Amidst the discussions among people, at this moment, Cheng Ran solved the last problem.
Wow! The woven cloth, no longer restrained, fell downward.
As it falls, a picture gradually emerges from top to bottom, as if in a sea area where no light has been visible for a long time, a bright moon-like glow rises from the sea and suddenly jumps out without any warning.
At first there was an uproar, which broke out from the outermost layer of the crowd, then spread to the back row, and then spread out...
The leadership team, including the principal Zhou Tao, were all alarmed by the outburst in the crowd, and they all stood out to the periphery.
If you stand out, you can see clearly from a distance the scenery of the wall where the woven cloth is exposed.
After a pause, Zhou Tao did not even look at the twenty meters behind him, and led the crowd straight towards the stall.
The closer you get, the more you can see the scene.
What kind of picture is that
Bright yellow, dark blue, green brown, camel, dark brown, brown, tea color, metallic color...
Ultramarine, green, dark green, purple, grass green, vermilion, light purple, light vermilion, blood-tooth color...
Black, golden yellow, milky white, reddish gray, navy blue…
Every color.
It seems as if they have come alive, jumping, intertwining, entwining, competing with each other in beauty, telling the pride and stories of their composition!
This blackboard is longer than the cultural walls of most classes. The length of an ordinary class is about four and a half meters, but this one has an extra corner due to the original construction site, so the total length of the blackboard is more than seven meters.
On this seven-meter-long wall is the orbital diagram of Comet Hale-Bopp. The orbital diagram is elliptical, with a bright red sun and a plum-like earth as references. The lower orbit is the orbital diagram starting from BC, moving from the perigee in 500 BC, and only white lines are used to mark the events that occurred on the earth on the corresponding orbital segments.
"500 BC, the Greco-Persian Wars."
"In 475 BC, China's Warring States Period began."
"In 221 BC, the Qin Dynasty of China was established."
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"In 25 AD, the Eastern Han Dynasty began."
"In 184 AD, Zhang Jue led his people in an uprising, all wearing yellow scarves, which is known in history as the Yellow Turban Rebellion."
"In 476, the Western Roman Empire fell."
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If it were just a popular science picture, it would be fine.
At the farthest end of this orbital map is a drawing that uses the shading method to depict a human figure. It is an ancient European emperor who wears a crown, holds the highest holy sword of Christianity, the sword Julius, which was derived from the Spear of Longinus, in his right hand, and holds a cross in his left hand.
Lifelike.
The patterns on his crown, the black and white locks of his beard, the gold-woven robe, the gems and dazzling gold on it seem like they can be directly picked off by hand. Below him, the gradient method is used to depict a series of gorgeous and blurred wars, the obscurity and glow of the sky, the people waving swords and the advancing army, as well as the map of the European continent...
Above all this, the portrait's disdainful gaze was looking straight ahead, as if overlooking all living beings. Just that look was enough to grab everyone's attention.
Next to it is a note in fluent handwriting: "The aphelion of the last cycle of Comet Bopp-Hale was in 800 AD. The Roman Emperor Charlemagne was crowned. At the beginning of his reign, the Arab pagans invaded the west in large numbers. At their peak, they had reached central France. The survival of the Christian countries hung on a thread. Charlemagne fought a desperate battle and drove the Arabs out of Europe. During his 45-year reign, he launched 54 expeditions and unified Europe. His empire actually included most of today's France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Low Countries, as well as a region of Italy and many border areas. Since the decline of the Roman Empire, no country in Europe has controlled such a vast territory..."
This upper orbit route that continues to approach the Earth's perihelion is full of images and annotations.
What follows is a mere twenty centimeters of track moving forward, a picture of China, of cavalry on horseback galloping into the city, of blazing fire and inextinguishable swordplay. Every detail…
All lifelike...
"In 1127 AD, Jin invaded northern China and abducted Emperors Huizong and Qinzong of Song. This was the Jingkang Incident, and the Northern Song Dynasty fell."
Those few words seemed like weapons about to burst out of the picture, making everyone's heart suddenly tighten.
Further up the track, a French woman in armor leads disheveled soldiers to attack the huge castle that is constantly pouring boiling oil.
"In 1429 AD, the French girl Joan of Arc led her people to attack the British army and relieved the siege of Orleans."
On this side of the playground, countless people gathered and watched, and their voices of exclamation buzzed in the tree-lined avenue.
The fleet set sail, and after experiencing countless sacrifices and hardships, finally only a few of the remaining ships appeared on the horizon, and countless people on the shore cheered.
"In 1522 AD, the remnants of Magellan's fleet returned to Spain, completing the feat of sailing around the world."
The comet is approaching the solar system and is already halfway there.
The general, wearing a cocked hat, a dark blue uniform, and a red cloak, raised the front hoof of his horse and directed the artillery fire to bombard the earth.
"In 1796, Napoleon served as the commander-in-chief of the French army in Italy and defeated the anti-French coalition forces."
"1806-1807 AD. Napoleon abolished the Holy Roman Empire and was crowned King of Italy."
"In 1863, President Lincoln of the United States issued the Emancipation Proclamation."
"In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone."
“Normandy Landing, 1944.”
"In 1951, the hydrogen bomb test was successful..."
“1974… 1982… 1990… ”
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The Popp-Hale orbit has arrived above the Earth.
In the period of "1997", it seemed as if time and space had frozen.
Everyone was watching the scene in front of them. They had never imagined that someone could be so meticulous and use painting techniques and abilities that were completely beyond their imagination. This could be said to be a skill that transcended the times, presenting the entire Comet Bopp-Hale in such a magnificent and boundless way before them.
This is the star that looks like an inverted badminton above their heads, in the summer night sky. They can see it every day when they look up, and they are almost tired of seeing it.
This non-virgin comet has been running in this orbit for more than 4,000 years in the starry sky, which is ancient to humans...
Her journey is still going on, and human society is also moving forward, but compared to such a warrior whose journey is the starry sky, the entire human society and even the world is too small...
People saw Cheng Ran's mark that its next return would be around 4380 A.D. This number, for humans, is a barrier where all the vastness and greatness may fade and weather into dust.
For a comet's life, her encounter with humans may only occupy a period of time in her youth.
However, that may be just like a match that is lit and extinguished, a faint trace of human beings in the entire universe.
This is the sense of emptiness, grandeur, loneliness and sadness that everyone feels in their hearts when they see this picture.
Liu Ying was speechless, and the words he was about to say to Jiang Hongshao were cut off in the void.
Yang Xia's pupils trembled violently, and she felt like crying, purely because of the deep impact this image brought to her chest.
Even though Jiang Hongshao was well prepared, she still stared at the man standing in the corner without blinking.
The whole school came to watch the huge playground.
In the clear summer sky, the comet will eventually fade away, carrying with it countless sad, unforgettable, painful and regretful memories.
However, no matter how long it has passed, people will remember this scene on the cultural wall of the junior high school of No. 1 Middle School today.
That is the most magnificent image of Hale-Bopp in their minds.
(Volume 1, Dreaming of Blowing Horns in the Camp. End)