Inside the Magic Cube Maze, metal gleamed with a captivating luster beneath the lights. Xiao Ying's young teenage body lay in ruins, faceup on the workbench, waiting for Li Chen to repair her.
On another bench nearby, Xiao Die also lay on her back with her eyes closed, likewise in need of extensive repairs.
This was no difficulty for Li Chen. He only needed to fetch the spare components he had refined when first making them and swap them in.
Even once the repairs began, Heavenly Jade performed most of the work. Li Chen only needed to check in from time to time and oversee the overall progress.
As he watched the two Puppet Doll girls being dismantled by mechanical arms hanging overhead, their components floating up to hover in an orderly arrangement within easy reach, Li Chen considered his next move.
Now that Mei Xuan is in my hands, the people of the Everflow Merchants' Association and the Centipede Daoist seem to value her quite highly. They've sent message after message demanding negotiations.
For now, I should focus on considering the terms and making thorough preparations. Then I can use her body as the outward guise and Intelligence as the inner substance, sending her into the enemy camp as a spy.
I've read The Art of War. It lists five kinds of spies, but none as unfathomable as this direct brain replacement. This must be an ingenious move where technique approaches the Dao. I wonder what Sun Tzu would think of it if he came back to life.
Li Chen had complete confidence in this method of his. How could he not feel pleased with himself?
Since the other side treated war as child's play, he would seize on their weaknesses and exploit them ruthlessly!
He carefully weighed the