Chapter 201
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Chapter 201: Slipping Away
For the first time in a while, he made a trip to the Armament Research Department.
He had just been to the Armament Forging Department recently, but the problem was that the Forging Department and Research Department within the Armament Department had long since been separated.
The main reason was that research required a relatively quiet environment, while the Forging Department’s usual forging of weapons was too noisy, already disturbing the Research Department.
After a series of protests from Ye Xuan, Luo Ji moved the Research Department to a relatively secluded location.
The chaotic state of the Research Department always surprised Luo Ji.
Various materials and suspected materials were piled everywhere, leaving barely any space to step.
After all, it was a department requiring high intelligence and high talent, so the number of members was not large, less than 10 people even counting Ye Xuan, the head of the Research Department.
Moreover, after Luo Ji entered, no one paid him any attention, or rather, no one even noticed he had entered.
They were all engrossed in researching the items in their hands.
Luo Ji also deliberately lightened his steps, walking towards Ye Xuan’s office.
Upon entering, Luo Ji, who had initially thought the outside was chaotic enough, had his worldview instantly shattered.
The chaotic state of Ye Xuan’s office had reached another level entirely.
Luo Ji made sure to try not to touch the piles of things here and there, which he didn’t know what they were, because when he was working frantically before, his desk documents were also this messy.
But in reality, this kind of mess was an organized mess, and the owner of these things could easily find anything they needed.
Once disturbed, then it would truly be chaotic.
After approaching, Luo Ji’s face couldn’t help but reveal a hint of curiosity.
Now that the Three-Bow Crossbow had been successfully researched, and there were no new armament items requiring research for the time being, all members of the department had begun their own independent research.
Under this premise, Luo Ji was very curious to see what Ye Xuan would research.
As if sensing someone approaching, and mistaking Luo Ji for a department member of the Research Department, Ye Xuan said without lifting her head.
“Hand me that design blueprint from the table on the left.”
Hearing this, Luo Ji subconsciously cast his gaze onto the design blueprint on the table.
Then, his entire expression froze.
“This is…”
“Why are you so slow?”
After waiting for a while, Ye Xuan seemed a little impatient.
Having been engrossed in drawing blueprints, she couldn’t help but look up.
Then, seeing Luo Ji standing there, her expression froze.
She clearly hadn’t expected the person who came in to be the Leader.
Then, as if remembering something, a look of joy immediately appeared on her face.
“Sir, you’ve come at just the right time.”
“Quickly, help me look at this…”
As she spoke, Ye Xuan quickly thrust all the design blueprints on the table, along with the one she was currently drawing, into Luo Ji’s hands.
Unlike most people in this tribe, Ye Xuan’s attitude towards him as the Leader was not one of utmost respect.
She had always been quite casual.
Of course, her loyalty was not an issue, and it had already reached 97 points.
Perhaps, before the identity of ‘Leader,’ Ye Xuan saw him more as a good friend with whom she shared common interests.
After all, in this tribe, apart from Luo Ji, a modern person, there was no one else who could keep up with this Armament Master’s way of thinking.
Luo Ji didn’t particularly mind this.
Looking at the design blueprints in his hand, to be honest, they were drawn very roughly and crudely.
But Luo Ji recognized what was on them…
“This is a hand crossbow?”
“Hand crossbow?”
Muttering the term, Ye Xuan’s eyes immediately lit up.
“That’s a good name. Note it down, note it down…”
She directly picked up the charcoal pencil beside her and wrote the two words ‘Hand Crossbow’ on the wooden tabletop.
Then, she looked at Luo Ji, who was standing there, with an excited expression.
“As expected of the Leader, just by looking at a few blueprints, you know what I’m trying to do!”
“When I was researching the Three-Bow Crossbow before, I kept thinking that while its destructive power is astonishing, it’s too cumbersome.”
“Transportation is troublesome, and operating it requires many people.”
“Besides siege warfare and defense, it probably can’t be used in other situations at all.”
“So I was thinking if I could make a scaled-down version to make it more flexible, preferably something every soldier could use individually, so it would be suitable for any battlefield…”
Watching Ye Xuan talk non-stop once she started, Luo Ji couldn’t help but feel a little shocked.
For him, a modern person, knowing what a hand crossbow was wasn’t surprising.
But for Ye Xuan, a person from ancient times, to instantly associate the bulky, massive Three-Bow Crossbow with a hand crossbow, which was almost at the opposite extreme in size?
Her mind was simply too brilliant.
“Sir, what do you think of my idea?”
“Cough, cough cough!”
Startled by the sudden question, Luo Ji, who was in a state of shock, snapped back to reality.
Then he immediately nodded earnestly.
“I think it’s feasible.”
Receiving Luo Ji’s affirmation, Ye Xuan’s confidence grew even stronger.
Then she quickly flipped through the design blueprints.
“But I encountered some trouble during the research.”
“If the Three-Bow Crossbow is to be scaled down to the size of a hand crossbow, the overall structure will probably need significant modifications…”
As expected, Ye Xuan then barraged him with a whole lot of questions that no one else could possibly answer.
Luo Ji, unable to escape in time, could only steel himself and discuss with her for a while.
He hadn’t seriously researched hand crossbows before.
Because the smaller and more precise an item was, the higher the manufacturing difficulty.
Luo Ji felt that their tribe probably couldn’t produce them in a short time, so the plan to establish ‘Crossbowmen’ was set for much later.
He had completely not expected Ye Xuan to propose the ‘hand crossbow’ weapon ahead of time.
Fortunately, the current Ye Xuan had only come up with this concept, and many important detailed problems still hadn’t been solved.
After Luo Ji pointed out a few areas he knew about, Ye Xuan immediately had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
“So that’s how it is!”
“As expected of the Leader, you immediately figured out the places I couldn’t understand before!”
Hearing this, Luo Ji felt a little embarrassed, secretly thinking.
“The truly brilliant one is you.”
“If I weren’t a modern person, I probably wouldn’t be able to answer a single word when faced with these questions, would I?”
Thinking of this, Luo Ji immediately realized he couldn’t stay here any longer.
The little knowledge he had was already exhausted.
If Ye Xuan threw a few more questions his way, he’d probably be stumped.
“Cough, cough!”
“Ye Xuan, I have other work to attend to.”
“You can continue your research on your own now.”
Slipping away…
