I Know a Little Physics

Huo Yuhao trembled all over. Waves of muscle soreness washed over her as she swept her gaze across the other party's savage, disgusting face. Her heart raced faster and faster, and an inexplicable roaring even filled her ears.

"Don't just stand there."

Lin You darted out from the side and pulled the dazed little girl away. After staggering two steps, he realized that the girl he was holding was shaking like a leaf. He could only comfort her, "It's okay, it's okay. Don't be afraid. You're safe now."

But Huo Yuhao paid no attention to her own trembling. Instead, she slowly raised a shaking finger and pointed ahead. "They... are they going to die?"

The four people ahead had already begun convulsing violently, and waves of foul stench drifted over.

"...Yeah. High-purity Hydrogen entering the brain means they're basically beyond saving. The death process would probably involve central nervous system damage first, then incontinence, followed by brain death." Lin You, a science student in his previous life, immediately pronounced them dead.

At his words, a faint trace of sorrow flashed across Huo Yuhao's face before vanishing.

If she had a choice, she would rather everyone got along peacefully and kept out of each other's way. Wasn't that kind of life good enough?

She was naturally unwilling to hurt others. But once someone had tried to hurt her, no matter what, she could no longer remain weak. Otherwise, she would only be bullied forever.

In truth, after this group entered this place, as long as they did not leave quickly and engaged in strenuous activity, they were basically doomed.

Even holding their breath would not help. Hydrogen atoms were incredibly small and could penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream. Moreover, once Hydrogen entered the blood through breathing, its powerful diffusibility would allow it to spread rapidly through the blood.

Because Hydrogen molecules were small, they could pass through cell membranes and enter cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The concentration of Hydrogen in the blood would gradually rise over time until it reached saturation.

Once saturation was reached, those Hydrogen molecules would begin squeezing the Oxygen molecules in the blood, forming bubbles and blocking blood vessels, resulting in gas embolisms.

Then they would continuously invade the alveoli and impair breathing, invade the central nervous system and cause nausea, headaches, and incontinence, before finally taking over the brain completely, causing suffocation and brain death.

It was an extremely painful way to die.

"However, one person can't die yet."

Lin You moved, entering that genuine death zone without hesitation. With great effort, he dragged an adult out bit by bit, leaving the shivering Jin Longsheng and Luo Zhong staring blankly.

Luo Zhong looked in horror at the seemingly ordinary little courtyard. Three people lay inside without moving, and he was so frightened his mind went blank.

This was murder, wasn't it?

"No, big brother, why are you saving this guy? He's awful! He's the one who spread those rumors!" Jin Longsheng pointed excitedly at Xu Kai, whom Lin You was dragging, his tone full of disgust.

"Because we can't tear things apart completely yet. She won't care about this trash, but if a servant from the main household dies, that crazy woman will start killing immediately. None of you will survive. All right, little girl, stop looking. You can't stay here either. Take your mother to the woodshed—the western woodshed, closer to the side gate."

Lin You felt no guilt whatsoever. If anything, having acted righteously and killed three vicious servants who had run wild filled him with an exhilarating thrill!

When someone needed help, and he happened to be capable of helping, stepping in was a conclusion that required no further thought.

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"You two, go spread some false rumors. Say this place is poisonous, or that there's an epidemic—anything, as long as it confuses people. I'll go find the captain of the guards. My father saved his life back then, and now he's one of the most influential people in the estate. He should be able to handle this." With that, Lin You immediately left.

Before long, there was no one left here. Only Xu Kai, the main household servant, remained, gasping heavily on the ground yet still unconscious, marking that something had once happened here.

Inside an old stone building.

Uncle Li gently set down his teacup. Having heard about the matter, he frowned deeply, his expression grave.

He sighed, his tone carrying helplessness and emotion. "Little Lin, you've truly given me an exceedingly difficult problem this time. Although these three thugs committed all manner of evil on ordinary days, they were still the Duchess's people. Now that you've killed them, how could the White Tiger Duchess possibly let this go? Have you carefully considered the stakes involved?"

After all, these were vicious thugs whom the White Tiger Duchess had specifically selected from orphaned children in the estate and raised for some unknown purpose. Relying on the White Tiger Duchess's power, they had run rampant throughout the estate. Lin You killing them had undoubtedly brought him immense trouble.

Upon hearing this, Lin You's face turned pale. He nodded repeatedly, saying that he had acted on impulse and never imagined the consequences would be so severe, and begging Uncle Li to save him.

Seeing this, Uncle Li felt some reproach, but even more sympathy and concern for Lin You. After all, several years ago, Lin You's father had done him an enormous favor—the favor of saving his life, one he could never repay in this lifetime.

After pondering for a moment, Uncle Li said, "Fine, fine. Since it has already happened, we can only do our best to make amends. In any case, you're only six years old. How could you possibly kill anyone, right? The others are children as well, and Huo Yun'er is even too weak to truss a chicken. It's impossible for her to kill three strong, healthy men. So they committed suicide. Perfectly reasonable. I just heard some news that can conveniently shift away this responsibility, and the evidence is conclusive."

Lin You truly admired Uncle Li's ability to lie with his eyes wide open.

"I have some ties with the chief steward of internal affairs. For now, I can only try to contact him and see whether, through his connections, I can speak with the White Tiger Duchess. I'll ask her to show some consideration for the military behind us and not make things too difficult for Huo Yun'er. But this will be extremely difficult. Whether it succeeds will depend on fate."

After speaking, Uncle Li stood and began making arrangements to contact the chief steward of internal affairs. Lin You slowly let out a breath beside him. This step was actually the most crucial one.

Overall, the three evil servants were the key to him baring his fangs and threatening others.

Then, by retreating to advance and moving into the woodshed base, they were telling the White Tiger Duchess that they had shown submission and were not challenging her dignity.

Spreading those rumors afterward was giving the other side a way out, indicating that those men had brought death upon themselves and had nothing to do with Huo Yun'er. As for whether she believed it, everyone else believed it anyway.

And the final, most crucial fourth step was what he was doing now: calling in someone to back them up.

Having someone influential who could speak carried far more weight than baring one's teeth without any influence. In the world of soul masters, what mattered was a strong background and a strong fist.

That lady might be the Empire's little princess, but she had ultimately married into the Dai Family for a political alliance—to ease tensions between both sides and divide the Dai and Zhu Families. Her natal family had some deterrent power, but not much. Otherwise, thoughtful people would start wondering whether this represented the Xu Family's intentions rather than those of the White Tiger Duchess.

The military itself was the White Tiger Duke's core foundation. If even direct-line descendants had no standing in the estate and could be casually killed by a princess of the imperial family, wouldn't that mean that in another couple of years, this princess could peacefully transform the Dai Family, which had endured for tens of millions of years?

His identity alone was not quite enough. At most, people would regard it as a child's tantrum. Therefore, through Uncle Li, an adult, Lin You was raising a banner for himself to ensure Huo Yun'er's safety.

Although, judging by the outcome, Aunt Huo still ended up entering the woodshed, that was vastly different from being driven into it. In the former case, there would be further torment after being forced in. In the latter, it meant that neither side should provoke the other, drawing a clear boundary. Otherwise, they would bear the consequences—and those consequences were the three servants who had died so horribly.

Even strong and healthy servants could not endure for more than a few minutes. If conflict broke out and several soul masters died as well, causing the matter to escalate, how would outsiders view the White Tiger Duchess?

He was basically a fantasy-version Swordholder.

"Sigh, this is all I can do. Since Aunt Huo has already left the courtyard, she should settle down for a few years. If she still doesn't know when to stop, then I'll have no choice but to start bombing." With a low sigh, Lin You left Uncle Li's room and headed toward the woodshed.

As for what he meant by "start bombing," he meant it literally.

Hydrogen was an extremely flammable gas, with an explosive range of 4.0% to 74.2%. That percentage referred to its concentration in Air.

In other words, a concentration of just 4% was enough to trigger an explosion. Of course, that concentration was only enough for elementary school students to have fun doing chemistry experiments.

The explosive power of one kilogram of Hydrogen was equivalent to that of twenty-five kilograms of TNT. As long as it mixed with Air and encountered a source of fire, it would undergo a violent chemical reaction.

Although that sounded small, an explosion of twenty-five kilograms of TNT could produce roughly forty-two million joules of energy.

Converted accordingly, that energy would be enough to move a one-hundred-kilogram object forty-two kilometers under ideal conditions, where all energy was converted into kinetic energy.

Under suitable conditions, an explosion equivalent to twenty-five kilograms of TNT could destroy vehicles such as buses and airplanes.

But when facing superhuman soul masters, how could Lin You possibly use such a tiny amount? Who was he looking down on?

Given some time to compress Hydrogen and extract high-purity hydrogen energy, the power would multiply several times over.

By then, an explosion involving dozens of kilograms of high-pressure Hydrogen would be equivalent to the combined power of several Tomahawk Missiles. It would be enough to level anything within a fifty-meter radius and inflict terrifying damage even within a hundred-meter radius, covering more than thirty thousand square meters. It would definitely give the White Tiger Duchess an unexpected surprise!

Since you refuse to listen to reason, then I happen to know a little physics as well.

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