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Duohui didn't understand, and asked with her hands on her hips, "Does it mean to make things worse?"

Lu Sheng shook his head. "No, it's genuine help. We must do everything we can to clear obstacles for the Doctor and the puppet, and protect them so they can successfully complete their god-making plan!"

Viktor couldn't help but burst into tears.

The foolish commander actually gave up the opportunity to seize credit for the sake of the Empress's grand plan; what a great character!

Sumeru Chapter: Chapter 102: Lady? Not familiar with her!

The Sumeru Pure Good Palace was once the residence of the gods. Now it has become the power center of the Religious Council, the location of the Great Sage, and a secret place for creating gods.

Beneath the Jingshan Palace, a massive factory was bustling with activity.

The Fools and the top scholars of the Order of the Church gathered together, pointing and commenting on the intricate and complex design drawings.

They are doing one of the greatest things in human history, and there is no room for error.

Everyone looked rather grim, because the god-making project had only been halfway through when they encountered a difficult problem.

That is, the materials that Sumeru can currently produce are insufficient to withstand the wear and tear on the key parts of the divine body.

If ordinary materials are used, there will be no problem in a short time, but it will not work on the body of an immortal god.

Those are gods. If they were like ordinary humans, their hands and legs would ache and their joints would stiffen after a long time. How could they be worthy of the name of a god?

One expert said, "Using the current materials is definitely not enough; we must develop a new type of material for critical components."

Another scholar nodded in agreement, “Yes, we are creating a god, not just playing around. The divine body must be perfect.”

At this moment, a scientist wearing a Fool's Mask shook his head. "Developing new materials requires a lot of money and time. It's a bottomless pit. No one can guarantee success. Doctor and Puppet Master don't have that much patience."

The first expert questioned with dissatisfaction: "Then what do you suggest? Are you just going to use this garbage material? If you Fools insist on this, then I have no objection. But if anything goes wrong with the divine body, don't come looking for me."

"I didn't say we had to use ordinary materials. Everyone can think of other solutions."

The researchers immediately started discussing it.

After a long time, there was still no conclusion.

At this moment, someone sighed and said, "It's all your fault, you fools. You promised that batches of Inazuma's tamagu would be delivered, but only one ship was delivered and then there was none left. If we had tamagu, all the problems would be solved."

These words clearly angered the Fools, with one of them, who had a fiery temper, immediately retorting, "How can you blame this on us Fools? Do you think Yugang is so easy to deal with? We Fools have poured our hearts and souls into this god-making project, spending so much time and effort in Inazuma, even sacrificing one of our executives! Without us Fools, this god-making project wouldn't even exist, let alone be nearly halfway complete! What right do you, a bookworm who spends all day in the lab, have to lecture us?"

Just as the two sides were about to turn their basic technical discussion into an unrestricted fight, an uninvited guest suddenly barged in, silencing everyone.

"You've gotten so worked up over such a small problem, you've completely disgraced the Fools and the Order of the Fathers!"

The uninvited guest's reprimand left everyone completely bewildered.

"No, who are you? What are you doing here?"

The fools, who were inexplicably scolded, immediately became nervous.

You must know that this is a top secret place. There is only one entrance, Jingshan Palace. Everyone who enters here must undergo strict screening. Once you participate in the mission, you cannot leave until the creation of the god is completed. You have to eat and live in the factory.

But now a complete stranger they'd never seen before was brazenly appearing in front of them. They really didn't know what the thirty-member group from the Order of the Fathers was doing.

"Who am I?" Lu Sheng chuckled, putting on the mask of the Fools. "I am your savior."

Upon seeing the other party reveal their identity, the Fools' furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

One of the fools asked, "So you're one of us. Which organization are you from?"

“I am here on behalf of the lady,” Lu Sheng replied.

"A lady?" The fool paused, then muttered, "Was there an invitation for ladies to participate in this plan...?"

He glanced at his colleague beside him, who also looked bewildered.

Logically speaking, the executors of the Fools rarely act in concert.

This god-making project is an exception, because the "doll" Sandone is proficient in creation, and only by having her lead the design and construction of the god's body can perfection be achieved.

In return, the "Doctor" promised that once the God-Making Project was completed, Sandone would personally ascend to the body she created and become a god, leaping directly from a seventh-seat executive to a level comparable to the Ice Queen.

Only mutual benefit could drive the two executives to cooperate.

But lady... to be honest, apart from having a big bust and being a little pretty, she's good for nothing else.

With her brains, what makes her think she can participate in a deification project?

Are we to sculpt the face of a deity into her stunning appearance?

Our Miss Sandoni is pretty too, okay?

Lu Sheng doesn't call himself "The Fool" here mainly because he has to deal with real executives. He can't very well say he's an executive in front of them, can he? It might fool the lower-level people, but it would be too stupid to fool the PhD and the puppet.

It's more accurate to say that someone is a woman; after all, that's the truth.

The most difficult lie to detect is a truth mixed with a lie.

"He probably heard we're creating a god and got jealous, so he came to gather information. Let's just kick him out."

"No, he just said he's our savior. Let's hear what he's here for."

After a quiet discussion among the Fools, a representative stepped forward and asked Lu Sheng, "What did you mean when you said you were a savior?"

Lu Sheng swaggered to the table and glanced at the blueprints on it.

"The Sixth Demon King? That's a good name."

Seeing the names these people gave to the false god, Lu Sheng couldn't help but praise them.

The quick-handed scholar swiftly put away the blueprints. "Of course, this is the name Miss Doll personally chose. If you have something to say, just say it quickly. Don't try to steal secrets by sneaking around."

"Stealing secrets?" Lu Sheng sneered. "Hmph! I look down on such a low-level design."

After saying that, he took out a piece of crystallized bone marrow from his body and placed it in front of everyone.

"do you know it?"

"What is this?!" A sharp-eyed person immediately recognized what the crystal-clear object with its strange luster was. "Crystallized bone marrow! It's the raw material for making jadeite!"

"What?! This is the crystallized bone marrow formed from the remains of a demon god?! It's so beautiful... This is the first time I've ever seen a complete one..."

"Wow! With this, we can produce Tamahagane! The material problem is solved!"

"By the Queen! You, no! You truly are our savior!"

Scholars were abuzz, eager to catch a glimpse of the crystallized bone marrow in its original state.

Just as someone reached out to touch it, Lu Sheng swiftly grabbed the bone marrow and pulled it back.

“I have a large quantity of this stuff, but I won’t just give it to you for no reason. I need to see your superior.”

Deep within the factory, a huge cylindrical cavity was excavated to house the body of a deity under construction.

The man-made god was magnificent, and his nearly 100-meter-tall body inspired awe and fear in all who stood at his feet and looked up at him.

The workers building the body appear as insignificant as ants compared to it.

At the center of the enormous divine body was a circular reactor, which flickered with green light, like a heart, rising and falling with each change.

A petite figure could be faintly seen floating in the center, its body covered in tubes from which a continuous stream of elemental power flowed and was delivered to various parts of the divine body.

On the massive platform directly in front of the divine body, two figures dressed in cloaks stood gazing at this magnificent masterpiece.

The doctor's face was gloomy, hidden behind half a mask, making his features unclear, but the curve of his lips suggested he was quite satisfied with the current progress.

Standing beside him was a petite girl with brown hair and blue eyes, smiling as she admired the new god about to be born, her eyes full of anticipation.

Beneath the wide cloak was an exquisitely crafted aristocratic gown that completely covered her body, even her hands were adorned with white gloves with lace trim.

Apart from her face, not an inch of the girl's skin was exposed.

The seventh executive of the Fools, "Puppet" Sandonne.

A person who prefers cold, mechanical things to flesh and blood.

“It’s almost finished,” the doctor suddenly said. “I didn’t expect that guy, Sanbing, would die in Inazuma. I originally wanted to use his body as a blueprint to create the divine body, but alas.”

“Good riddance.” Sandonne mocked without a trace of sadness. “As a puppet abandoned by his master, he should have ended his own life long ago.”

Sandonne hated the skirmisher not only for this reason, but more importantly, it was unacceptable that the skirmisher, as a creation, and someone else's creation at that, was ranked one level higher than her as an executive officer.

The professor wasn't surprised by such merciless mockery.

After all, a soldier with that kind of personality is destined to be disliked by everyone for life.

He said slowly, "Are you really determined to be a sacrifice for this experiment? There has never been a precedent before, and even I am not sure if it will succeed. If the experiment fails, there will be no way to undo it. As the president of the Adventurers' Guild, your role in Winter's End is crucial. You need to think this through."

The girl simply shook her head. "Dottore, do you know why I like dolls?"

The doctor said calmly, "I've heard about your past."

Sandonne was born into a middle-class family in Fontaine. She could have lived a life of comfort and ease thanks to her privileged upbringing, but instead, she had a pair of eccentric parents.

Sandoni's parents didn't love her, or at least that's what Sandoni thought.

From the time she could remember, her parents arranged all sorts of learning for her: ballet, violin, and grueling etiquette and manners training.

Their sole purpose was to help Sandoni advance further and elevate the family into the aristocracy.

As a child, Sandonne was overwhelmed by many constraints. When she saw other girls with beautiful dolls, she was filled with envy. While other girls could play with their friends, she could only watch from afar through the cold window.

Her parents didn't allow her to have toys because they thought it would distract her from her studies, and they also didn't allow her to make friends because her circle of friends had to consist of children from aristocratic families.

One night when he was a teenager, Sandonne secretly made a puppet in his room using pieces of wood he had found and the knowledge he had learned at the academy.

From that day on, she had her first toy and her first friend.

That night, a strange obsession sprouted within Sandonne.

She became obsessed with creating 'friends', piecing together new 'friends' from all sorts of trash. Gradually, she became more and more skilled, and without any guidance, she became a genius puppeteer.

However, her parents soon noticed something was wrong. They forced their way into Sandone's room, took away all her 'friends,' burned them to ashes, confiscated the tools she used to create, and locked her in her room to reflect on her actions.

Not long after, the Fontaine patrol team smelled a foul stench as they passed a house. Upon opening the door, they were surprised to find a couple whose bodies were already beginning to decompose dancing ballet in the room, while a music box in the room tinkled beautiful notes.

Their bodies were hollowed out and stuffed with various junk-made mechanisms, turning them into living dolls.

Their only daughter disappeared after that time.

Sandonne gave a bleak smile. "Humans are too weak. Flesh and blood are not the answer to the world. If a human hand is cut off, it will never grow back. But it's different for a puppet. If a hand is cut off, a new one can be attached."

"Humans are inherently far inferior to demons, and you know better than I how much effort it takes to bridge that gap."