Poll: Lin Jing's best invention (dramaverse)

[china_shop]

Poll #32813 Lin Jing, Inventor Extraordinaire

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 26

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Which is Lin Jing's best invention?

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SID security shield
14 (53.8%)

dark energy detector
4 (15.4%)

fear baton for Guo Changcheng
11 (42.3%)

tracking bracelet for Zhu Hong (ep 4)
0 (0.0%)

popcorn maker
6 (23.1%)

star-projection ring for Sha Ya
5 (19.2%)

other
2 (7.7%)

Which year did you first start watching Guardian?

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2018
4 (16.0%)

2019
9 (36.0%)

2020
7 (28.0%)

2021
4 (16.0%)

2022
0 (0.0%)

2023
1 (4.0%)

2024
0 (0.0%)

2025
0 (0.0%)

If you know of any fanworks where Lin Jing makes other cool inventions, feel free to link those, too.

Comments

[trobadora]

Just listing some options for "other" off the top of my head:

• the watch he gives to ZYL just before ZYL gets kidnapped by Kong Jing
• the anti-hypnosis earbuds, of Envoy Reveal fame
• possibly the black energy-suppressing handcuffs used on Zhu Jiu (but we don't know if Lin Jing invented them, they never get explained and really only appear the once, so who knows)
• the security system for the Hallows (which must be Lin Jing's doing, but what does it actually do? who knows)
• what he uses to track down Zheng Yi (or possibly Tan Xiao's sonic device?) in episode 12
• the protection against Sha Ya's electric powers when they confront her and Wang Xiangyang on the roof

I may be missing some! Lin Jing does a lot; I didn't even remember how much until I went through the episodes in my mind. *g*

But anyway, "best" for purposes of viewer entertainment has to be either the popcorn maker (because that scene is glorious) or the Envoy Reveal earbuds. But from a worldbuilding/in-world importance POV it's got to be the SID's black energy shield.

[china_shop]

I thought of another one -- the little bug robot that Chu Shuzhi uses to collect evidence in ep 5 (40:45) -- that has to be a Lin Jing special, doesn't it?

And I feel like the handcuffs have to be him, too. If the Inspectorate lab had that technology, they'd be expanding that instead of developing a serum, and we don't see anyone else doing dark-energy-related science.

I can't believe I forgot the anti-hypnosis earbuds, doh!

But anyway, "best" for purposes of viewer entertainment has to be either the popcorn maker (because that scene is glorious) or the Envoy Reveal earbuds. But from a worldbuilding/in-world importance POV it's got to be the SID's black energy shield.

I approve of your conclusions, even if I still can't help preferring the fear baton above everything else. It's such a genius idea. :D

ETA: Nearly seven years!!! How has it been nearly seven years already??

[facethestrange]

"the anti-hypnosis earbuds, of Envoy Reveal fame"

OH OKAY YEP, I just went and added "other" to my vote just because of how weak I am for the reveal. :D ♡♡♡

I just re-watched the popcorn scene like 3 times a few days ago, I don't even know why, but I think I was looking for something else and found this instead, and it is glorious indeed. :D

[autodach]

the watch he gives to ZYL just before ZYL gets kidnapped by Kong Jing

The Detective Conan watch! It should get bonus points for doubling as cosplay gear. Very fun :D

[donutsweeper]

The fear baton was kind of sweet so I vote for that.

[china_shop]

Me too! It made me laugh and laugh, especially when Changcheng was so scared of it. :D

[facethestrange]

Definitely my first choice too, it's adorable. :D :D

[trobadora]

It's definitely great! Just the concept of it (from the novel) is brilliant, but somehow it's even better in the drama where it's just tech. :D

[facethestrange]

YAY POLL. :D :D

I went entirely for the coolness factor and not the plot-relevance factor this time, and voted for the fear baton and the star ring. :D

And I originally started watching in January 2023, when y'all were doing the rewatch, and I never would have started watching otherwise, and I'm eternally grateful. :D ♡♡♡

Also, my phone got entirely bricked last night by something that really, really shouldn't brick it (when I google what happened, it says it's because I tried to root it or break into the source or whatever, and I literally just tried to change a keyboard setting in the totally official "click the settings icon" way *facepalms and grumbles*), so the first thing I thought when I saw a Lin Jing post was "Lin Jing would totally fix my damn phone". xD

[autodach]

I went entirely for the coolness factor and not the plot-relevance factor this time, and voted for the fear baton and the star ring. :D

Haha, I did the opposite and voted with a cold heart for the most useful thing :D
But the baton is the most fun invention!

And I originally started watching in January 2023, when y'all were doing the rewatch, and I never would have started watching otherwise, and I'm eternally grateful. :D ♡♡♡

❤️❤️❤️

Also, my phone got entirely bricked last night by something that really, really shouldn't brick it

Oh no! I hope you can fix it :(

[trobadora]

Oof, so sorry about your phone, that's so awful! I hope you can get your stuff off it somehow. *hugs* Lin Jing would totally fix it for you if he was here.

I'd love to have a star ring of my own, so long as I could set the password myself. *g*

So glad the rewatch got you into Guardian! ♥ ♥ ♥

[china_shop]

:D :D :D :D :D

I went entirely for the coolness factor and not the plot-relevance factor this time, and voted for the fear baton and the star ring. :D

Ha, a highly valid metric. The fear baton is delightful AND improbable AND cool!

And I originally started watching in January 2023, when y'all were doing the rewatch, and I never would have started watching otherwise, and I'm eternally grateful. :D ♡♡♡

It's win-win! So very glad to have you here!! <3 <3 <3

But oh no, so sorry about your phone!! That sucks so much!! :-(((( Yes, where the hell is Lin Jing when you need him? *deducts his bonuses (and gives them to you in compensation)*

[autodach]

The SID shield is a consistently useful invention, and such a thorn in the baddies' sides that they need to get it deactivated (by tricking Lin Jing) as simply breaking through is not possible. I picked this one!

The energy detector is very useful in theory, but in practice, the SID doesn't trust the technology enough to make the most of it. Like when it detects Zhang Shi, but it's just assumed to be a malfunction.

The baton has... obvious downsides. XD
It's too hard to control, a bad feature on a weapon. I'd give it a consolation prize because it suits Guo Changcheng and because it's funny.

The tracker is a neat little thing, though I'm not sure it can be credited to Lin Jing. Tacking technology isn't new,although hiding it in jewellery is smart.

The popcorn is good for morale! Not as much as a shield protecting you from surprise attacks though.

The ring also falls into this category: No real use, more about the sentiment. I wonder how long its battery live is.

[trobadora]

Great arguments! Agreed that the shield is the most useful one, with the most plot relevance.

I wonder what would have happened if Lin Jing had trusted the detector when it went off for Zhang Shi.

[facethestrange]

"such a thorn in the baddies' sides that they need to get it deactivated (by tricking Lin Jing) as simply breaking through is not possible"

YEP! Sometimes he's just really damn GOOD at what he does. *nods*

"I'd give it a consolation prize because it suits Guo Changcheng and because it's funny."

ITA with everything else too, but especially this. :D :D

[china_shop]

The SID shield is a consistently useful invention, and such a thorn in the baddies' sides that they need to get it deactivated (by tricking Lin Jing) as simply breaking through is not possible. I picked this one!

It's such brilliant technology (and such a great plot device -- I love how it adds to the cosy safety of the SID, when they're feeling besieged).

The energy detector is very useful in theory, but in practice, the SID doesn't trust the technology enough to make the most of it. Like when it detects Zhang Shi, but it's just assumed to be a malfunction.

Haha, yeah. User error.

I wonder how long its battery live is.

Hee! I assumed it magically ran on ambient/body energy or something. Maybe it's dark energy powered, and uses a tiny tiny bit of Sha Ya's DE?

[maggie33]

What a fun poll. :DDD And I agree that security shield is important for in canon reasons, but I just love Changcheng's fear baton so much.

And wow, how is it almost 7 years already? My 7th anniversary of watching the first episode for the first time will be in July 2025. :)

[facethestrange]

"And I agree that security shield is important for in canon reasons, but I just love Changcheng's fear baton so much."

Same, and I love that they're tied for first place at the moment. :D

"My 7th anniversary of watching the first episode for the first time will be in July 2025. :)"

Damn, that is SO close to when it originally aired! I'm always so happy and excited for everyone who got to experience that. :D

[china_shop]

Yay! <3 <3 <3

but I just love Changcheng's fear baton so much.

Me too! I love that they turned his greatest weakness into a strength. *pets his nervous little head* <3 <3 <3

And wow, how is it almost 7 years already? My 7th anniversary of watching the first episode for the first time will be in July 2025. :)

Oh wow! You were an early adopter. (Maybe I should call you sunbae? ;-)

[awanderingcoyote]

Ahhh this was a fun poll and also hard. Like GCC’s fear baton has a special place in my heart but the dark energy detectors always tickled me because they made me think of little Flash Gordon style ray guns 😆

[facethestrange]

Hee, I don't know Flash Gordon, but I do appreciate how some of the stuff looks straight out of old school sci-fi. :D

[tinypinkmouse]

Now I have this little thought of "what if Flash Gordon crossover"? lol

[china_shop]

Yesss, I love Lin Jing's steampunk aesthetic. I feel like he must just collect random junk that looks like that and raid it for parts when he's inventing something. :D :D :D

[tinypinkmouse]

I voted for the security shield, because that seems pretty amazing actually.

I started watching early 2020, lured by a picture of Chu Shuzhi. :D

[trobadora]

The shield has such a huge impact! It's great, yeah. :D

[amedia]

This was such a fun poll!!! I voted for the fear baton because it’s such an interesting way to convert Guo Changcheng’s weakness into a strength.

In terms of gizmos, I can name three of my own fics in which Lin Jing makes inventions:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58411024
People Who Care (if I live or die) - Amedia - 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) [Archive of Our Own]

Lin Jing has invented a ring with a tiny gem in it that enables Ye Huo to focus his flame into a narrow beam like a laser.


https://archiveofourown.org/works/43217808
Less Than Kind - Amedia - 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) [Archive of Our Own]

Lin Jing and Shen Wei are trying to figure out if Xiao Guo is okay after bad guys tried to use an infusion of dark energy to flush out his serum power. At one point Lin Jing uses an unspecified scanning device that looks “like a steampunk View-Master.”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58411024
Find Me in the Club - Amedia - 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) [Archive of Our Own]

In this fic, Lin Jing has built homing beacons/emergency radios into jewelry for two undercover pairs posing as couples (similar to the bracelet he made for Zhu Hong during the Face-Stealer case). For Zhu Hong & Li Qian he made “a pair of shimmering necklaces, each with a heart-shaped pendant,” while for ChuGuo he made matching signet rings with the same function. (The tech isn’t original, but making it part of the cosplay was fun.)

[trobadora]

Oooh, that's awesome, yay for more Lin Jing inventions! :D :D :D