Chapter 326: The Man Who Wants to Fly
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“Lin Wentao?”
Xiao Ming didn’t think the man was crazy—but to someone like Luluo, who lived in this era, the man definitely seemed like a lunatic.
He turned to Zhao Long and said, “Go to Bowen Academy and find out if there’s really a student named Lin Wentao.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Zhao Long left, and Luluo continued, “This man even said that once he gets his scholarship, he’ll pay us for making his cloth bag. He spoke so seriously. Your Highness, could he really be a student from Bowen Academy?”
“Who knows? Scholars these days can come up with anything. Let’s wait for Zhao Long to return.”
From the words ‘cloth bag’ and ‘fly into the sky’, Xiao Ming easily guessed what this was about—it had to be a hot air balloon.
The world’s first hot air balloon was created in 1782 by the Montgolfier brothers, who were French papermakers. Their first balloon only floated up to the roof, but later they built one with a ten-meter diameter using linen and paper, powered by burning damp straw and bits of wool to create hot smoke.
The French king, Louis XVI, and the Academy of France invited them to demonstrate at the Palace of Versailles.
They hung a cage beneath the balloon, placing a chicken, duck, and sheep inside.