Chapter 424 Does she dare?
Marquis Bourne of the vampire clan finally completed all the tasks Qin Mo had given him. From then on, he could return to the watchmaking workshop to study exquisite tourbillon clocks, instead of spending all day forging iron in the noisy and dusty water-powered forging workshop.
But he seemed to have forgotten the promise Qin Mo had made to him. Every day he would still come to the forging workshop and work with a group of young men to improve the various processing equipment he had designed.
When a group of young high-ranking officials followed him around to assist him, old Bourne was quite disdainful. He believed that these young people wanted to steal his skills and could not help him at all.
"Does a group of humans have the qualifications to master top-level machining technology?" The old vampire didn't think they could understand the technology.
But old Bourne soon discovered that these young people were not what he had imagined.
They would use wooden rulers of various shapes to draw standard mechanical blueprints, and then use these blueprints to communicate with Old Bourne. Some of their design concepts were quite innovative, which gradually changed the old vampire's opinion of them, as he realized that this was a situation of mutual learning.
"The position of this lathe tool is not correct; we need to improve it..."
Old Bourne pointed to the cutting tool on a brand-new, simple lathe and talked to several young officials. He was used to pointing out various shortcomings, and then these young people would come up with all sorts of unbelievable ideas a few days later. Then Old Bourne would use his superb skills to turn one of those ideas into reality.
"Old Bourne, your blacksmithing career is over. Now it's time for you to join Amanda and the others in making clocks!"
Qin Mo's untimely appearance behind the old vampire further diminished his goodwill towards her.
"I feel that I can fulfill the tasks Queen Isabella has assigned me here, so I hope to continue staying here!"
"You have completed your task and can return to the clockwork workshop at any time, but if you insist, you can stay here with these young men and continue to study various machines."
Qin Mo warmly welcomed Bourne. In the past few months, the research group led by Bourne had developed several new types of gear hobbing machines and new machine tools for broaching gun barrels. More importantly, his experience had enabled these young technicians from the senior officials to grow rapidly.
Qin Mo's target for Old Bourne was a senior machine tool engineer. If Old Bourne could really help him train apprentices, and with Qin Mo's own expert guidance, then the country would have a large number of top engineers in a few years.
The rise of a power cannot be separated from military strength, but the maintenance of a power is not just about being able to fight; it also requires a large number of talented people.
Qin Mo dispatched a large number of "production team leaders" to Southeast Asia to hone their management skills in practical work. Over the years, they have accumulated a considerable number of grassroots staff.
However, there is still a significant shortage of skilled workers, especially senior technicians and engineers, who are essential for industrialization.
The steel industry needs people, the firearms industry needs people, and the shipyard needs even more. The naval academy doesn't even have enough graduates to go around every year. Now, Qin Mo is also responsible for guiding the most advanced group of students. He's incredibly busy.
So no matter who it is, as long as they can help him mentor apprentices and cultivate talent, he is extremely willing to do so.
As the leader of a rapidly rising power, Qin Mo must save a lot of time and energy to solve some more difficult problems.
For example... the visit of a certain empress's maid!
Over the past six months, the cooperation between the sea creatures and the elves has yielded gratifying results. Two members of the mermaid royal family have awakened their ancestral bloodlines, and it is said that a girl in the Mediterranean city of Chania is pregnant. This is undoubtedly great news for the sparsely populated mermaid royal family.
After the city was filled with celebrations, the Sea Clan Royal Court made an important decision: Her Majesty Queen Shia, the new Queen of the Sea Clan, would travel to the eastern city of Danshui to pay a friendly visit to the Sea Clan's allies.
When Qin Mo received the formal letter from Audrey, he was completely confused about what was going on!
"Is he here to forcibly borrow sperm... or to seek revenge against Kai for what happened that day?"
Regardless, Xiao Shia's strength is undeniable, and her destructive power is formidable, so we must take her seriously and be on guard.
"Ellen, didn't you go to discuss art with your Audrey today?"
Looking at Allen, who was teaching the elves the new Starry Sky Training framework, he deliberately asked a question he already knew the answer to, and teased them.
"I did have that idea. Now that you're here, you should be in charge of guiding these brothers and sisters!"
The great elf had been teased by Qin Mo for months and had developed a thick skin. Without batting an eye, he retorted to Qin Mo and even gave her some extra tasks.
As for whether Qin Mo can guide these elves, that's not something Allen is worried about at all. In Allen's eyes, Qin Mo has the inheritance of Teacher Luna, who directly changed his cultivation philosophy back then. Guiding these elf brothers and sisters is not an easy task.
"Allen, you've got to give up! With you around, it's not my place to guide their cultivation. Let's call it a day! I need to talk to you!"
Seeing that Qin Mo's smile had faded, Allen dismissed the others and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
Qin Mo can handle very few problems on his own these days, and Allen thought he had run into some big trouble again!
"Did you know that the Queen of the Sea Clan is coming to visit?"
“I know, Audrey already told me yesterday!”
"Keep an eye on her for me, make sure she doesn't lose her temper!"
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