Chapter 241: Age Has Arrived, the Silver Dragon King Takes Advantage of the Void to Enter

Li Aiguo still underestimated his own memory and comprehension.

As time passed, Li Aiguo saw more and more books, and was able to quickly master the knowledge within them.

This made Li Aiguo suspect for a time whether, after transmigrating, he had activated a golden finger without his own knowledge.

After trying many times, there was no system as Li Aiguo had imagined; could it be that his body had mutated?

Although he had this thought, there was not much data for him to research, so in the end, Li Aiguo decided to treat this matter as a secret, a secret that could not be told.

Not long after, Li Aiguo welcomed the annual senior high school entrance examination.

Li Aiguo's grades had never been exposed, because it had only been three years since the war ended, paper was very precious, and most of it was used for other aspects, unlike later generations where third-year junior high students would drill through test papers every day.

Li Aiguo was all by himself, so unlike other classmates, there were no parents waiting outside during the entrance examination.

After receiving the entrance examination paper, Li Aiguo glanced at it; to him, it was all very simple, so he finished it all in no time.

There was still a long time left in the exam, but Li Aiguo did not choose to wait for the exam to end; he handed in his paper early and left the examination hall.

He handed in his paper early for every subject, and because of this, after the entrance exam, many classmates were discussing this student who handed in his paper early.

At first, some people said he didn't know how to do it and handed in a blank paper.

Later, people from the same examination hall came out to speak; quite a few examinees had seen Li Aiguo's test paper, and it was filled to the brim.

This matter even caused a small sensation.

Although the Beijing library had many books, it could not withstand Li Aiguo, this bug; in less than half a semester, he had flipped through all of them. Regardless of whether they were useful or not, he had finished reading them all.

With no books to read and it being holiday time now, Li Aiguo had no other activities; usually, he just went to school, read books, and caught fish.

In the Rolling Steel Factory, many workers had heard of him, but few had any dealings with him.

It was only the old man in the workshop with Eighth-Grade Fitter skills who was a bit more familiar with him, because Li Aiguo often asked him to craft some small things.

Due to Factory Director Ding's special permission, and because the materials used each time were not much, the old man could treat it as a rest while crafting things for Li Aiguo, so the old man had no objections.

The tools Li Aiguo used to catch fish were all crafted by the old man; some people who had seen Li Aiguo catch fish felt they could do it too, so they privately and secretly asked the fitter old man to craft a set for them, which also allowed the old man to earn some extra money.

It was a pity that while they had the tools, the people using the tools were not up to the task.

Walking every day, Jerry felt it was very inconvenient.

In this era, there were bicycles, motorcycles, and cars, but none of them were things an ordinary person could get their hands on.

The factory would get one bicycle ticket every year, but tens of thousands of people were eyeing it, and Factory Director Ding could not easily give it to Li Aiguo privately.

Li Aiguo had quite a lot of money on hand now, but many things required tickets to be purchased, so even with more money, he could not use it.

The Rolling Steel Factory had a lot of scrap material every day, which was troublesome to process; Li Aiguo had looked at these scraps, and they could still be used after secondary processing.

Returning home, Li Aiguo began to draw blueprints; at first, he drew bicycle blueprints, but thinking that he would still have to pedal it himself, he gave up directly and started drawing motorcycle blueprints; after drawing them, he even admired them for a while—they were perfect.

But after going out to inquire, he learned that gasoline was very expensive and that the right to purchase was not open to individuals, which left Li Aiguo very helpless.

However, he did not give up; no gasoline, right? There was electricity, so Li Aiguo began to design an electric vehicle.

The battery and the electric motor all had to be redesigned; fortunately, Li Aiguo had read university books, and the knowledge inside was completely sufficient.

For the metal parts, Li Aiguo directly had the fitter old man hand-craft them, and he bought some other things himself; these electronic components, wires, and such did not require tickets, and Li Aiguo bought them all very quickly.

Returning home, Li Aiguo began to assemble it; he assembled it very quickly, as this body's hands-on ability was truly strong—if it were his previous life's body, he would have had a headache just assembling it.

After it was all assembled, Li Aiguo prepared to test it; the battery had long been fully charged, and Li Aiguo had six spare batteries; the electric vehicle needed two installed each time, and the others were kept fully charged for replacement.

Doing it for the first time, Li Aiguo did not know if there were any problems, after all, the blueprints were all derived by him, so he pushed the electric vehicle from the leadership compound all the way to the factory, where there was a large open space.

Along the way, many people saw Li Aiguo pushing something out and were all very curious, watching from afar.

Arriving at the open space, Li Aiguo sat on the electric vehicle, started it, and with a gentle turn of his right hand, the electric vehicle slowly began to move.

Seeing the electric vehicle move, the onlookers began to clap and cheer one after another, and a few people had already gone to notify Factory Director Ding.

Li Aiguo tested the vehicle back and forth in the open space; the top speed was 30km/h, which was not bad, and after riding over a stretch of bumpy road, the shock absorption was also okay.

Li Aiguo was riding the electric vehicle, preparing to go home, when he suddenly thought of a problem: all vehicles needed to be registered at the vehicle management office, and his should count as a vehicle too!

He was preparing to go to the vehicle management office to ask when Factory Director Ding arrived with a group of people.

"Li Aiguo, did you make this?" Factory Director Ding, who had jogged all the way over, said while panting.

"Yes, Factory Director Ding. Isn't it because there are no bicycle tickets? I read a lot of books in the library, so I prepared to make one myself. I started with bicycle and motorcycle blueprints, but gasoline is hard to get, and I was too lazy to pedal a bicycle, so I made this electric vehicle."

An electric vehicle, no wonder; the person who notified him earlier had already said that Li Aiguo had made a vehicle that didn't need pedaling, didn't have a loud noise like a motorcycle, and could run on its own.

Therefore, Factory Director Ding hurried over; if it were true, reporting it to the state would be a huge contribution.

Li Aiguo explained the driving method to Factory Director Ding; it was simpler than a motorcycle, as there was no need to change gears. Factory Director Ding personally tested the electric vehicle and felt it was very good; although the speed was not as fast as a motorcycle, it was safe, and it was less troublesome than a bicycle, plus it only used electricity.

Afterwards, he found specialized personnel to test various data, and after receiving the data, Factory Director Ding was very happy.

After communicating with Li Aiguo, he prepared to report it to the state, and Li Aiguo agreed.

Soon the report results came back, telling the Rolling Steel Factory to first set up a production line, and once the first batch of samples came out, they were to be sent to a national professional testing agency; after testing, if there were no problems, it could be put into production and sales.

The contribution award would only be issued after national testing; Li Aiguo was not in a hurry, he had great confidence.

Afterwards, Factory Director Ding found Li Aiguo again to get the blueprints for the bicycle and motorcycle; although Li Aiguo did not care for them, many people still did not have these two.

After studying the bicycles and motorcycles designed by Li Aiguo, they were better than what the state was currently producing, so Factory Director Ding directly made the decision to invest in two more production lines.

Why did Factory Director Ding dare to do this? Because during this period, although the state's tasks were heavy, they could be completed every month, and there were too many temporary workers in the Rolling Steel Factory now; they had recruited many in the past to rush tasks, and these all required the factory to pay wages itself, which had long given Factory Director Ding a headache.

If all three production lines were successful, they could directly expand recruitment and convert temporary workers into permanent workers.

Although they were temporary workers, they had all been working hard to complete tasks when the Rolling Steel Factory was in difficulty; Factory Director Ding was not someone who would burn bridges, so he was duty-bound to help them convert into permanent workers.

Under Li Aiguo's guidance, three production lines were quickly built, and the production lines were different from before, belonging entirely to modern assembly line production.

At first, Factory Director Ding did not understand, because the work Li Aiguo arranged for some workers was too simple; for example, one job was just to place a screw, which had absolutely no technical content.

Li Aiguo did not explain; a worker who could assemble all the parts was certainly good, but how many could one person assemble in a day?

With a group of people, as long as each person mastered one of the steps, they could quickly become proficient, the production speed would increase exponentially, the recruitment threshold could also be lowered a lot, and they could start work after a little training without needing to pass any skill tests.

This time, except for the component production which used workers with job grades in the factory, the assembly part was entirely composed of apprentice temporary workers who had not passed any skill tests.

At first, Factory Director Ding was worried about production quality, but as the first batch was produced, this thought was dispelled.

Although many people's work was simple and singular, by doing just this one thing, it was hard for major problems to arise, and the production speed was lightning fast; in one day, 60 bicycles were produced, 54 electric bikes, and although there were many motorcycle parts, 30 of them were also produced.

This was just the daily output of one production line; Factory Director Ding had inquired in advance, and the daily output of a single production line at bicycle and motorcycle factories didn't even reach half of what they had now.

Factory Director Ding instantly felt the benefits of this assembly line production.

He then asked Li Aiguo to optimize the workflow of the production workshop for him, and Li Aiguo had no objections and began optimizing it immediately.

Previously, a single mechanical part was processed by one person from start to finish; if the skill level wasn't high enough, some parts couldn't be processed at all.

But Li Aiguo divided every part into many steps, with some steps manageable by a first-grade worker and others by a second-grade; when Factory Director Ding received this data, he was so happy he ran straight to Workshop One and announced on the spot that the entire workshop would begin reform.

Li Aiguo's steps were very detailed, and for the thirty-plus parts they usually worked on, he broke down a detailed division of labor for all of them.

Moreover, Li Aiguo also proposed calculating the piece-rate wages based on the processing difficulty of each step.

This directly changed the wage standard for the entire workshop: base salary plus piece-rate wages; if one was diligent, a third-grade worker's salary could even be higher than an eighth-grade worker's, so from now on, everyone's salary was in their own hands.

Workshop One would serve as a pilot to implement this system first, and they would review the situation after one month; if they weren't satisfied, they would continue to pay according to the previous wage standards.

Because of Factory Director Ding's promise, Workshop One had no objections, but privately, they began to compete intensely.

Previously, one needed to pass an examination to get a high salary, but now that wasn't necessary; being diligent could also achieve it.

Low-grade workers began to compete, while high-grade workers felt that they used to have to do everything, but now they only needed to do one step; if they didn't agree with the new standard when it came time to pay, they could still get their previous salary, so why not?

Inside Workshop One, there was an Eighth-Grade Fitter elder whom Li Aiguo knew, so he spoke to him privately, telling him not to stick to the previous task quotas and to do as much as he could; after one month, he would know the Fruiting.

The Fitter elder was familiar with Li Aiguo and felt that Li Aiguo wouldn't lie to him, so he didn't start slacking off like the other eighth-grade fitters; a few asked him why he bothered, saying he could get the same money while doing less work, and asked if he was stupid.

However, when the first month's wages were paid, many high-grade workers were dumbfounded; most of the low-grade workers took home more than they did, so their objections became the minority, and they could only accept wages according to the new standard.

The news of the reform in Workshop One instantly spread to the entire factory, and other workshops requested reform one after another. After all, this was a way to let them earn higher wages; as long as they weren't particularly lazy, everyone wanted the new reform system.

The Fitter elder privately thanked Li Aiguo; he had earned quite a lot this month because the piece-rate for his step was high, and while others were slacking off, he had done a lot, making his work this month more than four times what it used to be, so he was very grateful to Li Aiguo and even treated Li Aiguo to a meal at a restaurant, spending over a hundred yuan.

The first batch of samples was quickly sent for quality inspection; originally, only the electric bikes needed to be sent, but Factory Director Ding sent the bicycles and motorcycles over as well.

The quality inspection was efficient, and the Fruiting came out quickly. The higher-ups agreed to let them officially open the production lines; Factory Director Ding was rewarded for his report and his rank was raised by two levels, and while Li Aiguo's contribution was even greater, considering he was still in school, it would be awarded after he graduated.

Moreover, the higher-ups allocated a large sum of funds, and Li Aiguo suggested that Factory Director Ding open a retail shop directly to sell their own products. Only then would the profits be large; sending them to state-owned department stores would incur many costs during the various intermediate processes, all of which could be saved.

Furthermore, their production line was fast, which was completely sufficient for the early stages, and they could just increase it slowly.

Factory Director Ding really couldn't understand Li Aiguo now; although he was still as stern and unsmiling as ever, he felt that he had changed too much.

However, Li Aiguo's suggestion was excellent, so he began making arrangements immediately.

The Rolling Steel Factory's department store was opened quickly, named Aiguo Department Store; originally Li Aiguo didn't agree with the name, but he couldn't stop Factory Director Ding, who made the final decision on the spot, and no matter what Li Aiguo said, he wouldn't change it.

The high school entrance exam results came out, and Li Aiguo was first in the country, shocking the entire school; reporters even went to the school to interview Li Aiguo, but almost no one at the school was familiar with him, only knowing that it had been arranged personally by the principal.

After inquiring, they learned that Li Aiguo was from the Rolling Steel Factory; in these few weeks, the Rolling Steel Factory's fame had been quite significant, as they had opened a store, lowered the threshold, and recruited over ten thousand new workers, making them a household name.

When the reporter found Li Aiguo, Li Aiguo was in the workshop organizing the automobile production line.

Previously, they had been limited by engines, and automobiles had never developed, but now Li Aiguo had developed the blueprints for an engine; after reporting it, many leaders were very concerned about this matter, so they quickly let the Rolling Steel Factory begin production.

Increasing production lines and needing to manufacture automobiles was also the reason the Rolling Steel Factory had recruited over ten thousand people in these few weeks.

After chatting briefly with the reporter, Li Aiguo mentioned that he often read books at the Beijing library, and added that he had already self-studied the university curriculum.

Once the report was released, many people didn't believe that Li Aiguo had already finished the university curriculum, but Li Aiguo was first in the country in the high school entrance exam, so there was still attention on him.

The country's top institution of higher learning, Kyoto University, personally sent people to examine Li Aiguo's grades in various subjects.

Three days later, the people from Kyoto University left with a mix of happiness and sadness.

What they were happy about was that Li Aiguo had passed their exams and they had discovered a new talent for the country; what they were sad about was that Li Aiguo was only 15 years old and had already learned so much, while they had studied for a lifetime.

Not long after, the Fruiting came out; Kyoto University personally issued a university graduation certificate to Li Aiguo, and the Kyoto University library was open to Li Aiguo at any time; if there was anything he didn't understand, he could consult professors from various majors at any time.

Li Aiguo had self-studied everything and his self-study level was very high, so Kyoto University didn't require Li Aiguo to continue attending school, telling him that self-study was fine.

In the following seven years, the country developed rapidly, and all walks of life developed quickly, with the Rolling Steel Factory having a presence in many of these industries.

Now the Rolling Steel Factory had become the country's largest enterprise, with thousands of subsidiaries in all walks of life, and the Rolling Steel Factory had also been renamed China's Number One Technology Company.

This title of "Number One" was awarded by the country.

It was now the tenth year of China, and Li Aiguo was twenty-two years old this year, having reached the age for marriage.

Because of Li Aiguo's prominent status now, many people came to act as matchmakers, but Li Aiguo really couldn't muster any interest in these things.

Outside the Technology World, the Silver Dragon King and the Fairy Queen were drinking tea and chatting.

"Jerry is still being influenced by his divinity; he can't muster any interest in those mortal people. This is different from Jerry's original plan!" the Silver Dragon King said with a smile.

"There's no stopping it; his plan had many problems to begin with. He wanted to live out a life in the way of a mortal. But in this life, marriage and having children are experiences one must go through. The higher the cultivation, the more difficult it is to conceive offspring, and besides, how can a mortal body gestate a god's offspring?" the Fairy Queen said.

"Then what should we do? He has no memories now; how can we help him?" the Silver Dragon King said.

"I have an idea," the Fairy Queen said, looking at the Silver Dragon King with a smile.

"What idea? Tell me!" The Silver Dragon King had thought about it for a long time herself and hadn't thought of a solution, yet the Fairy Queen had a way, so she was very curious.

"The only ones who can bear Jerry's children now are you and me. Our strength is relatively high, so the probability of bearing children is a bit higher. I know you have feelings for Jerry and have never broken through that barrier; this is a perfect opportunity. Otherwise, who knows how long it will take after Jerry's Recovery of his memories."

The Fairy Queen stared at the Silver Dragon King, her eyes carrying a hint of a smile, which was something that rarely appeared on the Fairy Queen's face.

Upon hearing the Fairy Queen's suggestion, the Silver Dragon King blushed involuntarily.

This suggestion made her feel a bit moved.

"If you go, it's easy to attract Jerry; you are also a God Body, and he should be able to sense that you are different. I can't; being of the same origin as him, he might think of me as his relative, and based on my understanding of Jerry, he would likely treat me as his younger sister. I don't want to be his younger sister, so it's better for you to go," the Fairy Queen said after analyzing it.

"Even if I go, what if I can't bear a child? You know this isn't that easy!" the Silver Dragon King asked, voicing her concerns.

"That's simple; control your own body, create a clone when the time comes, and pretend it's a child. The lifespan Jerry set for himself is 70 years, which was the average lifespan of this world before. He is already 22 now, with 48 years remaining; the probability of conceiving a child is too low, so it's better to just use a clone!" The Fairy Queen seemed to have thought of this long ago and had everything planned out.

Although the Silver Dragon King was still shy, she had already made up her mind in her heart.

Technology World

Factory Director Ding had already abdicated in favor of the virtuous; the operation was too large, and with his ability, he truly couldn't manage it.

Li Aiguo was the Minister of the Research Department, and other departments were managed by people arranged by the country, though these people were all personally selected by Li Aiguo.

Occasionally, Li Aiguo discovered that he could see the aura around others, and through this aura, he could distinguish a person's good or bad nature, so Li Aiguo was very accurate in selecting people.

That day, Factory Director Ding brought a young woman to the door.

As soon as Li Aiguo opened the door, Factory Director Ding spoke up: "Aiguo, I've brought a distant niece of mine today. Take a look; I won't force you, if you aren't satisfied, I'll take her away."

Factory Director Ding knew that during this period, Li Aiguo had rejected many people, so he did not speak too definitively.

After entering the house, Li Aiguo finally saw the young woman Factory Director Ding had brought clearly: a pale yellow long dress, long black hair, fair skin, and delicate facial features that made one feel a bit captivated at first glance.

Li Aiguo had seen many beautiful young women, but this young woman possessed a certain temperament—he couldn't put his finger on it, but it felt very intimate and familiar.

This inexplicable sense of intimacy and familiarity made Li Aiguo want to stay with this young woman.

"Li Aiguo, hello, my name is Gu Yue, I am Factory Director Ding's distant niece, very happy to meet you!"

Gu Yue smiled and gave a simple self-introduction, then extended a hand, preparing to shake hands with Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo suddenly felt a bit awkward; he extended his hand and shook hands with Gu Yue, suddenly feeling that this hand was very familiar, a very subtle sensation, as if he had held it many times before.

However, Li Aiguo quickly regained his composure and said: "Hello, my name is Li Aiguo. I feel you are very familiar; have we met before?"

"Pfft," Factory Director Ding, who was standing to the side, laughed out loud.

"Li Aiguo, which little hooligan did you learn that from!" After saying this, Factory Director Ding burst into loud laughter.

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(End of this chapter)