Chapter 147: 108 Inventions (Second Update)_3


    After his surprise, he said, “The thing you mentioned, I’ve seen it. Only the royal foundry has it.”


    No local craftsman knows how to make a water hammer.


    “I can make one,” Gu Jiao said.


    The old cksmith was greatly surprised.


    Gu Jiao contemted, “But, what I’m going to make next is not a water hammer.”


    Gu Jiao mentioned a name.


    “What kind of box?” The old cksmith said he’d never heard of it!


    “Do you have paper?” Gu Jiao asked.


    “What?” The old cksmith had been stunned by Gu Jiao, taking a long while to respond.


    Gu Jiao simply found a piece of bluestone on the ground, took out a charcoal pencil from her pouch, and began to draw meticulously.


    Other cksmiths were drawn in, but the old cksmith shouted, “What are you looking at! Get back to work!”


    Out of respect for the master, the cksmiths suppressed their curiosity and went back to work though their eyes kept darting towards Gu Jiao.


    What on earth was this young girl drawing on the ground of their foundry?


    Ultimately, the old cksmith couldn’t help but ask, “What are you doing, youngdy?”


    “Drawing.” Gu Jiao said sinctly.


    “Why are you drawing on my ground? I’ll have to get it cleaned up afterward. It’s such a hassle!”


    Gu Jiao smiled, “Don’t you want to finish the remaining thousand-plus iron pieces within ten days?”


    “T-Ten days?” The old cksmith stood straight, hands on his hips, “Quit joking!”


    He was the cksmith. How could he not know? Even if everyone in the foundry worked non-stop, it would take at least a month!


    Unless they used the royal water hammer technology, but even so, that would still take twenty days.


    “I’m not joking.”


    The old cksmith showed his disbelief.


    “If I do it, then what?”


    The old cksmith crossed his arms and looked down at her, “If you manage to do it, I’ll make your iron pieces for free, not charging you a single Copper te! Moreover, I’ll take care of all your future ironwork! You won’t need to pay a dime!”


    Gu Jiao thought seriously about his offer and felt this deal was feasible, “Alright, I agree.”


    The old cksmith scoffed, did you just agree? You must be talking big!


    Gu Jiao quickly finished her drawing, then nodded in satisfaction, “That’s it. Go get a carpenter.”


    The old cksmith had his mouth agape, “What?”


    Gu Jiao rolled up her sleeves, “Stop dawdling. If you dawdle, you won’t finish your iron pieces.”


    With that, Gu Jiao stood up, wrapped the charcoal pencil back into her pouch with a piece of parchment, washed her hands, then turned around and left.


    The old cksmith was utterly confused. Was this young girl teasing him? How could she possibly understand all this?


    However, for some reason, the image of her calmly kneeling and drawing on the ground convinced the old cksmith to go get the carpenter next door.


    The carpenter was a professional. As soon as he saw the blueprint on the bluestone, his eyes widened, “Who drew this?”


    “What’s wrong?” The old cksmith asked curiously.


    Without answering, the carpenter knelt down, treating the blueprint like a priceless treasure, touching it reverentially, yet afraid to smudge it.


    The old cksmith was left scratching his head at the carpenter’s cautious behavior.


    A glint of green light appeared in the carpenter’s eyes. Without a word, he ran back to his shop, grabbed some paper and a pen, and started to meticulously copy the blueprint.


    He had an intuitive feeling that this might be the most amazing thing he’d ever create in his life!


    The old cksmith was utterly baffled, staring at the design on the bluestone from all angles, “What’s going on? Can something really be made out of it?”