My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

What a handsome young man!

Jiang Xiaobai's gaze fell on that figure, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

It was a young man.

He looked quite young, dressed in a long robe with a piece of green jade hanging from his waist.

He was tall and slender with clean features, but his appearance... was a bit too handsome.

Indeed, she possessed an indescribable refined beauty.

If it weren't for the fact that he was dressed in men's clothing and his voice was low, Jiang Xiaobai would have even doubted whether he was seeing things.

No, why would a man be so handsome?

Jiang Xiaobai muttered to himself, then looked away and glanced into the room.

"what?"

Jiang Xiaobai looked puzzled and turned around to ask, "Where is your young master?"

After she finished speaking, Chang Ying's expression became noticeably embarrassed.

The handsome man's expression also became somewhat unnatural.

"Young Master Jiang, this... is our young master."

Chang Ying raised her hand and gestured to the handsome man.

what?

Jiang Xiaobai was stunned for a moment.

He then realized what was happening, and a smile immediately spread across his face: "So this is the young master!"

As they spoke, Jiang Xiaobai naturally extended his hand: "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"

The handsome man looked at Jiang Xiaobai's outstretched hand with obvious confusion.

They didn't seem to understand what kind of etiquette this was.

After hesitating for a moment, he still reached out and shook hands with Jiang Xiaobai.

The moment their hands clasped, Jiang Xiaobai's expression froze.

That move...

It's really soft.

The handsome man's expression became noticeably more unnatural after Jiang Xiaobai grabbed his hand.

He quickly withdrew his hand: "Young Master Jiang, please come inside."

"good!"

Jiang Xiaobai didn't think much of it, just smiled and nodded, leading Zhang Xinnian and Tang Ningshuang into the room.

A banquet table has been prepared inside.

There weren't many dishes, but they were all clearly very exquisite.

There was also a diagram of a mechanism by the window, with several copper beads and a few disassembled gears next to it.

Clearly, this young master must have been researching mechanisms not long ago.

Jiang Xiaobai sat down at the banquet table.

Zhang Xinnian and Tang Ningshuang did not sit down, but stood on either side of Jiang Xiaobai behind him.

Jiang Xiaobai turned and glanced at the two of them: "Don't be shy, sit down."

"No need, young master. Please continue your conversation; we'll stay in the back!"

Zhang Xinnian smiled and said.

Tang Ningshuang didn't move either, clearly showing no intention of sitting down.

Seeing their reaction, Jiang Xiaobai didn't press the matter. She looked back at the handsome man and asked curiously, "By the way, may I ask how the young master is addressed?"

"Don't leave."

The handsome man sat down opposite him and responded.

"Mo Li?"

Jiang Xiaobai read it aloud softly and smiled, "This name is not bad."

Without further ado, Jiang Xiaobai said directly, "Brother Mo, since you invited me here, let's get straight to the point."

"You can't just invite me to a meal, can you?"

"We at Tianji Workshop are very interested in Prince Jiang's methods of calculation."

Mo Li looked at Jiang Xiaobai and slowly said, "Therefore, I would like to ask Young Master Jiang to state his terms."

Jiang Xiaobai smiled.

Sure enough, the young master of the workshop invited him over for the purpose of learning the method of calculation.

"That simple method of calculation can be taught to you at Tianji Workshop for free."

Jiang Xiaobai spoke up.

Ok?

Mo Li was taken aback, clearly somewhat surprised: "Is what Young Master Jiang said true?"

"Naturally true."

Jiang Xiaobai nodded: "That's just the simplest thing, nothing special."

"The simplest thing?"

Mo Li's brows twitched slightly.

"I have even more advanced methods of calculation here."

Jiang Xiaobai said, "I've already mentioned this to Steward Chang Ying!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Li looked at Jiang Xiaobai, and his expression finally became more serious.

If someone else had said this, he might not have believed it.

But yesterday's more than one hundred steps of the Tianyanpan were enough to prove that Jiang Xiaobai was not just talking nonsense.

After a moment of silence, Mo Li slowly spoke, "Then what does Young Master Jiang desire?"

"Shares".

"Shares?"

Mo Li frowned, clearly not understanding the meaning of the word.

"good."

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "I will use a more advanced method of calculation to acquire shares in your Tianji Workshop."

"this……"

Mo Li looked puzzled: "I don't quite understand what Prince Jiang means."

"oh."

Jiang Xiaobai thought for a moment and explained, "It means that from today onwards, half of Tianji Workshop will be surnamed Mo."

"My other half's surname is Jiang. I wonder if Brother Mo understands what I mean?"

These words were spoken.

Mo Li's expression immediately changed: "Young Master Jiang, isn't your appetite a bit too much?"

Is it big?

Jiang Xiaobai wasn't angry after hearing this; instead, he smiled.

"What? You think half of Tianji Workshop isn't big enough, Young Master Jiang?"

Mo Li's voice was very calm.

Tianji Workshop has been passed down for many years, and its skills in mechanical devices are renowned throughout the world.

Even though Jiang Xiaobai broke the Xuanlin Armor yesterday and calculated more than a hundred steps of the Tianyan Disc.

To ask for half of Tianji Workshop's profits so readily is simply too arrogant.

"Brother Mo, don't be so quick to think I have a big appetite."

Jiang Xiaobai, however, continued smiling: "I have a few questions for you!"

"When your Tianji Workshop builds mechanisms, do you need to measure lengths, calculate angles, and determine the pushing force?"

"nature."

Mo Li nodded: "The art of mechanisms cannot exist without these."

"Then let me ask you another question."

Jiang Xiaobai put the copper bead down: "If there is a tall tower, you cannot go up, nor can you get close."

"Given only a three-foot-long wooden pole and a shadow, can you calculate the height of the tower within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?"

Mo Li was slightly taken aback.

Chang Ying listened from behind and frowned as well.

This problem sounds easy, but we can't get close or go up to it. How can we calculate it using only a wooden pole and its shadow?

"If you know the length of the wooden pole's shadow, then measure the length of the tower's shadow..."

Mo Li pondered for a moment, then said, "Perhaps we can calculate it proportionally."

Jiang Xiaobai nodded: "That's right."

"That's easy."

Mo Li's expression remained unchanged.

"hehe……"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled slightly, then asked, "What if the tower's shadow falls into the water and is broken in half?"

Ok?

Mo Li frowned immediately: "In the water?"

"Yes."

Jiang Xiaobai laughed and said, "The shadow is broken, so you can't measure the full length of the shadow."

"But you can see the angle of the reflection in the water. In that case, how do you deduce it?"

Mo Li fell silent.

Chang Ying also began to ponder.

The room fell silent for a moment.

After a moment, Mo Li, who was picking vegetables, slowly said, "We can choose another fixed point and measure the shadow again from a different location."

"What if it can't be replaced?"

Jiang Xiaobai continued to ask.

"this……"

Mo Li stopped again.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and didn't make things difficult for him. Instead, he raised his hand and dipped it in some tea on the table.

Then, Jiang Xiaobai simply drew a few lines on the table: "A wooden pole, a reflection, a corner."

"Three dots make a plane."

"As long as you know the angle and the length of the wooden pole, you can deduce it back. This... is the method of triangulation."