novelaction Chapter 1294 You won't turn back until you hit a brick wall, huh? Then keep hitting it!
Chapter 1294 You won't turn back until you hit a brick wall, huh? Then keep hitting it!
Because of the Immortal Servant Soul Imprint, Pei Yanzhou couldn't refuse Gu Xiu's request. However, even so, when he heard that Gu Xiu wanted to learn the art of mechanical puppetry, he couldn't help but show his reluctance.
"This...you..."
Are you sure you want to learn the art of puppetry?
"How about we just forget about it? This thing... um... is very complicated and difficult. There's no need to waste time on it."
"Kid, what do you mean by this? You don't want to teach?" Sui Xing was displeased.
"No, no!" Pei Yanzhou quickly waved his hand: "The main problem is that the Mo family's mechanical arts are extremely difficult, especially the mechanical puppet plate, which is profound and complex. It not only requires the help of the Mo family's divine power, but also takes a lot of time. I think it's not worth it."
This time it's really the truth, though only half the truth.
What he was really worried about was that if he couldn't teach Gu Xiu, Gu Xiu would take his anger out on him and even use the Immortal Servant Soul Seal to torture him. In that case, he would be unjustly killed.
and so.
The best approach is to persuade Gu Xiu to give up the idea.
It's just a pity.
Gu Xiu's attitude was firm, and Sui Xing even shouted things like "Who do you think you are?" Pei Yanzhou had no choice but to sigh helplessly.
"If you really want to learn, Master, I will teach you from the basics."
"However, I must first remind my master of something."
"The Mohist mechanical arts all require the assistance of the Mohist divine power. Master, you are powerful and have profound cultivation, but since you are not a disciple of the Mohist divine path, it may be difficult for you to learn them..."
"It's alright." Gu Xiu knew his worries, but he didn't mention that he, Sui Xing, and Xiao Yao Pei had already done some tracing and disassembly of the previous mechanical puppet disc. He just told him to teach with peace of mind and that he wouldn't hold a grudge.
Pei Yanzhou wasn't sure if Gu Xiu would hold a grudge against him, but since Gu Xiu had already said so, he couldn't refuse any longer and could only obediently begin teaching:
"The mechanical puppets of the Mo family, like the cultivation of the divine path, also have different ranks, ranging from the first to the ninth rank. There are three essential points for mechanical puppets, none of which can be missing."
"The first is the form, that is, the specific blueprints of the mechanical beasts. These are all researched and innovated by generations of people, and are the most important inheritance of the Mo family's mechanical arts."
"The second is quality, which is the material used to create mechanical beasts. Regardless of the shape of the mechanical beast, a material called Ink Crystal is used. It is the most important thing in creating mechanical beasts. This material allows the Mo family's divine cultivation to be better applied to mechanical beasts. However, due to the inherent characteristics of this material, the mechanical puppet plate needs to meet the required grade to activate it."
"And this is the third point, and the core of it: the mechanical puppet disc."
"The Puppet Disc is the core of the Puppet Disc. Its main function is to establish a connection between the Puppet Master and the Puppet. It is also the key to enhancing the Puppet's own strength and stimulating the potential of the Dark Crystal within the Puppet."
"Next, I will draw a formation plate for a first-tier mechanical beast. This formation plate will be used on the spider puppet..."
Pei Yanzhou is indeed quite skilled in the art of Mohist mechanical puppets.
He seems to have a talent for teaching, at least in that respect.
As he explained, a mechanical beast shaped like a spider but half the height of a person appeared in the courtyard. He then took out a blank mechanical puppet plate and prepared carving knives, ink for carving array patterns, and so on.
Then, he began to sketch in front of Gu Xiu.
First draw, then carve.
This is, after all, just a first-tier puppet. Even a novice Mo family master could create it. Its structure is simple and its ability to activate it is relatively weak. Pei Yanzhou explained the key points while wielding the knife with great fluency.
In just a quarter of an hour, a mechanical puppet plate shimmering with a deep blue light was completed.
Pei Yanzhou was very satisfied with the mechanical puppet plate.
Although it was only a first-tier puppet disc, perhaps because he had reinforced his own understanding by explaining the basics to Gu Xiu, the creation of this puppet disc was extremely smooth and the level of completion was very high.
As far as the fourth grade of the Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow mechanical puppet discs are concerned, it is already considered a Heaven-grade puppet disc.
When paired with a spider-shaped mechanical beast that is already a perfect match, the puppet can even perform at a level comparable to an ordinary second-tier mechanical beast.
of course.
He didn't dare say such smug words aloud, but only told Gu Xiu:
"Although this is just a basic mechanical puppet plate, it is the most important one among mechanical puppet plates. Even at the eighth-order semi-saint realm, the array patterns on this mechanical puppet plate are frequently used."
"So, you can give it a try. If you can successfully refine it, we can continue learning other things. If you can't... there's really no need to force yourself to learn it."
Actually, he used a little trick.
This mechanical puppet disc is indeed a first-tier artifact, and it is indeed the foundation of mechanical puppetry. However, since it is a puppet disc that activates spider-shaped mechanical beasts, it is actually considered one of the more complex first-tier artifacts.
Beginners in the Mohist Divine Path generally cannot succeed in refining it at first. No matter how talented they are, they will have to fail ten or eight times.
He decided to make Gu Xiu back down.
Gu Xiu didn't put on any airs of being the master. He listened attentively the whole time. After Pei Yanzhou finished drawing the array plate, Gu Xiu humbly asked a few questions. After confirming that there were no doubts, he took the blank mechanical puppet plate and began to draw.
The initial engraving process did not go smoothly.
Gu Xiu was extremely cautious, afraid of making even the slightest mistake. Although he had made some progress in researching the mechanical puppet disc with Sui Xing and Xiao Yao Pei, this was his first time actually making one, so it was only right that he was careful.
His cautious manner made Pei Yanzhou inwardly grumble.
Overestimating one's abilities.
The art of mechanical puppetry is a unique skill of the Mohist school. The other nine schools of the Divine Path were all very interested in it, but in the end, it turned out that only the disciples of the Mohist school had this ability, and no matter how powerful others were, they could not master it.
Gu Xiu was a cultivator on the spiritual energy path, and a cultivator from Haoyu at that. He didn't think Gu Xiu had the ability to succeed.
really.
Half an hour passed, and Gu Xiu seemed to realize that he was too slow. His hand movements suddenly began to speed up, even faster and faster.
Are you in a hurry?
Yeah, I don't want to lose face, so I'm in a hurry now.
But this kind of mechanical puppet plate isn't something you can rush; in fact, it might cause a big mistake.
It seems I should think about how to persuade Gu Xiu after his failure, so that Gu Xiu won't take his anger out on me and can give up learning the Mo family's mechanical puppetry techniques in a reasonable way.
correct!
I can't watch him draw the mechanical puppet disc anymore. Otherwise, if he asks me to point out where he went wrong, but he's unlikely to learn it anyway, and he still can't learn it even after I teach him step by step, he'll definitely take his anger out on me!
Thinking about all this, Pei Yanzhou immediately looked away and stopped staring. Instead, he pretended to take out paper and pen and started drawing.
Whenever Gu Xiu asked, he would say that he was working on blueprints for mechanical beasts.
really.
Only a quarter of an hour had passed when Gu Xiu put down his carving knife and stopped.
"Failure is normal. Even for disciples of the Mohist Divine Path, the first time they try to draw a mechanical puppet plate, they will make mistakes due to various problems, resulting in failure. And this is even with the blessing of the Mohist Divine Path power."
“You didn’t follow the path of the Mohist divine way, so it’s normal that you couldn’t successfully draw it. Shall we try again?”
Pei Yanzhou put down his pen and paper and spoke first, his face full of concern.
He had come up with this set of words after much thought. Directly discouraging Gu Xiu might cause him to take his anger out on him, so he had to give him some encouragement first and then help him build a ladder.
He glanced at Gu Xiu's puppet plate, which looked densely packed and complete, but he knew it was impossible to succeed, so he didn't look at it closely, lest Gu Xiu nag him about making a mistake.
Sure enough, his rhetoric was very well prepared.
Gu Xiu didn't show much disappointment on his face, nor did he ask him to point out any mistakes in the mechanical puppet plate. Instead, he took the second blank mechanical puppet plate and started drawing on it again.
However, judging from Gu Xiu's even faster speed, he was clearly more anxious.
Pei Yanzhou thought to himself, "Are you getting impatient? You're just a lowly cultivator on the spiritual energy path, and from Haoyu no less. You think you can learn how to make mechanical puppet discs? Isn't that just wishful thinking? If it were that easy, wouldn't the whole world be full of mechanical masters?"
Of course, Pei Yanzhou would never reveal these thoughts.
They continued to draw the blueprints for the mechanism, still putting on a show.
Fifteen minutes later.
Gu Xiu put down the carving knife again.
He frowned slightly, staring at the mechanical puppet plate in front of him.
"Should we...?"
Before Pei Yanzhou could finish speaking, he saw Gu Xiu pick up the third puppet disc:
"I'll carve another one."
Pei Yanzhou nodded repeatedly, appearing moved by Gu Xiu's earnest and diligent study, but inwardly he was already rolling his eyes.
have to.
You won't turn back until you hit a brick wall, huh?
Then go ahead and ram it as hard as you can!
It's a pity about the mechanical puppet plate; those things aren't cheap.
Gu Xiu only used half a quarter of an hour to carve the third mechanical puppet plate before putting down his carving knife again.
Pei Yanzhou found it somewhat amusing.
When others fail once, they become more cautious, but Gu Xiu is different. Instead of taking it slow, he keeps speeding up.
What's wrong?
Does speed lead to more excuses for failure?
With that in mind, Pei Yanzhou still very considerately handed over the fourth blank mechanical puppet plate.
Unexpectedly, Gu Xiu didn't answer this time.
Instead, he said, "I think I've mastered this mechanical puppet disc. Let's learn the next one."
what?
You understand?
“Okay!” Pei Yanzhou was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and took out a blank mechanical puppet plate: “That one was indeed a bit difficult. Let’s learn something simpler. Next, I will draw a first-order mantis-shaped puppet plate.”
"No need, something a little more difficult, even a second-tier one will do." Gu Xiu shook his head.
What the hell?
Pei Yanzhou was puzzled and thought to himself, "You don't even know how to reach the first level, yet you dare to think about the second level?"
You can't even walk properly yet, and you want to fly?