Chapter 418 The stick and the medicine (two chapters in one)
Chapter 418: Lifting the rod and taking medicine (two chapters in one)
Author: Uncle Long Legs
Chapter 418: Lifting the rod and taking medicine (two chapters in one)
Time, the 23rd day of the rest period, only a week away from the start of the next system task, around two o'clock in the middle of the night.
Location, in system space.
Under the illumination of a bright LED light, the unshaven Lang Qing sat in front of an iron workbench with a cigarette butt in his mouth.
He stared intently at a wooden pole wrapped with hemp rope on the stage in front of him, with a puzzled and depressed expression on his face.
Judging from the ashtray full of cigarette butts next to him, it seemed that he had been thinking hard for a long time.
What kind of magical thing is that wooden pole?
It's surprising that Lang Qing, who is now an eighth-level fitter, has been troubled for such a long time.
You know! Although since two thousand years ago, there is no such thing as an eighth-level fitter in the official official language, the relevant technical level has also become: Guo Jia Professional First-level Qualified Senior Technician.
Even if the name is different, it is still essentially the same thing.
If it weren't for the elites of those large factories, without decades of hard work, it would have been impossible to get into a professional level like an eighth-level fitter.
They must understand design, drawing, and layout techniques.
Proficient in the processing properties of various metals and skilled in various mechanical operations.
In addition, if you encounter a problem on the spot, you can rely on your own brain and hands to use simple tools such as wrenches, vise, files, hacksaws, etc. to make parts with extremely high precision and solve them.
It is even rumored that in many large factories in the past, before the CNC high-precision equipment today, the production of some precision equipment relied on a limited number of eighth-level fitters.
If these eighth-level fitters retire or have something to do, they won't be here.
Production will be shut down, or product quality may be substandard.
As for the "Eighth Level Fitter" skill book produced by the system, there is absolutely no problem in terms of quality; since Lang Qing used it, his level immediately skyrocketed.
Specifically, to what extent?
Let’s put it this way, when it came to assembling space rockets and space stations, units like the space station didn’t want him, and he didn’t shy away from it. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be any technical problems after he went there.
But it doesn't matter if you don't go to those units. Brother Liulangqing is currently staying in the Xuange Camp team to help make equipment, which can also play a huge role.
In fact, that is also the case.
Because as long as a team member dies in a mission, the unlucky ones who are resurrected will often only be left with a set of close-fitting silk underwear.
The original armor and weapons on their bodies had to be made again.
Even those who were lucky enough to come back alive had weapons that were still in good condition and could still be used after a little polishing.
However, after many fierce battles, the armor had too many gaps, and basically even repairing it once would significantly reduce its defensive capabilities.
Rather than going through all the trouble to repair it, it would be better to make a new one.
Therefore, after each return, remaking some customized versions of armor and weapons has become an important task for the equipment teams such as Lang Qiang, Wu Zu, and Lao Tie.
After returning this time, it will naturally be the same.
But the materials were still the same, but after being processed by Lang Qing, who was now an eighth-level fitter, he compared them with the previous armor.
You can immediately feel the difference in quality between the two.
Specifically, the overall weight of the armor is more reasonable, making the upper body feel more relaxed and less tiring.
The fit between the armor pieces is closer, which not only enhances the defense but also ensures better flexibility; it can be said that the processing effect of the eighth-level fitter is quite immediate.
It's normal when you think about it, because even those satellite assembly engineers are basically eighth-level fitters.
By the way! Since an eighth-level fitter can even assemble satellites and other high-precision equipment, wouldn't it be the same as trying to assemble a piece of armor?
It's a pity that Lang Qing, the awesome guy, still faces a big problem, which is how to make some horses that are of good quality and can be taken to the mission world.
To be more precise, the head as a metal part of the horse is easy to solve. This thing is made of stainless steel and can be produced with a set of CNC machining centers.
After careful quenching, the quality is completely guaranteed.
The most critical point is the horse pole, which has now become a roadblock in front of Lang Qing...
Different from big guns and spears, weapons such as spears can be used directly with a white wax pole, or by whittling a tough wooden stick and attaching it to the spear head.
As a cavalry weapon for horseback combat, the horse pole is made of composite materials.
According to Lang Qing's understanding, the normal way of doing historical work requires skilled craftsmen to first cut the tough wood into strips, and then glue them with raw lacquer, tung oil, Gebu, hemp rope, etc.
After three years of continuous processing, a pole can finally be made.
And because the process was so complicated and long in the past, even if it was made by experienced craftsmen, often only three out of ten poles would be considered qualified.
Not to mention some details in the above process, because of reasons that have been lost for a long time, Lang Qing knows nothing about them.
Just three years of it is unacceptable to them.
You know, they are all waiting to use it. Since Hu Biao came back this time, he has spent 400 hours in the training ground, basically on marksmanship.
Combined with the method of using the big gun taught by Grandpa Yue, the progress is very obvious.
Nowadays, Hu Biao, who has made great progress in marksmanship and equestrian skills, no longer looks down on the original hardwood spear when it comes to mounted combat.
Lang Qing has been urging Lang Qing to quickly make some suitable horseshoes, and then bring them to the mission world for use.
In addition, including the veteran spearmen in the team such as Xu Feng, the situation is basically the same.
There is an urgent need to equip the cavalry, such a classic mounted combat weapon.
Based on the above reasons, Lang Qing tried to change some production processes.
For example, it combines some of the historical "secret bamboo building" methods, using rubbing wood as the core, bamboo on the outside wrapped with hemp rope, and then brushed with raw lacquer, tung oil and other raw materials.
In addition, modern tools such as ovens and humidifiers are used to speed up the entire production process.
However, Lang Qing had made a few shots of such a brand new horse three days ago, but after trying it out by Hu Biao and others, his evaluation was:
"What the hell! Whether this thing is soft or hard, it's not as easy to use as a big gun with a pewter pole."
I have to say that such an evaluation will definitely hit Lang Qing hard.
After learning from the painful experience, he handed over the making of armor and weapons to Wu Zu and Lao Tie one by one, and then began to study this matter assiduously.
As a result, there is a scene like Lang Qing currently in a daze facing a wooden stick...
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"Good guy! It's almost three o'clock in the middle of the night. You, Lang Qing, haven't gone back to bed yet. Be careful not to make yourself bald if you stay up like this. You should just make yourself die suddenly."
When such a joking voice sounded in his ears, Lang Qing, who had been thinking hard, was pleasantly surprised.
Looking back, he realized that it was Yu Hanfeng, a familiar teammate. He immediately said in a nonchalant tone:
"It's okay. Just practice "Mozi's Five Elements Breathing Method" for a few days before and after dawn. Not only will you regain your energy quickly, but you will also be able to accumulate more internal energy, killing two birds with one stone."
Then, after finally noticing something, he asked again:
"You didn't sleep either. Did you come up here in the middle of the night? What's wrong?"
Yu Hanfeng really had something to do. After hearing this, he mysteriously took out a roll of drawings from his trouser pocket and handed it over.
He also didn't forget to pass a piece of Chinese cabbage under his arm.
After offering a small bribe, the guy lowered his voice and said, "Brother, help me see if this thing can be made, and how long will it take?"
Xinshou put Hua Zi aside, and Lang Qing put more interest in the drawings.
As a result, after opening it and taking a look, he lost interest because the things above were not difficult for him at all.
Although he doesn't usually play games, he didn't know that the weapon on the drawing was actually the strongest silver sword recognized by players in the game "The Witcher 3": the Sword of the Lady of the Lake.
But with his knowledge, he could still spot this Western-style sword at a glance.
After thinking for a few seconds, he replied: "How long will this thing take? I will compile a processing program tomorrow morning, and then put the rough blank on the machining center, and it will be finished by noon at most.
After it is made, I will give you a good hardening. Even though it is made of stainless steel, you can use it in ancient times to kill people without any worries. Under normal circumstances, it cannot be broken."
After saying that, he returned his attention to the pole again.
He didn't even delve into why Yu Hanfeng didn't sleep well in the middle of the night, but instead came to the system space.
And I want to make a "Lake Lady's Sword" mysteriously. Do you have something on your mind...
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In fact, Yu Hanfeng really had something on his mind when he was tossing around like this.
All the reasons were from two days ago.
The members of the Xuange Camp team gained basic training ground time during this mission, and even used their own 200 points of pocket money to exchange for training time.
So many days have passed, and now they are basically all used up.
It ranged from six to seven hundred hours, and ranged from three to four hundred hours. So much time was wasted; everyone felt that their various combat skills had been greatly improved.
There are even some people who, after breaking through previous bottlenecks, can use the term "shotgun for cannon" to describe them.
The key question is how much such an improvement can be achieved. Self-perception has no effect. It is a mule or a horse. Of course, you have to lead it out to know.
Therefore, the night before yesterday, around ten o'clock, all members of the Xuange Camp team gathered in the system space and began a round of discussions in pairs with constant substitutions.
During this process, Yu Hanfeng felt very depressed.
Why? The spearmen in the team, such as Hu Biao, Xu Feng, Lang Qing, etc., have always mainly practiced marksmanship, and also practiced archery and riding skills.
Blade and shield players such as AT, Fengrui, Duanzheng, and Maize mainly practice sword and shield coordination.
Snipers such as Lao Hei and Cang Guan basically focus on shooting with muskets and bows to practice shooting speed and accuracy.
As for Yu Hanfeng himself, perhaps it is because of the responsibility of ‘not harvesting at night’, which requires more skills.
In terms of spears, swords, riding, and archery, they all have almost the same investment.
You even need to train skills such as sneaking in at night and detecting whistles.
From a long-term perspective, there is nothing wrong with this investment method, because everyone will eventually develop into a hexagonal warrior with multiple abilities.
But in a short period of time, I can't distinguish the priorities. I can do everything, but I am not good at anything.
Compared with Hu Biao and others, now that the spear skills have been greatly improved, the spear in his hand can finally be used both offensively and defensively, and is as powerful as an arm.
There are also AT and other sword and shield players who have a weather-proof posture when blocking with a shield; and the accuracy of where the archers point and shoot.
In short, after a lot of discussion, Yu Hanfeng felt a great sense of crisis.
What the heck! You must know that he was a veteran who joined the team in Loess Castle in the late Ming Dynasty. But seeing that even the members who joined the team later than him were a little bit too close to compete with each other.
What will the other members of the team think of this? Don’t you want to lose face?
After the competition ended and he returned to the modern plane for more than a day, Yu Hanfeng felt a little distressed and depressed because of such a thing.
Finally, more than an hour ago, I finally made a decision:
Go all out and take the risk to use the bottle of grass trial potion obtained from opening the blind box to enhance your strength.
Yes, that's right! When such a rest period was about to come to an end, Yu Hanfeng had not yet used the potion that was said to greatly enhance his strength as long as he successfully survived it.
The reason for this is not only that the process of using this thing is very painful, but it is said that only 30% of people can survive it.
Those who didn't survive it died on the spot.
The more critical problem is that this thing has an even more deceptive setting: as long as it is successful, the user will lose fertility.
By the way, how many gentlemen are there who don’t care about their sowing ability?
Therefore, in the past time, Yu Hanfeng was very hesitant about whether to use this thing or not.
However, the result of the discussion still made this martial arts enthusiast determined to use it; making oneself stronger is the most important thing at the moment.
As for the fertility issue, we should find a way to solve it in the system in the future.
However, before officially using it, he still made a temporary trip to the system space.
I went to find Lang Qing and finalized the customization of a 'Lake Lady's Sword' in advance.
Mainly because he was thinking that in some special battle scenes, if he applied demon-hunting sword oil to the blade of this thing, it would definitely increase his lethality...
Amidst the distortion of space, Yu Hanfeng returned from the system space to his newly bought duplex apartment of 150 square meters.
I started to prepare for the next step of taking the green grass trial potion.
Mainly because he was worried that he would be in severe pain, the screams coming out of his mouth, and the rolling noises all over the floor, which were too much.
If someone overhears this and calls the SIR to report it, wouldn't it be very troublesome?
In fact, the best place to take the potion is in the system space, where it will be okay even if your throat is broken by shouting. However, Brother Langqing is doing research inside, so it is very inconvenient for the time being.
After arriving at the gym with the best soundproofing in my apartment.
Yu Hanfeng first locked the door and locked himself on the treadmill with an iron chain.
This was when he poured the whole bottle of grass trial potion into his mouth, and at the same time, he stuffed a pair of new, unworn socks directly into his mouth.
During this process, Yu Hanfeng felt that it was a pity.
Mainly because he was thinking that the legendary severe pain after taking the Green Grass Trial Potion could definitely be used as an artifact to extract confessions.
In the future, if I meet a tough-talking guy and I give him a mouthful of it, I'm afraid he will tell the truth about how old he was when he peeped at the village widow taking a bath.
Unfortunately, the advantage of the system is not so easy to take advantage of.
The amount of this bottle of Green Grass Trial Potion is just enough for one person to take it once; if it is less, the potion will not be effective enough and it will fail directly.
It's normal to think about it. If a few people can use it, wouldn't the system give out several rewards at once? How could he be willing to suffer such a big loss?
Soon after, Yu Hanfeng no longer had the time to worry about the system being too stingy.
Because after taking the Green Grass Trial Potion, he didn't feel anything in the first ten seconds; just when he thought this thing was just trivial.
Suddenly, he was horrified to find that the blood all over his body began to burn violently like ignited gasoline.
The astonishing pain that occurred in an instant caused the blood vessels and veins on his body to rise high like earthworms on his skin, and at the same time, his whole body began to roll on the ground.
After violent struggle and rolling, the treadmill fell to the ground in a blink of an eye.
If he hadn't blocked his mouth with socks in advance, the screams like those of a slaughtered pig would have been heard at least two miles away in the middle of the night.
I don't know how long it took, but Yu Hanfeng finally stopped his crazy rolling and struggling in the gym that had become a mess.
He lay on the ground and panted like an old cow for two or three minutes.
After he had completely calmed down, he took out the key in his pocket, opened the lock, and loosened the somewhat deformed iron chain on his body.
When he stood up from the ground, all the bones in his body made a crackling sound.
In a sense, the demon hunter Yu Hanfeng, who had become a serious man but had no demons to hunt for him, happily felt that his whole body was filled with a kind of power.
I feel that even if I face anyone in the team, I won’t be afraid at all...
PS: Brothers, this two-in-one chapter is basically over 5,000 words long. One chapter is equal to two chapters. It’s really not shorter than before.
