Everyone present either took out Lu Ban's ruler or focused their eyes to carefully observe every part of the new spinning machine.
Everyone came to the same conclusion that this spinning machine did not contain any other power. It was just an ordinary mechanism and Fang Yun did not use any talent to control it.
Finally, they watched in amazement as the endless stream of cotton was transformed into fine yarn and tangled into balls.
Forty spindles worked at the same time, and their efficiency far exceeded any spinning tool present. Only the large water-powered spinning wheel could be compared, but not much more.
Watching the spinning machine continuously producing forty threads of yarn, all the craftsmen felt something broken in their hearts.
Compared with the spinning machine in front of him, the previous spinning wheels, whether hand-cranked or foot-operated, were simply rubbish.
The great scholars of Haiya stood there in a daze, their minds blank.
They are good at calculating and have a lot of experience. Just a few days ago, they racked their brains to prepare various plans and programs. As long as Jing Lan succeeds in suppressing Fang Yun, they will use all means.
But now, they can only hold back most of their means.
Even though most of the great scholars of Haiya were not scholars of industry and commerce, they could clearly realize through comparison that the spinning machine in front of Fang Yun was definitely a groundbreaking product of the human race and would inevitably trigger a major revolution in an industry.
when!
A crisp sound woke everyone up, and the mechanical bell under Fang Yun's feet rang.
Then, a violent storm of bells rang out.
Dangdangdangdang…
Not only the three examiners at the Tongsheng venue were using their strength to ring the bell, but all the examiners at the other venues, even the chief examiner Zhao Qianzhang who was not going to do it himself, were sending strength into Fang Yun's mechanical bell.
The mechanical bell under Fang Yun's feet has never stopped ringing since the second time it rang!
Because the examiners sent too much power into it, enough to make the mechanical bell ring for three days and three nights!
As the small mechanical clock continued to ring, the big bell of the Institute of Technology also rang as everyone expected.
Next, everyone pricked up their ears and looked towards the direction of the Shushan Divine Craftsman Temple in the north of Shu City, quietly waiting for the sound of the Divine Craftsman Temple's main bell.
Not long after, a shocking bell rang out and spread throughout the working world.
Then the bell rang again.
Three rings, four rings.
The main bell rang four times and the big bell rang once, which meant five promotions in literary rank, surpassing Jing Lan's previous achievement.
Everyone looked at Fang Yun with envy, because this meant that Fang Yun would be able to be promoted directly from a student to a new university scholar in a short period of time!
However, many people did not give up listening because if the main bell rang again, Fang Yun would be able to become a great scholar in a certain realm.
when!
when!
The main bell rang six times, and the sound shook the whole world.
The record held by Zhao Qianzhang in the industry was broken by Jing Lan, and in less than half a quarter of an hour, it was broken by Fang Yun.
The mechanical bell under Fang Yun's feet was still tinkling softly.
After a few breaths, a tsunami of cheers and applause rang out.
Excited faces turned towards Fang Yun, pairs of eager eyes stared at Fang Yun, and everyone did not hide their inner excitement.
Jing Lan stood there with a blank look in his eyes. He was completely ignored by everyone.
Half a moment of heroism.
A cloud flashed across Jing Lan's eyes, but he then took a deep breath to dispel the shadow in his eyes, bowed to Fang Yun, and said: "Congratulations Fang Yun, your original new spinning machine will bring great innovation to the textile industry of the entire human race. I admire you!"
A few great scholars of Haiya were very reluctant, but they had to show admiration, however, more of them gritted their teeth.
One of them said, "Brother Jing Lan, since things have gone beyond our expectations, let's use backup methods. Although Zhong Xiang may not be able to defeat him, his value should not be less than his. At least, we can slowly catch up with him instead of being completely suppressed by him."
Jing Lan nodded, bowed to the three examiners who had already revealed their whereabouts, and said: "I am Jing Lan, and I would like to show you the second mechanism. However, this thing is too big, it is a hydraulic mechanism, and it needs to be diverted to form a river in order to work."
One of the examiners said, "In the tool and mechanism competition, you are allowed to use multiple mechanisms, but the final score can only be the highest one. I'm sure you understand. Wait a moment."
So the examiner walked towards Zhao Qianzhang and whispered.
After a few breaths, Zhao Qianzhang nodded, and saw that the examination platform slowly separated into two sides, revealing a huge passage.
Then, turbulent water flowed out of the channel, like a short river, and at the end was a well that collected all the river water.
The examiner returned to the platform and said, "You can improve the mechanism on site to adapt to the river water."
"Thank you, examiner!"
After Jing Lan finished speaking, he calmly walked to the riverside, then took out a large number of mechanical parts from the seashells, covering a huge area.
Just as Jing Lan was about to assemble the mechanism manually, Zhao Qianzhang casually threw a glowing Lu Ban ruler in front of Jing Lan and said, "To save time, I will grant you the power of the Lu Ban ruler. As long as you control it with your mind, the Lu Ban ruler will help you assemble the mechanism. Apart from saving time, the Lu Ban ruler will not play any other role. I hope you will all know this."
The examiners had the power to slightly change the rules, and the craftsmen present all wanted to see the new mechanism as soon as possible, so no one objected.
Jing Lan was overjoyed and thanked Zhao Qianzhang. He connected his mind to the Lu Ban ruler and saw all the mechanical parts slowly floating up. He was a great scholar and had his own Lu Ban ruler, but he couldn't use it now.
Then, using only his divine power, he assembled all the parts together to form a huge water-powered spinning wheel.
Fang Yun's expression remained unchanged. Like the previous spinning machine, this large water-powered spinning wheel also used Ning'an technology, and its details far surpassed the products of ordinary workshops.
Humans have been researching water-powered spinning wheels, but due to technical reasons, there have not been any major breakthroughs. Ordinary large water-powered spinning wheels generally have at most fifty or sixty spindles and require multiple people to operate, so their actual efficiency is lower than that of the spinning jenny.
However, Ning'an technology not only made up for the shortcomings of the large water-powered spinning wheel, but also increased the number of spindles of the large water-powered spinning wheel to as many as one hundred.
Overall, the technical level of the water-powered spinning wheel is not as good as that of the Jenny machine, but it can still spin more yarn than the Jenny machine in the same time, making it particularly suitable for large workshops.
After assembling the large water-powered spinning wheel, Jing Lan selected several great scholars from Haiya to operate the water-powered spinning wheel together.
This large water-powered spinning wheel did not bring about a qualitative leap for the industrial world, but it did bring about a quantitative improvement, so it attracted many craftsmen to express their admiration.
"Today, there are so many talented people, and there is hope for the revitalization of our industry."
"The level of these two students is far higher than ours. We are really ashamed."
"They both have their own strengths. If I were the examiner, I would have no way of judging."
Amid the discussion among the crowd, the examiners also whispered.
As a result, except for the three examiners at the Tongsheng meeting, the other examiners did not take any action.
Because all examiners understand the difference between quality and quantity.
After waiting for a long time, everyone did not hear the mechanical bell next to Jing Lan ring, but they soon realized what was going on.
Fang Yun’s mechanical bell was still ringing, completely drowning out the sound of Jing Lan’s bell!
Soon, the big bell of the Institute of Technology rang, followed by the main bell of the Hall of Divine Craftsmen.
In the end, the main bell rang four times and the big bell rang once, a total of five times, which exceeded Jing Lan's previous achievement and he was promoted from a student to a new university scholar.