various color-developing agents. The secondary structure of home-made fireworks is relatively simple. If it is a high-altitude fireworks of later generations, the secondary structure also has a special fuse, detonating powder, gunpowder and light beads.

Of course, for the king, simplified homemade fireworks are enough.

After checking it, Shulot nodded with satisfaction. He personally picked up a fireworks bamboo tube and gave instructions to Nelko next to him.

"ignition!"

There was a moment of silence as hundreds of priests and apprentices stared intently at the king and craftsmen on the golden altar. Nelko lit the fuse, and the king raised the bamboo pipe high and pointed it at the sky. Then, there was a sharp explosion that shocked the ears of the viewers!

"Boom~bang~pah!"

On the American continent, under the awe-inspiring eyes of everyone, the first brilliant fireworks rose more than 20 meters into the sky, and then exploded! This is a bunch of red fireworks, just like a red cicada flower, suddenly blooming in front of everyone's eyes, and then disappearing in an instant, leaving only a faint smell of fireworks in the wind!

"Ah! Praise the Lord God!"

Low sounds of praise sounded from the mouths of the priests and apprentices who were watching, and then turned into neat and high-pitched prayers.

"God bless the kingdom and praise your majesty!"

Shulot opened his eyes wide and silently stared at the fireworks in the sky. Many long-lasting memories come to mind, and thoughts come back a thousand times, making people dream about them. Scenes of the New Year are like frozen photos, and like distant dreams.

The king lowered his eyes to calm down his turbulent emotions. It had been a long, long time since he felt this way, and was even a little moved.

Nelko on the altar bowed his head and prayed for a moment, then reported back to the king.

"Your Majesty, the red fireworks are filled with lapis lazuli powder."

"Very good!"

Shulot nodded slightly, and all his emotions disappeared. Celestite is composed of strontium sulfate crystals, and strontium salts emit red light when burned. This is a flame reaction mentioned in high school chemistry. Then, he picked up a purple-marked fireworks bamboo tube and gave instructions in a deep voice.

"ignition!"

"Boom~bang~pah!"

A few breaths later, a purple firework bloomed in the sky above, almost blending into the deep sky. The priests and apprentices who were watching marveled again, shouting "The grace of the Lord God"! The fireworks during the day are already so strange, but how gorgeous and colorful are they at night?

"Your Majesty, the purple fireworks are made with plant ash."

Plant ash is potassium salt, and when burned, the flame color is light purple. The king paused, then picked up the green-marked fireworks bamboo tube.

"ignition!"

Accompanied by ear-splitting explosions, green fireworks bloomed in the sky, contrasting with the sky-blue background and with a touch of blue. In the legend of the Tekos mountains, the green flame is a passage to the land of the dead and can communicate with the terrible god of death.

Elian stared blankly at the strange flames of different colors, her heart full of awe for the gods and uncontrollable expectations.

"Strange flames are the power of the gods! How did the mysterious chief of the god of death master it?"

The king stared at the light blue flames and whispered before Nelco spoke.

"Green and blue fireworks, copper powder is added here."

"Exactly! Your Majesty, divine revelation!"

Xuluot reached out and touched the next bamboo tube with a smile on his face.

"Yellow mark, sodium salt."

The king's eyes flashed, and a formula sounded inexplicably. He murmured in a low voice, and Nelco listened attentively, but it was a strange word like a spell.

"Purple-red lithium, brick-red calcium, magenta strontium, yellow-green barium, sodium yellow, copper green, potassium rubidium purple"

After setting off more than ten bamboo tube fireworks, Xiuluot stopped with satisfaction. He looked at the young faces under the altar, which were filled with shock, fear, piety, and yearning, and smiled slightly. Then, the king spoke loudly, telling the natural principles that he had prepared for a long time.

"The Lord God is supreme and great. He has established the laws of all things and made the world run, and he never violates them. The natural principles are the ultimate principles of the Lord God! All things in the world have their own rules and laws. Only by exploring the natural principles can we master the supreme power!"

"The creations of God's revelation are all derived from the natural principles. Today, I will use strange creations to tell you a little about the mysteries of the gods behind the world!"