Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1647 Thorin Reports for Duty
As one of the most important departments in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the researchers in the Ordnance Research Department lived in very good conditions.

After all, those who can stay here are all loyal ministers and talents of their Great Zhou. They not only have great work pressure, but they also cannot go out at will. So, they must be made comfortable in terms of food and accommodation.

There's a dedicated canteen for meals, which goes without saying. The accommodations are all comfortable single rooms, which are equivalent to modern-day studio apartments. They have all the basic living amenities you need, and while they're not luxurious, they're simple and comfortable.

Seeing Thorin lost in thought, Xiao Wang smiled slightly.

"You must be tired after such a long journey. Please rest in the house for a while. I'll come over later and take you out for dinner."

After saying that, Xiao Wang left first.

He clearly noticed that Thorin was very uncomfortable with him around.

After Xiao Wang left and closed the door, Thorin breathed a sigh of relief. There was no one else in the room, and he began to look around the room with a hint of curiosity.

The furniture, such as tables, chairs, and wardrobes, is made of solid wood and is exquisitely crafted, but what attracts Thorin the most is the bed.

The bedding had already been laid out. He reached out and touched it; it was fluffy and soft, yet had a wonderfully dry feel, which made Thorin somewhat infatuated.

After a slight hesitation, he simply threw his entire body onto the bed with a 'bang'.

At that moment, Thorin's body visibly sank in.

From this angle, with the window open, the perfect, warm spring sunshine fell on a corner of the bed, creating an unprecedented sense of comfort that quickly made Solin, who was exhausted both physically and mentally from the journey, feel intensely sleepy.

This is an experience unlike anything I've ever had in Copperforge.

The dwarfs, who live year-round within mountains and alongside minerals, are somewhat similar to cave dwellers.

Their living environment is often dark and cramped, where the sun cannot shine through.

At the same time, their living environment also meant that they did not have crops such as cotton, nor did they have comfortable and warm bedding.

Although the dwarves who built their kingdom inside the volcano generally didn't need to worry about keeping warm, that kind of environment was clearly not comfortable at all.

Although there was foreign trade between Copperforest and Great Zhou in the past, the trade mainly consisted of essential supplies and military equipment.

Dwarves are primarily hard-core pragmatists. Apart from alcohol, they have little interest in products that are more about enjoyment or improving comfort. Real men don't need those soft, fluffy bedding.

Therefore, prior to this, they had basically not engaged in any transactions related to these products.

Of course, to put it bluntly, it's because they don't have that much money on hand; otherwise, who would mind improving their living conditions?

At this moment, wrapped in dry and comfortable bedding, Thorin felt an unprecedented sense of comfort that almost overwhelmed him, making this dwarf, who had slept on a stone bed for hundreds of years since birth, feel as if he were in a dream.

Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep until Xiao Wang came and knocked on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

Hearing the knock on the door, Thorin, who had been woken from his deep sleep, looked somewhat dazed, clearly still half asleep. It took him a while to finally come to his senses.

Then he stared in disbelief at the soft bedding in front of him.

Without time to think, he quickly got out of bed and went to open the door. Just as they had agreed, Xiao Wang had come to take him out to eat.

Stepping out of the room, before closing the door, Thorin couldn't help but glance once more at the comfortable bed through the closing crack. He had to admit that he was now somewhat looking forward to 'coming back to sleep'.

Compared to the comfortable dormitory, Thorin was much calmer at the canteen.

The main reason is that they had already seen the food of the Great Zhou back in the New North District.

Undoubtedly, he was amazed at the time. However, after eating there for a while, even though the food in the department cafeteria was even more delicious than what he had eaten in the New Taipei District, the impact on him was no longer as great as it had been at the beginning.

On his first day at the military region, the main tasks were to arrange his dormitory, help him get familiar with the environment, and collect some daily necessities. After that, there was nothing else to do; he just needed to rest.

During this process, Sorin learned that Xiao Wang lived next door to him, and that he had even been a newcomer to the Ordnance Research Department just two months prior.

On the new day, Xiao Wang, as agreed yesterday, came to ask him to go to the cafeteria for breakfast together, and then go to the department together.

Within the department, each project team has its own independent courtyard, ensuring that they do not disturb each other.

Xiao Wang quickly led him to the research and development site of the Thunder Rotary Cannon.

As soon as they arrived, there were already three people busy in the yard.

When one of them saw Xiao Wang approaching, he finished what he was doing, nodded to Xiao Wang, and then left.

Thorin's arrival went unnoticed by anyone, and the situation left him somewhat bewildered.

Seeing this, Xiao Wang quickly pulled him aside to avoid disturbing the two people who were busy working, and then lowered his voice to explain to Sorin...

"In our project team, besides the minister, there are two researchers, those two. Me and the one who just left are the ones who do odd jobs. We basically handle all kinds of miscellaneous tasks in the project team."

"When there's nothing to do, stand close to the edge so as not to affect the researchers' work. When something happens, we must react quickly and handle it promptly."

"Of course, researchers may work day and night, but we odd jobs don't really need to. There are two of us, which is just enough to take turns. One of us is on duty in the project team, and the other can go to rest."

Hearing this, Thorin nodded. He actually wanted to ask himself if he had come here just to do odd jobs.
But Thorin, being an I, really didn't know how to start the conversation.

For him, the ideal situation would be to give him a room, a research target, prepare everything he might need, and then let no one disturb him.

At this moment, Xiao Wang clearly noticed Thorin's predicament and said something...

"I'm not quite sure how you're going to arrange things, but the minister will make arrangements for you when he arrives."

No sooner had Xiao Wang finished speaking than the door to the innermost room opened, and Zhuang Mengdie, the head of the Ordnance Research Department, walked out with a pale face.

Her hair was casually tied back, clearly indicating that she hadn't washed herself properly in a while, and her dark circles were alarmingly heavy. The project team members could tell at a glance that their manager had definitely not slept all night again.

"Everyone, let's meet in the conference room."

(End of this chapter)