Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
Chapter 771 - 419 King’s Instructions: Failure is the Mother of Success_2

Chapter 771: Chapter 419 King’s Instructions: Failure is the Mother of Success_2

Of course, as the volume of the hot air balloon increased, the difficulty of manufacturing it rose exponentially. Moreover, the risk associated with these primitive hot air balloons was high, as without the tethering ropes, carrying passengers was akin to gambling with their lives.

Xiulote reflected for a moment and then gathered his thoughts. He smiled and shouted to the excited apprentices below.

"The Chief Divine is our witness! We have sent a turkey soaring into the distant sky! This is a moment destined to be recorded in the epics. And each one of you is a participant in this epic!"

Upon hearing this, the priest apprentices shouted again. They loudly prayed in the name of the Chief Divine and also praised the King’s wisdom until Xiulote waved his hand, and gradually, everyone quieted down.

"My students, seeing all this, you must learn to think! Think about the Principles of Nature behind all things!"

Xiulote, his face brimming with a gentle smile, took advantage of the moment when the apprentices were emotionally stirred to silently sow the seeds of enlightenment.

"Think hard, where does the force that carries us into the sky come from?"

The apprentices focused intently, looking at the hot air balloon in the sky, unsure of how to answer. After a while, someone quietly inquired.

"Is the power of flight bestowed by the Chief Divine? Or does it come from the Divine Power within the flames?..."

Xiulote simply smiled, neither confirming nor denying. He watched everyone’s expressions and chose the right moment to speak.

"I have mentioned before that between tiny divine particles, there is an interacting force! These forces, related to the mass of all things, determine the position of the divine particles. When the gas heats up and expands, its mass per unit volume decreases, and the surrounding divine particles then exert buoyancy..."

Seeing the familiar look of confusion, Xiulote pondered for a moment and then switched to simpler language.

"In short, in air or water, lighter objects float, and heavier objects sink. When we drip fish oil into water, the fish oil floats on top. If we drop a dry bean into the water, it will sink to the bottom. What if we hollow out the center of the dry bean, leaving just the outer shell, and then drop some fish oil into it before placing it back in the water, what will happen?"

"...Sink? Float? Sink first, then float?"

Murmurs of debate rose in the training ground as Xiulote, wearing a smile, listened to the apprentices’ conversations. Shortly thereafter, he hooked his lips upward and waved his hand.

"I won’t tell you the answer. You must explore it yourselves. Led by the Chief Divine, follow the laws of nature and discover the mysteries of the spirits!"

"Remember, the Eye of the Chief Divine above us operates on the same principles. Many laws in the air are similar to those in water. Their divine particles are fluid, compressible, sticky... collectively called a fluid... When the air in the Eye of the Chief Divine is heated by flame, the massive Eye of the Chief Divine becomes lighter. Then, as it is lighter, it experiences an upward force in the fluid called buoyancy... To give a simpler example, when you heat a pot of soup, you see the water rising from the hottest part at the bottom..."

"Fluid, compressible, sticky?"

Yilian looked confused and suddenly thought of delicious mountain honey... She licked her lips and swallowed.

"Hmm? Did the Great Chief just say there’s honey in the sky? Mmm, that must be delicious!"

A gust of wind blew and Yilian’s ponytail fluttered in the wind. She tidied her disheveled hair and looked up, searching the sky for the "honey". Suddenly, she saw sparks of bright light emerging from high above in the Eye of the Chief Divine.

"Eh?! What is that?"

Yilian froze, rubbed her eyes, and looked carefully at the sky again. Growing up in the mountains and having touched only half a month’s worth of books at the Divine Might University, her eyesight was exceptionally sharp.

"Ah! That is, that is..."

Yilian looked intently for a few breaths as the bright light from the Eye of the Chief Divine grew increasingly obvious and larger. She finally cried out.

"Great Chief, there we go! The Eye in the sky, it’s going!!"

On the red altar, Xiulote heard Yilian’s cry and froze. His heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged as he looked up. He saw the hot air balloon violently shaking in the wind, with dots of fire rising from one side, quickly forming a line!

Soon, the thin paper shell and the rubber coating were burned through, and the massive Eye of the Chief Divine began to leak. The hot air balloon, burning rapidly, started to fall diagonally from the sky. The turkey in the wicker basket was panic-stricken, sticking out its head and desperately flapping its wings, issuing frantic cries.

"Gobble! Gobble! Gobble!"

"Chief Divine protect us! Chief Divine protect us!!"

A continuous outburst of cries arose in Qinchongcan City, accompanied by anxious prayers. Before the eyes of everyone, the Eye of the Chief Divine burned fiercely, descending towards the Divine Might University in Capital City under the guidance of the ropes.

"...the hot air balloon has caught fire..."

Xiulote, hand to forehead, pursed his lips in resignation. The risks of the early hot air balloon were still too great, and the design of the fire basin also needed improvement... In that instant, a flurry of thoughts raced through the King’s mind. He quickly made a decision.

"Chimere!"

"Here... here!"

"Try to recover as much of the rope as possible, and let the Eye of the Chief Divine descend into the open training ground!"

"Yes... yes, your command!"

Chimere’s face reddened as he personally took action, working along with the craftsmen to retrieve the wildly drifting hot air balloon.

"Bravo!"

"Supreme High Priest!"

"The Eye of the Chief Divine will move with the east wind towards the west side of the training ground. Move the apprentices to the east side!"

"At your command, Supreme High Priest!"

Bravo immediately rushed down from the altar, directing the apprentices to move to a safe location.