Lu Yuan couldn't get a word in edgewise on the following conversation, as he knew absolutely nothing about design.
After everything was settled, Mr. Lu sent the blueprints to his email address and went home to get busy.
Du Heng escorted the two to the door, and when he looked at the electric car downstairs, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Great, Lu Yuan, you've even managed to get a car!"
"Haha! It's alright! If you need anything, just give me a call and I'll bring it over. Don't carry it all by yourself. That's enough. What grudge could a father have against his son?" Lu Yuan said, glancing around the house again to comfort him.
Du Heng sighed and said, "The main problem is that I can't bring myself to admit it. I already said some harsh words back then. If I take the initiative to apologize, I will really have no status in the family!"
"Alright! Take care of yourself, and let me know if you need anything!" Lu Yuan didn't say much. He knew that Du Heng knew that even though his place was in such a state, he certainly wasn't short of food and drink.
After leaving Du Heng's residence, Lu's father stared at the blueprints the whole way home, and didn't even realize it until the cool air from the car's air conditioner was completely used up, which woke him up from the heat.
During dinner, Lu's father sat on the steps in front of the door with drawings in his hand, sketching and drawing.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but sit down in front of his father and take a couple of glances.
"Dad! You're really working yourself to the bone! That's enough!"
After looking at the blueprints for a while, Dad suddenly spoke up: "Do you think people nowadays start considering safety when building houses?"
As he spoke, Dad pointed to the house on the blueprint and began to explain.
After watching for a while, Lu Yuan understood. The owner of the house also planned to build a house on an empty lot, requiring very high walls, insulation layers to be added to the walls, and even a place specifically for storing water.
"Maybe! People's awareness of self-protection has increased now." Lu Yuan said this, but he sighed inwardly. It was too late for these people to realize this. Although building a house at this time could have an insulation effect, the government had already restricted water use. Without water storage, such a large pool would be useless.
But Lu Yuan suddenly paused, pondering the words his father had just said.
Safety, that's right, it's safety! These two words reminded Lu Yuan of the water-grabbing incident that happened this morning when he was getting water. Although it was very difficult to get a gun, there were other ways to make up for it. The group of people who stole water today used crossbows.
Many people know about the situation in my home. A few days ago, when the power went out, the old electrician and a few others discovered the situation in my home. Today, I encountered a group of police officers.
Although Lu Yuan didn't think these police officers would break the law, he couldn't guarantee that the old electrician and his men wouldn't have designs on his home, especially after that man's sarcastic remarks and the envious look on his face.
Lu Yuan felt a chill run down his spine. He had seen too many cases in his dreams of people who flaunted their wealth being killed. He didn't want to follow in their footsteps and had to take action!
Thinking of this, an idea came to Lu Yuan's mind: since he couldn't buy a ready-made crossbow, why not make one himself?
Once you have an idea, you have to put it into practice. Anyway, all he does all day is sleep and eat. Lu Yuan recently discovered that he has gained weight again. He used to be considered an idol-type pretty boy, but the extravagant lifestyle in the past few months has made him lose his mind. His weight is rising rapidly, and his height of 1.8 meters is approaching 180 pounds.
Back in his room, Lu Yuan turned on his computer and found some crossbow design blueprints on the website. He then selected a few that were relatively simple to make and printed them out.
The underground storage room contained a wide variety of tools. Lu Yuan had all the tools that could be found in the hardware market, just in case he needed them someday and was out of luck. Lu Yuan wasn't one to ask for help; he preferred to do things himself whenever possible.
With the blueprints in hand, Lu Yuan found several suitable steel plates, drew lines on them lightly with a pen, and then cut them.
Lu Yuan gave up after ruining the third cutting disc. Although it sounds easy to make this thing, it is actually very difficult to make it. For example, when it comes to cutting, Lu Yuan felt that he was using the wrong cutting machine to cut steel plates.
Later, he brought out his laptop and checked it again in the basement, only to find that he had made a mistake in the first step.
He started making it without even figuring out the materials needed for the bow; the bow required several different materials.
The first is the crossbow arm, which is the two small wing-like parts of the crossbow. These two crossbow arms must be made of low-carbon steel because low-carbon steel has high toughness and is not easy to break. This can improve the life of the crossbow and make it easier to draw.
The second is the crossbow slot, which is used to hold the crossbow bolts. The material requirements for this place are not high; even hardwood is fine. However, it must be able to secure the crossbow arm, otherwise it will easily lead to a decrease in the accuracy of the crossbow bolts.
The third part consists of small parts, such as the trigger of the crossbow and the spring mechanism. These parts must be highly precise, otherwise the crossbow bolt may get stuck or fail to engage.
After learning all this, Lu Yuan felt that with his rudimentary skills, he simply couldn't make a decent crossbow.
After tossing the scrapped steel plate aside, Lu Yuan suddenly thought of his father-in-law.
Xiao Shan's father is the business manager of the steel factory, so he must know a group of skilled blacksmiths! Thinking of this, Lu Yuan felt a surge of excitement.
Wow, I have such great resources right here! Why do I always have to do everything myself? We're on the same team now, might as well make the most of them!
So Lu Yuan put down his toolbox, went upstairs to wash his hands, then took some fruit and water and drove straight to Xiao Shan's house.
When we arrived at Xiaoshan's house, we saw a black sedan parked in front of the door, covered in a thick layer of dust. It was Xiaoshan's dad's car. Since the second month of the apocalypse, Xiaoshan's dad hadn't driven at all.
Lu Yuan gently knocked on Xiao Shan's door and saw his father-in-law eating a pancake while reading a newspaper.
Upon seeing that it was Lu Yuan, the other person quickly put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "You little rascal, you still know to come and see me! It's been days since I last came! Come on in!"
Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment. He hadn't said that before. He was always afraid that he would do something to his daughter, and his eyes always had a fierce look in them.
"Um... Uncle, it hasn't been several days, it seems like he just came yesterday!"
"Really? I remember it was thirty-six hours ago. It's bad that it's not dark yet; you lose track of time." The father-in-law's lips were a little dry, but they were much better than those of people outside.
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