Soon a large door opened automatically, and Jiang Luofu led Zu An inside.
"By the way, let me tell you beforehand, Fourth Senior Brother has a rather eccentric temper. Even if I go and beg him, I might not be able to get the alchemy furnace from him," Jiang Luofu said to Zu An secretly through her inner energy, seemingly afraid that Shen Xuzi would hear her. "If he doesn't give it to you, I'll go to the academy's logistics department to find one for you. Although it won't be as effective as the one Fourth Senior Brother makes, it should be enough."
Zu An laughed and said, "Sister is really thoughtful. Don't worry, I've always been lucky, and with your charm, I don't think I'll leave empty-handed this time."
Jiang Luofu glared at him: "You're all talk and no action, no wonder you have so many girls around you. Don't try that on me."
Zuan chuckled and quickly changed the subject, pointing to the giant puppet behind him: "Did your senior brother make that thing?"
"Yes, Fourth Senior Brother is indeed a genius, able to give life to inanimate objects." Jiang Luofu's tone was also full of admiration.
"How does that thing move? What is its energy source?" Zuan then asked.
"It should have been made with spirit stones," Jiang Luofu hesitated for a moment. "But I don't know the specifics. You can ask your fourth senior brother later."
Zuan couldn't help but say, "If it's made with spirit stones, this thing must be incredibly expensive."
“Of course,” Jiang Luofu said with a strange expression, “Fourth Senior Brother has always lived a rather… frugal life.”
"Haha, Eighth Junior Sister is only saying that to give me face. I'm not just struggling financially, I'm practically penniless." A long sigh came from afar, followed by the sound of cart wheels rolling over the ground.
Zuan looked curiously in the direction of the sound and saw a... wheelchair slowly approaching from the woods?
A thin old man sat in a wheelchair. Actually, calling him an old man wouldn't be quite right, but his hair was gray and he was unkempt, making him look much older than his actual age.
Zuan was secretly alarmed. The old man was too thin and small. His hunched figure made him look like a monkey at first glance. It was hard to imagine that the huge thing outside was his work.
His gaze unconsciously fell on the other person's legs. Although he was wearing pants, he could vaguely sense that they were much smaller than normal.
At this moment, Jiang Luofu secretly transmitted her voice, saying, "Don't keep staring at Fourth Senior Brother's legs. He is very sensitive to being looked at with strange eyes."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked away. It wasn't that he was afraid the other person would be angry, but rather that he felt it was a matter of basic politeness: "What happened to his leg?"
Jiang Luofu replied in secret: "Fourth Senior Brother was born with a disability in both legs, so he was determined to use alchemy to make up for his physical shortcomings. Obviously, he has succeeded. Don't look down on him just because he is in a wheelchair and thinks he is inconvenient. As long as he is in this wheelchair, he is more flexible than most cultivators. In a sense, this wheelchair is his magic weapon, no, it is a part of his body."
Zu An was filled with even greater admiration; this was truly a classic example of defying fate.
The skinny old man chuckled and said, "What are you all whispering about over there? You're probably talking badly about me."
Jiang Luofu said, "Fourth Senior Brother misunderstood. I was just introducing your great achievements to him."
Zuan also took the opportunity to say, "I just saw that machine outside...that puppet, it was truly awe-inspiring. I have the utmost respect for you, senior."
The skinny old man was none other than Jiang Luofu's fourth senior brother, Shen Xuzi. Upon hearing this, he raised his chin and stroked his beard with a hint of pride: "Just some insignificant little trinkets."
Although he said that, the smugness in his eyes was obvious.
Zuan asked curiously, "I wonder what kind of energy those puppets are powered by?"
Shen Xuzi was most proud of these works, and when someone asked, he naturally replied happily, "Naturally, they are made with Yuan Stones. I spent decades researching and developing a device to stably and steadily extract energy from Yuan Stones..."
Zuan then asked, "I wonder how long a single ordinary spirit stone could keep that puppet running outside?"
Shen Xuzi shook his head and said, "One ordinary spirit stone isn't enough. You need at least eighty-one Earth-grade spirit stones. You need to replace them after every battle. Of course, if it's just for regular guarding, you don't need to replace them so often. Let me tell you, to utilize the energy of all eighty-one Earth-grade spirit stones, I spent..."
To everyone's surprise, Zuan sighed and said, "What a pity."
This was Shi Xuzi's most prized work, and he was expecting him to flatter him. But when the other party said something like that, he flew into a rage: "What did you say, you brat!"
The anger value from Shenxuzi +777 +777 +777...
Jiang Luofu was also startled and quietly tugged at Zu An's sleeve, signaling him not to do anything rash.
Zu An gave him a reassuring look, then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Shen Xuzi: "Fourth Senior Brother, please don't misunderstand. I'm not questioning your achievements; on the contrary, I admire them greatly."
Jiang Luofu, standing to the side, had a strange expression. Why was this guy even calling me "Fourth Senior Brother"? Why did she feel like he was taking advantage of her?
Shen Xuzi's expression softened slightly: "Then what did you mean by what you just said?"
Zuan explained, "I just feel that energy uses Yuan Stones, and such a large amount of Earth-grade Yuan Stones at that. It is destined that only the powerful and wealthy can afford it, and not just any powerful and wealthy people. In the end, it will not improve the lives of ordinary people."
"This kind of thing is not meant for ordinary people." Shen Xuzi couldn't help but show a pained expression. Let alone ordinary people, even he couldn't afford it. It costs eighty-one Earth-grade Yuan Stones for each battle.
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