Chapter 31
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Chapter 31: Wouldn’t You Collapse?
Under normal training conditions, exercises like push-ups are typically done in sets of 20 to 30 or 40 to 50, with a break after each set before doing the next.
However, Luo Ji, who was determined to make these eighteen tribal warriors remember this day’s lesson, had no intention of giving them a break.
Due to the harsh environment of this era, those who could become warriors generally had good physiques.
But even they couldn’t endure such torment, let alone with Luo Ji strictly demanding standard push-ups.
During this process, Zhou Yue, whose mentality was not balanced, was the first to encounter problems…
“Zhou Yue!”
“Your form is distorted!”
‘That one doesn’t count!
“Add 10 for everyone!”
“Zhou Yue!”
“I’ve counted to 137, why aren’t you moving?”
“Everyone is waiting for you.”
“Even Zhao Pan is fine.”
“Don’t tell me you can’t do it anymore!”
Hearing this, Zhou Yue’s facial muscles twitched.
Clenching his teeth, he maintained the standard form and forced out another one.
However, as soon as he finished that one, Luo Ji had already counted to the next number.
“138!”
His arms were so sore, his body felt so heavy.
In this icy, snowy weather with the cold wind howling, these eighteen people ended up sweating profusely from doing push-ups.
Coupled with someone occasionally distorting their form or making mistakes, the original 200 push-ups ultimately turned into 255.
During this time, many people’s eyes on Zhao Pan changed.
When Luo Ji had said that sentence earlier, they had subconsciously started paying attention to Zhao Pan’s movements.
Then they discovered that this guy’s movements were so standard from beginning to end that it felt a bit incredible.
They also found that after doing over 200 consecutive push-ups, everyone had been called out by Luo Ji more or less for reasons like distorted form or not being standard enough.
Zhao Pan, was the only one exception!
This guy actually didn’t make a single mistake?
This was truly unbelievable.
And this answer was probably only known to Luo Ji.
After all, this guy Zhao Pan, while his ‘Bravery’ was only 2 stars, his ‘Endurance’ and ‘Spirit’ had already reached 3 stars, and his maximum potential was even as high as 4 stars!
Coupled with his meticulous personality, the probability of making a mistake was probably the lowest among everyone.
“Next, form a line and run 10 laps along the Mirror Lake shore!”
“If you don’t want your arms to be so sore tomorrow that you can’t lift them, move around more while running!”
“The following training will continue to be supervised by Zhao Pan and Luo Yong!”
He, the chief, was also a busy man.
He didn’t plan to keep watching the subsequent training.
Making a statement here, letting these guys suffer a bit, and teaching them a lesson would be enough.
Afterward, there was a pile of things waiting for him, the chief, to do in the tribe, such as the defense works around the Mirror tribe.
This was a top priority matter concerning the tribe’s safety.
In this era, cutting wood could only be done with stone axes, and it was quite difficult.
To be safe, Luo Ji planned to first draw the design blueprints.
He didn’t realize the problems until he started drawing.
According to his original idea, just driving a circle of wooden stakes around the tribal camp would suffice.
However, the key point was the entrance!
As a defense against enemy invasion, the entrance couldn’t just be left open, right?
If it was, the enemies could still charge in when they needed to.
But if it was completely blocked, how would they go out normally?
Facing this problem, there was a very simple solution and that is to make a large gate.
However, with the technology of this ancient era, could it really be made?
Luo Ji couldn’t help but hold his forehead with one hand.
“No, my brain hurts…”
This was truly surprising.
A gate, something seen everywhere in his original world, turned out to be such a headache when he needed to make it himself?
This wasn’t just about finding a rectangular wooden board and installing it.
The key point was needing ‘bearings’ to ensure the gate could open and close.
However, even if Luo Ji could draw what a bearing looked like, with the technology of this era, they simply couldn’t make bearings that were so perfectly round, consistently sized, and fitted.
After discarding several design blueprints.
Luo Ji, sprawled in his tent, inexplicably developed a sense of admiration for the ancient person who first invented the ‘door’.
But he wasn’t someone who easily became discouraged.
After letting his mind turn a few times, he suddenly thought of the ancient type of gate that could be raised and lowered.
The kind that required several people pulling ropes behind it.
If he made this kind, the problem of ‘bearings’ could be avoided.
However, considering the weight of the gate, he felt he would need a few pulley systems.
Fortunately, the craftsmanship of a pulley system didn’t need to be as precise as bearings.
With some effort, it should be possible to make.
He quickly found a piece of animal hide.
After drawing the production details of the pulley system as a design blueprint, Luo Ji let out a long breath and couldn’t help but feel like crying.
“Thankfully, my junior high physics grades were pretty good!”
When he was in school, he always thought about reading novels and playing games, fantasizing about transmigrating to another world and becoming a lord.
Now that he was actually a lord, he started thinking about studying every day again.
And what was worse, he clearly realized the cruel reality that in this era, if you didn’t study properly, even transmigrating still left you a useless person!
Wouldn’t you collapse?
For the protagonists in those novels who could build firearms, cannons, and armored ships just by messing around after transmigrating, and who also knew everything about astronomy and geography, Luo Ji now just wanted to give them a middle finger to express his respect.
It was the same 9 years of compulsory education, what did I have to do before transmigrating to be as outstanding as you?
Considering various aspects, the design blueprint for this gate took Luo Ji an entire afternoon.
He even considered the sturdiness of the tree vines used to replace ropes.
Even with two vines and a pulley system, he felt it would be difficult to support the weight of the gate.
Therefore, to be safe, he planned to braid three tree vines together for each of the two vines used to pull the gate, thus ensuring safety.
After drawing the final stroke and carefully reviewing these several design blueprints from beginning to end, Luo Ji smiled confidently.
“It’s settled.”
He stretched hard, easing his body that had been sitting for an afternoon.
As soon as he walked out of the tent, he saw Zhao Pan standing outside his tent with a conflicted expression.
“What is it?”
Facing Luo Ji’s question, after hesitating for a few seconds, Zhao Pan slowly spoke.
“Chief, I’m a little worried because of the events this morning, everyone seems a bit dissatisfied with Zhou Yue now.”
Hearing this, the corners of Luo Ji’s mouth slightly curled up.
Zhao Pan’s overall perspective made him very satisfied, because he clearly considered the harmony of the entire force.
At the same time, Luo Ji also roughly understood the situation.
“Do you know why I added the rule ‘one person makes a mistake, everyone is punished?’ After all, this rule isn’t fair to those who didn’t make a mistake.”
“Is it for unity?”
Zhao Pan’s tone held a hint of uncertainty.
“As expected of someone with a maximum Intelligence and Leadership of 4 stars…”
Looking at Zhao Pan in front of him, a hint of surprise flashed in Luo Ji’s eyes, and then he slowly said.
“You only got one part right.”
“To be precise, it’s for discipline and unity.”
“Under this premise, those who don’t want to be punished will supervise each other, strengthening discipline and making it difficult for everyone to make mistakes.”
“But relatively, everyone in this world actually makes mistakes.”
“No one can guarantee they will never make a mistake.”
“And in the process of making mistakes, I hope each of you can learn to understand each other, tolerate each other, advance and retreat together, and realize that you are a whole.”
