3D Printer Completed

Ever since Yi Xuan had taken Liang Shi as his disciple, his little courtyard had been fully open to him. Most important of all was Yi Xuan's secret chamber.

It wasn't that Yi Xuan wanted Liang Shi to be able to help him. Rather, Yi Xuan was simply too lazy, and learning things like modern science was an extremely tedious process. So Yi Xuan entrusted the weighty task of teaching his disciple to No. 01.

The first time Liang Shi entered Yi Xuan's secret chamber, he was utterly dumbfounded. Everything inside was completely beyond his understanding.

Looking at the machines, each brimming with the feel of modern technology, Liang Shi had no idea what they were for. When No. 01 spoke, Liang Shi was even more startled. He had never imagined that a square box could talk like a person.

If Yi Xuan hadn't been standing beside him, Liang Shi might have already shouted, "Monster!"

Fortunately, thanks to his earlier experience with the grenade, Liang Shi was able to accept what he found in the secret chamber quite quickly.

By the next day, he was already able to communicate with No. 01, though he was still full of fear toward the talking box.

Yi Xuan paid that no mind. He simply had No. 01 train Liang Shi according to Yi Xuan's current circumstances, so that he could become Yi Xuan's assistant as soon as possible.

As for cultivation, Yi Xuan gave Liang Shi the Cultivation Method he had obtained from the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator he had encountered on the road to the capital, and told him to come ask if there was anything he didn't understand.

After that, Yi Xuan left him alone and began developing the 3D printer.

Before the trip to the capital, No. 01 had already completed the plans and blueprints for the 3D printer. Yi Xuan only needed to manufacture it according to the blueprints.

Even so, it was more than ten days after Yi Xuan took Liang Shi as his disciple before he began refining the 3D printer's components.

It wasn't that Yi Xuan had lazed around for ten days after returning. Rather, he had converted all three artifact-refining cauldrons in the secret chamber into furnaces dedicated to processing grenades. Although, aside from refining molds, Yi Xuan could also use the three to refine other components.

But the three artifact-refining cauldrons produced 150 sets of grenade components every day, which translated into an income of 16,500 Spirit Stones. Yi Xuan simply couldn't bear to give that up, so in the end he had no choice but to make a new artifact-refining cauldron by hand.

Yi Xuan had actually converted this new artifact-refining cauldron into a grenade-dedicated version as well. After all, once the 3D printer was finished, the cauldron would have no other use. He might as well make it for grenades from the start and save himself the time of modifying it later.

With the tool ready, Yi Xuan got straight to work.

Even though the components processed in Yi Xuan's artifact-refining cauldron had an extremely high success rate and were of extremely high quality, it still took him more than ten busy days in the secret chamber to finish processing all the components for the 3D printer.

Looking at the components spread across the secret chamber, Liang Shi, who stood beside Yi Xuan, felt his scalp go numb. He knew his master was highly capable, but he hadn't expected him to produce so many things in just over ten days.

After studying under No. 01 for more than ten days, Liang Shi was no longer the complete novice he had been at the beginning. Because No. 01's training for him was highly targeted, he had gained a rough understanding of quite a few things in the secret chamber in that short time.

"Master! Did you make all of these?" Liang Shi asked in disbelief.

Yi Xuan shot his disciple a sidelong glance and said irritably, "They were all made right under your nose. Didn't you see?"

"Hehe, of course I saw. I just find it a little hard to believe!" Liang Shi scratched his head and spoke awkwardly.

"All right, now that everything's ready, you've been studying with No. 01 for more than ten days. Although it's all been basics, you should have taken in most of the assembly knowledge by now. This machine is here at just the right time, so put what you've learned to use!"

With that, Yi Xuan slapped a stack of blueprints into Liang Shi's arms and turned to leave. As he walked, he added, "If there are any problems, No. 01 will alert you, so don't worry. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask No. 01 too!"

Liang Shi felt the blueprints his master had shoved into his arms, a woeful look on his face. Judging by their thickness, there had to be close to a hundred sheets.

For a newcomer who had studied for only a little over ten days, Liang Shi felt that his master was asking a bit too much. He was just about to ask No. 01 about it.

Then he heard No. 01 say, "This 3D printer is the simplest of the products Boss currently has!"

Hearing that, Liang Shi felt somewhat ashamed. He had only just become his master's disciple, yet on the very first task his master had given him, he wanted to shrink back because he found it difficult. If that was how he acted, how would he be able to help his master when his master had something more difficult later on?

At that thought, Liang Shi couldn't help but give himself a boost and began assembling the 3D printer under No. 01's supervision.

With the 3D printer nearly complete, Yi Xuan prepared to manufacture the robot he had asked No. 01 to develop a long time ago.

Although that robot's capabilities were not outstanding and it lacked even autonomy, requiring a third party to control it entirely, it was more than adequate for many of the things Yi Xuan currently needed to do.

So Yi Xuan went to Fatty Lin's shop in the city and bought plenty of the materials needed for the robot. The shopkeeper naturally knew of Yi Xuan's relationship with their boss and gave him a very favorable price.

After eating a meal outside, Yi Xuan returned to the little courtyard close to evening, carrying food he had packed up for his disciple.

When he entered the secret chamber, all the components that had covered the floor that morning had vanished. A huge square machine stood in a corner of the chamber, and Liang Shi lay sprawled beside it, fast asleep.

"No. 01! Did he finish it?"

"Yes, Boss! Disciple No. 1 took four hours!"

Yi Xuan nodded inwardly at that, greatly impressed by Liang Shi's ability. He hadn't expected him to be able to assemble a 3D printer with the help of the blueprints and No. 01 after studying for only a little over ten days. Even university students in a relevant major in his previous life might not have been able to do that.

As for the designation Disciple No. 1, Yi Xuan had simply had No. 01 generate it. At first, Liang Shi had protested to No. 01 about it for a long time. But his voice carried little weight, and Yi Xuan also found the designation quite amusing, so he let it stand.

"Master? You're back?" Liang Shi, who had been lying there, had woken up at some point.

Yi Xuan handed him the food, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thanks for your hard work. No. 01 has already told me how the assembly went. You did well. Hurry and eat something, then go back and rest!"

With that, he paid Liang Shi no further attention and began tuning the 3D printer before him.