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Chapter 441 Tao Qing is not silly at all
After listening to Tao Qing's description, Feng Xue realized that he had made another mistake based on empiricism. Although the various schools of thought in this world seemed a bit far-fetched, they did not have a worldview based on magnetic field rotation. Although they seemed unique in mechanical engineering, they had not developed technologies such as artificial intelligence.

But then he suddenly realized:

"No wonder that Mohist disciple from before..."

"Yes, that's right. The Mohists have always struggled with the lack of technology to precisely control the power of the Mohists. Brother Feng, your method of manipulating creation has filled this gap. If my project hadn't already solved the crop identification problem, I might have wanted to try your artificial spirit."

Tao Qing's tone was somewhat wistful as he reached out and patted the massive creature standing beside him, a head taller than him. Sarah, unusually, couldn't contain her curiosity about this thing that completely defied her understanding of "mechanics," and interrupted Fina, saying:
"Solve it? How did you manage to identify crops using only mechanical means? And with such large-scale equipment!"

"This is all thanks to Brother Xu's help!" Tao Qing casually put his arm around his partner—

"He provided me with physical samples of all the mainstream crops in Daqin that require agricultural machinery assistance at each stage, and I designed a fuzzy recognition process using a linkage algorithm..."

Tao Qing went on and on about how to increase the recognition rate of the linkage through multiple transmissions, and how to improve collision accuracy through ball bearings. What left Feng Xue speechless was that Fina could actually keep up with Tao Qing's train of thought. When they got to the point, Tao Qing clicked open the back cover of the robot's body, revealing the complex linkage transmission mechanism inside. Pointing to a gear engraved with several icons, he said:

"Look, by turning this gear, we can change the movable area of ​​the linkage. By pre-programming different programs, Black Slave No. 1 can recognize different crops. In addition, there are options that don't consider crops, such as tilling only, fertilizing only, and irrigating only. I plan to add these to it later..."

Seeing that Tao Qing was already engrossed in his story and speaking fluently, his partner sighed, glanced at the white-haired, youthful-looking woman, and finally gave Feng Xue an apologetic smile, saying:
"Sorry, that's just how the Gong family's simpletons are when they get carried away."

“I understand, I understand. But if I may be frank, you’ve made such a complicated thing. It would be better to break down each function separately. After all, no matter how many functions it has, if it’s too complicated, the cost will inevitably increase. It’s better to have a low-cost, single device, at least people can choose according to their own needs.”

Hearing Feng Xue's insightful advice, the young man surnamed Xu nodded and said:

"I said the same thing before, but this guy said it's a concept machine, well, in short, it's an engineer's way of saying it, used to explore possibilities. He said that although crops are different, in reality, most of the steps in the process from planting to harvesting are similar."

"As long as enough solutions can be integrated into one device, it means that its compatibility is high enough. Then, subsequent engineers can continuously develop Black Slave No. 2, Black Slave No. 3, and Black Slave No. 4 based on Black Slave No. 1, instead of developing a separate device for each crop."

"In this way, as long as we build a production line for the No. 1 slave, and add a small amount of customized modifications, we can produce almost all the subsequent versions. The apprentices who produce the No. 3 slave can also immediately produce the No. 5 slave after a simple adaptation, without having to relearn... In this way, the cost of iterating farm tools can also be reduced."

"That's interesting!" Feng Xue realized what was going on. According to the intelligence she had gathered, although the concept of standardized production existed in this era (you can check the error of Qin crossbows), high-precision production relied on artisans who lit the heart candles, so the mass production was limited to low-complexity products such as arrows. Tao Qing's idea was obviously considering the subsequent promotion of agricultural machinery.

The image of him as a simple-minded, hard-working guy who could be wound up like a clockwork instantly crumbled, replaced by a thoughtful engineering student.

Just as he was feeling sentimental, Feng Xue's ears suddenly twitched, for he caught Tao Qing's question: "Young lady, you seem to have a deep understanding of the Craftsmanship School. I wonder if the Heart Candle comes from the Craftsmanship School? I am not very talented, but I have also reached the stage of passing on the torch..."

“No.” Sarah, who was still gathering intelligence, was immediately replaced by Fina and shook her head directly:

"I am not a craftsman's candle."

"???" Tao Qing was stunned upon hearing this, seemingly finding it hard to understand why someone with such expertise in engineering would not have lit a Heart Candle that belonged to the engineering school. Logically speaking, even if one had lit a Heart Candle before learning engineering techniques, it would be necessary to rebuild it once their expertise reached such a level.

But he didn't ask any further questions. After all, the Way of the Heart Candle is about asking the heart. If a highly skilled craftsman fails to ignite the Heart Candle, the only reason is that there is something more worthy of her wholehearted pursuit than the craftsman.

Even though he was a bit simple-minded, he knew it would be impolite to ask that question, so he could only steer the conversation back to his Black Slave Number One…

……

Meanwhile, as Feng Xue was getting into the swing of things, Delis finally managed to catch up with her in the space-time rift. Riding her giant wolf, she couldn't help but glance back.

"Thank goodness that the sea god follower realized I was on their side, otherwise we probably wouldn't have been able to catch up at all!"

Delis muttered to herself, still shaken, as she activated her hunting powers and considered her next move.

Feng Xue's growth rate far exceeded her expectations, and what made her even more exhausted was that her divine power channel had been severed by the Heavenly Realm. If she hadn't inexplicably completed a transformation into armor, she probably wouldn't have been able to even complete the transmigration on her own initiative.

"We have absolutely no idea which predecessor we accidentally replicated, but it certainly wasn't the God of Deception!"

Delis felt a little bitter, but there was nothing she could do. After all, the armor wasn't a one-time thing, and she could always try something else later. The Thor before her had also worn the armor of a Valkyrie (Note ①), and it didn't stop him from taking the throne.

"Wait... Thor? So does that mean my Valkyrie persona matches that senior's resume, and I'm currently wearing Thor's armor? But I don't have the authority of thunder! Hmm, maybe it's just a temporary armor. Oh well, whatever, I'll use it for now. If all else fails, I can always switch to Hela or something..."

(End of this chapter)