Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 440 - 234: Assembly Line Production! The Soul Fighting Machine Debuts! (5300 words)_2
As long as the breakdown was detailed enough, even an ordinary person who knew nothing about the Way of Puppets could do it. Indeed, the blueprints Wang Xiu gave Mo Wuwei were for the very Soul Fighting Machine assembly line he had conceived.
One had to admit that assembly line production was undoubtedly one of the greatest industrial inventions from his past life. What was once a highly specialized manufacturing process, after being broken down into detailed steps, could enable someone who knew nothing to produce one precision instrument after another! And with extreme efficiency!
Mo Wuwei was astounded, holding the blueprints as if they were a treasured possession.
"Junior Brother Wang Xiu, do you really intend to entrust this matter to our Manipulation Sect?" It took a while for Mo Wuwei to recover, her voice filled with surging emotions.
"Not to the Manipulation Sect!" Wang Xiu smiled. "It’s for the Immortal Sect!"
Mo Wuwei was briefly stunned, then smiled brightly. "Rest assured, the Manipulation Sect will not let down your trust, Junior Brother. I will go find my Master right away!"
"No rush..." Wang Xiu waved his hand, stopping her. "Regarding this Soul Fighting Machine, I have some thoughts that I’d like to discuss with you, Senior Sister!"
Mo Wuwei had a high aptitude for the Way of Manipulation, as well as sufficient spiritual intelligence.
In his view, her talent in this Dao was not inferior to that of Bei Tangfeng, the Saint Heir of Xuanji. The difference was that Xuanji Cave Heaven was established on the foundation of puppetry, integrating Puppets into a unique combat style. Consequently, Bei Tangfeng was not only adept with Puppets but also possessed astonishing combat prowess. The Sanqing Manipulation Sect, however, was different. They were more akin to pure researchers. There was no clear distinction of who was stronger or weaker between the two. So, even though she currently seemed a bit immature compared to him, she might still be able to provide him with some inspiration.
"Of course!" Mo Wuwei eagerly agreed. Researching the Way of Manipulation together with Junior Brother Wang Xiu was something she dreamed of, so naturally, she wouldn’t refuse.
...
Though they were supposedly discussing it together, it was mostly Wang Xiu imparting the core design philosophy of the Soul Fighting Machine to Mo Wuwei. He imprinted some of the Daoist Texts he had used when building the virtual world and handed them to Mo Wuwei, giving her some room for her own creativity.
"These Daoist Texts contain different meanings, representing different Great Daos. If they are to be mass-produced, it’s impossible for all of them to reach the highest grade. It’s more efficient to just extract the principles from one or two..."
"I see, that’s indeed profound! In that case, Junior Brother, could we create some targeted Soul Fighting Machines? For example, ones specifically for refining Sword Intent or tempering the Way of the Fist?" Mo Wuwei was quick-witted; she understood with a little guidance and could even make her own inferences.
"Senior Sister is indeed exceptionally intelligent..." Wang Xiu was generous with his praise. This was precisely the method he had envisioned from the start. Now that Mo Wuwei had thought of it herself, it saved him the trouble of explaining.
Receiving Wang Xiu’s praise, Mo Wuwei blushed slightly, her excitement growing.
"Actually, the system inside the Soul Fighting Machine is still rather vague. The power hierarchy among different Fierce Beasts could be delineated more specifically..."
"Senior Sister makes a valid point!"
"The core of the Soul Fighting Machine is the chip, and all the mysteries and core runes are in your hands, Junior Brother. In that case... once our system here is mature, we could probably open it up and let more people participate!"
"Senior Sister has great foresight..." Wang Xiu continued to praise her before injecting some of his own ideas. "Actually, that’s not enough. Simple combat will always become tedious. We can grant a certain reward after each Fierce Beast is slain... such as a specific title, or we could unlock imprints of Daoist Texts within their Communication Tokens to help them comprehend Daoist Magic..."
He was transplanting settings from games in his past life. In fact, he had based the Soul Fighting Machine on a game template from the very beginning.
After hearing Wang Xiu’s words, Mo Wuwei’s beautiful eyes sparkled with fascination, and she stared at him with an intensity that was almost frightening.
...
The two talked at length, knee to knee, and before they knew it, the sky had darkened. Guided by Wang Xiu, Mo Wuwei was brimming with confidence and held incredibly high hopes for the Soul Fighting Machine’s future. She then bid a reluctant farewell to Wang Xiu and went to find the Head of the Manipulation Sect.
As expected, when Gongshu Wumao heard about the Soul Fighting Machine from Mo Wuwei, he became nearly manic. With a wave of his hand, the entire Manipulation Sect entered a state of feverish excitement.
They were extremely efficient. In just three days, the first batch of production Puppets for the assembly line was completed. Wang Xiu visited the site and saw eight hundred machines spread across eight production lines. They were arranged neatly across the vast plaza of the Manipulation Sect.
Whenever they operated, hundreds of Puppets would light up in unison. Runes filled the sky, and the deafening, thunderous noise created a breathtaking scene.
「At Spirit Turtle Peak.」
In the courtyard, Wang Xiu reclined on a lounge chair, stroking a dog with one hand and holding a newly delivered Soul Fighting Machine in the other.
HUM!
The runes on the Soul Fighting Machine lit up, flaring from intensely bright to dim before fading away completely.
Wang Xiu opened his eyes, a pleased expression on his face. "Not bad. It’s even better than I imagined!"
Opposite him, Mo Wuwei let out a long breath and smiled upon hearing his words. For the sake of the Soul Fighting Machine now in Wang Xiu’s possession, the entire Manipulation Sect had worked tirelessly for several days and nights.
She hadn’t fully appreciated it before, but after actually starting the manufacturing process, she understood just how difficult it was to create such a device. Even broken down into hundreds of parts, the process was complicated enough to cause headaches. It even left the elite disciples of the Manipulation Sect perplexed at times.
Even so, the Soul Fighting Machines they produced were far less effective than Wang Xiu’s.
If one were to say that Wang Xiu’s personal Soul Fighting Machine could provide sufficient training for even a Great Ability at the peak of the Emergence Stage...
