Card maker? No, I'm a mechanic!

Chapter 167 Mysterious

Jiang Zhe asked casually, his gaze sweeping over the two of them with a hint of gossip.

"Where are you planning to take Boss Lin? Another time to go have tea with your senior apprentice and show off?"

"Cough—that's about right."

Professor Lin waved his hand upon hearing this, his expression remaining quite calm.

"I'll take Xiaoye to run some business, and also let her see the world and broaden her horizons."

"What's wrong? Why that expression?"

Jiang Zhe looked at Lin Ye beside him with some confusion.

The usually capable and calm guy was now standing there stiffly.

Not only was her expression colder than usual, but her eyes also revealed a strange hint of resistance and tension.

If you look closely, you can even see that her fingers are tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.

"Are we going to be taken to get a loan? —"

Seeing this, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but feel a little strange, but just as he was about to ask a couple more questions...

"Alright, alright, kids shouldn't pry into adults' business."

Professor Lin interrupted him somewhat impatiently, then patted Lin Ye on the shoulder, signaling her to follow.

"You'd better hurry up and go to the Star Tower, don't keep them waiting."

"Let's talk about it when we get back tonight."

Before the words were even finished, the two figures quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"So mysterious—"

Seeing this, Jiang Zhe shrugged, clearly puzzled.

"Forget about them."

"Pick up the car—no, picking up the documents is more important."

After leaving the hotel, Jiang Zhe immediately took a taxi to his destination.

As the vehicle gradually entered the city center, the towering skyscraper came into view.

The magnificent building, radiating a soft white light, felt increasingly oppressive.

It wasn't a building made of reinforced concrete in the traditional sense.

The entire tower appears to be composed of some kind of complete module, and its surface is covered with a visible array of blue runes.

It is rhythmically absorbing and releasing the surrounding energy.

No airships approached the surrounding airspace, and even vehicles on the ground consciously detoured several miles away.

"Is this the Star Tower? — This is definitely high-class enough?"

Looking up at the spectacular sight that seemed to reach straight into the clouds through the car window, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

While he was pondering this, the vehicle had already stopped in the plaza below the Star Tower.

There were no passing vendors, only fully armed guards and solemn-looking truck drivers hurrying by.

"Grade A materials, here I come!"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Zhe gripped the pass tightly in his hand.

Whether I can get rich in one fell swoop, fix all the problems, and reach level four depends entirely on this trip today.

He strode toward the main entrance of the Star Tower, showing the guard his access card.

"Beep—Permission confirmed."

"Mr. Kang Chul?"

A staff member in a crisp uniform respectfully stepped forward to lead the way.

"Minister Li is already waiting for you in the reception room on the 44th floor. Please follow me."

After passing through a long corridor filled with technological sophistication and runic aesthetics, you ride an elevator that instantly traverses dozens of floors.

Jiang Zhe was soon led to a spacious and bright luxury office that overlooked half of the capital.

As he stepped inside, his gaze fell upon the center of the office.

Besides Minister Li, whom I had met yesterday, I saw a man in a white coat sitting there.

A middle-aged man dressed as a researcher, with a few gray hairs on his head.

At that moment, he was holding a document in his hand, scrutinizing Jiang Zhe who had walked in with a somewhat serious look in his eyes.

"Minister Li, good morning."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Zhe first greeted them respectfully, and then sat down opposite them.

"Jiang Zhe, you've arrived."

Minister Li put down his coffee and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Come on, let me introduce you."

He pointed to the middle-aged man beside him, his tone carrying a hint of solemnity.

"This is Engineer Chen, the project leader of our Star Tower Technology Department."

"He will be in charge of coordinating with you on all subsequent improvements to the mass production of the floating cannons and the specific implementation of materials."

"Mr. Chen, I've heard so much about you." Jiang Zhe bowed slightly.

"You are welcome."

Engineer Chen waved his hand, but his gaze remained fixed on Jiang Zhe, as if he wanted to see right through him.

"The younger generation is truly formidable."

He pushed up his glasses, his tone tinged with a touch of wistfulness.

"Director Li showed me the results last night, and I must say, your design concept is indeed very bold."

"You could even say it was a bit ahead of its time."

"You flatter me."

"Alright, enough with the formalities."

Engineer Chen, a typical researcher, shook his head and then changed the subject, getting straight to the point.

"Now that the plan has been finalized, let's get started."

"Did you bring the design drawings?"

"certainly."

Jiang Zhe nodded, then took it out of his backpack and laid it flat on the table.

However, although the drawing seemed detailed, he cleverly left blank spaces at several of the most crucial points.

"This is the architecture diagram of the floating cannon, and my proposed downgraded mass production plan."

He pointed to several key points on the drawing and began to explain them in detail.

"This is an overloaded loop, I've used ————"

"This will not only significantly increase the power of the cards, but also effectively extend the lifespan of the cores —"

"And here—" Jiang Zhe's finger slid to another spot.

"Originally, I used about a bottle of gravity dust as a suspending material."

"But for mass production, I can completely reduce the amount of dust, and I also rely on the Bernoulli effect to design this curved structure on the outer shell."

"When the floating cannons move quickly, the airflow through the sphere is fast and the pressure is low—while the airflow below is slow and the pressure is high."

This will generate a natural upward force.

"Although flexibility will decrease somewhat, the total cost can be reduced by about one-fifth again."

As Engineer Chen listened, he nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with increasing admiration.

"Brilliant!"

"And this deflection engine, I can't believe it can be improved like this."

He rubbed his hands together excitedly, his eyes growing increasingly fervent as he looked at the blueprints.

"This solution is extremely mature! Brother Jiang, these key details on the blueprints—"

"I will personally complete the rest once the subsequent funding and materials are in place and the project is officially approved and put into testing."

Jiang Zhe interrupted him with a smile, leaving no room for argument.

"Haha, good! You know the rules!"

Instead of being angry, Engineer Chen smiled, growing more and more appreciative of this shrewd and talented young man.

"Our technical department will follow up on the details immediately. You just need to cooperate with us for a few core debugging sessions, and we'll take care of the rest of the dirty work!"

"No problem, Engineer Chen." Jiang Zhe nodded with a smile.

"Alright, now that we've finished discussing the important matters."

Seeing this, Minister Li, who was standing nearby, also stood up with a smile, interrupting the technical exchange between the two.

"Chen, you go ahead and take care of the project initiation and funding application. I'll take this kid to collect the reward he deserves."

He patted Jiang Zhe on the shoulder, his eyes full of encouragement, even with a hint of mysterious smile.

"Let's go, Kang Chul."

"Come with me to the treasure vault; there are many wonderful things waiting for you there."

"Thank you, Minister Li!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe was overjoyed and quickly followed.