Throne of Vientiane Civilization

In the power equipment department, Zhou Xu heard a series of "Fuck" as soon as he entered the door.

He was a little confused at first, but when he walked in and saw Qin Fen fiddling with the delicate components in his hands and Zhuang Mengdie who was still busy not far away, he basically knew what was going on.

Then, he patted Qin Fen on the shoulder.

"Don't use ordinary people's thinking to guess the ability of a genius."

Geniuses are called geniuses because they have demonstrated abilities that are completely incomparable to ordinary people in their professional fields, and even exceed ordinary people's common sense.

In the field of power, Qin Fen may be a super genius, but in terms of manual ability, he is destined to be crushed into slag by Zhuang Mengdie in seconds.

He couldn't even imagine how Zhuang Mengdie could achieve such precision without the assistance of precision machines.

Perhaps it was because Zhuang Mengdie brought him too much shock. At this moment, facing Zhou Xu's sudden appearance, Qin Fen's entire reaction was much calmer.

Just as he was about to salute, Zhou Xu raised his hand to stop him, then pointed at Zhuang Mengdie who was busy, and said softly...

"Don't disturb her work, let's go outside to talk."

As they talked, the two quickly moved outside the factory.

"Tell me, what stage has the steam engine been developed at now?"

"Your Majesty, a test version has actually been made before..."

At this moment, Qin Fen was much more respectful to him, after all, he had just been beaten by reality.

In the process of this report, Qin Fen's brain, which had been impacted by Zhuang Mengdie's craftsmanship, gradually calmed down.

"The precision of the parts made by Deputy Minister Zhuang is indeed impeccable, but this level of craftsmanship is simply not possible for ordinary people. If this model is maintained, and Deputy Minister Zhuang is the only one who makes the parts, the efficiency will be very low, and in this process, Deputy Minister Zhuang will not be able to do any other work."

According to Qin Fen's idea, Zhuang Mengdie is the deputy minister of the equipment department after all, and it is impossible for her to really stop doing other projects and stay here to work.

What they need now is to fundamentally solve the problem of precision of steam engine parts.

"So according to my idea, I hope that Deputy Minister Zhuang can cooperate with me to manufacture a cylinder boring machine. I have thought about it and it can be driven by water. There is a suitable place outside Black Moon City."

After all, Qin Fen has lived in Black Moon City for almost a year. It is impossible for him not to see the combined large waterwheel outside Black Moon City.

"As long as there is a boring machine, parts that meet the standards can be produced."

As mentioned before, he is an avid fan of steam engines, and he is also obsessed with the entire steam era. He has studied many related things.

With his whole set of follow-up plans, Qin Fen feels that his confidence is gradually increasing.

He was careless before, and he did not expect that the actual environment was much worse than he expected, which led to his debut battle.

But it doesn't matter. Judging from the reaction of their majesties, he undoubtedly still has a chance. This time he must be fully prepared and fight a beautiful comeback!

Qin Fen's amazing panel was there, and Zhou Xu naturally had no doubts about his ability.

His previous performance, to put it bluntly, was that he was still inexperienced. After suffering from the beatings of society and accumulating experience, he would grow up quickly, which was basically beyond doubt.

With this idea in mind, Zhou Xu naturally gave him enough trust.

"Okay, I believe you. If you need anything, you can make a list for me later and I will ask someone to get it for you."

Before, facing Zhou Xu's unconditional trust, Qin Fen might not feel anything. In his opinion, this was what he deserved.

But now the situation is different. He has just started his career and has suffered a Waterloo.

Although he still looks calm on the surface, to be honest, he is still a little unsure in his heart.

Seeing that Zhou Xu can still trust him so straightforwardly at this time, Qin Fen can't help but feel a little more excited.

Invisibly, his loyalty has increased by a few points, and he has jumped into the ranks of loyal ministers with 80 points, which makes Zhou Xu smile a little more.

After talking about this matter, Zhou Xu certainly did not forget to tell Qin Fen about the volcano on the volcanic island.

"Your Majesty, do you want to develop geothermal energy on the island in the future?"

Qin Fen quickly guessed Zhou Xu's idea.

Zhou Xu nodded very straightforwardly.

"That's right."

"It's okay, but..."

Qin Fen understood what Zhou Xu meant. What Zhou Xu wanted was geothermal power generation, and he had a rough idea in his mind.

"It's too early to study this now. The technology and conditions are not in place yet."

"I know this, I just want to confirm it with you first, so that you can be prepared."

Hearing this, Qin Fen pondered for a while.

Then he nodded vigorously.

"I have a rough idea in my mind."

"It's good to have an idea."

While talking, Zhou Xu talked to Qin Fen about the cylinder boring machine. Since it is going to use hydraulic drive, the location of this factory must be changed.

At the same time, the overall planning of Black Moon City has been done for a long time.

In order to meet the requirement of hydraulic drive, some adjustments will undoubtedly be needed to build a factory.

After leaving the equipment department, Zhou Xu's mind was full of follow-up adjustments, and he didn't have the energy to inspect the next place for the time being.

He simply went back to the palace and went into the Qinzheng Hall to seriously think about the follow-up arrangements.

In this way, three days passed, and Li Gan, the director of the military forging department, came to the palace to present a sword!

Pulling out the newly forged sword, Zhou Xu carefully examined it in the sun.

Looking at this sword alone, Zhou Xu felt that it was not much different from an ordinary crystal iron sword.

But I don't know if it was because of his dazzled eyes, or the special luster formed by the refraction of light and the blade. At some special angles, he always felt that he saw a faint fire.

"It's not that your majesty is dazzled, but because this sword has been forged with the addition of fire crystal stone, the blade contains flame-like dark patterns!"

After understanding the situation, as the craftsman who forged this sword, Li Gan hurriedly explained.

"It's completely invisible when viewed normally, but at a certain angle, with the right light, it will appear, and it will glow like a flame!"

Listening to Li Gan's explanation, Zhou Xu nodded to show that he understood.

"What about performance? Is there any improvement in performance?"

This dark pattern sounds a little cool, but for Zhou Xu, the performance of the sword is more important than anything else.

Faced with Zhou Xu's question, Li Gan nodded quickly.

"Although it's not a big improvement, there is still some improvement."