Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1595 It’s unnecessary for me to ask you to come over!

Should he say that Copperforge was not sincere in this round? Or was he too sincere?
In Zhou Xu's opinion, power armor is a sci-fi equipment. With the current technological level of their Great Zhou in the steam age, can they create such a thing?
And what's very interesting is that this is actually a 'steam' powered armor.

To some extent, this clearly told Zhou Xu that this was the equipment of the steam age.

This made Zhou Xu's eyebrows frown when he saw the name.

I subconsciously flipped back to find out what was going on.

But the people on the Copperforge side were not that stupid. During the negotiation phase, all they provided, apart from a name, was a sketch of the equipment's appearance, showing the front, back, and side of the equipment.

Judging from the appearance and simple size data, after putting on the full set of power armor, the height alone is close to three meters.

But think about it, if it uses steam power, how small can this thing be? Three meters seemed outrageous to Zhou Xu.

Or in other words, in Zhou Xu's opinion, the steam-powered armor itself is nonsense.

But then I thought, the other party are dwarves, which is not a very scientific race in itself, so it seems normal that they have some unscientific equipment.

"Is Qin Fen here? Go and call Qin Fen over."

Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu decided to find someone with some professional ability to provide advice.

Qin Fen, who had been busy and annoyed while teaching his apprentices and working, received a summons from Zhou Xu. When he thought about his boss looking for trouble for him, he cursed in his heart and just wanted to complain harshly in front of Zhou Xu.

As a result, as soon as I entered the side hall, I heard a sentence...

"Come and see what this steam-powered armor is like."

"Steam-powered armor?!"

Qin Fen's steam brain instantly sent out a signal, and he quickly took two steps forward, took the blueprint from Zhou Xu and started to look at it, while not forgetting to ask a question.

"Where did you get the blueprint?"

"It was given by Copperforge."

Qin Fen's eyes suddenly lit up.

But before the light was on for two seconds, his expression suddenly fell.

"No, where are the specific drawings?!"

"That's it for now."

Looking at Qin Fen who looked frantic, Zhou Xu calmed down.

"We are still discussing this matter. Copperforge wants to use this blueprint to exchange for a steam engine from us. We asked you to come here to analyze whether this steam-powered armor is reliable."

Faced with this question, Qin Fen couldn't help scratching his head.

"From my personal professional perspective, I think this is nonsense, but this is a dwarf blueprint, so it seems normal to have some black technology, right?"

Qin Fen's attitude became less firm as he spoke later.

After all, this is a world with magic and various fantasy races.

As a top-level genius, Qin Fen certainly cannot be a stubborn person. He will not limit his thinking to the original knowledge system. A genius is a genius wherever he goes, and his brain works more flexibly than anyone else.

It's a bit silly to insist on science in a world that's not that scientific.

The right way is to accept new things in this world and improve yourself.

On this point, Qin Fen's thoughts were basically the same as his, and this was exactly what he was struggling with.

"If you exchange this design, are you sure you can develop it?"

"Not sure! But, trade with them!"

Qin Fen said this while giving a thumbs up.

Zhou Xu rolled his eyes when he saw this.

"You just want to see the design of this thing, right?"

"Yes!" Qin Fen did not hide it and admitted it directly.

What impact would exchanging the steam engine with Copperforge have on their Great Zhou, and even the entire United Nations? That was something Zhou Xu needed to consider.

And he, Qin Fen! Just wanted to see how this thing was made!

My goodness, that's steam-powered armor! If it could really be made, Qin Fen would be so excited just thinking about it.

"It's unnecessary for me to ask you to come here!"

Looking at Qin Fen's expression, Zhou Xu was speechless.

Qin Fen, who is familiar with Zhou Xu, also plays the role of shameless at this moment, but he still gives some of his own ideas.

"Switch it, switch it. Everyone will be able to build a steam engine sooner or later. At that time, we can just build an internal combustion engine. But this thing is a black technology. A normal civilization will not be able to build this thing without a design."

You know what, this idea is somewhat opinionated.

With the full development of steam power, steam engines will definitely be put into large-scale use within their Great Zhou.

The steam engine itself is not such a big secret, and it is unrealistic to expect it to be completely prevented from being learned by other forces.

After all, there is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. In the end, it is just a matter of time.

By that time, the steam engine will be worthless, so it would be better to take advantage of this opportunity to exchange it for something that is not so easy for other forces to learn.

"I know what's going on. Go back to work first."

As he spoke, Zhou Xu waved at Qin Fen with a look of disgust.

When Qin Fen heard that he had to go back to work, his expression suddenly fell, and he was just about to complain to Zhou Xu.

Then Zhou Xu's voice sounded again...

"You have been training apprentices for a while now. Have they become masters? If they are unable to take charge of the factory projects by then, I will let Mengdie take charge of the new R&D project by herself."

"Oh my god, don't!"

This time, Qin Fen was really being controlled, and then he said viciously...

"I'll go back and teach them well!"

As he spoke, Qin Fen walked away with murderous intent.

After seeing Qin Fen off, Zhou Xu turned around and called Kong Daqian over.

Compared with Qin Fen, Kong Daqian is much more disciplined, which is also a sign of his cleverness.

Kong Daqian is smart, but not as smart or as important as Qin Fen. Naturally, he doesn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of their Majesty.

"Didn't Copperforge mention this joint research project?"

“Not yet.”

Kong Daqian shook his head and then expressed his guess.

"The Copperforge Fortress should also have some ideas. I'm afraid they want to wait until this negotiation has a result before making any follow-up plans."

After listening to Kong Daqian's words, Zhou Xu hesitated for a moment and then slowly spoke...

"As for the design of the steam-powered armor, it's obvious that Copperforge gave us something they thought we couldn't make."

"They want to exchange this for a steam engine. This is a bit insincere. You need to ask them to prove that this design is reasonable and can be used to build steam-powered armor. Otherwise, I have reason to suspect that they are using this design to deceive us!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Xu's voice paused.

"Make more of this point and let them add more chips. You should know better than me how to do it."

"I obey your orders! I will go and negotiate with the representatives of Copperforge!"

(End of this chapter)