The Strange 3D Printer

Yi Xuan around and met Liang Shi's disgusted expression.

It's understandable, really. With Yi Xuan's current technology, this kind of quadcopter drone is indeed a bit outdated. Even his apprentice Liang Shi is fully capable of independently developing a similar drone without any performance issues.

But what Yi Xuan in his hands couldn't possibly be so simple, could it?

With a wave of his hand, Yi Xuan caused the drone on the projection to disintegrate into an exploded image, clearly displaying each component of the drone on the projection.

Liang Shi stared at the parts for a long time, then pulled one of them close and pointed at it, asking, "Master, what's the purpose of this? Why did you add a temperature control system? Is it because the drone's load is too heavy, causing the motors to overheat? So you added a cooling device to the drone?"

After saying that, Liang Shi used both hands to search through the many parts, and in no time, he actually found a heat dissipation device among them.

Holding the cooling device, Liang Shi looked at Yi Xuan in disbelief and said, "Master, just how much load is this thing supposed to withstand? If it's for transportation, don't we have the Firmament?"

Yi Xuan, wanting to keep Liang Shi in suspense, did not answer Liang Shi's question, but instead told him to continue to examine the parts carefully.

Liang Shi knew that his master was testing him, so he began to carefully observe every part, from the main frame to the flight control board, then to the power source, motors, blades, brackets, signal receivers, and so on.

After a thorough search, he actually found a whole bunch of parts that, in his understanding, should not belong to rotary-wing drones.

Somewhat bewildered, Liang Shi pointed to the large pile of things he had picked out and asked Yi Xuan, "Master, what exactly are these for? How come there are more of these random things than the drone itself?"

Do you still think the things your master makes are toys?

After hearing Yi Xuan's words, Liang Shi dared not be presumptuous anymore, so he humbly shook his head and waited for his master to introduce him.

Yi Xuan waved his hand at the numerous parts, and as if they had their own consciousness, they instantly gathered together, and the drone reappeared on the projection.

"Did you know that the sect's matriarch's palace was bombed?"

"Yes, I just returned and heard many disciples from the sect talking about that matter, but we still don't know who did it! It's said that the person was on the mountain where our grandmaster resides, and the old matriarch led a group there to demand an explanation!"

Yi Xuan nodded. After all, this matter involved the sect's matriarch, so it was understandable that the news spread quickly.

"Let me tell you, it was I who did it!"

Yi Xuan pointed to his own nose and said, while Liang Shi, standing beside him, looked at Yi Xuan, "Master, have you gone mad?"

"Alright, alright, it was just an accident, but since the damage has already been done, we still need to do everything we can to salvage the situation!"

Yi Xuan pointed to the drone on the projection and said, "Isn't this my method? With this, the Old Madam's palace can be rebuilt by me very quickly!"

Although Liang Shi had no experience in building houses, the training he received from No. 01 was comprehensive, and civil engineering, as a fundamental discipline, was certainly not neglected.

Therefore, Liang Shi did have some knowledge of civil engineering. That's why he was even more confused when he looked at the drone on the projector. He really couldn't understand how his master could build a house with a quadcopter drone. Maybe he could even paint the house.

Yi Xuan had promised the old lady that he would start rebuilding the palace for her in a few days, so now Yi Xuan was instructing No. 01 to start making drones in the Artifact Sect Ring while controlling the projection to magnify parts of the drones.

Pointing to the drone's underside, he asked, "Look what this is?"

Liang Shi stared at it for a long time, then said in disbelief, "The ejector port of a 3D printer? Master? You're trying to install a 3D printer on a drone?"

Yi Xuan nodded, then shook his head. "Instead of mounting the 3D printer on a drone, we've eliminated the fixed three-axis drive of the 3D printer and replaced it with a rotary-wing drone as its motion system. Wouldn't that make the 3D printer much more flexible?"

After thinking about it, Liang Shi realized that what his master said seemed to make sense. With the support of rotary-wing drones, 3D printers have indeed gained more flexible movement capabilities, and spatial limitations have also disappeared. As long as the positioning is done well, theoretically even an entire city can be printed.

Yi Xuan clearly intended to use this 3D printer to rebuild the old lady's palace.

However, Liang Shi became even more curious at this point, because the most important aspects of a 3D printer are not just its motion system, but also heating, cooling, shaping, precision, feeding, and unloading. All these aspects require a perfect solution.

Before Liang Shi could speak, Yi Xuan waved to him and said, "Alright, you just got back from the Xia Kingdom, go back and rest! I originally thought it would take three days, but judging from the current progress, we can start the restoration work on the Old Madam's Palace first thing tomorrow morning! You'll come with me then, and experience the charm of this new 3D printer for yourself!"

After saying that, without waiting for Liang Shi's reply, Yi Xuan shook his head and went into the bedroom.

Since his master was speaking in riddles, Liang Shi had no way to understand and could only return home, filled with curiosity, to await the outcome the next day.

Early the next morning, Yi Xuan took Liang Shi to the mountaintop where the old lady's former palace was located. The explosion from the previous day had not been cleared away, and the entire square was filled with ruins.

Seeing the old woman lying on the rocking chair in the corner of the square, Yi Xuan felt even more guilty.

"Hey! Yi's here? Weren't you supposed to wait a few days? You're here after only one day?"

"Hehe, isn't this to apologize to you, sir? I didn't sleep a wink last night, working through the night to rebuild your palace as quickly as possible."

After speaking, Yi Xuan waved his hand and took out five identical quadcopter drones from his Storage Bag. However, they were rather exaggerated in size, with each one, including the rotors, occupying an area of more than three square meters. Each of them also carried a sizable metal box under its belly, the purpose of which was unknown.

"Initiate! Begin site scanning!"

As soon as Yi Xuan finished speaking, five drones took off quickly and began scanning the center of the square.

Meanwhile, the projector in Yi Xuan's hand began to gradually build a model of the square.