British writer

When Lu Shi got into the carriage, two sets of "Monopoly" were stuffed in the suitcase.

He took out five shillings and said to the coachman:

"To the Port of London, as soon as possible."

Seeing such a generous person, the coachman was very satisfied and immediately rode his horse to "break out of the encirclement".

However, things didn't go as smoothly as expected,

Readers gathered around,

"Lu, let the Mirror update more content!"

“I would die if I didn’t watch The Lord of the Rings!”

"I love you, Lu!"

…

confirmed!

There is a really special Tie Nantong in the crowd!

It is indeed a corrupt country in the future and has a long history in this regard.

"hiss……"

The coachman shook, looked back at the carriage with his peripheral vision, and whispered: "This... is not easy..."

Lu Shi also had one head and two heads.

He lifted up the car curtain with his fingers and found a crack.

People outside were swarming into the carriage, looking like a zombie siege scene in a modern movie and TV series.

The coachman asked again: "What should I do?"

Lu Shi's head was full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

Suddenly, he had an idea, cleared his throat, and said loudly:

"

'The sun sets in the west, dusk fades away, and the night closes, they run as usual. When they finally stopped and dismounted, even Aragorn was stiff and exhausted. ’

"

This is the beginning of the original text of the next chapter of "The Two Towers".

For a moment, the crowd fell silent,

They listened attentively and stood there, looking more like zombies.

The coachman secretly said something awesome,

"Walk!"

The horse was neighing, and finally took the opportunity to rush out, turn onto the main road from Breyard Road, and go straight to the Port of London.

"Finally got rid of it."

The coachman couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and asked curiously: "Sir, are you a writer? What they mean is that you wrote "The Lord of the Rings"?"

Lu Shi said "hmm\

,""it's me."

"Tsk..."

The driver was speechless.

Unexpectedly, the author of such a distinctly Western fantasy literary genre is actually an Asian.

On a whim,

"Then you can sign it for me later..."

I was only halfway through my words when I heard a yelling and yelling noise coming from the right side.

"You don't watch the road?!"

"What the hell...yes...I wasn't looking at the road, I was watching "The Lord of the Rings"."

"Compensate! Pay me compensation quickly! I want to see a doctor!"

…

The coachman wanted to ask Lu Shi for his autograph just now.

Now that I think about it, I might as well forget it.

Anyone linked to "The Lord of the Rings" seems to encounter misfortune, just like the curse setting of the Lord of the Rings in the novel.

Lu Shi smiled and asked, "What? Are you also a reader of The Lord of the Rings?"

The coachman replied: "Although I can read, the book is a bit too complicated and difficult to read, but the comic version is more comfortable. My wife likes "I Am a Cat" and even has a short-haired cat at home. You must feed the cat canned food, alas..."

Only by talking to ordinary citizens can we know how deeply rooted the "Mirror" is in people's hearts.

Now Lu Shi is undoubtedly a newspaper tycoon.

The two chatted for a while,

Finally, the carriage arrived at the Port of London.

Lu Shi jumped down.

The Port of London is located on the north and south banks of the lower Thames River on the southeast coast of England.

At the end of October, late autumn has entered.

The river has become calm, without the rough waves in summer, and the mist spreads on the river, adding a bit of mystery and romance to this ancient port.

The coachman helped carry the luggage.

"Sir, which ship are you on?"

Lu Shi looked around,

In the Tilbury harbor area, ships of all sizes are docked at the pier.

Cargo ships enter and exit the port from time to time, and busy stevedores are busy unloading cargo from the ship or loading new cargo.

at this time,

Dirty dirty——

The deafening whistle sounded, and it seemed that a cruise ship was about to set off.

Lu Shixunsheng went out,

"there!"

After saying that, he took the driver and ran wildly.

At the gangway entrance, the captain was waiting there. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Asian faces speeding towards him.

"Is it Professor Lu?"

He hurried up to meet him and said in a low voice: "You have finally arrived... Sigh... the passengers on the boat are almost making a fuss. Come on, get on the boat!"

Driver:? ? ?

When he looked at Lu Shi, his eyes changed.

This Chinese guy made the whole ship wait?

Too outrageous!

Unexpectedly, what Lu Shi said next was even more outrageous: "Thank you, His Majesty the King, for me."

The captain nodded,

"I'll take a telegram when I get to France."

With that said, he took the luggage from the coachman, then nodded to the coachman and asked him to stay away from the gangway.

The driver looked at his empty hands and felt a little regretful.

Just ask for a signature.

…

At the beginning of the 20th century, cruise ships were the most important mode of global transportation.

People often stay on the ship for ten days and a half, so the public areas for daily activities on the cruise ship have been basically finalized, which is very different from modern times.

Swimming pools, gyms, clubs, bars and restaurants…

Everything is available.

When staying in a balcony room with sea view, the price is high.

He dropped his bags and headed to the club.

As soon as I opened the door, dissatisfied comments came from all directions.

"What happened today? Why are you more than half an hour late?"

"This is England, half an hour is too late?"

"Ah, what you said seems right."

"Hahaha! It's better to drink."

…

Lu Shi couldn't help but break into a cold sweat, reminding himself to keep a low profile and quickly find a place to sit down.

Just then, an old voice came from behind and said,

"Sir, was that you just now?"

"Forehead……"

Lu Shi turned around.

In front of me is an old man,

His face is old, his skin is covered with wrinkles like dry tree bark, his hair has become sparse and gray, and a few strands of hair hang weakly on his forehead.

Miraculously, even though he looked sleepy, there was a shrewd light in his eyes.

The old man held two wine glasses with amber liquid in his hands.

He asked: "Whisky?"

Lu Shi waved his hands repeatedly,

"No, not anymore."

The other party smiled, placed two glasses of wine in front of him, then slumped comfortably in the armchair, and said: "I just saw it from the window, you and the coachman came in a hurry with your luggage. So, the whole boat It’s you who’s waiting.”

Lu Shi looked out the window subconsciously,

But the windows of the club can only see the port farther and farther away, but they cannot form a bird's eye view.

From this angle, people in the club can't see the gangway.

The old man seemed to understand Lu Shi's doubts and explained: "I also live on the top floor."

The top floor is the first class cabin——

Balcony room with sea view.

The view there is really wide.

The old man took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Asians who have such a status in London are not just arrogant at first and respectful at the back, but have a lot of followers, which means they are not politicians. Then, you are probably..."

Lu Shi remained silent, waiting for the other party to guess.

Who would have thought…

"Are you Gu Hongming?"

"puff!"

Lu Shi squirted.

The old man wiped his face and muttered: "Fortunately you didn't drink."

Lu Shi apologized repeatedly, and then said, "My name is Lu Shi."

A trace of confusion flashed in the old man's eyes, and then he suddenly realized and couldn't help shouting: "You are..."

Lu Shi quickly made a silent gesture,

"Please keep your voice down."

The old man realized his gaffe and felt a little embarrassed.

"I didn't expect... well... that's the case. The Nobel Prize in Literature was a big deal before. It's impossible for the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Committee not to invite you to the dinner. Alas... how could I think of Gu Hongming~"

It can only be said that Gu Hongming is indeed famous in Europe.

Lu Shi waved his hand modestly,

"I'm just an insignificant writer."

He turned to the other person and asked: "What about you?"

The old man introduced himself: "My name is William Thomson, an insignificant engineer."

The "insignificance" of Shente Meow...

Lu Shi felt that the other party's name sounded familiar.

He thought for a long time,

“Can engineers live in first class?”

Thomson twirled his beard and replied: "I have been fortunate enough to host some big projects and the income is relatively generous. Therefore, when traveling long distances, I tend to make myself less wronged. After all, I am no longer young."

Big project...

Lu Shi increasingly felt that the name of the person in front of him must have been seen somewhere.

And, most likely, it's a textbook.

Thomson changed the topic,

"Professor Lu, I like your science fiction novel very much. If Mr. Verne writes soft science fiction, then "The Country Teacher" is undoubtedly hard science fiction."

In fact, "Country Teacher" is not that hard either.

In the novel, Da Liu weakened the description of technical details and focused on creating artistic conception and conveying emotions.

This writing style makes it easier for readers to be infected by the story instead of being bothered by cumbersome technical descriptions.

Of course, softness and hardness are also compared.

Compared with Verne's works, "The Village Teacher" is indeed harder, probably because of the difference between a freshly picked green banana and a rotten banana that is about to go bad.

Of course, real hard science fiction has nothing to do with bananas, it should be baguettes.

Lu Shi smiled and asked: "Do you like the first half or the second half of "Country Teacher"?"

Thomson immediately replied: "The second half of course!"

He paused briefly,

"Well...it's not that I don't like the front, I'm just more interested in the grand epic feeling at the back."

Lu Shi nodded,

"I understand what you mean."

Thomson hesitated for a few seconds, but finally couldn't hold it back and whispered: "However, I think there are still some problems in the novel. For example, the application of physical laws is a bit too unreasonable."

Lu Shi scratched his head,

"This... novel is inevitable."

Thomson immediately said: "Some can still be corrected. For example, you describe the situation of objects falling at infinite speed in vacuum, which obviously contradicts the physical laws in reality. Unless, you do not recognize classical mechanics. But you also focus on Newton's three laws were used..."

What follows is a lengthy discussion of thousands of words.

Ether,

Blackbody radiation,

Study enthusiastically,

…

Lu Shi could barely understand the vocabulary of various physics at first, but later he started watching the other person's mouth open and close.

Totally confused.

finally,

"Okay. That's my point."

Thomson was very satisfied.

Lu Shi said "Huh?" and nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Thomson, your understanding of classical mechanics... um..."

He looked surprised, as if he had thought of something.

"Are you...Lord Kelvin?"

William Thomson,

The more well-known title is the 1st Baron Kelvin, also known as Lord Kelvin.

He is a British mathematical physicist, engineer, inventor of the thermodynamic temperature scale (absolute temperature scale), and is known as the "Father of Modern Thermodynamics."

As for the "big project" just mentioned, it was the Atlantic Telegraph Company's plan to install a trans-Atlantic submarine cable. He was appointed as the company's director and engineering consultant.

It was precisely because of this achievement that the British government knighted him in 1866 and was promoted to Lord Kelvin in 1892.

This is where the name Kelvin comes from.

Lu Shi was speechless,

"Is this called a 'trivial engineer'?"

Kelvin laughed, took a sip of whiskey, and said, "You are not an 'insignificant writer' either."

"Ah this..."

Lu Shi was speechless for a while.

Anyone who has studied physics should have heard of Kelvin’s two dark clouds:

"At the end of the 19th century, the building of physics had been built, and two disturbing dark clouds were floating in the distance in the clear sky..."

This is a speech delivered by Kelvin at the Royal Society on April 27, 1900, entitled "Dark Clouds of the Nineteenth Century Over the Theory of Heat and Photodynamics".

Unexpectedly, these two dark clouds really set off a violent storm, giving birth to the two pillars of modern physics in the twentieth century -

Relativity and quantum theory.

After Planck published his paper, Kelvin became one of the typical examples who was mercilessly slapped in the face by history. In the public mind, he was an arrogant and academic authority image who wanted to be knocked down.

But when Lu Shi looked at the old man in front of him, he didn't feel that way at all.

Sensing Lu Shi's gaze, Kelvin raised the corners of his mouth,

"Professor Lu, am I different from what you imagined?"

Lu Shi was embarrassed,

"Feel sorry."

Kelvin took a sip of wine and said: "If I were the kind of person people say, I would have strangled all the young people like Planck, Michelson, and Williams to death. But look, don't they all still... Are you living well?"

Among the three people he mentioned, Planck is indeed young.

As for Michelson and Williams, especially Williams who was born in 1838, only Kelvin can be said to be a young man.

Kelvin is a true veteran.

Lu Shi pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Sir, have you ever heard of Aristotle?"

Kelvin nodded matter-of-factly,

"I heard it."

Lu Shi said: "Aristotle was a great philosopher, scientist and educator. However, due to the rise of various 'anti-metaphysics' doctrines, he seemed to have become a target of overthrow in the eyes of the public. "

Kelvin was stunned, then patted Lu Shi on the shoulder,

"Professor Lu, thank you."

He put the undrunk glass of whiskey into Lu Shi's hand and said, "Let's talk about the depth of our friendship. If we don't take a sip, the atmosphere will not be in place."

These words to persuade people to drink will not make anyone feel disgusted at all.

Lu Shi took a sip,

"Accompany you."

"Huh~"

Kelvin let out a sigh of satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "Professor Lu, I don't dare to compare with the sage Aristotle. But I must say that a big tree attracts the wind, and my reputation makes me... um..."

I probably wanted to say words like "being trafficked" or "recruiting bad guys", but I couldn't find the right wording.

So, he gave an example: "You may have heard a saying, 'There is nothing new to discover in physics, all that is left is more and more precise measurements.' This is not actually what I said."

Lu Shi asked curiously: "Who said that?"

Kelvin shrugged;

"Michelson. His original words were, 'The grand basic principles of physics have been firmly established. A famous physicist said that the truth of future physical science should be found from six decimal places.' For some reason, what he said 'Famous physicist' became known as me."

When he said this, Kelvin looked helpless.

Lu Shi laughed,

Kelvin was the first scientist to enter the British House of Lords, and his status was quite high.

No wonder he was hit with porcelain.

Lu Shi said: "Sir, I am also a student in college. I understand why you said 'two dark clouds'. When speaking to a group of students or team members, it is normal to brag. Which professor does not brag to his students? It’s weird to cheer up~”

Kelvin seemed to have found a confidant and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, you do understand. Academic exchange meetings are like that. Someone must go up to share. You can't just sit down and stare, right?"

He raised his glass,

"Drink more."

The two clinked glasses.

Lu Shi then took out "Monopoly" and said, "Let's not talk about those nasty things. Let's play a table game."

He started introducing the rules.

After hearing this, Kelvin couldn't help but admire: "This game is well designed! Various decisions require players to think deeply and analyze them. Players need to flexibly formulate strategies based on the situation on the map and the dynamics of their opponents..."

Lu Shi raised his hand to interrupt,

"We are just insignificant writers and insignificant engineers. Just play games and let your brains go. Don't think so complicated."

Kelvin smiled with folds on his face,

"Okay, okay! Let's just play, we don't want it to be complicated."

He twisted a chess piece,

"The two-player game we are going to play now, strategically speaking, the advantage of the first mover..."

As he spoke, he studied the map carefully.