Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue exchanged glances, delight shining in their eyes.
"Good."
Bibi Dong said solemnly, "His Majesty said that the empire's future senior engineers and senior scholars would receive the highest status and treatment, equal to that of Title Douluo."
"Every bit of your effort will receive the reward it deserves."
"Find a suitable place. I'll test its power."
"Yes, Your Holiness."
The mechanic was also overjoyed. It would be difficult for his strength to improve any further, but he was now a core member of the Gunpowder research team.
His future status and treatment would be the same as a Title Douluo's.
Not long after.
Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue brought several people from Spirit Hall to the testing grounds outside the city. Gu Yuena and the others followed behind to watch the excitement.
The mechanic had someone bring over an oval shell as thick as a calf, then said:
"Your Holiness, this is currently our newest version."
"During our earlier tests, the impact from throwing it was insufficient to trigger the shell, so we made it rather sensitive. But that also meant accidents could happen during transport, so the newest version has an additional safety mechanism."
"Your Holiness, activate the safety mechanism and throw it with force. It will explode as soon as it hits the ground."
"Oh?"
Bibi Dong looked at the shell in her hand, surprise flickering in her eyes. It felt somewhat unbelievable.
"You researched all of this yourselves?"
The mechanic gave an embarrassed smile.
"We made it, but we weren't the ones who came up with it. The improvements in our weapons are all thanks to His Majesty."
"Whenever we encountered a difficult problem, we would ask His Majesty for guidance. Then, in less than half an hour, he would make everything