Chapter 45 Shipbuilding Plans

readx;? Sanzang shook his head when he heard this, and waved his hand again and again: "The pig's head is talking nonsense, we are monks, how can we be ruthless to put this wildfire? Let's not talk about this hundreds of miles of land, just burn slowly according to it, I don't know how long it will burn, besides, there must be many creatures in the grassland that depend on survival, if you set fire, you will inevitably burn a lot to death, creating boundless killing and cruelty, how can you bear such a heavy price?"

Listening to what the master said seriously, Bajie couldn't help but roll his eyes, pretending to vomit and said: "Master is a flower monk, but he uses such a compassionate face to squeeze me, if it doesn't work, what other way do you have to be able to spend hundreds of miles of prairie safely and quickly?"

Hearing this, Sanzang smiled slightly, confident and unpredictable: "The safest way I can think of is to build a big boat to cross this prairie with a radius of 100 miles. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½ā€

Bajie was dumbfounded when he heard this, scratched his head, and said sweatily: "Master is talking nonsense again, this is not a river, lake and sea, what's the use of building a boat, don't you let us push you to hurry, but you are not too tired to panic?"

Tang Sanzang snapped his fingers leisurely and said disdainfully: "Stupid, I want you to push the time, but you don't think it's too slow, I can install a few wheels under the boat, and then let you fly in the air, and use a few ropes to pull the boat to hurry, can't you be faster?"

Ao Bai rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said with disdain: "I see that Master is so unpredictable and profound, he just thinks of some good ideas, but he still wants us to pull the boat as coolies." It's just that if this ship wants to accommodate you and Tianshu, it must have some scale, and the four of us brothers will pull it, although we all have a bit of strength, and we will not be able to withstand it for several days. Besides, the physical strength and strength of the four of us are large and small, and we may be able to coordinate at the beginning, but later we are physically and mentally exhausted, and it is inevitable that there will be a situation of mutual constraints, if we just deviate from the direction, it is still acceptable, if we disturb the boat and overturn the boat, endangering the life of the master, then the gains outweigh the losses. Ao Bai said this reasonably, and everyone looked at each other speechlessly.

But seeing Wen Tianshu smile, he said calmly: "Everyone can rest assured, I have lived in the harem for a long time, I have nothing to do, I have a touch of Qimen miscellaneous studies, and I am also quite involved in the way of shipbuilding." I am proficient in the principle of mechanical springs, using the technology of gears and levers, at the beginning of the use of some external force to push the boat, and later through the operation of mechanical gears, the ship can gallop on its own, and then there is no need for external force to interfere. ā€

"As for the question of controlling the direction of the ship, it cannot be called a problem, because the ship has its own compass and rudder, and it is not even necessary to look at it with its eyes to know which direction the ship is going. If you are not at ease, let the senior brother reconnoiter and fly in front to ensure that the ship is moving accurately to the west, and that any obstacles that hinder the ship from moving forward can be removed, but it is foolproof. ā€

As soon as the words came out, everyone was dumbfounded, and said: "Obedient, Tianshu, astronomical and geographical, sophisticated, but there is something you don't know, even the well-informed stinky monkey has to bow down." But whether you can really design such an advanced mechanical ship is incredible, but full of expectations. ā€

Tianshu smiled bitterly when he heard this, and sighed quietly: "This may be a great benefit of living a long life, how many sleepless nights of being alone in the deep palace in the backyard, only these supreme books full of the wisdom of the ancients accompany me, making me forget my troubles, imagine the world, and be free, but it is also difficult to think about it." In fact, you don't need to thank me, these are the treasures of the wisdom of the ancestors, I am just picking up their wisdom, please give me a day so that I can draw the drawings of the ship, and then we can just make them according to the drawings. ā€

Bajie flapped his ears and said depressedly: "If you need a day to draw the drawings, but how can you tell us to be good, the weather is so hot, you have to eat, you have to play, you have to play, and you have to suffocate my old pig alive?"

Ao Bai looked at him with disdain, and said angrily: "This pig's head wants to eat, drink and have fun, can't he take advantage of Tianshu's drawing paper to help prepare some shipbuilding materials?"

Bajie shrugged his shoulders and sighed bitterly: "Alas, you can't use wood for shipbuilding, you also need to weld with iron nails, to build a ship that can at least fit the master and Tianshu, it has to be a few zhang wide, four or five meters long, and it takes more than ten big trees to count." And this land has a single vegetation, only a whole small pasture, if you want to build a ship, you have to go back to the small holy mountain to cut wood, you say that the weather is so hot, and I don't have much food in my belly, even if I don't die of heat and exhaustion, I will starve half to death, but how can I have any strength to carry wood for you?"

Tianshu shook his head again and again after hearing this, waved his hand and said: "Second Senior Brother doesn't have to be busy, in fact, we don't have to go up to the Little Holy Mountain to carry wood, not to mention the heavy weight, but also to build iron nails for welding, which is very troublesome, so let's use local materials, and it is more than enough to build a ship." ā€

As soon as the words came out, everyone was sweaty, dumbfounded, and looked at each other and said: "Tianshu, what you said is made from local materials, there are only fluffy grass leaves on this vast prairie, and there are no other things, isn't this grass blade also able to build ships?"

Tianshu nodded, and said with a pleasant face: "Yes, I tested it when I was on the road, this grass leaf is very tough, smooth and dry, it is the most suitable for weaving a flower basket bucket, in this case, we simply let go of building a big boat, but why not?"

Bajie's mouth opened wide when he heard this, and he asked weakly: "Even if the grass blades can make a ship, can the spring gears driven here also be made from small leaves?"

Tianshu pondered for a moment, frowned, and said: "The connecting part of the instrument spring in this can be replaced by a solid grass stem and grass root twisted into a rope, but the gear used for rotation and the wheel running underneath must not be sloppy, and it must be polished with hard and firm wood." ā€

Wukong snapped his fingers when he heard this, and said unusually easily: "What's the matter, let my old grandson go back to Xiaosheng Mountain, and Guan Bao will find you the most solid wood to polish the gears and wheels." ā€

Bajie quietly approached the monkey, and said with a flattering expression: "Brother Monkey, since you are going to Xiaosheng Mountain, you will come back by the way to get some game for us, and see that my old pig has not eaten decent things for half a day, and his body is one size smaller, but how can he afford to make up a boat?"

Wukong listened with disdain on his face, and said disdainfully: "This pig's head is really as Ao Bai said, he thinks about eating and drinking all day long, so it's useless, don't worry, there is food on this grassland, and you won't starve to death no matter what." ā€

Bajie's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said in disbelief: "The stinky monkey is ridiculing me again, you don't seem to have heard it, I and Wujing ran all over the grassland in the clouds, and ran straight for half an hour, I didn't see any living creatures on the ground, and said that I couldn't starve to death no matter what, but I didn't lie to the ghost?"

Wukong couldn't help but shake his head, and said very angrily: "This nerd is so ignorant, you know that the weather is hot, the sun is scorching, and the perception system of other small animals is several times more sensitive than yours, how can you not know? ā€

Bajie was skeptical when he heard this, and subconsciously swallowed his saliva, but still couldn't help but raise the bar and said: "You know a lot about stinky monkeys, so what do you really have to judge that there must be many living creatures on this grassland, but there are some delicious game?"

Seeing that he didn't believe it, the monkey snorted coldly and said seriously: "This pig's head really doesn't have some knowledge, since that's the case, I'll show you some evidence." You say that since the poisonous aconitum grows on the grassland, there must be snakes and insects that secrete poisonous substances swimming among them, and since the snakes and insects are wandering, there must be living creatures that nourish them growing here, and I wonder if this evidence is sufficient?"

Bajie smiled when he heard this, and nodded again and again: "What the monkey said is really true, but I don't know what delicious living creatures grow on this vast grassland?"

Wukong smiled slightly, and said comfortably: "Since there are so many grasses growing, small animals such as rabbits, voles, and deer that feed on grass may survive, right?"

Bajie couldn't help but have a golden light in his eyes, and said with salivation: "Damn, if you have a few hares roasted and eaten, it is really a supreme delicacy, and if you can catch a fat fawn, it will be even more perfect." ā€

Wu Jing hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this, and interrupted: "Second senior brother, you just got a nosebleed from the fire, how can you still eat roast meat, it is best to make a pot of boiled soup and drink it, it is also quite delicious." ā€

Ao Bai couldn't help but sneer, and said with bad intentions: "These two guys really know how to think, they haven't even skimmed the eight characters, they are thinking about good things, and if they want to sprinkle a few fresh wolfberries into the soup, it will be more perfect." ā€

When the old pig heard this, he scolded coldly: "This kid is here to entertain me again, knowing that my old pig has just eaten wolfberries and has a nosebleed, but he still wants to put that thing in the soup, doesn't he want to harm me?"

As soon as the words came out, everyone laughed, Sun Wukong waved his hand, and said nonchalantly: "You can rest assured, as long as you can pick grass here with peace of mind and weave a boat, when it is nightfall, my old grandson Guan Bao will catch a few fat rabbits for you to eat." ā€

Bajie smiled when he heard this, and was about to thank him, but Sha Wujing raised his eyebrows, and said with a bone in the egg: "Don't be too happy, let's not say that this grass grows luxuriantly, the leaves alone are more than half a person tall, tough and straight, just your nine-toothed nail rake, although it is a sharp weapon for killing, it is very difficult to cut down." Even if God is fortunate to let you pull Ye Er back, you don't have that technology, how can you make up a huge ship, wouldn't it be as good as a fantasy?"

;