"You repaired it already? You truly live up to your name as a Grand Artisan who scored full marks in the Art Dao trial. Given your Underworld origins, I knew you'd never had a chance to study schematics for crane-shaped puppets like these, and worried you might not grasp them right away. But since it's passed inspection, you must indeed have mastered it."
In Golden Light City, Li Chen went to He Changnian to report the completion of his assignment.
Dismantling Mecha and repairing false cores were, in themselves, ways to gain an exceptionally deep understanding of a particular model. Li Chen's ability to repair this creation showed that he had gained some knowledge of its inner secrets.
He Changnian first praised Li Chen, then said, "I'll record a merit for you. Keep helping out."
Golden Light City possessed nearly a hundred five-star Mecha, along with more than thirty Combat Puppets of the same rank-a formidable fighting force. Yet for a single city charged with holding hundreds of thousands of li of surrounding seas, that force seemed pitifully thin.
Almost every day, damaged puppets returned to the city for repairs.
Li Chen threw himself into the work, taking the opportunity to study the workings of the Sky City up close. He discovered that it truly lived up to its standing as a city governed by the Creation Sect: three Puppet Master Grandmasters and more than thirty Grand Artisans and Quasi-Grand Artisans were permanently stationed here, while nearly a thousand held the title of Master Artisan. Craftsman disciples who had graduated from the Inner Court and True Disciples on their Wandering Trial brought the total to over ten thousand.
A strict system of management governed the place. Everyone had an assigned post and duties to fulfill, and now that they were