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Chapter 354

Chapter 354

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Hey, Yangzhou Yunjin Workshop is having a "gear rebellion" today! Master Zhang slapped the striking Gear Counter and cursed, "This damn wooden clunker! Harder to handle than Huwa's piss pot!" Xiao Moli was just about to check and repair it when she saw Huwa backing out of a pile of gears with his butt in the air, a wooden plaque with the "10" code clamped in his teeth. "The Abacus Code says 'taking apart the counter helps you study the Mozi (Book)'!" The Abacus Code projected a head-knocking animation: "Idiot! I meant look at the gears, not chew on the Code!" "Pei Hongxiu! Quick, call the 'gear doctor' over!" the Protagonist shouted. Pei Hongxiu raised an eyebrow and smiled, charging into the weaving workshop carrying Huwa's toy toolbox. "Move aside, everyone! This 'Code mechanic' of mine is more miraculous than the coppersmiths in Chang'an!" She pulled out an Abacus Code wrench, and just as she gave it two twists, Huwa suddenly pressed a gear—and the counter actually spat out abacus-bead-shaped beads with a clatter. A little apprentice exclaimed, "Sister Xiao! The counter has turned into a 'candy-code machine'!" Amidst the commotion, a weaver pressed her hands against the pattern guide: "Miss Xiao! The 'jacquard gesture' has turned into a 'gesture'!" Xiao Moli laughed as she looked at the smeared diagram, and fished out Huwa's honey jar. "Just in time! 'Sticky code' prevents cutting corners—only when it's sticky enough for '10' inches does it count as qualified!" The weave…

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