The Emperor is Above

Chapter 439: The students with wild imaginations

“Bang—bang—bang—”

“Bang, bang, bang—bang, bang, bang—”

The sudden noise coming from the west side of Longcheng Fortress in recent days is simply unbearable.

That was the area where Yang Hu and his group of imperial students and Kui Wendou and his group of puppeteers conducted their research.

Even though Qing Yi lived in the City Lord's Mansion on the ninth floor of the fortress, he could not avoid the constant noise.

After seeing off the old patriarch of the Jiliu tribe, Qing Yi finally couldn't stand his impatience and curiosity anymore, so he went to see what they were doing.

At the westernmost side of the fortress is an independent five-story building. There are passages on the middle two floors connecting it to the main fortress of Longcheng Fortress. The entire building is also built with large pieces of qinggang stone and looks very solid.

Compared to the main fortress of Longcheng Fortress, this is a small fortress, but with a size of more than 200 feet long, 20 feet wide and 15 feet high, it is still a huge building that people can look up to.

There are two ancient stone sculptures of mythical beasts at the entrance of the building, each of which is more than two meters tall and looks very majestic. Two brand new vertical plaques are hung on both sides of the gate.

There are five big characters written on the left: Longcheng Research Institute.

There are two rows of small characters written on the right: Giant Beast Puppet and War Puppet Engineering Research Project Department; Mechanical and Power Engineering Research Project Department.

Needless to say, such a low-brow name must have been given by the lord.

If we follow the opinions of Yang Hu, Kui Wendou and others, even if it is not called a certain college or a certain school, it should at least have an elegant name.

It’s a pity that they have to bow their heads under someone else’s roof. The lord likes to call them by such names, and they can only accept it with a pinch of their noses.

"Be careful, everyone, use your strength evenly. If anyone can't lift it, call for a replacement in advance!"

Just as Qing Yi was about to step into the gate, he almost bumped into a group of young men about seventeen or eighteen years old. They were happily carrying a heavy bone plate that was nine feet long and wide and walking out.

"Ah - it's the Lord!"

The young men who almost bumped into Qing Yi were startled. Someone accidentally slipped and the heavy pelvis fell down. If Qing Yi hadn't reached out to support it in time, there would have been a few more broken legs.

"This pelvis probably weighs seven or eight thousand kilograms."

Qing Yi expertly estimated the weight of the pelvis and recognized that these young men were older students in the academy.

Many of them were young men from Guqiu Fengtu, so they asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Before the students could say anything, Ying Feizi came up from inside and explained with a smile, "Doctor Shang, these are students who are making rapid progress in their studies, and they help out here during their spare time.

As for this bone plate, it was originally left over from the Ghost Witch Tribe. Recently, everyone has been quite dissatisfied with it, saying that it was smoked by the cooking in the student cafeteria.

In the past half month, a few classmates and I have made a smokeless cooker called a thermal stove. Now we are going to try out its cooking effect.

Gongsun Jiazai promised us that if the trial is effective, we can promote it throughout the Dragon City Fortress."

"Smokeless cooker? Thermal stove?"

Qing Yi was stunned when he heard the name.

Carefully observing the various runes carved on the bone plate, it turns out that they are used to convert the crystal energy into heating function. Isn't this a fantasy version of an induction cooker?

"Yeah, Ying Feizi, you guys still have some ideas. A few days ago, Auntie Bo complained to me that the rooms in the fortress were okay to live in, but the smoke from cooking in each household was unbearable." Ying Feizi smiled from ear to ear after receiving Qing Yi's praise, and pointed to a group of young men who were also carrying large boxes and introduced:
"Look at that, Doctor. It's a refrigerator that we made based on the research of Mr. Kui Wendou and his colleagues. It can store large amounts of fresh fish and meat even in the summer.

You can also use clean water to make a lot of ice cubes. Having a bowl of sour plum soup on a hot summer day is what we call a comfortable life. "

Well, Qing Yi really admires you.

Unexpectedly, there was no need for me to give any hints. This group of imaginative students had already made the induction cooker and refrigerator.

Just seeing the bean-sized crystal inlaid in the core formation, Qing Yi still couldn't help but feel distressed. If it was used in this way, no matter how much crystal ore there was, it would not be enough to waste.

Although Qing Yi was worried about the crystal reserves donated by the dragon eagles, he still encouraged the students' enthusiasm for exploration:

"Very good, very good. These things are very useful. If you don't have enough crystals, just tell me. By the way, there have been banging noises here every day in the past few days. What are you doing?"

"Hehe, if you go in and take a look, you'll know. The noise has nothing to do with us. It's the fault of Jiang Gongfu and Lu Wangzhi."

After saying this, Ying Feizi led the young men and quickly ran away carrying the fantasy version of induction cooker and refrigerator. It seemed that Ying Feizi was also involved in the noise.

Qing Yi shook his head helplessly and continued walking inside. This was the first time he had time to come and inspect since the establishment of Longcheng Research Institute.

I imagined that the laboratory should be clean, tidy and quiet, but unexpectedly, as soon as I walked into the lobby, I saw all kinds of materials piled up in a mess everywhere.

Throughout the building, groups of young people and teenagers can be seen everywhere, busy moving back and forth, each carrying a bunch of things.

The corridor, which is two meters wide, is like a bustling market. There are many teenagers around eleven or twelve years old mixed in, and it is obvious that they have been hanging out here for a long time.

"Huh? Erhei, why are you here too?" Qing Yi was surprised to find that the little cowherd from his family was also here, with his face and body covered in dirt.

"Master, master, I am learning from Mr. Kui Wendou now!" The dark-skinned little Erhei was also very excited to see Qing Yi.

He was holding a bunch of strange tools, his face flushed with excitement, "The teacher said that I have great talent and he wants to take me in as his disciple.

When I can make a giant beast puppet, I can serve my master better, whether it is plowing the land or pulling a cart, it will definitely be better than ordinary cattle and horses."

After seeing off the overjoyed Erhei, Qingyi looked carefully with a thoughtful look. There were at least hundreds of apprentices helping in the entire institute.

As I walked and observed, I could see one or several imperial students or puppeteers busying themselves with groups of apprentices in almost every room.

Some were studying giant beast puppets, while others were carving large pieces of bone. All of them looked extremely serious in their work and study, which made the lord extremely satisfied.

It seems that both the students of the Imperial Academy and the puppeteers are quite dedicated to imparting what they have learned. Not only do they impart knowledge meticulously in the school, but they also put it into practice by training apprentices.

Then there are a total of seven or eight thousand students in the entire Longcheng Fengtu. Even if we don't consider the cost of teaching, we can at least produce three to five hundred talents!
Qing Yi was thinking about these things happily in his heart, following the noise of 'bang bang bang' and coming to an office in the most remote corner of the first floor.

As soon as I opened the door, I was surprised to find Jiang Gongfu, Lu Wangzhi and a group of students experimenting with a strange thing that looked like a drill.

No! It's more of a large battering ram than a drill.

The drill bit alone is at least three feet in diameter. After being combined with rune formations and mechanisms, it makes a terrible noise once it starts drilling, instantly smashing the boulders used in the test.

"So it's this big guy that's been making the noise these days. Jiang Gongfu, Lu Wangzhi, what are you researching?"

(End of this chapter)