Reborn Troops

"Teacher?" Zhou Wanwan was a little surprised and quickly picked up the phone. "Why did you call me suddenly?"

Master Zhongshan's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone: "Wanwan, I heard that you are designing a transformable wizard hat necklace. Did you encounter any difficulties?"

Zhou Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Teacher, you are really well-informed!

We are indeed designing a transformable necklace, the mechanism is a bit complicated, and we are trying to figure it out.”

Master Zhongshan smiled and said, "I just talked to Cao Shuai on the phone.

He mentioned that you guys had a great idea, but the time was tight. I thought maybe I could help.”

"Really?" Zhou Wanwan's eyes lit up, "Teacher, are you willing to help design the mechanism?"

"Of course." Master Zhongshan said in a relaxed tone, "When I was young, I also designed a lot of mechanical structures.

I'm quite interested in this kind of gadget. Why don't you come over now? I have some ideas and we can discuss them in person."

After Zhou Wanwan hung up the phone, she immediately said to Qianqian and Zhou Guo: "Master Zhongshan is willing to help us design the transformation mechanism of the necklace! Let's go over now!"

The three hurried to Master Zhongshan's studio. When they opened the door, Master Zhongshan was sitting in front of the workbench, holding a pencil in his hand and drawing something on paper.

Hearing the noise, he raised his head and greeted with a smile: "Are you here? Come and take a look."

Zhou Wanwan quickly walked to the workbench, looked down, and found that an exquisite wizard hat structure diagram had been drawn on the paper.

The brim is designed as a foldable metal sheet, and the tip of the hat is retracted by a hidden spring device.

"Teacher, is this what you just drew?" Zhou Wanwan asked in surprise.

Master Zhongshan nodded and said, “Yes, I made a simple sketch based on your description.

You see, the folding structure of the brim allows the necklace to be more fluid when deformed, while the spring device at the tip of the hat keeps the hat stable when unfolded.”

Zhou Guo came over to take a closer look and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This design is so clever! It's much simpler than I thought before!"

Qianqian also nodded in agreement: "Yes, this way, the deformation of the necklace will not only be more natural, but also the difficulty of making it will be reduced a lot."

Master Zhongshan smiled and said, "This is just a preliminary idea. The specific details need further adjustment. But what do you think of this direction?"

Zhou Wanwan said excitedly: "Great! Teacher, your design completely solved our problem!"

Master Zhongshan waved his hand and said, “Don’t rush to praise me, this is just the beginning.

Next, we had to determine the size and material of each part, especially the metal sheet of the brim, which had to be thin and light yet tough enough. "

For the next few hours, the four of them gathered around the workbench, discussing and modifying the design.

Master Zhongshan's experience and creativity made the entire design process extremely smooth.

Finally, they found a solution that can realize the deformation function without affecting the beauty of the necklace.

"Okay, the design is basically done." Master Zhongshan put down his pencil and nodded with satisfaction.

"The next step is to make samples. Wanwan, when do you plan to start?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at the time and hesitated: "Teacher, time is a bit tight, we have to start as soon as possible.

However, to make such a complex mechanism, professional equipment may be needed..."

Master Zhongshan smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. I know an old friend.

He has a workshop that specializes in making precision machinery. I can help you contact him and see if we can arrange it as soon as possible.”

"Really? Thank you so much, teacher!" Zhou Wanwan said gratefully.

Master Zhongshan waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. However, I have to remind you that there may be some unexpected situations in the process of making samples. You have to be mentally prepared."

After a discussion with Master Zhongshan, Zhou Wanwan and others finally determined the design of the necklace's transformation mechanism. They immediately contacted Master Zhongshan's old friend...