"The overall rating of the Rune Puppet No. 2 Spider Type is quite good; it seems ready for mass production."
Landuo, you take charge of the rest. First, build ten and send them to the battlefield. If they perform well, increase production.
Inside the workshop, Chen Mu looked at the test parameters displayed on the screen and smiled with satisfaction. He then gave Landuo instructions.
"Yes, sir."
After Chen Mu returned to Chen Village, Landuo had more time to learn from Chen Mu, and his rune skills are now improving by leaps and bounds.
Although his age limits his Divine Soul cultivation, he can still contribute to the development of the Rune Research Institute through his theories.
At this moment, the communication rune beside Chen Mu began to flash, and Chen Mu sensed that it was Chen Hongjie calling him.
" A Mu, there's a man named Gu Zi'an outside looking for you. Do you want to see him?"
Chen Mu was taken aback upon hearing this, only then remembering the young master of the Gu Lineage whom he had met in the Flame Blessing Tribe years ago.
"Okay, have someone take him to the Rune Research Institute's living room."
Outside the gate of Chen Village, Gu Zi'an curiously looked around at the buildings, his face occasionally showing a surprised expression.
" Chen Village has grown to such a scale; no wonder the Tuoba Lineage is so wary of it."
As Gu Zi'an thought this, and then thought of the conflict between Chen Mu and the Gu Lineage patriarch, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Young Master Gu, Master Mu has agreed to see you. Please follow me."
A guard in military uniform greeted Gu Zi'an and led him into Chen Village.
Inside Chen Village, many people are enthusiastically renovating houses and widening roads, while on the edge of the village, a large number of people are building city walls.
Their goal is to enclose the area within a radius of more than ten kilometers around Chen Village and build a city.
Although this city is not as large as the territory of the Flame Blessing Tribe, its construction quality is better because the city was designed by Xiaozhi and contains many profound meanings.
To aid in the city's development, Chen Mu also manufactured a large number of runic mechanisms through automated production lines, accelerating the city's construction.
Therefore, the construction efficiency here is very high. In just one year, the main city of this tribe has already taken shape.
Gu Zi'an was utterly shocked by what he saw inside.
Although Flame Blessing Tribe is larger than Chen Village, and its buildings are more exquisite, and its road infrastructure is more complete.
However, the Flame Blessing Tribe has reached its current size only after more than a thousand years of hard work by countless generations.
Chen Village, having heard that he had risen to prominence in just a few years, had already managed to build his tribal territory into an inner city comparable to that of the Flame Blessing Tribe, was thus so astonished.
Boom boom boom...!
There was a giant mechanical arm that could dig a huge crater in the ground with a single grab.
There are mechanical bulldozers that, when controlled by martial artists, can dig away half of a small mountain in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
With a government transport vehicle, a large amount of heavy goods from 500 meters away can be transported back and forth in just a dozen breaths.
Here, all construction seems to be aided by divine intervention; in addition to high efficiency and speed, the precision and quality of the construction are top-notch.
Gu Zi'an witnessed all of this, and gained a deeper understanding of Chen Village's strength.
"We're here. You can go in now."
The guards led Gu Zi'an to the gate of the Rune Research Institute and let him go in by himself.
Gu Zi'an looked up at the plaque above that read ' Rune Research Institute ', a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"Research institute? What does that mean?"
The concept of academic research doesn't exist in this world. Within academia, studying the changes, principles, and rules of all things is called discussing the Dao or comprehending the Dao. Only those who have had a lot of contact with Chen Mu know what 'research' means.
Gu Zi'an didn't dwell on the word and walked into the Rune Research Institute.
The Rune Research Institute was designed by Chen Mu himself, so it has many features of Earth buildings. After entering the gate, there is a spacious hall with exquisite tea tables and stools around the perimeter.
Would you like some tea?
As soon as Gu Zi'an entered the gate, he heard a man's voice.
He turned his head and saw a young man with an ordinary appearance and a well-proportioned build sitting at the tea table, slowly brewing tea.
" Master Mu..."
He immediately bowed deeply, his expression one of great excitement.
"Sit."
Chen Mu looked up at Gu Zi'an and noticed that his clothes were torn, his hair was disheveled, and he seemed to be injured.
"Yes."
Gu Zi'an followed Chen Mu's instructions and sat down on the stool opposite Chen Mu.
"The enhancement Demonic Pattern on your body have worn off, haven't they? What brings you here today?"
Chen Mu placed a cup of tea in front of Gu Zi'an, then took another cup for himself and drank it.
"I... I..."
Gu Zi'an had a lot to say, but in front of Chen Mu, he didn't know what to say.
"You know I can't help my enemies. You dare come here to see me? Have you decided to betray the Flame Blessing Tribe?"
Seeing that Gu Zi'an was speechless, Chen Mu had no choice but to get straight to the point.
"In fact, our Gu Lineage was expelled from the Flame Blessing Tribe six months ago."
After saying this, Gu Zi'an's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his head.
"Oh? Tell me more."
After his parents left the Flame Blessing Tribe, Chen Mu didn't pay much attention to news from within the Flame Blessing Tribe. Although the Flame Blessing Tribe later sent people to fight Chen Village a few times, they didn't gain the upper hand in Chen Village.
He will definitely send troops to wipe out the Flame Blessing Tribe when he has the chance in the future, but Chen Village is still developing, so he is not in a hurry to take revenge.
"More than half a year ago, the presence of the Otherworldly Demon army appeared in the northwest of the Wilderness. The Temple summoned experts from the Wilderness to deal with the Otherworldly Demon army, and promised us a lot of benefits at the time."
The old ancestor went there immediately, but not long after, news came that he had died in battle.
Immediately afterwards, our Gu Lineage was suppressed by the combined forces of the Tuoba Lineage and Mo Lineage. We were powerless to resist and were quickly expelled from the Flame Blessing Tribe.
Gu Zi'an succinctly recounted the Gu Lineage's experiences, but the bloodshed and cruelty involved were unimaginable to outsiders.
"So, you're thinking of coming to me now?"
"Yes!"
Are you representing the Gu Lineage now, or just yourself?
" The Gu Lineage is gone. Now, the only ones left alive from the Gu Lineage are me and my sister."
Chen Mu nodded and thought about it seriously for a moment.
During his time as an undercover agent in the Flame Blessing Tribe, he greatly admired Gu Zi'an, and Gu Zi'an's Seven Kills Sword Art had great potential. Since Gu Zian was willing to submit to him, he was indeed a great help.
Furthermore, he discovered something else: the Seven Kills Sword Art Technique was actually a cultivation method practiced by the Nether Clan. He only learned this after recently scanning the organ structure inside Mingye's body.