Chapter 1089: Chapter 40: You Don’t Have to Be a Professional to Design
“The New Continent is a brand-new geographical sector emerged from the shaking and washing of the Temporal Tide. Any country in the world with the capability of oceanic navigation has established settlements and research stations there.”
The Director explained to Wang Yunxiao, “Based on the investigation results from our scientific team, one fairly reliable hypothesis is that during battles beyond the dimensions by some powerful entities, a continental plate torn from the ancient era was moved to our timeline due to the great tidal shift.”
Hmm, although you’re speaking Chinese, once you piece it together, I don’t quite understand.
Seeing Wang Yunxiao bewildered, the Director laughed, “To be honest, I can’t fully grasp it either. But back then, the President gave a very clever summary—isn’t it the phrase ‘The saint reopens earth, water, fire, and wind’? You’ve heard this before, haven’t you?”
Oh… Now when you put it like that, I get it.
Wang Yunxiao suddenly realized.
This is a line from Investiture of the Gods, after the Sect Hierarch lost everything, said indignantly to two of his senior brothers.
“So, you’re playing like this? Fine! We’ll reopen earth, water, fire, and wind and continue!”
So, is the next plot where I cultivate to become invincible, and as the new map comes in from the sky, the gates of the Primordial Underground Palace, sealed for ten thousand years, open up and hundreds and thousands of Nascent Soul monsters surge out, causing a sea of blood…?
“What’s the situation over there exactly? Is there land?”
What Wang Yunxiao actually wanted to ask was, are there elite monsters? Can they drop materials?
“It’s quite redundant.”
Unexpectedly, that was the Director’s response.
“To say it’s large, it is indeed large, roughly half the size of Australia. But it’s too primitive, and the development difficulty is high. There’s only some habitable coastal strips where we’ve relocated some population, but it hasn’t developed much.”
Wang Yunxiao was enlightened.
Not every piece of land is suitable for living.
Even in a vast place like Australia, only the coastal areas are livable, while the inland is deserts.
In the morning, when you go to use the toilet, there’s a spider the size of a human head hanging from the ceiling, a two-meter-long venomous snake coiled in the toilet, along with various other cute animals.
The harsh environment is mainly due to climate issues, which anyone who studies geography can understand, no need to elaborate.
The biggest concern for locals is whether the land can be farmed; too barren or primitive places, obviously, cannot be farmed.
Who knows how many years that deep mountain forest has been growing, even if you cut down the trees, the roots extend dozens of meters underground, how could you possibly plant anything?
“But to say there are no benefits would be unfair. After all, it’s such a vast piece of land. When Europeans were galloping around enclosing territories, we missed the chance. Now we can enclose as we wish. Once we erect boundary markers, it becomes our territory. We don’t have the energy to develop it now, but we can leave it for future generations.”
This is the truth.
Even with such vast territory domestically, it’s unknown how many years it would take to develop it fully. A distant island over ten thousand miles away is truly out of our scope to concern.
The new government is willing but not able. However, for the Navy, any territory that can be seized should be, as it’s their responsibility and duty.
In future times of decline, even if descendants waste the family fortune, they can waste it for a couple more years.
“When you board the ship and go to sea eventually, you will go there. There’s no rush to understand it all now. Let’s first discuss business matters.”
The Director put away his smile and said seriously, “Do you know why we transferred you to our department?”
“I don’t know.”
Wang Yunxiao thought to himself, surely it couldn’t be because I scored well on the exams?
“Bringing you here is primarily because of your keen intuition in combat. Many know how to wage war, but very few can fight with such a flexible tactical mind and achieve such a damage ratio as you have.”
So it still comes down to what happened in Avalon, huh? With me eating and taking everything there?
“That was just by chance…”
“And was it also by chance when you commanded the Qilin Army Regiment to attack the Imperial City in the Thousand-Year Dynasty World? Or just luck when you sank the United Fleet in Fusang?”
Well, they even stripped my underwear clean.
The Director got up, saying, “Come with me; I’ll show you the projects we’re researching now.”
Wang Yunxiao followed the Director to the assembly workshop, and upon entering, saw various kinds of Heavenly Armor filling the room.
There were the active models he had seen before, and also the ancient model he had brought back from Lanton, which had been dismantled and was being repaired.
Additionally, there were several bizarre mechas he had never seen before.
The Director walked up to a deep-blue painted mecha and turned to ask Wang Yunxiao, “What do you think of this?”
“Is this… meant for people to wear?”
Upon seeing this contraption, Wang Yunxiao’s first thought was—it looks too fragile.
From the streamlined design, it appeared to be specifically for underwater combat. Yet compared to the Heavenly Armor he had worn, it was like comparing it to a preschooler’s toy.
How should I say this… it’s barely more armored than a Saint Seiya outfit.
Wearing this thing might be worse than going without it.
“That’s right, it’s not for terrestrial humans to wear. This is specifically designed for the Sea People.”
The Director nodded, “The Deep Sea region is also part of our frontier, but no matter how we design our mechas, they’re not as convenient as the Sea People in underwater operations. So our current idea is to form a deep-sea unit directly from the Sea People tribes by designing advanced weaponry and equipment for them.”
“For instance, this armor set abandons the traditional steam-powered structure and focuses more on the material’s corrosion resistance and convenience. Feedback from front-line Sea People warriors has been positive, but we think there’s still significant room for improvement.”
Of course, the feedback is positive; the Sea People used to just jab each other with fish bones when fighting. Giving them a suit of armor, what bad could they say? It’s great beyond words.
Moreover, aside from breeding, what else would those people think about?
Wang Yunxiao, who indeed had never encountered the Sea People Tribe, knew an excellent youth named Liu Pangxie.
“Are you looking for me to get involved in designing this mecha and provide improvement suggestions?”
“You currently don’t have much foundational knowledge. Start with this mecha to practice a bit. I’ll have a veteran guide you.”
The Director laughed, “Once you’ve systematically learned relevant theoretical knowledge from the Naval Academy, you can participate in those truly large projects, like ship design. Are you interested?”
“I still don’t quite understand.”
Wang Yunxiao asked in a low voice, “If you want me to pilot a mecha, maybe I have some experience. But to do design, can I manage it?”
“There’s no need to feel any psychological burden.”
The Director reassured him, “As long as you understand the design principles, it’s fine. No one is asking you to draw blueprints. Participating in real combat training and providing feedback is also a crucial aspect of equipment design.”
It’s like asking me to be a target, huh?