Zhang Ming collected a few pieces of fallen plaster and brick and took them to the Macrosteel People.
Faced with ancient relics unlike anything they had ever seen, a large group of experts immediately began studying them with enthusiasm, as though they had discovered some priceless treasure.
Master Gong Jinye fiddled with them in a certain instrument for quite some time. He had been enthusiastic at first, but gradually lost interest. "Hmm, this, well..."
"To be blunt, the workmanship is actually rather crude. The accomplishments of that other World Domain weren't quite as impressive as we imagined... A bit rough, haha!"
Zhang Ming froze.
The Macrosteel People were broad-built and forthright. Just how crude did something have to be for even them to call it "rough"?
Master Gong displayed several images on the screen. "Look, these runes have reinforcing properties, slightly different from ours. The main problem is that there was no unified standard. Whoever drew them did whatever they pleased, relying on inspiration."
"But we standardized ours and made templates long ago."
"Which is better?"
"Put it this way... Some custom-made items do require inspiration to bring out their full capabilities. But seals..." Master Gong spared the ancients a little dignity. In fact, in most circumstances, standardized templates were superior.
If you just did whatever you wanted based on inspiration, how many defective products would you make?! If you were my apprentice, I'd knock your skull to pieces!
Zhang Ming caught the unspoken meaning and chuckled twice.
The clash between ancient and modern was terrifying indeed.
Master Gong displayed a few more images. "These Runes are badly damaged. We suspect they may have been some sort of detection mechanism, capable of monitoring the state of that Demon God's eyeball... That eyeball absolutely must not turn over. It has to