The two quickly reached a consensus.
Whether or not they actually go on a ship doesn't matter; what's important is showing a serious attitude towards learning and research.
It's okay to draw some blueprints when you have spare time, build some model ships, or write and draw to show that you're seriously studying something.
Wei Ziang even suggested that Xiaomi should memorize the technical terms from the books, and get a basic understanding of their meanings.
As for studying ships?
Just follow the simplest model drawings on the tree, and bit by bit, use bamboo and branches to mimic and create them.
"Is it that simple?" Xiaomi was a bit surprised.
"It's not that simple." Wei Ziang shook his head, "Not to mention anything else, just the content in those books is enough to give you a hard time."
After all, they know nothing about ships.
And Wei Ziang also asked, whether Xiaomi had ever seen what a ship looked like on the sea, or been to the sea, neither had he.
