With the help of the academy, the two steam engines, which were already about to be completed, were finally assembled while Mao Wenlong waited. Today, Xin Wei prepared the operation of the steam engine early, and then invited Mao Wenlong to inspect it together.

Whether the steam engine is good or not makes Mao Wenlong have no bottom in his heart, after all, the principle of this thing is not complicated. But it is a product of the times, and the craftsmen who created it do not have the insight of his later generations.

Whether it is a donkey or a horse, it should be pulled out to slip away, Mao Wenlong ordered to start testing the operation of the steam engine with apprehension.

Xin Wei didn't dare to be careless, he personally supervised and arranged for those craftsmen to do it seriously according to the procedures explained by Mao Wenlong. Briquettes were already piled up in the stove, poured with fierce oil and lit a fire. The fire began to burn violently, and soon steam began to emerge from the boiler, and through the hot steam circulation, the steam engine soon began to turn slowly.

There were quite a few onlookers, more than 100 people, all of whom opened their eyes wide, looking at the steam engine that was gradually turning rapidly, and their faces showed a magical look.

Mao Wenlong breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that the ugly-looking steam engine in front of him was completely fine, and it was running very smoothly. It's just that although this machine is not small, it is still not powerful enough to drive a huge warship. But there is no need to worry too much, as long as the steam engine can be functioning properly, it is necessary to think about building more power in the future.

Moreover, if the ship wants to be equipped with a steam engine drive, the ship itself must be modified, these things cannot be ignored, and it is not something that can be completed overnight.

Relieved, Mao Wenlong told Xin Wei to continue to test the operation of the steam engine, and he himself quietly left. The transformation of the warship is urgent, and in order to make the steam engine work on the warship as soon as possible, Mao Wenlong needs to gather the shipbuilders to ask for clarification.

In the evening of the same day, in a remote corner of the academy workshop, several guys dressed as craftsmen gathered together sneakily. Two remained outside to be carefully guarded, while the other four crouched down.

The old man in Ge Yi was obviously the head of these people, and he took out a cigarette stick from his body, lit it, and swallowed the clouds. The rest were three middle-aged people of about the same age, and the gray-clothed man opposite the old man stared at the old man with a gloomy face, and he said in a sullen voice: "Big brother, if we can't give out any more good things, our family will be in danger." ”

The other two obviously looked at the man in gray, and Liu Xuan, who was also dressed in gray, nodded and agreed: "Yes, in the letter sent yesterday, we have been seriously warned that if we don't hand over good things within three days, they will start to deal with our family." Big brother, we can't delay this matter any longer, we must find a way to get some good things in the academy as soon as possible and hand them in. ”

The old man still didn't talk, just took care of himself and smoked. At this time, Wang Xiaofei, a man in Tsing Yi, couldn't help but persuade: "Big brother, make a decision quickly, they only give us three days, and after three days, if we can't send anything they are satisfied with, you and my family will be killed." ”

The old man finally raised his head and looked at the three guys with different expressions, and he said slowly: "Who is not anxious about the safety of the family, only you are in a hurry, isn't Lao Tzu in a hurry?" The problem now is that we don't know what is good. They just ask us to take our good things out, but they don't know what they want. So how do we make sure that what they take out is what they want. ”

"What then? A few of us have been coming to the academy for a year, and we have made a lot of things, but they are very little satisfied. But they weren't bad and never put pressure on us. But this time it seems to be different from the past, they seem to be in a hurry to ask for something this time, and they use threatening methods, which obviously cannot be taken lightly. Li Yuan, the man in gray, analyzed in a deep voice.

"Big brother, second brother, isn't the academy doing that machine recently? We know a lot about the movement, or we'll get the drawings of that thing out and show them. Maybe they're satisfied, and we're saved? The gray-clothed Liu said heartlessly.

The old man Ge Yi still shook his head: "That thing is being made by the new dean Xin Wei himself, and now it is very tightly guarded, how can we touch it." It's hard for us to stay in the academy, and it's not worth it to put our lives on the line for this. Xiao Jin, the old man in Geyi, rejected Liu Xuan's proposal.

After that, he looked at Li Yuan's body and said: "We can't act blindly, we must first find a good target." In the past two days, there has been a small rumor spreading in the place where we live, saying that there is a descendant of Luban who is hiding with us. ”

Li Yuan paused for a moment and said, "What does the eldest brother mean, is he going to start with that person?" ”

Xiao Jin nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, as long as that person is really a descendant of Lu Ban, then the place where he lives obviously has what we need." Moreover, yesterday the man had already left, and now the place where he lived has been empty, and tonight, everyone will go and search to see if they have found anything. ”

Xiao Jin's remarks were recognized by everyone, and the six soon dispersed. This remote corner has returned to its usual tranquility.

The six thought that no one knew their strange whereabouts, but they didn't know that they had already been targeted by the secret guards all over the academy. The academy is one of the most important places in the Ming Dynasty today, and it is the place that Mao Wenlong values the most. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's one of the most heavily guarded places in the world.

Haoda got the news as soon as possible, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately asked Mao Wenlong for instructions. Mao Wenlong asked him to wait and see what happened, and he must find out who is behind these people and wipe them out.

Thick clouds covered most of the sky, and in the dead of night, six sneaky creatures quietly appeared outside the building where the artisan lived. The six of them met outside and muttered for a while, then dispersed again.

Xiao Jin and Li Yuan had a clear goal, and went straight to the room where Lu Xiaowen lived. After making sure that there was no one outside the door, the two picked the door lock and entered Lu Xiaowen's room.

In the aisle outside, the other four people were secretly guarded, and in the dark night, the surroundings were peaceful, giving people a sense of safety.

After Li Yuan and Xiao Jin looked at each other, they took out the fire fold from their arms and blew it up, and a small bright light lit up in the room, and the two hurriedly glanced at it. Soon they found the only large table in the room, filled with things made of wood, and although they couldn't understand what they were, their eyes lit up at the same time.

"Big brother, it seems that we won't go home empty-handed this time." Li Yuan said in surprise.

"Second brother, stop talking nonsense, take things quickly, don't leave anything you can take away." Xiao Jin was also very pleasantly surprised, that is, he was still relatively calm on the surface.