Chapter 503: Count Turtle

When Kaka was troubled and anxious, he would walk along the ridge beside the wheat field.

Looking at the endless waves of wheat along the way and feeling the golden ocean formed by the interweaving of order and harvest, he would feel a rare peace in his heart.

Just like when he used to relax at the beach on Treasure Island.

Goblins are shorter than their skeleton ancestors, with a narrower and lower vision. Ordinary humans, cows, and horses will all give goblins a sense of tallness and oppression.

Sometimes Kaka thought that the goblins were always anxious, crazy and eager, addicted to making quick profits and making explosives, which might be related to their congenital thinness.

The pace of life of the goblins is very fast. You will hardly see a goblin lying down and taking a rest. Most goblins are either actively making money or inventing things or looking for ways to do things. The richer and more powerful a goblin is, the more he wants.

They need an extremely abundant sense of power.

In the fast-paced life, the goblins' favorite pets are slow-moving animals such as golden turtles, giant snails and land lizards.

Just watching them move slowly gives the goblins a sense of satisfaction and security.

A leisurely life may be destined to be out of reach for the goblins, so at least take a look at these pets and get a moment of peace and comfort from them.

On a sunny day, Kaka walked to the outside of the Yao Temple to pray and worship.

There are always many people near the high walls of the outer hall of the temple. Among them are the Skeleton Ancestors, ghosts, goblins, dwarves and mystics.

Kaka knelt on the ground with his hands on the wall, reciting silently in his mind just like everyone else.

"Great Lord Yao, your devout followers beg for your enlightenment and guidance..."

As is the case with most people, the gods did not respond.

Just when Kaka was distracted, a wave of cheers suddenly sounded behind him.

He turned his head to look.

I saw a group of skeleton cavalry slowly walking towards me from outside the city.

The first one is the coach Haros wearing a red cloak, and behind him is the hero Sidal riding a bone horse - wearing a wide-brimmed leather hat and carrying a crossbow are both Sidal's exclusive symbols.

"Mediation Army! Mediation Army!"

"Victory to the Kingdom! We have conquered the war!"

"The war is over! Justice will prevail!"

"Sidhar, Sidhar!"

"Giant, giant, we have giants too!"

…

Hearing the excited cheers of the people, Kaka felt particularly bitter.

People always prefer heroes who can change the situation single-handedly.

The same thing, if accomplished by one person, would be considered a great hero; but if it is done by a mechanical device or a cool prop, it would be “this little thing is quite useful.”

Seeing that many people in the expeditionary force were injured and disabled, and some of them were buried forever in a foreign land, Kaka suddenly thought that this might be the advantage and uniqueness of the White Bone Project.

This is the revelation given by Lord Yao!

He ran all the way to find Bucky.

"Boogie, we have to keep going! Even the most powerful extraordinary beings and giants can't replace the Bone Project!"

"The Bone Engineering can create devices built with bones. Even if these devices are destroyed, they can be repaired and remanufactured, which can greatly reduce the sacrifice and loss of personnel!"

"Compared to the gene sequence that needs to be completed for gene activation, the Bone Project does not require civilians to take risks. They only need to know how to operate it. And the Bone Ancestors are born with an understanding of bones. These are all advantages."

"As long as there are drawings, structures, and a clear manufacturing process, we can produce them continuously!"

"Supply and demand is the truth! People will definitely need the Bone Project! Because no one wants to face the threat of death!"

Buggy also nodded and said, "The repeated experiments I just finished have proved that the fire and steam furnace can be installed in the bone engineering. Relying on the goblin machinery and foundation, it can not only drive the bone arms to carry heavy objects, but also drive the legs. Even in complex terrain, it can move freely."

"We no longer have to worry about wheels being unable to support bodies that are too heavy or too large! The problem of mobility has been solved!"

The two further explored the potential of the bone project from different angles.

In the next two years, Kaka and Buki produced the first finished product of the Bone Project - a bone frame car.

The skeleton frame vehicle uses a steam furnace as its power core and can be disassembled and assembled at any time. It can increase or decrease its volume for storage according to the weight of the environment.

This large, box-shaped vehicle made its debut in a public test open to everyone.

The craftsmen on the pallet cart dismantled a tall tower of bone wizards and moved it intact to the wide load-bearing plate of the pallet cart.

Next, the flatbed cart carrying the Bone Mage Tower completed the smooth casting of spells on the move, perfectly released the killing ray, and drove from Kencheng to Bingbao, completing the repair surgery on the three Bone Ancestors on the cart.

Corresponding reports were also given in the "Shacheng Gazette".

"The Resurrection Kingdom has completed the transport and relocation of the Mage Tower."

Although there was only a brief description, it also attracted the attention of many people. The Kingdom's military quickly incorporated the Bone Plank Vehicle into the official armament sequence, and combined with the Bone Mage Tower, it greatly expanded the Kingdom's defense line and coverage.

But at this moment, Kaka and Buki discussed and decided to postpone the further development of engineering applications and instead focus all their energy on formulating basic standards for the White Bone Project.

Many years later, when interviewed by the Sand City Post, Kaka was also proud of this decision.

"Instead of speeding up like crazy, we chose to slow down, lay a solid foundation, classify and standardize the foundation, and invest a lot of time and energy in the basic field. This has proven to be an extremely correct decision!"

…

After eleven years of silence and silent research, Kaka and Buki finally completed their standard setting.

This first edition of the manual, called the "Bone Engineering Specifications," totaled 377 pages.

The manual standardizes the types and labels of bones, covering 33 of the most common orthopedic species, including humans, sheep, horses, cattle, dogs, birds, and fish.

Each orthopedic department is labeled with different bone models.

For example, humans typically have 206 bones, and sheep typically have 362 bones.

Each part of the bone has its own unique number.

For example, human bone No. 1 represents the ethmoid bone in the skull; sheep bone No. 2 refers to the parietal bone in the sheep skull.

The bones left behind by different species of life may seem to be not much different, but their subtle morphological structures are not consistent. Ensuring clear standards for species gives the Bone Project a clear operating process.

After obtaining the bone materials, craftsmen need to classify and number the various bones according to the manual and confirm their models.

In this way, even inexperienced craftsmen can search and use docking according to categories.

Based on the confirmation of the numbers and models of common bones, the manual also establishes the accuracy and material standards for the design drawings.

Complete bones, damaged bones, and bones with missing pieces belong to three different raw material grades, namely excellent, good, and coarse.

Taking the skeleton frame vehicle as an example, its load-bearing frame must be made entirely of high-quality materials, and only the partial non-functional outer shell is allowed to use coarse materials.

Otherwise, it will be considered as unqualified product and will not meet the standards of the White Bone Engineering.

In addition, the Bone Project also proposed for the first time that a special workshop-style manufacturing process should be carried out, dividing the workshop into different groups of craftsmen, with different groups specializing in a certain type of bone model, so as to complete collaborative work with high proficiency.

This set of standards caused huge controversy as soon as it was introduced.

Many craftsmen thought that the manual was too complicated, not conducive to design, manufacturing and operation, and completely unnecessary. They scoffed at this, saying that they had made bone horses and skeleton dogs in the past without any problems.

Even the chancellor of the exchequer expressed concern: "If we follow such a clear and detailed classification, the future use and manufacture of bones will be restricted and costly."

But it wasn’t long before the chancellor became a proponent and defender of bone engineering and engineering codes.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

He made a clear statement in the Sand City Gazette: "The road to prosperity for the kingdom will start with the Bone Project! This is an unparalleled creation, and the brainchild of the two great inventors, Kaka and Bugi! (shaking his finger)"

"Standardized bone engineering is the only way for the kingdom! (Open hands)"

The reason for the change was that the Yao Kingdom sent an envoy to the Resurrection Kingdom for the first time.

The ambassador leading the team is the legendary prophet Blackforge.

Heidan directly proposed that the Yao tribe hoped to purchase a batch of [Bone Plate Carts] and reach a long-term cooperation and joint research and development on bone engineering with the Resurrection Kingdom.

"This is an amazing and significant initiative, and we sincerely come to learn from you. If possible, I would like to have a face-to-face chat with the two inventors, Kaka and Bugi? Of course, this is without interfering with their work."

Heidan gave a very high evaluation and showed the sincerity of the Yao clan: the Yao Kingdom and the Resurrection Kingdom signed an agreement for in-depth cooperation.

The agreement stipulates that Yao Kingdom and Resurrection Kingdom will jointly establish two colleges, and the teachers and students there will be selected from outstanding talents in both countries.

One is located in the kingdom’s capital, called United Friendship University, which is a large comprehensive school.

The other one is in Kencheng, called the White Bone Engineering College, which specializes in training relevant talents with White Bone Engineering as the core.

In addition to the field of education, the State of Yao also formally established a long-term trade route with the Resurrection Kingdom, using Sand City as a transit station. From then on, talents from the two countries began to communicate more and move freely.

Finally, Yao Kingdom also shared the latest [Ice Steam Furnace] and [Element Theory] with the Resurrection Kingdom. These in-depth studies on the nature of the world shocked the Kingdom's scholars and further felt the gap between the two sides in terms of civilization.

The White Bone Project was recognized and learned by the powerful Yao Kingdom, and it also brought in real money, so there was no longer any obstacle to its advancement throughout the kingdom.

…

Three years after the Bone Engineering Manual came out, the Mobile Fortress was released.

This is a movable fortress, the core structure of which is made of high-quality bones. The fortress is composed of four houses, with two bone wizard towers on the top and crab-shaped legs at the bottom that partially imitate the foot structure of the dragon clan - this is thanks to the dragon corpse specimen provided by the Yao clan.

The entire mobile fortress is 18.6 meters high and 14.4 meters wide. It is equipped with 12 standard fire steam stoves, 4 ice steam stoves, and a number of omnipotent stones. Its appearance looks like an upright walking shovel beetle.

When this fortress slowly passed by the city, the oppressive feeling brought by the heavy giant was incomparable, making the white-boned ancestors hold their breath and look up from afar.

In the field experiment, this new monster named "Tiny" defeated the hero Sidal head-on. The cross-fire from the Bone Mage's Tower made the Bone Giant unable to withstand the continuous damage and finally surrendered.

But the significance of the birth of the mobile fortress goes far beyond combat strikes.

It makes it easier for the city to expand outward. All you need to do is move the mobile fortress into a certain area, retract its feet and land steadily, and you can build a small town with defensive capabilities with the fortress as the center.

At the same time, this is also the most powerful proof of the standardization of the White Bone Project.

As long as the operation is carried out in accordance with the standard specifications, in theory, countless "little things" can be produced.

…

In the wilderness, the mobile fortress [Little One] crossed the hill and easily wiped out the electric wolves.

The bone mage on the high tower poked out his bald head and proudly asked for credit to the people on the lawn below: "How is it? Not bad for accuracy, right?"

Bucky gave him a thumbs up and said, "Got it! The wolf cub was beaten silly."

"Wow, hahahaha, this is the charm of the Bone Mage Tower!"

In a corner of the lawn, Kaka looked at the glass box next to him, where a small turtle was walking slowly. The goblin engineer pressed his pointed nose against the glass surface, staring at the slow-moving animal inside.

Buggy also looked down at the turtle: "Brother, the name [Earl Turtle] doesn't sound very impressive...would you really like to change it?"

"That's it. It's good. Sometimes you just have to slow down, like a turtle."

Kaka said: "What about you, are you not going to change [Count Zero]?"

"No. Starting from scratch is difficult, but the joy of reaping the rewards after all the hard work is incomparable. Just like this [Little One], he is now traveling around the world to see if he can adapt to various environments and long-term marches. This is also a kind of starting from scratch."

The two were chatting.

Suddenly, both of their faces froze, and then they saw the joy in each other's eyes, and they both emitted a faint white light.

The two of them knelt down quickly.

“Thank God!”

"Thank you for the gift from Lord Yaoshen!"

Carefully feeling the holy and warm power in his body, Kaka suddenly thought of Treasure Island.

He remembers all the exciting moments of successful productions in the past, and he also remembers the moments of humiliation and ridicule.

But he didn't think about those things now.

What appeared before my eyes was just a very ordinary scene.

It was a nice day, the sun was neither too hot nor too cold. My mother, who was still alive, held my hand, and my father, who was still young, walked fast and powerfully.

As we walked, my father said confidently: "When I make money tomorrow, I will buy you a golden turtle. I will definitely choose a big one, and I will buy an expensive one!"

The mother just smiled.

The young Kaka was thinking about getting a big turtle tomorrow.

I really want tomorrow to come earlier.

(End of this chapter)