The Dark King - Chapter 322

Chapter 322

Faces of other people reddened in embarrassment as they heard the crooked nosed middle-aged man's words . Tiffany looked at the man and whispered to Dudian: "He is Gustavo . Don't be offended its just his character is so . "

Dudian smiled in return . He thought that it was actually a very good character with simple characteristic which was normal for a scientist .

"Since everyone is here lets begin the seminar . " An old man around sixty years old wearing a red cotton jacket called out .

The attendees turned serious after his words .

"We will continue to talk about plants this seminar too . The last time we discussed blueji . This time we will focus on 'cassia' which is the fifth ranked in toxicity within thorny awns . I'll hand out basic information regarding this toxic plant . After you get familiar with it you can express your opinions . " There was a pile of documents in old man's hand which he distributed down .

Dudian received his share . He was surprsied as this 'thorny awn' was very similar to him . Actually recently when he was studying about plants through the super chip he had learned about plants which were located in north and northeast of China . The former name of the plant was known as xanthium and it could be seen only in the north of the China .

"If there is xanthium in the giant wall then its location is in the former lands of Russia which is close to the northeast of China . . . " Dudian's eyes lit up .

Tiffany was the first to spea: "'Cassia' containts toxins but as far as I know there was a report from a remote area of residential area that a doctor used it to treat patients . His child has brought back cassia's thorn and he had mistakenly put into the drug . However the patient wasn't poisoned after taking the drug but didn't need treatment for leprosy for many years . "

"So effective?" a 50 year old architect said in surprise .

Dudian nodded as he was aware that use of xanthium was an efficient way in treatment of leprosy . Although the plan is toxic but there are other economic values to it . It's positive merits outweighted its negative sideeffects .

"If small amounts of its poison is used then it could be a cure for dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain . . . Moreover it may be used in war too . Especially against the barbarians . We can dry them and use the dried powder to poison a large area!" The crooken nosed man's voice echoed slowly .

Dudian was quite moved as he heard the man's opinion .

The old man who was wearing red jacked clapped: "Good idea . Even if there is lack of wind then we can use windmills to enlarge the effect of this method . "

Windmill was the latest invention from an architect from wood faction . It was a four star item and the produce was a master from wood faction .

Dudian nodded but knew that using cocklebur(xanthium) powder in war wasn't feasible . First of all a large amount of time had to be spent to get enough powder to use . Second was the distance problem . These two points were key to the war . Moreover in this case would be the core factors which would affect the battle . Usage of cocklebur powder seemed like a good idea but its effect would be very negligible in actual practice .

Tiffany shook her head: "The cassia's powder would be difficult to control within the battlefield . If its too small then the wind can push it back . If the particles are larger then the drifting distance would be reduced . In that case the enemy will arrive close to our forces . In melee combat the powder will hurt our own forces . "

Her teacher was good at military inventions . Moreover she was also majoring in this area . So she was well aware of the 'distance' problem of wars . That's why she replied the moment she heard the crooken nosed man's opinion .

The other architects nodded in agreement as they heard Tiffany's words .

"Yes, it is too risky to use powder to fight the enemy . "

"Not feasible . "

Gustavo added after he heard everyones opinion: "What if we mix the powder with the water? The water isn't affected by the wind . Does it?"

The old man wearing red jacket spoke up: "Yes! Ah, the powder is too light but if we mix it into water and put it into packages then it would be a miraculous weapon in the battlefield . "

"This is a good idea!"

"Geez! If we use this method then wouldn't be easy to kill the barbarians in the war? "

Tiffany thought that there was something wrong with that method too but she couldn't find out the exact problem . She remembered the boy sitting close to her . She turned towards Dudian . The others looked at him too . But his background was too shallow at this point so they didn't expect much .

She whispered: "Dean what do you think? Do you have any ideas?"

Her voice was low but everyone's gaze was attracted at the teenager .

Dudian wanted to listen to their ideas and hoped to stimulate the inspiration of others . He didn't think that Tiffany would suddenly push him to the first . He regretted in his heard as he sighed . However the next moment there was a smile on his face: "I was inspired by the opinions of the predecessors and I would like to speak up my opinion too . I hope you won't make fun of me . "

"Haha! You are way too polite . The wood elements are too profound and nobody in here dares to claim that they know everything . There won't be any harm by listening to you . " The old man wearing the red jacked laughed .

"Yes . " The other's confirmed his statement .

Dudian nodded: "I think we can assess the value of cassia from three different perspectives . The first is the economic field . The fiber of its stems can be used to make sacks, ropes and so on . Essential oils can be extracted from its seeds which can replace the tung oil . Moreover it can be used as raw material for many high-grade spices . The other things can be found after an intensive research . The second field could be its medicinal value . Tiffany previously said the report about it being a treatment for leprosy . Moreover it is undeniable that this thing contains toxins . If an in-depth study is made then I believe that it won't be limited to leprosy many other diseases . "

"The third field is its usage in war . Whether its used directly as a wepon or using the first two perspectives to stimulate the war . So it has big effects . "

Dudian talked in one breath and looked around the crowd .

The conference room was silent .

In addition to his lengthy story the people had delved into deep thoughts after his words .

The old man wearing the red jacket was the first to recover . He clapped: "Good!"

The other architects reacted too . They accompanied the old man as they cheered together . Some of them looked at the teenager with a trace of fear in their eyes . They admired the past achievements of Dudian . In addition they knew that there was a difference in mentality with the teenager . The boy was smart and had strong co-ordination . He could see many things which they were blind towards .

Some of them in the conference room were immersed in this road of research for decades . They were aware that they have been stuck in same position for long time . The reason wasn't lack of knowledge but their mentality!

Knowledge was something that could be learnt as time passed but mindset and mentality wasn't something easy to change .

"It's much more clear to me after the classification . " Tiffany looked at Dudian . There was a glimpse of admination and appreciation in her eyes .

Dudian smiled and was aware that there would be an impact on social environment after he voiced out his opinions . For example the systematic classification of things will make procedures much more clear . The boundaries between many things are very vague and details are difficult to classify . That's why there in this medieval era there weren't strong concepts . It seems that with the development of society and technology the science would get more advanced . This way the research would delve from macro to micro levels . Like wise the social system would also progress .

"Mr Dean's thinking is very agile . Could it be that you have studied the cassia in depth? I have never thought that its stem could be used to make a sack or hemp rope . Most of the people say that it is just a thorn but its body is a treasure!" A sixty year old man sitting opposite to him exclaimed .

Dudian smiled: "I'm flattered . "

"I didn't expect that such a small thorn would have such roles . If we follow Mr Dean's argument and mindset then there are infinite roles which the other plants have . No wonder Mr Dean has such a success at such a young age! I give up!" Another middle-aged person laughed .

The old man wearing a red jacket added: "It's the end of today's seminar . I think the ranking of the cassia should be increased . Mr Dean has easily solved most of the problems . "

Dudian was helpless . He had come today to learn interesting things instead he was the one to be complimented . He sighed in his heart while there was a smile on his face: "I made this points because I listened to all of you . "

Old man with the red jack added: "You don't have to be modest . We are senior architects . Does anyone has something to add?"

Everyone looked at each other . The man with the crooked nose took a deep breath and slowly said: "The idea which I proposed to adding powder into the water should not be thrown aside . "

"Yes . " The man heading the seminar nodded .

The other senior architects agreed too .

Dudian never agreed with this point in his heart . The so-called its role in the war he said was incidental . After all many people had pointed out that so he couldn't completely overturn the idea . In that case he would be having a lot of people as enemies just because of disagreeing with them . He didn't want to confront them and offend others because of unnecessary things . Moreover in real life it didn't matter how powerful you were . If you didn't give face to others they will hate and try to harm you!

Therefore he needed to have a sense of proportion to his performance .

The crooked nosed middle-aged man saw that Dudian didn't have any objections . The coldness on his face seemed to loosen a bit: "Since there are no objections then we can submit the results of this seminar to the Temple . I believe that this paper will be appraised highly by the Temple . "

The old man wearing red jacket said: "Mr Dean has come up with the concept so he will earn lots of points . According to our old rules the one who made the conclusion will get the most rewards . The rest of people with no comments or opinions will get 10 percent of the total points for participation . This time we will submit three points which are three areas proposed by Mr Dean . All members please sign if you don't have anything to add . "

"I don't have objections . " Tiffany was the first to agree .

Others agreed too .

The middle-aged man with crooked nose said: "I have nothing against the first two theories proposed by Mr Dean . But the third theory about use in war was put forward by me in the first place . In addition to just naming it Mr Dean didn't have any instructions for its actual use . This shouldn't be registered as his theory . Right?"

The old man wearing red jacket was slightly startled . He looked at Dudian who had smile on his face . It seemed that he didn't care at all . Dudian had greater potential in comparison to crooked nosed middle-aged architect . However he didn't want to offend the latter .

"Mr Dean, what do you think?" The old man asked .

Dudian laughed: "I have no objection . "

The old man sighed in relief: "Then its time to end the seminar . "

Others greeted Dudian other as they left .

Tiffany laughed as she looked at Dudian: "You are really a genius . You can earn points so easily which is way difficult for us . The previous time it took few hours to finish the seminar while this time it ended in less than half an hour . "

Dudian wryly smiled . He whispered in his heart: "You have earned but I lost . I lost nothing but time . . . "

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