After the battle of Pass City, the combat statistics and seized supplies were soon transported to the distant Salt City Workshop. In a secluded underground bunker, Hua Wucuo personally oversaw the analysis and used Ultrawave Communication to contact Li Chen, far away in Guangyun.
"So these are Unrotting Bones?"
Li Chen was filled with curiosity as he looked at the stark white skeleton lying on the operating table.
"Correct. This specimen was 'captured alive,' and its yin baleful intent has not yet been exhausted, so it can still move freely. White Bone Gate disciples also call it a bone soldier."
"As the name suggests, above these are bone generals, bone kings, and so forth."
"According to the theories of ancient spell cultivators, this thing takes shape through acquired means, with a lingering breath of yin baleful intent driving its bones. In our Puppet Dao analysis, however, it resembles an energy-powered combat unit: a breath of acquired yin baleful intent, akin to an energy-based body, drives its bones and joints."
"A predecessor of our Puppet Dao once invented similar bone soldiers based on this art, but failed to achieve any great success because his control over yin baleful intent was inferior to theirs."
"Still, simple imitation and small-scale implementation are possible."
"To be precise, our Puppet Dao has long since analyzed the principles behind them. Technological limitations alone have prevented mass production."
Li Chen nodded.
Making something work technologically was a matter of technology.
Mass-producing it, however, was a matter of engineering.
That involved a transition toward industrialization and a grasp of technical details, while also accounting for the broader environment.
For instance, whether the necessary materials were readily available.
Even after resolving those issues, there remained the question of whether it could replace mecha, war armor, and the like. Until