Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 1213: Chapter 1: Starting as a No-Good Loser_3 Chapter 1213: Chapter 1: Starting as a No-Good Loser_3 After a long sip of tea, Wang Ningxi finally became a bit restless and spoke softly, “Old Ancestor Grandfather, did you hear about that matter?”

“What were your thoughts on walking around Xinping and Xin An?” Wang Shouzhe didn’t answer directly.

“Our family’s domain is naturally prosperous and strong, even if it’s not as luxurious and steeped in ancient charm as Return to Dragon City. But like the rising sun, under the leadership of Old Ancestor Grandfather, it will only get better and better.” Wang Ningxi praised.

“I didn’t ask you to flatter me,” Wang Shouzhe glared and said. “I heard you’re designing a kind of agricultural tool?”

“Nothing can be hidden from Old Ancestor Grandfather,” Wang Ningxi said as he took out some blueprints from his Storage Ring, “It’s really not about designing, I’ve also looked into our Wang family’s Casting Research Institute—in terms of research progression on power sources and machinery transmission.”

“The institute has always wanted to miniaturize steam power engines and match them with related farming tools for large-scale reclamation and planting, in order to solve the increasingly scarce labor for reclamation. However, it has been stuck at a bottleneck, making no progress.”

“Do you have a way to solve it?” Wang Shouzhe’s eyes brightened slightly, “Could it be that you’ve secretly obtained the core power technology of the Puppet Mechanism from the Gongye Clan?” Although Wang Shouzhe was a transmigrator and had seen much of the world, he was by no means a professional in industry or agriculture.

He was okay at giving advice and setting major directions, but asking him to do research and development was a shot in the dark.

Moreover, what was most frustrating for Wang Shouzhe was that so far no natural petroleum had been found, and thus he could not produce gasoline, asphalt, plastic, and other products.

“Of course not…” Wang Ningxi said, “Even though Ningxi’s maternal family is the Gongye Clan, I cannot access their core Refining Techniques. Besides, I heard that the core power technology of Puppet Mechanisms is extremely difficult, requiring precious materials and a great deal of manufacturing difficulty. To actually build one, the price would be at least tens of millions of Qian Gold, and the annual maintenance costs are also astronomical.”

During the construction of the Grand Canal, the Gongye Clan developed some large Artifact Refining excavating machines, the cost of which to manufacture, use, and maintain was staggering. To use Wang Shouzhe’s words, it was still cheaper to hire a Realm Cultivator from the Purple Abode than to use these machines.

For a national project, spending money to speed up the work was one thing, but for agricultural production, cost was a vital factor. Without a cost advantage, how could it bring economic value?

“In fact, the Casting Research Institute has entered a sort of psychosis, insisting on using a certain type of power source to solve problems, continuously focusing on technology before it has been developed…” Wang Ningxi said, “In reality, we just needed to change our way of thinking. We could start with improvements to traditional farming tools and use beasts with great strength to drive the mechanical transmission structures. Therefore, what I have improved this time is the combination of mechanical transmission structures and farming tools, making them more suitable for the majority of farmers. Old Ancestor Grandfather, look at the blueprints. Here, there, and these designs, are all to ensure better transmission of force… and this design…”

Wang Shouzhe glanced at it and really couldn’t understand. He coughed twice and said, “Ningxi, let’s take a look at the actual product when you have created it.”

In his heart, he mused that the Clan School’s education was getting more and more absurd. Could it be that it had reached such an extent? No wonder it’s becoming impossible to teach kids nowadays…

“Old Ancestor Grandfather, my improvements this time aren’t too substantial. Look, this transmission structure is very simple, it’s even covered in the Clan School’s curriculum…” As soon as he started discussing his favorite specialty in Refining Techniques design, Wang Ningxi was no longer sleepy and spoke with great enthusiasm.

“Let’s set this matter aside for now. We should discuss the issue of you breaking off your engagement. What did Miss Shangguan do to offend you that you would want to cancel the engagement?” Wang Shouzhe swiftly changed the subject, wondering to himself whether he should return to the Clan School for a refresher course.

Otherwise, how would he cope in his old age, becoming as confused as Emperor Longchang?

Wang Ningxi, who was in full flow, stopped and was at a loss for words…

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