Although Gu Cheng had never worked on major projects like tractors and trains, every craft had its specialty. When it came to miniature precision instruments, this young man was exceptionally skilled, practically self-taught.
To be fair, although the Power Research Institute in Xingang Commandery had produced quite a few achievements over the years, it had been heavily influenced by Luo Chong. The direction of every project, and even many of the specific details, had been given directly by Luo Chong. Their main task was simply to reproduce and optimize the blueprints Luo Chong provided. In terms of independent design ability, they were still somewhat lacking.
Gu Cheng was different, however. All of his research into mechanics was the product of his own work. When he was young, he had learned carpentry from his father and knew how to make windmills. He had a deep understanding of the gears and various lever systems inside them. Even the Mechanical Clock he was making now was largely an extension of the use of gears and levers.
When it came to power machinery, Gu Cheng could not compare with the people at the Second Institute. But when it came to precision instruments, those people did not possess Gu Cheng's ability.
Then again, the weapons projects currently handled by the Second Institute should technically count as precision instruments too. A pistol alone had a whole pile of parts. That ought to count as a precision instrument, right?
After finishing Ao Fei's Pneumatic Shutter, Gu Cheng returned to his laboratory and began assembling his Second-generation Mechanical Clock.
His workshop was extremely disorderly. It contained a small lathe and a very large workbench covered with all kinds of jumbled mechanical parts, most of which he had made himself.
The mechanical group at the Comprehensive Research Institute had