Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

"Look at his welding trajectory!"

The female researcher pointed at the screen, her fingers trembling, "The most difficult part of the reverse nesting method is multi-axis linkage welding. The spacing error of the weld points cannot exceed 0.03 millimeters. That set of continuous welding he just did—"

"The error is absolutely less than 0.01!"

The monitoring room was silent for a full three seconds.

Zhou Yuanpei slowly put down his water glass, his voice somewhat hoarse.

"That speed and precision... I can't do it."

The female researcher turned around and looked at him.

Zhou Yuanpei was a senior technician at the research institute, with twelve years of experience.

He said he couldn't do it.

"It's not just you who can't do it." The female researcher's expression was grave. "In the entire research institute, I can count on one hand the number of people who can stably control six arms in unison and maintain this level of precision—no more than five."

"They are all veterans who have been working for more than 20 years."

The intern swallowed hard: "But he's only been enrolled for... half a month..."

No one answered him.

Because the images on the screen are still playing.

The prototype of the mecha skeleton is taking shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The assembly order of each component may seem random, but careful observation reveals that he is using an extremely ingenious cross-progression method to build multiple subsystems at the same time.

This means that he wasn't assembling it step by step, but rather that he had planned out the entire structure of the mecha in his mind from the very beginning.

We build and optimize simultaneously.

"Record it!" Zhou Yuanpei whirled around. "Quickly record the whole process! From the beginning! Record it completely!"

The female researcher was already working on it, her fingers flying across the keyboard.

"I started recording the moment he walked into the studio."

"Very good!"

"Turn the resolution to the highest level, and make sure you don't miss a single frame."

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the other side.

"I wonder how Yang Xian's mecha is coming along..."

Liu Qin sat in her office, holding a document approval form in her hand.

She read it twice, but couldn't absorb a single word.

All I could think about was Yang Xian.

After a while, Liu Qin put down the approval form and stood up.

"Let's go take a look."

She walked out of the office and down the corridor toward the monitoring room.

Before I even reached the door, I could hear a buzzing sound coming from inside.

Many people are talking.

Liu Qin pushed open the door.

A dozen or so people were crammed into the monitoring room.

Some were standing, some were squatting, and some were tiptoeing forward.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the same screen.

"Why aren't you working? What are you all doing standing around here?"

Liu Qin's voice wasn't loud, but the monitoring room instantly fell silent.

Everyone turned their heads.

"Chief Liu!"

"Hello, Chief Liu!"

Zhou Yuanpei was the first to react and stepped aside to make way for him.

"Chief Liu, you've come at the perfect time!" He pointed to the screen, his voice brimming with barely concealed excitement. "Student Yang Xian is in Studio B-07, using the reverse nesting method to manufacture mechs."

"Moreover, his speed and precision have far exceeded the level that a novice should have."

"We are making a complete record of the process."

Liu Qin didn't stop walking; she went straight to the screen.

People around them consciously stepped back.

In the video, Yang Xian is sitting at the control panel, with six robotic arms operating at high speed in front of him.

The main frame of the mecha is mostly complete.

The components fit together so tightly that no joint marks are visible, and the solder joints are distributed so evenly that it's almost absurd.

"To be able to build a mecha of this caliber in such a short time since enrolling in school."

"Not bad at all..."

Liu Qin praised softly.

But then, her eyes narrowed.

"Wait, the skeletal structure of this mech..."

Every detail of the mecha had a corresponding place in her memory.

It is almost exactly the same as the "Star" that the God of War created ten years ago!

It can't be wrong!

As the chief researcher, Liu Qin also studied "Stars" for a full seven years!

The mecha in front of us, which is still in its infancy, is meticulously designed, from its skeletal structure and stress distribution to its interface layout and space allocation...

At least 70% of the design ideas are exactly the same as "Stars".

Using a reverse nesting method that was phased out ten years ago, Yang Xian actually created a product that was highly compatible with the Martial God Mech...?

Is this just a coincidence?

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The Guo family residence.

"Jingyi!"

As soon as the door was pushed open, a well-maintained middle-aged woman looked Guo Jingyi up and down.

"You're finally back! Mom hasn't slept well these past two days, her eyes are all swollen, look at them—"

"Mom, I'm fine." Guo Jingyi patted her mother's hand helplessly. "Really, I'm fine. Not a single hair is missing."

Guo's mother circled her daughter once, making sure she was indeed unharmed, and then let out a long sigh of relief.

The mother and daughter sat on the sofa and started chatting.

"Mom, do you remember the person I mentioned to you last time?" Guo Jingyi suddenly asked.

"That female warrior piloting the white mecha?"

"Yes!" Guo Jingyi nodded vigorously, her tone excited.

"This time, I encountered a swarm of iron-eating insects in the rift, and the situation was extremely dangerous. It was she who saved me again!"

"Mom, she's really amazing! She managed to hold off such a huge swarm of iron-eating insects all by herself."

"Moreover, her fighting style is exceptionally clean and efficient, without any unnecessary hesitation..."

"Alright, alright." Guo's mother put down her teacup. "You've said it twice already. You said it again when you called back last time, and now you're saying it again."

Guo Jingyi choked for a moment.

"That's because she's really amazing..."

"Mom knows how capable she is." Guo's mother looked at her daughter. "That's why when you asked me to help investigate her last time, I've been investigating as well."

Guo Jingyi immediately sat up straight: "Did you find out?"

Guo's mother sighed and shook her head.

"no."

"How could that be?" Guo Jingyi frowned.

A female warrior of the third realm, piloting a white mecha, possesses combat power far exceeding that of her peers...

This area isn't very large.

With the Guo family's connections, there's no way they couldn't find out, right?

"Mom screened all the registered female martial artists of the third realm in Star City."

Guo's mother looked somewhat helpless. "None of them match your description."

"How is that possible!"

Guo Jingyi stood up. "She was clearly in the crevice! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Mom didn't say you were mistaken," Guo's mother said, pulling her daughter to sit down. "But the fact is, we can't find this person. Either her information isn't entered into the system, or—she's not even in the regular database."

Guo Jingyi bit her lip, her mind racing.

Suddenly, she thought of something.

"Mom, after the Iron-Eating Bugs were dealt with, besides me, did anyone else come out of the rift exit?"

With Sister Yang's abilities, she should have come out before me.

If we can find people who came out of the crack within the same time period, we can narrow down the scope.

After thinking for a moment, Guo's mother said, "Yes."

Guo Jingyi's eyes lit up.

"Who is it?!"

"Your blind date," Guo's mother's tone suddenly became meaningful, "Yang Xian."

Upon hearing this, Guo Jingyi was completely stunned.

Yang Xian?

How come he's in the crevice too?

"No, that's not what I asked about! I asked if there are any female martial artists!"

"There were no women," Guo's mother shook her head. "He was the only one who came out."

Guo Jingyi was taken aback, her expression filled with confusion.

Where did Sister Yang go?

Did she take another exit?

Or...did she leave in some special way?

"Mom, could you please keep looking for me?"

Guo Jingyi's voice softened, "She saved my life twice, I have to thank her in person."

"Don't worry." Guo's mother put her arm around her daughter and stroked her hair. "Mom will definitely continue to investigate for you. After all, he is your savior."

Guo Jingyi leaned on her mother's shoulder with peace of mind.

But the next second—

"But then again," Guo's mother changed the subject.

"Jingyi, what about Yang Xian...?"

When do you plan to make that contact?