Chapter 129

"Boom!"

Several more bolts of lightning descended in succession.

Following the kite and the connecting line...

They descended onto the iron rod.

And finally entered the large glass bottle Shen Lian had loaded!

And Shen Lian, who was standing on the side.

Because he was too close.

Was also touched by the aftermath of the lightning, and a tingling sensation surged throughout his body.

At this moment.

He could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart.

He shouted to the crowd in the distance: "I succeeded!"

"I successfully locked the lightning inside!"

The crowd in the distance watched this scene.

They all widened their eyes.

Unknowingly, they had witnessed history.

The other immortal cultivators, giants, mages, and martial artists looked at Shen Lian.

And the glass bottle he held in his hand.

They fell into deep silence.

In this experiment, Shen Lian was not only not struck to death by the lightning...

But actually introduced the lightning into this glass bottle!

From afar, they saw with their own eyes the lightning following the kite and drilling into the glass bottle.

Moreover.

The glass bottle...

Did not explode directly as they had imagined.

But was unscathed!

It seemed that, just as Shen Lian had said, the lightning had been locked inside by him!

"Can it really imprison lightning? Using ordinary instruments to control lightning?"

"He didn't use a lightning-attracting spell? Didn't use any magic treasures like talismans?"

"Even for us mages, we avoid natural disasters like lightning as much as possible..."

"..."

These low-rank extraordinary beings had mixed feelings.

Their expressions were very complex.

Vaguely.

They seemed to understand.

Why a group of mortals from the Great Yan Kingdom could break through their extraordinary worlds and capture them here!

After the kite experiment.

Shen Lian's reputation in Southern City also grew larger and larger.

After successfully "imprisoning" the lightning.

Shen Lian did not stop his research.

But began to try how to draw the lightning out and use it!

"Lightning can be transmitted through metal, but some items can block lightning."

"Then what is the best material for transmitting lightning? This material must reduce the resistance of lightning, have fast transmission speed, and be simple and convenient..."

Every day after his labor.

Shen Lian pondered these questions.

Several months later.

He finally found an item among many materials that was most suitable for transmitting lightning!

That was copper!

And.

He drew the copper into thin, winding wires.

Simple and convenient.

At the same time.

To prevent the lightning from hurting people when it flowed through the copper.

He found a type of soft item from the materials that could isolate lightning: plastic.

Wrapping the copper wire with it, one would not be hurt by the lightning.

"Since this copper wire can transmit lightning, let's call it an electric wire."

Shen Lian looked at the copper wire he had made and gave it a name.

Immediately after.

Shen Lian continued to try using the electric wire to transmit sound.

The speed at which lightning travels through the electric wire is astonishing.

Not at all weaker than the speed of sound.

Using it as a carrier to transmit sound would definitely meet the requirements of the Great Yan Research Institute!

"When lightning passes through the electric wire, it seems that because of the fluctuations, it makes different flowing sounds..."

Shen Lian soon found the direction for a research breakthrough.

It is unrealistic for human voices to enter the electric wire.

The best method...

Is to simulate the sound into the lightning, letting the sound of the flowing lightning carry it to the other side.

Great Yan Calendar Year 78.

This day.

After completing the prescribed amount of labor.

Shen Lian carried a large package and took an assistant, running hurriedly out of Southern City.

Once again attracting the attention of many people in Southern City.

Among them, the most numerous were the low-rank extraordinary beings who were also captives.

"What is he doing?"

"I heard he has already solved the problem announced to the world by the Great Yan Research Institute and is going to conduct the final experiment today!"

"Really? Can he use ordinary methods to transmit sound over a thousand miles?"

"Is it really possible for transmitting sound over a thousand miles to become a reality?"

"So many researchers have failed, why would he succeed?"

"..."

In the crowd, there was much discussion.

Very noisy.

And Shen Lian ignored these sounds.

Arriving at an empty area.

Together with his assistant, he opened the package and took out the electric wire inside.

This was an electric wire two kilometers long!

At both ends of the electric wire, an earpiece and a microphone were connected.

At the same time.

The entire electric wire was connected to lightning through a glass bottle!

Soon.

Shen Lian and his assistant stood at both ends of the electric wire.

The two were two kilometers apart.

Shen Lian stood at the microphone end, seeing that his assistant was ready.

He took a deep breath.

And said somewhat nervously into the microphone: "Can... can you hear me?"

One second later.

In the earpiece.

A clear and equally excited voice came: "I... I can hear you!"

Subsequently.

Shen Lian confirmed repeatedly that no matter how low his voice was when he spoke...

The assistant two kilometers away could hear it!

This also shows...

That the device he made could indeed transmit sound!

Clearly audible!

Very fast!

Arriving almost simultaneously!

Thinking of this.

The excited Shen Lian couldn't help but have tears streaming down his face.

Over the past year or so.

He had endured countless criticisms and mockery from others.

Finally...

He had proven himself!

He got inspiration from lightning, turned to using lightning as a carrier to transmit sound.

And used the microphone and earpiece device to connect it to one side of the electric wire.

Speaking into the microphone could change the sound of the current.

Using the transmission of the current.

To carry the sound to the other side of the electric wire.

Truly realizing transmitting sound over a thousand miles!

Using this method...

As long as the electric wire is long enough, let alone a thousand miles, even ten thousand or a million miles can be transmitted!

And the surrounding crowd saw Shen Lian's excited appearance.

They also stepped forward one after another to try this device.

The result was astonishing!

"Can you really hear the sound from two kilometers away?"

"Using lightning to transmit sound?"

"With the appearance of the steam engine, sword flight became a thing of the past. Now... is our immortal cultivation civilization's sound transmission over a thousand miles also going to be eliminated by the era?"

"Unimaginable! Even our magic civilization wouldn't dare to make such a conjecture!"

"I always feel something is wrong, Shen Lian is an immortal cultivator after all!"

"..."

While the crowd was shocked.

They all looked at Shen Lian with strange eyes.

Not cultivating the immortal path properly, but actually running here to do scientific research!

And Shen Lian had long been accustomed to such eyes.

After these years of learning and research.

He had become completely obsessed with this thing called "science."

Vast and boundless, exploring infinitely.

It seemed there was no end to it.

Compared to the boring and dull immortal cultivation...

It was more meaningful.

Because.

Every one of its inventions could be popularized and could change the world!

After the electric wire experiment ended.

Shen Lian hurriedly returned to his residence.

Spending three days.

He wrote down his research and achievements over the past year or so and submitted them to "Great Yan Science."

Great Yan Calendar Year 78.

Mid-year.

An epoch-making article was published in "Great Yan Science."

Titled "On the Utilization of Lightning and the Realization of Transmitting Sound Over a Thousand Miles."

Once this article appeared.

It caused a sensation in the palace and the Great Yan Research Institute.

After Yan finished reading this article...

He was even more pleasantly surprised.

He directly summoned everyone from the Great Yan Research Institute.

And asked: "Is there actually someone in the private sector who first researched transmitting sound over a thousand miles? Is this concept feasible?"

The people from the Research Institute swallowed their saliva.

Looking at each other.

Then replied: "Using lightning to carry sound, this concept is simply unheard of. We... have never thought of it before. We must conduct experiments to prove it."

Yan heard this.

But looked displeased and scolded: "The God said that the path of science emphasizes exhausting everything, leaving nothing unexamined. In my opinion, your research spirit is not even as good as a captive!"

The people from the Research Institute blushed.

The key is...

Who would think of using lightning to transmit sound?

I'm afraid only a madman like an immortal cultivator would dare to collect lightning and use it to transmit sound.

Subsequently.

At Yan's command.

The Research Institute began to make glass bottles and collect lightning according to the arguments in this article.

Making electric wires.

Making microphones and earpieces.

And began to conduct simulation experiments for verification.

The result...

"Your Majesty, it's feasible! It's really feasible! Shen Lian's article is indeed feasible. Let alone two kilometers, even ten, twenty, or fifty kilometers can transmit sound instantly!"

The people from the Research Institute knelt excitedly before Yan and reported this good news.

Yan stood up abruptly.

Full of gratification.

The three epoch-making tasks indicated by the God: transmitting sound over a thousand miles, flying through the sky and burrowing into the earth, and diving into the deep sea.

Among them, transmitting sound over a thousand miles had finally made a major breakthrough!