Inconceivable? Jinrong furrowed his brows.
Yet, Jiang Yifan knew that the world Ye Xinyan spoke of, for the present times, could indeed be defined as inconceivable.
He explained to Jinrong, "What Ye Zi probably means is that if the talented people of the world weren't all competing for success in the imperial examinations but instead some devoted themselves to mastering craftsmen's skills, then the world would continuously see the emergence of ingenious devices such as rail transportation, hand-operated hoists, and screw-cutting lathes, perhaps even more refined and unexpected devices based on the skills of predecessors. When that time arrives, everyone's actions and everything they use will be of such wondrous invention that the world would truly be deemed inconceivable."
Jinrong strained to envision what such a world would be like and said in confusion, "Everyone in the whole world using unimaginably ingenious devices?"
