Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

After the experiment was over, Li Yue immediately put away the flag, and the solemn look on her face disappeared almost instantly. She then returned to her original cute and charming appearance. She jumped up to Lu Chen and said with a smile:
"How is it? Governor, are you satisfied with our research results?"

As she spoke, she raised her head slightly and looked at Lu Chen expectantly. That little expression seemed to be saying: Praise me, praise me!

Lu Chen smiled, stretched out his hand habitually, gently placed it on her little head, and gently rubbed her soft hair.

"Not bad, I'm very satisfied."

As he spoke, he looked at the heavy eye bags and dark circles on Li Yue's face, and his voice became rare and gentle.

"Thanks for your hard work, especially you, Liyue. Thanks to your unremitting efforts, the Spiritual Pivot and the Phantom Spirit Array were created in such a short time. On behalf of His Majesty and the people of Daxia, I would like to thank you for your efforts."

"Hee hee~"

Li Yue narrowed her eyes with a look of satisfaction, and at the same time, she stood on tiptoe slightly, trying to get her little head as close to Lu Chen's big hand as possible, carefully feeling the warmth of Lu Chen's hand.

It looked as if she worked day and night, even living in Tiangongsi to do research, just for a moment of tenderness with Lu Chen.

"As long as you are satisfied, Governor."

Chai Hongyu on the side came back to her senses, frowned and glanced at Liyue. Seeing that she looked extremely enjoying herself, a hint of envy flashed in the corner of her eyes.

But she didn't say much.

That is the power to change the times. Liyue has made such great contributions to the court and helped Lu Chen relieve so much pressure. It is not an exaggeration to give her a title of nobility. She endured this little bit of intimacy.

Anyway, she is from the Holy Land and will return to the Holy Land one day. Moreover, she looks like a little girl, so it’s okay to treat her as a daughter. She poses no threat at all.

After a while, Lu Chen withdrew his hand.

Li Yue actually stood on tiptoe with an unsatisfied look on her face, trying to push herself towards Lu Chen's palm, which made Chai Hongyu speechless.

"All right."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Let's do business first. When it's your turn, come to my house and I'll cook for you and prepare a celebration banquet."

Hearing this, Liyue immediately smiled happily.

"Then it's settled!"

As she said this, she even stretched out her hand to shake hands with Lu Chen.

Are you a primary school student?

If I remember correctly, this girl seems to be a little older than me?

Lu Chen's face was filled with black lines, but he still reached out his hand helplessly and made a pinky promise with her.

After playing around for a while, an official from the Tiangong Division not far away also came over. He looked at Lu Chen, a great man who promoted the way of studying things, with a fanatical look on his face, and bowed to him:

"I pay my respects to Mr. Lu!"

Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "We are all technicians, so forget about these empty formalities. Just focus on the Tiangongsi project."

"Yes, thank you for your teachings, Mr. Lu."

Everyone stood up one after another.

Lu Chen looked at one of the men holding the form and asked him, "Niu Jin, tell me about the first version of the Spiritual Pivot and the Spirit Gathering Array, such as the cost, consumption, conversion rate, long-range loss, etc."

Niu Jin nodded, picked up the form, and reported to Lu Chen meticulously.

Since it is the first edition, the cost of Lingshu and Huanling Array is still quite high. The manufacturing materials needed for Lingshu alone cost five hundred taels of silver, not to mention Huanling Array. The budget for the Earth level alone is several million taels, and the Sky level is even more likely to be tens of millions of taels.

As for those small cities, they don't need to be considered at all. The phantom array that doesn't meet the scale is basically useless. Either the spiritual path is easily interrupted or the conversion rate is too low, which are fatal flaws. In terms of consumption, according to precise calculations, within a range of fifty miles, the spiritual power converted from one stone of coarse grain is enough for a soldier to march for two days. For every fifty miles beyond that, an additional stone of grain is needed.

The conversion rate has no specific unit and is difficult to quantify. It is only a vague concept, such as how many spiritual arrows a soldier can shoot with one stone of grain.

“I need detailed data.”

Lu Chen said in a serious tone, "Niu Jin, I will go back and design a set of units later. You will be responsible for quantifying the data and make it as accurate as possible."

"Yes!"

Niu Jin had no doubts and nodded in agreement.

Lu Chen turned his head and looked at the people around him, then continued: "Be cautious and don't slack off. This is just the beginning. Your next direction should be how to reduce costs, increase the conversion rate of spiritual power, reduce the loss of spiritual power in long-distance transmission, etc."

The joy on everyone's faces faded a little, and then they bowed respectfully.

"Yes! Master Protector!"

"But you don't have to be too nervous."

Lu Chen suddenly smiled, and then changed the subject, saying, "After all, you have successfully taken the crucial first step. This step will have a huge impact on the court. With the results, the court will definitely allocate more funds, and the Tiangong Division will become more and more important in the future."

"In the future, the Tiangong Division will surely become an important institution in Daxia, and you are all pioneers of the Way of Investigating Things, and you are destined to be the founders who will be worshipped by your successors in the future."

Hearing this, everyone's heart was suddenly filled with excitement.

I thought I had learned a minor skill and that was all I would get in my life. At best I could be a master craftsman and live a mediocre life, but I couldn't expect to achieve any great accomplishments.

Unexpectedly, Lu Chen suddenly appeared, and their luck turned, and they suddenly became the hottest top talents in the Great Xia Empire.

Not only did they receive salaries comparable to those of important officials in the court, but they were also respected by others when they went out. Even the county magistrate, who was once high and mighty, would take the initiative to visit them when they returned home for business, and politely ask if their family needed any care...

These treatments that they had never dared to dream of before were brought to them by Lu Chen. How could they not be grateful?
Now Lu Chen is planning a future for them and says that they will surely be remembered forever. How can they not be extremely excited?
Given the position Lu Chen holds in their hearts right now, let alone asking them to be humble and calm and change the focus of their research, even if they were asked to put on armor and go to the battlefield, they wouldn't even frown.

"For the next five days."

Lu Chen spoke again, smiling at everyone, "Officials of the Tiangong Division who are in charge of the Lingshu and Huanling Formation are on a collective rest day. Take the rewards His Majesty has given you and return home in glory. Let your fellow villagers see how glorious it is to enter the Tiangong Division and practice the Way of Investigating Things, and how much His Majesty values ​​you."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly became anxious.

Niu Jin said anxiously, "Master Shao Bao, we don't want to take a rest. You just said that this is just the beginning. The next improvement is the key. The cost of Lingshu and Huanling Formation is too high. It's still a long way from being put into use."

Seeing this, the others said, "Yes, sir! Don't take a rest. We are all eager to live in Tiangongsi and continue to improve our research."

"I heard that the rebel forces in the south are getting stronger and stronger, and the entire south is corrupt. How can we relax at this time?"

"If Lingshu can be put into production soon, the situation in the court will improve sooner. My lord, the overall situation is more important!"

"Master Shao Bao, we are really not tired. Please don't let us take a rest. We can still hold on!"

"..."

Seeing this scene, Lu Chen couldn't help but open his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.

At the same time, a warm current suddenly surged from the bottom of his heart and instantly spread throughout his body, making his mind excited and his face full of emotion.

What does it mean to be united as one, and what does it mean to be righteous?

This is!
With these people around, how could the imperial court possibly fail?! (End of this chapter)