Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

In other words, those who can obtain the Eye of God, regardless of their good or bad stance, at least have a firm enough belief and will resolutely fulfill their wishes.

These people, despite being wanted by the Eye Hunt Order, will not allow themselves to remain unknown.

For these people, this operation is also an opportunity.

Chapter 8 Dean of the Marine Science and Technology Institute: I'm not being modest, but you should find someone more capable.

Barrel, bolt, rifling, trigger, hammer, firing pin, rotating locking mechanism, gas tube, gas piston, recoil spring.

Jiang Ming tried his best to explain the components and functions of the automatic rifles he had seen on a certain website to the people who had been gathered, based on his memory of their working principles.

He only knew the general outline and didn't know the specific structure and operation.

However, his strength lies in his self-awareness.

—He knows how to call for backup.

Since he doesn't know the specifics, he should leave the professional tasks to the professionals. His role is simply to provide ideas and offer macro-level guidance based on his advanced understanding.

That's why he called over nearly a hundred people.

The scholars from the Order of the Church and researchers from the Fontaine Academy were responsible for the design; the holder of the Eye of God was responsible for conducting high-precision manufacturing and fitting experiments on-site; and the forging craftsmen were responsible for making practical suggestions for modifying the mechanical structure based on their experience in forging various weapons and parts over the past few decades.

Prior to this, the concept of automatic rifles and their theoretical effects had already been explained to everyone present.

Everyone, including Shinkai, Goro, and Fontaine, the researcher who had already begun the initial manufacturing and application of firearms and had gained some understanding of them, was very excited.

In Fontaine, even the guns that ordinary people use have to be loaded after each shot is fired, and then chambered again after each loading!

Even so, it still can't leave Fontaine. Because the propellant uses Fontaine's unique [Lawful Compensation Mixed Energy], this energy generated by [Judgment] will stop working if it leaves Fontaine's range.

The clockwork mechanism simply uses the energy of the Wilderness, which is not only limited to Fengdan, but also basically not something that ordinary people without the Eye of God can consider.

It can be said that the firearms manufactured in Fontaine have absolutely no universality whatsoever.

Automatic rifles, relying solely on mechanical structures for repeated operation without any external energy, allow ordinary people like them to instantly possess the theoretical ability to kill some average Eye of God holders, or even to hold their own against fairly strong individuals; they also no longer need to worry about attacks from Hilichurls or even monsters like Hilichurl thugs in the wild.

In their view, this would be a groundbreaking invention.

Therefore, these researchers from Fontainebleau were exceptionally excited and extremely active in the activities.

This power that can be easily touched and controlled anytime, anywhere, this ingenious mechanical structure... it's truly...

awesome!

Nothing could attract them more than these ingenious machines!

At first, Jiang Ming thought the research work wouldn't be too difficult.

After all, the principles behind guns haven't changed for hundreds of years; the variations in guns are essentially just changes in their mechanical structures. Classic designs like the M1911 and M2 have truly served for over a century.

He's already explained the principles, the general structure, and the design concept. What's left are the specific design details, which can be solved through experience, or even exhaustive exploration by those with the "Eye of God" ability. Shouldn't that be enough? The gap shouldn't be that large, right?

However, things didn't go smoothly at work.

When you actually start doing it, you realize there are problems everywhere.

Initially, the researchers designed the general structure, matching each part one by one. Through discussions with the forging craftsmen, they gradually drew up the blueprints for each component.

Then, under the guidance of the craftsman, the holder of the Eye of the Geo Archon began to operate the nearby white iron ore to "print" these parts.

This efficiency left the craftsmen feeling quite inferior. If they were to do the same level of work, it would take them several days or even a month to complete it.

With such high efficiency, in just a few hours, an automatic rifle that looked very much like an AK-47, but without a sight, front sight, or large lever, was manufactured.

This should be the first automatic rifle in the Teyvat world.

[Baby version of AK-47.]

It's not even as good as products from small artisan workshops in the Middle East.

—This is Jiang Ming's assessment.

The machining precision is indeed high, but...

The gun body was made of galvanized iron because there wasn't enough black iron (low-carbon steel) on site, and Teyvat didn't have the concept of high-carbon steel or high-manganese steel. There was no suitable gun oil, so they used something with an extremely unpleasant smell as lubricant.

Xin Hai told him that this was the lubricant commonly used in large equipment on Haizhi Island.

Hesitantly speaking...

With no copper available, they finally had to use iron for the bullets—and that pitifully small amount was only enough for the bullets.

Without high-energy explosives, bullets can only be filled with black powder. Without a primer, a small electrocrystal is placed at the bottom of the cartridge case, and the electric current released when the electrocrystal is broken by the firing pin is used to detonate the black powder.

The archer will also have to experience a tingling sensation.

To be fair, Teyvat might still have a base fire.

A scholar from the Order of the Church said that his mentor's classmate accidentally discovered a substance that explodes upon contact.

The problem is that his supervisor, his classmates, and the experimental samples and research data are all in the Institute of Education.

There's nothing here, nothing there.

Jiang Ming deeply felt the punishment he received for conducting research and development beyond his level.

It was under these difficult conditions, with limitations everywhere, that Jiang Ming truly understood a saying on the internet: materials are the material basis for all technological development.

Goro volunteered to do the test firing.

After all, this thing used so many substitute products, and no one was sure of its effectiveness. Goro's strength was basically the strongest among everyone present.

He raised his gun and aimed at the leather armor in front of him.

"boom!"

A deafening gunshot rang out.

But there was no follow-up.

The bullets in the magazine were not fired.

Putting down the gun, I found that the lever on the right side was still at the bottom, which meant that the bolt had not been reset.

The crowd that had been surrounding the gun then came forward, some to observe the damage effect, and others to examine the gun itself.

Only after disassembling this baby version of the AK-47 did we discover that the recoil spring was damaged.

The spring couldn't withstand the impact and was sent away.

What followed was a debate between the Fontaine researchers and the scholars of the Order of the Church.

Fontaine researchers believe it is a design flaw, while scholars from the Institute of the Church believe it is due to insufficient strength of the recoil spring.

The debate eventually ended with the craftsmen's compromise suggestion: "Why not use black iron to make the recoil spring and then improve the design?"

Neither of these methods worked.

Finally, after repeated experiments and failures, both parties reached a consensus: to increase the strength of the recoil spring by adding crystal ore to enhance its performance.

Directly controlling atomic changes is a massive undertaking even for the holder of the Eye of God. It might take half a day to create something the size of a fingernail.

Therefore, the project had to be temporarily suspended so that the craftsmen could use pyrite and crystal to create high-strength materials.

The people who were summoned could only stay where they were temporarily, while Jiang Ming, Xin Hai, and the others returned to the Coral Palace.

Today was indeed a fulfilling day, for everyone.

Even the holders of the elemental eyes of grass, fire, and ice, although they did not officially participate in the experiment, fully fulfilled their task of being observed on site.

On the way back, Xin Hai gave Jiang Ming a formal position on Hai Zhi Island.

Director of the Umijima Academy of Sciences and Director of Cultural and Educational Affairs at the Coral Palace.

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Jiang Ming looked at Xin Hai with a puzzled expression.

"Your joining us has brought about many changes. This is part of that change, and you are the most suitable person to take on this role."

what?

The latter one is one thing, but the former Haigi Island Academy of Sciences is another.

How did I, a liberal arts student, become the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences? I'm not being modest, but you should probably find someone more capable.

I think Xavier, who plays the sand-treading guy, is pretty good.

Hmm? Xavier?

Jiang Ming suddenly thought of that tech giant who single-handedly sealed off the reactor and removed nuclear contamination, a feat that would easily defeat ten Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) companies.

(Provide security and odd jobs for travelers)

Wow, such a talent! We must hurry up and bring him over.

Chapter 9: Dig, you can dig anywhere!

It's not just Xavier.

Jiang Ming suddenly had a broader perspective.

His knowledge of the plot is also an informational advantage.

Those NPCs who make appearances in the story and have names are either talented or potential talents.

Even if someone is drunk and loses their keys, they can lose them every day in different ways, which is something not everyone can do.

If he remembered correctly, there was an active NPC from the Order of the Fathers, who was a student, who had already made the cone-shaped medicine shield.

This thing is actually the technology of shaped charge armor-piercing projectiles, and one of its typical products is the famous RPG-7 rocket launcher.

There are also cutting-edge technologies like mass parametric analyzers.

These are all talents we can poach!

If you swing your hoe well, there's no corner you can't dig down!

Even if we can't really bring them down, there are plenty of other areas where we can cooperate. It's all about incentives, isn't it?