Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 439 - 234: Assembly Line Production! The Soul Fighting Machine Debuts! (5300 words)_1
In the end, Wang Xiu declined Jiang Yourong’s proposal.
Firstly, the Soul Fighting Machine was still an early prototype that needed improvement. After seeing Jiang Ling’er’s experience with it, Wang Xiu already had several new ideas.
Secondly, if everything developed as he anticipated, the Soul Fighting Machine would become a major revolution in the history of cultivation in the Cangyuan Realm. Should the day come when these devices were to be entrusted to others for production and sale, it must be handled with the utmost caution.
The top priority would be to give control to the Sanqing Immortal Sect, with the other Immortal Sects of the Immortal Alliance as a secondary option. At most, he would grant Jiang Yourong some distribution rights. Although he had a good relationship with her, business was business. These matters had to be kept separate.
Thus, Wang Xiu politely refused Jiang Yourong and brought the Soul Fighting Machine to the Manipulation Sect.
"Senior Sister Mo!"
In the brightly lit palace, Mo Wuwei sat unceremoniously on the floor, surrounded by a mess of scattered materials. She was intently tinkering with a Puppet in front of her.
Perhaps for ease of movement, she wore a short and simple outfit. It was thin and unadorned. She had cut the skirt short, leaving it to hang at her thighs, and had even trimmed the rest of the dress, baring her pale arms. The short clothing made her already curvaceous figure appear even more voluptuous.
She still wore her monocle, her focus absolute. Occasionally, she would wipe a bead of sweat from her forehead, the very picture of a crazed researcher.
Wang Xiu had to call out to her three times before she finally jolted to her senses. When she looked up and saw him, her expression shifted from pleasant surprise to sudden realization. She glanced down at her attire, and a blush crept up her face.
She scrambled to her feet awkwardly and said, "Junior Brother Wang Xiu, why did you come without sending word? I’ll just go change..."
"It’s alright, Senior Sister. This is fine!" Wang Xiu said with a smile.
"I’ll be quick, just wait a moment!" Mo Wuwei insisted on changing and quickly left. Ordinarily, she paid no mind to such things. Her thoughts were consumed by Puppetry Art, leaving her oblivious to any strange looks she might receive. But for some reason, in front of Wang Xiu, she felt a deep-seated reluctance to be seen in such an unkempt state, though she wasn’t sure why.
A short while later, Mo Wuwei returned in a fresh set of clothes, her cheeks still tinged with red.
"Junior Brother Wang Xiu, what brings you here so suddenly?"
"I haven’t seen you in a while, Senior Sister, not since I returned from the Holy Realm. I missed you, so I came to visit today," Wang Xiu smiled.
"..." Upon hearing his words, Mo Wuwei’s face grew even redder. She lowered her head, unsure what to say.
Wang Xiu was surprised. Senior Sister Mo is still as socially anxious as ever!
The two chatted casually for a while. Wang Xiu did most of the talking, while Mo Wuwei’s responses were mostly limited to a quiet "Mhm" or "Oh."
Seeing the time was right, Wang Xiu got straight to the point and took out the Soul Fighting Machine.
"Eh?" Mo Wuwei’s gaze fixed on the device. Before Wang Xiu could even speak, she let out a soft exclamation, as if recognizing that the object was something extraordinary.
"It’s a little gadget I’ve just finished making. Could Senior Sister Mo take a look for me?" Wang Xiu asked with a smile.
Mo Wuwei took the Soul Fighting Machine and adjusted her monocle. Her large, picturesque eyes blinked as she stared intently at the runes and structure.
While examining it, she couldn’t help but marvel, "Your Manipulation techniques are becoming more and more sophisticated, Junior Brother!"
The moment she held it, she could sense the profound complexity of the dense runes covering its surface. The assembly of every tiny component was in Wang Xiu’s usual style: simple to the extreme, yet profoundly intricate. It was a perfect example of the principle that the highest truths are the simplest.
Then, with Wang Xiu’s guidance, Mo Wuwei experienced the effects of the Soul Fighting Machine for herself and was utterly astounded.
"This is incredible!" she exclaimed, her pretty face flushed with excitement. Her full chest heaved as she struggled to regain her composure.
"Junior Brother, why would you show me such a treasure? I can’t offer you any advice..." Mo Wuwei said, puzzled. From her perspective, the Soul Fighting Machine was already impeccable. It was flawless from every angle; even her own master couldn’t have made it better.
"To be honest, Senior Sister, I plan to mass-produce the Soul Fighting Machine. The quantity needed is enormous, and doing so by myself is a monumental task," Wang Xiu admitted.
"I see. But Junior Brother, material costs aside, the manufacturing process alone is beyond the skill of any disciple in our Manipulation Sect... I’m afraid we can’t be of much help." When the topic turned to Puppets, Mo Wuwei became like a different person.
"They don’t need to be identical to the one I made. Slightly lower quality would be acceptable. Besides... I brought something else with me this time."
Smiling, Wang Xiu produced an incredibly detailed blueprint and handed it to her.
Mo Wuwei took it and glanced over it. She was initially puzzled, not quite understanding them. The instructions detailed incredibly simple manufacturing steps, none of which seemed difficult. But as she read on to the end, she was shocked to discover that they were actually the manufacturing diagrams for the Soul Fighting Machine.
Wang Xiu had deconstructed a complete Soul Fighting Machine into numerous parts, assigning each to a different person for construction before final assembly.
Mo Wuwei drew a sharp breath. The blueprint she held was a profound shock to her, not just because of the Soul Fighting Machine’s ingenious design, but more importantly, for the entirely new way of thinking it represented.
Puppets... could be made this way?
She quickly ran a simulation in her mind and came to an astonishing conclusion. Following Wang Xiu’s method would increase the manufacturing efficiency of the Soul Fighting Machine several times over, if not more. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Furthermore, the people involved wouldn’t need to have advanced Puppetry skills.
