Chapter 106: Refining the Puppet of the Mechanism

  "After all, this mechanical beast is limited by the relatively low quality of the demon crystal, so it doesn't look very intelligent. If it were to use the demon king's demon crystal, its intelligence would be different."

  Ling'er said in the sea of knowledge, "The strength of a mechanical beast depends on three parts. The quality of the material determines its physical strength, the intricacy of the symbol array determines its ability, and the quality of the demon crystal determines its intelligence."

  "What you mean is that the type of crystal used to make a mechanical beast determines its level of intelligence?" Zhang Shan asked.

  "Yes, the demon crystal condensed from the essence of the demon beast's blood, which also contains the spiritual essence of the demon crystal. Under the mysterious effect of the talisman array, as the control core of the mechanical puppet, it also possesses intelligence equivalent to that of the original demon beast."

  Zhang Shan listened to Ling'er's explanation while putting away the components of the mechanical iron rhinoceros into the Susumu seal, perhaps he could study it when he had time.

  After doing all this, he looked at the empty room: "This level should be considered broken? What to do next?"

  As soon as the words fell, a light flashed on one side of the room, forming a light gate.

  He was taken aback and thought to himself: "It feels like I've heard my own voice, has this so-called Mu Wang really died?"

  He didn't hesitate at all and walked straight into the light gate.

  In the blink of an eye, he reappeared in another room.

  This time in the room is also a mechanical beast, it's a wind wolf, excelling at speed, and can also emit wind blades from its mouth.

  However, the speed advantage made it easier for Zhang Shan to deal with, as Tianluo's aerial grab was the nemesis of speed. Therefore, it took less time to get rid of this mechanical wind wolf than that iron rhinoceros.

  "These levels won't all be about these mechanical puppets, will they?"

  Zhang Shan muttered to himself and also put the Mechanical Wolf into the Susano'o Ring, then walked towards the light gate that appeared.

  When he appeared in the third room, looking at the scene before him, he couldn't help but be shocked.

  Without the appearance of a mysterious puppet, this room was furnished with a very large workbench, on which were placed some strange and peculiar tools and vials of various sizes, as well as a one-foot square jade book.

  In addition, there is a one-zhang-high furnace in the corner of the wall, which looks like a tripod furnace used for alchemy or smelting.

  Cautiously waiting for a moment, discovering that no attack appeared, Zhang Shan carefully walked to the front of the workbench.

  The jade book on the workbench emitted a bright light as he approached, and a line of words began to appear on the cover.

  "By studying the principles of machinery recorded in this book, you can create qualified mechanical puppets and pass the test."

  He stared blankly and asked, "Ling'er, what's going on? Studying the way of mechanisms? This Mu Wangling is too strange."

  "The stele spirit pondered for a moment and guessed: 'This may not be a simple maze, but rather something that wants to pass on.'"

  "Your meaning is that this King of Miao was a master craftsman when he was alive, and the design here is to select a successor from the people who come in?" Zhang Shan muttered to himself.

  "It's highly likely, otherwise this room setup would be completely unnecessary." Ling'er said with certainty.

  Zhang Shan picked up the jade book on the table: "Then let's take a look at what it says inside, and it's not bad to learn about the mechanisms of Taoism for no reason."

  Although I was saying that, there is still a doubt in my heart. If I am not the material for it and can't learn it, will I be trapped here forever?

  He opened the jade book, and Zhangshan's divine consciousness swept in. The jade book began to introduce the origin and development of the mechanical way, followed by a step-by-step record of the creation of mechanical puppets.

  As he read on step by step, Zhang Shan became interested in the knowledge recorded inside.

  Inside, in addition to a detailed introduction to materials suitable for making mechanical puppets and demon crystals, the most important thing is to explain the way of talisman arrays.

  The way of the formation is vast and profound, like a cross-domain transmission array, and various schools' large-scale mountain protection arrays also need to use knowledge in this aspect.

  The transmission hall of the Xuantian Sect naturally has knowledge inheritance in this aspect, but new disciples often do not go to explore this knowledge and choose martial arts skills to quickly improve their own combat strength.

  Only those who are determined to develop in this way will pay attention to these methods of formation.

  The books on the Way of Array collected by the Tianzong Sect often teach how to set up large-scale spell arrays, such as the mountain gate's protective array or the attacking and defensive formations formed by multiple people working together.

  But the way of machinery transmitted in this Jade Volume is extremely rare, and even if there are some basic introductions, after all, the Tian Xiang Sect established its sect with martial arts, emphasizing the martial artist's martial arts cultivation, which is different from the Tian Ji Men sect that relies on driving puppets to fight.

  "The way of the symbol array is that regardless of size, the principle is the same. Large-scale arrays use array disks and other devices as the axis of deployment, while the mechanical puppet technique emphasizes engraving the symbol array on the puppet body, which then becomes a partner and weapon for the martial artist."

  Zhang Shan raised his head and thought about and digested the knowledge described inside.

  Just like the knowledge system he learned in his previous life, there are different development directions of macro and micro, large-scale such as airplanes and ships, and micro-scale such as nanorobots, which are all different manifestations of technology.

  "If the host can master the way of the puppet's array, it will also be able to understand the larger arrays. When a martial artist reaches a higher level, they should also have a general understanding of various array methods." Ling'er said at this time.

  "Well then, let me create a mechanical puppet according to the knowledge taught in this Jade Volume." Zhang Shan nodded and said.

  His comprehension was originally astonishing. After reading and understanding this jade book for a day, he had already glimpsed the threshold of the Symbol Array Way.

  The tools and bottles on the workbench are what you need to make the mechanical puppet, the tools are used to engrave the symbol array inside the puppet, and the bottles contain the spiritual liquid used for engraving the symbol array.

  "But what about materials? It seems like there aren't any materials here to make puppets. I have the necessary spiritual stones and crystal, but not metal or minerals."

  Just as he was about to try and start, he suddenly thought of a very serious problem.

  "The host forgot, didn't you eliminate Tie Xi and Feng Lang in the previous two rounds and put them in Xu Mi's ring?" Ling Er reminded.

  "Right, I almost forgot, this is ready-made material."

  Zhang Shan slapped his forehead and laughed, then had a sudden thought: "Ling'er, you told me to deal with two mechanical beasts earlier, could it be for this place?"

  "It's possible that there's a reason in there to let you feel the power of the mechanical beast and spark your interest." Ling'er thought for a moment and guessed.

  He took out the remains of Tie Xi and Feng Lang from the Xumi Ring, intending to refine and decompose them first.

  That's where the tripod furnace in the room comes into play, and this furnace somehow drew earth fire from somewhere. Zhang Shan controlled the tripod furnace according to his learned knowledge, refining and decomposing these two remains one by one.

  Then, according to your own design pattern, refine the obtained materials into the shape you need.

  Next is to learn and engrave the Fu symbols, then refine and activate them as a whole.

  When Zhangshan studied the array of symbols, he found that the correct eye method brought him a pleasant surprise. Under the correct eye method, those subtle symbol patterns were clearly visible, making it much easier for him to memorize them.

  After three days of busy work, a brand new mechanical puppet appeared in front of Zhang Shan.

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