Xiulote stood straight-backed, his expression focused, sweeping over the faces of the crowd as if deep in thought. He pondered for a mont, then raised two examples.
"All things change under the influence of Divine Power, as if the Divine Particles are altered by Divine Power. The scorching Divine Power of sunlight grants energy to the waters of Patzcuaro, causing the water to rise, ascend to the sky, and transform into moist and warm clouds. And when moist, warm clouds encounter the cold northern wind, stripped of the sunlight’s Divine Power, they coalesce into rain and fall back into the lake!"
"In the woods of the mountains, Divine Power is stored. We cut down firewood and set it afla to cook a pot of soup. The Divine Power released from the firewood ignites fervent flas, turning the firewood into ashes and blue smoke. This Divine Power transfers to the earthenware pot, making the soup boil and even turn into white steam, rising into the sky. Here, the Divine Power of the flas is similar to the sun’s Divine Power, both transforming water into steam!"
Upon hearing the examples, the apprentices began nodding their heads, showing expressions as if they had understood sothing. Xiulote thought for a while, and decided not to discuss the other three thermodynamics laws, but to talk only about the second law of thermodynamics.
"The fourth Mystery, Divine Power can be stored in different forms within Divine Particles, and Divine Particles contain varying levels of Divine Power. The energy that is released exists in the form of heat and always naturally flows from the blazing Divine Particles to the icy Divine Particles."
"Once a pot of soup is taken off the boil, its heat gradually disperses into the wind, causing the soup to gradually cool. This is the heat from the soup being conducted to the surrounding Divine Particles. Yes, even the air we breathe contains Divine Particles... When we touch the boiling soup with our fingers, the scorching Divine Power is transmitted to us, causing us to get burned. The transmission of Divine Power has many thods; these are deeper mysteries which I will explain to you when the opportunity arises."
Xiulote smiled gently, looking at the apprentices below him with the strange feeling of being a teacher. He adjusted his tone and rhythm, earnestly guiding them to understand complex concepts in simpler terms.
"The gunpowder of Divine Revelation Place contains imnse Divine Power. When the gunpowder’s Divine Power is released, it can ignite grass and wood, shatter earthenware, propel stone projectiles, and destroy any obstructing enemy! How is gunpowder’s Divine Power transferred to the stone projectiles, allowing the heavy stones to be launched? All this relies on the expansive force of gases exploding..."
Xiulote paused for a mont, seeing the puzzled looks on people’s faces, he rephrased.
"Hmm, it relies on the Divine Force acting on the Divine Particles, which is Divine Force! Divine Force can be referred to simply as force! Every physical entity in the world follows immutable truths, acting upon each other, all possessing force, differing only in strength."
Hearing the King describe force, Bravo was greatly startled. He bowed his head in respect and earnestly cautioned.
"Respected High Priest, perhaps the Divine Power of the Chief Divine should not be discussed lightly..."
Xiulote pondered for a mont and then said with a smile.
"If that is the case, let’s just call it force! The fifth Mystery, force is the action that changes all things, causing objects to change speed or to deform."
Bravo bowed his head, not making any comnt. He didn’t have the revered status of a King; in such a public setting, to say the wrong thing would spell disaster if the Kingdom’s Priests beca aware.
The Priest apprentices were sowhat excited, buzzing with uncontrollable chatter. Then, they heard the Vice-Principal’s words and quickly fell silent again, looking expectantly towards the King upon the altar. The young girl Yilian also widened her eyes, waiting for more mysteries of "force."
Xiulote reflected for a while and then expounded further on the concept of "force."
"When we draw a bow and shoot an arrow, we transfer the Divine Power from our arms by the action of ’force’ to the bent bow and drawn string. Then, when we release the arrow, the bowstring imparts ’force’ to the arrow, accelerating it swiftly like lightning! This is an application of force to accelerate, known as propulsive force."
"When the feathered arrows ca flying, the Samurai raised their wooden shields, ’bang’ to block the arrows, feeling the impact on the shield. And the arrows, obstructed, stuck in the shield buzzing ’hum hum’ before finally halting. This is using force to decelerate, known as drag. Then, the angry Samurai pulled out the arrows, grabbed the ends firmly, and snapped the arrows with a force! This is the close-contact action, causing the arrows to deform completely, referred to as stress..."
Speaking thus, a hint of nostalgia crossed Xiulote’s face. Countless unforgettable scenes flashed before his eyes, those were the indelible years of learning. Even though he was in Central Arica hundreds of years ago, enduring countless wars and killings, he would still occasionally wake from his dreams as if soone was whispering terrifyingly in his ear.
"Gaokao... Study... Gaokao... Study... The Gaokao is tomorrow, it’s too late to study now!"
The strong wind blew through Divine Might University, giving everyone a sense of force. The King reflected for a long ti, then hesitated for a mont before deciding to speak on classical chanics, which was the most fundantal way of understanding the world.
"Divine particles converge to form objects, and those objects change their motion when acted upon by force. Within the sixth mystery, there are three laws governing ’force’ that all things in motion follow. They are like the earth’s soil, and like the roots of trees, the foundation upon which the current world operates, and they are also the Chief Divine’s Principles of Nature. Whether you understand them or not, just rembering them firmly will suffice!"
Xiulote again organized his speech, trying to make it as accessible as possible, and prematurely introduced the laws of motion by a full two hundred years.
"The first law, the Chief Divine endowed all things with inertia! The motion of objects retains its inertia, and if it has not been acted upon by an external force, then its velocity will not change."
Hearing this, many apprentices were full of confusion, while many others were lost. Where in the world is there unchanging velocity? Shot arrows will fall, falling fruit will speed up. Even the fleetest of deer will eventually stop from exhaustion...
The audience looked towards the King, who shook his head slightly. He didn’t elaborate much, simply continuing with the narrative.
"The second law, external force changes the acceleration of an object’s motion! The greater the force, the greater the acceleration; the heavier the object, the smaller the acceleration."
This law was easier to understand and more in line with common sense. Throwing an apple, compared to throwing a stone the size of an apple, was clearly much easier. And drawing a bow half-full with little effort, versus drawing it fully with great effort, obviously results in the latter firing arrows faster.
"The third law, the Chief Divine bestowed fairness upon all things! When two objects interact, the forces they exert on each other are actually the sa size, but in exactly opposite directions."
Xiulote looked towards his audience, their gazes once again grew vacant. The apprentices of the Kingdom’s priests respectfully and obediently tried to rember the King’s Divine Revelation, without a trace of doubt.
In the crowd, Yilian scratched her head in puzzlent. She ca from the Colima Mountain Region and didn’t hold the King in such reverence, simply pouting unhappily and mumbling quietly.
"The Great Chief is really bluffing! If you grab your hair, does the hair also grab your hand?... Hmph, the Great Chief is really stingy. He talks about revealing the Mystery of Deities but holds back, leaving us with all these incomprehensible principles!"
Watching the crowd’s reaction, Xiulote blinked his eyes. His gaze lingered on Yilian’s face for a mont, and he smiled. Then, he glanced at the slanting sun. Ti was getting late, and later he had to conduct the hot air balloon experint.
After pondering briefly, the King simply ntioned the last mystery, the basics of biology.
"The Chief Divine created all things with Divine particles. But plants and trees, birds and beasts, insects and fish, as well as divine human beings, all possess Divine Vitality bestowed by the Chief Divine! We are fundantally different from lifeless mountains and rivers. And the source of Vitality cos from the Divine Particles that make up Divine Vitality, referred to simply as cells!"
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