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"Crocodile, it's said to be very waterproof. It would be a great thing if we were to build a navy. I'll get it and try it out."

"If it's just about waterproofing, cowhide and snakeskin can do it too."

"Indeed, but the crocodile's hide is much harder. Lord Wang, feel it."

Several embroiderers discussed it for a while before sending someone out to reply.

"Your Majesty, this is the first time we have seen this leather, so we are not entirely sure if it can be made into clothes. Please give us some time to try it out."

"But, by the way, can waterproof leathers like cowhide and snakeskin be made into full-body clothing? The kind that covers from neck to toe?"

"This should be possible."

"Make a few for me to try out. In the next few days, you will first do the tasks I assign to you. If you do them well, you will be rewarded handsomely."

"Yes."

After the embroiderer left, Leng Qingyi started wandering around the Ministry of Industry again.

After walking into a yard, Leng Qingyi saw some strange things.

Seeing the emperor stop, the Minister of Works immediately explained.

"Your Majesty, these are some small things that the Minister of Works usually tinkers with."

Leng Qingyi was about to enter the yard. Wang Shou wanted to stop him but was not as quick as Leng Qingyi.

As soon as he stepped in, a huge wooden stake came crashing towards Leng Qing from the side.

Leng Qing took a step back very quickly to avoid the big wooden stake.

Wang Shou was so frightened that his face turned pale and his legs were trembling.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Yuanwailang just likes to tinker with mechanical devices. I failed to remind Your Majesty in time."

"You mean his yard is full of traps?"

"It is like this, Your Majesty. How about I send someone to bring the official here before you go in?"

"Need not."

Leng Qingyi flew into the yard, broke a branch with his feet, and shot out two short arrows from the right.

He moved his ears slightly and turned around to avoid the two short arrows. The next moment, the ground under his feet was empty and he was about to fall down.

Her feet were resting on the outer wall of the trap below, and the bamboo tip at the bottom of the trap was only three inches away from her.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp spike pierced out from Leng Qingyi's right foot. He supported himself against the wall with both hands and flew out of the trap.

The Minister of Works who was guarding outside the courtyard was almost scared to death, and the person sent to call the Deputy Director of Works was so exhausted that his legs left an afterimage.

If something happened to the emperor in the Ministry of Works, they would be in big trouble.

Leng Qingyi in the yard was having a lot of fun.

In just half a cup of tea, Leng Qingyi triggered all the mechanisms in the courtyard.

Seeing that there was no more mechanism in the yard, Wang Shou immediately ran into the yard and ran to Leng Qingyi to check.

"Your Majesty, are you hurt?" The trembling voice attracted Leng Qingyi's attention.

When I turned around, I saw that the Minister of Works was pale and wilted, his lips were bloodless, and his whole body was trembling as if he had been electrocuted.

"Sorry to scare you. I'm fine. Your Ministry of Industry is truly full of talented people. The mechanisms are so well-organized that anyone with poor martial arts skills would be killed or even injured if they break in. However, there is still room for improvement."

Leng Qingyi took a quick look at the layout of the yard, and then his eyes fell on the mechanism for launching hidden arrows.

"It's quite ingenious. I wonder how powerful it would be if it were made into a weapon."

Seeing that the emperor was fine and was checking the organs calmly, the Minister of Works took a deep breath to calm his heart, which was about to jump out of his throat.

"Your Majesty, the official did make one, but this type of bow and arrow takes too much time to load and is not as convenient as the bows used by archers today."

"Really? Where is it? Let me see."

"I have sent someone to call him. I will ask him to show you when he comes."

Seeing that the Minister of Works was old, Leng Qingyi was afraid that she would be scared to death if she encountered any mechanism again. He did not dare to go into the inner courtyard again, and stayed in the outer courtyard to study the mechanisms that had been triggered.

Leng Qingyi learned about the weapons of this dynasty. They were neither backward nor advanced. The soldiers used ordinary cold weapons such as spears, machetes, and bows and arrows.

Black powder also exists, but it is less powerful and extremely unstable, and is generally used in mining.

Leng Qingyi did not intend to build any weapons that were too advanced. Having been to so many small worlds, she knew better than anyone what kind of disaster would be caused by building something that was too advanced in a world.

Therefore, it is enough to slightly upgrade the existing weapons to make them more powerful than those of other countries.

Wang Shou followed the emperor closely, which made it convenient for him to hug the emperor's thighs when the emperor wanted to go in further.

His old heart couldn't stand such a shock.

If the emperor was assassinated here, he could still find an excuse, but he would have no way to explain himself if he was injured or disabled by the trap set up by his people on his territory.

Just when Leng Qingyi had finished touring the outer courtyard and was eager to enter the inner courtyard, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works finally hurried over.

Seeing the emperor in his yard with the ground still in a mess, it was obvious that all the mechanisms had been triggered.

Zhou Qi, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works, immediately slid down and knelt to pay his respects to the emperor.

"Get up, you made all the mechanisms in this yard yourself."

"Your Majesty, it was indeed done by this humble servant."

"I heard from Lord Wang that you made a different kind of crossbow for me to see."

Zhou Qi walked to the middle of the inner and outer courtyards and moved a very inconspicuous little stone on the wall.

"Your Majesty, please, I have already shut down the inner court."

"How does the inner courtyard's organization compare to the outer courtyard's?"

"Your Majesty, it needs to be more powerful."

"Open it, let me try."

"Your Majesty, no, you can't do that. If you want to see it, just let Zhou Qi demonstrate it to you. But don't take any risks."

Looking at the Minister of Works who was still trembling, Leng Qingyi felt very considerate.

"Well, I won't go. Let my secret guards try."

Zhou Qi glanced at the Minister of Works and only opened the mechanism after seeing him nod.

An Yi walked around the inner courtyard very easily, and Zhou Qi's eyes lit up when he saw him.

"There are truly many hidden dragons and crouching tigers around the Emperor. I previously had General Ji come over to test this mechanism, and he even suffered some minor injuries. This shows how skilled the Emperor's secret guards are."

"Really? This Ji Yechen is no good either. I'll have An Yi go find him for a sparring match later."

Zhou Qi shut up immediately. If Ji Yechen knew that he said this about him in front of the emperor, he would definitely get a beating.

"Show me what you've made."

"Yes."

Leng Qingyi was brought to the yard where Zhou Qi usually did research, and was very interested in the strange things that filled the yard.

"What is this?" Leng Qingyi asked, pointing at something that looked a bit like a clock.

Zhou Qi said a little embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, this is what I made to tell time."

"That's great. Let's make a larger one and place it accurately on the throne room so we can easily see the time."

Zhou Qi was a little surprised and looked at the noble emperor carefully.

"Your Majesty, don't you think this thing is useless?"

"How can it be useless? Isn't it quite useful? It's much more convenient than a sundial or clepsydra."