Wasteland Development Diary

Ah Feng used a wooden clip to take the black Y-shaped silk spinner from the box and placed it in a separate glass jar.

He patiently observed it through the glass.

The young insect breeder said, "Chairman, as long as the insects keep breeding, the next generation will have some changes, more or less. Some have longer or shorter antennae, and some are more heat-resistant or cold-resistant."

"The silk spinner has split seven times, which is equivalent to breeding 127 times. It's actually normal for a mutated offspring to be born."

Ah Feng took out a tool kit, took out stainless steel tweezers and a long sign from it, and checked the three cavities of the Y-shaped silk spinner. The silk spinner initially sucked tightly on the metal tool, but quickly spit it out, obviously not liking to eat this.

"It doesn't have any aggressiveness either."

"But I have to conduct some experiments and feeding to determine the specific situation."

So Zhou Yi asked him to take it back for research.

Seeing hundreds of silk spinners successfully split and cultivated still made Ah Feng's face show a happy smile: "Chairman, so many insects! They can constantly spit out flying silk, and we can build a lot of gliders!"

Zhou Yi was already considering another question: "It's difficult for just you and Zhua Ma to take care of both the glider and so many silk spinners. It's time to find you some helpers."

"Manufacturing and processing the glider's frame itself has dimensions and design drawings, so it's not difficult to build. We also import a lot of high-quality wood from the Treant Territory, which is enough to meet the raw material needs. Canvas for the sails is also a common textile on the market, so it's easy to purchase."

"You and Zhua Ma mainly focus on the production and processing of flying silk, as well as the glider's test flights. The focus is on research and development and core technology development."

"I will find someone specifically for production and manufacturing, and you will guide the technology at that time."

"Do you have any suitable candidates?"

Ah Feng thought for a while and said, "Jacob, he is very powerful. He understands boats and cars, can draw, and he knows various languages and scripts. He knows a lot, and I often ask him for help. If he is willing, I hope he can come to us."

Zhou Yi called Qian Su.

The Iron Head girl readily let him go: "Jacob is our best bone fish trainer here, but now the courier center is undergoing transformation, and it would be more promising for him to go there."

The Bone Man Jacob himself was also very willing: "I don't have much experience in raising insects, but I will do my best to assist Ah Feng in raising silk spinners and collecting flying silk."

Zhou Yi handed over the processing and manufacturing to Yuan Tong.

The largest number of employees in the company are the sooty workers. After management and screening by the dam, people can be directly recruited from them to make gliders.

Yuan Tong immediately said: "Chairman, I am willing to take on this burden. This is a great thing."

"The sale of sooty sand seems to be a sure profit, but if we are stuck by the outside world like this time, we will be very passive. But if we have our own unique products that we manufacture and sell independently, it will be completely different."

"I had experience in the shipyard in the past. Some shipyards only do installation and maintenance, and don't do design and manufacturing, so it is easy to have a situation where there is suddenly no business. Large shipyards have their own shipbuilding workshops. You must be able to build ships yourself to master the most core technologies and experience."

"For example, building a keel looks like just making a piece of wood that serves as a main axis to outsiders, but there is a lot of knowledge in it. Only large shipyards can build the keels of medium and large ships."

"Self-manufacturing is not only about mastering production, but also about continuous improvement in technology with experience. It is also beneficial for finding new directions."

"Now, with Max's help, we have established a relatively complete dam workflow system. It is easier and more stable to operate with a clear system than with manual operation."

"Please rest assured and leave this matter to me. I will definitely do a good job in manufacturing and processing for the company and make Emerald City famous!"

Zhou Yi also immediately said: "Okay. From now on, the company will establish a manufacturing department. You will be the minister of this department, and the dam and sooty sand collection will be under the jurisdiction of the manufacturing department."

"Later, you can find some people from the workers to form our production line, connect with the technology from Ah Feng's side, and start manufacturing gliders. The internal salary of the department will be increased to a certain extent with reference to the sooty worker standards."

"Yes, Chairman!"

After Yuan Tong was appointed, he immediately found 20 quick-handed young people and took them to connect with Ah Feng and the other two to learn the glider manufacturing process there.

The process itself is not complicated.

First, customize the corresponding wooden parts in batches from the Sandport carpenters, purchase customized-size canvas from the tailors, and the core in the rear is to complete the flying silk weaving and installation. The workers assemble and debug the parts. As long as it passes the test flight, a glider is considered qualified and usable.

Three days later, under the guidance of Ah Feng and Zhua Ma, the first glider built by the company's workers was assembled, and Zhua Ma flew it back and forth from Emerald City to Sandport City.

……

Zhou Yi has been closely monitoring the manufacturing progress of the glider.

Yuan Tong reported: "Chairman, we can currently build a glider in two days. If we increase manpower, we can build one in an average of one day. However, because there are flying silk weaving and installation links, as well as wind power testing and test flight safety links, the quality of building one in two days is more guaranteed."

"Next, I am also asking Zhua Ma to help train pilots so that more people can master simple flight techniques. It is actually not difficult for ordinary people to operate. As long as they undergo a period of targeted practice, they can master it."

"It's just that in a short period of time, the number of gliders we produce is insufficient, only enough for our internal use."

He gave a very pragmatic judgment: "Chairman, I request that we not sell it to the outside world for the time being. Let's do long-term, long-distance test flights for a while to ensure that there are no safety defects and flight hazards."

"Aircraft, like ships, will inevitably cause death and injury in the event of an accident. Although from a mechanical point of view, as long as it is operated normally, with double fixation of insurance ropes and seat belts, the power of flying silk can also maintain suspension... But in the event of an accident, neither the vehicle nor the people can be considered normal."

Zhou Yi said: "Just follow your ideas."

The output will not increase in a short period of time. Building one in two days means that a maximum of 15 units can be produced in a month, which is not enough to sell.

First meet the internal supply, and then increase the production capacity.

Zhou Yi decided to officially name the glider.

As a rule, the inventor has the right to name it.

However, Ah Feng and Zhua Ma both felt that the name glider was already very good.

In the end, this hang glider was named [Emerald City Glider], continuing the Emerald City brand.

Zhou Yi himself also participated in the glider test flight.

Flying was lighter than he imagined. As long as you rotate the left and right rudders, the glider can turn. It is very comfortable to soar in the air on a summer evening.

But after flying for two hours, he discovered a series of problems.

"The cushion is too hard on the butt. We need to replace it with a thicker and softer one."

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"It is very tiring to have your feet in the air. It is best to have a stable support or pedal below."

"Then, the wind is strong when flying, which can easily confuse the eyes and there is noise in the ears. We have to make corresponding helmets or masks, and then create matching goggles and gloves."

"Also, make a small table where you can put a kettle and eat, so that you can persist in long-distance flights."

Ah Feng and Zhua Ma listened aside.

The Bone Man Jacob recorded them one by one on paper with charcoal.

"That's about it."

Zhou Yi said with a smile: "Maybe my requirements are a bit too much, but this glider is first of all for our own people to use. It must not only be safe, but also comfortable."

Zhua Ma looked confused: "Chairman, you speak as if you have ridden a similar vehicle before..."

Zhou Yi suddenly thought.

He had tried something similar before, but it was a cable car.

Next, the glider began a series of optimizations and transformations, and its shape also changed. Matching goggles and gloves were also made one by one.

Gradually, the shadow of the glider began to appear frequently over Emerald City.

At first, the residents were all surprised and novel, but they soon got used to it.

In their words.

"It's not surprising what the company makes. In the past, even the amphibious aliens could fly, so why can't people?"

……

Just as Zhou Yi was closely monitoring the glider, Ah Feng found him holding a glass jar.

"Chairman, I know what's going on with this mutated silk spinner."

He pointed to the creature in the glass and said: "Originally, I thought it should be able to produce twice as much silk because it has two excretion cavities. After testing, I realized that it is not actually a place to spin silk, but two mouths. Its food intake is twice that of ordinary silk spinners. It has to eat twice as much before it will spin silk."

"The silk it spits out is also different from ordinary ones."

Zhou Yi saw that there was a peculiar black silk in the glass jar, and the end of the silk was connected to the cavity of the silk spinner.

The black silk can also float. Except for the different color, there is nothing special about it.

"Look at this."

Ah Feng took out a small glass bottle from his pocket, and there was a wooden stopper on the bottle mouth.

He gently opened his hand, and the glass bottle floated lightly.

Zhou Yi stared intently.

There was a kind of gray mist in the glass bottle, which was slowly running inside.

Ah Feng said with a solemn face: "The gray in it is the silk it spits out. This black flying silk, if cut off from the silk spinner, will turn into a mist-like air form!"