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Chapter 1217: Chapter 3 Lift Off! The Good-for-Nothing Strives for Self-Improvement Chapter 1217: Chapter 3 Lift Off! The Good-for-Nothing Strives for Self-Improvement “` … Wang Ningxi fully realized what it meant to “indulge in a moment of willfulness to enjoy temporary bliss, but in the end face the cremation ground.”

Shangguan Yunhong, that guy, would often return to the Gongye Clan with his parents, and Wang Ningxi had heard of his reputation. It was said that he was a Purple Abode Seed of the Shangguan Clan, born with a devouring-type bloodline, and he specialized in the physical cultivation technique “Dragon Elephant’s Infinite Art.”

Because he practiced a horizontal cultivation technique, his physique was extremely robust, which is why he hadn’t managed to find a wife to this day. With excessive energy, he had often been challenging masters of all sorts within Return to Dragon City over the years, so his name was very well known.

The reason Wang Ningxi remembered him so well was because he had heard from Gongye Clan relatives that Shangguan Yunhong, who was once ignorant of the ways of the world, had been severely thrashed by the legendary family figure, Grand Aunt Li Yao.

Yet, he never thought that one day he would have dealings with Shangguan Yunhong.

It seemed he had no choice but to meet the enemy head-on, responding like kind to whatever came his way. In any case, the Old Ancestor at home probably wouldn’t let him get beaten to death, right?

After having been thoroughly thrashed, Wang Ningxi felt as though his mental resilience had suddenly grown by leaps and bounds; even his outlook on life became brighter (a metaphor for adopting a carefree attitude after experiencing setbacks).

“Let’s not talk about that for now.” While drinking his coffee, Wang Ningxi took out the blueprint from his storage ring and handed it to Wang JingLei, “Grand Aunt Fifteen, can you take a look at this blueprint and suggest how to produce it properly?”

If he could produce a real item sooner, the Grand Elder would take him to Lingyun Holy Ground, and perhaps he might even avoid this wave of “calamity.”

Wang JingLei was also a top graduate from the Clan School and had been engaged in the artifact refining industry for years. Although her main job was in the production of civilian goods, she had never ceased her in-depth research into the artifact refining industry.

This was the very reason Wang Ningxi visited Wang JingLei this time.

She picked up the blueprint and scrutinized it closely, her eyes gradually lighting up: “Well, I underestimated you, kid. The design is not the most complex, but it has some clever and fantastic elements. Interesting, very interesting indeed.”

“Grand Aunt JingLei,” Wang Ningxi said, “when I was little and visited my maternal grandfather’s house, the Old Ancestor told me that every artifact design must be human-centered and start with solving practical needs.”

“Although our Wang family owns many industries, it’s the planting industry that we focus on the most. So ever since I was young, I observed the fields closely, from tenant farmers to common folk, to our clan’s Spirit Plant Masters. I’ve had in-depth interaction with them all and have many ideas about this~” “This set of dual-wheel suspended multi-disc plow blades can adjust the angle of the disc blades by turning the handle and increase the cutting depth through leverage and counterweight. When pulled by animal power, it drives the roller to rotate, which propels the disc blades to roll forward, chopping up soil, weeds, crop stubble, and achieving the effect of turning over the land.”

“Depending on the animal power, an additional set or several sets of disc plow blades can be added to maximize efficiency.”

“Compared to the traditional animal-powered single-furrow plow or multi-furrow plow, this land experiences less resistance, more easily cuts weeds and stubble, and can roll over obstacles like stones. Under the same animal power, its efficiency is higher, and it’s more suitable for breaking new ground.”

Wang JingLei grew more and more appreciative as she listened: “A very clever design. However, developing a new civilian product requires more than just blueprints. We need to manufacture a batch of samples first for small-scale trials, and then make improvements to the product based on various problems encountered in actual use before mass production can begin. Plus, we have to think about the cost as well.”

Any new undertaking cannot be achieved overnight.

“That’s why I’ve come to trouble Grand Aunt Fifteen,” Wang Ningxi said with a sheepish smile. “I was chased out by Elder Zongyao at the Refining Artifact Headquarters, who told me that you are more adept at crafting civilian apparatuses. I’ve also heard that your factory produces single-furrow and multi-furrow plows, which are in high demand from various farms because of their quality.”

In agricultural production, plowing is a very laborious task, and with just human power, efficiency is too low. The norm is still using animal power with a single-furrow plow. Only a few farms that rear powerful Level Three Purple Horn Spirit Cows use multi-furrow plows.

However, whether purchasing or rearing a Level Three Purple Horn Spirit Cow, the costs are extremely high. After all, without regular feeding of Spirit Pasture Grass and high-energy Spirit Valley products, the Purple Horn Spirit Cows would become weak from insufficient qi and blood.

The “Wang’s Public Metal Appliances Factory” that Wang JingLei oversaw continually improved the plows, from shape to materials, to the constant optimization of the production process. Especially with the use of “Hundred Refining Steel” on the plow’s cutting edge—a material typically reserved for military weapons—their ability to break soil and rocks was stronger, naturally increasing production efficiency.

Some excellent blacksmiths could indeed forge such plows, but the cost alone would exceed the selling price of Wang’s.

This made the plow manufactured by Wang’s both reasonably priced and of high quality, widely popular as a result.

“Alright,” Wang JingLei said after contemplating, “but if this product is successfully developed, you must grant exclusive production and sales rights to my factory for at least a hundred years. In return, I will apply to the family to exchange one-tenth of the sales revenue into Family Contribution Points for you.”

She was acutely aware of the importance of civilian instruments. Even just a ten-percent increase in production efficiency would save a massive amount of labor and resources. This adjustable suspended disc blade plow seemed very promising; if successful, it would further advance the Wang family’s edge in agriculture.

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