Chapter 17

Science?

Hearing this unfamiliar word, the eyes of thousands of people in Nanshan Academy became more and more confused.

However, what these students who came from all over the country didn’t know was that this was just the beginning.

“Science, to put it simply, is a subject that helps us understand the world.

It is an orderly knowledge system based on verifiable explanations and predictions of the form and organization of objective things. It is systematic and formulaic knowledge…”

Lin Tuo calmly narrated and explained according to the prepared information.

From time to time, he picked up the chalk and sketched out lines of words and pictures on the blackboard.

Yes.

Lin Tuo decided to start with science as the first lesson for the human beings in the sand table.

Of course, considering the national conditions here, Lin Tuo, apart from the beginning, gave up a difficult, extremely over the top definition to achieve a scene you would see in a drama.

He start with the most basic, simplest, and easy-to-understand method of understanding the world.

Use a few simple physics experiments to draw people’s attention and then throw out questions one by one. Use mathematics as a tool to build a basic scientific understanding.

“What constitutes everything in the world?”

“How to explain the nature of the natural phenomena we observe?”

“Spring, summer, autumn and winter, the four seasons changing, what kind of law and logic explains this?”

More and more words appeared on the blackboard. And as Lin Tuo kept on teaching, those blank eyes gradually brightened.

Most of the people who can attend Nanshan Academy are the talented and intelligent people in the entire Chi Dynasty. Even those people at the very bottom understood some of it.

Besides the emperor, those ministers who seem to be old were also once elite scholars who had been through the imperial examinations.

In addition, Lin Tuo deliberately only taught some basic knowledge. The purpose of that was to give these people a scientific way of thinking.

Therefore, they soon realized that the things that “Master Lin” were talking about, which sounded strange, seemed to be opening a door for them.

A… a grand door that the saints never noticed.

Outside that door was a brand new world.

…

Whish~

The breeze swept across Nanshan and Lin Tuo stood in front of the blackboard, speaking calmly.

He paused occasionally, his eyes briefly confused. And then he switched his consciousness back to his main body, quickly writing down the contents of the document on the computer in his mind to continue.

After absorbing Ether, Lin Tuo realized that his memory had also improved and he was well prepared.

Therefore, teaching was actually pretty easy.

In the eyes of the Nanshan Academy students, they just felt that Mr. Lin became more and more unpredictable.

On the desks and chairs at the front of the academy, there was also an area occupied by a group of recorders. They didn’t need to listen to the class or understand the content. They just worked hard to record Lin Tuo’s words.

For a time, the entire Mt. Nanshan area was only the sound of wind and Lin Tuo’s narration.

An hour later.

Lin Tuo announced to take a break to let the students rest.

Then, the lecture continued.

In this way, an hour passed.

Two hours passed.

Four hours…

Six hours…

Unknowingly, the sky turned out to go from early morning to evening. And among the seats, the students who attended the lectures also changed batch after batch.

Occasionally someone got up and left their table and they would try their best to walk along the edge to not disturb others.

After absorbing Ether, Lin Tuo’s physical strength had long surpassed ordinary people.

Occasionally, taking advantage of the break between classes, he would switch back to his main body. He’d order a takeaway to eat, or lie down to rest for a while. Just like that, he got by for a day without being very tired.

“Anyway, I have to explain so much, it’s impossible for anyone in the sandbox world to digest it all at once. As long as the recorder records it, it’ll do.”

Lin Tuo knew this well.

Just like what he said, the purpose of these science courses was never to let these people understand mathematics, physics and chemistry in a short time, but just to spread the seeds of scientific thinking methods, nothing more.

…

“Have you heard? On Nanshan, that Mr. Lin spoke continuously for the whole day and there’s no sign of him stopping.”

“I heard that several ministers were already exhausted after a few hours and some of them fainted in class and were carried down.

After waking up, and taking a few bites of rice, they were helped back to the school…Isn’t that crazy?”

“Don’t you understand? This opportunity to hear the saint speak is rare. If I missed it, I’m afraid that I would regret it for the rest of my life. If Your Majesty is still holding on, which minister dares to be lazy?”

In the teahouse of Tao County, sunset clouds hung from the horizon and the content of people’s conversations also quietly changed.

“When it gets dark, it should stop, right? Otherwise, even if all the tables are lit, I’m afraid it won’t be enough…”

At the foot of the mountain, an accompanying minister in charge of logistics looked at the students in the mountains and said with a sad face.

“It’s okay, after nightfall, you’ll see the light of heaven.” Aside, Tao County’s chief said with a grin.

“The light of heaven?” The minister was stunned, somewhat puzzled.

But soon, he understood everything.

When the last ray of afterglow fell on the western horizon, Lin Tuo made his move. He simply switched his consciousness back to his main body, and then turned on the flashlight fixed on the shelf.

As a result, the dark night sky suddenly had a splashing beam of light illuminating the entire mountain and even some of the county.

Those students who came from all over the country were immediately shocked and speechless, but the people of Tao County didn’t react as strongly. They all smiled and explained, their faces full of pride.

…

During this period, the number of people coming from all over the country was decreasing, but actually increasing. The little Tao County couldn’t provide enough accommodation at all.

Those people were not angry, but camped quietly in the wilderness in the suburbs. It seemed that as long as they could listen to the saint’s preaching, they would be satisfied. These newly injected students just replaced those students who were physically exhausted and temporarily absent.

As Lin Tuo witnessed the constant changes in his face during the dinner, he found that the number of listeners had increased instead of decreasing, and he felt a little emotional.

In fact, through his understanding of the past few days, he found that in Chi Dynasty there had actually been a trend of thought similar to that of studying things.

It’s just that there wasn’t a system and it was extremely superficial.

Taking the basic science introduction he talked about today, if it was an ordinary person teaching, let alone not attracting too many people to listen, a traditional school would be ousted directly.

But now, having the decree of God and the identity of a saint, in terms of acceptance and promotion, it was much easier to spread his knowledge.

With emotion in his heart, his lectures did not stop, and they continued to follow a fixed rhythm.

In the early hours of midnight, Lin Tuo finally threw the chalk in his hand on the ground. Overlooking the mountains and plains and the exhausted students, he said with a smile:

“What I’m talking about today is extremely superficial and it can only be regarded as opening the door in the science category. As for the content behind this door, I will leave it to you and future generations to explore.

Well, this is only the first lesson.

You can go back to rest, refresh yourself, or sort out what you have learned today. At noon tomorrow, I will teach the second class. ”

“Second class?” The head of the civil servant who was helped to return to class couldn’t help but pinch his beard and asked carefully.

“Yes, as for the specific content, you will naturally know then.

Well, I can remind you in advance that the content of the second class will have a lot more to it, so please bring enough paper and pen.”

Lin Tuo smiled, looked around at the thousands of students in robes and said lightly.