After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

As the sky gradually brightened, Li Qingqing excitedly came to the house where she had rescued the child before.

For convenience, the house is now exclusively for her personal use.

She moved some short bamboo poles out of the space and piled them in the yard, then began to cut bamboo tubes.

The two ends of each bamboo tube retain complete bamboo nodes, and only a small hole is drilled in the middle of one of the bamboo nodes.

Not long after, Xie Xuan'an, who was still thinking about the black fireball, hurried to find Li Qingqing with Bai Ye and several shadow guards.

When Li Qingqing saw them coming, she arranged for the shadow guards to continue cutting the bamboo tubes according to her method.

She asked Bai Ye to collect other auxiliary materials.

After Li Qingqing prepared all the auxiliary materials, purchased the sulfur and saltpeter, and the charcoal was delivered in time by someone sent by the village chief.

Now is the time for those shadow guards to show their skills.

Because they had the skills, they used their internal energy to grind these materials into fine powder, and their efficiency was extremely high.

Li Qingqing was responsible for preparing the gunpowder powder.

For safety reasons, she simply set up a table in the yard and started the experiment.

Although she already knew the ratio when she looked up the books in the space, she had also practiced it several times in her mind.

But it is not easy to put it into practice.

Because the different raw materials will directly affect the ratio.

In addition, without an accurate scale, she could only take a few small coarse pottery bowls, calculate the proportions, and repeat the experiment over and over again.

After failing several times in a row, Li Qingqing finally mastered the correct mixing ratio and a smile finally appeared on her face.

Xie Xuan'an was not as busy as Mu Yunjing and Zhou Yimo. He was only responsible for purchasing logistical supplies.

Because he was thinking about the black fireball, he simply stayed in the yard.

At this moment, he sat elegantly and casually on a chair beside him, watching Li Qingqing busying around with great concentration.

He wanted to help, but he didn't understand what she was doing, so he didn't dare to speak out to disturb her.

However, this way, he could look at her openly.

It wasn't until he saw her frown relax and a smile appear on her face that he felt inexplicably relieved.

Facing the smiling look she inadvertently cast at him, Xie Xuanan couldn't help but ask:

"Success?"

"Yeah! Almost there."

Li Qingqing nodded lightly, lowered her eyes and continued to get materials.

When she once again ignited a batch of mixed gunpowder powder and achieved the satisfactory effect she imagined, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The mixing ratio was finally adjusted successfully!

It can be put into the bamboo tube!

Li Qingqing happily took out another portion of ground sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal, and mixed them according to the best ratio she had just tested.

He took out another bamboo tube, put the cotton thread soaked in saltpeter liquid into it, and carefully poured the mixed powder into the bamboo tube.

Some iron filings and broken porcelain pieces were stuffed into the bamboo tube, and the opening was sealed with pine oil.

Then use straw and thin hemp rope to wrap the surface of the bamboo tube into a ball, and apply a layer of black charcoal powder on the outside.

Xie Xuanan had been watching the movements of her hands. When he saw the black ball, as big as an adult man's fist, appear in her hand, he couldn't help but ask:

"Is this the Black Fireball?"

"Ok!"

Li Qingqing was in a very happy mood at this time. When she heard Xie Xuan'an's question, she looked up at him and couldn't help but smiled brightly at him.

"Wait until I make two more, then we can test its power."

Li Qingqing said excitedly. She carefully placed the black fireball on the table beside her and then started making the next one.

"it is good!"

Xie Xuan'an was infected by the smile and felt a little excited.

He immediately stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to take action.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Li Qingqing quickly stopped him.

"Don't move! Just sit here and watch!"

"Why?"

Xie Xuanan was stopped and was a little confused. "I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty."

"No, I'm just worried that you might get caught off guard and blow us both up!"

Li Qingqing was a little helpless. It was everyone's first time, so it was better to be careful.

Xie Xuanan: "..."

Xie Xuan'an had no choice but to continue sitting down and watching Li Qingqing make the black fireball.

Li Qingqing was filled with joy at this moment and couldn't wait to test the results.

She quickly completed the last black fireball.

After putting three more black fireballs into the cloth bag, she dusted off her hands and said happily to Xie Xuanan:

"Let's go find a place to try."

Xie Xuan'an nodded and followed closely.

The two came to a forest outside Qiu Shui Town.

There is no one here, so it is a good opportunity to test the power of the black fireball without hurting innocent people.

Li Qingqing looked around and selected a soft loess slope as a test site. There were no flammable plants around it, so it was relatively safe.

She took out a black fireball from her bag and said, "Step aside first. I'll ignite it."

Xie Xuan'an took a few steps back as instructed, his eyes fixed on the black fireball in Li Qingqing's hand.

She took out the flint and carefully lit the fuse of the black fireball. The fuse burned quickly, making a slight hissing sound.

Li Qingqing quickly threw the black fireball towards the loess slope.

The black fireball drew an arc in the air and landed accurately on the loess slope.

"Oh no, squat down quickly!" Li Qingqing shouted quickly.

Xie Xuan'an reacted immediately and quickly squatted down.

Li Qingqing also squatted down immediately. Just as the two of them hid their bodies, they heard a loud "bang" and a black fireball exploded on the loess slope.

Mud and debris flew everywhere, and the huge shock wave made the two men feel as if the ground was shaking.

After the explosion, the two men slowly raised their heads, exchanged glances with each other, then stood up and ran towards the loess slope.

I saw a small pit blown out on the originally soft loess slope, the surrounding loess was blown everywhere, and a corner of the original slope had been flattened.

"This power is too great!"

Xie Xuanan sighed, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

Li Qingqing also nodded, thinking about it.

“I didn’t expect that what the book said was true!”

"It would have been safer if we had walked further away."

"Yeah, that was a close call!"

"Fortunately, we hid quickly."

As they were talking, their eyes met. Li Qingqing couldn't help laughing when she saw that the usually elegant Young Master Xie had his face stained with dirt.

Xie Xuanan was stunned. "What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, your face is just dirty." Li Qingqing looked amused.

Xie Xuanan heard this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face. He looked at the black charcoal powder that had appeared on Li Qingqing's face, and then he also laughed.

"You don't do the same."

Just then, Bai Ye heard the noise and rushed over quickly.

"Master! Thank you, Young Master!" Bai Ye bowed respectfully to the two of them.

Ever since Bai Ye decided to follow Li Qingqing, he has always called Li Qingqing his master.

The loud noise just now made him feel a little uneasy, so he came here.

After confirming that the two were safe and sound, he felt a little relieved.

Li Qingqing was still somewhat happy. She smiled and said to Bai Ye, "Bai Ye, go find my husband and His Royal Highness Prince Qing. There's a surprise waiting for them!"

"Yes, master." Bai Ye accepted the order and left quickly.