Chapter 214

　Zhang Weihao wasn’t just spouting nonsense. Science was originally a product of a group of charlatans studying theology; it originated from theology.

　　In fact, most of China’s scientific research and scientific enlightenment were actually linked to religion. The Four Great Inventions were almost all derivatives of various religious studies. The most famous of these was gunpowder, which originated from alchemy.

　　Seeing that many people were interested in this, and since he was just killing time anyway, Zhang Weihao, who was going to wait until nightfall to consummate the marriage, started doing the physics and chemistry experiments that future junior high school students would learn for Xiaoyuer and the others.

　　The study of things has actually been in the making since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. The most famous schools of thought were the Mohists and the Gongshu School. However, most of them only applied science rather than basic science. Many people could make some intricate mechanisms and knew some amazing ways of using them, but they did not know the real principles behind them. Therefore, they were given the names of mechanical arts and ingenious skills, and were collectively referred to as the study of things.

　　Lu Xiaofeng’s friends Zhu Ting and Shangguan Haitang are both experts in this field, possessing considerable expertise. However, their knowledge mainly involves the mechanical arts of the Mo family or the incomplete version of the “Missing One” (Lu Gong’s Secret Records) of the Gongshu family. Naturally, it cannot be compared with the modern science in Zhang Weihao’s hands, which is practically no different from magic in this era.

　　Jiang Yuyan, Lu Xiaofeng, and the others had never witnessed such methods before. They all looked at Zhang Weihao with admiration, as if he were an immortal in the world, possessing all kinds of wisdom. They thought he was really amazing and too outstanding.

　　Little Fish knew about magic tricks, but when he saw Zhang Weihao create a ball of energy through some means and send a huge golden basin flying, he was dumbfounded. He seemed to understand it, but he really didn’t know how it was done. He could understand the concepts of energy conversion and heat absorption, but he didn’t quite grasp them. It was like a very profound and unfathomable martial art.

　　Anyway, as Zhang Weihao conducted one scientific experiment after another, Xiaoyuer became more and more amazed. She no longer dared to boast that she was the “smartest person in the world” in front of Zhang Weihao. This was a complete dimensional reduction attack.

　　Although Hua Manlou couldn’t see, he listened to Lu Xiaofeng and the others’ various descriptions and expressions, and felt an extraordinary longing for it. He discovered that this world was indeed full of unknown wonders, and that this Lingyu Gongzi was indeed a very interesting and wonderful person.

　　Science experiments can get boring after a while, so later on, Zhang Weihao started showing off his amazing bartending skills. After all, there were a lot of drinkers and girls around, and those pretty and cool cocktails were the favorites of the young ladies.

　　”Oh my god… all five colors really exist independently, just like a rainbow in the sky. Will they really not interfere with each other? This rainbow drink looks so beautiful.” Even Jiang Yuyan was mesmerized by Zhang Weihai’s newly mixed rainbow drink, just like a little fangirl. It really is so beautiful.

　　It’s just a simple cocktail, but in this day and age, it’s almost like magic, and it’s incredibly captivating, enough to mesmerize a whole bunch of young women.

　　The five colors of wine—blue, green, yellow, red, and purple—were directly superimposed, one layer upon another, without blending together, as if they existed independently. This was the first time such wine had ever been seen, let alone by a group of young ladies. Even seasoned drinkers like Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan had never seen anything like it before, and some even wondered if it was poison.

　　However, when Jiang Yuyan tasted the rainbow wine and was captivated by its sweet and rich flavor, Lu Xiaofeng was instantly so tempted that his mouth watered.

　　”Hmm… the taste is really good. It’s made with bamboo leaf green tea, and also with Western Region wine. I can’t really taste anything else. Brother Lingyu, why didn’t you say so sooner if you have this skill?”

　　”Didn’t I tell you to come over and freeload every day? These ingredients aren’t cheap, and they’re a lot of work. Do you think I’m that free?” Zhang Weihao complained as he mixed drinks. Apart from the girls around him, he didn’t have the time to mix drinks for a bunch of men. He wasn’t short of money.

　　Ning Zhongze and Lin Shiyin were also there, and they were captivated by the colorful, sweet and mellow wine, which tasted like fruit juice. It was completely different from the wines they had drunk before, and they instantly felt that the Daughter Red wine in their hands was no longer as appealing.

　　Zhang Weihao made a cocktail for each of the girls present, and also asked Xue Qianxun to send a few different cocktails to Yue Lingshan to keep her company and keep her company so she wouldn’t get bored. After all, the wait had been quite long, probably seven or eight hours. But that’s just how things are now.

　　”What do you think of this wine, Huai’er?” Li Xunhuan asked Li Huai, who was not usually talkative, as his newly adopted stepson seemed to really like the wine.

　　”It’s amazing, so beautiful, I almost don’t want to drink it. Can I learn it?” Li Huai had no interest in taking the imperial examinations or becoming a chivalrous hero. He was just an ordinary person with the most simple pursuit: a wife, children, and a warm bed.

　　Now I suddenly have a new pursuit: if I could mix drinks myself, opening a bar like this would be great.

　　”I’ll ask around for you later, it shouldn’t be too difficult. It’s true that we, father and son, should find a way to make a living, a tavern would be quite good.” Li Xunhuan also meant this, otherwise he wouldn’t have advised his adopted son to learn bartending, the liquor really is smooth.

　　Liang Fa and Lin Pingzhi were also enjoying their drink. Compared to the strong liquor that Linghu Chong usually liked to drink, this sweet and mellow rainbow wine, which was like fruit juice and looked and tasted good, was much more suitable for them.

　　Little Fish also really liked this wine, and immediately started learning how to make it from the sidelines.

　　Even Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue, who never drank alcohol, couldn’t resist and took a sip, then quickly drank one glass after another. “Well, this isn’t alcohol, I’m just drinking juice.”

　　Shangguan Haitang took another flavor of rainbow wine from the three colors, and after tasting it, she looked at Zhang Weihao with a dreamy and adoring gaze and asked, “Just how many skills do you have? Is there anything in this world that you can’t do?”

　　”Hmm…I don’t know how to have a baby, you’ll have to do that!”