Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2413: Chapter 2130: I Don’t Want to Lose Either

“Family Head, there’s a big problem now. We’ve solved the power issue, but we can’t resolve the transmission system.” An old craftsman, somewhat collapsing, said to Lul Jun. The model and reality are still different, and while all other issues have been resolved, the transmission is completely unsolvable, with potential damage skyrocketing.

The gears in the mechanical transmission device pose a significant problem. The meshing performance is a crucial component, and likewise, the bearings are also very important.

The issue is that the former can barely be solved, albeit with great difficulty. As for the latter, can anyone tell me how to make a sufficiently round metal ball, and in large quantities of identical size? It’s simply impossible. We didn’t consider the transmission in the model before, and now it’s turned out to be an indispensable part in real construction.

Lul Jun watched as the power simulated by a hundred premium warhorses wore down the misaligned transmission device in a short time. He felt a bit collapsed inside, but there’s no problem; there’s bound to be another way.

“You first craft the hull and dragon bone. How to release the power, let me solve it,” Lul Jun stated, essentially at a point where turning back was impossible. So, despite knowing there’s a problem, his first thought wasn’t to halt but to keep pushing forward. The problem he would solve.

“Family Head, why not we try using an impeller as a propulsion device?” A master craftsman knowledgeable in mechanics hesitated and said, “In the past, with the Fifth-Generation Warship and Sixth Generation Ship, we’ve designed for manual wheel propulsion, even without transmission systems.”

“Accelerating with forward rotation, decelerating with reverse rotation, but with the ship we designed being too large, the steam engine you fancy can’t be installed in the original position, and the ship, although with speed advantage, has the obvious flaw of having the impeller outside. Once attacked, our ship is done for,” the master said, a bit troubled.

“This is also a solution. As for the ship being done for if attacked, may I ask if we can install the impeller inside the ship?” Lul Jun pondered for a while before asking, “How about designing it in a semi-open sealed cabin?”

“That might lead to the power system letting in water during naval battles,” said the master craftsman, troubled. “Without a transmission device, only using impellers, there’s also the issue of adjusting the rudder direction, or the power source of the rudder.”

Lul Jun deeply looked at the hull, then retracted his gaze, “Get two master craftsmen, ten artisans skilled in mechanics and sealing, and come with me to solve this problem together. If we get this ship done, each master craftsman will receive a reward of a million coins!”

By this time, Lul Jun didn’t have many choices left; he could only grit his teeth and go all in. There was no way he would abandon his Seventh Generation Ship, so no matter what problems he encountered, he’d have to find a way to solve them.

Fortunately, the ship’s structure passed verification due to the strength of the phenomenal materials. The ship could be built, but other aspects seemed very problematic.

Thus, all Lul Jun could do was increase the reward incentives, getting all the craftsmen to rack their brains and resolve this with him.

[It seems that the problem can’t be solved quickly. I have too few master craftsmen, and they’re not at a high level. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll speak to Ma Jun. Zheng Hun is part of the system, mentioning might expose us, let’s see if Ma Jun can be found.] Lul Jun thought with a conflicted look, transmission–what a pitfall indeed!

On the other side, far away in Ye City, Zhao Yun sat cross-legged on the ground with the Green Steel Sword on his knees. With each breath, Inner Qi slowly circulated into the Dragon Gall Spear and the Green Steel Sword, a mysterious subtle pulse arose in his heart.

“Found it…” Zhao Yun, wrapped in many bandages, suddenly opened his eyes. The powerful Inner Qi, carrying the same pulse as the Dragon Gall Spear and the Green Steel Sword, surged madly into his weapons.

At that moment, the Green Steel Sword and Dragon Gall Spear erupted like electric lights suddenly turning on, releasing intense radiance. As the light soared to its peak, about to leap into another existence, the silver-blue glow flashed twice and disappeared entirely from the weapons.

“Failed again.” Zhao Yun sighed. As early as two days ago, Zhao Yun’s special training had ended, and according to the words left by Lyu Bu’s clone when it disappeared, Lyu Bu in person should have descended that day. Yet, Zhao Yun adjusted his mind long into the night, with his Essence, Qi, and Spirit all reaching their peak, only for snow to fall with no sign of Lyu Bu.

The next day was the same. The absence of Lyu Bu, who should have appeared, caused slight fluctuations in Zhao Yun’s mindset, making him uneasy, not knowing when Lyu Bu would cause trouble.

After all, just thinking of facing Lyu Bu makes Zhao Yun, a top master, feel slightly unsure. Though after a month of special training, Zhao Yun claimed that even against Lyu Bu, he had the courage to fight, but courage is one thing, being able to win is another.

“Brother-in-law, did you succeed?” Ma Chao, with faint electric lights on his body, asked as he looked at Zhao Yun sitting cross-legged on the ground.

“No, failed again. It is indeed very difficult to have both the Green Steel Sword and Dragon Gall Spear enter Divine Weapon and Condense Spirit.” Zhao Yun shook his head, “When will Marquis Wenn finally come.”

“You actually hope Marquis Wenn would come now?” Ma Chao said with surprise, “Are you sure you can defeat Marquis Wenn? Despite your astonishing performance in the west of the city, facing two Breakthrough Level masters at once, but it wasn’t a deathmatch. When Marquis Wenn ascended, he faced six or seven masters.”

“Ha, it’s nothing. Since we have to fight eventually, it might be better sooner than dangling like this. Don’t you agree?” Zhao Yun laughed heartily, slowly releasing his Inner Qi. This month had been the longest high-level combat he had endured in years.

What Ma Chao didn’t realize was that a hidden attack, eternally locking onto Zhao Yun, had been present since Zhao Yun entered the arena. It was Huang Zhong’s arrow, exerting immense pressure on Zhao Yun, like the Sword of Damocles.

It’s clear Tong Yuan invited Huang Zhong, imposing a significant psychological burden on Zhao Yun. Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei’s strength was terrifying, especially Guan Yu. If anyone could kill Lyu Bu with one stroke in this era, it would be Guan Yu.

If it weren’t for Lyu Bu overcoming his Heart Tribulation, with his Divine Will completely freed from bounds, no longer limited, Guan Yu’s Will, intensely refined, would have been the most fearsome.

A normal martial artist’s will is like wood against metal to Lyu Bu’s will, while Guan Yu’s will is almost transparent. If Lyu Bu’s Divine Will were a finely forged Divine Sword, Guan Yu’s Will would at least be the level of a steel needle.

Though there’s a quantitative gap, in quality, Guan Yu’s Will doesn’t lose to Lyu Bu’s. More importantly, Lyu Bu’s tactic is straightforward slashing his opponents, while Guan Yu’s tactic involves breaking human limits in a moment, increasing attack intensity to a point where any defense is futile. Be it Celestial God Mode or Gods and Demons Stance, one direct slash would end it.

This is why when Lyu Bu came to Ye City, Guan Yu faced Lyu Bu with his Horizontal Sword, and Lyu Bu granted Guan Yu respect because Guan Yu was strong. Strong enough for even Lyu Bu to sense danger from Guan Yu.

As for Zhang Fei, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit were unified, yielding powerful attacks. Even Zhao Yun’s Celestial God Mode couldn’t purely withstand it. The last one who tried was Huang Zhong, who got blasted to pieces.

With the ever-reserved Huang Zhong added in, Zhao Yun would truly need to unleash his all, or an inadvertent mistake might cost lives.

Especially since Tong Yuan realized his closed-door disciple lacked not in power but mindset, directly instructing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to show no mercy.

The result was that in one month, a Zhao Yun who had barely been injured in thirty years on the battlefield was being carried to Hua Tuo numerous times.

With Tong Yuan’s intent of perpetual combat, pushing Zhao Yun to a point where it didn’t matter who his opponent was, Hua Tuo couldn’t give Zhao Yun any special medicine. Most times, it was just hemostatic medicine and bandages to not lose combat strength, then Zhao Yun would be thrown back to continue sparring.

After a month of intensive training, Zhao Yun’s power showed substantial progress. In Zhao Yun’s words, he could fight two or three former selves. But Tong Yuan only smiled; it’s not that Zhao Yun’s power hadn’t changed, but he barely executed his true strength.

Whether this level suffices to deal with Lyu Bu, Tong Yuan wasn’t hopeful. Lyu Bu’s might, even made Tong Yuan a bit uneasy. That one strike to Shatter Void left Tong Yuan a bit hard-pressed, yet if his apprentice got beaten up by Lyu Bu, Tong Yuan would still be satisfied.

“Why do you want to let both weapons simultaneously Condense Spirit? If you did it one at a time, you’d have succeeded by now!” Ma Chao wondered for a long while, finally sure Zhao Yun was right. If Lyu Bu doesn’t come, their anxiety day by day isn’t right either!

“Intuition. My intuition tells me if I do it one by one, whichever gains Spirit first, the latter will have no chance to achieve Spirit.” Zhao Yun shook his head, “I don’t know Marquis Wenn’s level precisely, but comparatively, using Spear Sword would be stronger. Using either alone, I stand no chance.”

“You don’t actually think you can win, do you?” Ma Chao asked, shocked, at Zhao Yun.

“I’ve been hurt more in a month of martial training than in thirty years,” Zhao Yun planted his hands down and slowly stood up, his upright posture like a spear, his aura like a spear piercing the Sky Dome. “Moreover, I don’t want to lose.”