Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Upon hearing this, Fang Rui's gaze fell on Ru Hua in her maid outfit. Just as his thoughts were about to wander off course, he slammed on the brakes, pulled his mind back on track, and asked with a serious expression, "How do you want to modify her?"

"It's just a matter of changing the appearance!"

Upon hearing that Fang Rui was willing to help, Jin Yong's tone immediately became a little cheerful. There were not many weapon refiners in the world of supernatural beings to begin with, and even fewer weapon refiners who could make puppets. In Biyou Village, there was only one such person before, Ma Xianhong.

But it's a small matter like changing the appearance of a puppet, so we can't bother the village chief!

As soon as he said it, Jin Yong remembered Kabuto's strength, speed, and defense, which far surpassed those of ordinary puppets, and immediately added, "If you don't mind the trouble, I'd also like to upgrade Momoko's strength, speed, and defense."

"Changing the shape is simple, it's just changing the shell, but to increase power and speed, you need to change a lot of the internal structure."

Fang Rui suggested: "Instead of going through the trouble of making changes little by little, it's better to build a new one."

“Let’s rebuild one?” Jin Yong nodded in agreement and patted Fang Rui on the shoulder. “Then I’ll leave it to you, little brother!”

Fang Rui: "…………"

How did our conversation turn into a job discussion?

Thinking that I didn't have anything else to do lately, I didn't refuse.

After all, we're from the same village, and we see each other all the time. It wouldn't be good to ruin our relationship.

"As for the appearance..." Jin Yong took out his phone and searched for a bunch of pictures online, "It just needs to be similar to these."

Fang Rui glanced at the pictures and thought there wasn't much of a problem; it was just a matter of making them look better.

"No problem. Are there any requirements for the weapons that can be mounted?"

Fang Rui, who was turning and walking into the village, asked a question, with Kabuto, whose paint was chipped, following behind.

Jin Yong followed, with two women named Ruhua behind him.

Upon hearing Fang Rui's question, Jin Yong, who was about to say "It's all up to you," suddenly remembered Kabuto, who was carrying no weapons, and the words that came to his lips changed: "Make it as rich as possible."

Fang Rui nodded slightly, indicating that there was no problem.

After parting ways with Jin Yong, Fang Rui returned to the temporary workshop, wrote down Jin Yong's requests one by one on a piece of paper, stood there thinking for a while, and then got to work, processing the materials.

………………

Meanwhile, Ma Xianhong, who had finished the exoskeleton design drawings, did not have anyone else hand them over to Fang Rui. Instead, he went there personally to check on Fang Rui's practice progress and arrange subsequent lessons.

The village wasn't very big, so we just asked someone and found out where Fang Rui was.

Ma Xianhong pushed open the door and entered. He was stunned to see Jia Dou and Fang Rui, who were skillfully handling materials inside. They didn't look like newcomers at all.

The actual scene was not quite what he had imagined.

Hearing the door being pushed open, Fang Rui stopped and turned to look at the doorway.

"Master, what brings you here?"

“I’ve come to see you.” Ma Xianhong examined the armored vehicle for a while. With his discerning eye, he could tell that it was a puppet, but it was quite different from the puppets he had made.

A bold guess then surfaced in his mind, but he quickly shook his head, thinking that the guess was impossible.

Not wanting to guess any longer, Ma Xianhong decided to ask directly. Pointing to the Kabuto, he voiced his doubts: "This is..."

Chapter 9 Fang Rui: You're right

Following the direction Ma Xianhong pointed, a handsome Kabuto appeared in Fang Rui's field of vision.

Reflecting on how long he had been a weapon refiner, and glancing at Ma Xianhong's somewhat strange expression, he pondered for a moment before realizing what had happened.

A beginner who has been learning weapon crafting for less than a week has successfully created a puppet with considerable difficulty. This situation is somewhat like a first-grade elementary school student easily completing the coursework of a university student.

Although the description is not quite accurate, you can get the gist of it.

Simply put, it's outrageous! So outrageous that even genius can't fully explain it.

"So how do you explain this?"

Not knowing how to make up a story, Fang Rui immediately called for a simulator in his mind.

Simulator, I need your help!

I need to know what excuse I can come up with to fool Ma Xianhong!

Simulator: Cooling down...

Fang Rui: "…………"

Each simulation represents a change in the future, so does the future now mean that I will be kicked out of Biyou Village?

But I just arrived in Biyou Village!

"Fang Rui? Fang Rui!..."

The intermittent sounds reached his ears, and Fang Rui, who had been lost in thought, snapped back to reality, replying somewhat blankly, "Huh?"

"Are you alright?" Ma Xianhong asked with concern.

"It's nothing," Fang Rui replied.

"That puppet..."

Before Ma Xianhong could finish speaking, Fang Rui interrupted, "I made it."

The fact that he made the "katana" is already known in the village, so there's no way he can lie about it now.

Upon hearing Fang Rui's answer, Ma Xianhong frowned and fell into deep thought, while Fang Rui studied escape routes.

The door? Ma Xianhong blocked the only way.

The window? Before he could even dart out, Ma Xianhong would grab his foot.

Hitting a wall? He felt the probability of smashing through the wall with all his might was low.

If it doesn't smash through the wall in one go, the situation will be very awkward.

While he was lost in thought, Ma Xianhong's furrowed brows relaxed, and he voiced his guess.

“Fang Rui, you should have learned about weapon crafting in the past. Although you have forgotten it now, when you come into contact with it again, you will instinctively know what to do.”

Just like me.

Ma Xianhong silently added in his mind that he had also lost his past memories, but he could still use the Divine Hundred Refinements technique.

When he was refining weapons, even though it was something he had no recollection of, he instinctively knew what to do.

Fang Rui, who was still troubled, was stunned when he heard Ma Xianhong's explanation. This conclusion was based entirely on the fact that he was not lying.

Sometimes trust is a very heavy thing!

With a sigh, Fang Rui chimed in, "...Oh, I see~"

“That should be it.” Ma Xianhong nodded firmly, feeling that his guess was correct.

"Oh, right, here you go." After resolving his doubts, Ma Xianhong remembered the original purpose of his trip and handed Fang Rui a stack of A4 papers, which were design blueprints for an exoskeleton armor.

Taking the blueprints, Fang Rui asked, "Can ordinary people use them?"

"I'm sorry, I can't." Ma Xianhong shook his head, then added, "Regarding your study arrangements..."

“I can learn on my own, and I can ask you if I have any questions,” Fang Rui interjected.

After thinking for a while, Ma Xianhong agreed, "Okay."

Having received the answer he wanted, Fang Rui forced a smile, raised his hand, and said, "Teacher Ma, I have a question now."

"Teacher?" Ma Xianhong blinked a few times. This title...

"what is the problem?"

As Fang Rui walked towards Kabuto, he asked, "Master, have you ever watched Kamen Rider Kabuto?"

The form of address has reverted back... Ma Xianhong answered the question: "No, then what is it?"

"It's a tokusatsu drama." He searched for information about Kabuto online and then handed his phone to Ma Xianhong.

Even though he's a tech geek, Ma Xianhong knows what tokusatsu dramas are. He took the phone, looked at it for a while, and said, "If you want to make a Kabuto that's exactly the same as the original character, I advise you to give up now."

“I didn’t have that idea either.” Fang Rui waved his hand. “I just wanted to create a weakened version of Kabuto’s second form.”

Second form...

Ma Xianhong glanced at his phone again, and asked thoughtfully, "So your question is..."

Fang Rui replied, "The first is how to increase the speed of the Kabuto, and the second is the Knight Kick."

Ma Xianhong thought for a moment and replied, "I haven't studied the divine mechanism that increases speed either, so I can't give you a solution right now. As for the Knight Kick..."

Simply put, it's a powerful kick...

He had an idea: "I've been researching how to transplant some of mystical techniques onto mechanical puppets. I can give you the notes that record my research findings."

"But where can I find suitable supernatural arts?" Fang Rui asked.

"Buy it from an intelligence agency, or find it yourself."

Ma Xianhong offered a solution and then casually invited, "I'm going out of town soon, would you like to come along?"

"No need." Fang Rui refused decisively without the slightest hesitation.

The strength is too weak to go out.

I'll talk about leaving the village once I've risen to the rank of second only to the leader.

Wait a minute, did I just set a flag?

Ma Xianhong stopped trying to persuade him, took out an iron ring and handed it to Fang Rui, explaining, "This is a communication tool. Use it to contact me in case of emergency."

Fang Rui examined the communication device and asked, "If I have a question I'd like to ask you, can I use this to contact you?"

“…Okay.” Ma Xianhong nodded, and as he turned to walk to the door, he looked back at Fang Rui. “I will give you the research notes tonight.”

After saying that, he took a step forward and walked out of the room, disappearing from Fang Rui's sight.

"Phew~" Fang Rui withdrew his gaze from the doorway, exhaled, then sat cross-legged on the ground, leaned his upper body back, supported himself with his hands on the floor, and looked up at the ceiling.

So using amnesia as an excuse is indeed quite convenient.

Unfortunately, this isn't always a valid excuse. Given my prolific…ahem…speed, I'll definitely be creating all sorts of amazing machines in the future, so…

I need to find a foolproof excuse!