Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 527

Episode 527 Rolling, rolling… (8)

The experiment ended with confirming the possibility of floating in the sky using a large kite.

Joe’s researchers and craftsmen who took on the task began an in-depth analysis with the experiment results.

“Maneuverability is also a problem….”

“We have to find a way to control it while hanging.”

To solve the situation where the model spun around and fell as soon as it rose into the sky, researchers and craftsmen began experiments with the model again.

Meanwhile, the team members who were conducting research based on the concept of wind lanterns were also producing some results. However, we encountered a wall in the process of theorizing the results of the experiments that had been going on.

“But… the idea of trapping this heat and making it float. Why is only heat possible?”

Researchers racked their brains to come up with the most plausible theory – Neo-Confucianism – for the most fundamental question.

In this process, it was Wan who created the most plausible theory. In any case, I benefited from the enormous amount of lessons I learned at the royal family.

-The energy of the world is divided into yin and yang, and heat belongs to yang. If we look at the characteristics of Yang, it has a tendency to be light, lively, and ascend.

Gathering this amount of energy in one place exerts great power.

The researchers and craftsmen who saw the theory presented by Wan all nodded.

“It’s clear!”

“I don’t think there is a more accurate answer than this!”

“exactly?”

In this way, Wan’s theory was made into a report and sent to Jeong In-ji and Lee Cheon.

“It’s hard to object. “Isn’t that right?”

“That’s right.”

In the end, Jeong In-ji and Lee Cheon submitted this report to Hyang.

After thoroughly reading Wan’s report, Hyang whetted his appetite.

“There are a lot of things I want to point out, but the problem is that there are no words to replace them.”

There were words and knowledge that could be replaced if one decided to do so, but with the current level of knowledge in Joseon, there was a high possibility that they would not be understood.

“This part is only possible when the level of knowledge is higher… If I do something wrong, I could be called an alien.”

Concealing her disappointment, Hyang stamped the payment column.

* * *

After establishing an appropriate theory, the team members immediately began building a model.

Starting with balloons used in temple events, the group gradually grew in size and had to solve a new problem by making a fairly large paper bag.

-How to connect the part that will burn people or cargo and the pocket that contains the heat?

The first opinion that emerged was to surround the pocket with a frame of iron or bamboo and attach a rope to the frame to connect it to the boarding area.

However, this revealed a problem as soon as the experiment began. The pocket was torn at the part where the crown rivet was used to secure the rim to the pocket.

Eventually, after many attempts, a method was adopted: making a net with strong rope, wrapping it around the pocket, and connecting the pocket and the boarding gate with the rope of the net.

Through these trials and errors, the model grew to half the size of the actual model that was expected.

“Put the brazier in!”

“yes!”

A large brazier was placed under the platform where the utensil named ‘Bhikkhu’ was placed. Inside the brazier, charcoal of the highest quality was burning white.

“Bellows!”

Bellows installed on both sides of the platform moved to blow air into the furnace, and the hot air and smoke entered the bag through pipes connected to holes in the platform and holes in the boarding area.

An instrument similar to the one made by the Montgolfier brothers was made almost 300 years earlier.

thud! Crackling!

“It’s floating! It’s floating!”

As the hot air trapped in the pocket began to create definite buoyancy, it flinched and began to float upward little by little.

“Loosen the rope!”

When the rope that tied the bhikkhu to the platform was loosened, the bhikkhu floated up.

“It’s up!”

“It’s up! “It’s up!”

Seeing the bhikkhu rising into the sky, the researchers and team members cheered and embraced each other.

* * *

“uh? uh?”

“Huh?”

The researchers, who were cheering and cheering, became serious at the ensuing situation.

“It goes higher than expected?”

“I see? uh! “It’s moving!”

Because I did not expect that it would rise all at once and higher than expected, I did not use a device to stabilize the acetabulum. However, the bhikkhu floating in the sky began to move and flow with the wind, as if dancing.

“Chase! Chase!”

“Bring the horse! word!”

“Where is the time to get it! “Go to the stable!”

The team members who ran to the stable quickly got on their horses and kicked down the door to Area 51.

“Catch it~”

“Catch it~”

It wasn’t just the group members who were confused. The people of Hanseongbu, who were preoccupied with seeing the monk floating in the air out of nowhere, stopped walking and only looked at the sky, becoming an obstacle.

Hee hee hee!

“Get out of the way!”

“Move! Move!”

“Egg money!”

“Wow!”

The people, startled by the shouts of the team members who were rushing to catch the floating bhikkhu, fell and fell, causing various accidents.

* * *

While this commotion was happening on the ground, the bhikkhu, who had lost buoyancy as the air in the bag cooled, slowly came down to the ground.

with a plop!

The problem was that the bhikkhu, who had lost buoyancy, landed in the water instead of landing.

The group members who stopped talking on the banks of the Hansu River all cursed as they watched the monk sinking in the water.

“Holy shit!”

“Damn it!”

“Bring the boat!”

“hey! Boatman!”

After much commotion, the team members recovered the monk, who was completely wet and a mess, and returned to Area 51.

The people who greeted the group members were Jeong In-ji, who was glaring at them as if they were going to eat them, and Wan, who was just looking at the ground.

“Please write down the details of the beginning and end of this incident and post it immediately!”

“… yes.”

* * *

Although they were harshly criticized by Jeong In-ji, the team members immediately regained their strength.

“The problem is that the heat trapped inside the pocket makes the yang energy stronger than expected and the rate of decline is faster than expected.”

“That’s right. This part needs to be resolved. So…”

Lee Wan enthusiastically participated in the development of Bhikkhu.

He looked completely different from when he first arrived as the head of Area 51 and the research institute.

“I was bullied…”

Just as Hyang said, Wan became addicted to the sky and flying.

As the improvement work progressed, the material of the pocket that traps heat also changed from paper to silk.

“It is the best material because it is lighter and stronger than paper. “Do it with silk.”

“Budget is a problem.”

“Just trust me! “I’m Seson!”

Hyang took the bill and sighed.

“I also have a criminal record… haha. Hello! “Send someone to the internal water station!”

“Yes sir.”

Instead of being harassed by the Minister of Finance and Economy and Kim Jeom, it was Hyang who decided to open the royal treasury.

“Surely you will be called to Shinji?”

* * *

Wan and his crew, who had deep pockets thanks to the money they spent from the royal family’s treasury, built a large Buddhist statue according to the original design dimensions.

The completed bhikkhu was different from what was initially planned; an object to supply heat to the hot air bag was created in the boarding area.

The furnace was placed in an area surrounded on all sides by thin iron plates to prevent sparks from flying out, and a device was installed to continuously inject air into the bellows installed together, allowing the bhikkhu to remain awake for a longer period of time.

On the day of the first experiment, there was a small commotion in the laboratory.

“I’ll ride it myself!”

“Oh my goodness! “Absolutely not!”

“Your Excellency is the third generation! “It’s impossible!”

“Please fix it!”

When Wan said that he would board the plane himself, not only the team members but also Jeong In-ji and Icheon, who were observing, had to come forward and stop him.

“I have prepared a calf and a dog just in case something happens! “Your Excellency will not have to ride!”

Even Manbok came forward to stop him, but Wan did not break his stubbornness.

“This is the first experiment in which a person rises into the sky by his own will since recorded history! How can we hand over this glory to a small creature! “I can never give in!”

As Wan never backed down, the story spread all the way to Seunghwadang.

“It’s my turn to step forward.”

Hyang left Seunghwadang as if he had been waiting and headed toward Area 51.

Seeing that the tug-of-war was still going on, the local government came to a conclusion on the spot.

“Please move the experiment location.”

“yes?”

“Move the experiment location to Hansu. “If you look at the report, even if a bhikkhu loses heat, he doesn’t fall right away, so shouldn’t he just jump into the water from an appropriate height?”

Jeong In-ji asked, full of worry at Hyang’s words.

“Are you sure you will allow the decision of the three sons?”

Hyang briefly responded to Jeong In-ji’s question.

“Whose child is that child?”

“….”

In response to Hyang’s question, Jeong In-ji immediately closed her mouth.

It was Jeong In-ji who personally witnessed and experienced various eccentricities that today’s young people would not even believe to be true, starting with getting vaccinated against cowpox.

Even though Jeong In-ji’s mouth was blocked, the Crown Princess had to pay a huge amount of money for the scent.

* * *

When the experiment resumed on the Han River, the residents of Hanseong who heard the story once again filled the riverside.

Because the rumor about the monk had spread widely due to the previous commotion, the number of residents gathered was twice as large as when the kite was launched.

With merchants calling for customers from all directions, preparations were completed and Wan and Manbok climbed into the basket.

“Is there a need for you to ride too?”

“I handle devices better than you, Your Excellency.”

In response to Manbok, Wan nodded and stepped aside.

“Please take care of me.”

“yes. “Don’t worry.”

Manbok muttered to himself as he answered like that.

‘If your hands get scratched, try it. Even if I live, it’s obvious that I won’t have lived! I take responsibility for everything from beginning to end!’

And the experiment ended successfully.

Filled with properly heated air, the bhikkhu floated into the sky, and those gathered on the riverside immediately cheered.

“It’s up! “It’s up!”

“It really took off!”

“A thousand years old! “A thousand years!”

‘It’s up!’ While shouting ‘to the end of a thousand years’, some old women rubbed their hands and offered prayers to the bhikkhu floating in the sky.

Thanks to the rope tied to the bhikkhu’s basket, he did not get carried away by the wind like last time, and thanks to Manbok’s desperate adjustments, the bhikkhu, who had climbed up to about 30 feet (about 90 meters), was able to land safely.

thud!

When the bhikkhu’s basket safely reached the sandy beach, the waiting team members rushed over and fixed the basket. Meanwhile, Wan got out of the basket and ran towards Hyang in great excitement.

“Have you seen it? “My little one has ascended to heaven!”

“Yes, it’s great. “It’s a disability.”

“I have ascended to heaven! Ahahaha!”

Wan, unable to contain his excitement, repeated the same words several times. And seeing Wan like that, Hyang smiled.

‘Would I have done that too?’

Meanwhile, the people who came out to see the experiment were not the only ones. The government officials were all flocking out.

And the movements of two groups among them became strange.

“Oh my?”

“If you use that well…”

While the military personnel, starting with Jo Mal-Saeng, were shining with strange smiles and eyes, on the other side, Kim Jeom, the Minister of Finance and Economy, and Ministry of Finance officials were glaring at the military personnel.

“Those again….”