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569: Chapter 569: The Hand-Rolled Lathe Debuts 569: Chapter 569: The Hand-Rolled Lathe Debuts It only took a day for Zhao Guang to produce five machine tools all by himself.

The speed of preparation was much faster than some factories, demonstrating the formidable power of alchemy.

At this time, some people from Earth who had already been tamed appeared in this warehouse, with both Xi Fei and Qiao Miya having arrived here.

As for Miller, that fellow was so busy that he had no time to spare.

Coscola was in the same boat, with the constant increase in the size of the army throwing Coscola’s recent management into utter chaos.

Having never managed such a large number of people before, Coscola was finally facing his inadequacies.

But there was no helping it; he had no choice but to learn and experiment on the job since his master had entrusted him with this task.

Perhaps after some time, Coscola would be able to get everything straightened out.

But now, Coscola was even busier than Miller; one could say he was the busiest person in the entire territory.

“See?

These are the machine tools I just made.”

“Master’s machine tools don’t seem to be electric-powered.” Someone noticed the absence of any wires around.

“Of course they’re not electric; look at these magic circuits, you can think of them as a special kind of wire.

These are powered by magic, but operating the machine tools themselves is no different.”

Machine tools, after all, are just about starting and stopping, along with adjusting some settings.

The role of a person is to make sure the workpiece is machined just right, and that’s enough.

“You all know how to use this equipment, right?” Zhao Guang said to the rest.

“I do,” someone raised their hand and said, but most of the others looked embarrassed.

These were tools used by workers, even if they were for skilled technicians, not everyone knew how to operate them.

“Good, those of you who know how will teach the others.

Once our workers have learned, they can start using them.

Next, I’m going to talk about some issues with simple machinery, who among you knows how to make them?”

There were fewer responses this time, but Zhao Guang didn’t mind; as long as there were some who knew, that was enough.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.

From now on, you few will be responsible for research and design.

Don’t disappoint me.”

These people breathed a sigh of relief, they were originally meant for this kind of work.

It was only because they followed the wrong person that they made many mistakes; now that they were back to their old profession, they felt greatly at ease.

The others were somewhat apprehensive, especially those whose expertise was not in this area.

It was clear that Zhao Guang intended to develop industry to some extent, but he was not planning to build an industrial system.

This meant that many of the jobs would need to be done by people from Earth.

He didn’t plan on teaching too much to the locals, at least not for the time being; this could reduce their usefulness.

They genuinely feared that if they became useless, the master might just kill them on the spot—an entirely possible scenario.

After all, in the master’s eyes, they were scum, the kind whose death would not be mourned.

“Master, may I give it a try?” Suddenly, Xi Fei raised her hand and spoke loudly.

“You want to try?

Go ahead, it’s not very easy to control.”

Even so, Xi Fei picked it up quickly.

After all, being a magician is a magical profession, and their cognitive abilities were not something an ordinary person could compare with.

Seeing the speed of her operation, it seemed she would be able to handle even a five-axis machine tool just through her own control.

But Zhao Guang reconsidered, since for the moment, he had no need for that level of machinery.

He would look for some more skilled designers later, preferably in shipbuilding or perhaps automotive.

Zhao Guang had no intention of developing on a large scale, but mass production was not a problem.

Most importantly, his territory’s development currently demanded these items.

Once Xi Fei had learned, Zhao Guang left Qiao Miya there to learn as well and to manage the people.

There were also subsequent workers to consider, who all had to sign a special contract ensuring not a word leaked out.

Zhao Guang had to ensure that even if someone else got hold of his machines, they would be unusable.

“What a pity, it would be good if I could manufacture some anti-theft or self-destruct mechanisms.

I’ll research it later; I remember there’s quite a bit in magic that’s related to these things.”

Just as Zhao Guang stepped out, he saw Jeana running towards him.

“What’s up, any new results?” Zhao Guang asked with a smile.

“No, a message just arrived from the Imperial City; it seems there’s a new task.” Since none of the important people were around, Jeana had to take it herself.

Everyone knew that Jeana, like Xi Fei, was one of the earliest to follow Zhao Guang.

Perhaps due to her young age, she wasn’t specifically in charge of anything, but her authority was certainly significant.

Especially in influencing the Lord, she was beyond compare to ordinary people.

With no one else available, this important document had to be given to Jeana.

Zhao Guang himself hadn’t expected that just gathering people for a moment would coincide with a task from the Imperial City.

After taking the document, Zhao Guang read it and frowned.

“What is it, Master?

Is the task very troublesome?

If so, we can refuse it, right?”

Given Zhao Guang’s status and strength, he could very well decline certain tasks.

Zhao Guang shook his head, “No, I can’t refuse this one.

After all, it’s the first task since my breakthrough, and it will represent my attitude towards the Empire.

If I decline, who knows what those people will think.”

This was crucial, and Zhao Guang had to take it into account.

“Besides, this task is quite interesting; it’s just a bit troublesome.”

Indeed, it was troublesome, as it looked like his production line would need to expand once more.

“What’s the task?

I heard it’s about our currency.” Jeana spoke.

Zhao Guang nodded lightly: “It’s about currency, but the King has entrusted me with the production of currency, that’s all.”

“The King entrusted you with the production of currency?

Other alchemists could handle that.” Having the master do it was a waste of his time, a major misuse of his talents.

“Not ordinary currency, aluminum currency, actually.

The King believes that aluminum currency is very good and wants to issue it throughout the Empire.

The price offered is also fairly good; I can make a big profit from it.”

The King was using gold to trade, which, in this world, seemed to be somewhat on the low side.

Generally, alchemists wouldn’t accept such a deal, as it would be a loss-making business.

But for Zhao Guang, it would be extremely profitable, and the amount of gold he could earn from this was unimaginable.

After all, for such a large empire, even if it was just a portion of the currency, the sum would be significant.