Please pull the trigger for this world one more time.

In the afternoon, at the Weaponry Science Teaching and Research Office.

"Come in, and don't make a racket."

"Yes."

Du Chi withdrew his hand that was about to knock on the door, and gently pushed open the door of the Weaponry Department. What came into his view was a handsome middle-aged officer wearing a dark green work coat over his military uniform.

Du Chi entered the room with unusual formality, saluted, and said, "Reporting, Captain Du Chi of the 1st Independent Air Service Squadron of the Southeast Group Army greets you, sir."

"Hmm." The middle-aged officer nodded slightly, looking at the figure following Du Chi into the room. "I know you, Gui Haishuo's apprentice."

"Hello, Lieutenant Colonel, Warrant Officer Mo Zian, reporting for duty."

The middle-aged officer nodded slightly.

"Thank you for your generous assistance, sir!" Du Chi saluted again solemnly.

"Alright, let's not stand on ceremony anymore. My name is Jiang Lüde, and I am the director of the Weapons Department. You may address me as Director Jiang."

"Yes, Director Jiang!"

"Come in."

Jiang Lu waved to the two people at the door, then looked at Mo Zi'an again, "Since you made the request, you must have come prepared, right?"

"Yes!"

Jiang Lu pointed to the table next to him: "The drawing workbench is over there. You can begin."

"Yes."

Mo Zian didn't procrastinate any longer. He sat down at the worktable, took out a sheet of white paper for drawing, and immediately began working.

Watching Mo Zian begin drawing, Du Chi saluted Jiang Lude: "Director Jiang, I have training duties this afternoon, so I won't stay any longer."

"Okay, go ahead."

"Yes, goodbye."

Du Chi left the teaching and research office, leaving only Jiang Lüde and Mo Zian in the room. Jiang Lüde picked up his teacup and stood not far away watching Mo Zian draw.

The room was quiet, with only the ticking of the clock and the scratching of pencils.

Mo Zian was completely absorbed in the blueprints and ignored everything around him. About half an hour later, a complete set of blueprints was completed.

"Reporting to Director Jiang, the drawing work is complete. Please provide instructions."

"Let me see it."

"yes!"

Mo Zian handed his blueprints to Jiang Lüde with both hands. After taking the blueprints, Jiang Lüde glanced at them and raised an eyebrow.

"I thought you wanted to modify [736-modified], but I didn't expect you to target [Jin Ge]. Do you know that I am the designer of [Jin Ge], and my standards are much higher than usual?"

"Reporting to Director Jiang."

Mo Zian said, "The [Jin Ge] rifle has excellent performance and is the best blueprint, while the [736-modified] has relatively limited modifiability."

In my humble opinion, the [736-modified] might be phased out of the main force's equipment in the near future.

After this period of training, the students have developed some thoughts on the [Jin Ge] musket, and now is the perfect time to put them to use.

Jiang Lu nodded and continued looking at the blueprints.

"I must say, this is a very thoughtful and practical design, Mo Zian."

Jiang Lu looked at it for a while, then pointed to the blueprint and said, "I didn't expect that you would even improve my automation method. Even from the perspective of the original designer, I still think this should be a very feasible change."

Jiang Lude raised his eyelids and looked at Mo Zian, "I thought you would learn from your master and give me a semi-mechanical core."

"Reporting to Director Jiang, my master is my master, and I am me."

Mo Zian immediately replied, "I don't have the technology to manufacture that semi-mechanical core. It uses a lot of ethereal shaping techniques. I personally prefer to solve problems using mechanical means."

"Oh? So what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of each?" Jiang Lüde asked.

Without hesitation, Mo Zian replied, "Reporting to Director Jiang, the semi-mechanical core can reduce the number of parts, thereby simplifying the internal structure. Theoretically, it is more resistant to wind, sand, water immersion, etc., and has lower requirements for the design level of the igniter."

However, the drawback is that it requires a factory with the ability to engrave etheric shapes, and the manufacturing difficulty of the semi-mechanical core is relatively high. Although the theoretical failure rate is low, once it is damaged on the battlefield, it is almost impossible for soldiers to quickly troubleshoot the problem.

Mechanical methods are more demanding in terms of design and have relatively complex internal structures. However, with careful design, their resistance to harsh environments can be fully achieved.

Although the failure rate is theoretically higher than the former, it is not impossible to achieve a low level with proper design.

"Briefly describe the automatic mode of [Golden Spear]," Jiang said noncommittally.

"Yes! The original [Golden Spear] was achieved through the combination of the gun barrel and the gas chamber. When firing for the first time, the igniter is activated by pulling the bolt. After the bullet is fired, the gun barrel recoils slightly, and the inlet of the gas chamber located at the front end of the gun barrel opens to absorb redundant ether energy and thermal energy."

At the same time, the gun continues to recoil, completing the loading process and sealing the release port of the gas chamber.

Then the recoil spring returns the bolt to its original position, and as the next bullet is fired, the gas chamber release port opens, igniting the ignition.

Jiang Lü nodded: "Absolutely correct. As for your design, you eliminated the movable barrel, handing over the work that originally belonged to the barrel to an independent piston, and made minor adjustments to the rest of the parts and the igniter. What were your considerations?"

"Reporting to Director Jiang, although the original [Golden Spear] has good recoil control, its accuracy and range are somewhat insufficient for use as a sniper rifle."

This was mainly due to the movable barrel, so I improved the design and also solved the problem that the original [Jin Ge] bayonet mount needed to be connected separately to the handguard.

Furthermore, the original [Jin Ge] occasionally had issues with the coordination of the air inlet and outlet ports in the gas collection chamber, which also easily led to the accumulation of sand and dust, increasing the risk of serious malfunctions.

"As expected of a great teacher producing a great student."

Jiang Lu looked at Mo Zi'an and praised him earnestly, "To be honest, I didn't expect that you could not only break free from your master's constraints, but also have your own unique style."

"Thank you for the compliment, Director Jiang. I just had a sudden inspiration."

"You don't need to be modest, Mo Zian."

Jiang Lü said, "It's clear that you not only have a talent for light weapons design, but you also put a lot of effort into it. This level of design could not have been produced without a long period of thought."

Mo Zian admitted that Jiang Lü was absolutely right.

Ever since he saw the [Golden Spear], he had been thinking about how to improve the weapon. He had indeed been working on this plan for quite some time. After all, he wasn't redesigning a new weapon. Even the automatic mechanism was based on the long-stroke piston from his previous life.

Keep in mind that this is a technology that has been mature for decades; it can only be said that Mo Zian stood on the shoulders of giants.

"It's an honor for me to be recognized by the director," Mo Zian accepted the praise readily this time. "Director Jiang, may I ask if this weapon can be manufactured in the weapons department?"

"certainly."

Jiang nodded readily. "As the head of the Weapons Department, I will of course give my full support to the students. My Weapons Department is equipped with a small weapons laboratory, and the staff in the laboratory should be able to complete the production of the parts soon."

"Reporting to Director Jiang, I have a request," Mo Zian said at this moment. "I would like to personally manufacture the core components and participate in the entire manufacturing process."

Are you also good at handicrafts?

Jiang Lude was taken aback at first, and looked at Mo Zian with the eyes of someone who had discovered a treasure (a tool).

"That's true, you come from a family of gunsmiths, so of course you're good at this..."

Okay, I'll give you a sick leave slip. Come here tomorrow afternoon. Today, I'll have the staff prepare the other non-core parts.

"yes!"

After receiving permission from Jiang Lude, Mo Zian returned to the team to continue training, but his thoughts kept drifting back to home.

On this very day, Shen Yi's training ended very early, and unusually, the extra training session at night was canceled.