There are railroad tracks, locomotives, and carriages.
All are made of metal.
Jian Qingxuan looked at the model in front of him curiously and couldn't help but ask: "Second Grandpa, what is this?"
Jian Xizhou pondered for a moment and tried his best to explain in words that everyone present could understand: "This is called a train, and it is a means of travel for the barbarians."
"Travel tools?" When someone questioned, "I have also fought with barbarians on the battlefield. Although they are generally not as tall as my people, they are not much shorter than my people. Some are even as good as us."
Clan members…”
As he said that, the man looked at the model on the ground: "How can such a small thing fit them? How can it be used for travel?"
There are many people who also look puzzled.
Before Jian Xizhou could explain, Jian Qingxuan said: "Uncle, you are stupid. This must be just a toy. That train must be the same as this thing, but it must be bigger than this thing and big enough to sit on."
How could Second Grandpa carry something as big as a human being back?"
Jian Xizhou laughed loudly: "Xuan'er is still smart. What I brought back is just a model, which is a much reduced sample. The real train is much larger than this and can transport thousands of people at a time."
Jian Ancheng, who had just raised the question, scratched his hair in embarrassment and became silent. He occasionally glanced at Jian Qingxuan with a bit of resentment in his eyes.
It wasn't that Jian Qingxuan didn't notice Jian Ancheng's expression, but he looked completely unconcerned. He even raised his chin towards Jian Ancheng in a demonstration.
Some people couldn't help but exclaimed: "Transporting thousands of people at a time? How big a beast would it take to pull this thing?"
Immediately, someone began to ridicule: "Are you stupid? Don't they use many ferocious beasts to pull you away at the same time?"
Jian Qingxuan pointed at the man and woman who had just spoken and said with a smile: "You are all idiots. The barbarians have very thin spiritual energy. How could there be ferocious beasts there? I am afraid that even their most ferocious beasts will not be able to survive when placed here."
The only thing is to be tortured and killed."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Jian Xizhou pointed at Jian Qingxuan lovingly, and continued: "But you all guessed wrong. This thing does not need any animals to pull it."
"No need for animals to pull?"
"How can it run without pulling it?"
Everyone in the field showed doubts.
This is completely beyond their understanding.
Everyone looked at each other.
"I'll open your eyes."
Jian Xizhou said with a smile and told Jian An: "Go and get me some lamp oil and water."
Jian Ji was startled for a moment, then immediately leaned forward and said, "Yes."
He turned around and left in a hurry.
Jian Qingxuan's curiosity was completely aroused, and she asked like a curious child: "Second Grandpa, why do you want lamp oil and water?"
She looked at the model on the ground with her beautiful eyes: "Can lamp oil and water make this thing run?"
Jian Xizhou had a cryptic expression on his face: "You will know in a moment."
Soon, Jian Zhi went to fetch lamp oil and water himself.
Everyone gathered around him, even Jian Xilai, who had never shown any interest.
Jian Xizhou opened the front cover of the car, added lamp oil and water to a specific place, and then lit the lamp oil.
Soon, the added water will be boiled.
Jian Xizhou opened a valve on the front of the car, and the machine piston embedded in the front of the car began to move "clang, clatter, clatter".
Not long after, the model train began to run away on the tracks laid on the ground in Jianxizhou, and it ran faster and faster.
The onlookers let out bursts of exclamations.
"Oh my god, does this thing eat lamp oil?"
"It's interesting. I didn't expect barbarians to be able to create such a thing..."
"Can we make it too?"
Listening to everyone's discussion, Xi Lai, who stood with his hands behind his back, his expression gradually darkened.
Jian Qingxuan asked excitedly: "Second Grandpa, why can this thing run with lamp oil?"
Jian Xizhou said: "I can't explain the truth in one sentence or two. In fact, I don't understand it very well. I only know that the barbarians call it a steam engine."
Jian Qingxuan asked again: "Do they also use lamp oil?"
Jian Xizhou shook his head: "When they first used steam engines, they used a mineral abundant in the barbarians, which they called 'coal'."
"Back then?" Jian Qingxuan keenly grasped the key point in Jian Xizhou's words, "Don't they use it now?"
Jian Xizhou nodded: "They already have more advanced things to replace them. The steam engine has been eliminated by them for many years... However, their new energy cannot be used in our world. After observation and consideration, I found that instead, this
Things that have been eliminated by them long ago are more suitable for our world..."
Everyone wanted to ask again, but was interrupted by Jian Xilai with a deep voice: "Okay, let's all disperse."
Seeing this, everyone dispersed.
However, Jian Qingxuan is an exception.
She was still squatting on the ground, playing with the model on the ground.
Jian Xi glanced at Jian Qingxuan and said in a deep voice: "Xuan'er, you also go out."
Hearing this, Jian Qingxuan's eyes flashed with surprise.
You know, when Jian Xizhou came back before, even when Jian Xilai talked about secrets with Jian Xizhou, he never avoided talking about the granddaughter he had loved since childhood.
However, Jian Qingxuan did not dare to show any temper.
She knows very well when to act coquettishly and when not to.
After saluting Jian Xilai and Jian Xizhou, Jian Qingxuan hugged Jin Maohuan and retreated. She also ordered her servants to move the model on the ground.
The gift for her was naturally placed in her room.
Outside, there were still some tribesmen gathered around. After Jian Qingxuan went out, he naturally received a lot of envious looks.
Inside, Jian Xilai stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the tall and majestic giant sword statue in the square outside, and said in a quiet tone: "Second brother, you went through all the trouble to come back, isn't it just to give Xuan Yatou a gift?
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Jian Xizhou smiled: "Brother is wise."
Jian Xilai snorted coldly: "What do you want to do? Are you going to promote the barbarian's strange skills again?"
Jian Xizhou smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, how can this be called a miraculous skill? There are some things among the barbarians that can indeed make our lives better."
He said earnestly: "Just like the train just now, brother, have you ever thought about how convenient it would be if there were trains connecting various tribes and cities?"
Jian Xilai asked calmly: "Can it be more convenient than the teleportation array?"
Jian Xizhou said: "It is indeed not as good as the teleportation array, but we can't build teleportation arrays in every tribe, right? Besides, ordinary people are not capable of driving the teleportation array, and ordinary people's bodies cannot withstand multiple teleportations..."
Jian Xilai interrupted: "Connect the various tribes so that they can move around at any time? They are all running around, where do our incense beads come from?"