The Seed of Science and Technology Had Once Sprouted

Yi Xuan looked at the puppet bird circling overhead with great satisfaction. Liang Shi and Zhuo Ning had also arrived at Yi Xuan's side long ago.

Having witnessed the puppet bird come into being from nothing in Yi Xuan's hands, the two did not speak, but stared at the puppet bird circling overhead, yet the shock in their eyes was undisguised.

"Master, this thing of yours doesn't seem very scientific?"

Liang Shi had some knowledge of flapping-wing drones, and naturally knew that if a drone with the same structure were made using technological means, it wouldn't even be able to take off, let alone move.

Yi Xuan understood Liang Shi's meaning and nodded, saying, "You're right, it's indeed not very scientific, and this thing wasn't created by your teacher using technological means!"

Liang Shi was somewhat confused. He had been observing the entire process from the sidelines, and all the methods used were those from No. 1 Base. So why would Yi Xuan say that this was the power of technology?

Liang Shi remained silent, but Zhuo Ning beside him nodded and said, "That's right, this is definitely not the power of technology! This is the power of Puppet Technique!"

Although Zhuo Ning did not master Puppet Technique, he knew more about it than Liang Shi, and he could tell at a glance that what Yi Xuan had made was a puppet rather than technology.

This is also related to Prince Ning's identity. After all, because he was a former prince, he had the opportunity to come into contact with puppets and puppet-related things.

"Puppet Technique?" Liang Shi asked, puzzled.

Just as Zhuo Ning was about to explain, Yi Xuan stopped him with a gesture. Yi Xuan pointed to the large screen in front of the three of them and said to Liang Shi, "See? I've stored all the information on Puppet Technique in there. No. 01 is currently working hard to decipher it. Once it finishes deciphering the information, you can start learning from No. 01!"

Liang Shi nodded, and just then, a rapid red light flashed on the large screen, and a series of alarms sounded in the hall.

"Warning! Warning! The system has encountered a data reading failure and requests to stop reading!"

Although warnings frequently occur with No. 01, this is the first time it has encountered a problem reading data. Fortunately, the situation is not serious. Yi Xuan waved to the two people behind him, signaling them to leave.

It wasn't that Yi Xuan had any secrets to hide from the two of them, but rather that Yi Xuan was going to diagnose and repair No. 01 based on the malfunctions that had occurred. This process was quite tedious, and Yi Xuan didn't want the two of them to waste their time here.

"No. 01, reading stopped!"

After Yi Xuan issued the order, No. 01 fell into a short period of silence, a situation that had never occurred before, making Yi Xuan somewhat worried that this malfunction might have damaged No. 01's underlying code.

Fortunately, No. 01 responded quickly, allaying Yi Xuan's concerns.

"Boss, the system has stopped reading. A minor system crash was detected and has now been fixed!"

"What? A small-scale collapse?" Yi Xuan asked in disbelief.

Since its inception, No. 01 has frequently encountered various problems, but they are mostly minor and usually do not require Yi Xuan's intervention; No. 01 can resolve them on its own.

This was the first time such a system crash had occurred, which is why Yi Xuan was so surprised.

What caused the crash?

"Boss, it's a conflict of knowledge!"

"Hmm?" Yi Xuan asked, somewhat confused.

"That's right, boss. My system, its underlying logic, database, and so on, are all based on natural science. However, the content related to Puppet Technique is a product of this world's Immortal Script, and it's completely impossible to explain using natural science. My system crashes when it tries to read and process this knowledge!"

Upon hearing No. 01's explanation, Yi Xuan understood the reasoning behind it. In fact, Yi Xuan had a premonition before having No. 01 input the knowledge.

After all, although No. 01 had previously proposed some cultivation techniques to improve Yi Xuan's new products, those techniques were merely data stored in Yi Xuan's database. No. 01 simply copied them without having any theoretical understanding of those cultivation techniques.

This attempt to read the Puppet Technique was Yi Xuan's first attempt to let No. 01 explore the knowledge of cultivation. As Yi Xuan had predicted, the conflict between the two different civilizations was quite obvious.

Yi Xuan stared at the screen and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the data showing that repair No. 01 was complete.

He shook his head and muttered to himself, "It seems that No. 01's understanding of Immortal Script is currently limited to Cultivation Method, but that's based on modern scientific research on the human body."

Seemingly sensing the disappointment in Yi Xuan's tone, No. 01 surprisingly offered words of comfort, "Boss, I'm sorry, but I discovered an interesting phenomenon while absorbing knowledge about Puppet Technique! You might find it interesting!"

"Oh?" Yi Xuan asked with some curiosity, "Have you discovered the possibility of the fusion and development of natural science and Immortal Script?"

No!

No. 01 ruthlessly shattered Yi Xuan's illusions, but its next words gave Yi Xuan new hope.

"With your current technological capabilities, you are simply not capable of integrating two different knowledge systems."

After hearing what No. 01 said, Yi Xuan asked in an annoyed tone, "So what did you discover that interests you?"

"Boss, I've discovered the framework of natural science within Puppet Technique!"

"What?" Yi Xuan asked, somewhat incredulous.

Since arriving in this world, Yi Xuan has seen far more things than he knew in his previous life, to the point that very few things can surprise him anymore.

But the development of No. 01 completely shocked Yi Xuan. Of course, Yi Xuan understood the meaning behind No. 01's words, which meant that science might have existed in this world.

"No. 01, remove any unreasonable related knowledge from the Puppet Technique and reorganize it!" Yi Xuan was eager to know if his guess was correct, so he hurriedly gave the order to No. 01.

Soon, No. 01 completed Yi Xuan's request. A series of numbers scrolled down the screen, and Yi Xuan stared intently at the screen, waiting for No. 01's final result.

"Bite!"

"How is it?" Yi Xuan asked immediately upon hearing that familiar voice.

"Boss, verification complete, my idea was correct!"

After No. 01 finished speaking, the comparison results were projected onto the big screen. The page scrolled very quickly, but fortunately, Yi Xuan was a cultivator, so this speed of scrolling did not affect his reading.

As the page on the screen scrolled to the last page, Yi Xuan pondered for a long time, then let out a long sigh and exclaimed to No. 01, "No. 01, it seems that the Seed of technology have sprouted in this world before."