Dragon's Origin

Chapter 331: Upgrading Equipment (Part 1)

Calipers, micrometers; once Wang Sheng explained the principles, the master craftsman who specialized in measuring tools was able to create them.

When Wang Sheng explained these principles and described their measurement precision, these grandmaster craftsmen nearly went mad. They were all urging their fellow craftsman to get started, not needing Wang Sheng to supervise at all. As grandmasters, every one of them understood the importance of having a set of precision measuring instruments.

Previously, they could only achieve an accuracy of about one-twentieth of an inch, or half a point, and anything smaller than that was estimated based on their experience. This was normal, as the smallest unit on a ruler was a point, and anything beyond that would be a measurement error.

But Wang Sheng's two instruments, one could be accurate to one-hundredth of an inch, and the other to one ten-thousandth of an inch. The former was manageable, but the latter was simply a divine tool! Leaving aside the heavy sniper crossbow Wang Sheng wanted to create, the micrometer alone made these grandmasters revere Wang Sheng, almost wanting to enshrine him.

Almost every grandmaster here was more skilled than those ninth-grade master machinists on Earth. They not only possessed more precise and skilled craftsmanship than those machinists but also had powerful cultivation that those machinists couldn't match. Combining these two factors increased the success rate by at least several times.

Wang Sheng provided the complete design with detailed dimension markings, fully referencing the designs of some precision weapons from the military. With Wang Sheng's designs, the manufacturing capabilities of these grandmasters, and the newly created tools, they could completely hand-craft a composite heavy sniper crossbow.

To give these grandmasters a more intuitive understanding, Wang Sheng even took out his M200 and disassembled it for them to use as a practical reference, giving them a concrete impression.

But when all the grandmasters saw the exquisite M200 sniper rifle, they were all stunned. They couldn't imagine who, besides the Linglong Pavilion, could create such exquisite, ingenious, and unbelievably delicate weapons.

Especially the materials of the M200, whether it was the engineering plastic of the gun body, the barrel, or even the magazine, each was made with extreme precision. Wang Sheng took out his remaining dozen bullets, and when measured with the tools they made, each one was exactly the same size.

All the grandmasters were as if possessed, racking their brains every day, pondering how to manufacture the heavy sniper crossbow Wang Sheng requested, how to handle their respective parts, losing sleep and forgetting meals, constantly thinking and experimenting.

Mei'er watched these old men, any one of whom could be her grandfather's age, all as excited as athletes on stimulants, completely perplexed.

However, Mei'er was also very proud. The man she had her eye on only needed an idea to make these Linglong Pavilion grandmasters admire him to the point of prostration. This was a man's ability.

The barrel needed to be made, but without gunpowder propulsion, there was no need for it to be sealed. Slots were opened horizontally along the direction of the barrel to accommodate the bowstring, using the bowstring to replace gunpowder. The front and rear were still complete barrels to maintain the structure, making it a semi-enclosed barrel. Inside, there also needed to be precise rifling. For this, Wang Sheng specifically had the grandmaster who specialized in complex rifling study his barrel for a long time.

The angle and twist of the rifling were completely based on the M200. Wang Sheng couldn't possibly have better calculations. Therefore, the bullet was also based on the sniper rifle bullet, but the length and tip were slightly changed, made longer and heavier. Although it couldn't have the precisely designed aerodynamic performance of Earth, it had over a hundred times the thrust, making it much more powerful than the original.

The most precise rifling on sniper rifles on Earth was also made by hand. Wang Sheng knew the method and discussed the most suitable technique with the grandmaster.

Double crossbow arms, double pulleys, bowstring winding, cocking device, loading port, magazine, crossbow body, trigger mechanism, scope interface on top, etc., were all being manufactured by specialized grandmasters. As for the scope itself, Wang Sheng didn't get involved, directly using the M200's scope plus Wang Sheng's own abnormal vision was enough.

From researching the manufacturing methods and crafting plans for each part to formulating a plan, it had already been over a month. All the materials were prepared, with two sets of each item. One set was used to create experimental products, and the other was used to create the final product.

Old Daoist Lingxu had already completed the transformation of all his acupoints. After consolidating his cultivation in the Laojun Temple for a full half month, he finally changed his identity and came to Wang Sheng's Marquis estate. Then, he was conscripted by Wang Sheng.

What a waste not to use such a powerful expert for work? Since he needed to consolidate his cultivation anyway, he might as well contribute here. Whenever a grandmaster needed a strongman, Wang Sheng would personally step in. Whenever an expert was needed, Old Daoist Lingxu would step in. In short, all the material processing, from the inside out, was so solid that it was jaw-dropping, not inferior to products from large-scale industrial production on Earth, and even surpassing them by several levels.

After all, the machines on Earth couldn't have Lingxu Old Daoist's level of skill, being able to use spiritual energy from the inside out to eliminate stress, even out the material, and tightly arrange it. In short, the materials processed by them had their performance increased by more than 50% compared to their original characteristics.

This made Wang Sheng even more confident. Everyone publicly reviewed the manufacturing process of each part, and after no one raised any questions, they began to build experimental products.

There was only one experimental product for the heavy sniper crossbow itself, but at least ten types of arrows had to be created, from light to heavy, from short to long, divided into ten different models. These arrows would undergo a series of comparative tests to determine which one was the most suitable for finalization.

The amount being crafted had long exceeded the ten pieces promised by the Linglong Pavilion Master, but no one would pursue such a trivial matter. Before Wang Sheng could even speak, Mei'er had already sent ten million gold coins to the Linglong Pavilion, saying it was for upfront expenses, and they would supplement it if it wasn't enough.

The Laojun Temple didn't stand idly by either, also sending ten million gold coins. The Linglong Pavilion, whose wealth was unknown to most people, was bombarded twice with gold coins by Mei'er and the Laojun Temple, leaving the Linglong Pavilion Master unsure whether to be angry or laugh.

The people working in the Marquis's mansion had no idea about any of this, everyone was wholeheartedly focused on the manufacturing of Wang Sheng's weapon, it could be said that they were completely single-minded.

The royal family and the Linglong Pavilion were itching to know what Wang Sheng was creating, but unfortunately, before the final result came out, not even a whisper came out of the Changsheng Marquis's mansion.

One month after the start of the crafting, the various parts were produced one by one under the hand-crafting of the grandmasters, and finally, it was time for assembly and experimental finalization.