Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

At nine o'clock that morning, Qi Bing arrived at the home of a leader.

Having fought in the war for several years and traveled to various battlefields, Qi soldiers knew many commanders.

"Qi Bing, someone asked me to introduce you to a girl. She works at a textile factory; she's reliable and capable! You're twenty years old this year; it's time for you to settle down."

Qi Bing was speechless, never expecting that he would face blind dates in his lifetime.

After a moment's thought, Qi Bing forced himself to say, "Commander, I'm currently busy studying and practicing martial arts, and I don't want to get married yet."

When I didn't have a wife, I could do whatever I wanted and was very free. But once I had a wife, even going to the mortal world became inconvenient.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. If he has a wife, he won't have to do the laundry and cooking himself.

"No rush? You're already twenty. When I was your age, my kids were old enough to run errands."

Unable to refuse, Qi Bing agreed to the blind date, but he didn't want to get married yet.

The next morning, Qi Bing went on a blind date. When he arrived at the agreed place and saw his date, he was somewhat disappointed.

"Even if I'm going to find a wife, I have to find a beautiful woman who meets my standards."

Clearing his mind of all distractions, Qi Bing walked over and said, "Hello, I am Qi Bing."

"Hello, I'm Wang Xiuli." Wang Xiuli smiled shyly and asked knowingly, "Comrade Qi, I heard you've been on the battlefield. You must have made many contributions, right?"

Qi Bing said, "I'm nothing special; I just did my duty as a soldier on the battlefield."

They ran out of things to say after chatting for less than ten minutes.

After his first blind date failed, a few days later, another superior approached him: "Qi Bing, I've found you a wonderful girl. She's a middle school teacher, well-educated and reasonable, a perfect match for you!"

Qi Bing said helplessly, "Commander, please don't bother. I have no plans to get married at the moment."

"You're twenty years old this year, it's time for you to get married and have children."

"Sir, I'd like to wait a few more years. Xia's industry is just starting out, and I want to learn more."

"Qi Bing, marriage and studying don't conflict, right?"

Unable to refuse, Qi Bing agreed to go on another blind date.

Hearing that someone was introducing Qi Bing to a potential partner, many leaders became anxious.

During the previous great battle, the Qi soldiers were exceptionally strong in individual combat and had extraordinary command abilities.

After returning from the battlefield, Qi Bing spent several months studying on his own and developed thermal power generator technology and top and bottom blowing steelmaking technology. He also upgraded and transformed the machinery and equipment of many factories in Chongqing.

With his dignified appearance, extraordinary combat prowess, and exceptional talent, Qi Bing is truly a dragon among men.

While Qi Bing was going on blind dates one after another, more and more factories, shops and companies in the Xia Kingdom began to be jointly operated by the public and private sectors.

Qi Bing, who doesn't want to get married for the time being, politely declines one blind date after another, citing incompatible values ​​and personalities.

Two weeks later, Qi Bing received orders and went to a school to work as a temporary teacher of special operations.

As he entered the classroom, he was momentarily stunned when he saw Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie.

"I never imagined that characters from 'Bright Sword' would appear in this film and television world?"

With a calm expression, Qi Bing said "Class begins" and began to explain special operations.

The people sitting below the stage were all seasoned veterans, and many of them harbored resentment towards Qi Bing.

Qi Bing didn't care. He came to the school as a guest teacher for two reasons: first, to complete his assignment, and second, to escape the endless blind dates.

"When we're poor, we infiltrate behind enemy lines; when we're rich, we use overwhelming firepower. Our weaponry is inferior to that of the foreign powers..."

"Dignity exists only on the edge of a sword, truth only within the range of cannons..."

Unconvinced, Li Yunlong couldn't help but say, "Instructor Qi, let's get this straight. What's the difference between special operations and the guerrilla warfare and raids we did behind enemy lines back then?"

Qi Bing explained: "The core of special operations is precision, accuracy, speed, and stealth. It involves carefully selecting personnel, striking with precision, maneuvering rapidly, and infiltrating covertly to accomplish tasks that are difficult for conventional troops to complete."

"For example, reconnaissance behind enemy lines, targeted elimination, sabotage of key enemy facilities, and rescue of captured personnel are all core missions of special operations. These require the integration of reconnaissance techniques and communication equipment..."

Ding Wei asked, "Instructor Qi, what are the requirements for personnel in special operations? Do we have to select the most capable veterans? And what are the specific requirements for equipment?"

Among the three key figures in the "Bright Sword" trio, Ding Wei, with the most strategic vision, wanted to know the practicality and operability of special operations.

Qi Bing nodded. "Special operations personnel not only need to be proficient in hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship, but also need to master skills such as reconnaissance, communications, demolition, disguise, and concealment. They also need to have a strong mentality and the ability to adapt flexibly..."

After taking a sip of tea, Qi Bing continued, "In terms of weaponry, special forces soldiers carry lightweight and precise weapons, such as sniper rifles, assault rifles, submachine guns, and pistols, as well as communication equipment, explosives..."

When the bell rang, Qi Bing was pulled aside by Li Yunlong and others for a chat.

In terms of individual kills, the combined kills of the Iron Triangle (referring to the three main fighters) are less than one-thirtieth of Qi Bing's total.

In terms of the number of medals alone, the Iron Triangle combined doesn't even have as many as Qi Bing alone.

After teaching at the school for a few days, Qi Bing returned to the courtyard house.

After returning to Beicheng, Qi Bing went on several more blind dates, but no one from his superiors introduced him to any more potential partners.

By now, the leaders have realized that Qi Bing has no intention of getting married.

I go to the library to read books in the morning, practice martial arts in the East Courtyard in the afternoon, and occasionally conduct material experiments in the Xuanhuang World.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Qi Bing, having finished his cultivation, thought about the fuel problem in the Xia Kingdom.

Currently, only three oil fields in Xia State are in operation, located in Xinzhou, Longzhou, and Qinzhou respectively.

The Qingcheng Oilfield, located in Harbin, has not yet been found.

Even if all the oil in places like Chuanzhou and Hazhou were put into production, it wouldn't take decades for Xia Kingdom to run out of oil.

"Using coal as a raw material, we can produce kerosene, gasoline, diesel, natural gas, plastics, fuels, rubber, paint, chemical fibers, asphalt, carbon fiber... and fertilizers."

The coal chemical industry in the secret passage has a promising future, so Qi Bing decided to study coal chemical technology.

The Xia Kingdom has abundant coal reserves, and many places also have open-pit coal mines.

If coal chemical technology can be mastered, Xia Kingdom's energy and materials problems can be easily solved in the short term.

"Turning coal into other materials is nothing more than a matter of chemical and physical methods."

After pondering for a long time, Qi Bing had some ideas.

"Read more books first, and try to come up with better ways to make the most of coal."

Using coal chemical technology without fully utilizing coal will inevitably lead to waste and pollution.

Qi Bing wanted to develop a comprehensive factory that would use coal as a raw material to produce a variety of products.

"The composition of coal varies to some extent in different places. There are many open-pit coal mines in Jinzhou and Mengzhou. We should first study the coal in Jinzhou and Mengzhou, and after mastering the coal chemical technology, we can build integrated plants in Jinzhou and Mengzhou."

After a moment of contemplation, Qi Bing temporarily abandoned his research on Mengzhou coal.

Mengzhou was adjacent to Yuanzhou, and the present-day Yuanzhou was honored by Chisha.

It took several days to obtain some coal from Jinju.

After obtaining the coal samples from Jinzhou, Qi Bing would take some time each day to study them.

With samples of Jinzhou coal, he could easily determine the composition of Jinzhou coal and synthesize it using his decomposition and synthesis skills. He could also synthesize Jinzhou coal without limitation using the corresponding elements.

On August 15th, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill began implementing an eight-level worker system.

Four years ago, the three northeastern states implemented an eight-level work system.

Last year, the steelmaking plant, the first rolling mill, and the second rolling mill under Beicheng Steel Group became pilot factories for the eight-level work system.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, also known as the Third Steel Rolling Mill, is one of the factories under the Beicheng Steel Group.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Xu Fugui, who had been preparing for a long time, participated in the worker-level exam with great anticipation.

He Yuzhu, who had been working at the factory for less than two years, was still an apprentice in the steel rolling mill's canteen and was not qualified to take the cook exam.