Murong Huai left Star Dome Valley in an exceptionally good mood. Mo Heng had truly given him a huge surprise this time. He had not managed to make a tank, but had found another path and created an excavator instead. Industrial heavy machinery—having these would make everything far more convenient. Digging a canal would no longer be much of a problem.
Murong Huai then returned to Murong Mansion. Once inside his room, he began drawing blueprints. Since Mo Heng had produced a steam excavator ahead of schedule, things like automobiles would soon be able to make their appearance as well.
Naturally, Murong Huai intended to strike while the iron was hot. What he drew were engine blueprints, with supplementary basic knowledge written alongside them. There were also rubber tires, drive axles, diesel engines, six-cylinder gasoline engines, diesel and gasoline refining techniques, turbocharging systems... and so on. Since he had such an outstanding craftsman, Murong Huai naturally could not let that talent go to waste. He drew out most of the blueprints he could remember, along with the relevant knowledge, doing everything he could to support the other party's research and development.
Murong Huai spent a full half month drawing. Aside from meals, he slept only two hours a day, spending all his remaining time tirelessly drafting all sorts of blueprints. Everyone else knew he was busy with something important and did not disturb him.
It was not until the morning of the sixteenth day that Murong Huai finally set down his pen. He stretched and loosened his limbs, his bones crackling loudly. On the floor beside him lay several thousand neatly arranged blueprints.
"Whew... Fortunately, my spiritual power has increased greatly, and my memory has improved quite a bit too. My efficiency has gone up severalfold. If this had