"Theoretically, it can indeed have good effects, but how do you achieve the projection you are talking about?" Brother Dmitri asked curiously.
"Please Father Michael, please show it to you." Guo Kang said.
"Okay." The leading monk nodded, turned around and ordered: "Brother John, please take out the album of icons and show it to Brother Demetri."
After hearing this, Brother John trotted to the warehouse and carefully took out a gorgeously decorated box.
Father Michael wiped his hands with the cloth in front of the car and took out a rather generous scroll from the box.
Brother John put down the box and helped him open the scroll. He saw that the scroll was framed very strangely: a long belt was embedded on both sides, and square holes were punched in it.
In the middle, the fabric used to mount the painting is very long, and the place where the painting paper is placed is hollowed out. The drawing paper is not attached to it, but embedded in it.
The paper appears thin and appears translucent in sunlight. On it are painted a series of sacred images of Brother Tian with light ink. Looking carefully, Brother Tian's body parts are exactly the same, but the positions of the hands and arms are slightly different between each two pictures, and the color of the icon is also a little strange.
"Is this an Eastern style?" asked a monk.
"Yes. I asked for this paper from my grandpa. He felt distressed." Guo Kang shook his head helplessly.
"Hey, it's another technical dependence." Tuohuan also sighed with emotion.
"He also found someone to make this scroll. Although they have never accepted such a strange order, we added money and found a master who was willing to give it a try." Guo Kang continued: "The current structure is also The product of their many attempts. For example, those leather straps can prevent the scroll from being broken, so they were added."
"Printing also uses oriental technology. First make an engraving and engrave the unchanged parts, that is, the head and torso. Then, find a painter to fill in the changed parts. This way you can achieve this effect."
Although they didn't know why there were so many paintings, everyone nodded, indicating that they at least understood the process.
Father Michael's men now brought out several tripods from the warehouse. Someone also found a glass lens, installed it on the top of a tripod, and adjusted it slightly to align it with the lamp.
"The lens can change the direction of the light. After being processed by the reflector, the light is straight, so we need to spread it." Guo Kang gestured.
"Theoretically, it would be enough to replace a reflector with another shape, but that thing is not easy to carry; it is also possible to change the position of the lamp, but our reflector cannot be made too large, as that will leak more light, and it requires on-site calculations. and conditioning.”
"You have also seen the situation on our side. At present, only the technical priests are more proficient in this. Many ordinary monks can only perform operations according to the instructions. As for the slave workers, they can only contribute their strength. Therefore, in order to perform various tasks It can be used effectively in any situation. When designing, we would rather sacrifice some performance to pursue convenience."
"Here, we have added a lens specifically for animation. In this way, even a priest in the mountains of Serbia can operate it directly based on the scriptures as long as he knows a few words." He pointed to the tall erected lens. Lens: "The specifications of this thing are certain, and the distance from the light has been calculated. They just need to measure it with a ruler, put it on the ground, and it will start broadcasting."
When they were polishing, they had already measured all the required data. Apart from anything else, these Greeks were very good at calculating geometry. They could calculate radians, paraboloids, etc., so there was no need for them to worry.
"What is animation?" Dmitri heard another new word.
"It's a painting that can be moved." Guo Kang pointed to another wooden stand set up and replied.
The monks finished placing it, and Father Michael climbed up himself. On top of the shelf was a hand-cranked gear set they had seen many times today. But on the outermost side, there are two large wooden gears that are symmetrical up and down, and are connected with wooden sticks.
Opposite the gear set are two circles. A monk handed the scroll over, and Father Michael carefully fixed the earth axis at the end of the scroll in the two rings. Then pull out the sky axis at the beginning and insert it into a pair of holes on the edge of the gear. The belt holes also fit right into the long wooden teeth.
Father Michael cranked the handle so that the first icon was aligned with the scattering lens and lamp. Under the dark warehouse shed, a vague image appeared on the opposite wall.
"The effect will be better at night. We can probably try it now." Guo Kang said, "Father, please start."
Father Michael nodded and asked an assistant to help him rewind the scroll back to the beginning. Then he recited a few verses, made the sign of the cross, and began to shake the turntable suddenly and vigorously.
The wooden gear is not too heavy and accelerates quickly. The long beginning of the scroll also passed quickly, and the row of translucent statues of Brother Tian quickly passed in front of the beam.
Dmitri and others saw that the projection of Brother Tian on the wall suddenly moved - He raised his hand and made a classic religious gesture.
However, in just an instant, Brother Tian's image disappeared, leaving only a white light.
"We haven't finished the painting yet. Regarding the follow-up actions, the theologians of the Church of Constantinople have proposed several plans and are still quarreling. We have to wait for them to discuss it, and then let the painter slowly Paint it." Guo Kang said.
However, the visiting monks no longer paid attention to his explanation.
The crowd shouted again, "The icon is moving!" "This must be Brother Tian's manifestation of the Holy Spirit - no, it's the technology of Brother Tian's grace!", cheered and fell into a fanatical atmosphere.
Father Michael was very happy. He stroked his beard and kept leaning forward to return greetings to the monks who came to congratulate him. Brother Dmitry began to propose his own theory.
"I think it's good to just leave it blank at the end, there's no need to draw more." He pointed out: "At that moment, I saw Brother Tian turn into light - is there anything more sacred than this?"
"The patriarch and senior theologians of the Junbao Church should have discussed this. They hope to express more complex religious symbols." Guo Kang himself didn't really understand. If little Jeanne hadn't asked him to make up for it temporarily, he probably wouldn't have been able to answer it now, so he would have had to use authority to deal with it.
"Brother Tian's image is just a decoration, and the big shots above won't understand it." Dmitri shook his head and insisted: "As long as it expresses appropriate religious symbols, that's all. I think the simpler and clearer it is, the better. The closer you are to God theologically, the easier it will be for you technically, right?"
"It's hard for me to comment on this aspect." Guo Kang could only blame the Great Lama Wang: "After all, I am not a professional theologian. You can write a formal letter to the Patriarch or Dean John to explain this question."
Brother Dmitri also understood and had no choice but to nod.
"Junbao Church is definitely willing to pay for it." Tuohuan interjected: "This is indeed more exciting than I thought - is there anyone else?"
"You can also draw some saints." Guo Kang replied: "But our production capacity is limited now, let's finish one first."
"I think this is a good way to declare." Tuo Huan pointed to the scroll: "What is this... It's just this piece of paper, Brother Tian. Although it's quite blurry and a little shaky, it's pretty good. If you put it in other religions, they would probably be regarded as Buddha’s light, miracles and the like.”
"Brother Paper Man Tian... That's true." Guo Kang spread his hands and said, "In this way, the Bishop of Rome is still too honest and doesn't know how to make money, so he actually sells indulgences honestly. It's better to use the paper of the saints. Filmmaker, use it to pay everyone to draw prizes, you can make more money this way."
"ah?"
(End of chapter)
