What does it mean that they all lived with lifelong regrets?

[Current simulation theme confirmed: Weaponry Sect: The Wandering Physician's Record]

[Character briefing has been distributed]

You are Lin Wuhua, a disciple of the Taishang Qizong sect, and an orphan. You are naturally intelligent and have exceptional talent in mathematics, physics, and other scientific disciplines.

When you were very young, you entered the Supreme Weapon Sect, the highest sect for weapon crafting, through the examination methods of the Weapon Sect.

Firstly, it's for survival; secondly, you have no ties to the world; and thirdly, you are genuinely interested in these things.

Because of your innate intelligence and outstanding talent, an elder of the Weapon Sect accepted you as a disciple.

He had seven disciples in total, and you were the youngest of them, so you were deeply loved and cared for by him.

Your master has always had a dream, a dream that is also the lifelong dream of the "Creation" faction—to create real, human-like life.

We need to create beings that, like ourselves, have self-awareness and the ability to make subjective decisions.

Only this goal can be called "Supreme".

In the thousands of years since the founding of the Qi Sect, this goal has never been achieved.

As a result, "creation" has declined, while "casting," which originated from "creation," has become the mainstream of the artifact school.

But now, your master has passed away, and "Creation" has completely lost its last pillar.

As his most favored disciple, you now face a crucial decision.

—Whether or not to inherit his business.

[Exclusive Life Mission Confirmed: Create a Real, Living Doll]

Lin Wuhua blinked and found himself standing in a large hall filled with machinery, with distant mechanical vibrations in his ears.

He turned his head.

As far as I can remember, all of my master's disciples are here.

The eldest senior brother Yan Rugui, the second senior sister Wen Yining, the third senior brother Yin Changgeng, the fourth senior brother Huan Chongguang, the fifth senior brother Ji Yunkai, the sixth senior sister Liu Feiyan, and the seventh junior brother Lin Wuhua—that is, himself.

Hearing the voices around him, Lin Wuhua realized that the disciples were being redistributed.

For inner disciples, the Supreme Weapon Sect follows a strict disciple-mentor system in its apprenticeship system.

Because the manufacture of instruments and magical artifacts is so precise and the knowledge involved is so vast, all inner disciples are forced to become disciples of the elders of the Weapon Sect before they complete their studies.

It's very similar to the graduate student advisor system in the real world.

Now that Lin Wuhua's mentor has died and his disciple has not yet completed his apprenticeship, he naturally needs to be reassigned.

First, the eldest disciple, Yan Rugui, stepped forward.

He was about ten years older than Lin Wuhua. Because he started learning early and was highly skilled, he rarely returned, so the two were not very familiar with each other.

"I request to undergo the assessment. I have already met the requirements for graduation, and my master himself has previously approved of it."

Then there's the second senior sister, Wen Yining. She was Lin Wuhua's mentor when he first entered the sect and treated him well. She even took charge of sorting out his belongings when he passed away.

She smiled at Lin Wuhua and winked: "I want to be sent abroad to travel around and see the world outside the Weapon Sect."

No one was surprised; Wen Yining had always been the gentle and carefree type.

The third senior brother, Yin Changgeng, had a stern face and a cold expression. He was not interested in creation and instead spent his time researching offensive magic weapons on his own.

Without hesitation, he said, "I'm applying to go to the Hall of Hundred Weapons. I've already contacted one of the elders there, and I'll contact him later."

Fourth Senior Brother Huan Chongguang wore a white coat and smelled of herbs. Because of his family's poverty and the considerable expenses of the Qi Sect, he often carried out sect missions at the Qi Sect's Hundred Doctors Hall.

"I'm going to Baiyitang. I... I really can't learn these things. I've already interned there for quite a while."

Finally, he gave a wry smile: "Besides, these things are indeed too expensive."

Fifth Senior Brother Ji Yunkai is pragmatic and skilled, but lacks creativity. He is a member of a sizable family outside the Weapon Sect and comes here carrying the family's expectations.

"I want to go to the Craftsmanship Department. My family has always lacked a trained weapon refiner. I want to go there to learn some standardized and reusable techniques."

"My family is waiting for me to go back; I can't keep waiting like this."

The sixth senior sister, Liu Feiyan, was heavily made up and had a beautiful face. She was the one with the most worldly desires. After entering the Weapon Sect, she had already discussed marriage and didn't do much research.

To exaggerate, many outer disciples are more skilled than her.

She didn't even show up when her master passed away because she was pregnant.

However, perhaps because Lin Wuhua was favored by his master, Liu Feiyan treated him quite well, and would occasionally give him small gifts from outside when she appeared in public.

Liu Feiyan waved her hand and even took out a small mirror: "I'm fine with it. I'll ask my family later and then we'll talk about it."

Finally, everyone's attention turned to Lin Wuhua.

He was only fifteen years old, the youngest of them all. He was withdrawn and disliked seeing people, making him an outsider among everyone else.

A mechanical bird landed on his shoulder.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Wen Yining winked at him.

"Wuhua, is it hard to decide? Should we talk about it later? After all, you and your master have the best relationship."

Lin Wuhua shook her head and pursed her lips.

"No," he said, "I want to continue down my master's path and repair his puppets."

There was a moment of stunned silence on the field.

Because Lin Wuhua was so young and so talented, he was actually the most favored disciple.

At the age of twelve, he built his first mechanical bird from scratch—the one on his shoulder.

Lin Wuhua lowered his head.

The bird flapped its wings a few times and landed on his fingertips.

"I want to take the path of 'creation'."

Before anyone else could speak, the elder in charge of the allocation of resources in the Weapon Sect shook his head.

"No, this is a dead end. The sect will not allow it."

He watched as the mechanical bird fluttered between Lin Wuhua's fingers and pecked at his fingertips, a look of amazement and admiration flashing in his eyes.

"You have great talent, don't waste it on this path..."

Lin Wuhua raised his hand, and the bird flew back to his shoulder.

"My master left me his doll; I'm going to restore it."

He was not surprised by the opposition from others.

The sect of the Artifact Sect is divided into "Creation" and "Casting". "Casting" is actually derived from "Creation", but due to an incident in the early years, the relationship between the two sects is quite bad.

Overtly and covertly, "Casting" is always trying to persuade members of the "Creation" faction to leave.

Now that Lin Wuhua's master has passed away, "Chuangsheng" has completely lost its last elder.

In other words, everyone in front of him belonged to the "casting" faction.

Suddenly, the third senior brother, Yin Changgeng, spoke up.

"Junior Brother Lin, don't waste your talent. The path Master is on is a dead end. Don't squander your time on this path."

His tone became urgent: "If I hadn't gone in here before, I wouldn't be in this situation..."

Lin Wuhua looked up: "Senior Brother Yin, Master said that before joining the sect, you were the one who most revered Creation."

"If that weren't the case, he wouldn't have accepted you."

Yin Changgeng's face was half green and half white: "You—"