Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

Anyway, we're all rice-planting people, all sacrificing ourselves for science, so it doesn't matter.

Chapter 147 Breaking Through Defense

During this stalemate, the Doctor was trying to upgrade his equipment to fight back, while Jiang Ming was also trying to improve his skills.

The primary task at present is to increase artillery production. In the long term, we will need to develop and overcome the challenges posed by PhDs. In the near future, there are two main directions: one is to reverse engineer and master this barrier-based shield technology, and the other is to accelerate the deployment of powered armor.

Their powered exoskeletons have been successfully applied in the industrial field, including construction and material handling. However, due to limitations in sensors and control programs, the motion latency is too high, so they have not been put into military use.

Because they are indeed short-staffed, they have entrusted the relevant projects to the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences, but it is expected to take some time.

Now, they urgently need equipment that can effectively break through the Shogunate army's barrier while also providing effective protection for their own side.

The concept of armored units, including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, was brought up for discussion by Jiang Ming.

Previously, Jiang Ming had no intention of developing in this direction because there was no demand.

The Shogunate army was merely a cold weapon-wielding force; tanks weren't needed to deal with them. Above the Shogunate army was the Raiden General, whom even tanks couldn't handle.

It's a typical case of being neither the best nor the worst.

Moreover, there are no precedents for tanks or infantry fighting vehicles in Teyvat, so they need to design and develop them from scratch. On the other hand, humanoid or bionic mechs, whether it is clockwork mechanism technology, Canria's puppet technology or the one-eyed little monster, are all precedents that they can refer to, and there are plenty of them.

Furthermore, Inazuma is mountainous with terrible terrain. If we really build these heavy armored vehicles, it's questionable whether they can even get into the battlefield, and their mobility is questionable.

He prefers to use these mechs, equipped with weapons like machine guns, to counter special units with superior individual combat capabilities and provide fire support.

Now, the situation is different when facing the Shogunate army, which has been greatly upgraded in equipment.

Under the requirement of "penetrating and blocking defenses", nothing is more suitable than a tank.

Jiang Ming called over the team that had previously designed trucks and asked them to work on the tank design.

Secondly, the artillery research and development team was tasked with developing a cannon suitable for tanks before developing a larger caliber howitzer.

In response to the shogunate army's barrier, they demanded that this cannon have a high initial velocity, and consequently, they also demanded the development of new types of ammunition suitable for it.

In addition to their own research and development, Mondstadt will also contribute to the development of the new ammunition.

Klee was having a blast frying all sorts of things over there, so much fun that she would create a new recipe every few days. Although not every recipe was suitable for use, the sheer number of recipes meant she was bound to win.

Despite having to pay a huge amount of money for the cleanup, they still felt it was well worth it. They reasoned that if they had used that money for research and development, it might not have even made a ripple.

A weapons officer named Emmato, who came to the research institute to cooperate with the research and development work, with the help of Klee and the new materials they provided, tried to use a cone-shaped explosive liner to concentrate the energy of the explosive explosion.

—That is, armor-piercing projectiles.

This research has made some initial progress.

After Mondstadt took over the development of armor-piercing projectiles, their responsibilities became much lighter.

There are also some projects whose effects are not yet apparent. For example, in Liyue, they are developing the Celestial Magic system. They are trying to simulate the way Celestial power operates and replace it with electricity to see if they can still achieve a similar effect. Furthermore, combined with their research on Ruins Heavy Machinery and Runes, they have also proposed the concept of Rune Enchantment.

Although research on enchanting has made no progress yet, there are real clues about the projection of magical arts.

If they can find alternative energy sources and mass-produce them, their computers will no longer need to rely on paper for output.

Surprisingly, after exchanging their research findings, the two sides discovered that the barrier technology used by the Shogunate army and the energy operation of the Liyue Animal Art projection had many similarities.

The two seem to share some common origin, and it's unclear whether the doctor drew inspiration from them during the research and development process.

However, given these shared characteristics, research on barriers has become a collaborative project between the two sides.

In this regard, it is worth mentioning that Liyue has already set up the relevant equipment and successfully established real-time communication with Liyue via cable.

This is also a prerequisite for them to carry out cooperative projects, exchanges, and simultaneous research with multiple regions.

During this time, Fontaine learned about the data transmission method using electrical signals, and they showed great interest in it.

Not only did they take the lead in developing wired telephones and exchanges, but they also tried to develop new cables to increase their transmission bandwidth, striving to enable them to have the ability to transmit video in real time, similar to a viewing port, and to transmit long-distance data across borders, instead of only being able to transmit text as they do now.

With the encouragement of Hideo Yamagami and his group, the Fontaine Academy undertook the production of the wires and agreed to promote the connection with Liyue to build communication cables.

Production at the Fontaine factory wasn't difficult. After all, the technical data was already available, and the process wasn't too complicated. They just needed to follow the standards. They were all long-time partners of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences and were familiar with the process. They had even already shipped a batch to fulfill Liyue's order.

The main issue is that the approval process at Momo Palace is very complicated; otherwise, they would have connected the communication cable with Liyue immediately.

At this moment, the people of Haizhi Island directly felt that their research and development capabilities were different from before. It would be an exaggeration to say that they could directly integrate the research and development capabilities of the entire Teyvat, but mobilizing and utilizing a considerable portion of them was no longer a problem.

“In addition to engineering projects, we have obtained the formula and process for superconducting materials from Abedo, which can be mass-produced. The main material is Star Silver Mine. Therefore, we have proposed the Snow Mountain Development Plan to the Knights of Favonius, which requires at least 3000 sets of electric heating suits and other supporting equipment.”

"Let's add it to the production plan and try to distribute it more evenly."

Jiang Ming had a headache; he needed to revise the 22nd version of the plan.

Previously, a large amount of production capacity was diverted to serve the war effort, so version 21 was revised.

"Furthermore, according to Hideo Yamagami's report, the oil extraction equipment has been loaded onto a ship and sent to Sumeru. They inquired whether permission from the Religious Council was still required?"

"Of course, the necessary procedures must be followed. The Order of the Instruction doesn't seem to be aware of the value of oil. We can take advantage of this information gap and sign a contract at a low price, starting from 99 years."

The secretary silently wrote it down, planning to print it out at the terminal and send it to Liyue later.

"There's one more thing. Captain Beidou asked you about the recent battles. Would you like to answer him personally?"

Chapter 148 A Tale of Deception and Truth, A Time for Delusion

Liyue has been quite lively lately.

As Beidou had predicted, after she brought the robots and their associated equipment back to Liyue, Ningguang fell into an unusual silence.

I stared blankly at these robots for a long time.

Finally, Ningguang ordered the robots and related equipment to be sealed off and kept strictly confidential.

She really couldn't imagine what Liyue would become if these cheap robots replaced Liyue's workers.

What will become of the workers in Liyue?

This is even more serious than the upheaval in the deep abyss; it truly affects the livelihoods of millions of workers.

This will shake the very foundation of Liyue.

As for the solution...

Ningguang listened to Beidou's description of the solution for Haizhi Island, but she didn't know what to do.

Liyue is a nation founded on commerce. Merchants and guilds are the main entities that maintain the operation of Liyue society. Even the Seven Stars are merchants. In Liyue society, apart from transcendent beings like the Emperor and the Immortals, merchants are the true masters of Liyue.

Following the method used on Haiqi Island would directly upend Liyue's society, and the impact would be no better than the former. (Based on Ningguang's current understanding)

No matter how you look at it, this step is a bit too big.

The national conditions and situations faced by Liyue and Haiqi Island are different. Haiqi Island's approach is based on the fact that they did not have a complete social system before. After violently purging the conservative forces, they started planning directly from scratch. This approach cannot be applied to Liyue at all.

Until a better solution is found, the only temporary solution is to ban robots to ensure the survival of Liyue's workers and maintain the operation of Liyue society.

These robots should not replace workers, and in fact, these robots should not be used at all.

However, after discussions between Hideo Yamagami, Hokuto, and Ningkou, the order to seal off the area was changed to a restriction.

These robots are only permitted for internal use within the research institute and must not be distributed outside the institute; their cost is also strictly confidential.

Ningguang will send someone to supervise the process.

One important reason is that everyone in the Southern Cross fleet actually knew what was going on, so maintaining strict secrecy was not very realistic.

It would be better to release some real information and mix in some fake information; the combination of truth and falsehood would make it seem more authentic.

The only information they released to the public was that the cost of purchasing and maintaining these robots was far higher than the wages of workers, and that they would only be used when there was a dangerous need within the research institute, in order to avoid causing panic.

Meanwhile, Ningguang will approve a large sum of money, ostensibly for robot maintenance, but in reality, it will eventually be converted into research funding.

With Ningguang helping to hold things up, no one will be so tactless as to come and scrutinize the accounts relentlessly.

As for the actual price, only a few people, such as Beidou, Ningguang, and Yamagami Hideo, know it.

They won't even reveal this to the major merchant guilds and aristocratic families of Liyue, to avoid giving them any ideas that could put pressure on Seven Stars later.

The sailors of the Southern Cross fleet, who had some understanding of this, brushed it off with various reasons such as import premiums and the high cost of using the robots on Haiqi Island due to a shortage of manpower. In short, the cost of using these robots, at least in Liyue, was far higher than that of humans.

Ok.

Whether the sailors believed it or not, the wise ones had to say it that way.

Sometimes, it's true that it's good to be a little oblivious to life's troubles.

Thus, all the people of Liyue knew was that the newly established research institute led by the Seven Stars had introduced some advanced foreign technologies, and that, for some reason, the sailors of the Southern Cross fleet had become worried after their trip, with many of them becoming much more silent than before.

The rest is gone.

People began to pay more attention to the trucks that transported supplies, the high-end cars that were currently only used by a few big businessmen in Qixing, and the devices that could communicate even when they were far apart.

Those vehicles were never sold after being delivered to Liyue. The quantity was not even enough to meet the needs of Liyue Harbor; they were all consumed internally by Liyue Harbor.

However, the price is far beyond what ordinary people in Liyue Harbor can afford, and the power grid in Liyue Harbor is still under construction. Only these important figures can use electricity, and people only pay attention to them because they are indeed very conspicuous.

Those devices that can communicate are the ones that truly bring real benefits to people.

The ability to transmit text messages across thousands of miles—how is this different from the legendary celestial magic of "transmitting sound over a thousand miles"?

Although it's not transmitting sound yet, didn't you hear what Qixing said? Machines capable of transmitting sound are already under construction.

Being able to send some text messages is already quite good. At least the Seven Stars are preparing to connect the line from Liyue Harbor to Qiaoying Manor. All they need is enough cables. In the future, it will be much more convenient for people to communicate with each other than with letters.

In short, Liyue has been a hot topic of discussion about various changes recently.

As a monopolistic enterprise in the Liyue funeral industry, the Hall of Rebirth naturally installed electrical wires and connected electric lights early on.

It should be said that such a place, which may seem somewhat eerie to people, is precisely where electric lights are needed for illumination.

The current head of the Wangsheng Hall, Hu Tao, specially selected a bunch of high-wattage light bulbs to install in the main hall. Every night when the lights are turned on in the Wangsheng Hall, people around think it's dawn.

In addition, Wangshengtang also purchased a batch of these novel electric vehicles.

Master Hu has decided that these will be the hearses from now on!

For example, right now, a guest who wishes to remain anonymous received an order from Hu Tao that a business had come in. He then silently got up, took the key, turned off the light, and left the room.