newbobooks Chapter 1140 I'm Good at Solving Problems
Chapter 1140 I'm Good at Solving Problems
Kong Zhiqian's face, which was covered by messy hair and bloodstains, suddenly froze when Lin Zhen said, "I only solve problems."
He had anticipated countless possible reactions from Lin Zhen.
Anger, roaring, despair, collapse...
He even planned how to use the most vicious language to mock him when he was at his most desperate, and to enjoy his helpless and pathetic appearance.
But what he didn't expect was that Lin Zhen would be so calm.
He was so calm, as if what he was about to detonate wasn't tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder, nor was it about burying the entire city of Chang'an, but just a boring, childish toy.
This calm made Kong Zhiqian feel a chill from the bottom of his heart for the first time.
The unease of prey slipping out of control.
"Solve the problem? Haha... Lin Zhen, stop playing games!" Kong Zhiqian forcibly suppressed his unease and burst into maniacal laughter again. "What do you think this is? Child's play? This is a deadly trap I've meticulously crafted for you, a masterpiece I've poured my life's blood into! What makes you think you can solve it?!"
"Just me."
Lin Zhen stopped looking at him; his gaze was now completely focused on the ten master mechanics masters from the Ministry of Works.
"Master Li, I need you to draw out all the structural diagrams of this pressure device, and all the possible wiring routes, right now!"
“Draw…draw it?” Master Li was completely dumbfounded.
This thing is the legendary secret technique of Lu Ban, which they have never even seen, let alone heard of.
"Your Highness, this...this technique has long been lost, we..."
“It hasn’t been lost!” Lin Zhen’s voice was firm and resolute. “The fact that Kong Zhiqian could build it means that the blueprints must still exist! And since he dared to use it here, it means he must have studied it!”
Lin Zhen's gaze swept over the dark, bottomless underground space.
"Ghost!"
"My subordinate is here!"
"Send men to the prison immediately! Search Kong Zhiqian's cell inch by inch! Bring me all his personal belongings, especially his ever-present diary!"
"Yes!"
"Furthermore!" Lin Zhen's gaze returned to Master Li, "You are the best mechanical masters in the Ministry of Works! Even without blueprints, with your experience, you can definitely deduce a rough structure!"
"I don't need you to be 100% accurate! I just need the most likely solution!"
"I need to know where its core power source is! How many transmission lines does it have! And where its self-destruct device is most likely located!"
“Your Highness…this…” Master Li and the craftsmen behind him looked at each other, their faces full of difficulty.
This is practically like recreating a legendary weapon that has been lost for hundreds of years out of thin air without any reference points!
"There is no time!" Lin Zhen's voice, like a heavy hammer, struck everyone's heart. "Every moment you hesitate, Chang'an City takes one step closer to destruction!"
"Think of your families! Think of the millions of innocent people in the city!"
"Do you want them all to die in excrement and plague?!"
These words were like a thunderbolt, instantly waking up all the craftsmen who were still hesitating!
Yup!
Their families, their wives, children, and elderly relatives, are all in this city now!
If Chang'an falls, even if they manage to survive, where can they escape to?
If the country ceases to exist, what is the point of having a home?!
An unprecedented, immense sense of responsibility and fear instantly gripped the hearts of each and every one of them!
"Your Highness!" A resolute light flashed across Master Li's aged face!
He knelt down again with a thud, his voice trembling with excitement!
"We understand!"
"Your Highness, please rest assured! Even if we have to give up all our old bones, we will do our best to devise the most feasible solution for you in the shortest possible time!"
"Okay!" Lin Zhen nodded emphatically.
He knew that he had completely unleashed the potential of these veteran craftsmen.
"Just tell me what you need! I'll even find a way to pluck the stars from the sky for you!"
"Your Highness, we need paper, pens, plenty of torches, and... the most precise vernier calipers and protractors!"
"Here you go!" Lin Zhen ordered the ghostly figures behind him without hesitation, "Return to the Ministry of Works camp immediately and fetch everything they need! I want to see it here within half an hour!"
"Yes!"
A race against death officially begins in this dark, damp, and foul-smelling underground space.
Under immense pressure, those ten top mechanical masters from the Ministry of Works unleashed astonishing potential.
They stood around the massive black iron gate, torches in hand, tools at their disposal, and began the most precise measurements and calculations.
The sounds of debate, calculations, and drawing blueprints filled the air.
Lin Zhen stood quietly to the side, watching them.
His brain was also working.
He is reviewing the game.
A review of his every encounter with Kong Zhiqian, from the northern deserts to the south of the Yangtze River, and then to Chang'an.
He wanted to find out Kong Zhiqian's thinking habits and his consistent style of setting traps from those seemingly unrelated details.
Kong Zhiqian is a contradictory figure who is both extremely arrogant and extremely cautious.
He likes to leave his unique mark on each of his works.
Like the "Nine Palaces Interlocking Lock" that used a poem he wrote in his youth as a password.
So this final, and most triumphant, killing move, he will surely leave behind some kind of self-righteous "signature"!
What would that be?
Lin Zhen's gaze fell once again on Kong Zhiqian, who was tied to the valve and watching them with a mocking, theatrical look.
Looking at his face, twisted with madness.
Looking into his eyes, which were filled with resentment and pleasure.
Suddenly, Lin Zhen's gaze froze.
He saw it.
He saw Kong Zhiqian's mouth.
His mouth was moving silently.
The lip movements...
Lin Zhen's pupils suddenly contracted!
He recognized the lip movements!
Those are two words.
— "Return to One".
Only by returning to the origin can one achieve the ultimate goal!
These are the words Kong Zhiqian wrote in his diary!
It was also his lifelong obsession!
Return to Oneness...
Lin Zhen's heart started pounding!
He understood instantly!
The core of this mechanism, its power source, and its self-destruct device must all be concentrated in one point!
One represents the position of "one"!
But where is "one"?
Lin Zhen's gaze swept across the massive black iron gate with lightning speed!
Scan the image above, and you'll see a hideous demon head!
Sweep over every rivet connecting the gate to the wall!
Finally, his gaze settled on a seemingly inconspicuous protruding stone brick directly above the gate!
On the surface, that stone brick looked no different from the surrounding stone bricks.
But Lin Zhen, with his extraordinary intuition, sensed a slight discord.
He stepped forward, reached out and gently tapped the stone brick.
"Boom, boom, boom."
The sound is empty!
It's empty!
found it!
Just then, Master Li excitedly ran over with a newly completed sketch.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! We've figured it out!"
"This mechanism has nine main transmission lines, each connecting to a different location! But ultimately, they all converge at one point! This point is the central hub of the entire mechanism! If we can control this place, we might..."
Before he could finish speaking, he looked in the direction Lin Zhen was pointing.
When he saw that ordinary-looking stone brick, he was completely stunned.
"Your Highness...how...how did you know..."
“Because,” Lin Zhen’s lips curled into a cold, confident smile, “I understand our enemy better than you do.”