385. Chapter 385: Skill Test

"Human?" saw William and his party smiling. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info The dwarf master was a little disappointed for a while. But soon, the guy understood. The situation is stronger than the man. Now it's not his turn to pick and choose.

So, although he was very unhappy, he still reluctantly showed a smile, and then said, "Then come in." Then he turned and went into the house - before William and the others tried to go in, the guy poked his head out again: "You can just come in alone!

"Master, it's cold outside. William was a little dissatisfied.

"If you don't want to stay, you can go back!" the old dwarf lost his temper again. His eyes narrowed at William.

"What kind of attitude do you have?!" Charlumi was a little upset again. At the same time, William also somewhat understood the feeling in Uncle Liuhuang's heart when he looked at the thatched house three times-he was really unhappy. But there is no way to do it. You still have to pretend to be very cool. There is no need to mention how strong this sense of disobedience is and how unpleasant it is.

It's just that, fortunately, William is not the Yuzhou pastor who is desperate and rushes to the doctor, and the old dwarf in front of him, although his temper is a little weird, a little worse. But it's not like Zhuge Kongming, who has no desires and no desires. At least......

So William took out another large piece of carved agate and smiled at the old dwarf.

"......" The old dwarf's eyes straightened at once—yes, indeed, dwarves were greedy for money. Especially the poor dwarves. This is especially true of the poor dwarves who can't open the pot.

Therefore, the dwarves are poor and short-minded, and the horses are thin and long-haired. Looking at the large piece of agate in William's hand, the old dwarf only hesitated slightly, and then gave in:

"Come in, come in. The old dwarf said, as if he had given up on himself, "But be careful not to break my things." As he said this, he made the way out of the way, thinking in the back that if many years ago, with your attitude, you would have knelt down and begged me not to enter my house or anything.

Of course, these complaints were all ignored by William with a smile.

It's a buyer's market now, at least in the old dwarf's misunderstanding...... If the old dwarf was in a better position, then William would be honest. But since the old dwarf is not in a very good situation...... Then William is not philanthropic either. Of course, how the pleasure came.

In this way, William and his party went into the old dwarf's house and filled the small cave. In this way, the old dwarf was even more unhappy.

Of course, his upset had nothing to do with William. William continued to be condescending, saying to the old dwarf, "I am the prince of Russia, William. William von Hereford. I'm here on behalf of the Hereford family, hoping to recruit some truly talented dwarven engineers here to serve my family. ”

Hearing William say this, the old dwarf snorted twice. I don't know if he wants to or not. But William assumed that he was willing to do so for the time being.

"Of course, the price won't be unfavorable. William smiled: "The Hereford family is a wealthy and generous family. We will not treat every talent who sincerely serves the family...... It's just that there is a premise here, that is, this person is a 'talent'. ”

"Of course I am!" the old dwarf was a little anxious.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited. William smiled and continued, "Are you or not, you can't say yes...... In fact, I've heard a few things about you in the dwarven underground city...... It seems that your reputation is not so good. There have been several times when your investors have lost their money, right?"

"There's a reason for that!" the old dwarf was even more anxious when he heard him say this. But having said that, William could see that this guy was a little weak-hearted. Lack of confidence...... Sure enough, even if he is really a genius, he is not so strong in the face of successive failures.

"So don't get excited. William continued: "Of course I won't listen to those people, but of course, you can't say what is what, so ......"

"So what?"

"So I wanted to test it out. William said, "You know what a 'difference machine' is, right?"

"Differential Machine...... Well, I know. The old dwarf thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's a great thing! But my invention is no worse than his!"

"Your invention, a metal battleship that will never sink, or a flying machine that can't fly?" asked William with a smile.

"It's just a small failure! a small one! a small one!! "The old dwarf blusheed, "My invention is different!

"Really?" asked William, "I've heard for a long time that a dwarf is a kind of guy who likes to talk big when he drinks too much. But you don't look like you haven't drunk yet. Why did you start bragging?"

Hearing William say this, the Cheka agents around him laughed playfully, and the old dwarf's face became even redder: "Believe it or not!"

"Whatever, whatever, it looks like we're running for nothing today. William turned around with a smile and made a gesture to leave—and as soon as he did, the old dwarf could not hold on—

"Wait a minute!" he said, turning around, and ran as fast as he could to a nearby cabinet, searched for a long time in it, and then handed William a stack of drafts.

"I'm afraid you won't understand!" said the old dwarf haughtily.

"Well, I can't read it, how can I not read it?" William casually looked at the drafts...... And then I was shocked by this guy's whimsical ideas -- a steam ironclad tank?!a steam airship?!a steam robot?!how does this guy's brain hole grow?!can you come up with all these things?!

Seeing that William was speechless in surprise, the old dwarf held his head high, and his toes were very annoying: "How is it? These things are very good, right? Hahaha, it seems that you have a bit of knowledge." You can understand my great masterpiece—"

"-- Isn't it a great masterpiece for now? This master. William interrupted the old dwarf, and then said, "Although...... What do you think...... Well, how can I say it, it's not bad...... But there's a question you've thought about, haven't you thought about it?"

"What's the problem?" asked the old dwarf.

"Power and materials. William replied as a matter of course: "As far as I know, no steam engine can meet the power required for any of the above-mentioned weapons and equipment, right? Whether it is to propel an ironclad chariot weighing several tons forward, or to propel an airship weighing tens or even hundreds of tons into the air, or this so-called robot that can think for itself...... Your vision is great, but it's unrealistic. ”

William made a regretful expression: "It seems that you are not the kind of person I am looking for...... Sorry to interrupt. As he spoke, he shoved the quick onyx into the old dwarf's hand, "But...... Although these are all unrealistic fantasies. But it's nice to see this kind of thing, it's really good. This agate is a souvenir for you...... Perhaps in the future, tens or hundreds of years, or even longer, your assumptions will become true. But I don't necessarily see it anymore, goodbye, Master—"

"--Wait a minute!"

Before William could make another gesture to leave, the dwarf stopped him, "Wait a minute, you little bastard—well, well, all of the above are just some of my idle and boring ideas! So don't go, bastard, I'll show you some good stuff!"

"Then why did you show it to me?" asked William.

"......" Hearing William say this, the old dwarf looked a little embarrassed. But even if he didn't say it, William understood that that guy was bullying him for being young and ignorant, and thought he was so foolish. So I got these things that look very big, but are actually very unrealistic. I want to fool myself.

Unfortunately, William's knowledge was much wider than he had imagined, and this time he didn't fool William. Instead, he looked like a fool himself.

That's the way it is. William had no intention of continuing the investigation. These "unrealistic" design drawings alone, as well as the series of failures mentioned earlier, can show how powerful the old dwarf's brain really is. Such a talent, even if the craftsmanship is a little trendy, William is willing to spend a lot of money to get it back. Even if it's a mascot town façade. The fact that he wanted to leave just now was just a means of negotiation for him.

That's it, William followed the old dwarf over. Then, the Cheka and the guards, who wanted to protect William and watch out for a sudden attack on the dwarf, followed him - but they were immediately waved by the old dwarf and chased out like flies.

"Leave! It's not something anyone can see!" cried the old dwarf. Much to the annoyance of the people around them—but immediately, William stopped them.

"Stop. ”

"But Your Highness. ”

"It's okay, I'm sure this master won't hurt me. William said, and followed the old dwarf to another room—and then the old dwarf slammed the door shut—and then, by the faint light of the kerosene lamp, William saw the most astonishing scene he had ever seen in the world.

That's a whole production line, a whole line that can produce weapons and equipment -- and the finished product. A yellowish bullet - yes, completely different from the lead projectiles used today. The bullets were conical, and the ******, the projectiles, and the primer were all encased in brass shells.

"Ammunition integration...... "William muttered in surprise.

"Yes, it's the integration of ammunition. The old dwarf was stunned for a moment when he heard William say the term. But then he responded proudly.