I had to admit, Huli's argon fox welding was pretty high-quality. With foxfire empowered by immortal arts—or perhaps demonic arts—hissing as it melted the metal, the welds turned out prettier than anything made by a welding machine. They even possessed a certain beauty of strength and statistics—and more importantly, she could cut and weld at the same time.
So, after a brief explanation and some preparation, sparks began flying across the alchemy platform.
Several lengths of rebar were cut into pieces of varying lengths according to the proportions. Then, following the points Yu Sheng had marked on the alchemy table, they were arranged and assembled into the outline of a doll's skeleton. Huli directed several tails floating in midair, moving them with the flexibility of a whole mass of antigravity mechanical arms as they adjusted angles and welded with precision. The air filled with the smell of molten metal, hissing sounds rang out without pause, and dazzling flames illuminated Yu Sheng's face.
Eileen sat expressionlessly to the side with the picture frame on her back. The flashes from the welding rebar shone across her palm-sized little face, and every few seconds, she couldn't help muttering, "This isn't alchemy... This isn't alchemy..."
"How is this not alchemy?" Yu Sheng's face was full of excitement. The moment he heard Eileen's muttering, he immediately retorted, "Isn't smelting alchemy? Isn't metal metal? Why can't refining metal be alchemy?"
As he spoke, he simply sat down beside Eileen and pointed at the scene of blazing light on the alchemy array, his tone leisurely. "Isn't it beautiful...? The sorcery of a Cyber Fox Immortal, alchemy from a hidden inheritance, and modern industrial rebar. Don't you think there's a certain..."
"A certain abstract beauty."
Yu Sheng thought about it, then nodded. "...Indeed."
Just then, the dazzling flames