Joseph perked up immediately upon hearing "precision machining": "Then I definitely have to go and see it. Where is it located?"
"In the workshop of the Engineering Design Institute." Louis XVI pointed outside the window, a hint of melancholy appearing in his eyes again, as he sighed and said, "Do you know? The workpieces processed by that machine in just a few minutes are as good as the results I achieve after a week's careful polishing.
"Perhaps it won't be long before various machines can accomplish everything I know how to do."
Joseph took the coat from Alexandra's hands, smiled, and pointed to his head: "Your greatest advantage is knowledge, experience, and wisdom, which no machine can ever replace.
"In other words, even with the most precise machines, you can always find ways to improve them.
"Moreover, many yet-to-appear machines will need a master like you to create them."
