Farming With The In-game World - Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: I Created It By Accident

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

An Wen stood on the back of the Ancient Flying Eagle.

By that point, he was the center of attention.

“An Wen, come on down quickly, be careful not to trip and fall.”

One of the professors from Zhendan University exclaimed extremely anxiously. He was also the tutor who taught An Wen machine design when he was in university.

He had an extremely deep impression of the professor, Professor Feng.

At that time, Professor Feng had asked An Wen to undertake his postgraduate studies with him.

Unfortunately, however, An Wen was still a lazy person at that time.

He had absolutely no intention of pursuing postgraduate studies back then, and merely wanted to play computer games and laze around at home all day long.

As such, he could only turn down Professor Feng’s goodwill.

When Professor Feng saw An Wen again with the Ancient Flying Eagle in front of him, his eyes were almost glowing.

Although he had a strong urge to open up the Ancient Flying Eagle to study it, he was more afraid of An Wen hurting himself as he was getting down.

“Alright, I’ll come down now.”

An Wen was slightly touched upon hearing the worry in Professor Feng’s voice, and immediately got down from the Ancient Flying Eagle.

“An Wen, did you design and make this wooden eagle yourself?”

After An Wen got down, Professor Feng immediately went forward and asked excitedly, grabbing his hand.

“Eh… I made it.”

An Wen was slightly stunned by Professor Feng’s excited expression.

Shouldn’t the students of the aeromodelling club have been the ones surrounding him and expressing their respect for him?

Why was it Professor Feng who rushed forward instead?

“Great, great… I already told you long ago that you have a talent for machine design, in addition to your extremely strong craftsmanship, and it will certainly be the right choice for you to continue researching in this field. I didn’t expect that you would give me such a great and pleasant surprise soon after your graduation.”

The comforted Professor Feng complimented An Wen, not concealing his admiration towards him at all.

At that juncture, the other professors also crowded over.

They were not interested in An Wen, but were extremely curious about the Ancient Flying Eagle.

Crowding around the Ancient Flying Eagle, they scrutinized it carefully, occasionally even touching and tapping its body, as well as feeling its wings. They were all taking note about how its internal structures were designed.

The students there were all filled with envy, seeing the group of experienced professors scrutinizing the Ancient Flying Eagle.

They also wanted to go forward to take a closer look at it.

Nevertheless, although they could not leave their seats, they could still update their Weibo.

“Wooden Eagle: Our senior is legendary!”

“Only two words can describe my feelings right now: Holy crap. See it for yourselves if you don’t believe me.”

“This isn’t CG or made with special effects, it’s an actual recorded video. This senior from Zhendan University is really terrifying.”

“It’s true, the difference between our universities is larger than the difference between a human and a dog.”

“Mechanism skills of the Mo Family in today’s context: Mechanical Flying Eagle. Would you be scared?”

All of the students who were present recording videos had uploaded them onto every applicable media platform they could think of, including Weibo, TikTok, Bilibili, their WeChat friend circle, Myspace, as well as their school’s forum page.

Even though the Ancient Flying Eagle was unrelated to them, they were still extremely excited as the first group of people who witnessed it.

“Old Feng, this is your student? Impressive, really impressive.”

One of the professors from Ze University walked over, looked at An Wen then put out his respects to Professor Feng. His gaze was also filled with admiration.

“Eh… He’s not exactly my student, I taught him lessons on machine design during his undergraduate studies. He has already graduated but does not wish to pursue postgraduate studies, which is a waste of his talent.” Professor Feng said helplessly.

When the professor from Ze University heard that An Wen had already graduated and had yet to pursue his postgraduate studies, his eyes lit up.

“An Wen, with your talent, it would really be a waste if you do not pursue postgraduate studies. If you are interested, you can head over to Ze University to take a look, we…”

Before the professor from Ze University could even finish speaking, he was interrupted by Professor Feng.

“What do you mean – could he not pursue his postgraduate studies in Zhendan? Why should he go to Ze University?” Professor Feng questioned, displeased.

“That’s not what I meant, but since An Wen has not started his postgraduate studies, and if he is interested in studying machine design, it would be best for him to take a look around. Some schools may be well-known but do not rank highly in certain specializations. There are masters in different specialized fields, so it is more important to pick a suitable specialization and the right teacher rather than choosing a better school.”

There was only one thing the professor from Ze University was trying to convey: The machine engineering specialization in Zhendan University was poorly ranked.

Of course, he was actually speaking the truth.

The machine engineering specialization in Zhendan University was quite an ’embarrassment’ – it was ranked amongst the bottom few in the national ranking of university specializations.

Professor Feng wanted to refute, but there was nothing much he could say about the truth.

At that juncture, An Wen spoke.

“Professor, I have the intention to pursue my postgraduate studies now, would you still be willing to accept me as your student?”

An Wen surely would not give up on such a good opportunity, so he asked straightforwardly.

Eh?

Upon hearing An Wen’s words, Professor Feng became stunned for a moment before he asked in excitement, “Really, you really want to study under me for your postgraduate studies?”

“Yes, I realized that I am still lacking a great amount of knowledge when I was building the Ancient Flying Eagle. I still can’t really understand some of the problems, so I wish to study under you for two more years.”

An Wen replied coyly, looking as if he was a ‘newcomer’ to the field. 

Upon hearing An Wen’s words, each of the professors, not just Professor Feng, subconsciously glanced at the Ancient Flying Eagle at the side, and then looked at the shy and modest expression on An Wen’s face. They instantly felt despondent.

Although it would be embarrassing to admit, it was a possibility that even they could not successfully build the Ancient Flying Eagle themselves.

“An Wen, what is the source of propulsion for this wooden eagle?”

At that moment, Professorial Fellow Liu asked.

When the rest of the professors heard the question, they all very curiously awaited An Wen’s reply.

“There’s actually no source of propulsion, but if there had to be one, it would be human strength.” An Wen replied.

“Human strength?”

The group of professors were all bewildered. How could human strength be a source of propulsion?

Smiling, An Wen walked towards the front of the Ancient Flying Eagle, then pressed a mechanism underneath the base of its neck.

Click!

A small wooden plank was pressed inwards by An Wen, and the internal locking mechanism was unlocked.

With a press and a hook of his thumb, he pulled downwards and opened the wooden plank at the base of the neck of the Ancient Flying Eagle, exposing the internal structures within.

Inhale…

Upon seeing the internal makeup of the Ancient Flying Eagle, each of the professors inhaled a deep breath.

They each believed that An Wen used an electric motor.

However, now that the interior was exposed, they discovered that there was no electric motor – there were not even any electrical cables. The structures were solely made of wood.

All sorts of gears, linkages, and triggers were connected together in a vast complex system. Some of the parts were even assembled from numerous tiny components, in an extraordinarily exquisite fashion. Most of all, every single part was made using wood.

“Exquisite and ingenious, this design is certainly terrific… An Wen, your mastery of structural mechanics and mechanical mechanics is truly extraordinary.”

Filled with admiration, Professor Feng complimented An Wen. The other professors also agreed with him.

An Wen, on the other hand, remained shy and modest.

“An Wen, why did you not replace the pedals with electric motors? Using ball joints instead of omni-wheels in the structure is a great design, but some of the designs are not absolutely necessary. What considerations did you have in mind while you were designing them?” Professor Liu further questioned after carefully scrutinizing the internal structure for some time.

“Eh… That… How should I put this…” An Wen thought for a moment and replied.

“It would no longer be meaningful if I make use of modern equipment. Building a wooden plane would be much simpler than building the Ancient Flying Eagle.”

“When I was preparing to build it, I never thought of using modern equipment.”

“At that time, I wanted to find out if it was possible to build a wooden kite that could ferry people across the sky, making use of only woodworking skills.”

“In the end… Incidentally, I made this.”

Yes.

The use of the word ‘incidentally’ was apt!

All of the professors were slightly disconcerted.

“An Wen, did you hire people to make these wooden parts?”

A professor from Ze University asked out of curiosity, as he looked at the top-notch woodworking skills used to make the various parts of the Ancient Flying Eagle.

“No, I made all of the parts myself, including the carved feathers.”

An Wen said nonchalantly, as if it was just a simple matter and not a great deal to him.

“…” All of the professors were at a loss for words.

Following another period of silence, the professors did not know what else to say.

After some time, Professor Liu looked at An Wen and requested in anticipation, “An Wen, be my research student.”

An Wen was stunned for a moment and did not reply.

At the same time, Du Yuan, who had been standing behind the professors and was looking in their direction all this while, was utterly unnerved.

The immense efforts that he put into organizing the exchange with Ze University.

The hard-earned stage that he planned and built to showcase himself.

The long-term plans and ‘tricks’ that he devised were all so that he could become Professorial Fellow Liu’s research student.

In the end, it all became An Wen’s stepping stones and fulfilled his plans spectacularly.

It was truly…

So devastating that Du Yuan wanted to take his own life.