New Gods of North America

The next day, Wayne attended Monday's class again after a long absence.

The theology professor of the "Holy Scripture" study class had no reaction to this, as if Wayne had never asked for leave before.

Although Professor Maisel did not directly criticize Wayne in the math class, he indirectly foreshadowed that Emma would soon audit the course:

"Due to Mr. Wayne's special family situation, with the approval of the college, a special new student will study with all the students next week. The college hopes that everyone's normal courses will not be disrupted. If students have any objections to this, they can give feedback to the Academic Affairs Office.

"In addition, Mr. Wayne, if your class attendance rate is too low, even if you get good grades in the exam as expected, I may still lower your assessment appropriately."

This incident slightly aroused everyone's curiosity, and many faces turned to Wayne for a while.

However, Professor Maisel has already started teaching. The students in the academy belong to a special group in this era. They either have been well-off since childhood or have to work harder than others. They have a deeper understanding and higher acceptance of the so-called "special circumstances" than ordinary people.

So after seeing Wayne shrug and a burst of whispers, the students still listened to the class as usual, or were in a daze as usual.

It's not that serious. In this era, people like "professors" who represent knowledge and culture are generally respected on the surface.

Of course there are people who look down on others, but such people generally do not appear in college classrooms.

In contrast, in the afternoon American History class,

Professor David Lee taught Wayne what it means to be "easy to talk to."

Not only did he not ask Wayne to make up the homework from the previous two weeks, he also said that he could give Wayne extra lessons, and his expression was warm when he spoke.

But Professor David Lee's lectures remain the same.

The current course has reached the part where we talk about the historical background and deep-seated reasons for the founding of America.

Professor David Lee basically holds the position of a "Southerner". One obstacle he cannot get around is the "betrayal" of the Kingdom of Windsor by the "descendants of the Windsor orthodox colonists" at that time.

So he raised the banner of national and people's liberation at this time, believing that it was the brutal suppression of the people of the New World by the Kingdom of Windsor that led to the rebellion of the free people.

Eventually, the "gunshots of Lexington" rang out, and the battle for independence and freedom gradually spread to the early states.

The small town of Lexington, located in Massachusetts, is where the "April Grass" immigrants first settled and developed in America.

As for why the April Grass did not go to the initially developed Georgeburg at that time - this was the territory of the orthodox colonists of Windsor at that time. If the expelled Puritans came here, the most decent result would probably be that they would be expelled again. If it was not decent, they might have to go directly to see the Holy Spirit.

The seeds of the long-standing friendship between America's "South" and "North" were planted almost from the very beginning.

So Professor David Lee's statement seems to be flawless and completely "correct".

But in a sense, it also has a bit of the flavor of "using the sword of the previous dynasty to kill the officials of the current dynasty."

However, after the integration of the "founding fathers", especially the first president Washington, who had the dual identities of "descendant of April Grass" and "southern landowner", plus he also had Frankish blood, he attracted Frankish reinforcements, and he could be said to have gathered the friendship of all parties in one.

Therefore, this statement was eventually recognized by both the North and the South of America. Even if they quarreled, no one would bring up this matter. Anyway, it was definitely the fault of the Windsor people back then.

After class, Doug brought two good news.

The agent who followed the steam train line and told the people who were leaving that "the valuables have been reported, so be careful" has now found the main force.

The pigeon he brought back also brought back a small note written by Lina.

There was only a simple sentence on it, "The news arrived too late. We have already fought a battle and none of our own people died."

Not bad, not bad.

As a person favored by the "wise sage", it is impossible for him to be bullied when he goes out.

As for the other good news,

Miss Mary's brother, Alex Brooke, who is involved in the management of the steel processing plant, has agreed to arrange for someone to help Wayne test the silencer.

"I didn't tell Mr. Brooke the real purpose of the device, but after he and several technicians looked at the blueprint, they guessed that it was probably used to be installed on guns. But they still couldn't see what practical use it would have.

“So he agreed to keep it confidential and not to seize the patent, and even said he could make samples for you for free.

"As a reciprocal, he also made a request. He hoped that after the sample is completed, you could actually demonstrate the effect of the sample and put forward suggestions for improvement. Until the sample achieves the effect that satisfies you."

I want to steal some technology...

I just run a detective agency and bought some seamless thin steel pipes from him. How come I can associate the blueprints with guns? The size of the casing roughly matches the barrel. Can't it be a coincidence?

Why does this guy always think the worst of others?

Wayne thought for a moment and said, "Promise him. By the way, if you have the chance, you can also communicate more with Mr. Brooke and the technicians in their factory, and invite them to visit our detective agency. We are happy to get closer to them."

The firearms in this world have now developed to a certain extent, and some of the technologies are slightly more advanced than the history of Wayne's original world.

Wayne didn't actually know much about firearms, and he hadn't had much opportunity to come into contact with them in his previous life, but he figured that if he could find some reliable and professional technicians, he might be able to make some small improvements.

However, the power of firearms ultimately lies in gunpowder.

This thing is a strictly controlled item. In theory, both its production and sales require government approval.

Just like the "bullet reload" at this time,

Under the premise that the primer and loading gunpowder of bullets are controlled, reloading bullets can solve the problem of "whether there are bullets or not". For example, if you supply bullets to certain indigenous tribes, you may need to learn to do this.

Anyway, even if the reusable bullets are more expensive, of lower quality, or have a slightly higher rate of burst or misfire, the indigenous people will still buy or use them, and they can't even ask the seller to provide after-sales service.

However, reloading bullets is not a "money-saving" thing for people who can buy normal bullets.

The safety of the primer and the charge is also a problem, and ordinary people can easily get themselves killed.

The production of the main ingredients of the primer is still kept secret in this era.

Although Wayne knew the simple method of making mercury fulminate, the raw materials were difficult to buy for people outside the industry. Not to mention the production, the cost alone was almost impossible to reduce, so he didn't think about it. Some money might still have to be earned by others.

If he really had the chance to be a chemist, instead of studying bullets, Wayne might prefer to tinker with dynamite or something like that, which is safer and more efficient.