81: Section 81

"Could it be again..."

4277 gave a bitter smile; it was most likely about making weapons again.

Jing Yuan said with an embarrassed look, "But this time, I might have to owe you the contribution points for a while."

4277 said nonchalantly, "It's fine! Just consider it me helping you out."

"Thanks a lot!" Jing Yuan said, "Let's go to the Workshop to discuss it!"

"Okay."

When the two left, they saw 4068 and 4079 again.

Seeing 4068's resentful expression, 4079 said, "Didn't 4277 say it? They only have a professional relationship; she's just helping Vice-Captain Jing Yuan make something. Besides, Vice-Captain Jing Yuan saved you yesterday."

"Hmph!" 4068 snorted coldly and turned to leave.

After 4277 talked to him last time, she had already made it clear that if 4068 did anything extreme again, they wouldn't even be friends.

Inside the Workshop, Jing Yuan closed the door and laid out a roll of white paper on the workbench.

"I'll draw a rough sketch first. If there's anything you don't understand, we can discuss it."

"Okay!"

Then, Jing Yuan began to draw on the paper. Soon, a scale-shaped flying dagger appeared on the drawing.

"flying daggers again?" 4277 looked at the shape, finding it a bit strange, but she could guess they were flying daggers.

"Yes."

Next, Jing Yuan drew another flying dagger. Although this one was also scale-shaped, it was different from the first one.

"What's the difference between the two types of flying daggers?" 4277 didn't understand; besides the different shapes, there was no difference in function.

"It should just be the shape."

"Should?"

Jing Yuan couldn't explain; he was just drawing these flying daggers according to the scale disk designs in the Psychokinesis Object Manipulation Method.

"There's more," Jing Yuan said, drawing two more flying dagger designs.

A total of four flying dagger designs.

After finishing, Jing Yuan also marked the dimensions for each design.

These were all provided in the Psychokinesis Object Manipulation Method, as if they were specifically marked to make it easy for Jing Yuan to manufacture them himself.

After looking at the four designs, 4277 asked, "Only four flying daggers this time?"

"No!" Jing Yuan smiled sheepishly and marked numbers next to the four designs, saying, "54 of Type 1, 28 of Type 2, 14 of Type 3, and 12 of Type 4, for a total of 108 daggers."

"So many!" 4277 was also startled.

In terms of quantity, this was ten times more than last time!

However, last time it took a lot of time to forge ten flying daggers; if there was enough time, it wouldn't be a problem.

"Can you make them within a week?"

"A week?" 4277's large eyes stared at Jing Yuan. "Do you even hear yourself?"

"I know the workload is huge this time, but we don't need materials as strong as the Flying Cone. Help me figure out what material we can use to make these flying daggers in a week."

"Not as strong as the Flying Cone?"

"Right!" Jing Yuan also knew that the Flying Cone flying daggers used composite materials and even involved forging techniques, which were very time-consuming.

To create the scale disk within a week, he could only compromise on the materials.

"But they still need to be metal, right?"

"Of course."

4277 thought for a moment, considering several plans, and finally thought of a feasible one.

"Got it. Use a 3d printer!"

"3d printer?" Jing Yuan asked doubtfully, "Is the strength of things printed with that reliable?"

There was a 3d printer in this Workshop; it wasn't a rare item, but just like any other printer, there were high-end and low-end models.

4277 pointed to the printer in the Workshop and said, "This printer can also print metal parts, but the strength is just average."

"Can it stop bullets?"

Hearing Jing Yuan's words, 4277 frowned and said, "That's probably impossible. This printer's material density is limited, and plus the dimensions and thickness of the flying daggers aren't enough, they definitely wouldn't stop bullets." After her analysis, 4277 asked Jing Yuan in confusion, "How are these flying daggers supposed to stop bullets?"

Jing Yuan smiled, not knowing how to explain, so he quickly changed the subject. "Is there any other way to increase the material density?"

"There is!" 4277 was indeed simple-minded; as soon as the subject changed, she forgot her previous question.

"I heard the Research Department has high-grade 3d printers; they even use them to print parts for gravity bodies. Can you get one?"

"The Research Department?"

Speaking of the Research Department, Jing Yuan thought of Jing Nan.

"I'll try!"

4277 was surprised; Jing Yuan truly lived up to being the Deputy Captain of the Wasteland Hunters, to be able to get equipment from the Research Department.

"In that case, I'll start modeling based on the patterns you provided. Once you get the printer, we'll talk more."

"Okay, thanks for your hard work."

Chapter 83: Elon's Reminder

After leaving the Workshop, Jing Yuan walked aimlessly on the Lighthouse.

To borrow a machine from the Research Department, he had to find Jing Nan.

Given his relationship with Jing Nan, whether she would be willing to lend it was one thing.

What reason should Jing Yuan use to borrow it?

Tell her directly he's borrowing it to make weapons? Then what are the weapons for?

Jing Nan wasn't 4277; she would definitely ask, and how would Jing Yuan answer?

Jing Yuan walked while thinking, when suddenly the sound of high heels reached his ears.

Jing Yuan looked up and actually saw Jing Nan walking from a distance with two followers.

Jing Yuan looked around; how could he run into Jing Nan here?

Thinking carefully, it turned out that the Workshop management on the Lighthouse also fell under the Research Department.

Yesterday, the Wasteland Hunters brought back a large amount of supplies. After the Research Department received them, they activated these abandoned Workshops to store the excess.

Jing Nan had come to inspect the supplies to make further arrangements.

Jing Nan slowly approached and also saw Jing Yuan.

"Vice-Captain Jing Yuan!"

"Lady Jing Nan!"

"What are you doing here?"

"Just walking around!" Jing Yuan naturally wouldn't say he had rented a Workshop here.

Jing Nan looked at the two followers behind her and said, "Go inside and wait for me first!"

The two followers understood and walked straight ahead.

Seeing this, Jing Yuan knew Jing Nan had something to say to him.

Sure enough, after the two had walked away, Jing Nan spoke, "You went to see Charles yesterday. How was it? Did you manage to talk some sense into him?"

Jing Yuan smiled slightly. "He's your brother; you should know better than anyone."

"I wouldn't dare claim to be his sister," Jing Nan said, walking to the outer edge and looking at the sky outside the Lighthouse.

"With your abilities, Lady Jing Nan, he'll still call you sister when he needs you."

Jing Nan looked back and smiled. "Then he must be in a lot of trouble to do that!"

Jing Yuan walked to Jing Nan's side and leaned against the railing. At such close range, he could even smell the fragrance on her.

Jing Yuan smiled. "Lady Jing Nan dismissed the others to speak with me alone; it probably wasn't just to ask if I'd talked sense into Charles, right?"

"You're quite direct." Jing Nan also turned to look at Jing Yuan and said, "That's right, I do have something to talk to you about! It's lucky I ran into you here; it saves me the trouble of looking for you."

"With me, you can speak directly."

Jing Nan smiled slightly. "Then I'll be blunt. You mentioned the Hall of Dawn to me last time, so I went to check. It turns out there really is something fishy going on."

Jing Yuan listened quietly.

"Normally, the mission assignments in the Hall of Dawn are matched by a supercomputer. The computer contains the information of all Lighthouse Upper Citizens and has an autonomous matching program. It's all automated. The only place that can be manually manipulated is controlled by Melissa, the director of the Gene Optimization Institute."

"Are you saying our missions were all arranged by Melissa?"

"I'm not sure. But based on my analysis, it can only be her."