Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 64 Primordial Framework + Haotian Core + Xingtian Firepower: This is not the classical school, this is the ancient god school!

"Good evening to our 75 billion online viewers! This is the live broadcast of the National Civil Service Examination Science Competition! I'm your evening news anchor, Jiayu!"

"Qin Feng, the first to enter the experimental zone, has been there for 7 hours, 55 minutes, and 42 seconds! In the National Science Exam, approximately 11.5% of science students have already completed their science exams and entered the experimental testing phase. However, what intrigues us is that the other four top experts on the Astounding Ranking—[One Saint], [Immortal of Vastness], [Daoist of the Farmer's School], and [Daoist of the Mohist School]—are still taking their science exams and haven't left their exam rooms! Perhaps they've realized that simply conducting experiments won't be enough to determine a winner with Qin Feng, so they're focusing on the theoretical exams to surpass him and claim first place in science! It must be said that these four Astounding Ranking experts all possess unique and unconventional ideas; their vision and foresight are unparalleled!"

"Let's shift our focus to Qin Feng, the young hero who has 'sixth-half-stepped' into forging and smelting. He seems to be nearing the end, starting the final finishing touches. The local materials in his preparation area are almost used up, and of course, the materials in the national treasury are also nearly depleted. During this time, young hero Qin Feng has demonstrated his proactive spirit, adding materials seventeen times!"

"Almost every time the materials arrived, Young Hero Qin Feng would carry his nine buckets to collect them. Now, with the third-person perspective, we can clearly see that 99% of the materials in the [Heavenly Grade] and [Premium Grade] material areas of the national treasury have been emptied. The remaining 1% might be because Young Hero Qin Feng felt embarrassed to take all the materials since the other four contestants on the Astounding Ranking didn't come! Wait, Young Hero Qin Feng has picked up his buckets again. Oh no! Young Hero Qin Feng is going to take the last 1%!"

"Heavens! The other four Astounding Realm experts, hurry up and come out! If you don't come out soon, there really won't be any more rare materials! How will you compete with Young Hero Qin Feng then? Although the Qin Empire's treasury claims to have an unlimited supply, some materials are ultimately finite. If you come late, they'll really be gone!"

"From this, it's not hard to see that Young Hero Qin Feng and the four science-oriented powerhouses are not using the same strategy. The other four powerhouses are planning for the overall situation, playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses to win overall, while Young Hero Qin Feng is following the path of others, leaving them with no way to go, thus securing victory. Although it's currently unknown which strategy will prevail, in terms of resource consumption, the money spent on Young Hero Qin Feng's mecha is immeasurable! It's no exaggeration to say that it represents ten years of effort from our Great Qin!"

"Now let's switch the camera to Mr. Gongshuqiu, the vice dean of Daqin Heavy Industry College. Mr. Gongshuqiu, please analyze the current experimental situation for us."

In the scene, a gaunt old man dressed in a black and white robe appears, stroking his long beard as he says, "Enough with the small talk, let's take a look at young hero Qin Feng's mecha forging!"

"Mechs are a type of magical weapon that requires forging and infusing with a mechanical spirit. They are composite super combat artifacts that combine defense, offense, and guerrilla warfare capabilities!"

"Therefore, if we want to understand the forging level of Qin Feng's mecha, we must know some of the basic elements of the mecha!"

"As we all know, a mech consists of many components, including power, firepower, architecture, core, algorithms, and so on. Based on the ranking from most difficult to easiest, it's not hard to see that the three essential elements of a mech are architecture, core, and firepower!"

"The architecture determines the basic lower limit and the maximum upper limit of a mecha. The basic lower limit is mainly reflected in the mecha's repairability. Let me give a simple description: cars are very common, but they are highly complex, requiring major powers to manufacture them. However, car repair doesn't require much technical skill; even uneducated craftsmen can repair them! The upper limit is the difficulty, and the lower limit is the repair difficulty! Similarly, the same principle applies to mechas. The lower limit of a mecha lies in the selection and purification of its energy sources, exhibiting strong compatibility with consumable energy sources. The upper limit of a mecha lies in its upgrade potential. Generally, leaving room for upgrades of one level is considered excellent. For example, if it's forged into a high-grade Xuan level now, it might have the opportunity to upgrade to a low-grade Di level later!"

"The core, as the name suggests, is the heart of a mecha. The core includes two components: the algorithm and the mecha's soul. The algorithm determines the mecha's reaction sensitivity and optimal adaptability, much like the central nervous system of a human. A human with a malfunctioning central nervous system cannot walk, and a mecha with a flawed algorithm cannot even stand up, let alone fly. The more sophisticated the algorithm, the more adaptable the mecha can be, enabling it to perform more complex combat maneuvers in sync with the pilot!"

"Now that we've discussed algorithms, we must delve into the concept of the Mech Soul! As everyone knows, the Mech Soul is the crucial dividing line between classic mechs and mass-produced modern mechs! Those with Mech Souls are called magical artifacts, while those without are simply industrial products! Each Mech Soul is unique, and the reason for this uniqueness lies in the emotions, spirit, and soul strength that the mech forger infuses when engraving the algorithmic runes. The differences between individuals create the differences in Mech Souls! Therefore, there is a close connection between the Mech Soul and the forger. If the mech pilot is strong and fierce, then their Mech Soul will be very masculine and combat-ready. If the mech pilot is cunning and prone to backstabbing, then the resulting Mech Soul will most likely be a treacherous old fox!"

"The personality of a mech soul depends on the blacksmith, and the mech soul is the core of the mech core. A brave and martial mech soul may seem ordinary, but if faced with a desperate situation, it can unleash a mech soul talent of more than ten times the level of self-destruction. A backstab-type mech can maintain several times its combat power for a long time while remaining calm, but its attack power will be greatly reduced once it is discovered. Although the combat power of an intelligent mech is not very good, it is proficient in stealth techniques, especially its ability to escape is unparalleled!"

"Finally, let's talk about firepower. The firepower of a classic mech mainly comes from two aspects: the host itself and its own fire control weapons. Nowadays, fire control weapons are basically at the same level, and you could even say that the fire control weapons of some modern mechs produced on industrial assembly lines are more powerful than those of classic mechs! But if you really put a classic mech and a modern mech in a one-on-one fight, the classic mech can take on a thousand modern assembly line products!"

"The biggest reason for such a huge disparity in combat power lies in the host's own martial arts combat strength! Classical mechs possess a machine soul that can resonate with the mech pilot, resulting in the phenomenon of mechs mastering martial arts, making them unstoppable! This isn't obvious in basic mechs, but once a martial artist enters the advanced martial arts cultivation realm, their true energy can be amplified and released through the mech, as can their internal force and external force. At this point, the classical mech school will experience an explosive increase in power; the stronger the mech pilot, the stronger the mech! You can imagine that when a martial arts practitioner pilots a mech, it's equivalent to entering god mode! It's incomparable to the garbage from the industrial assembly line!"

Gongshu Chou didn't speak quickly; it took more than three hours for him to finish his rambling speech.

The time displayed in the footage is "12 hours, 1 minute, and 53 seconds".

Qin Feng has been in the experimental zone for a full 12 hours.

At this moment, it seemed that Qin Feng had also reached his limit. Beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on Qin Feng's cheeks, and his entire face was as red as paper against the backdrop of the tens of thousands of degrees of starfire furnace. His powerful body, which was more than six meters tall, was also hunched over, as if all his mental strength had been drained. Even a non-human being with two thousand units of energy and blood was being tortured into such a sorry state.

In the college entrance examination command office, all the doctors stared at Qin Feng. How was this kid? Could he not hold on?

Just as everyone hesitated, Qin Feng raised his figure on the screen, his hands moving gracefully as he slowly finished his practice.

Gongshu Ban's old eyes gleamed. "It's almost done. What do you all think this kid's success rate will be?"

The yield rate is the success rate of forging products.

An old man with a white beard laughed, "I am also a Heart Refining Blacksmith, and my success rate in forging is only about 32%. Even if this young man has extraordinary bones and amazing talent, I estimate it's only about 40%!"

Someone quickly retorted, "Isn't 40% too high a score? In my opinion, 20% is already quite impressive!"

"No! 40% is an underestimation. Don't forget, this person's brain development is on a completely different level from ours. I'd say around 50%!"

"50%? Impossible! Does he think he's some kind of legendary master craftsman? I'd say 30%!"

Amidst the conversation, Gongshu Ban uttered a phrase, "Over 95%!"

Upon hearing this, everyone froze on the spot!

95%, doesn't that mean it's close to perfection?

Everyone stared at the screen, where Qin Feng suddenly raised his hand and pressed the button to start the furnace!

The massive Earth Core Spark Furnace vibrated violently, and hydraulic water-cooled steam gushed out from the surrounding area, filling the entire forging workshop with thick fog!

Within this mist, however, came a series of mecha components bathed in crimson light, like divine warriors descending from the heavens, slowly drifting out amidst the thick fog!

Thick white cooling steam spread like celestial mist, and mechs released divine light from their magical artifacts, floating in mid-air.

The boy, now back to his normal 1.8-meter height, stood shirtless amidst a multitude of magical artifacts, his neatly combed hair flying in the wind, a smug smile playing on his lips!

This scene was captured by countless photographers, creating a stunning high-definition background image!

A spirited and handsome young man, with a cocky smirk, surrounded by countless mecha artifact components, amidst the white celestial mist, no words of praise could adequately describe the awe-inspiring scene.

It broke away from the classic image of the mecha pilot as a hunched-over old codger, successfully reshaping the mecha pilot's handsome appearance, elegant posture, arrogant knowledge, and cocky and irritating temperament.

One after another, mecha components fell into the preparation area. On the circular wall-mounted shelves, mecha parts fell one by one, all of them shining with golden light, as if they had been reborn!

A line of data appeared on the display panel of the Spark Furnace system.

"100% success rate in forging mech components!"

Upon witnessing this, the college entrance examination command center fell silent; all the doctors shut their mouths.

Only Gongshu Ban's lips curled into a smile, revealing the exact same arc of a grin as Qin Feng's. 😲♧ ➅9𝐬卄𝓊ⓧ.ᶜᗝΜ ♖☞

Lu Ban looked around, seemingly mocking his peers. "Comparison is the death of others, and comparison is the death of goods. Your forging skills are inferior to mine, and your vision is just as inferior. Are you convinced now?"

However, stubborn people are everywhere, and even at such a disadvantage, there are still some who are incredibly defiant.

The old man with the white beard looked at Gongshu Ban and said stubbornly, "His mecha forging skills are unparalleled! But the key to this mecha lies in its structure, firepower, and core. Among these three, the structure is a closely guarded secret of each sect, the core is the secret of the algorithm, and the firepower is related to his martial arts! In my opinion, he should stop here. After all, no one would broadcast their architectural diagrams and technical ideas to more than 10 billion viewers."

Faced with the old man's stubbornness, Gongshu Ban smiled slightly and said sarcastically without any mercy, "I may not be convinced by anything else, but I am impressed by the stubbornness of my fellow practitioners who, even after being slapped in the face, still claim that they only got a minor scratch! I'm afraid that after you are cremated, your bones will turn to ashes, but your mouths will not melt away!"

True academic debates are this simple and unpretentious, just as down-to-earth as real business battles where people fight over seals.

The old man with the white beard looked at Gongshu Ban and said, "Mr. Gongshu, let's discuss the matter at hand. Why do you have to escalate it and resort to personal attacks!"

"Alright! Let's get down to business." Gongshu Ban stroked his beard, sizing up his group of colleagues. "In your eyes, the so-called structural ingenuity and core logic are all closely guarded secrets, so you assume everyone in the world is like you, hoarding their own knowledge! However, you've overlooked a type of person, a great being born to create a school of thought, to usher in a new era. They are hailed as founding fathers, pioneering masters!"

"In the eyes of a founding master, there is no such thing as being afraid of others learning from him or stealing his secret knowledge."

"The founding master only cares about one thing: whether people will learn my methods, or whether my methods are too difficult."

"They're not after personal power and status; they just want to create an era of their own!"

"In my opinion, Qin Feng will not only disregard the industry's unspoken rules, but he will also bravely break them, personally teaching all of humanity how to draw the architecture and hypothesize the core logic in front of over ten billion people!"

"He would have a high-speed camera record his entire painting process, so that future generations could use it as learning material to study and analyze!"

"As for whether future generations can learn it or not, that's up to their abilities. In any case, I, Qin, have already fulfilled my duty as the founding ancestor!"

"What Qin Feng is pursuing is a height that neither you nor I can reach—a height that will allow him to create a new era for mecha forgers! And this is the height that I have always pursued but never attained!"

"Only through openness and honesty can saints be established throughout the world!"

"We build mechs for money and power, he builds them simply to become a saint of science!"

Gongshu Ban's powerful words shocked all his colleagues present. No one dared to question Qin Feng's foolish enthusiasm for this action, because in their eyes, this foolish act of revealing secrets was actually a magnanimous state of mind comparable to that of a saint, a state that they could not reach!

However, if Qin Feng knew that Gongshu Ban was currently boasting about himself like crazy, he would definitely say, "You're overthinking it, boss! I just wanted to get something for free. As for keeping the secrets of the structure, I don't know about that unspoken rule. I figured I might as well do a live stream. Anyway, I won't lose out if I get the materials. A gentleman's way is to give and take!"

On the screen, Qin Feng picked up a box of laser inscription pens with his left hand, seemingly preparing to outline the inscription structure.

Off-screen, Miss Jiayu kept saying, "It seems our young hero Qin Feng is already sketching out the framework!"

"We've just heard Associate Professor Gongshuqiu's presentation on neural networks, which are like human architectures. Therefore, the process of outlining them must be seamless! The thought process must be continuous! The hands must not stop!"

"Normally, a skilled mecha forger would sketch the mecha's structure in batches. However, from the current perspective, young hero Qin Feng doesn't seem to like the old mecha forger's approach. He pulled out a box of laser pointers!"

"These laser pointers are the latest models customized by Daqin Heavy Industry. Each box contains eight pointers. Not only are they highly accurate, but a single charge can last for three years! The latest shopping link is at the bottom of the screen. Feel free to click and purchase if you're interested!"

"Getting back to the main point, let's return our focus to young hero Qin Feng. He gently wiped the laser pen case, his focused expression like that of a master swordsman carefully polishing his sword before a decisive battle! A focused man is the most captivating, and at this moment, young hero Qin Feng is at his most perfect!"

"Good heavens! What is he doing! He threw his pencil case away!"

On the screen, Qin Feng suddenly threw the pencil case into the air, and the eight laser pens scattered, about to fall!

At this critical moment, Qin Feng raised his hands and several hair-thin needle threads shot out from them!

Each thread was securely wrapped around a laser pointer!

Qin Feng's eyes gleamed, and under his mental manipulation, the eight laser pointers began to activate simultaneously on the eight mecha parts, starting to draw at the same time!

At this moment, not only were the ordinary viewers in front of the screen dumbfounded, but even the many doctors in the college entrance examination command center were stunned.

"This...this is mental manipulation! He's using his mental power to control these threads and manipulate the laser pointer to outline the structure!"

"Damn it! Wasn't he just looking like he was about to kick the bucket?! How did he suddenly become so energetic and full of vitality?"

"It's all fake! He was faking it just now! Now he's not faking it anymore! You bastard from the School of Diplomacy, you have too many tricks up your sleeve! Can't you live without pulling off some stunts?!"

"That brat, damn it, I'll give him a good beating when I get the chance! Otherwise, all that blood pressure medication I took today was for nothing!"

On the screen, Qin Feng sketched the structure of eight parts at the same time. Seemingly still finding it too slow, Qin Feng suddenly kicked the tool table next to him, and four more boxes of laser pens were thrown into the air at the same time!

This time, Qin Feng flicked out strands of golden silk from his palm, which wrapped around the laser pointers. In this way, he could control twenty laser pointers with one hand, and all forty laser pointers could start working at the same time, increasing the overall work efficiency by 40 times!

No, it's not just 40 times!

A normal architect needs to compare, test, and then compare again and again when drawing an architecture, but Qin Feng can do it almost in one go, as smoothly as flowing water!

If you look closely at each laser pointer, you can see that the entire laser pointer, from its starting point to its frame and then to its landing point, is made in one go without any flaws!

This speed is at least 100 times, or even 200 times, more efficient than that of an ordinary mecha forger!

Miss Jiayu from the evening news is depressed. She has seen a lot of ups and downs, but everything she saw today gave her a sense of unfamiliarity with society. What kind of gods are these!

However, the work must continue. Miss Jiayu continued, "This is the evening news. As you can see, Young Hero Qin Feng is teaching you how to draw an architecture live in front of the cameras of 175 billion people. This is unprecedented."

"As everyone knows, architecture has always been a very expensive and closely guarded discipline. Over the years, those who have been able to learn architecture have all regarded this technology as a family heirloom."

"But Young Hero Qin Feng seems completely unconcerned about these things, which makes one admire his magnanimity and spirit!"

"Let's briefly mention here that the other four astounding experts have completed their theoretical exams and entered the experimental phase, but their viewership is pitifully low, so we won't waste the audience's precious time. Let's continue focusing on young hero Qin Feng!"

"Young Master Qin Feng is manipulating 40 silk threads and using mental resonance to inscribe this. Although it looks cool, it is actually very dangerous. Especially for those whose mental strength is not strong enough, please do not imitate it, or you may suffer soul damage! Let's zoom in a little to see what kind of structure Young Master Qin Feng is drawing."

As the camera zoomed in, everyone watching was stunned when they looked closely at the marks Qin Feng had drawn.

What is a normal architecture? It's triangular, circular, or a dense network of circuits like those on various circuit boards.

What is Qin Feng painting? It is ancient-style flames, water droplets, hurricanes, and land. On those structures, you can even see many totem symbols and inscriptions left from the ancient divine dynasties!

This tastes wrong!

Is this an inscription? It looks like he's writing some kind of celestial script!

Inside the college entrance examination command center, the doctors were discussing the matter animatedly.

"Hey guys, who used Shang Dynasty characters or totem symbols in their writing? These probably weren't used when Cangjie invented characters!"

"Logically speaking, shouldn't the architecture be like sketching patterns and connecting them into a circuit board? To me, it looks like he's just scribbling nonsense!"

"Scribbles, that's a very apt description! This kid is indeed scribbling, and he's doing forty of them at once!"

"Will this work?"

All the doctors looked at Gongshu Ban.

Gongshu Ban stroked his beard and said, "I told you all long ago that this guy is a pioneer, destined to revolutionize the classic mecha industry! You didn't believe me! Now look at you, staring at each other with wide eyes! Do you believe me now?"

"Why isn't he afraid of everyone imitating him? Because everyone else is using a different code system!"

"We use numerical codes, while he uses textual codes! And even more so, totemic scripts from the Shang and Xia dynasties, the era of Cangjie's invention of characters!"

"How about that? Qin Feng's attitude towards us, and towards the world, is this: even if I teach you step by step, you still can't learn!"

The doctors, their faces burning with embarrassment at Gongshu Ban's sarcasm, disregarded their pride. The leading doctor, with his long, bushy beard, asked, "Master Gongshu, will this coding system work successfully?"

"Gongshu Ban is working in shifts," someone said. "I reckon it'll work. Didn't you see him drawing with forty laser pointers simultaneously without pausing? What does that show? It shows that this encoding system and encoding language are already very mature!"

"Building an architecture is like writing a program. If you're not familiar with the programming language, you have to go through a lot of trouble looking up words in the dictionary. But he didn't, so I reckon this architecture will be successful!"

The bearded doctor then asked, "If his framework is successfully drawn up, what should it be called?"

Gongshu Ban's eyes gleamed as he recited, "It uses the script from the Xia and Shang dynasties of the Divine Dynasty, with totem symbols as the compilation language, and takes the four chaotic elements of earth, fire, wind, and water as its foundation. Therefore, it should naturally be called the Primordial Architecture!"

"A primordial architecture! Amazing!"

"This architecture is probably just as impressive as the Lu Ban architecture!"

"For Master Gongshu to refer to this as the primordial structure, this young man has certainly left a significant mark on history!"

Just then, there was a knock at the door. "Young Master Huhai, on the orders of the eldest son Fusu, is here to deliver meals to the teachers!"

The door opened, and a young boy of six or seven, dressed in a light-colored prince's robe, looked timidly at the assembled teachers and hurriedly said, "Hu Hai greets Master Gongshu and all the gentlemen. I have been ordered by my elder brother to deliver meals to you all!"

Gongshu Ban smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble, young master. Please convey my gratitude to Young Master Fusu!"

Hu Hai replied, "Definitely! Someone bring the food!"

Dozens of servants pushed the food carts up, and the scholars, who were starving, had a great appetite for the palace feast!

Qin Feng's energy and blood are so strong that he can go three months without sleep and still not feel tired. But they can't do that. Their physiques have been like this for more than a day without eating!

Everyone was so engrossed in their studies that they didn't feel tired. Now that the food has arrived, they're all starving. 💀☺ ➅➈SнǗˣ.𝓒ｏΜ 🎃☝

When the food was served, the scholars didn't move. They just huddled together, looking at Qin Feng's depiction of the architecture on the holographic screen while chatting about their meal.

Such a grand gathering is rare even under normal circumstances. After all, these masters are not very harmonious with each other. The last time they were willing to eat in one room was at the King's banquet. Now, they are all crammed into one room for Qin Feng, and the atmosphere is quite good. This is very unusual.

"The architecture is rudimentary; I'm now curious about what kind of core is worthy of such an architecture!"

"The primordial architecture is definitely suited for a divine core; only gods are worthy of such a primordial architecture!"

"Come on, try this Spring Fragrance Stuffed Chicken, it tastes great!"

"Haha, come and drink! Mr. Gongshu, please!"

Gongshu Ban happily opened a bottle of 80-year-old Gongniang Laojiu. As he sipped the wine, his old face flushed. He rarely felt this way anymore.

Since Ou Yezi and Mozi, Gongshu Ban felt that all the masters in the world had died out, so there was no point in pursuing anything or anything.

The various skills that this young man is displaying have given even the legendary craftsman Lu Ban a sense of novelty and challenge he has never experienced before, as if he has returned to his peak form in his youth.

After drinking about half a bottle, Gongshu Ban muttered, "The architecture is almost finished; this kid should get to the core! Pay attention!"

The teachers put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked at the screen.

Nineteen hours have passed on the screen!

In comparison, smelting, structural design, and core are the real focus.

The strength of a mech's soul determines its potential.

In a typical warrior-type mech, the mech soul weakens after experiencing a devastating explosion, rendering the mech useless.

The highly resilient machine spirit can engage in multiple high-intensity burst battles. Even if it is weakened, it can repair and recharge to fight again!

It is said that the legendary machine spirits also possess their own independent personalities, or even that they are complete artifact spirits, capable of communicating with people!

Everyone present stared at the young man on the screen, wondering if he could develop a new core drawing approach.

On the screen, Qin Feng flicked his hands lightly, and the forty used laser pointers were like forty extremely sharp throwing knives, stabbing straight at the plasma wall not far to his side!

The lasers on the plasma wall extinguished, and forty flying knives landed directly on the ground with a series of bangs.

At this moment, on the other side of the wall, [Haoran Zhenxian] gritted his teeth and stared intently at Qin Feng.

What do you mean by throwing a laser pointer at me? Are you provoking me?

Test!

[Yi Sheng] He's right across from you, why are you throwing at him instead of him? Are you targeting me?

[Haoran Zhenxian] was not very skilled to begin with, and at this moment, he was distracted. All he saw was Haoran Zhenxian's Starfire Furnace suddenly explode, and all the materials turned into flames and rushed towards [Haoran Zhenxian]!

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the cooling spray fell and blocked the flame blast, but even so, [Haoran Zhenxian] was still covered in soot from the flames.

The Daoist Master glanced at the unfortunate Immortal Haoran and leisurely recited, "The Dao that can be spoken of is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name!"

[Haoran Zhenxian] glared at [Daoist Daojun], but he didn't have time to argue with him at the moment and could only continue to speed up the forging.

At this moment, Qin Feng had already begun drawing the core.

The process of creating the core begins with creating the algorithm, followed by outlining the core design. The algorithm and the core are then integrated to form a kind of spiritual entity with the algorithm as its core. This spiritual entity is then forged into the mecha's most robust heart.

The biggest difference between core drawing and architecture drawing is that one is drawn on mech parts, while the other is drawn on the body itself!

Yes, you heard right, they drew it directly on their own bodies!

To pierce the skin and drip one's blood onto the mech's heart, awakening its soul!

This technique is inherited from the ancient art of forging magical artifacts!

In ancient times, during the Xia and Shang dynasties, when crafting magical artifacts, it was necessary to infuse them with the souls of animals to enhance their spirituality. This practice was later passed down to the Zhou dynasty, but King Wen of Zhou felt it was against the natural order and forbade people from doing so anymore.

Mainly, after the Zhou Dynasty, in the new universe era, there were far fewer wild beasts like the Qi Luck Totem, not enough for everyone to share. So the mecha forgers took a different approach: since they couldn't use the soul of the Qi Luck Totem, they would use their own soul!

This is also an important reason why classic mecha forgers are respected. Their spirit of self-sacrifice, their great courage and determination are not possessed by ordinary people. However, this self-harming forging method also brings great criticism. Basically, every classic mecha forger needs to rest for a very long time after forging to recover the lost blood essence and spiritual power.

A guy like Qin Feng, a terrifyingly inhuman being with two thousand units of Qi and Blood, would naturally show no mercy to himself when he got into trouble.

On the screen, Qin Feng raised his hands and made a cut on his forearm with the sharp sacrificial knife, and blood flowed down his arms!

Instead of finding a container to hold his blood like a conventional swordsmith, Qin Feng crossed his arms in front of him and stared intently at the core of the mecha in front of him.

This core, the size of a human, radiates golden light. It is the strongest and most robust component that Qin Feng forged using rare materials from the national treasury. Even if the entire mecha is destroyed, this thing will not be damaged.

Qin Feng's pupils seemed to be working hard, and under the high-definition camera, rows of fine, dense data appeared on the pupils of his dark eyes. The numbers were very small, but if you looked closely, you could make out that Zi 1, Chou 2, Yin 5, Mao 6, Chen 7, Si 8, Wu 9, Wei 9, Shen 4, You 3, Xu 9, Hai 2...

In the command center, everyone stared in disbelief.

"This, this is an algorithm! He's focused the algorithm into his pupils, what is he trying to do!"

"Normally, shouldn't the algorithm be embedded through a supercomputer? What is he trying to do!"

"The heart of the mech is extremely vulnerable. If it's not damaged properly, it'll be beyond repair! His mech will be ruined!"

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Gongshu Ban read aloud, "He intends to use his powerful mental strength to directly inscribe the algorithm out of thin air, and then create the machine soul in one go!"

Everyone was stunned, looking at Master Gongshu. The bearded doctor said, "This, this is impossible! Master Gongshu! After the algorithm is entered, it needs to be tested to match which of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) of the machine soul is suitable. He just directly entered the algorithm to fuse with the machine soul, this doesn't make sense!"

Gongshu Ban retorted, "Your reasoning only applies to you, not to him. His reasoning is superior to ours; therefore, his reasoning is the only valid reasoning!"

Gongshu Ban's words left everyone speechless. Indeed, they didn't use the same compilation language as you, and their architectures were different. Their machine souls would definitely not be the same as yours.

No sooner said than done, Qin Feng, with blood streaming down his arms on the screen, had no time for the doctors' nonsensical thoughts.

Every drop of this blood is incredibly precious!

Qin Feng crossed his arms and then suddenly opened them. The cut on his forearm suddenly split open, and the blood, guided by his mental power, actually transformed into countless blood-red threads that densely wrapped around the heart of the mecha, which was more than a person tall!

At the same time, the light in Qin Feng's pupils, following the transmission of spiritual power, frantically coiled around the heart of the mecha in front of him along the blood-red threads.

On the screen, one could only see golden threads frantically shaping the mecha's soul within its core, while black and white calculation data outlined its operational logic. The entire scene lacked the tragic scenes of other mecha forgers; instead, it was filled with a magnificent epic feeling reminiscent of Nuwa creating humans!

Even the most clueless layman can't help but sigh that mecha forgers are the profession closest to the creator.

A day and a night passed.

Many viewers fainted or died suddenly in front of their television screens, but many more remained glued to the screen, eagerly awaiting the moment when the golden blood-red threads would unravel and the machine spirit would be born!

In a tavern in Xianyang, a middle-aged man dressed in a white swordsman's robe stared intently at the screen, his hand gripping the wine glass so tightly that cracks appeared in the ice. He suppressed his elation, feigning nonchalance, and said, "This title of 'Junior Uncle' is absolutely well-deserved!"

Behind him, a dark figure appeared faintly. He was tall and imposing, with long white hair and a melodious voice, "Using a compilation language system that has never been used before, he created a brand new mecha genre, drawing the framework and shaping the mecha soul for you live in front of hundreds of billions of people! I have no objection to such a person being the founder of Guiguzi, but I am worried that my master will have objections."

Gai Nie glanced at the dark figure. "Tian Qi is dead?"

"No." Wei Zhuang, holding his wine cup, casually picked up a piece of braised beef and muttered, "Don't talk about him, he's a boring guy. Let's watch Junior Uncle! If Junior Uncle succeeds this time, Senior Brother, you'll probably get another classic mecha! A brand new type of classic mecha with no backdoors, and forged by your own family!"

Gai Nie sipped his drink, watching the projected television. "Xiao Zhuang, you're so eager for power; you must be determined to get your hands on a mecha!"

Wei Zhuang said, "I do crave power, but when it comes to mechas, I don't trust the work of outside mecha forgers! Classic mechas are the easiest to have backdoors implanted in them. Haven't you seen how many classic mechas have backdoors implanted, and then during a duel, the mecha forger detonates the backdoor as a final move, causing the mecha's soul to explode, directly tearing the pilot to pieces and scattering their soul! Piloting those illegitimate classic mechas is just courting death! But Junior Uncle is an exception; he's one of us, and I'd be happy to accept his mecha!"

Gai Nie glanced at Wei Zhuang, "Even if they're your own disciples, you still need to settle accounts!"

"I've already paid." Wei Zhuang raised his white eyebrows. "That 100 million is my payment! With a mecha like this, it'll be incredibly easy for Junior Uncle to take first place in Jinghong! And judging from the odds on the market a few days ago, that 100 million should be worth at least ninety times, which is 9 billion! That's enough for Junior Uncle to squander! But you, Senior Brother, you only bet 10 million. Do you have the money to buy the mecha materials? If not, I can lend you some, interest-free!"

Gai Nie sneered, "You've really got guts to lend money at exorbitant interest rates on my head, Xiao Zhuang."

"Hehe!" Wei Zhuang was in a rare good mood and even teased, "Senior brother, you see evil in everyone, so you think everyone is evil. You should change this bad habit!"

Gai Nie looked at the top of the screen, "The infusion of heart and soul, the transmission of spirit, the algorithm and the machine spirit must all be completed together—the difficulty is extraordinary!"

Wei Zhuang stared at the screen. "He'd been in the exam room for 59 hours, and starting from the 19th hour, he began bleeding himself out, continuing for 40 hours! The ability to generate this blood energy, along with his own energy reserves, is simply a miracle!"

"He's not even at the Martial Apprentice level yet, but he can bleed for so long and still infuse it with willpower and spiritual energy!"

"If his cultivation level were any higher, what would happen?"

Gai Nie said, "Are you saying that many people will kill him, and that a strategist like him is too terrifying to grow up to be?"

Wei Zhuang said calmly, "The tallest tree in the forest will be felled by the wind. I'm just stating a very simple truth."

Gai Nie, holding a wine cup, gestured to Wei Zhuang, "Pour me some wine, and I'll tell you his secret, a secret that no one in the world dares to kill!"

Looking at Gai Nie's confident gaze, and then at Gai Nie's empty wine cup, Wei Zhuang's eyes became slightly unfocused. Finally, he picked up the wine pot and poured Gai Nie a cup of wine.

Gai Nie was very proud that Xiao Zhuang would obediently pour him wine; this was a privilege usually reserved for a teacher!

Wei Zhuang's expression was grim. "What secret?"

Gai Nie sipped the wine in his cup as if savoring the most precious vintage in the world, and recited, "Daughter of Xi Shi, ten marriage contracts!"

Wei Zhuang's eyes hardened. "Another marriage certificate? Damn it! I should have known better. The only thing that can make the world wary is ten marriage certificates!"

Gai Nie paused for a moment, "What do you mean? You encountered other holders of marriage certificates?"

Wei Zhuang said coldly, "Tian Qi! He's holding a marriage certificate, the second one! My Quicksand organization had already planned to kill him, but he produced the marriage certificate, and every time we chased him down, we failed! Even when I intervened, this scoundrel escaped my encirclement three times thanks to that marriage certificate!"

Gai Nie seemed thoughtful. "A person like you never hesitates to use any means necessary against your enemies. What good is the marriage certificate? Does he think he can wear it as armor?"

"You don't understand," Wei Zhuang said. "You've never fought against the holder of the marriage certificate, so you wouldn't know that the marriage certificate represents not only the face of the major sects in the world, but also the principle of Heaven's Way: fifty parts, forty-nine parts, and one part disappears! I'll tell you some information for free: when Fan Li created the marriage certificate, besides the leaders of the nine major forces, there was another person named Yin Xi."

Gai Nie asked in surprise, "Yin Xi, the last person to have seen Laozi, and also hailed as Laozi's only verifiable direct disciple in the world? If he forged the marriage certificate using the principles of the Heavenly Dao and the Daoist school, then you really wouldn't be able to do anything to Tian Qi!"

"There was no way before, but now we do." Wei Zhuang's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "My junior uncle also has a marriage certificate. He and Tian Qi are destined to be mortal enemies. If my junior uncle kills Tian Qi later, it will still count as my Quicksand completing its mission!"

Gai Nie asked curiously, "Who hired someone to kill Tian Qi?"

Wei Zhuang drank his wine. "You're asking too many questions! Senior brother, please get your bearings straight. You're the head of the Court of Justice, and I'm the leader of the assassin group Quicksand. One of us is an official, and the other is a bandit. Don't try to get close to me! It makes me feel like you're trying to persecute me."

On the screen, Qin Feng's body trembled once again, but the audience present thought, "You're doing it again!"

You've lied to me once or twice, and you're lying to me again this time!

Do you think we're easy to bully?

We, the audience, are intelligent too!

In the Xianyang evening news live broadcast room, Miss Jiayu, who was showing off her meal, saw Qin Feng swaying and quickly put down her chopsticks to get back to work, "Xianyang News, this is Jiayu!"

"As you can see, our young hero Qin Feng seems to have reached his limit."

"However, considering Qin Feng's past record of repeatedly feigning extreme fatigue to mislead and deceive the audience, we cannot truly determine that he is in a weakened state!"

"However, purely from the perspective of human limits, Young Hero Qin Feng's physique, which allowed him to bleed continuously for a day and two nights without any replenishment, can be considered an extraordinary model of human ability. After all, for a quasi-martial apprentice to bleed so much and not die is already a miracle!"

"The muscle texture in Young Hero Qin Feng's arms is now healing, and the crimson silk covering the mecha's heart is beginning to melt away. I'm really looking forward to the moment the mecha spirit is born!"

"The normal forms of the machine spirit are mostly transparent bubbles the size of a fist, or mysterious soft-bodied animal forms with mosaics. With Qin Feng's long period of mental training and spiritual infusion, given his aesthetic values, it should also be a very cute bubble form."

"Look! The blood vessels on the mechs' hearts are starting to dissipate! Is the machine spirit about to emerge?!"

At the top of the screen, Qin Feng raised his arms and slowly closed them, then sat down on the ground. His face was pale, his eyes were unfocused and lifeless, and his eyes were dark-rimmed. He looked as if he had been in a brothel for three days and three nights without getting out of bed.

Before Qin Feng, however, he saw the blood-red silk threads shatter layer by layer, and then a dazzling white light burst forth from the shattered blood-red silk threads!

"It's a machine spirit!"

"The Radiance of the Machine Soul!"

"This light is indescribably dazzling, yet indescribably gentle! Just like the sun!"

As Miss Jiayu described it, she began to go into a near-neurotic frenzy.

"As you can see, the form of the machine spirit is emerging! First, an arm appears, then a leg! Wait! Could it be that Young Hero Qin Feng's machine spirit is in human form?"

"Incredible! They can actually create machine spirits in human form!"

"Wait! This mech's hand... it's actually going from a pixelated blur to a clear, solid form! A real handprint! You can see the lines on the fingers clearly visible! The mech's arm also shows fine lines, and the muscle texture, like a coiled dragon, is almost identical to that of Young Hero Qin Feng! Could it be that Young Hero Qin Feng sculpted a mech based on himself?"

"My God, is this the ultimate form of narcissism?"

"The average person's level of narcissism is nothing more than taking a 45-degree photo in front of a mirror! But Young Hero Qin Feng's highest level is to directly create a machine spirit based on himself!"

"The mecha's heart is forged from metal into its body, its mental algorithms into its logic, and its blood essence into its flesh. Therefore, Qin Feng didn't just create a mental soul; he created a person! A mecha spirit capable of real physical damage! This is fundamentally different from those ghostly mecha spirits! Having such a mecha spirit by his side is equivalent to having a real, unwavering brother who will never betray him!"

"This looks so cool, so unconventional, so imaginative!"

"My God, how romantic! I never imagined in my life that technology could be linked with romance! Perhaps young hero Qin Feng isn't the most talented scientist, but he's definitely the most romantic and literary scientist!"

"At this moment, young hero Qin Feng is not alone. The souls of Ou Yezi, Gan Jiang, and Mo Xie have possessed him! He is not alone; he represents the new dawn of the mecha era. He will become the founding father of a new mecha school! We are all honored to witness the birth of a founding father of mecha today!"

Amid the host's erratic remarks, Qin Feng's true nature was finally revealed to the world on the screen.

This was a young man exactly like Qin Feng, standing 1.8 meters tall, with a holy white aura emanating from his body. He had long, silver-white hair that cascaded over his shoulders, and wore a battle robe that was neither quite pleasing nor elegant. He seemed to be getting used to his new body, standing there constantly looking around.

At this moment, Qin Feng looked at the young man in front of him who looked exactly like him, his eyes filled with bloodlust. He looked at him as if he were looking at a part of his own body, as if he were looking at his arm or limb.

This feeling is so wonderful!

Qin Feng tried to control the boy in his mind, and the cold mechanical spirit that was triggered then followed Qin Feng's command and actually squatted down in mid-air, doing a basketball-dribbling dance. At this moment, he was only one pair of overalls away from the person Qin Feng remembered.

"Ding!" The exam room timer announced, "Attention candidates, you have less than 12 hours remaining in your exam!"

"Attention test takers! Your exam time is running out!"

At this moment, Qin Feng stood up, forcing himself to lean on the table, and said leisurely to the machine spirit, "You are now a mature machine spirit, you must learn to choose your own firepower system!"

As soon as Qin Feng spoke, the machine spirit seemed to understand and, guided by the algorithm logic, began to assemble the final firepower system on its own!

This scene drove not only the ordinary viewers in front of the screen, but even the bigwigs in the command center into a frenzy.

"Holy crap! What's going on?! The machine spirit is assembling its own firepower system! And you're just going to stand there and watch?"

"What I've seen and heard today is probably something I've never seen in three lifetimes. It's outrageous! The machine spirit does everything itself, while the mecha forger just stands there watching. Compared to Qin Feng's machine spirit, I feel like mine is just a useless idiot!"

"However, according to the exam rules! Mech pilots must forge their own mechs, not have the mech spirit forge them! He cheated!"

A doctor, seemingly having discovered the flaw, jumped out and pointed at Qin Feng, "Master Gongshu, he cheated! He didn't assemble the firepower system himself!"

Gongshu Ban sipped his wine without saying a word, but gave the doctor a pitying look, as if he were looking at an idiot.

The doctor realized something was wrong.

After that, almost all the doctors looked at him with that same gaze.

The implication is quite clear.

"Cheating? If this counts as cheating, then show me how you do it!"

"How much bribe did you take from those other top-tier experts to be working so hard to find flaws? You've got a lot of work to do!"

"The way you're yelling about cheating is making us all lose face! Is this cheating? This is a new direction in academia! Idiot!"

"Our machine spirits are all in spirit form, while theirs have physical bodies. You're accusing them of cheating? Are you kidding me?"

The doctor who called it cheating awkwardly left the command room. He had been expelled from the group and would never be accepted by anyone again.

The bearded doctor asked, "Master Gongshu, in your opinion, how should we name this machine spirit and firepower system?"

Gongshu Ban put down his wine jug, his old face radiating righteous indignation. "The primordial framework must be paired with a divine figure, and his mechanical soul is enveloped in white light. The one who shines the white light most deeply within it is none other than the Heavenly Emperor Haotian, the Eastern Emperor Jun! Let's call it the Haotian Core!"

"As for firepower! Look at the weaponry this machine spirit has chosen; it's almost entirely composed of weapons of mass destruction: chainsaw swords, kinetic energy cannons, and laser-cutting combination throwing knives!"

"Such a powerful war machine can only be matched by Xing Tian from the ancient Heavenly Court! Let's just call it Xing Tian's Firepower!"

The bearded doctor clapped his hands in praise, "The primordial framework, the core of Haotian, and the firepower of Xingtian! Haha, the three major elements are all in place. Now we only need to wait for the final fusion and activation to complete it!"

The doctors nodded in agreement, discussing, "The firepower of the machine spirit is only part of it; ninety percent of the firepower of a classic mech still comes from its own martial arts combat ability!"

"That's true, but judging from Young Hero Qin Feng's astonishing ranking, I reckon his martial arts are also among the best. With such a top-tier martial arts practitioner combined with the mecha he forged himself, heavens, I don't even dare to imagine what his limits are!"

"The pilot and the mech spirit need to resonate, while the mech forger and the mech can communicate directly without resonance. Theoretically speaking, mech forgers are more suitable to pilot mechs because we forged them with our own hands, we understand them, and they will not betray us! It's just a pity that mech forgers like us are busy forging mechs every day and neglect martial arts, so we have no choice but to hand over the mechs to martial arts masters who are more suitable for us."

"Qin Feng's appearance will put into practice the truth above: we mecha forgers are the best pilots! Combining strength, technology, and culture, he will bring mecha forgers from behind the scenes to the forefront!"

The countdown to the exam was getting increasingly urgent, from 12 hours to 10 hours, 8 hours, 6 hours... and then one hour!

At this moment, Haotian Machine Soul has already selected its most suitable weapon according to the logical algorithm.

Qin Feng has now recovered to about 70-80% and is facing the final stage: human-machine integration!

This is the final test of the results. The mech pilot will merge with his mech and begin the battle.

Amidst everyone's anticipation, Qin Feng glanced at the clock in the examination hall. The time was almost an hour less than he had predicted, mainly thanks to the help of the Machine Soul.

The machine spirit is incredibly intelligent, completely mimicking my personality and operating logic. Its algorithm system is only 20% smarter than my brain in terms of computing power!

After all, a machine soul has no emotions or desires, no feelings, and no understanding of human relationships; it is a purely logical algorithm machine!

Qin Feng gave a command to the machine spirit, and the machine spirit came to the opposite side of Qin Feng. The two almost identical teenagers looked at each other, hundreds of meters apart!

Qin Feng's figure sank, and the mechanical soul followed suit!

next moment!

Qin Feng's figure transformed into a blood-red rainbow, rushing towards the Machine Soul!

The machine spirit also transformed into a long white rainbow and rushed towards Qin Feng!

The souls of the man and the machine collided violently, and white light instantly filled and enveloped the entire screen!

Amidst the white light, the Mech Soul Ice cracked open, and countless fragments frantically released rays of light. Under the entanglement of those white halos, the mech fragments that were originally on the high platform seemed to be guided, and with a whoosh, they began to surround Qin Feng!

Under the extremely detailed photography of the ultra-high-speed radio frequency camera in the examination room, hundreds of billions of viewers directly watched this magnificent performance transformation show!

Qin Feng floated in mid-air, his body covered in white light, as mecha parts rapidly attached themselves to his arms, legs, shoulders, chest, head, and shoulders...

After a spin, Qin Feng raised one hand to the sky and the other to the ground, making the gesture of refining heaven and earth!

boom!

The ground shook, and terrifying cracks, each more than a meter wide, appeared on the solid ground of the entire examination hall. The cracks spread in all directions, instantly paralyzing the surrounding advanced examination halls and the preparation area of ​​the advanced examination halls!

The wailing alarm sounded all around!

Amidst the wailing alarms, bursts of condensed steam, and the dazzling, diffused high-temperature sparks, a standard-sized classical mecha, a full ten feet tall, broke through layers of thick fog and appeared in everyone's sight.

The mecha was radiating a dazzling and magnificent light. At first glance, it looked like a majestic general of the Qin Dynasty magnified countless times. Beneath the mecha's flowing six-sided alloy battle skirt, hundreds of miniature jet devices emitted a series of mesmerizing and dazzling turbine flames. The mecha slowly raised its arm and snapped its fingers. The energy net wall in front of it exploded with a series of bangs!

Compared to the triangular and square structure of traditional mecha, this classic mecha truly showcases the style of ancient mecha.

Just standing there, he gave people a sense of oppression, like a god descending from heaven!

It was as if ancient gods had emerged from the ruins, looking down upon this new universe once more!

The Great General Ancient God Mech emitted two beams of white light from its pupils, instantly extinguishing the streaks of starfire and flames that shot out from the direction it was facing!

The exam room is about to explode!

"Sorry everyone!" Qin Feng shouted towards the camera while piloting his mecha, "The exam hall is about to explode! I'm running for my life. See you later, everyone!"

As he was leaving, the mecha turned sideways, raised its arms, and clasped its hands in a fist salute to the audience opposite the camera. "Oh right! I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Qin Feng! Qin Feng, the strategist known as 'Half a Move Ahead of Heaven'! My precious mecha is called Wude! Wu is Wude, and De is De! Don't forget! The martial world isn't far away, see you at the Martial Arts Department again!"

Boom! The Spark Furnace exploded and shattered!

The Wude broke through the sea of ​​fire, shattering the tens of thousands of degrees of fiery core, transforming into a dazzling golden rainbow that pierced through the flames, leaving a long afterimage before disappearing from everyone's sight!

In the college entrance examination command center, Qin Feng and the mecha had disappeared from the screen, leaving only the Five Cities Military Command personnel flying in to hurriedly put out the fire.

The students' minds were still filled with the image of the mechas combining, and everyone's heads were buzzing.

The mechs of these big guys are all futuristic, armored mechs, full of a space vibe.

Qin Feng's mecha gives people the feeling of a living giant god. The oppressive feeling when the golden ancient general mecha appears in front of you is an oppressive feeling that comes from the depths of the soul!

Gongshu Ban slowly rose to his feet and spoke in a melodious voice, "The Primordial Architecture, the Haotian Core, and the Xingtian Firepower—it used an ancient compiled language that we cannot understand to give us a vivid lesson, and further demonstrated to the world a third school of mecha, one that does not belong to classical mecha, nor to assembly-line mecha. I, Gongshu Ban, am willing to call your mecha school the Ancient God School!"

"All colleagues, please stand!"

"A salute to the new mecha genre, the future pioneer!"

All the doctors stood up in unison, bowed deeply towards the screen, and shouted in unison, "Bravo!"

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