Strand after strand of hair, accompanied by the click of scissors, fell from the top of the head.
Without a mirror and no one to help, Todd could only carefully trim his hair while groping his head with blistered hands.
Looking at the curly and yellow hair on his hands that had been burned by the high temperature, and feeling the pain from the burns and blisters on his skin, the monk thought of the fire the night before and couldn't help but shudder from deep within his body.
Too risky!
I will never do such a thing again next time!
However, judging from the results, yesterday's carefully planned performance was able to hide it from everyone and successfully solved the lead poisoning crisis. Otherwise, his important source of experimental funding would be in vain.
Speaking of the various visions during those exorcism rituals, they look creepy and sound thrilling, but in fact they are just some basic chemical reactions. In the previous life, those middle school and high school students could easily do it in the laboratory.
The reddish-brown "blood" on linen, paper, and roofs is the reaction between ferric chloride solution and sodium hydroxide, resulting in ferric hydroxide solution (reddish-brown) and sodium chloride.
For real effects, Todd originally wanted to use a ferric chloride solution and potassium thiocyanide to react to produce ferric thiocyanate dichloride (blood red), but the preparation of the thiocyanate compound required the use of ammonia (1909
invention, for which Fritz Haber won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry), and the latter was extremely difficult to produce and could not be carried out under the existing conditions in the other world. So the next best thing was to use sodium hydroxide. Fortunately at that time
It was dark and no one noticed the difference in color.
The explosion in the room used black gunpowder, but slightly changed the proportion of chemicals to ensure strong sound and light effects and low killing effects. The detonation mechanism of the gunpowder used the "sulfuric acid explosion method", which was inspired by previous lives.
For land mines during the Anti-Japanese War, a piece of wax paper was placed on the explosive, and a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid were dropped on the wax paper. Any shaking would cause the sulfuric acid to drip into the explosive, and then trigger a chain explosion.
As for the "sky fire" that ignited all over his body, although the effect looked very cool, it almost killed him.
This was originally Todd's idea on a whim, which came from a jar of fibrous silicate minerals placed in the laboratory.
This mineral also has a common name - "asbestos".
The wide monk clothes and the dark environment provide the best cover. The thick fiber asbestos sewn inside the clothes blocks high temperature and flames, and can also play an explosion-proof role. Even so, when the flames ignite,
Todd, who was worried, also hid a large amount of salt grains on his sleeves and sprinkled it on his body while raising his head high, which lowered the surface temperature of the flame and inhibited the spread of the fire on his body.
The last and most thrilling scene is how to survive the fire after others escaped from the hut.
The principle is actually very simple. Todd prepared multiple wooden tubes in advance and divided them into two layers. Put vinegar and wax powder in one layer, and put sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in the other layer. When the flame is close, just put
When the wooden tube is smashed under the feet, a large amount of carbon dioxide and foam will be produced, which can extinguish the fire and prevent it.
As for the scenes where linen flies up and demons scream, they are just simpler magic tricks, so don't mention them.
For the two craftsmen of "acute lead poisoning".
After the exorcism, Todd prepared a 1% sodium sulfate solution, performed gastric lavage on the two of them, and discharged the insoluble lead sulfate from their bodies. He then used egg white and goat milk for conditioning. Now, the patient has
Consciousness was restored, but the body was still permanently damaged.
Therefore, the monk simply threw some production safety regulations from his previous life to Huggins, the craftsmen, and apprentices, and strictly ordered them to abide by them. Judging from their obedient expressions, such an accident should not happen again.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was a knock at the door of the laboratory.
Todd put down the scissors in his hand and blinked in confusion.
In this hidden place, only Huggins, Edgar and Jerry Jr. usually come, but any one of these three people always opens the door directly and comes in. Why is there a knock on the door?
After shouting "Please come in", the door was pushed open a crack and the little kid Edgar stuck his head in.
Looking at Todd with a reserved look, he whispered: "Mr. Todd, you'd better come out and take a look..."
What did you call me?! Sir?!
The boy whose name was called looked at Edgar speechlessly and thought to himself, when did you learn polite language? In the past, when you were in a good mood, you would call Todd, and when you were unhappy, you would just say you, you, you.
Follow Edgar through the underground corridor, to the above-ground cemetery, and then through the main hall of the cathedral to the antechamber of the monastery where guests are received.
The increasingly noisy voices made Todd suspicious.
The Monastery of San Sidro is located in a remote area and has very few visitors. How could it be so noisy at times.
Climbing up the steps to the front hall, Todd gasped in shock at the sight in front of him.
The small hall was crowded with people coming from all directions. Everyone looked at the inner courtyard of the monastery with anticipation and excitement. Outside the hall, there was a lot of traffic and bustling, with voices of conversation, prayers, and hawking coming and going.
Cars and livestock have already blocked the small square.
Some sharp-eyed believers saw Todd approaching the hall and shouted: "Look! Look! The Holy Son is traveling!"
Suddenly, hundreds of pairs of eyes turned in the direction of the monk apprentices. People bent their knees and knelt on the ground. Some prayed for supreme protection, some asked for forgiveness from the gods, and some begged the Holy Son to exorcise demons from them.
The believers outside the door who heard about Todd's appearance tried their best to squeeze forward. Those standing close even wanted to climb over the railing and touch the body of the Son to receive God's blessing. The scene began to become chaotic.
Just when Todd was at a loss, Huggins came to him. First he shrugged helplessly at the monk, then took on the role of order officer in the front hall, commanded several people, and drove the worshipers into a line.
Linear procession.
For a whole afternoon, the boy sat on a gorgeous chair that he found from nowhere, with a stiff smile on his face. He didn't know how many believers he had comforted with the patterned prayers, and he didn't know whether his feet had accepted it.
How many kisses.
The sun is setting in the west, and the afterglow is fading.
When Todd heard someone shouting in his ear, "It's late today, please go back," his nose felt sore and tears almost fell.
The monk couldn't wait to get up, but found that his lower body was numb and had no feeling. Finally, with the help of Huggins and Little Jerry, he had the strength to walk into the backyard.
Eating the food and water handed over by the man, Todd looked for a clean open space without any image, and while wolfing down the food, he asked others: "Why are there so many people?!"
Looking at Edgar and Jerry who were standing upright beside him, Huggins smiled and sat down next to Todd, and said in a teasing tone: "You don't know?! You are famous!"
"famous?"
"The story of your exorcism has spread. Yesterday, believers came to the door of the monastery, hoping to worship the Holy Son. Today, there are just more people."
Todd opened his eyes wide, swallowed the food in his mouth desperately, took another sip of water and said: "Believer? Worship? Holy Son?"
"You force out demons by one person, you are not afraid of danger when the exorcism fails, you are willing to sacrifice yourself in order not to hurt innocent people, you die in the fire and are reborn. Tell me, it is not too much to say that you are the Holy Son, right?"
He sat there, speechless for a long time.
Todd knew that the exorcism would have a great impact, but he did not expect that it would cause such a big battle.
Standing up and patting the dust on his body, Huggins watched the sky slowly dimming and said to him: "When you finish eating, we will set off to meet someone."
"who?"
The man turned his head, looked at the fire in the distance, and said calmly: "A member of our alien family, today is the day she returns..."