"Artisan Li, surely that can't be right? This thing looks crude no matter how you look at it. It hardly seems far superior to a Keen Warrior."
"Yes, a puppet like the Sharp Warrior Type Ten sells for around thirty thousand, yet has combat power comparable to the tenth level of Qi Refining. This one looks much the same..."
"Although you said its bones were refined gold, the materials on its surface don't look particularly fine either. If it were genuine refined gold, the materials alone would cost at least a million. How could it cost only fifty thousand?"
"This is just an alloy mixed with refined gold, isn't it? Why design it this way?"
These disciples were all outstanding talents nurtured by the sect. They had both discernment and knowledge, and did not blindly accept everything Li Chen said.
Li Chen explained, "Indeed, it is mainly alloy. That is also thanks to the ore veins now under my control, which can produce this material."
"However, in the Qi Refining Realm, high-strength purified refined gold is rarely necessary. Mixing a suitable proportion into the alloy formula to increase its strength is enough."
"That also makes it possible to construct its frame and provide sufficiently strong protection for the cockpit at a cost of several tens of thousands of talisman coins."
"In designing this, I drew upon the concept of the Great Wilderness Giant, pairing a massive body with a high-output Furnace to ensure its overall strength."
"But to preserve agility and mobility while accounting for the Furnace's own limits, I couldn't simply make it bigger and bigger. That is why a height of roughly ten feet is fairly reasonable."
"This design also takes into account the Controllers who will pilot it in battle, most of whom are Shaman Folk under