Chapter 522 Please Help Me (2/2)
The siege tower had just been unloaded and occupied the most space in his old goods site.
The value of a siege tower depended on its completeness. Li Du had to try assembling it. If it could be assembled and if it was a complete set, it might be able to sell for a good price.
But if it was not a complete set, Li Du would have wasted much effort getting this unit. A disassembled, incomplete siege tower was practically a bunch of worthless pieces of worn out wood.
In order to assemble the siege tower, he needed the blueprint. But because the unit hadn't been immediately won by him, he destroyed the blueprint. It would be tough to assemble the siege tower.
That night, Li Du brought Sophie out for a movie date. Sophie noticed that his brows were furrowed and asked what troubled him.
Li Du told her about the siege tower. ”You want to assemble a siege tower?” she asked, thinking for a moment. ”My dad might be able to help.”
”Really?” Li Du's eyes lit up. ”Your dad also knows about construction and architecture? He's amazing!”
Sophie gave him a sweet smile. ”It's not that. When I was a child, he used to make handicrafts. I remember he made me a small siege tower.”
Seeing his dumbfounded expression, Sophie giggled, ”I'm just teasing you. My dad was very interested in the history of Greece and Rome. The siege tower had an important role in their wars, so he did some research on it.”
”I see,” Li Du said. ”You confused me earlier.”
Sophie shrugged. ”Well, he did make me a siege tower toy, and even a catapult. They were both well-made.”
When Thomas Martin learned that Li Du had a siege tower, he applied for a day off to come visit Li's old goods site.
Li Du also asked Chen Haonan to help out with the assembly. ”Why are you asking me? Assemble a siege tower? I've never even seen one before.”
”Aren't you a carpenter? Follow your woodworking instincts. You'll definitely be able to help.”
Chen Haonan became irritated by Li Du's word. ”What carpenter? I'm a master carver!”
”You told me that your family has been carpenters for generations.”
”My family has been woodcarvers for generations!”
”Alright, alright—so will the master carver please help me with this?”
”Of course,” Chen Haonan said proudly. ”I'm not boasting, my friend, when I say that with just one look at a bunch of wood, just from seeing their patterns, I know how they should be pieced together.”
Li Du laughed cheerfully. ”That's great. That's why I asked you for help.”
Chen Haonan wanted to continue talking but Mr. Martin arrived with a few young men. Li Du hurriedly went up to greet his future father-in-law. ”Hi Thomas, thanks for coming.”
Mr. Martin pointed to the young men and said, ”Of course—how could this be carried out without me? I also brought a few helpers. They are my students.”
”Are your students researching siege towers?”
”Oh, no, they are here to help out. I thought it would be good to have someone help with the assembly, right?”
The few undergraduates looked rather helpless. We're history students and you want us to do this?
Mr. Martin was a very reliable history professor. Looking at the wooden planks, the pieces of wood, and the parts for cohesion in the open space, he proceeded to introduce them:
”If you want to research Greek history, you have to study their war history. Kidd, you tell me about Greece and siege towers—what do you know? Keith, tell me what you know about Greece and the siege tower.”
A tall, pimply young man replied, ”Yes Professor. The siege tower in Greece was translated from Greek as 'trap—'”
”We're not learning languages,” Mr. Martin interrupted. ”Tell me about their history.” He was strict, as a teacher should be.