I walked with the wind

After successfully creating the Soul Power Engine, Chen Feng began to consider its application areas.

Needless to say, the weaponry...

During my conversation with Tang San just now, we already had a general framework for this.

What we really need to consider is how to apply it to industrial production.

This raises the question of how to convert the rotational force provided by the Soul Power Engine into the push and pull force required for certain industrial activities.

For example, metal forging is an essential process in industrial production, and the Soul Guidance Industry is no exception.

The problem was that Chen Feng had long forgotten his physics knowledge and couldn't think of any good ideas for the time being.

Having no other choice, he had to consult with Tang San.

"Turning rotational force into pushing and pulling force? What's the use of that?" Tang San hadn't yet shifted his thinking from that of a craftsman.

After listening to Chen Feng explain his thinking, he suddenly realized and said, "You mean we can assign some repetitive and mechanical tasks to Soul Tool, while humans only handle tasks that require creativity and skill?"

Chen Feng nodded slightly. "This is the ideal state. It certainly couldn't be achieved to this extent at the beginning, but if the forging step can be completed by Soul Tool, then the production efficiency of Soul Tool will definitely be greatly improved. This is how to make soul Soul Tool Soul Tool."

"What a brilliant idea," Tang Hao exclaimed, then shook his head. "However, this will definitely affect the quality of the metal forging, which is a downside."

Chen Feng smiled slightly, "It will definitely have an impact, but it won't be a problem, because this will greatly increase production capacity. It's much faster than relying on craftsmen to hammer away one hammer at a time. Uncle Hao, think about it, the kind of weapon that Xiao San and I were just talking about, let's call it Soul Guidance Crossbow, which has greater destructive power: firing 10,000 medium-quality Soul Guidance Crossbow at once or firing 100 high-quality or even top-quality Soul Guidance Crossbow at once?"

Tang Hao imagined the scene and had to admit that the former was far more terrifying.

"That's right, this is the victory of the Soul Guidance Industry's production capacity. Moreover, Soul Tool Technology can also improve, which can improve the quality of the Soul Tool produced, thereby affecting the quality of the produced metal, and this quality will be very stable. On the other hand, the blacksmith's skills are uneven. The superiority of one over the other is self-evident." Chen Feng said, shrugging.

Tang San also realized the power of the Soul Guidance Industry and began to think about the problem that Chen Feng had just raised.

"Converting rotational force into push-pull force..."

Countless mechanical structures flashed through his mind, constantly being disassembled and recombined, with new structures added to them, gradually forming two mechanical structures that met the requirements.

Tang San took out paper and pen from the Jade Snow Ice and began to draw quickly, soon producing two structural diagrams.

Chen Feng leaned closer to take a look, feeling somewhat confused. Fortunately, Tang San began to explain, "I've come up with two solutions. The first is to use a turntable, a long handle, a slider, and a slide rail. One end of the long handle is connected to a point on the edge of the turntable, and the other end is connected to the slider. Both connections use a wheel and axle structure, allowing them to rotate. This way, when the turntable starts to rotate, the force can be transmitted from the turntable to the slider, causing the slider to push and pull back and forth on the slide rail."

After the explanation, Chen Feng finally understood the principle behind the first picture and asked, "What about the second picture?"

"The second image was Inspiration by a hammer."

"Hammer?"

"Look, if we hollow out the middle of the hammerhead to make a 'I'-shaped track, and then fit it onto the fixed point on the edge of the turntable in the first picture, then as the turntable starts to rotate, that fixed point will also move the hammer up and down, and the hammer handle will also start to push and pull." Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and explained with gestures.

Chen Feng also understood the principle behind this structure; he just lacked creativity in mechanical matters, but his mind was still quite sharp.

"So, Xiao San, which of these two structures do you think is more suitable for forging metals?"

"I think the first picture is more suitable. Forging metal requires a lot of effort, and the first structure is relatively simple and straightforward, making it less prone to failure. Of course, we still need to experiment with it." Tang San answered without hesitation.

"Well, let's leave it at that for now. As for the essential issue of Soul Power transmission and storage in the Soul Guidance Industry, in my opinion, it's closely related to materials science, and that's not something that can be solved with Inspiration in a short time," Chen Feng sighed.

If these two problems can be solved, then the Soul Guidance Industry System can truly be established; but if they cannot be solved...

"Uncle Hao, have you ever heard of a kind of black oil? This black oil flows out of the ground; it's very viscous, has a pungent odor, and can even be ignited."

"Black oil?" Tang Hao thought carefully for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Never heard of it. I've been to many places, and I've read some records about strange places in the sect, but I've never seen anything like this or any related records."

"Alright." Chen Feng scratched his head regretfully.

He didn't know whether oil in this world had never been discovered or simply didn't exist, but either way, it was detrimental to the development of fossil fuel-related technologies.

However, the blacksmiths here seem to use charcoal furnaces. If there's coal, there's a chance oil might also be present... Wait a minute, what kind of charcoal do the people here use? Chen Feng suddenly thought of an important question.

He immediately asked the question, and Tang Hao's answer made his heart sink, "It's charcoal."

Oh no! Could there not even be any coal in this place? If it's just that nothing's been found, that's fine, but if it doesn't exist...

Could it be that Douluo Star is too young, not yet old enough for fossil fuels to form? Chen Feng's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily.

He had originally planned that if Soul Guidance Technology Soul Guidance Technology be developed, he would develop it directly, because the energy utilization rate was relatively high, directly converting Soul Power into mechanical energy to do work, without any middlemen making a profit.

Earth's technological systems serve as an alternative, because that route requires energy to be converted several times before it can be used, which results in some energy loss, so it is temporarily considered a backup plan.

However, the conversation with Tang Hao pointed out a problem: it seems that there are no large-scale fossil energy resources in this world, at least not in the current human activity area. Xiao Wu next to him didn't say anything, which means that she had never seen anything like it either. This made the classic "boiling water" approach useless.

"Could it be that I can only go down the path of soul guidance to the bitter end?" Chen Feng muttered to himself.

He doesn't like situations where there's no other choice.

"What's wrong, Xiao Feng? Have you thought of something?" Tang San asked, noticing his friend's worried expression.

Chen Feng couldn't bring himself to talk about fossil fuels, so he could only shake his head and say, "It's still those two problems I mentioned earlier: the transmission and storage of Soul Power. I can't think of a starting point."

Tang San was also clueless about these two questions, so he patted Chen Feng on the shoulder and said, "If you haven't figured it out yet, let's put the questions aside for now. Didn't you say that these two questions depend on the development of materials science? Maybe when the team that collected the materials comes back, they'll bring us some surprises? And those metals Dad mentioned, maybe some of them contain materials with strong Soul Tool Performance."

"That's right. We've already solved the problem of the Soul Power Engine and its application today, which is a significant achievement. We can't expect to become fat in one bite." Chen Feng nodded.

Over the next few days, Chen Feng waited for his companions to return while also beginning his own cultivation.

No matter what you want to do, your own strength is of paramount importance. The ideal state is to speak the truth while having a firm grasp of physics.

Of course, a balance between work and rest is also necessary. Chen Feng's way of relaxing is to pet Tom and Jerry. He finds these two guys and pets them from head to toe, and immediately feels refreshed.

Furthermore, we can observe the changes that occur in A Fei when the Cycle of Rebirth is activated.

Because Tang San's Purple Demon Eye was a level higher than Chen Feng's, he was the one who mainly observed this change, and he did indeed gain something from it.

"Some blurry patterns?" Chen Feng was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected his observation of A Fei to yield such a result.

"Yes, what I saw was that when you activated the Cycle of Rebirth, some illusory patterns appeared on A Fei's body, but these patterns weren't very clear. I might have to wait until my Mental Power is stronger before I can see them clearly," Tang San said.

"Okay, I understand, but even if you can't see it very clearly, it's best to write down its general shape," Chen Feng reminded him.

"Of course, I've drawn everything I saw." Tang San handed over a small notebook.

Chen Feng took the notebook and glanced through it. His only thought was that the lines were really abstract, and he had no other thoughts.

It's true that there are disciplines on Earth related to shapes and lines, such as Geometry, topology, and cryptography. Unfortunately, Chen Feng only knows the names of these things; he knows nothing about their specific content, let alone conducts any research on them.

Therefore, when Chen Feng saw these lines, he knew that this was not a problem he could solve on his own. He could only wait until Tang San's Mental Power was stronger and see if he could discover any patterns in them.

As for himself, he could only choose to put the issue aside for the time being.

After Tang San and A Fei left, Chen Feng sat in the woods, preparing to continue his cultivation, when he saw a familiar figure walking over.

"Master!" Chen Feng stood up.

"Xiao Feng, how's your cultivation going?" Chen Xin asked with a smile.

I just reached level 43 a couple of days ago.

"Hmm, not bad. You have a lot on your plate, so this cultivation speed is already quite good."

"Master, is there a level requirement for the Swaying Wind Sword Technique? Is my Soul Power Level insufficient?"

"To use the complete Swaying Wind Sword Technique, Soul Power of level forty-something is definitely not enough. But what I will teach you is only the essence of the Swaying Wind Sword Technique. What you need to do is to fully integrate it into your own sword technique, not just copy my sword technique," Chen Xin said with his hands behind his back.

Chen Feng understood. "So that's how it is. Please teach me, Master."

Chen Xin didn't say anything more, and directly summoned his Martial Soul, the Seven Kill Sword.

This sword is like a crystal carving, with golden patterns on its blade, giving it a solemn and majestic feel.

"The Swaying Wind Sword Technique is a sword technique I comprehended from the Seven Kill Sword when I broke through to Level 80. The so-called Suifeng means following the wind. It involves feeling the Flow of the wind, controlling its changes, and making the sword move with the wind, thereby reaching the realm of controlling the Yufeng with oneself and the sword with the wind. When the skill is mastered, one can control more than a hundred or a thousand swords, and even ten thousand swords are not out of the question." Chen Xin explained the Suifeng Sword Dao that he had comprehended.

Chen Feng blinked, a disrespectful thought suddenly forming in his mind:

Goodness, so you're the real "Happy Wind Man"? Oh wait, I should call you "Wind-Jurying Swordmaster."

I'm going with the wind, right?

Chen Xin, unaware of his disciple's wild thoughts, asked, "As far as I know, your Martial Soul can accommodate multiple attributes. Is the Wind Attribute one of them?"

"It should be. The Xun Gua symbolizes wind, wood, clouds, and rain, so absorbing Wind Attribute Soul Ring should be feasible," Chen Feng replied.

The Xun Gua was the hexagram position he originally planned to repair, but because Dugu Bo was attracted by the Foundation Building Method, and with the help of the Grandmaster, the Zhen and Dui Trigrams were moved up the queue.

But as long as Chen Feng wants, the Xun Gua can be repaired at any time, because Tang San is here.

"In that case, you can choose to absorb Wind Attribute Soul Ring and then comprehend the essence of the Swaying Wind Sword Technique from it. But I still maintain that you should not completely copy my path; you should integrate it into your own swordsmanship. I will now demonstrate it for you." After saying this, Chen Xin moved a certain distance away from Chen Feng, and then the sword in his hand began to move.

Chen Feng quickly focused his attention and watched his master's demonstration intently.

An unnamed wind rose around Chen Xin, swirling the fallen leaves beneath his feet, which danced along with the Seven Kill Sword.

At first, Chen Feng didn't notice anything amiss, but he quickly realized something was wrong. He discovered that although his master wasn't making any offensive movements and the Seven Kill Sword was simply being wielded, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Instinctively, he took a step back, and then saw that with the blowing of that invisible wind, the ground around Chen Xin had been covered with sword marks.

"Holy crap, if I go there, won't I be torn to pieces?" Chen Feng gradually understood what was going on.

Although Chen Xin did not make any attacking moves, the wind around him was already filled with sword energy, and the fallen leaves that were swept up by it had now turned into sharp blades.

On the surface, it seems ordinary, but in reality, the area around Chen Xin has become a meat grinder.

This isn't the Swaying Wind Sword Technique; it's clearly a storm of blades.

And this was even with Chen Xin not using his full strength, and what he was controlling was only fallen leaves rather than a real sword blade.