The casting room of Lou Gao is located behind the association, in a relatively independent and secluded courtyard.
The courtyard is not big, but it is extremely neat. The ground is paved with thick Bluestone boards. There is almost no decoration in the courtyard except for an old locust tree that has grown for an unknown number of years.
The entire building is a rather low-looking bungalow, made of a mixture of dull Obsidian and some kind of dark metal. It has a square shape and is nothing fancy. Only the huge exhaust pipe that emits high-temperature waste heat highlights its purpose.
Lou Gao led the three of them through the courtyard and came to a metal gate. He stretched out his calloused right hand and pressed it on an inconspicuous depression on the door. His soul power fluctuated slightly.
"Click... boom..."
There was a dull mechanical sound, and the heavy metal door slowly slid inwards, and a heat wave mixed with high temperature and metal rushed towards the face.
"Come in!" Lou Gao took the lead.
Luo Can followed closely.
The indoor space is much more spacious than it appears from the outside, and the ceiling is three to four feet high. The light mainly comes from the dozens of huge warm white crystals inlaid on the walls, and the giant forge in the center that still emits amazing heat even if there is no fire.
Around the central forging furnace, there are various anvils of different sizes, workbenches, quenching pools, material racks, and a wide variety of tools and devices.
There is a large amount of materials accumulated in the entire casting room, but it does not appear messy.
"Sit wherever you want." Lou Gao casually pulled off the stained leather apron and threw it on the shelf beside him. He sat down on the huge anvil and looked at Ju Zi:
"Girl, don't talk nonsense! I have been looking at your "Energy-Gathering Piercing Cannon" drawings all night! The more I think about it, the more wonderful it becomes, and the more I think about it, the more difficult it becomes! Especially here, here, and here!"
He took out a charcoal pen from nowhere, and regardless of whether the ground was clean or not, he squatted down and started drawing "swish, swish, swish" on the smooth Bluestone ground.
With just a few strokes, the energy circuit and several key structural nodes at the core of "Energy-Gathering Piercing Cannon" were outlined in detail.
"You see, according to your design, the soul power above level five Spirit King needs to be compressed to the size of a needle tip in 0.3 seconds, and then used for ultra-high frequency excitation through this Composite Oscillation Array to form a highly penetrating energy beam." Lou Gao spoke very fast, pointing to the sketch on the ground, "The ideas are wild and unconstrained! But the problem is, you The selected 'Star-Patterned Mithril' is used as the core energy-conducting material. Although the soul power conductivity is excellent, its internal lattice structure has theoretical flaws in its stability when it withstands this level of instantaneous high pressure and ultra-high frequency vibration. I calculated seventeen possible structural models and found that according to the existing technology, there is more than a 60% chance that it will produce cracks when it is excited for the third to fifth time, causing energy leakage or even explosion!"
He raised his head and stared at Ju Zi: "How did you come up with the idea of using 'Star-Patterned Mithril'? Do you have a way to solve its lattice stability problem? Or... do you plan to use some special forging technique, or... fine-tuning of Soul Tool Array Pattern, to make up for this flaw?"
Ju Zi secretly praised it in his heart. It is indeed the Divine Craftsman of the time who was able to grasp the core material problem overnight.
She adjusted her glasses, her face showed just the right amount of excitement about "meeting a soulmate", walked to Lou Gao, squatted down, and pointed to another place on the sketch:
"President Lou Gao has a keen eye and saw through the key at a glance. The lattice stability of 'Star-Patterned Mithril' is indeed one of the biggest bottlenecks. My original idea was not to rely entirely on the material itself, but to try to use a special 'Multi-Layered Nested Buffer Soul Tool Array Pattern' to form a dynamic reverse soul force field inside the material at the moment of energy compression excitation to offset part of the stress and protect the lattice structure. But..."
She paused, frowned slightly, and pointed to another place on the ground. "As you pointed out last night, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the energy consumption model of the buffer array and the energy supply curve of the main excitation array. I have tried twenty-seven different soul power diversion and phase adjustment schemes, but none of them can meet the buffering needs while ensuring the penetration power."
"Twenty-seven kinds?" Lou Gao's eyes lit up. Instead of being discouraged, he became even more excited. "What solutions have you tried? Tell me quickly! Maybe it's a problem of ideas. The two of us can think about it together and we can always find a breakthrough!"
Looking at Lou Gao, who instantly entered a state of "technical frenzy" and completely forgot about the outside world, and Ju Zi, who began to seriously discuss various soul power models and material stress parameters, Luo Can and Qian Renxue looked at each other and saw a hint of smile in each other's eyes.
The plan is progressing smoothly.
Luo Can did not disturb them, but glanced at the tools and materials, secretly assessing the value here. Qian Renxue leaned lazily on a relatively clean workbench, his eyes slightly narrowed, seemingly resting, but in fact, his mental energy was already like a spider web, spreading quietly, sensing every trace of Soul Power Wave and the breath of life inside and outside the casting room, ensuring the absolute privacy and safety of the conversation.
Time passed quickly in the intense technical discussion. Sometimes Lou Gao and Ju Zi were arguing with each other, sometimes they were blushing at the thought of a certain possibility, and sometimes they were looking at the sketch on the ground with sad faces.
The charcoal pencil was drawn and wiped on the ground, and Bluestone soon became a mess.
I don't know how long it took, but when the two of them temporarily reached an agreement on the optimization plan for a certain energy loop node, Lou Gao seemed to suddenly remember something and slapped his forehead:
"Look at my brain! I was busy discussing it, and I forgot to ask! Girl, your skills, and these... these are simply not like the design ideas that should be available in this era. Who did you learn it from? Where did you learn from it?"
This question has finally come.
Ju Zi had already prepared her words. She showed a hint of "nostalgia" on her face and said softly, "The junior teacher is a reclusive researcher. He has been obsessed with the mystery of Soul Tool all his life. Many unique paths were explored. Most of the ideas on these drawings originated from his legacy. Unfortunately, he passed away many years ago, and many of his ideas only left incomplete drawings and notes, and I was unable to see them realized with my own eyes."
Lou Gao heard this, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes, but more of it was understanding and respect.
It is common for many highly skilled Grandmasters to be withdrawn and reclusive.
He sighed, "I see. It's a pity that I couldn't communicate with my master. However, it is rare that you can inherit his legacy, carry it forward, and even introduce new things. If your master knows it, you should be happy."
He paused and his eyes became sharp again. "So, girl, are you willing to share this drawing and other ideas left by your teacher with me? I Lou Gao dare not say anything else, but I still have some experience in forging. Perhaps, I can help you turn this 'Energy-Gathering Piercing Cannon' into reality!"
His tone was sincere and enthusiastic.
Ju Zi looked at Luo Can, and Luo Can nodded slightly.
Ju Zi turned around and looked Lou Gao in the face. "President Lou Gao, I will tell you the truth. This time we come to Gengxin City to participate in the appraisal. It is true that we are looking for like-minded partners who are willing to explore these 'advanced' skills together. If the president does not despise the junior's shallow knowledge and is willing to study together, the junior should tell us everything without reservation."
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Lou Gao said three words "Okay" again. He stood up from the ground with excitement, rubbed his big hands, and paced back and forth in the casting room, "I knew it! I knew this trip was not in vain! Those old naughties Gu has known all day long that there is nothing new about the ancestral Hammer! What happened to the Soul Tool? As long as it can be stronger, more precise, and easier to use, it is a good thing! It is the direction of the future!"
He stopped abruptly, looked at Ju Zi, then at Luo Can and Qian Renxue, waved his hand and said boldly:
"From today on, the three of you are my guests, Lou Gao! You can come and use this casting room at any time! If you need any materials, just ask! Take whatever is in the association's warehouse! If not, I will find a way to get it! Let's get this 'Energy-Gathering Piercing Cannon' and other good things left by your teacher together!"
There was a blazing fire in his eyes, which was the desire for unknown technologies and the excitement for challenging difficult problems.
"Then... thank you very much, President Lou Gao." Luo Can stepped forward, smiled and held his hand, and Qian Renxue also bowed.
"What do you call me, President! Shengfen!" Lou Gao glared, "In the future, when there are no outsiders, just call me Old Lou, or Old Man Lou!"
He looked out the window and realized that the sky had darkened before he knew it. He touched his stomach and made a growling sound, then he felt hungry.
"Haha, I'm just here to talk, it's already this hour!" Lou Gao laughed, "Let's go! Let's go eat first! I'll ask Si Yu to prepare something, and we'll chat while we eat! By the way, where do you live? Why don't you just move in with me!"