Chapter 1112 Iron Maiden (Ⅰ)
"On this issue, Joan, you should really learn from your mentor! That guy Moriarty, even if he is only six-point sure, he still has to put on a 12-point momentum, always appearing full of confidence. "
While encouraging Joan, Dean Franklin also didn't forget to complain about Professor Moriarty.
"A person can only win the trust of others if he has confidence in himself first, Joan, do you understand what I mean?"
"You are right, Mr. Franklin, I will keep your criticism in mind and try to change myself..."
Joan's ears were burned by the dean's old man's scolding. He also knew that his mentality was sometimes too negative and lacked the ambition to seek fame and fortune, but it was too difficult for him to change his innate personality.
"Mentor, Joan is just being cowardly, but look at what he did, he doesn't look like a person who lacks confidence!"
Angel smiled and defended his friend.
"Just a few days after entering school, you dare to submit your paper to the "Ofa Review". Is this something done by people with low self-esteem?"
Dean Franklin laughed and nodded in agreement: "That's true, sometimes I don't understand why a child like Joan, who looks introverted and shy on the surface, always does surprising things!"
"Before the end of the first semester, he has already published two core journal papers, one of which was published in the "Journal of Austrian Law". This is unprecedented in the history of our college."
"In fact, Qiao An recently wrote another paper, which was also submitted to the "Journal of Austrian Law". If there is no accident, it will be published next month."
Ryan couldn't help revealing the gossip to his mentor. As a friend and fan of "Xueba", whenever he talked about Joan's achievements in front of others, he himself felt honored.
"People are more popular than people!" Angel was full of resentment, "Joan, this guy is simply a machine—a fully automatic machine that continuously produces high-level papers!"
"It's the paper on spore organisms in the Underdark, right?" Dean Franklin smiled, "Moriarty came to show it off to me three days ago, and yesterday I received a letter from my old classmate Tennyson, He specifically mentioned this matter in his letter, which shows that this paper left a deep impression on him, and several reviewers also gave it a favorable comment."
Qiao An heard the implication of Mr. Dean's words, and the publication of his thesis should not be a problem, so he let go of his worries.
"Joan, your current momentum is very good, you must maintain it! In the future, you still need to write more papers and submit more papers!"
"Before the end of this semester, you have two articles in the "Journal of Austrian Law". Based on the experience of the joint selection of the six schools in the past, it is conservatively estimated that you are at least 70% sure of winning the annual Rising Star Award!"
"Participating in the Rising Star Award is just the beginning. I hope you will become a rising sun in the arcane academic circle, not a fleeting meteor!"
Dean Franklin's enthusiastic encouragement ignited a fire in Qiao An's heart, and he was full of energy.
He was not good at expressing his gratitude with words, so he could only swear in his heart that he would never let down Mr. Dean's ardent expectations.
Dean Franklin encouraged his two students a few more words, and left with the first draft of the thesis.
Joan also bid farewell to Angor and Ryan, returned to Moriarty's laboratory next door, and started busy with his own affairs.
During this period of time, Joan participated in the research of crystal steel. In addition to the thesis, another major achievement was to buy the crystal steel samples prepared in the laboratory at a cost price and use them as materials for making enchanted shields.
In fact, he could not spend a single copper plate, first classify those crystal steels as "scrap products", and then take them away for free in the name of "disposing of garbage".
Although this is the unspoken rule of the laboratory, after thinking about it, Joan still feels that this is not a good idea.
After all, he works part-time in the Franklin Laboratory. Except for Angel and Ryan, the rest of the brothers and sisters are not familiar with him. If he says a few unpleasant gossips because of this, he will not only lose face, but also hurt Angel. And Ryan these two friends.
You can buy the crystal steel you need by spending 100 Gold Durga. There is no need to save this money and settle down.
Standing in front of the operating table, Joan first spread the shield drawings he designed on the table.
After several revisions, the device shown on the drawings became more complicated than his original idea, and it was even difficult to call it a shield anymore.
The set of defense devices designed by Joan looks like a huge regular triangle, and this big regular triangle is divided into four small regular triangles of equal area, which are connected with each other by complex hinges.
The large triangle composed of four regular triangles is like a set of building blocks. Through simple folding, three different defense modes can be realized.
The first mode is to fold the upper triangle downwards, and fold the triangles on both sides inwards, so that the four small triangles finally overlap together to form a four-inch thick regular triangular shield with a side length of about 9.6 feet.
Although the shape looks different from ordinary tower shields, Joan named this folding method "tower shield mode".
The tower shield mode has the largest thickness and the strongest defense against frontal attacks, but the defense range is also the smallest.
The second mode is just to fold down the upper triangle and keep the two wings unchanged, so you get a trapezoid with a ratio of upper and lower bases of 1:2 and a height of about 8.3 feet.
This trapezoid is composed of three regular triangles. The central triangle is actually formed by overlapping two parts. It is double thick and has the strongest defense. The two wings are only double thick, and the defense is slightly weaker. The advantage is that the defense range is larger.
Joan named this trapezoidal folding method "shield wall mode", which is very vivid.
The last folding method is to fold the three corners of the large triangle upwards at the same time and gather them together to form a completely closed regular tetrahedron together with the triangle at the bottom.
The shape folded in this way doesn't look like a shield at all, but more like a hollow pyramid. Joan named it "shield tower mode".
The "shield tower mode" can provide Joan with the most comprehensive defense, and being in it can be called airtight!
The three modes all require different degrees of folding of the crystal steel plate, so it is necessary to install hinges that can be folded between each part.
In this design drawing, the detail that Joan spent the most time on is the "hinge system". Not only is it required to be able to be folded freely in both directions, and it is strong enough and durable, it also requires a certain degree of elasticity in the hinges to ensure that the panels are close to each other and fit tightly after folding.
No matter how you fold it, there should be no obvious gaps between two, three or even four overlapping triangular plates. If you just install a few "hinges" at random, you will be able to deal with it. Of course, it will not reach Qiao An. design requirements.