Chronicles of Primitive Civilization
Chapter 774

What Are You Saying? I Don't Believe It!

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Han Tribe's first practical steam engine was left at the shipyard just like that. Three days later, the Iron Ox Type 1 steam engine was also declared fully modified. When Luo Chong learned that the steam engine had already been put to work, he took his family and Tang Yao to Liuyang Commandery to inspect the Steam Table Saw.

Moreover, when they arrived at Liuyang Commandery, they learned that this new invention had already caused a sensation throughout the entire shipyard. Word had even spread from the shipyard workers to the common people. Most of the people in Liuyang Commandery knew about this strange machine, but the only ones who had truly seen it were the craftsmen inside the shipyard.

When Luo Chong brought Tang Yao to the shipyard again, the Steam Table Saw had already been modified by the shipyard craftsmen. The main modification was to the feeding mechanism. Having people push the logs was simply too cumbersome, and it limited the efficiency the Steam Table Saw should have had. So the master shipbuilders had put their minds to work as well, adding a rolling feed bed to both ends of the saw. An entire log could be placed on it and secured, after which just one person could push the log forward, greatly increasing the efficiency of the feeding process.

When Tang Yao saw the steam engine in action with her own eyes, the first thing she said to Luo Chong was, "Luo Chong, can this steam-engine-powered table saw also be used at our Tang Tribe's shipyard?"

Luo Chong did not hesitate in the slightest. He immediately shook his head and said, "Not for now. First of all, the Han Tribe only has one practical machine like this, and it's very troublesome to make. We can't equip other

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