Alien Knights

Hearing the cheers of the crowd, Todd looked at the flower pot in front of him, wiped his forehead with his hand, and wiped away the sweat.

Fortunately, things are going well.

The flowerpot in front of me is a specially made utensil, which is divided into three interlayers: outer, middle and inner. The inner layer is an upright copper tube with small holes in the bottom ring; the part where the middle layer connects to the outer layer is sealed and welded with iron sheets to store soil; the iron sheet is about one centimeter away from the outer shell of the flower pot, forming a hidden outer layer, which is hollow inside and leads directly to the small hole at the bottom of the inner layer.

Before formal preparations, Todd first went to the beach to find a natural sponge called "Zoofiton", which is a simple multicellular marine animal with a honeycomb-like structure, tough and compact pin bones, large pores, finely distributed, and strong water absorption. In ancient Rome in the previous life, it was widely used as a bath ball when bathing.

Dry this natural sponge in the shade and squeeze it, put it into the bottom of the copper tube in the inner layer in a layered manner, then put the buds and leaves of the plant on the top of the sponge, and then carefully spread the soil in the middle layer and on the inner layer.

When performing, as long as water is poured along the interlayer of the outer layer, the water will flow into the bottom of the flower pot and be absorbed by the sponge through the small holes of the copper pipe. After the sponge swells, it pushes the buds and young leaves upwards, penetrating the thin soil, and looks like it is "growing fast".

As for the small blue flowers that bloom when the buds meet water, it will be a little more troublesome to prepare.

1. Forge sphalerite into zinc oxide in the air, and then reduce it with carbon to obtain zinc powder.

2. Use iodine-containing table salt as the raw material for refining, add water to make a saturated solution; then feed a large amount of sulfur dioxide into the table salt solution to reduce the hypervalent iodine in the iodate; then add chloroform to the solution to extract elemental iodine from the mixed solution; finally distill the discolored upper layer with a distillation bottle to obtain elemental iodine.

3. Use tweezers or a small wooden stick to dip the wet flour and apply it evenly to the inside of the flower buds.

4. Stir a small amount of zinc powder and iodine tablets in equal proportions (this step is extremely critical, and repeated experiments are required to determine the amount), evenly stir into powder, seal it in wax paper, and put it into the flower bud with the opening facing up.

Make the above preparations. When water is poured into the flower buds, the iodine and zinc will generate zinc iodide under the catalysis of water, and release a lot of heat to break open the flower petals bonded by flour. The high temperature will cause part of the iodine and water to evaporate into gas, which looks like the effect of "Holy Fog". Iodine vapors stain white flour, turning it blue.

The trick of "rapid growth of plants" is not difficult, what is difficult is the effect of "Holy Fog and Blossom" later.

Fortunately, everything went well.

Covering the flower pot with a white cloth, Todd raised his hands towards the crowd. The voices of the people lowered, but the excitement on their faces did not fade.

"Everyone, I have an idea." The priest held the cross on his chest with one hand, and pointed to the sky with the other: "Since the Heavenly Father has blessed "Music West Town", why don't we use this favor to improve our lives a little?"

People's eyes lit up, and they understood what the priest meant.

But there are still timid believers who ask anxiously: "Borrowing God's love to seek personal gain, won't you be punished by heaven?"

Todd nodded, pretending to be contemplative: "You are right, but if we use this gift to gain a little benefit by helping those brothers and sisters who are suffering the most, Heavenly Father will not blame us."

Watching the priest turn his face to the old farmer Sassoon, some smart people in the audience probably guessed a thing or two.

"I'm going to set up a Muxi Mutual Aid Fund."

"Muxi Mutual Aid Fund"?

Hearing this new term, everyone showed doubts.

Todd clapped his hands towards the audience, and two catechumens carried a large basket onto the high platform. He took out something from the basket and displayed it in front of everyone.

that seems to be...

bone?

To be precise, it seems to be the leg bones of pigeons.

"There are a total of one hundred sacred bones here, one for each Yinyue. Anyone can buy them, and the quantity is not limited."

A silver moon to buy a bone? You can buy a lot of this kind of thing for a copper star. The people, full of question marks, were waiting for the priest's next words.

"Anyone who buys the relics, their name and the quantity they purchased will be registered in the church and become a member of the "Muxi Mutual Aid Fund". The 100 silver months obtained from selling the relics will be used as the principal of farmers in Muxi Town. The rewards they get from using the gift of the heavenly father will be distributed proportionally according to the number of relics of each person."

Looking at the confused faces of many people in the audience, Todd sighed: "Let me give you an example. Today, I spent one silver month to buy a holy bone. In the future, the farmers in Muxi Town will use the 100 silver months raised as the principal to earn 200 silver months. Then I can share two silver months."

Most people get it, but more questions are raised.

"What if I want to sell the holy bone after I bought it?"

Todd: "The relics are allowed to be traded freely, but the trader must be a resident of Muxi Town; and after the transaction is completed, he must go to the church to re-register."

"After buying it, how long will it take to get a return?"

Todd: "It's hard to say the exact time. The first report should be within three months."

"I want to buy it, but the spare money in my family is not enough for a silver month..."

Todd: "You can find your friends, jointly fund and subscribe for a holy bone. By the way, remember to find someone to give you how much each paid, and make a notarization."

At this time, a businessman in the crowd stood up, rubbed his head and asked, "I bought the sacred bones and lent the money to these farmers. What should I do if I lose money?"

After asking, people immediately looked at him with angry and contemptuous eyes, which made the businessman immediately realize that he had said something wrong: "Look at my mouth! How can I lose money when the business is bestowed by the heavenly father?" After speaking, he sat back in embarrassment.

Seeing that the people had no more questions, Todd raised the bone in his hand and said loudly, "Okay, then I announce that the subscription for the sacred bones of the Muxi Mutual Aid Fund has officially begun."

The square fell silent, no one spoke.

The people of Muxi Town, although the conversation was in full swing just now, when it comes time to pay, you look at me and I look at you, no one dares to be this early bird.

Todd sighed softly, and he also knew the difficulties of everyone in the audience. A silver moon doesn't seem like much, but right now when everyone is using money, how can there be so much spare money? Besides, for this new "mutual aid" financing method, even with the previous "miracle" as a foreshadowing, coupled with my own words of incitement, once people really calm down, the effect will naturally gradually fade.

It seems that the first one to stand up can only be himself.

Todd put his bones down and was about to speak.

Two voices sounded from the audience at the same time.

"I want to buy ten!"

"I'll buy fifty."

Todd followed the sound, and the person who wanted to buy ten was Karin, and the one who wanted to buy fifty was... Rachel.