Zhou Lue was talking enthusiastically, but Chang Lili's mind was racing. She only listened to one or two out of ten sentences he said.

Suddenly, she noticed something strange, turned to interrupt Zhou Lue, and asked curiously, "The legs and feet Zhang Ziqing made are exactly the same as the ones you have on your feet! Could it be..."

"That's right, he's the one who made these legs for me, he put them on. Otherwise, I would have been missing a leg for the rest of my life. Don't let his cold demeanor fool you, he's actually a good kid!" Zhou Lue said with a sigh, patting his left leg with deep emotion.

But Chang Lili found it even stranger after hearing this: "Since it's already installed, why is he still working on it?"

“I was just saying, why is he still making it?” Zhou Lue spread his hands helplessly. “I already think this mechanical leg is good enough, it’s enough for me to use, but Ziqing said it’s not flexible enough and insisted on making it again, and I couldn’t stop him.”

As he spoke, he stood up and jumped a few times. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed found that his left leg looked somewhat stiff, as if it was somewhat out of control.

Chang Lili nodded in sudden realization. In fact, it was already quite remarkable that mechanical legs could achieve this level of sophistication. Apart from the mechanical figures she had seen in the mechanical array, this was the first time Chang Lili had ever seen such exquisite limbs.

She had previously aspired to create a mechanical doll as exquisite as Chan'er's, but at this rate, Zhang Ziqing is likely to make it before her.

She looked at Zhang Ziqing with a hint of admiration, but little did she know that this casual glance would be seen by Jiang Yingxue.

On the surface, Jiang Yingxue seemed to be diligently studying mechanical arts, but looking at her hands, it was just an ordinary crossbow. After polishing it for a long time, the crossbow hadn't changed much; it was still a crude crossbow.

Catching Chang Lili's unexpected gaze towards Zhang Ziqing, her bright eyes flashed with cold light as she glared at Chang Lili.

Seeing this, Chang Lili couldn't help but roll her eyes and look away.

Looking at the situation before him, Zhou Lue seemed to have endless things to say. It turned out he was a chatterbox. He couldn't find anyone to talk to in this place, but now that he had met someone willing to listen to him, his words were like a torrent bursting forth.

The drunkard called Sanctuary was still sitting on the ground, leaning on the stone bench, carrying a wine jar, living a life of drunken debauchery.

Jiang Yingxue stared at the crossbow in her hand, her mind wandering, glancing at Zhang Ziqing every now and then, her face flushed like a peach blossom.

Zhang Ziqing was the only one who had seriously studied mechanical arts.

Chang Lili began to wonder, was this really the perfect place to learn mechanical arts? If they wanted to learn mechanical arts, from whom would they learn it?

Does she have to learn mechanical arts from Zhang Ziqing? Judging from his unapproachable demeanor, there's no way he'll teach her!

Interrupting Zhou Lue, Chang Lili asked, "So how do you usually learn mechanical arts?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lue shrugged and said matter-of-factly, "I don't study mechanical arts!"

Chang Lili sighed, rubbing her forehead, and said helplessly, "What about them?" She pointed to Zhang Ziqing and Jiang Yingxue, "Don't they study either?"

“No, that’s not true. It’s just me and the Holy Brothers here who aren’t studying. They’re all very diligent, especially Zhang Ziqing,” Zhou thought for a moment and then asked, “You want to learn mechanical arts?”

Chang Lili was speechless for a while before saying, "If it weren't for learning mechanical arts, why would I be here?"

Zhou Lue shook his head: "Young people these days are so narrow-minded. Why do they have to learn those troublesome things?" Urged by Chang Lili, he pointed to the small house next to him, "Go there to learn. It has collected all the books on mechanical arts in the world."

"Books?" When Chang Lili heard the word "books," she thought of the books she had read before venturing into the trap array. Even though she studied them late into the night, she didn't find much of anything useful. She couldn't grasp the essence of what was written in the books.

She wondered if the books here were just as good as the ones outside, all name and no substance.

"I'll go take a look." She walked towards the wooden house.

Jiang Yingxue had been watching her the whole time. When she saw her walking towards the wooden house, she darted out like a rabbit and blocked her way.

"What are you going to do?" Jiang Yingxue frowned and asked arrogantly.

Chang Lili didn't know what she meant, and said frankly, "I heard that the books about mechanical arts are all in the house, I'll go take a look."

Jiang Yingxue, however, looked disgusted and said, "You want to go into the wooden house? And you want to read those books?"

Chang Lili looked puzzled and her expression turned sour. She asked, "Is there a problem?"

“Of course there’s a problem. You can’t come into this room.” Jiang Yingxue crossed her arms, looking down her nose at the sky.

Chang Lili was immediately annoyed, but tried her best to remain calm as she turned to Zhou Lue and asked innocently, "Senior Zhou, is there some rule about this wooden house that I can't enter?"

The address of "Senior Zhou" made Zhou Lue overjoyed. He scurried over, grinning, and said, "There's no such rule. Now that you've joined the Light Machinery Department, you're a member of our department. Anyone from the Light Machinery Department can come into this wooden house, right, Miss Jiang?"

Jiang Yingxue coldly and disdainfully said, "That's right, anyone from the Light Machinery Department can enter this room and look through those books. But do you even know who you are or what your status is? You think you can see those books?"

Chang Lili was not only angry at being suddenly scolded, but also somewhat bewildered.

What's wrong with her? Why does she need to examine herself like this? She braved the maze of traps and entered the Light Machinery Department with dignity, so why can't she read those books?

It seems that Jiang Yingxue is deliberately looking for trouble; she is not one to take things lying down.

"What do you mean by saying these things?" Her tone turned cold, the innocence on her face disappeared, and her gaze towards Jiang Yingxue became icy.

Jiang Yingxue was clearly intimidated by her imposing manner, her gaze darting away. However, she raised her chin and said disdainfully, "What do I mean? Everyone saw how the General treated you. You only got a chance to enter the Light Machinery Department because you climbed up to the General. Now you want to go in and see the library of mechanical arts? You're not worthy!"

Chang Lili could no longer bear it and was about to raise her hand to slap this rich young lady hard. She thought she was spoiled at home and lacked manners.

Before he could even raise his hand, Zhou Lue stepped between the two and acted as a peacemaker.

"Alright, madam," Zhou Lue said with a fawning smile, "We're all from the Light Machinery Department now, and it's rare to have a young lady come to keep you company. As the saying goes, 'Why should women make things difficult for other women,' right?"

Jiang Yingxue, however, wasn't having any of it. She had clearly seen Chang Lili's actions just now. She shoved the unsuspecting Zhou Lue aside and said aggressively, "What? You still want to make a move? Just because you have the support of a great general, you think you can bully others? If you dare to touch me... Ah!"

Before she could finish speaking, Chang Lili had already taken action, grabbing Jiang Yingxue's delicate arm and twisting it behind her back without saying a word.