Double penetration: This Three Kingdoms has dragon energy

Chapter 131 The Great Satellite Created by Zhuge Liang

Secondly, modern thought itself developed on the basis of many ancient ideas, and has incorporated a sufficient number of ancient ideas.

Legalism, on the other hand, is an important branch of ancient Chinese thought.

Although since the pre-Qin period, no one has dared to speak under the banner of Legalism.

But Legalist thought has never disappeared from this land.

The mainstream ideology of successive dynasties has always been Confucianism on the surface but Legalism at its core!
Thirdly, the Propaganda Department had already localized and modified modern thought, which led to the modern thought we have today.

Since we've already improved it once and gained successful experience, why can't we improve it a second time?
Ji Qiu has faith in the capabilities of the publicity department!

After tallying up the gains from the two cities, Ji Qiu's trip to Maoling County officially came to an end.

Next, he planned to head straight to Shu County in Yizhou to find the Pu family.

Because they possess another type of dragon artifact material needed to construct the Eight Trigrams Formation.

However, just as he was about to set off, news from the rear pulled him back to Taishan County.

This is not because there is any major problem in Taishan County, or because of any foreign invasion.

At this time, the situation in Taishan County was not just good, but extremely good.

Everywhere are newly relocated residents, settling into the new city under the organization of the Ministry of Government.

All production and manufacturing activities in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture are thriving and in full swing!
Other departments also performed their respective duties and worked together to promote the sound and rapid development and construction of Taishan County.

Therefore, the real reason that Ji Qiu returned to Taishan County was the news that came from the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The Ministry of Science and Technology, a department that was established a long time ago, but under Ji Qiu's leadership, it did not have a high profile.

As early as late autumn, when they had just taken over Taishan County, they had already established a science and technology department.

Its establishment predates even the Ministry of Political Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs.

This is thanks to the deeply ingrained modern concept in Ji Qiu's mind: science and technology are the primary productive forces!
However, the Ministry of Science and Technology has a low profile, and it did not attend either of the two year-end summary meetings held in the fall.

This is mainly because the current Ministry of Science and Technology is still very irregular.

To be precise, the Ministry of Science and Technology currently only has one full-time employee, and that is Zhuge Liang!
Ji Qiu has always believed that scientific research requires talent.

That one percent talent and inspiration is far more valuable than ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Therefore, as early as when he had just won over the Zhuge clan, and based on Zhuge Liang's talent and ability, he decided that he should develop his career in the direction of scientific research.

The Ministry of Science and Technology was established, and Zhuge Liang was appointed as its minister.

It could be said that the Ministry of Science and Technology was established based on the individuals involved.

However, Zhuge Liang was only seven years old at the time. Although he was exceptionally talented, he was far from being able to stand on his own.

Even after becoming Minister of Science and Technology, he still focused his main energy on studying.

He needs to learn about both the Three Kingdoms and the modern world.

Ji Qiu had high hopes for him, hoping that he could help to unify the two world systems in the future.

Thus began Zhuge Liang's leisurely days of focusing his main energy on learning knowledge and spending his spare time wandering around the Ministry of Science and Technology to conduct scientific experiments.

But Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Liang. Even with this kind of half-hearted research approach, he still managed to produce a major breakthrough.

Even with his busy schedule, Ji Qiu had to take time out of his busy schedule to show his concern!
The Ministry of Science and Technology building, located on the west side of Fenggao County, is a unique building.

This building abandons the traditional wooden mortise and tenon structure and is made entirely of cast iron, with sharp edges and strong lines.

The walls are inlaid with a transparent, glass-like material, with light and shadow flowing inside, and various mechanical devices can be vaguely seen operating, attracting passersby to stop and marvel.

On either side of the main entrance of the building stand two giant bronze figures, each holding a bronze axe whose blade flashes with eerie blue electricity.

Above the main gate, a huge black iron plaque bears the three large characters "Ministry of Science and Technology" written in gilded seal script, shining brightly in the sunlight.

As you approach the gate, an invisible barrier of energy blocks your way. Only when someone wearing a specially made tiger-shaped token approaches will the barrier dissipate automatically, and the gate will slowly open.

Upon entering the building, one is greeted by a large circular space in the center, with a chandelier made of countless crystals hanging high in the dome, emitting a soft glow.

On the ground, bronze patterns outlined an intricate array, with streaks of light flashing and moving across it from time to time.

Passing through the atrium and ascending the spiral bronze staircase, each floor houses laboratories in a different field.

The second floor is a laboratory for mechanical equipment, where steam carrying the smell of machine oil wafts out.

The craftsmen, clad in fire-resistant leather armor, moved among the giant machine tools with their interlocking gears.

Someone was operating a robotic arm to embed steel parts into the improved Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. The crossbow's firing mechanism was activated by a mechanism, emitting a continuous metallic clanging sound.

Someone was testing the new type of ladder, using a hydraulic mechanism to ensure that the hooks at the top of the ladder could accurately grip the city wall.

The materials synthesis laboratory on the third floor is filled with bronze crucibles and glasswares, and researchers in white robes are focused on their work.

They threw fragments of black iron, meteorite iron from outer space, and rare ores into the mechanical furnace. The scale on the side wall of the furnace was marked with the twenty-eight constellations. The sorcerers controlled the heat and ventilation by adjusting the corresponding mechanisms of the constellations.

When the furnace fire turns an eerie purple, a new type of alloy that shimmers with a metallic luster will slowly condense inside the crucible, with a hardness far exceeding that of ordinary steel.

The fourth floor houses the energy research lab, where dozens of bronze prisms stand, each topped with a luminous pearl that emits a soft glow.

Researchers attempted to extract and store the energy from the luminous pearl using complex incantations and mechanisms.

They laid out tortoise-shell patterned channels on the ground to guide energy into specially made bronze containers, which will be used to power various war machines in the future.

The fifth floor is a biological cultivation laboratory, where strange plants and insects float in glass tanks.

Researchers used special herbs and poisonous insects collected from the battlefield to cultivate them by mixing special medicines.

Inside some glass jars, herbs with metallic-looking leaves are growing rapidly.

In some tanks, the modified poisonous wasps flapped their wings at a frequency far exceeding the norm, and their stingers gleamed with a deadly cold light.

Overall, the framework of the Ministry of Science and Technology has been established.

Many projects have also been launched.

However, due to a lack of talent, many projects are currently progressing slowly, or even not at all.

The researchers currently working within the Ministry of Science and Technology are not officially recognized; they are merely temporary workers who have not yet met the required standards.

We can only do the most basic data collection work...

Ji Qiu's fingertips traced the raised bronze animal head on the wall, and the dark-patterned ring in the animal's mouth glowed with a faint blue light the moment he touched it.

He embedded the tiger tally token into the circular groove, and with the roar of the gears turning, the blue bricks on the ground receded to both sides like a tide, revealing a spiraling black iron staircase.

The damp, rusty smell, mixed with the heat, hit us in the face, and the scarlet light flickering at the end of the stairs resembled the slightly open pupils of a giant beast.

He slowly descended the steps. Every ten steps, a glowing luminous pearl was embedded in the stone wall, but it could only illuminate a small area in front of him. Runes seemed to appear and disappear in the shadows.

As the last step made a dull metallic thud underfoot, the entire basement suddenly came into view.

A giant steel furnace, ten zhang tall, stood in the center. Its body was forged from dark red iron and its surface was covered with winding golden runes like blood vessels.

The runes flickered on and off, humming with the vibrations emanating from the furnace, as if they were chanting ancient incantations in a low voice.

The steelmaking furnace is surrounded by eight bronze dragon-head pipes, their mouths wide open, spewing out crimson flames. The surface of the pipes is also engraved with runes that echo the furnace body, and wisps of silver liquid seep out from between the runes, gleaming with a cold metallic luster in the firelight.

As Ji Qiu approached the steel furnace, he saw a huge star map engraved on the bottom of the furnace, with the positions of the twenty-eight constellations corresponding exactly to the rune nodes on the furnace body.

At this moment, the star map was shimmering with a ghostly blue light, intertwining with the surging flames inside the furnace, casting eerie light and shadow on the dome.

Beside the steel furnace stood a nine-year-old child, none other than Zhuge Liang!

"My lord, you've arrived!" Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up when he saw Ji Qiu, and he quickly ran over to greet him.

Ji Qiu nodded and hummed in agreement, but his gaze remained fixed on the steel furnace in front of him.

He examined it carefully for a moment before saying, "Is this the ninth-grade primary dragon steel furnace you created?"

"That's right! This is the Grade 9 Primary Dragon Steel Furnace No. 1 that I created by combining the Celestial Realm's technological system with the Dragon Steel Secret Technique!" Zhuge Liang said proudly.

Today, it is no secret among the higher-ups of Ji Qiu's faction that he possesses connections to another world.

After all, the total population of Jiqiu's forces has now exceeded two million.

The food, fresh water, clothing, and fire-starting and heating materials needed for the daily lives of the two million people were all provided by Ji Qiu.

This cannot be easily fooled by secret techniques or family accumulation.

Anyone who claims to possess such a secret technique would have already suppressed the world. Even a top-tier family like the Yuan clan would struggle to provide such a massive amount of daily necessities.

Moreover, Ji Qiu not only provided supplies, but also took them away.

He took away almost all the high-grade Chinese medicinal herbs planted by the Ministry of Agriculture.

This is also a flaw that cannot be ignored.

Furthermore, the various modern knowledge and books brought by Ji Qiu made no attempt to conceal the existence of another world from everyone.

Therefore, anyone with a modicum of intelligence under Ji Qiu's command could guess that Ji Qiu probably controlled resources from another world!

Not to mention those exceptionally intelligent individuals.

They had not only confirmed the existence of the world behind Ji Qiu long ago, but they had also given it a name: the Celestial Realm!

Based on the celestial artifacts brought by Ji Qiu, it was deduced that the celestial realm was indeed just like the one they longed for.

The area is rich in resources, and even the poorest people can eat their fill and stay warm!

Of course, they wouldn't know that even in the celestial realm, there is only one country that has truly eliminated absolute poverty.

Hunger and unnatural deaths remain very common.

After his subordinates learned that Ji Qiu had another world behind him, the chaos that Ji Qiu had expected did not occur.

On the contrary, the cohesion and centripetal force of the entire force have become even stronger.

Ji Qiu didn't quite understand at first, but he quickly figured it out.

Absolute unknowns are frightening, but unknowns that are understood can bring great hope.

That's the case in late autumn.

If they knew absolutely nothing about Ji Qiu and were suddenly faced with a completely unfamiliar world, they would naturally feel immense fear.

But they have been in contact with Ji Qiu for so long, and judging from the various signs that Ji Qiu has shown, it is clear that he has already taken initial control of another world.

That would be a huge good thing for them.

This is because it means that Ji Qiu possesses almost limitless potential.

Unifying the world and establishing a new dynasty in the future is almost a certainty.

How could everyone not feel invigorated and incredibly excited?!
Zhuge Liang continued, "Ever since I came into contact with the celestial technology knowledge brought by our lord, I have been thinking about whether we can combine celestial technology with the Dragon Qi Secret Technique?"

If we can use dragon energy as an energy source and technology as a means to mass-produce dragon artifacts or materials.

That would greatly reduce the manufacturing costs of dragon artifacts and materials, transforming the existing labor-intensive ecosystem of the Ministry of Industry into a technology-intensive ecosystem.

Of course, achieving this is not easy; it requires analyzing the factors at the source of the Dragon Qi Secret Technique.

At the same time, a large number of experiments are needed!

Fortunately, my lord gave me enough support, and with my secret skills, after a year, I finally managed to create this Grade 9 primary dragon steel furnace!

"As long as you put all the raw materials for making Longgang into the steelmaking furnace, and then input the dragon energy of the Longgang warriors, you can directly produce Grade 9 primary Longgang!" Zhuge Liang said triumphantly.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's introduction, Ji Qiu's face showed a strange expression.

He asked, "Does it have to be the dragon energy of the Dragon Steel Warriors?"

"Uh, yes, currently I haven't figured out a method for converting dragon energy attributes, so only the dragon energy of the Dragon Steel Warriors can produce Dragon Steel!" Zhuge Liang said somewhat embarrassedly.

The energy that powers all Dragon Qi secret techniques is Dragon Qi.

Therefore, dragon energy seems to be universal.

But this is not the case.

A closer examination reveals that the dragon energy within the bodies of scholars who practice different secret techniques is actually different.

This information is a major discovery for many in Dragon Kingdom.

However, it was not so novel for Ji Qiu.

This is information that has long been derived through theoretical deduction.

It has simply been proven true.

Zhang Zhongjing once said that the reason why secret arts can give humans amazing abilities is because they can change the genes inside the human body.

Whether it is an innate secret technique or an acquired secret technique.

All of these lead to changes in human genes.

Genes determine species.

Therefore, not only are scholars and ordinary people not the same species, but scholars who cultivate different secret arts are also not the same species!

Since they are no longer the same species, the dragon energy they possess will naturally not be the same type of dragon energy!
However, just as scholars and ordinary people are both human beings, scholars who cultivate different secret arts are also scholars.

They have different genes, but they also have the same genes.

It could even be said that the vast majority of their genes are the same.

Therefore, theoretically, the dragon energy within them could naturally transform into each other.

However, theory is one thing, but turning theory into reality is an extremely difficult thing.

At least for now, Zhuge Liang cannot do that.

If the dragon energy conversion cannot be achieved, then the value of this dragon steel furnace will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

Because in this way, the Longgang furnace can only improve the existing work efficiency of the Longgang workers.

However, the workers at Longgang Steel are already very efficient, and the time required to produce Longgang Steel each day is no more than two hours.

If they are prohibited from giving up refining their own Long Steel and instead line up to have it refined in the Long Steel Furnace, the time they need may actually increase instead of decrease!
In fact, what truly restricts the output of Longgang Steel has never been the speed of steel production, but rather the dragon energy within the Longgang Steel workers!

Because there are too many Longgang soldiers, it is impossible for Ji Qiu to allocate dragon energy to them.

In particular, those Dragon Steel Warriors below the seventh rank will not be assigned Dragon Qi.

Therefore, low-level Dragon Steel Warriors mainly rely on the dragon energy within their bodies to create Dragon Steel.

But how many times can that secret technique be used?

Naturally, they were used up very quickly!
Therefore, in general, this steel furnace, which can only be used to produce grade six primary steel, is almost useless for the current steel production efficiency of Jiqiu Territory!

Of course, even if it has no effect, the significance of the emergence of Longgang Furnace cannot be denied.

In fact, from any perspective, the emergence of Longgang Furnace was epoch-making.

Its appearance signifies that the long-awaited industrial revolution of the Three Kingdoms has finally taken its first substantial step!
Choosing to integrate the two major systems of technology and dragon energy is not wrong, but development will take time.

Zhuge Liang truly lived up to his name; placing him in the field of scientific research was indeed the right choice.

It took such a short time to bring him such a big surprise!

Ji Qiu then praised Zhuge Liang lavishly and encouraged him to remain humble and continue his efforts!
Then a large sum of money was allocated to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Zhuge Liang's face immediately lit up with a smile upon hearing Ji Qiu's praise.

Upon seeing the large sum of money, they were overjoyed.

He was still just a nine-year-old child, and he couldn't yet remain unmoved by external gains or losses.

Of course, Ji Qiu didn't want him to do that either.

Because Ji Qiu always sees him as a researcher, he will become an unprecedented great scientist in the future.

As an unprecedentedly great scientist, it's better to be more pure.

Cry when you need to cry, laugh when you need to laugh.

What's the point of having so much cunning!
After rewarding and encouraging Zhuge, Ji Qiu left the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Then open the portal to Guanzhong, prepare to go from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, and then from Hanzhong to Shu County to find the last material for the Eight Trigrams Formation: Earth Spirit.

Little did he know that just as he left Fenggao County, another person he had been waiting for arrived in Fenggao County!

(End of this chapter)