Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 190 - 188: The Power of Firecrackers

Suddenly, one can see a smoky black trace on Lin Yi’s back right now.

It’s clear without guessing how that trace came about, isn’t Lin Yi currently covering his ears and ceaselessly cursing?

"These damned things, how much gunpowder did they use?

This isn’t firecrackers, this is practically a hand grenade!"

Indeed, the thing Lin Yi had just lit was not something else, it was the firecrackers he had ordered the workshop to produce.

It was also the product of Lin Yi taking time to specifically ponder over during this period.

After all, in the future, the methods of making black gunpowder were quite easy to find.

Moreover, as a man, handling weapons and arms was always a man’s delight.

When Lin Yi used to read online novels at home, he often came across various recipes for gunpowder in those time-travel stories.

Thus, Lin Yi did have some research on gunpowder.

Also, with the presence of the Nanshan Base, it was easy for Lin Yi to successfully develop gunpowder.

Although he couldn’t develop smokeless powder, there were no problems with the amount of gunpowder in these little firecrackers.

As for the current Nanshan Base, although they were researching paper, they had not been successful yet.

After all, time was limited, and Lin Yi couldn’t multitask, hence he could take care of one thing but not the other.

At the paper workshop, things weren’t progressing as quickly as here.

And without paper, was there no other way?

Of course not, Lin Yi couldn’t let such a thing happen.

So, he simply had the workers find small bamboo sections, drill holes in them, and then fill them with gunpowder.

As for what linked these sections together, it was obvious.

It was hemp rope, only it was coated with gunpowder.

That’s why the first generation of firecrackers was born.

However, since it was the first-generation project, and the mastery of the gunpowder formula was not skilled, the workers inevitably added either too much or too little of the mixture when making these firecrackers.

This made the firecrackers impressively powerful.

Lin Yi believed that just by adding some iron nails or iron fragments into these firecrackers and throwing them into a crowd, their power could definitely match that of a small hand grenade.

Didn’t you see that right after he ignited it, he swiftly ran back, and his back still got blackened significantly?

One thing was actually overlooked by Lin Yi himself—that the bamboo shattered into countless small pieces in the moment of the explosion and flew in all directions.

Although these bamboo shrapnels didn’t have as deadly a force as iron fragments, their lethality was still significant.

The saving grace was that there wasn’t too much gunpowder in these small bamboo sections.

Additionally, it was not high-explosive.

Otherwise, there would likely have been a severe incident, and Lin Yi, who had lit the firecrackers, would at the very least have been bloodied.

Also, his quick reflex to dodge saved him, although his clothes got blackened and his back felt somewhat painful, he was not really injured.

And looking at the crowd at the moment, with the sound of the firecrackers, those people were utterly stunned, so frightened that they forgot to dodge and just foolishly stood there.

Although Lin Yi had warned them and they had hidden far away, there was no denying, the power of these firecrackers was indeed significant.

Adding to that, the range of the bamboo shards was variable.

Thus, some far-flung pieces struck the soldiers.

Some narrowly grazed their cheeks, leaving a shallow cut on their faces.

At that moment, their panic intensified.

It was only after a succession of cannon fires abated that they still stood confused in their places. After a while, someone shouted, "Enemy attack!"

All at once, everyone drew their sabers at their waists.

At the same time, their gazes quickly searched for Lin Yi’s position.

Upon seeing Lin Yi hiding behind the rock wall, they promptly encircled him, guarding him at the center.

Then, all the blades started continuously searching for the enemy’s shadow.

After all, people from ancient times have never seen such a setup before.

The thunderous noise just now had terrified them all.

It was only when someone got hurt that they began to react.

After all, they had never seen or heard of such explosive devices before.

Then, upon regaining their composure, their first instinct was to seek out Lin Yi to protect him, which undoubtedly touched Lin Yi deeply.

In such critical moments, people instinctively think of protecting themselves, but they chose to ensure his safety, which was comforting enough for him and he considered them as brothers.

After all, in Lin Yi’s eyes, everyone’s life is valuable.

He would never underestimate anyone.

Since they were willing to risk their lives to protect him, it meant they were worthy of his trust.

Though their identities differed markedly here, and he couldn’t exactly treat them as equals, at the very least, he could repay them in his own way.

Seeing the tense expressions around him, Lin Yi somewhat awkwardly coughed and then loudly said to the people:

"Alright, no need to be so tense, I was the one who caused that noise."

Upon hearing this, the crowd was initially stunned, then recalling, indeed, wasn’t it Master Lin who had lit that device?

Yet, another question arose in their minds.

They were somewhat puzzled; what was Master Lin’s intention?

Why would he personally undertake such actions?

Could it be that Master Lin was plotting to eliminate them?

But then again, they thought it unlikely since Master Lin had initially told them to hide.

Seeming to guess what they were thinking, Lin Yi’s face turned slightly red, and then he began to explain to the people.

Although the crowd didn’t quite understand or comprehend the meaning of Lin Yi’s words, since Master Lin said there was no danger, they put down their weapons, and their hearts settled.

However, when their gaze shifted to the carriage, their look instantly became more wary.

They could have never imagined that the barrels on the carriage contained such terrifying substances.

...End of Chapter...