However, Fang Yun deliberately wrote half of it, hesitated, and made sure that the old man would not appear again after a long time, before he finished writing the final result.
After passing the first pavilion of the second mountain, Fang Yun received the baptism of holy light for the fourth time, and then stepped into the second pavilion of the second mountain.
The word "Geography" is inscribed on the plaque of this pavilion.
Fang Yun only felt a flash before his eyes, and suddenly found himself in an extremely familiar place.
The small river outside Ji County!
Fang Yun immediately became alert. Although he often said that he was thinking by the river, he actually said that when he had no choice, because Fang Yun used to like to daydream by the river. If Fang Yun said that he used to read a lot of books, he would definitely be exposed.
Fang Yun stood by the river, waiting quietly.
The old man appeared again and asked, "The second test is about geography. Since you often think on this river bank, you must have discovered that the water on the north bank of the river is shallower than the water on the south bank, is that right?"
Fang Yun vaguely understood what the old man wanted to test, and immediately said, "Indeed, I have already discovered it."
"Then do you know the reason?"
Fang Yun thought as he spoke: "I was just curious before, but I didn't think about it. Is this the question for this exam?"
"yes."
Fang Yun said slowly: "There is no wind here, and the terrain on both sides is very flat. The water flow does not choose the depth. Therefore, it is possible that the land where the water flows creates a force that makes the water flow faster on the south bank and wash away more mud and sand, so the water on the south bank is deep; while the water flow on the north bank is slow and cannot wash away the mud and sand, so the mud and sand slowly accumulate and become shallow."
"How could you figure that out?" the old man asked.
"In fact, a semi-saint has long proposed that the Shengyuan Continent under our feet is rotating. Since it is rotating, it will naturally drive everything on the earth. This is why one side of the river is deep and the other side is shallow." Fang Yun said in his heart that it was the "earth's deflection force."
"Oh? Isn't it a waste of time to think about these things every day?"
Fang Yun said: "You are wrong, old man. I have observed the Great Wind Songs of some scholars. I found that many scholars manipulated the songs incorrectly. I am afraid it is related to the strange power of the earth, the same power that drives rivers to be shallow in the north and deep in the south."
"What do you think."
"The Great Wind Song can form a tornado, but some scholars' tornadoes rotate along the sun's shadow clockwise, while others rotate against the sun's shadow clockwise. Obviously, the difference in strength between the two is not big, but the latter is at least 10% more powerful. I didn't understand it at the time, but now I understand it after being inspired by you. In the future, when scholars use the Great Wind Song, they will only use the latter method. Then the power of the Great Wind Song will be even greater."
The sundial is a part of the sundial. It is a method used by Shengyuan Continent to calculate time using a needle and scale based on the shadow of the sun, which is similar to a clock.
"Oh? This is unheard of. Let me make a note of this for now. If it is true as you said, then you have made a greater contribution."
"You are too polite, old man. I am just guessing."
The old man asked again: "The people of the ten countries have all accepted that the Shengyuan Continent is a big ball. What do you think?"
"The Shengyuan Continent is originally a big ball."
"What evidence do you have to prove it?"
“Is this a test question?”
"certainly."
"Let me think about it. As we all know, Master Xu Xiake walked in one direction and finally returned to the same place. Does this count as proof?"
"Four more answers are needed."
"Four?"
"The answer is no."
"Answer." Fang Yunke pondered for a long time before answering, "Have you ever seen a lunar eclipse, old man?"
"Of course I have."
"The saint said that when Shengyuan Continent is located between the sun and the moon, it blocks the sun's light, so it will leave a shadow on the moon. But I found that the shadow is an arc, which shows that Shengyuan Continent is a sphere."
"The third?"
"After those ships go out to sea, they often disappear gradually. When they come back, the tallest mast always appears first, followed by the hull. This just proves that Shengyuan Continent is round."
"the fourth."
"If Shengyuan Continent was flat, we would be able to see very far away. But unfortunately, we can only see things farther away if we climb high and look far away."
"fifth."
"If you look at the sea level from a distance, you will find that the sea level is actually an arc, not a straight line. Am I right?"
The old man nodded and said, "Then let me test you on the customs of the demon world."
Fang Yun nodded and answered the old man's continued questions.
This time Fang Yunqian was more careful and deliberately took his time to answer all three questions.
After answering, Fang Yun walked towards the third pavilion.
The plaque on the third pavilion of the second hill reads "Agriculture and Industry".
This time the old man did not show up, but a test paper appeared just like before.
The test papers tested the smelting of weapons, the planting and harvesting of crops, and the very niche water conservancy engineering.
Fang Yun didn't understand any of the three aspects, but fortunately he had Qishu Tiandi, so he answered them seriously.
Fang Yun officially passed the third mountain. It seemed simple, but it was actually much more difficult than the first mountain.
After receiving the baptism of holy light in the third pavilion of the second mountain, Fang Yun looked back and saw only one person appearing in the first pavilion of the second mountain.
"Except for me, I'm afraid that no one will be able to pass the second mountain this time. The test questions this year are too biased. I doubt that even the Jinshi and Hanlin scholars will be able to answer them correctly."
Fang Yun looked at the dark crowd at the foot of the mountain, thinking that everyone would be told by the Semi-Saint where they were after leaving the Book Mountain. In the past, more than half of the people could enter the First Pavilion of the Book Mountain, and there were also many people who passed the First Pavilion of the Book Mountain. But now there is no comparison with the past, so everyone concluded that this year's Book Mountain is too difficult.
As Fang Yun walked towards the third hill, he recalled that the first hill tested characters, couplets and dictation, all of which were literary subjects, but were different from ordinary exams, while the second hill tested miscellaneous arts.
“I don’t know what the third mountain will test.”
Fang Yun went down the second mountain and encountered an even stronger wind. This time, his clothes were slightly blown by the wind.
When he walked to the first pavilion on the third hill, Fang Yun saw a very tall wooden pole standing in the middle of the square, and the word "Qiao" was written on the plaque.
A ruler appeared in Fang Yun's hand, and the old man's voice followed: "Use the ruler to measure the height of the wooden pole."
Fang Yun was stunned for a moment, thinking, is this a practice of climbing skills? This is also a coincidence. But when he tried, he found that there was something wrong with the wooden pole, and there was a strong force preventing him from climbing.
Fang Yun took a ruler and looked around. He soon discovered that both he and the long wooden pole had left shadows on the ground. After a little thought, he smiled.
"At the same time, the ratio of the ruler and the long pole to its shadow is equal. Put the ruler on the ground, measure the length of the ruler and the ruler's shadow in a short period of time, and then measure the length of the wooden pole's shadow, and you can calculate the height of the long pole."
"If they had not undergone systematic learning on Earth and only received education on Shengyuan Continent, even those so-called semi-saint disciples might not be able to come up with a measurement method. It's not that their wisdom is not as good as mine, but that their way of thinking is not as good as mine."
After Fang Yun finished thinking, he began to measure manually, and finally got the correct length, successfully obtaining the baptism of holy light in the first pavilion of the third mountain.
This time the baptism of holy light lasted an exceptionally long time, allowing Fang Yun's strength to make great progress.
When seeing Fang Yun leaving the first pavilion of the third hill, Jingguo scholar at the foot of the hill shouted at the top of his lungs.
The scholars from Qing and Wu remained silent, but more than half of them bowed to Fang Yun, expressing their sincere admiration. Some people didn't care about Fang Yun's victory or defeat, but after seeing the reactions of some scholars from Qing and Wu, their eyes became strange.
After several older Jingguo scholars discovered this scene, they were extremely excited.
Wu and Qing had joined forces to suppress Jing for decades, causing almost irreparable damage to Jing's literary reputation and popular support. Coupled with Chen Guanhai's serious injury and last year's defeat, many literati and people expressed their intention to join Qing or Wu.
Even someone as strong as Li Wenying or a great scholar like Li Wenxiang could not reverse the situation and could only watch helplessly as the Chinese people were despised by foreigners.
But now, Fang Yun has convinced the scholars of Qing and Jing. If they recognize Fang Yun, they will recognize the scholars of Jing, which is equivalent to recognizing the power of Jing.
Many of the scholars present were full of admiration for Fang Yun. After leaving Shushan, they no longer had any memory of him today, but they still retained their good impression of Fang Yun in their subconscious.
This seemingly insignificant change actually has great significance. It means that decades of efforts by Qing and Wu are being slowly resolved by Fang Yun alone. This is something that no one in Jing can do.
The other nine countries might sympathize with Jing Country, or even respect Jing Country and fight to the death with the monsters, but when there is a conflict of interest with Jing Country, sympathy and respect will become worthless, and strength and power will decide everything.
Without sufficient hard power, all soft power is just a bubble and will burst at the slightest touch.
Fang Yun is gradually improving the hard power of Jing State.
Everyone watched Fang Yun slowly walk to the second pavilion. Although they didn't know what the second pavilion was testing, everyone knew that the second pavilion of the third hill was very important, because anyone who passed the second pavilion of the third hill when they were a scholar would have great achievements in the future.
Whether one can pass the second level determines whether one is a genius.
Fang Yun slowly entered the second pavilion of the third mountain and found himself in a training ground with many weapons.
"Could it be that this second pavilion is the place for the martial arts examination?"
The old man came out again and said, "Please choose any weapon."
"Yes." Fang Yun chose the bow and arrow, and then a group of demon soldiers appeared in front of him.
These demon soldiers were well-trained, but Fang Yun had also killed demons before, and he shot them to death one after another, achieving excellent results.
After completing the exam in the second pavilion of the third mountain, Fang Yun turned his head and looked down the mountain.
The people of Jing cheered loudly.
After passing the real Third Mountain and Second Pavilion and stepping into the Third Pavilion, Fang Yun will be highly praised like those geniuses regardless of success or failure.
If he could really break through the three mountains and three pavilions, then Fang Yun would become the first scholar in history to climb the fourth mountain. (To be continued...)
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