novelraw Chapter 121 : Advanced Production Tools and Advanced Design Experience
Chapter 121 : Advanced Production Tools and Advanced Design Experience
Chapter 121: Advanced Production Tools and Advanced Design Experience
“Ha ha ha, good!”
Pei Zhen laughed heartily upon hearing that, and with a grand wave of his hand, a refined flying boat—seven zhang and one chi long, two zhang and one chi wide, and three zhang and one chi tall—appeared beside him.
“This flying boat...”
Xu Zhengyang was stunned for a moment upon seeing it, then immediately realized that the length, width, and height of Pei Zhen’s flying boat...
Were each precisely one chi more than Chen Qiang’s Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat!
“This boat is called the Azure Sky Crossing. It is a flying boat that I personally spent years crafting with all my heart and soul!
Its spiritual energy circuits were all designed and inscribed by me personally.
Not only does it have more features, but it also reduces spiritual engine consumption without compromising power!
A flying boat like this—
How could that mass-produced product Chen Qiang bought possibly compare?”
As he spoke,
Pei Zhen leapt onto the deck of the Azure Sky Crossing, and said to Xu Zhengyang, “Come aboard. We still need to stop by Mysterious Mechanism Peak to pick up your Junior Brother Yang.
Perfect timing.
I’ll explain to you the details of the Azure Sky Crossing on the way!”
Xu Zhengyang looked helpless upon hearing that.
He thought to himself: 【You just want me to repeat all this to Elder Chen later...】
Everyone in the True Essence Sect knew that Pei Zhen and Chen Qiang had always been at odds.
Though the two never went as far as fighting,
They constantly tried to outdo each other from every angle, like children bickering in school—it had its own kind of charm...
That being said,
Pei Zhen was still Xu Zhengyang’s esteemed master. So no matter what, Xu Zhengyang could only agree to his master's request, replying resignedly,
“Disciple shall obey Master’s command.”
...
According to Pei Zhen’s introduction, the Azure Sky Crossing was thirty percent faster than Chen Qiang’s Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat!
And yet, just the short distance from Divine Mechanism Peak to Mysterious Mechanism Peak, Pei Zhen took a full quarter-hour to fly.
As Mysterious Mechanism Peak came into view,
Pei Zhen asked Xu Zhengyang, “So, everything I just explained—did you memorize it?”
“Not a single word missed,” Xu Zhengyang replied.
“Mm.”
Pei Zhen nodded in satisfaction upon hearing that and did not question him further.
After all, Xu Zhengyang had joined his tutelage precisely because of his photographic memory.
Then,
While messaging Chen Qiang, Pei Zhen piloted the Azure Sky Crossing to land outside the Mysterious Mechanism Hall, waiting quietly.
...
A moment later,
Chen Qiang arrived, flying on a lotus platform magical artifact, bringing Yang Hong before the Azure Sky Crossing.
Whether intentionally or not,
The altitude of Chen Qiang’s lotus platform was exactly three cun higher than the Azure Sky Crossing.
“This time, I must trouble Senior Brother Pei,” Chen Qiang said, tossing Yang Hong directly onto the deck of the Azure Sky Crossing.
“No trouble at all.”
Pei Zhen said this while glancing at Xu Zhengyang.
Understanding his master’s cue, Xu Zhengyang could only steel himself and say to Yang Hong, “Junior Brother Yang, my master’s flying boat is named the Azure Sky Crossing.
It is seven zhang and one chi long, two zhang and one chi wide...”
...
Just like reciting a textbook, Xu Zhengyang repeated everything Pei Zhen had just told him, word for word.
Yang Hong, oblivious to the underlying tension, listened with a face full of admiration and said, “Sounds like this Azure Sky Crossing is even better than my master’s Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat!”
As soon as Yang Hong said that,
Chen Qiang’s expression darkened, while Pei Zhen was beaming!
Seeing Chen Qiang’s face, Pei Zhen burst into hearty laughter, not giving him a chance to retort. He immediately infused the Azure Sky Crossing with mana, raising a Wind-Breaking Barrier.
Only then did he say to Chen Qiang, “Rest assured and leave Nephew Yang to me. I shall take them to the Azure Peak Sword Sect right away!”
With that said,
The Azure Sky Crossing soared into the heavens, shooting straight into the clouds!
...
On the journey,
Xu Zhengyang multitasked. Standing on the deck of the Azure Sky Crossing, he recorded everything he saw, uploading it into his map app.
At the same time, he continuously optimized and iterated puppet designs in his mind.
Pei Zhen observed Xu Zhengyang the entire way.
Seeing that he hadn’t moved at all, Pei Zhen couldn’t help but ask, “Ah Zheng, what are you doing?”
Xu Zhengyang immediately saved his current design draft upon hearing that.
Then he exited the Artifact Design Manager and truthfully replied to Pei Zhen, “While cultivating inside the Spiritual Pivot Puppet, there’s not much to do.
So I thought of designing puppets that can operate externally, to use them for testing spiritual materials.
It helps avoid boredom during cultivation.”
“Oh?”
Pei Zhen’s interest was piqued. “How’s your puppet design coming along?”
“Just about done.”
As he spoke, Xu Zhengyang took out a blank jade slip, pressed it to his forehead, and inscribed the puppet’s design onto it.
Then he handed it to Pei Zhen.
Pei Zhen took the jade slip with great interest and infused it with his Divine Sense.
A moment later,
Upon seeing the 3D puppet model inside the jade slip, he silently nodded to himself: 【Well, if nothing else—
This blueprint is quite detailed.】
Then,
As Pei Zhen delved deeper into the model to examine its spiritual energy circuits, he couldn’t help but frown.
He thought to himself: 【This brat has overlapped the circuits so intricately—
Doesn’t he know they’ll interfere with each other?
What if it explodes?】
Pei Zhen was just about to reprimand Xu Zhengyang,
When he suddenly noticed a note in the design plan stating that all the spiritual energy circuits were to be wrapped in a textile made of Absolute Spirit Spider Silk!
【This...】
Stunned by such a novel idea, Pei Zhen thought to himself: 【Would that even work?】
Closing his eyes, Pei Zhen pondered for a while.
Recalling his own artifact refining experience, a hint of joy appeared on his face: 【So it can be done this way too! As expected of my disciple!】
At that thought,
Pei Zhen’s fondness for Xu Zhengyang grew even deeper, and he continued reflecting: 【But Ah Zheng’s design is so complex...
I better double-check it thoroughly, just in case something goes wrong during the crafting.】
...
A moment later,
After Pei Zhen meticulously examined every detail of Xu Zhengyang’s puppet design inside and out,
He reluctantly thought to himself: 【This brat...
Such a complex blueprint, and not a single flaw!?】
Though a little indignant,
Pei Zhen was increasingly satisfied with Xu Zhengyang’s exceptional talent.
So he opened his eyes.
Still, he decided to pick out a suggestion and said, “Overall,
Your puppet design has no major issues.
But if you designed the limbs and torso as a single integrated piece, its structural integrity would improve, making it more resilient during combat.”
“Oh, that part...”
Xu Zhengyang took out another jade slip, inscribed several alternate designs, and said to Pei Zhen, “This puppet is just for testing purposes, not for combat. So a lower durability isn’t a big concern.
I designed the limbs as detachable modules.
The idea is to let the puppet connect with different auxiliary attachments for various testing functions!”