Aztec Eternals

"The priest said it! You have one night and one day to come up with a feasible way to salvage the 8-pound cannon! If you think of it, you can survive. If you don't think of it, just click, click, click!..."

"Don't even think about escaping! This island is full of our people. You, a thin-skinned person with tender flesh, can't escape at all... If you are caught by the ferocious red-haired warriors, they will dip a cane in chili salt water and smoke it. You're going to die! ...And the evil-minded red-haired captain will even apply real devil's pepper on the front and back of your lower body! The horrible taste...I can't even imagine it! I can handle it!…”

"What? What is chili pepper, you ask?... When you survive, you will have the opportunity to eat it, it smells so good!..."

In the deep night, the sailboat docked at the village, and the lights accompanied the celebration of the entire tribe. The aroma of various foods wafted far away, and the laughter of men and women resounded throughout the night, full of the simple joy of fighting off evil spirits!

As the "noble chief" who captured the demon, scholar Martin was imprisoned alone in a simple crypt. His feet were tied with a knotted rope and two heavy boulders. Two Taíno militiamen guarded him, always on guard against his escape.

"O Lord! Is this the hell in the "Divine Comedy"? And that so-called devil's pepper... sounds like the punishment of hell, like the sixth level of heresy's cage, that kind of terrible fiery sarcophagus !…”

At this moment, under the threat of Castilian sailors, in a crypt without freedom, bed, or even light, scholar Martin has completely fallen into deep fear!

He couldn't help but think of the "Divine Comedy" that was popular among the HRE nobles. This "three-line poem" book was born in the Italian city-state more than a hundred years ago. By this time, it had become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and truly created the description of the Nine Hells. . With his profound religious philosophy, he is highly praised by "German scholars". And the so-called "pepper" is probably the torture of hell, the temptation and torture of the devil, right? !

"The Lord is witness! His glory always shines on me! Piety is my shield...eh?...The Lord will protect me...right?...from such a vicious, barbaric, devilish native?"

Obviously, scholar Martin’s faith is not up to par and will never be approved by God.

I don’t know if it was the mark of the number of beasts that really brought about the devil’s corruption, or if too much knowledge “poisoned” his supposedly pious mind. That night, he tossed and turned in the mud, unable to sleep. The fear of darkness not only devoured his soul, but also brought him unprecedented mental pressure!

"O Lord! O Devil! I must live! I must not die in the hands of the barbaric natives, or even be eaten by them... No matter what the cost! My superior wisdom will definitely save me! O God! Devil! ah!…"

The pressure of life and death gave scholar Martin a working motivation he had never had before, making him like a high-speed spinning top being whipped crazily by the "devil's whip". He knew very well that this was not an ordinary test, but a test of life and death!

If he can't show enough value, even if the natives really salvage the 8-pound cannon, I'm afraid they won't give him any preferential treatment or get a good ending... He must do his best to show his knowledge and talents! This will be the day when he works hardest in his life, in the hands of barbarians who do not recognize his noble status!

In the evening of the second day, scholar Martin finally walked toward the highest-ranking "devil shaman" in the "evil native tribe" with red eyes, carrying three charcoal sketches on the wooden board, the monk wearing a feather crown. Owl!

"Dear Lord Sipangu! Please let me introduce to you... the outstanding plan of a wise noble scholar! About how to pick up a 2,000-pound 8-pound cannon from the seabed of more than 20 meters..."

"Please look at these three design sketches! The first one is a pulley lifting machine, which can help divers to lift quickly. They only need to tie different weights at both ends of the rope. And there should be three parallel ropes on the entire lifting machine! One fast Descending, one rising quickly, and one responsible for binding the 8-pounder cannon, which can stay on the bottom of the sea..."

Xiu Maoying's sharp eyes fell on the three sketches of scholar Martin. His eyebrows twitched slightly, and he felt an understandable surprise at seeing this kind of "three-dimensional drawing" for the first time in his life! And this is also the first time that the entire Central American world has come into contact with the latest academic progress from Europe, in every subtle aspect! In fact, this is the power that can really change the future in the entire European world...

The first sketch outlines a simple fixed pulley machine. Xiu Maoying looked familiar. He seemed to have heard about similar things from his brother's mouth, or from some abstract divine paintings.

"God bless you! According to the textbook of Shenwei University, the left and right of divine power are always relative... The force on an object determines the acceleration?... As for this 'pulley', does it change the direction of the force and apply different accelerations?..."

Scholar Martin blinked and looked at the native shaman who was chanting something. He didn't know what "spell" the other person was chanting. With the ignorance of these natives, they may not be able to understand his great wisdom... But these are not important. Saving his noble life from the ax of the barbarians is the most important!

"Ahem! Dear Lord! This is the second sketch, which is the specific binding design of the 8-pounder gun! I drew a total of two types, one is chain binding, and the other is rope binding... Uh, no iron chain? Then Just a rope, a rope is good!…”

"We need to put down a long fixed object to connect with the 8-pound gun... It can be an iron bar or hardwood... Then, use the cross-binding method to form a cross-binding structure that tightens each other between the rope and the gun barrel... Each rope is expected to withstand 200 pounds of tension, and there must be at least ten knots, preferably twelve!..."

"After the binding is completed, check the knots of all ropes, and insert wooden wedges or stone wedges into the loose parts to make all the knots bear the force and jam each other... Ah! What did you say? You don't need me to talk about the ropes, you are professionals? Uh... Yes! Yes!..."

"Yes! Yes! You are right! The most important thing is the breath. If the diving breath is not enough, such a complicated binding will definitely not be enough in one breath! However, our German scholars have already designed the latest diving equipment, which is groundbreaking, unprecedented, and allows people to stay in the water for a long time... The great diving bell!..."

At this point, scholar Martin finally showed pride and pointed to the third wooden board sketch! And on it, there was a big bell hanging in the water! Although it seems that this is just sinking a big bell into the water, the ideological basis behind it is indeed the "revival" and "enlightenment" of scientific exploration in Europe over the past hundred years!

"May God bless you! ... Uh! Huitzilopho also bless you! ... According to the ancient Greek scholar Aristotle, 'air is a tangible element that sustains life'! We can't see air, but we can feel it and breathe it! And it can sink into the water, and it will also be compressed and shrunk under the 'weight of water'..."

"Scholars from the German city-state have done experiments! They put a small bell straight down and quickly sank it into the water... As a result, the water could not fill the entire bell, because the bell still contained air! The air gathered at the top of the bell, and the waterline remained at a specific position, which was the boundary between air and water!..."

"And as the depth of the bell deepened, the position of the waterline also slowly moved upwards, as if compressing the air! Although scholars are still unclear about what exactly caused this changing, real weight... But air can indeed be preserved in the water through this diving bell! This is not just a bell, but also can A great masterpiece that can breathe underwater and change air! …”

“Of course! This ‘diving bell’ must be heavy enough and tough enough to withstand the pressure of more than 20 meters deep! It must be cast in metal and completely waterproof. Soft leather and wood are not acceptable! …”

“This diving bell is naturally the bigger the better! The bigger the bell, the more air it can store, allowing divers to take more breaths, or even squat in the bell to descend... er! If a large one cannot be cast, a smaller one will also work, and you can sink more. It is best to use a pulley frame... The weight on both sides must be evenly distributed, and it cannot tilt on the seabed! Once it tilts to a certain angle, the air will escape! ”

“My Lord, I swear in the name of the Lord and the devil! This is definitely the most feasible salvage plan! Three lifting pulleys, ten binding knots, and a diving bell... If this still doesn’t work, then please sacrifice... cough! Then let me modify it again, and I will definitely come up with a feasible solution! …”