Chapter 179: Glasses

Yun Shu said, "I've encountered some difficulties making guns recently, so I switched to making hand grenades; they should be ready in these next two days."

Yan Ning's eyes lit up instantly.

"Hand grenades can be thrown further and have greater lethality; they are essentially an upgraded version of a gunpowder bag."

Yun Shu nodded: "That's right, just an upgraded version of a gunpowder bag."

Yan Ning realized that Yun Shu was truly useful; give him a video, and he could make these highly lethal weapons.

Perhaps he could even invent air conditioning.

Yan Ning asked again: "I want to make warships; have the cannons been finished?"

Yun Shu shook his head: "Not yet, I still need to ponder them further."

As he spoke, there was a look of regret on Yun Shu's face.

He had failed too many times while making cannons, and there was even one time when the cannon exploded the moment the fuse was lit; if not for the Amulet Yan Ning had given him, he would have died long ago.

Yun Shu told Yan Ning about this, "The cannons might still take some time."

Yan Ning frowned: "If it's too difficult, then forget it; if people get hurt, the loss will outweigh the gain."

Yun Shu was very bold: "It's fine, I should be able to make them."

As the two were talking, Grand Tutor Chen and Grand Preceptor Jiang, who were standing to the side, listened with great interest as they discussed military weapons.

Both of them had seen that World Map; if Yun Shu could make so many high-lethality weapons, wouldn't their Daxia be invincible forever?

Yun Shu began to look forward to it: "Once the warships are finished, we'll mount a few cannons on the ships, and we can wipe out Japan."

Grand Tutor Chen hurriedly said: "Your Highness, we must have a just cause; where is Japan? We cannot go and destroy a country for no reason."

Yan Ning said: "Japan is Woguo; isn't attacking Woguo a just cause?"

She was quite regretful: "I heard that many people from Woguo still come to the coast to burn, kill, and loot recently; when we wiped out their army last time, we should have wiped out all of them."

Yun Shu was a bit excited: "I'll go back and study it today; I guarantee I'll leave them without a single survivor!"

Yun Shu remembered something and turned to ask Yan Ning: "After wiping out Japan, should we wipe out Europe while we're at it?"

Grand Tutor Chen and Grand Preceptor Jiang both shivered.

The youth who looked gentle on ordinary days was talking about wiping out other people's entire countries.

This is truly...

One cannot judge a person by their appearance.

Whenever Yun Shu thought about the opportunity to wipe out those threatening countries in a parallel universe, he felt very satisfied.

Just as Yun Shu was getting excited, Yan Ning said: "Let's not think about these things for now; we still have to make ocean-going warships, and I still need to do some research."

As she spoke, Yan Ning took out the blueprints for the ocean-going warships, "There are so many details, and some key points haven't been worked out yet; we can't figure out the details, and the shipwrights are even more confused."

Yun Shu stared at the blueprints for a good while, frowned, and said to Yan Ning: "I'll go back and think about it."

Yun Shu was copying the blueprints, using cinnabar to highlight the parts they had questions about.

It was at this moment that Song Yu requested an audience.

Yan Ning was puzzled: "Who is Song Yu, and what is the reason for his visit?"

Yun Shu said: "Song Yu is a student from Science Class One; his grades in Physics and Chemistry are quite good. He probably came over this time because he made some small gadgets."

Yan Ning then had him brought in.

This was Song Yu's first time at the Eastern Palace, and he didn't dare to look around.

When he entered, he saw that Yun Shu was also there, and he was somewhat surprised to see his relaxed and contented manner.

Sure enough, Yun Shu was now a favorite in front of the Crown Princess and His Majesty.

Upon seeing Yan Ning, Song Yu performed a salute and took out two wooden boxes, handing them to Yan Ning.

Yan Ning took the boxes and opened them to see that each box contained a pair of Glasses; these glasses were made of tin, with polished glass lenses in the middle.

What surprised Yan Ning was that the temples of the glasses could be folded.

Song Yu said: "This is the sketch given by Master Yun, and it was also through Master Yun's introduction to the blacksmith that I was able to make them."

Ordinary blacksmiths all thought that Song Yu's requirements were so high because he was there to cause trouble.

Yan Ning played with the glasses with satisfaction, "They are made very well."

Grand Tutor Chen asked: "Your Highness, what are these used for?"

Yan Ning said: "This thing is called Glasses; after those with poor eyesight wear them, they will see things much more clearly."

Inside were a pair of normal glasses and a pair of Reading Glasses.

Yan Ning took one and gave it to Grand Tutor Chen to use: "How do you feel?"

Grand Tutor Chen's face was full of surprise, "This, this, this... it's actually this amazing!"

Grand Preceptor Jiang was also getting on in years, so wearing the Reading Glasses was just right.

Yan Ning said with a smile: "These glasses are quite good, reward him!"

A palace maid came and gave Song Yu and Yun Shu one hundred taels of Silver Notes each.

Song Yu's eyes widened in disbelief; he had only followed Yun Shu's blueprints and had someone make them, and he got this much money?

Yan Ning said with a smile: "I plan to open a glasses shop; you write down the method for making the glasses in detail, and I will give you ten percent of the profits from the glasses shop."

Song Yu was overjoyed and began to write down the method.

Song Yu's handwriting was very beautiful, whether with a hard pen or a brush.

Yan Ning took these sheets of paper and gave orders to find a shop and craftsmen.

Not to mention anything else, there must be many people in the Imperial Academy with vision problems; many of them studied by lamp light and ruined their eyes.

Song Yu felt like he was floating on air.

Anything related to Glazed Glass was very expensive; if he were given ten percent of the profits, wouldn't he make a fortune?

Song Yu took the one hundred taels of Silver Notes and first went to exchange some for small silver; the few Silver Notes in his hand totaled eighty taels.

Song Yu first went to buy roast duck and roast chicken, then bought a set of brush, ink, and paper, and rode his newly purchased Bicycle back home.

The Song family lived in a village not too far from the Capital; fortunately, when the roads were being built, the roads to every village were completed, so riding a Bicycle there did not take much time.

When Song Yu returned, riding a Bicycle that cost two taels of silver, he also carried the scent of roast duck and roast chicken.

Along this journey, Song Yu could be said to be quite eye-catching.

Song Yu did not pay attention to their strange gazes, but instead hurried home.

Usually, during the two days the Imperial Academy was on break, he never returned, always racing against time to study.

He did not come from a wealthy family; only by working twice as hard as others could he have a chance to get ahead in life.

This time, Song Yu rode back on a Bicycle and even brought roast chicken and roast duck, which gave the Song family quite a shock.

Looking again at the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone that Song Yu gave to the younger ones, Mother Song truly could not bear to watch any longer.

Mother Song sighed: "You must have earned this from copying books; hurry and return these things, don't waste the silver."

Song Yu handed the eighty-tael Silver Note to his mother, "Mother, this is not silver I earned from copying books; your son invented Glasses, and the Crown Princess rewarded me. The Crown Princess even said she wants to open a shop for Glasses and give me a ten percent share of the profits!"

The Song family all became excited.

The old lady knelt toward the Capital and performed the great ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows.

The old lady was not finished kneeling herself, and she even pulled Song Yu to kneel with her.