noveltune Chapter 46: Advancement in Stance Training
Chapter 46: Advancement in Stance Training
At this moment, the other students were either frowning and deep in thought.
Or you can doodle freely and draw very abstract pictures.
Only Xia Chengzong focused intently on drawing blueprints.
His painting skills were not lost, and his memory was even better than in his previous life.
He is physically strong and writes with a steady hand.
The steam engine drawings gradually took shape under his pen.
To avoid being too shocking, Xia Chengzong deliberately made the drawing a little blurry.
For example, the dimensions are not marked.
There were no top views, cross sections, or other graphics that did not yet exist in this era.
He also intentionally slowed down his painting speed.
Dr. Huang, who was on the podium, was quickly attracted by Xia Chengzong's serious attitude.
He couldn't help but step down from the podium and walk to Xia Chengzong's side to watch.
He was deeply shocked by the image at first glance.
He himself was a master of drawing, so he could tell at a glance that the Third Young Master Zong's skills were extremely high, even comparable to his own.
What amazed him even more were the portraits he drew, which were structurally complete and highly feasible.
At the Imperial College, a number of professors and students were optimistic about the future of the steam engine.
Dr. Huang was one of them; otherwise, he wouldn't have had his students draw blueprints in class.
They have been communicating frequently these days, but they have yet to produce a concept drawing.
Today, after seeing the blueprints drawn by the Third Young Master Zong, he had a feeling that the blueprints were extremely feasible!
As the blueprints became more and more complete, Dr. Huang's excitement grew stronger and stronger.
This drawing is meticulously and completely laid out; its level of completion is truly exceptional.
Later on, Dr. Huang couldn't help but have a thought come to mind.
that's it!
After Xia Chengzong finished drawing, Dr. Huang couldn't help but snatch the drawings and examine them carefully.
The more he looked, the more excited he became, repeatedly exclaiming, "Great! Great! Great!"
After saying that, he didn't even bother to give any instructions before grabbing the blueprints and leaving in a hurry.
The room was left filled with students looking at each other in bewilderment.
Xia Chengzong's face also showed a look of astonishment.
What surprised him was not that Dr. Huang valued his drawings so much, which was to be expected.
To his surprise, he didn't receive any emotional value, whether positive or negative.
The threshold has been reached!
After being shocked so many times, you get used to it.
This left him quite disappointed.
……
After Dr. Huang took the blueprints back to the Imperial College...
The doctors and students of the Imperial Academy who studied physics were immediately astonished.
When they learned that the drawing was done by the Third Young Master Zong, they were all amazed, but no one questioned it anymore.
After all, this Third Young Master Zong had already proven his talent in mathematics.
The ten mathematical problems inscribed on the stele in front of the Confucian Temple remain unsolved to this day.
Since the Third Young Master Zong has such talent in mathematics, it is not surprising that he also has amazing talent in the study of things.
After all, the study of things and mathematics have many things in common.
In particular, the drawings are intricately linked to the diagrams used in mathematics.
They contributed a wave of emotional value to Xia Chengzong.
Next, they decided to build a steam engine based on the blueprints.
This was destined to be a very long and arduous process, but they remained highly motivated.
They believed that the steam engine must be a truly remarkable invention.
The group of doctors and students quickly got into the swing of things and began building the steam engine.
Outside the Imperial College, however, it did not cause the slightest ripple.
Emperor Yonglong also heard about this, but aside from marveling at his grandson's genius, he didn't take it seriously.
As for the outside world, no one knows about this.
The days that followed gradually calmed down.
Half a month later, Xia Bei reported some news to him.
The Crown Prince had committed some offense and was ordered by Emperor Yonglong to study in seclusion in the Eastern Palace for three months.
Upon hearing this news, Xia Chengzong's heart stirred.
He could guess that the reason the Crown Prince was punished was because Emperor Yonglong discovered that the Crown Prince had secretly plotted against him.
Emperor Yonglong had been holding back until now, only letting it out now to prevent outsiders from connecting the Crown Prince's seclusion and his underhanded actions.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chengzong suddenly deduced the reason why the crown prince had been deposed.
The main reason is that the Crown Prince is too old!
My own father is thirty-five years old this year.
The crown prince is over forty years old.
What's even more critical is that, although Emperor Yonglong was over sixty years old, he was still in good health.
It seems like living another 10 or 20 years wouldn't be a problem at all.
Although the crown prince is not unlikely to live for another ten or twenty years, how old will he be in another ten or twenty years?
By then, he will be very old. Even if he becomes emperor, what fun will it be?
He couldn't wait that long any longer!
The forty-year-old crown prince has lived a life of unbearable repression all these years.
Under such repression, his mind must have already become twisted!
Each time Emperor Yonglong reprimanded him, it only exacerbated the degree of his psychological distortion.
This punishment of being confined to study only exacerbated this distortion.
Xia Chengzong felt that the Crown Prince was not far from rebelling.
Of course, he only needs to observe and wait, and doesn't need to push things along.
Seven days later, his Hunyuan stance training was on the verge of a breakthrough.
[Hun Yuan Zhuang Gong (Beginner) 997/1000]
Instead of breaking through in the training ground, he decided to return to his room to do so.
He is already dazzling enough.
Appropriately concealing one's talents can increase his ability to protect himself.
Of course, the most important reason is that even if he breaks through in stance training, it won't bring him much emotional value.
If a breakthrough in stance training could generate a significant amount of emotional value, like the incident at the Confucian Temple, he certainly wouldn't hold back.
He sent Xia Bei and the others away, and then began to practice the Hunyuan Zhuang Gong (a type of internal energy cultivation technique).
Hunyuan Zhuang Gong experience +1
Hunyuan Zhuang Gong experience +1
Hunyuan Zhuang Gong experience +1
At this point, the beginner-level stance training has been officially completed.
He felt his blood and energy surging like a river within him.
These rivers of qi and blood washed over his skin, muscles, and bones again and again.
His skin became thicker and smoother, and his muscles and bones became stronger.
His skin was burning hot, and steam rose from his forehead.
His spirit seemed to merge with the earth; he felt its vastness and weight.
This process took a very long time, yet it also seemed to have only lasted a moment.
Once his qi and blood had stabilized, Xia Chengzong stopped practicing.
[Hun Yuan Zhuang Gong (Proficient) 1/2000]
Xia Chengzong first noticed the change in his skin; it became smoother and more delicate.
This puzzled him somewhat; as his stance training progressed, his skin should have become thicker.
Shouldn't it have become rougher? How come it's become smoother?
He stared at his skin for a long time, and with his keen observation, he noticed some changes.
Perhaps it's because my skin is firmer?
There were no knives in the room, otherwise he probably would have really been tempted to grab one and test whether he was invulnerable to knives and spears.
Moreover, he felt his strength had increased significantly.