Chapter 44 I’ll just take a look
Tuk Tuk...
There was a knock on the door.
"Mr. Jack."
Chen Lun opened the door, and Connie stood outside the door with an excited face, holding mechanical gloves and a trumpet gun in her hands.
"Mr. Jack, I seem to have a few ideas, I don't know if they are feasible..."
"Come in and talk."
Chen Lun invited Connie into the house.
The two sat down in the living room, and Chen Lun made her a cup of tea, which made Connie feel a little embarrassed.
"Thank you, Mr. Jack."
"You're welcome."
Chen Lun looked at the clock on the wall. It was now half past eight in the morning.
It seems that Connie is very interested in Crazy Hands and Explosive Fire. She is very motivated and came to share her results so early.
Fortunately, these two days are weekends, and Connie doesn't have to go to class. Otherwise, the girl might not be able to help thinking about this matter at school.
"...If I change the internal structure and reinforce the barrel as I envisioned, this gun should be able to effectively increase its stability and reduce the probability of the chamber exploding..."
Connie took out a drawing with some structural diagrams and annotations on it.
Chen Lun glanced at it for a moment, not sure how serious it was, but simply felt that Connie's handwriting was very delicate.
"...and this weapon does not seem to have high requirements for ammunition, but I personally think steel balls are the most suitable, which can reduce wear and increase service life..."
"As for this mechanical glove, I always feel that something is missing from it, resulting in some structures that are superfluous and ineffective designs..."
Connie talked for more than ten minutes, but in the end she still had some unfinished thoughts.
During this process, Chen Lun nodded silently when she talked about "the function of the non-return pawl", "the basic law of tooth profile meshing", "the instantaneous center number of the mechanism" and the "three-center theorem".
There was a look on your face that said, "Go on, I understand you very well."
She took a sip of tea, raised her eyes and looked at Chen Lun slightly embarrassed.
"Connie, it seems that you are really talented in this area. If you think this idea is right, then go for it."
Chen Lun praised him and drank tea to cover up the fact that he was illiterate.
In fact, he gave her Crazy Hands and Explosive Fire to study, not because he really wanted her to improve and optimize them, but simply to see how talented she was in this area.
It turns out that this girl is probably a genius.
"Ah, thank you..."
Being recognized is a very fulfilling thing, and Connie feels very happy.
She suddenly thought of something again, and her expression was a little awkward.
"It's just Mr. Jack, if you modify the musket, you will need some tools and materials.
I don’t have one at home, I need to borrow it from a nearby workshop..."
Connie said it tactfully, but Chen Lun knew that she was short of money, so he generously gave her ten gold pounds.
"Mr. Jack, it doesn't cost that much. I'll just buy some materials and pay some usage fees.
And I also know the people in that workshop, hehe..."
Connie only took one gold coin and pushed back the rest.
Chen Lun smiled, took out another one and put it in Connie's hand.
"Whatever is more will be your reward."
"Thank you... Mr. Jack, you are really a generous gentleman. I, I misunderstood you before..."
Connie blushed and was very embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter."
Chen Lun shook his head indifferently.
"Then Mr. Jack, I'm going back first."
Connie gave a final curtsey, took her things and left.
After she left, Floy appeared behind Chen Lun.
"You seem to admire her?"
"Well, she is very talented in mechanics. I originally planned to give it a try, but I didn't expect that I actually found a treasure."
Floy nodded, and instead of talking about Connie, asked:
"Want to dine at Mrs. Caroline's?"
"Uh, no need, you can go today."
Chen Lun waved his hands awkwardly.
He couldn't help but think of the dinner scene at Mrs. Caroline's last night.
Mrs. Caroline first felt sorry for Kent leaving without saying goodbye, and she seemed to know something. At the dinner table, he denounced those outer-city gang members, who had probably forced Kent away.
Chen Lun just buried his head in eating.
Kent was killed by him, so he couldn't say anything. Wearing a surging badge, he has a huge appetite and is done eating.
In addition, Mrs. Caroline was constantly concerned about whether he had found a job. Life in the outer city was too difficult. There are also topics such as how it is going to go to relatives.
It was impossible for Chen Lun to tell the truth, so he had to deal with it in a few words.
Floy was watching the fun at the time.
Fortunately, she finally asked Mrs. Caroline about cooking, which diverted Mrs. Caroline's attention.
Chen Lun couldn't help but sigh.
This is a really considerate and good girl.
……
Chen Lun bought two loaves of bread and a cup of coffee from the coffee shop downstairs for breakfast.
I crumpled the finished paper packaging into a ball and threw it into the trash can, and walked straight into the bookstore where I was yesterday.
The old man was a little stunned when he heard the door open.
He probably didn't expect Chen Lun to come over and read a book early in the morning.
"Good morning, Tao... Mr. Tao?"
Chen Lun remembered that Mrs. Caroline called him this yesterday.
"Yes, Taut."
The old man pouted and adjusted his glasses.
"Good morning, boy."
After saying hello, the old man took out the tome he had been reading yesterday from the drawer behind the counter.
Chen Lun was too lazy to pay attention to this rude old guy.
Everyone calls me sir.
He walked to the very back and planned to start looking there. I finished sweeping the upstairs yesterday, and I hope I can gain something today.
Time passes.
The sun rises in the east to the top of the head at noon, and sets in the west to the horizon at dusk.
"Alas..."
Chen Lun put down a biography in his hand and sighed helplessly.
After looking through all the books on the first floor, I still found nothing. Fortunately, you don’t have to read it all, you just need to open it and flip through a few pages to find out whether it is right or not.
If no prompt box pops up, then it must be just an ordinary book.
The old man glanced at Chen Lun.
"Are you looking for a book?"
Chen Lun nodded and admitted.
"Yes."
After he answered casually, he was about to go out and leave.
Looking for books containing extraordinary knowledge is something that this old man cannot explain clearly. But when he walked to the door, he suddenly focused on the tome in the other person's hand.
By the way, this is not the case, right?
"What kind of book are you looking for? Tell me and I will listen. I am familiar with every book here."
Taut said, with a look of pride on his face.
Seeing how confident he was, Chen Lun said:
"Are there any old books that look a little older, or some strange books with mysterious contents...?"
Chen Lun knew that in ordinary bookstores like this, there would be no extraordinary knowledge.
Even if there is, it is only a very low-end kind.
Because if high-end extraordinary knowledge is accidentally seen by ordinary people, it will most likely cause the reader's sanity to be cleared and die or lose control, eventually causing terrible turmoil.
Therefore, if he really had high-end extraordinary knowledge, he would have been confiscated by the asylum a long time ago.
Most of the extraordinary knowledge floating among the people is "fish that slipped through the net", but it is limited to low-sequence extraordinary knowledge.
Even if it is accidentally seen by ordinary people, there will be no major incident of mysterious pollution. At most, I just think these books are strange, and the contents are vague and unclear.
Only those who truly understand can learn extraordinary mysterious knowledge from it, and thus enter the gate of the world of extraordinary beings.
"No!"
The old man shook his head and rejected it.
Chen Lun was speechless. Is this old guy just kidding me?
"Mr. Totter, can you show me the book in your hand?"
"No."
The old man refused.
"..."
"Mr. Taut, if I think the book is good, I will pay for it."
Chen Lun looked sincere.
Taut looked up at him and took off his glasses.
"I collected this book a few years ago, but the content above is all about the knowledge about cemeteries and mausoleums. I also plan to carefully select and design my future cemetery..."
"Just give me a look."
"10 Silver Lords."
Snap!
Chen Lun directly slapped a golden pound on the table.
"Hey, you are so rich!"
Taut smiled and handed over the tome.
[You discovered the mysterious book of the Earth Faction! 】
["Mausoleum Art Appreciation Collection" (Progress 4%)]
[By reading carefully, you gain 20 experience points]
[You have discovered the knowledge of the extraordinary path (complete)! 】
[Earth Faction Sequence 9 Grave Robbers] (End of Chapter)