Artifact Factory Completed

Next.

An entire week.

Chen Daoxuan had spent almost all his time in the Earth Fire Chamber, teaching the fifteen youths how to control the Spirit-Melding Furnaces.

Hard work did not disappoint those who put their hearts into it.

Under Chen Daoxuan's careful instruction and the youths' dedicated study, the results of the past week had been most gratifying. A few of them could already independently refine spirit mine materials.

Inside the Earth Fire Chamber, waves of heat battered them.

A group of sweat-drenched youths stood bare-chested around a Spirit-Melding Furnace, watching another youth operate it.

But unlike a week ago,

the one controlling the Spirit-Melding Furnace this time was not Chen Daoxuan, but the youth named Chen Yunsheng.

Chen Yunsheng stared intently at the Spirit-Melding Furnace, occasionally turning his head to glance at the hourglass used for timing.

Unlike cultivators, who could use their Divine Sense while operating a Spirit-Melding Furnace to observe the state of the materials inside and adjust the temperature in time,

mortals using a Spirit-Melding Furnace could only rely on fixed timing and fixed quantities, strictly adjusting the furnace's temperature according to the production procedures. Only then could they avoid ruining the spirit mine ore.

Though he had rehearsed it countless times in his mind, when it came time to operate it himself, Chen Yunsheng still felt enormous pressure.

He glanced at Chen Daoxuan in the distance and found the other man pursing his lips in silence, with no intention of offering any guidance.

Seeing this, Chen Yunsheng gritted his teeth, steeled his heart, and directly followed the operating manual Chen Daoxuan had given him, no longer letting his thoughts run wild.

Time passed second by second.

As the Spirit-Melding Furnace operated steadily as usual, Chen Yunsheng's tightly held heart gradually eased.

Seeing that he was no longer nervous, Chen Daoxuan's lips curved slightly upward.

He had already prepared himself for Chen Yunsheng to fail the refinement, yet he had not expected him to succeed on his very first attempt.

Using a Spirit-Melding Furnace to refine spirit mine ore was no easy task for mortals without Divine Sense.

They had to follow every standard in the operating manual to the letter, without the slightest mistake.

Clearly, Chen Yunsheng had done so.

His Divine Sense passed through the Spirit-Melding Furnace, and Chen Daoxuan observed a mass of crimson liquid merging together. The Spiritual Aura within the spirit mine ore was also slowly fusing under the effect of the Spirit-Melding Formation.

The moment the Spiritual Aura atop the Red Liquid Mass fully merged, the Spiritual Pressure inside the furnace surged explosively. Affected by the Spiritual Pressure, the Spirit-Melding Furnace immediately let out a series of urgent cries.

"Woooo!!!"

Hearing that familiar cry, Chen Yunsheng was overjoyed.

He knew he had succeeded.

He immediately controlled the Control Lever, using the Floating Formation to transfer the Red Liquid Mass out of the Spirit-Melding Furnace.

As he watched the Red Liquid Mass fly out from the Spirit-Melding Furnace's Discharge Port,

Chen Daoxuan smiled faintly. He immediately circulated his true qi to catch the Red Liquid Mass, then began shaping it and performing the Fusion of Formations.

One hour later.

A gleaming crimson flying sword appeared before everyone's eyes. It was the First-tier low-grade flying sword recorded in the family Artifact Forging inheritance—the Crimson Shadow Flying Sword.

"Whoa!!!"

"That's great!"

"We did it! Hahaha!"

At the sight, all the youths danced with joy and erupted into thunderous cheers.

Chen Yunsheng, who had successfully operated the Spirit-Melding Furnace, was surrounded by the others like a hero.

Even Chen Liangyu, who had accompanied them through a week of lessons, now had a smile on his usually stern face. When his gaze fell upon Chen Yunsheng, a trace of pride flickered in his eyes.

Chen Daoxuan seemed to notice Chen Liangyu's gaze and smiled as he nodded at him.

Seeing the approving look in the Young Clan Leader's eyes, Chen Liangyu grew even more excited.

Over these seven days,

Chen Liangyu had come to clearly understand that compared with the Chen Family's former Red Copper Mine, this soon-to-be-completed Artifact Factory was incomparably more important.

It could even be said that this Artifact Factory would become the lifeblood of the Chen Family of Twin Lakes Island in the future!

And Chen Daoxuan had seen all of Chen Liangyu's efforts during this period—handling logistics, arranging everyone's lessons and meals, running himself ragged with work.

Barring any surprises, he would very likely become the Factory Director of this Artifact Factory in the future.

Chen Liangyu thought about it. The Young Clan Leader seemed to have used that term.

Just as he was lost in his beautiful dream, Chen Daoxuan's voice rang out beside everyone's ears.

"You did very well! It seems you truly worked hard during this time and did not disappoint me or the family's expectations."

Chen Daoxuan patted Chen Yunsheng on the shoulder and praised him.

After spending this time together, everyone's attitude toward Chen Daoxuan had changed from the initial awe to genuine respect.

In their eyes, Chen Daoxuan not only possessed power mortals could scarcely imagine, but was also a man of vast knowledge.

It seemed there was no principle in this world that he did not understand.

During this period, no matter what questions they raised, they always seemed able to find the correct answer with Chen Daoxuan. This made them come to acknowledge this Clan Leader Heir from the bottom of their hearts.

After praising Chen Yunsheng,

he then appointed Chen Yunsheng as the teacher of the fifteen youths, tasking him with continuing to teach everyone how to operate the Spirit-Melding Furnaces.

Meanwhile, Chen Daoxuan freed himself from the burdensome teaching duties.

After giving everyone their instructions, Chen Daoxuan turned to Chen Liangyu and said, "Steward Chen, I have something to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Liangyu felt as if celestial music had reached his ears, and even his bones seemed to soften. He hurriedly lowered his head. "Yes, Young Clan Leader."

The two left the Earth Fire Chamber one after the other.

Chen Daoxuan used the Wind Riding Technique, sweeping both himself and Chen Liangyu into the air as they flew down the mountain.

This was Chen Liangyu's first time flying through the skies, and he could not help feeling somewhat flustered.

But he was, after all, a Seventh Layer of Innate martial artist. He quickly steadied himself and stood respectfully beside Chen Daoxuan.

Seeing this, Chen Daoxuan nodded in satisfaction. "Steward Chen, I have seen all your efforts during this time. Now, on behalf of the family, I appoint you as the first Factory Director of the Artifact Factory!

"From now on, your main task will be to adjust the production schedules of the factory's Spirit-Melding Furnaces according to my work hours, increasing the factory's output of Magic Artifacts."

"Yes! Liangyu guarantees that I will complete the task!"

Chen Liangyu said excitedly.

Following Chen Daoxuan and learning from him during this period had made Chen Liangyu understand what Chen Daoxuan meant by adjusting the Spirit-Melding Furnaces' production schedules.

It generally took a Spirit-Melding Furnace four hours to produce a semi-finished Red Liquid Mass.

In other words, four hours before Chen Daoxuan entered the factory, Chen Liangyu had to arrange for a Spirit-Melding Furnace to begin operating, and then arrange for another one to begin work every hour thereafter.

Only then could Chen Daoxuan forge Crimson Shadow Flying Swords without interruption.

At the rate of one flying sword per hour, without delaying his management of family affairs or affecting his own cultivation, Chen Daoxuan could forge at most four or five flying swords each day.

Of course, that was only theoretical data.

The actual situation would have to wait until the Artifact Factory was completed and put into production.

But no matter what, under this method of production, efficiency was dozens of times faster than traditional Artifact Forgers crafting by hand.

In the days that followed,

more and more youths mastered the methods of operating Spirit-Melding Furnaces, transforming from ordinary apprentices into qualified Furnace Operators.

Naturally, during this process, there were inevitably cases where spirit mine ore was refined into waste.

It was even foreseeable that after the Artifact Factory entered the production stage, Furnace Operators would still occasionally ruin spirit mine ore.

But for the Chen Family, which had leaped from handicraft production to machine production, such losses were completely negligible.

One month later.

Just as Chen Daoxuan forged the fifth Spirit-Melding Furnace, another piece of good news reached his ears.

The factory building for the family's Artifact Factory had been completed!