Chapter 30: How did this despicable thing become a mainstay of the court?

As soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, the workshop director beside him anxiously shouted:

"Lu Yuan!!"

"Mind your speech..."

Before the workshop director could finish speaking, the senior leader hastily waved his hand to interrupt, then looked at Lu Yuan before him with a face full of astonishment and said:

"So... is this really the Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor?"

Lu Yuan didn't hide it either; this was originally made to be shown to this person.

Immediately Lu Yuan nodded and said:

"Yes, it's the Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor; I'm currently restoring this set of armor."

The crowd looked at Lu Yuan somewhat dazed, while Lu Yuan slightly raised his head and spoke eloquently:

"This Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor is the armor worn by the most elite dragon cavalry of the Great Qin Dynasty several thousand years ago.

The strongest point of this armor is that the outer plates are extremely smooth, and there is a gap between the inner and outer layers; this set of armor also has considerable elasticity.

This design is extremely useful when dealing with nomadic peoples skilled in horse archery; all kinds of flying arrows and hidden swords shot at it will be deflected."

Lu Yuan bobbed his head and spoke with confidence.

The people beside him were left stunned one after another.

Actually, Lu Yuan was just reciting from memory; these are all descriptions of the Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor from the book "Artisan's Heart."

At this moment, the senior leader stared at Lu Yuan with a face full of astonishment and said:

"Little... young man... you seem... to know a lot about this Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor!"

"This kind of thing isn't something an ordinary craftsman of the Forging Bureau can figure out."

And Lu Yuan said with a serious face:

"Because I am extremely passionate about arms and armor; it's my second life, so I neglect sleep and food, hang my head from the beam and prick my thigh with a needle; whenever I have a moment, I look up ancient books on arms and armor."

The workshop director looked at the now-serious Lu Yuan with a strange expression.

"Really?"

"How does it feel... how does it feel like I'm bragging!"

"You brat, whenever I look at you, you're either slacking off or on the way to slacking off!!"

"Whenever break time comes, you're always the first to run out for a smoke; do you think I'm blind??"

At this moment, the senior leader's eyes were full of appreciation and approval, nodding repeatedly at Lu Yuan and saying:

"Good, good, you young man are really great!!"

And Lu Yuan continued with a solemn expression:

"I heard yesterday that you, Senior Leader, came here to restore the Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor, so last night I stayed up reading by lamplight, reviewing the scrolls all night; today I came to the workshop to reconstruct it and find you, but I didn't expect you to arrive first."

After saying that, Lu Yuan cooperatively yawned.

Lu Yuan indeed slept little yesterday, but it wasn't because he was reading; he was playing with his wife.

Meanwhile, the senior leader kept nodding, looking at Lu Yuan somewhat excitedly and said:

"Then how far can you restore it? Can you reconstruct the full set of Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor, or can you draw a set of design drawings based on your ideas?!"

The senior leader was very excited, because as long as there are drawings of the Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor, it can definitely be mass-produced, and then this mission would be considered accomplished for me.

"Great partner, the task given from above was completed the next day—what a huge achievement!"

And this time Lu Yuan directly raised his head and said:

"Basically close to complete; I can draw the drawings right now."

Upon hearing this, the senior leader's joy could no longer be contained; he kept saying good things, then casually pointed at someone nearby and said:

"Quick, quick, bring a stool for this young man over here, quick get paper and pen!!"

The person pointed out happened to be Lu Yuan's workshop director; he was stunned, but didn't dare delay, hurriedly going to fetch a stool for Lu Yuan.

Inside, he felt speechless.

"Damn!!"

"This kid really is that awesome?!"

And Lu Yuan wasn't polite either; after tidying up his desk a bit, he reached out and took the pen hanging from the workshop director's chest.

In the workshop director's pained gaze, Lu Yuan jabbed the pen tip hard and then began to draw.

Lu Yuan had long memorized the design drawings of the Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor.

That is, in half an hour, several pages of designs for each part of the Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor were drawn by Lu Yuan.

At this moment, the senior leader received the drawings as if they were treasured family possessions, and excitedly burst into loud laughter:

"Good! Really great!!!"

After carefully putting the drawings into his briefcase, the senior leader then looked at Lu Yuan with eyes full of appreciation and said:

"Young man, you're so enterprising and have such superb skills; to be just a minor forge worker here is truly a waste."

By saying this, everyone understood what the senior leader meant next.

Beside him, the factory director's mind was already quickly considering the vacant positions in the workshop.

And Lu Yuan also knew what the senior leader wanted to do; frankly, if Lu Yuan didn't have his third grandfather's 300,000, he would definitely be overjoyed inside.

But now, it's not possible!!

My life goal now is just to lie flat!!

Who said that after transmigrating one must strive for progress? Who said that after transmigrating one must be this or that?

Why must one be so competitive?

Isn't it fine to lie flat and muddle through?

Lu Yuan came to his senses and before the senior leader could say anything else, he covered his stomach with one hand, face full of pain and said:

Leader, to be frank, I can barely keep up as a blacksmith worker; after a while I plan to have my wife take over my post.

This??

The big leader was stunned, then looked astonished and said:

You, young man?

Then Lu Yuan coughed a few times, and then said:

Leader, I've been studying too hard these years, often reading by lamplight at night, and this body of mine has developed many ailments.

But for the country, for the Imperial Court, for the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I have persisted, but now I really can't persist any longer.

The doctor said my stomach and intestines are bad; I need to rest properly for a while, I'm afraid I can't serve the Imperial Court.

Stomach and intestines bad??

Lu Yuan's workshop director looked bewildered.

Damn it, you were still eating half a big steamed bun in the cafeteria at noon yesterday, and you say your stomach and intestines are bad??

However, the workshop director didn't speak up, because he couldn't figure out why Lu Yuan was giving up this opportunity for advancement.

Moreover, the workshop director, to be honest, didn't really want Lu Yuan to advance.

If Lu Yuan advances, what if he becomes my superior? What then?

So he just stayed silent on the side.

Then Lu Yuan said a few more words, and finally, under the big leader's regretful gaze, Lu Yuan softly said:

I just hope the Imperial Court won't mistreat my wife; she just moved in, she can't do heavy work; when she comes, assign her a slightly easier post, preferably the one Liu Jie holds, so she can learn the craft from Liu Jie.

Liu Jie is basically the senior woman in this factory; following Liu Jie, my wife definitely won't be bullied; Liu Jie is very protective of her juniors, and moreover, her position is absolutely the easiest in the Bing Jia Chang factory.

Lu Yuan had already thought all this through.

The factory director beside him listened to Lu Yuan's words with a dark expression; what do you mean by 'a bit easier'?

That position is basically just sitting around chatting all day.

At this moment, outside the workshop, a large crowd of workers were squatting or standing outside, holding cigarettes and chatting idly.

What's going on? How did you kick us all out, leaving only Lu Yuan inside?

One person looked puzzled.

Meanwhile, Gao Tingyu at the side wore a schadenfreude expression and said:

That good-for-nothing just came early and kept banging around there, not working properly; it's just perfect that the big leader came down for an inspection, caught him red-handed, and sure enough he's getting scolded there~

Gao Tingyu had been angered by Lu Yuan earlier today, and now he finally feels relieved.

Also at this moment, the workshop door opened, and the big leader walked out carrying a small leather bag.

As he walked out, he turned to the factory director beside him with a stern expression and said:

We must arrange things properly, with no room for carelessness; we must not chill the heart of Lu Yuan, this pillar of the Imperial Court!

The factory director beside him kept nodding and bowing, saying yes repeatedly.

At this moment, Gao Tingyu was bewildered.

What the fuck?!!!

How did that good-for-nothing become a pillar of the Imperial Court?!!

(End of chapter)