Over the past few days, students had been leaving the school. Every time someone was sent off, he felt sad. After four years together, it was finally time for them to part ways!
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A shiny mechanical arm held a thin, semicircular piece. The piece was as thick as a leaf, polished smooth on both sides. It was densely covered in red bone patterns, like an abstract drawing made of lines. In the center of the piece were three finger-sized holes, arranged in a triangular pattern.
Ye Chong studied the thin piece, calculating quickly in his mind. He recalled every bit of knowledge about skeletons that the old man had taught him, trying to find the best entry point. Unlike the old man, Hei Zi and the rest, Ye Chong was well-versed in basic theories. This was all thanks to the unique teaching methods of the old men at Aurora.
In this frivolous and utilitarian society, basic theories of all disciplines were unpopular. Since basic mech theory encompassed multiple disciplines, it was much more complex and extensive than most disciplines. Hence, there was no complete and unified system of basic mech theory. What Ye Chong had learned were the summaries of the lives of the old men at Aurora. They had spent their entire lives working with mechs, and it was only in their old age that they realized that the most neglected basic theories were the foundation of everything. Hence, to prevent Ye Chong from following in their footsteps, they taught Ye Chong every bit of knowledge they had to go deep into the basics.
Unknowingly, Ye Chong was trained by them to be the most unique mech mechanic.
Before Ye Chong was a square metal trough, filled with a silver liquid. The smooth surface of the liquid was like a flawless mirror, reflecting Ye Chong's every detail. Hei Zi watched nervously from the side, watching the thin piece held by the mechanical arm. This was the most crucial step. Soak the thin piece in the strengthening liquid. The soaking position, angle, time and so on would determine the final performance of the component.
Ye Chong had completed the preliminary work on the thin piece alone. Now, he was faced with the final step, immersion. The so-called immersion was to immerse the components in a special way in a suitable strengthening solution, which could greatly improve the performance of the bone material in all aspects.
Ye Chong sat steadily in front of the control panel. The control panel controlled the mechanical arm directly. The control panel was far more intricate than a mech's control panel. The holographic screen projected by the control panel's photon processor was reflected in Ye Chong's eyes.
Ye Chong looked serious. After all, up until this point, Ye Chong had done everything perfectly. Only this step could be completed successfully, and this part would be the first truly perfect skeleton part.
From the selection of materials to the design, Ye Chong had gone through countless considerations and calculations. He chose a Moonblood Bird's sternum of excellent quality. For this, he even sent this Moonblood Bird's bone to the old man for him to examine. Then there was the design. Ye Chong carefully analyzed the Moonblood Bird's bone and finally decided on a semicircular spacer for mech engines. Next was the rough machining, followed by the fine polishing. Ye Chong had thought through every step, and his execution was perfect.
Immersion had always been the most complicated step, and it was highly random. Even the old master's current use of immersion was completely based on experience and had no theoretical basis.
Unlike his serious expression, Ye Chong was calm on the inside. No one knew that Ye Li was actually very confident in this last step. Ye Chong had discovered the randomness of immersion a long time ago. These days, Ye Chong studied it carefully and experimented repeatedly, and finally came up with a few methods that could greatly increase the success rate. Now, it was a great opportunity to verify his conclusions.
Ye Chong inputted a series of commands into the photon processor of the control panel, and changed the manual operation to automatic. After that, he left the control panel.
The slightly nervous Hei Zi suddenly found Ye Chong beside him, and was surprised. "Ye, why did you come down?"
"The settings are done, I don't need to operate it anymore!" Ye Chong said calmly. As soon as Ye Chong finished speaking, the mechanical arm began to move slowly.
"Ah!" Hei Zi gasped. "Ye, how can you use automatic mode? Quick, turn it off! "He was about to rush towards the control panel when he stopped. However, Ye Chong pulled him to a stop.
Seeing that Ye Chong was still unaffected, Hei Zi panicked. "Ye, quick! Or else that thing will be ruined! Master never dared to use automatic mode for immersion! Ye, hurry up and stop it, or it'll be too late! "Hei Zi's coarse voice was full of anxiety.
Ye Chong's hand was like an iron hoop, firmly gripping Hei Zi's wrist. Hei Zi could not break free no matter how hard he tried. Only then did he realize that this junior of his was much stronger than he was.
Ye Chong understood that Hei Zi was concerned for him, and while he was touched, he only replied flatly, "Yes, take a look first!"
While the two of them were talking, the mechanical arm had finished its work, and the thin piece was lying quietly in the drying box.
Only then did Ye Chong let go of Hei Zi's wrist. Hei Zi rushed to the drying box as fast as he could, and opened it eagerly. He took out the thin piece from within, and studied it closely.
"Ah! How is this possible? "Hei Zi gasped again, looking at the thin piece in his hand in disbelief.
In the underground workshop.
The old man studied the semi-circular thin piece in his hand, and looked very satisfied. This shim, no matter how one looked at it, was absolutely impeccable! What pleased the old man even more was that Ye Chong could produce such an outstanding work in such a short period of time. How could the old man not be comforted when he thought of how this craft could flourish in Ye Chong's hands?
"Ye, I heard from Hei Zi that you used automatic immersion mode for this shim?" The old man squinted his eyes and asked.
"Yes, I happened to find a few ways to increase the success rate of immersion. I've recorded them in the chip and passed them to senior!" Ye Chong did not have the slightest desire to show off, and simply regarded these as "coincidental" discoveries.
Hei Zi nodded at the side and praised, "Yes, Master, junior's methods are really useful. I tried a few times, and they all worked!" Hei Zi grinned like an idiot.
The old man nodded approvingly and said, "Yes, not bad, not bad! Ye, you have a solid foundation, a high level of understanding, and a good memory. While you learned later than your senior, you learn better and deeper than him. Your future is limitless. Your senior is an honest man, you must take care of him in the future! "
"Yes!" Ye Chong's reply was concise and powerful, but it came from the bottom of his heart.
"What you lack now is experience, and this is not something I can teach you. You can only accumulate experience through practice. Your task from now on is to practice every day. You can make whatever you want, and you can use the skeletons there." The old man pointed at the mountainous pile of skeletons.
"Yes!" Ye Chong nodded.
The old man pondered for a moment and said, "Ye, you may be smart, but you've learned most of these things. If you're willing, you can go to Guan Ling's place and learn alchemy. After all, if you don't know alchemy, you can only rely on others for the strengthening liquid, and you'll be easily controlled by others! However, your Auntie Guan has a bad temper, and you'll be bullied if you go there. Hmm, you decide for yourself! "
Guan Ling was an alchemist who lived nearby, and all the strengthening liquids used here were formulated by her. She was a little abnormal, and often went on a rampage. However, she was very skilled in compounding the liquids, and almost all the strengthening liquids were formulated according to the old man's requirements.
For some reason, she agreed to all the old man's requests. As for the others, it depended on her mood.
Every once in a while, when the strengthening liquid here was almost used up, Ye Chong and Hei Zi would go to her place to get more. Hei Zi did not like going there, but when Ye Chong did not react to the crazy woman, the chore fell on Ye Chong's shoulders.
An alchemist as skilled as Guan Ling was not well known in the Orbits, and very few people knew of her. That surprised Ye Chong a little.
Ye Chong already knew the formula for the strengthening liquid. Mu and Shang's scanning system scanned the place, and all the formulas were recorded. Ye Chong was worried that there would be no more strengthening liquid to use in the future, since he would eventually leave this place.
"Good idea! Ye 'zi, you should go and learn from her! She's definitely an expert, and these strengthening liquid formulas were all invented by her. Amazing! Ye, it's best if you can get the method to cultivate Do Kun stone from her! Wow, then we'll be rich! "Shang could not help but run out, extremely excited.
Ye Chong resisted the urge to roll his eyes. He did not want to be disrespectful in front of the old man. However, Shang's words did make him laugh and cry. This guy was a money-grubber!
However, this also triggered Ye Chong's memories of the days in Blue Ocean Academy. He suddenly felt nostalgic, but he did not know what it was that he missed.
The old man's words interrupted Ye Chong's thoughts. "Yes, Ye, I know about your strange illness! Don't be too anxious, when your skills are really good, you can definitely pass the Sanctuary's test. Then you can leave the Orbits and look for doctors everywhere! Besides, the Sanctuary is a powerful organization, with elites from all walks of life. They might have a solution for your illness. "
Ye Chong's strange illness had acted up twice in this period of time, and Hei Zi and Nan Nan were terrified. When the old man heard the news and rushed over, Ye Chong was already back to normal.
Asking for help from the Sanctuary was a joke to Ye Chong! Ye Chong could not even hide from the Sanctuary, and if he came to them, wouldn't that be suicide? Ye Chong immediately rejected the idea!
Hmm, alchemist … Do Kun stone … Sanctuary's test …
Ye Chong's eyes glinted.
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