Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 735: Chapter 405: Absolutely Not to Be a Tool!

The dispute at the entrance of the Alloy Materials Department began between Ma Mingwei and Ying Shaowen. They both came with the intention of persuading Zhao Yi to join their respective teams. As a result, they bumped into each other and even began discussing Zhao Yi.

Ma Mingwei said he wanted Zhao Yi for his electromagnetic catapult design team because he initially invited Zhao Yi.

Ying Shaowen, on the other hand, believed Zhao Yi should first join the design team for the new aircraft carrier engine. He was thoroughly impressed by Zhao Yi’s computational abilities, thinking if Zhao Yi was on the team, it would greatly speed up the initial design process.

Eventually, the two of them were stopped.

Zhu Yousheng, the head of the Alloy Materials Department, after hearing that both men were there to ’poach’ Zhao Yi, hedged them at the door, refusing to let them in, "Academician Zhao is currently with us, working with Professor Zhang Hongtao to study the issue of deck steel materials, you cannot disturb him!"

Zhu Yousheng blocked the two of them, fearing they would take Zhao Yi away once they entered.

Immediately, the three of them started arguing.

The argument at the entrance attracted a large crowd, many people gathered to watch and ask about the cause. They couldn’t help but admire Zhao Yi’s talent. Once at the Aircraft Carrier Technology Research Base, he was sought after by every department and research group.

Huang Hongwei and his team were stunned. They were just saying that Zhao Yi was ’unoccupied’, essentially meaning ’unwanted’ or ’not very useful’. But soon they discovered that Zhao Yi was a talent that several research groups were fighting over, while they...

After all, not a single research team named them specifically to help with research.

This contrast was somewhat depressing.

Feeling extremely embarrassed, Huang Hongwei decided to keep quiet. Since he was the leader of the group, many people had heard him speak just now, and the speed at which he was proven wrong was simply too fast. Everyone else would certainly not forget, so he decided to quietly slip away when he found an opportunity.

He had failed!

Ma Mingwei recognized Huang Hongwei at a glance, believing he had been wronged, he pulled Huang Hongwei aside and said, "Academician Huang, you come judge this! I was the one who invited Zhao Yi, but look at him now! The alloy material group is barring me from seeing him, this is too much!"

Zhu Yousheng replied, "So what if you invited him? in scientific research, some tasks are important and some are not. Currently, Zhao Yi is aiding us in researching steel materials. The importance of steel is well-known, and if we can develop it quickly, it can be utilized in many fields!"

"What about electromagnetic launch? Your research is still in the design phase. Even M Country hasn’t installed their electromagnetic catapult yet, so what does the speed of your research matter? It’s not going to be used within the next ten years anyway, if it can be used within twenty years, we should all be grateful."

Ma Mingwei was so frustrated he nearly spat blood, and he couldn’t find the words to refute. Even though his research on the electromagnetic catapult was high-end, it’s sophistication meant that it was difficult to apply, and it was strictly for future studies.

Ying Shaowen continued, "Well you should also allow us in. Our engine design should be settled with Zhao Yi’s help."

"Engine? That’s even less urgent!"

Zhu Yousheng said, "Your engine won’t be ready until even later than the electromagnetic launch. Everyone knows that the Taihang engine took over twenty years to research, and it only completed recently."

"How long would it take even if you finalize your plan? Ten years? Twenty years? By the time your engine is developed, our nation will probably already have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier."

"You--!"

Frustration welled up in Ying Shaowen, the blood almost spurting from his mouth. He was criticized more harshly than Ma Mingwei. The research that Ma Mingwei’s team was doing is considered ’not immediately useful’, while their research was thought to be ’completely useless’.

Yet his argument had merit!

The aircraft carrier engine they were working on was based on fuel power and power is a crucial factor for the design plan. If it changed to ’nuclear-powered’ halfway, the design plan would undergo a drastic transformation.

Ying Shaowen and Ma Mingwei looked at Huang Hongwei together.

Huang Hongwei had no choice but to step up and organize his thoughts, saying, "I think we should ask Zhao Yi about this. Director Zhu, blocking the entrance isn’t a solution either, right? We should all go in together to hear what Zhao Yi has to say..." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Zhu Yousheng knew that manning the entrance wasn’t going to work and noticing that more and more people were gathering, he sighed and said, "Fine, Academician Huang, I’m doing this because I respect you. Let’s all go in together, go inside..."

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A few bystanders at the entrance followed them inside, but because there were quite a lot of them and most were there to watch the drama, the gatekeeper only allowed Ying Shaowen, Ma Mingwei and the people from the expert group to enter, barring the rest.

Even if they were staff from the research base, they couldn’t just enter any place they liked.

...

First floor operation room.

Zhang Hongtao was wearing a work suit and was using a high-temperature spray gun to try melting steel for experimental purposes, aiming to find the accurate melting point.

Zhao Yi was watching from a distance.

He had been spending the last few days in the Materials Department, experimenting and collecting data on steel materials together with Zhang Hongtao in various ways and making detailed records.

Although their experiments and records were simple, a detailed data analysis brought about results, such as determining that the steel was a high-alloy medium-carbon Ni-Co type of ultra high-strength steel.

In addition, Zhao Yi also identified other heavy metal elements contained in the steel: Cobalt, Chromium, and Molybdenum.