Chapter 1078

When Lin Cheng turned his head, he was nearly startled by the group of people before him.

Damn, another bunch who walk without making a sound.

"You must be Lin Cheng, yes?" Lord Xuan Wuji asked with a gentle smile.

"Mm, Lin Cheng the craftsman from Black Stone City. Brother Dongfang Hong has nothing but praise for you." Xuan Wuji laughed and patted Lin Cheng on the shoulder. Until now he had only heard of him, but now he was certain—this young man, whose height and age both fell short of General Ji Xia's, would surely become a top talent of the Empire in the future.

"So it was City Lord Dongfang who recommended me… no wonder he knows me." Lin Cheng's posture relaxed at once. Since the City Lord Dongfang knew him personally, there was no problem.

Presumably afterward, they would certainly let them leave.

The other party intended to leave a good impression on him, so he would gladly accept it.

"I am Xuan Wuji, City Lord of Yongjicheng, and also Commander of the Yongye Legion."

"Lin Cheng greets City Lord Xuan, my lord."

"Ha ha, none of that… the young really are the young, far better than the old fogeys in the Imperial Ministry of Works." Xuan Wuji sighed as he looked to one side—at the new-style trebuchet Lin Cheng had built. The four wheels at its base proved that this trebuchet could be moved.

In the past, the Imperial Ministry of Works had also developed a similar mobile trebuchet, but it was later proven that the mobile trebuchet's power was simply too small; its range and power were both unsatisfactory.

He wondered how powerful this trebuchet before him was.

"Lin Cheng, could you introduce this trebuchet to me? I want to know what advantages and disadvantages it has."

"Of course I can." Lin Cheng was happy to oblige.

"This medium trebuchet, I call it the Xiangyang Cannon. The name doesn't matter—what's important is that it uses mechanical gear drive, which can greatly reduce manpower. It only needs one soldier here, turning this ring…"

While introducing it, Lin Cheng brought Xuan Wuji and a group of his subordinates to one side of the Xiangyang Cannon, pointed at a steering-wheel-like ring, and personally began to demonstrate. As he turned the ring, the originally upright counterweight arm and throwing arm slowly lowered.

Just this scene alone brought a faint look of surprise to Xuan Wuji's eyes. What a novel improvement—he hadn't expected that such a small ring could lower the throwing arm.