Chapter 68: Hand-Cranked Thresher

Ah?

Lu Yuan wants to make something??

Although I don't know what Lu Yuan wants to make, based on the experience from last time's Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor, this is definitely not an ordinary thing!!

The big leader perked up upon hearing that.

If this is another powerful thing, and I report it upward, won't I receive praise again?

Last time, that Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor earned praise for the entire Forging Bureau!

Immediately, the big leader hurried forward to support Lu Yuan and asked:

"Oh dear, look at you, Xiao Lu, your body is like this—why don't you rest? Even if you're serving the Imperial Court, you need to look after your health; your body is your capital!"

Having said that, the big leader then hurriedly asked:

"What are you going to make then?"

Lu Yuan kept it a secret and said:

"I can't really say; I have to make it first."

The big leader blinked, then hurriedly said:

"All right, all right, let's go—let's head to your workstation."

The big leader said while supporting Lu Yuan as they walked to the workshop.

As they walked, he glanced up and frowned at the displeased factory leaders, clicking his tongue:

"You're making Xiao Lu hold the horse—how can you be so oblivious?!"

The factory leaders were a bit numb but didn't dare retort, hurriedly having someone hold the horse for Lu Yuan and following behind.

When Lu Yuan's group arrived at his previous workshop, just like before, after the factory leaders entered, they directly had the workshop manager start clearing people out.

Everyone thought, Lu Yuan made armor last time; this time it must be some kind of super weapon, right?

If it's a super weapon, we definitely need to tighten security.

There are so many spies in the Imperial City; we must avoid being discovered by them.

The people in Lu Yuan's workshop looked bewildered, but they all had to come out.

After everyone left the workshop, only Lu Yuan and the leaders of the Bing Jia Chang remained; Lu Yuan came to his workstation and began.

He swung the hammer wildly.

Then he grabbed the pliers and file, clanking away.

The leaders stared, bewildered—aren't you feeling unwell?

The big leader beside him, a bit dazed, said:

"Xiao Lu, take it easy, your body..."

Lu Yuan looked up, startled—oh right… I just got lost in thought and forgot.

Afterward, Lu Yuan coughed twice, then quickly said:

"When I think that I'm serving the country, serving the Imperial Court, for a better tomorrow of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"My blood boils within me; I will burn myself for the nation!"

The leaders of the Bing Jia Chang: ……

Really damn cheesy.

But… the big leader eats up this slogan.

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, he beamed with appreciation, patted Lu Yuan's shoulder, and solemnly said:

"Good, good, good!!"

"Xiao Lu, our country needs someone like you who is willing to sacrifice!!"

"However, you still need to take care of your body; only then can you better serve the country, the Imperial Court, and the people!!"

Lu Yuan nodded, then resumed swinging the hammer wildly.

The big leader looked on with full appreciation and admiration.

After about an hour and a bit, around eleven o'clock, Lu Yuan had all the parts ready.

This left the surrounding leaders stunned.

This……

What the hell is this?!

This doesn't look like armor or a weapon……

How is this like a big trumpet??

Lu Yuan didn't explain, crouched on the ground and began assembling.

After another ten or so minutes, Lu Yuan's creation was finally finished.

Then the leaders gathered around, looking this way and that.

They still couldn't figure out what it was.

But everyone had a feeling that this thing…… was not simple.

Because when Lu Yuan was assembling it just now, everyone saw the small gadgets and parts inside—there were really a lot of them.

Everyone stared at this strange, weird shape, something they'd never seen before, and for a moment they felt a bit numb.

Even though they were veteran forge workers, they still couldn't figure out what Lu Yuan had made, completely clueless.

The big leader couldn't hold back, hurried to Lu Yuan's side and said:

"Xiao Lu, what are you making? Tell us all about it."

Lu Yuan didn't keep it a secret anymore, immediately grinning and said:

"This is a hand-cranked thresher!"

What is a Hand-Cranked Thresher?

Everyone obviously had never heard this term before.

For a moment, you looked at me, I looked at you, and everyone was blank-faced.

Lu Yuan didn't delay and immediately said:

"Explaining this is a bit troublesome; let me demonstrate and you'll understand. Bring me a sack of corn."

Corn is maize.

Nobody knew what Lu Yuan wanted the corn for, but no one dared to delay.

Immediately, a factory leader hurried to the workshop door, opened it, and looked at the crowd gathered outside, smoking and chatting.

Then he shouted at the workshop director:

"Hurry up and bring a sack of corn over, quickly."

The workshop director had a blank expression, but after the factory leader shouted again, he took off running.

Soon, after a moment, the workshop director came back panting, shouldering a sack of corn into the workshop.

After placing the corn before Lu Yuan and his group, the workshop director sat on the ground, drenched in sweat.

There's no corn in the Forging Bureau; even the cafeteria only has cornmeal, i. e., corn grits, and no fresh corn.

He went outside to buy it and carried it back himself.

It really exhausted him.

But no one pitied the workshop director; everyone was looking at Lu Yuan.

At this moment, Lu Yuan pointed at the sack of corn before him and said to the big leader:

"Big leader, you say, to strip all the corn kernels from this sack, how long would it take?"

Although this big leader wears white cuffs, it doesn't mean he doesn't eat earthly grains; a few years ago, during the hardships of the Great Zhou Dynasty, these big leaders had also gone to the countryside to do farm work.

The big leader looked at the large sack of corn, stepped forward, hefted it, furrowed his brow in thought for a moment, then said seriously:

"Even a skilled worker would need at least an hour to strip all the kernels from such a large sack of corn."

The surrounding leaders also nodded, roughly agreeing.

Moreover, one must strip it at full speed: holding a corn cob in one hand and quickly rubbing them together, making a clack-clack sound.

But after stripping for an hour, both arms would be sore enough to make you gag.

Lu Yuan nodded without speaking, then squatted beside his machine and said to the surrounding leaders:

"You hold this sack and pour the corn into the big horn."

Although they weren't sure what Lu Yuan intended, they still did as he said.

After opening a hole in the sack, two people lifted it together and, following Lu Yuan's instructions, poured the corn into the big horn.

At that moment, Lu Yuan also grabbed something like a bicycle pedal and began to turn it.

Then, amid the big leaders' stunned gazes,

As the corn poured in, at that instant only a clack-clack sound came from inside the machine.

Then, with a swoosh, a clean corn cob fell to the ground.

From the other opening, a clatter poured out many whole corn kernels.

The big horn is like a bottomless pit; no matter how much corn you pour in, it just sinks straight down.

Then more corn kernels and clean corn cobs emerged from another hole.

Seeing this, everyone drew a breath of cold air.

Hiss~~

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