Cheng Jinrui glanced at the items and said, "This is called sulfur."
Sun Qian, in addition to researching various materials for forging firearms, would also scour the area for all manner of ores, attempting to concoct that special type of powder. For years, the Ministry of Works had only managed to determine that the powder contained charcoal and sulfur. Since both charcoal and sulfur have distinct odors, they were easy to identify. However, there was also a mix of white powder, the nature of which remained a mystery. "Sun Qian also kept a collection of strange and exotic stones alongside the sulfur; take a look—they’re all under the bed."
Su Mingyu stepped forward and poked at the pile with a stick. A thought suddenly crossed her mind. "He kept all this stuff piled under his bed—wasn't he afraid that something might react and blow himself up?"
Chapter 59