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Originally, there was only this stone tablet here, inscribed with "Nature neither increases nor decreases, mind without purity or defilement, without action or law, one is a carefree immortal, whose name is left in the clouds and borrowed from the wind. Without the register of immortals, it is difficult to see," indicating the ownership of the grotto. However, since the establishment of the "Liyue Celestial Arts Academy," several "academicians" have often gathered here, and a couplet was added to the entrance of the grotto.

The first line of the couplet reads: "Those who enter this gate will have the bell tolled three times, and will be punished for their dishonesty, greed, and sullenness."

The second line reads: "Those who leave this realm, having traveled to various places, find only the true Way in the heavens."

The horizontal inscription reads: "Integration of Theory and Reality".

—Han Fulai's assessment was that it had the essence of the school motto.

The entrance to the grotto is sealed with celestial talismans, separating the inside from the outside; those without celestial power cannot enter.

Because many of the research projects at the Liyue Academy of Ascendant Arts require the attention of the Moonlit Pavilion, Mt. Aozang has become much busier lately, with Moonlit Pavilion secretaries frequently being dispatched to provide the Ascendants with necessary research resources or inquire about project progress. To facilitate communication, Master Liuyun added a "doorbell"—a small brass bell—to the entrance.

Han Fulai struck the bell three times as instructed in the couplet, and after a short while, a crack appeared in the light barrier protecting the cave.

Having not seen Shen He for some time, Han Fulai was somewhat looking forward to A-He's greeting.

However, it was neither True Lord Liuyun nor Shenhe who opened the door, but two little boys.

It's not surprising that the Liyue Immortals take on a few children as disciples, like Shen He in the past or Yao Yao now, but these two children are indeed not disciples of any Immortal.

Han Fulai recognized both children, as did Xingqiu.

“…It’s the Gao brothers!” Xingqiu’s eyes widened.

Those were the two little boys, Gao Muchen and Gao Fei, whom Han Fulai and Xingqiu had met in front of the "Wanwenjishe" two months ago.

The two children were arguing about whether the feet of the "Super Wooden Flow Iron Armor" were just decorations when Han Fulai discovered them and sent them to take the entrance exam for the "Liuxian Preparatory School". Unexpectedly, after two months, the two brothers had already been brought back to the cave by Liuyun Zhenjun. It seems that they were quite talented in mechanical arts and were chosen by Liuyun Zhenjun to be brought back to his mansion for further study.

The two brothers were both dressed in white, wide-sleeved robes. Strictly speaking, these were the crane-cloak uniforms of the Liuyun Sect, but on them, they looked more like white lab coats worn by researchers... It can only be said that their temperament was indeed not suitable for cultivating immortality.

Of course, they didn't come here to cultivate immortality; they came to pursue graduate studies...

Upon seeing Han Fulai, the Gao brothers' eyes lit up, and they all called out "Mr. Han" before surrounding him.

Han Fulai was about to introduce them to Hu Tao and the others, but the two of them completely ignored everyone else and each grabbed one of Han Fulai's sleeves—"Quickly, give us your judgment!"

Clearly, the two brothers were arguing about some design topic before they opened the door.

The last time they argued about the "ultimate weapon of Liyue," it was Han Fu who resolved it. This time, seeing Han Fu come, they wanted to do the same.

Han Fulai was pulled along by them, so he had no choice but to listen to what the two of them were arguing about.

Gao Muchen pushed up his glasses and said seriously, "Mr. Han, our 'All-Area General-Purpose Mobile Weapon - Gundam' has entered the prototype design stage. The firework tube you gave to Immortal Master Liuyun last time helped us solve the weapon design problem, and the 'Ruins Guardian' energy core that Immortal Master Liuyun brought back some time ago solved the Gundam's energy problem, but there is still the issue of the machine's mobility."

Gao Fei explained: "My idea is to make the Gundam completely 'biomimetic,' designed based on the muscles and skeleton of the human body, with full joint mobility, capable of fighting in various complex terrains, and able to realize every subtle movement of the pilot..."

"Idiot, those joints are all weak points. What if your Gundam gets its limbs broken?" Gao Muchen criticized his younger brother's thinking without any politeness. "Only a full-coverage one-piece armor can ensure defense. We must not expose our weaknesses to the enemy! With the lightweight ceramic steel material refined by the Moon-Slicing Immortal Master, mobility will not be a problem at all. The Moon-Slicing Immortal Master said that the future era is the era of materials!"

Gao Fei was completely unconvinced: "That's not right! According to your logic, Gundam is just a big metal shell. It's acceptable for aerial combat, but in ground combat, the one-piece armor can't make subtle joint movements at all. 'Muscle wrapping' technology is the way to go! Using bionic muscles to simulate joint movements, as long as I dodge fast enough, the enemy can't hit me. Master Risui said that the future era is the era of biology!"

Everyone listened with great interest to the Gao brothers' seemingly profound but ultimately incomprehensible argument, their eyes all focused on Han Fulai's face, waiting to see how he would respond.

Although Han Fulai had never built a Gundam, he had watched quite a few Gundam anime. He could tell that the two brothers were actually arguing about the development strategies of "super robots" and "real robots." Super robots are generally characterized by high defense, high health, and low mobility, with melee combat as their primary means of attack. Real robots, on the other hand, are known for their high mobility, poor defense, and mostly use long-range shooting weapons.

Simply put, Gao Muchen's design philosophy is "You can hit me all you want, but if you can't even touch me, I lose," while Gao Fei's design philosophy is "You can hit me all you want, but if you can even hit me, I lose"... To draw an analogy, Gao Muchen wants to build the 00 series Gundam, while Gao Fei wants to build the 0079 series Gundam...

Actually, there isn't a particularly strict distinction between Mega and Realistic types, and each has its advantages and disadvantages, but the key point is—

"Regardless of which one, can you manufacture it? And how much would it cost to manufacture it?" Han Fulai asked.

This question left both children stunned.

As the saying goes, "ask for the sky, but settle for the bottom." No matter how fancy you draw on the design drawings, it's questionable whether you can actually build it in reality. Even if it's technically feasible, where would Liyue, whose industry is just starting out, find so many suitable materials for the two of them to build Gundam?

Whether it's "ceramic steel material" or "bionic muscle," these are probably things that a few experts have just tested in the laboratory, and mass production is still a long way off.

Han Fulai withdrew his hand, patted the two children's heads, and said gently, "Don't be stubborn. Practicality comes first. Actually, you two can combine your opinions. The joints are designed with 'bionic muscles' to ensure mobility, and the important components are wrapped with 'ceramic steel material,' just like the armor worn by our Qianyan Army soldiers, which can ensure both defense and mobility."

He just said it casually, but the two children were clearly greatly inspired.

—Later, the Gundam of Liyue, with its "muscle-wrapped joint system" as its framework and equipped with the Void Terminal Operating System of Sumeru Technology, possessed astonishing tactical flexibility. Its external armor could be changed to different armor and weapons according to different application scenarios, making it a veritable "general-purpose continuous strategic and tactical mobile weapon".

Written in Mondstadt, it is "General purpose Utility Non Discontinuity Augmentation Mannuenvering weapon system", abbreviated as "GUNDAM".

When Han Fulai last came to Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun to discuss the construction of the "Liyue Celestial Arts Academy", this place was still a standard Celestial Cave Heaven with various landscapes such as green pines and cypresses, sea of ​​clouds and golden bridges. But now... it has become a very standard "science laboratory".

The artisans dispatched from Liyue Harbor to assist the Asgardians in their research are all busy with their respective duties.

The various instruments they operated were all made by Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun with his mechanical skills that surpassed the imagination of ordinary people. Judging from their appearance, Han Fulai saw at least a "drying oven" used for drying, a "blast furnace" used for refining materials, and so on. There were also all sorts of strangely shaped beakers, filtration flasks, distillation flasks, and so on.

It's clear that True Lord Liuyun and the others have put a lot of effort into studying the fertilizer formula given by Han Fulai, and it's probably already in the trial production stage.

In one of the laboratories, Han Fulai saw a strange machine.

That was—a big pot?

To be precise, it was a large blue cauldron floating in the air, with a lotus-shaped mechanism suspended beneath it, spewing golden-red flames down into the cauldron.

Beside the large cauldron stood two men, one with a gaunt face, tall and thin, wearing a black robe, and the other with a simple and honest face, a sturdy build, and dressed in yellow.

They appeared to be manually operating the lotus-shaped mechanism to apply heat to the bottom of the pot.

Han Fulai was very familiar with the golden light emanating from their hands; it was immortal power.

The two were still talking to each other.

"If I had known that Liu Yun had such a good thing, I should have borrowed one before..." The man in black robes seemed to be very familiar with Liu Yun, the True Monarch of Borrowing Wind.

The man in yellow shook his head and said, "Neither of us has ever been interested in mechanical arts, nor do we crave food or drink. Borrowing it would only make it a decoration."

The man in black robes seemed quite sentimental: "You can't say that. If I had any cooking skills, why would Shen He have had to eat only wildflowers and weeds when he was training with me... Alas..."

The man in yellow advised, "This isn't your fault. When that child was cultivating with Liu Yun, Liu Yun only fed her these things, saying they would help with her cultivation..."

The man in black sighed softly: "That's because she thought everyone ate the same thing as Gan Yu..."

Judging from their conversation, could these two be...?

At this moment, the Gao brothers who were leading the way bowed respectfully to the two of them: "Greetings, Master Li Shui, greetings, Master Xiao Yue."

As expected, these two were indeed Lord Lishui Dieshan and Lord Xiaoyue Zhuyang. Because they needed to interact with the mortal technicians at the "Liyue Academy of Arts," they seemed to appear in human form most of the time here.

This was the first time Han Fulai had seen these two True Lords in their human forms.

Just then, a voice rang out from behind the group: "Hey, look who's here?"

Xiangling turned around and exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, it's that woman!"

Chapter 346 Liyue Mechanical Automation [4k]

Han Fulai could certainly recognize the voice of Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun; after all, they were old friends.

Xiangling's shout made him turn around curiously, and what he saw was not the familiar crane, but an unparalleled beauty.

The beautiful woman's hair was loosely tied up, her makeup was light and delicate, her face was as beautiful as jade, her lips as red as cinnabar, her eyes were bright and clear, and her eyebrows were like distant green mountains. She was truly shrouded in mist and ethereal beauty, with a graceful and otherworldly appearance.

Han Fulai, a transmigrator, had only seen the crane form of Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun in the game. In his imagination, if Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun were to become human, even if she wasn't like Granny Ping, she should at least be a middle-aged woman—after all, she should be quite old.

Upon seeing her today, Han Fulai immediately understood why she had taken Gan Yu and Shen He as disciples—True Lord Liuyun seemed to have a penchant for beauty, and her choice of disciples likely reflected her aesthetic preferences…

Then, Han Fulai saw this peerless beauty slightly part her lips—

"How dare you, woman! I am a named immortal, the True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng."

...When she's not speaking, she really looks like a fairy.

Han Fulai felt a pang of inexplicable regret.

"Ah, sorry..." Xiangling realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly covered her mouth.

This wasn't the first time she had seen the human form of the True Lord of Clouds and Wind.

In the past, when Xiangling went to Grandma Ping to learn cooking skills, she would occasionally see this "diner".

The full name of "that woman" is "that woman who always asks her master for recipes but is unwilling to cook herself and is also very picky about food."

The fact that a customer could be so critical of Grandma Ping's cooking skills naturally left a deep impression on Xiangling.

When Xiangling inquired about Liuyun Zhenjun from Granny Ping, Granny Ping, unwilling to let Xiangling get too involved with immortals, simply smiled and remained silent. Therefore, Xiangling's final impression was "that woman."

Han Fulai then quickly introduced his friends to the immortals, greeted them one by one, and had Xiangling present a food box—which naturally contained new dishes to be offered to Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun, including two unique dishes developed by Xiangling: "vegetarian abalone" and "eggplant chicken slices".

"Alright, let's let bygones be bygones for my slip of the tongue. This immortal will not hold a grudge against a junior." True Lord Liuyun, who had accepted the food, generously forgave Xiangling.

Although she didn't have much of an impression of Xiangling, when Han Fulai introduced her as Grandma Ping's disciple, she remembered this little girl whom A Ping called a genius chef—and the delicious food Xiangling served her stirred up a tiny bit of competitive spirit in her.

"When it comes to food and cooking, my skills and ingenuity are second to none! Look, this is my newly created 'mechanical cooking machine.' You just tried out my 'mechanical cooking machine,' Moon Shaving and Water Control.' What are your thoughts?"

Only then did everyone realize that the strange machine the two immortals had been operating was actually a cooking device. The blue vessel was a cooking utensil, and the lotus-shaped flame at the bottom of the pot was the stove fire. If True Lord Liuyun hadn't said so, they would have thought it was some kind of new-style "alchemy furnace."

The two immortals were well aware of Liu Yun's character. They exchanged a knowing glance, and the True Lord of Water and Mountain extinguished the fire at the bottom of the pot with a wave of his hand, while the True Lord of Moon and Sun Lifting raised his hand and lifted the lid of the large pot.

A strong, fresh aroma immediately wafted through the air.

Xiangling sniffed and immediately announced the name of the dish: "This is 'Yan Du Xian'!"

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun shook his head: "No, this is 'slow-cooked pickled bamboo shoots and pork stew'."

"Yan Du Xian" is actually a hot pot dish. Han Fulai and his companions had tasted Xiangling's cooking at Qingce Village before, so they immediately understood after hearing Xiangling's explanation. As a stew, it's perfect to stew in this large pot. In Hu Tao's words, "Yan Du Xian" is just "pot-boiled wild vegetable soup," which is not considered highbrow, but it's puzzling why the high and mighty immortals would be interested in this dish from the mountain folk.

Moreover, slow cooking is just a classification of cooking time. Does adding the words "slow cooking" to "Yan Du Xian" turn it into a new dish?

The True Lord of Clouds and Wind conjured several sets of bowls and chopsticks from who-knows-where. Words are no proof; the truth will only be revealed when you taste it.

Before long, everyone received a bowl of steaming hot "slow-cooked pickled bamboo shoots and pork soup".

Apart from Han Fulai and Hu Tao, Xingqiu and the others were all somewhat apprehensive about the bowl of immortal cooking in their hands. Even the Gao brothers, who were fortunate enough to get two bowls because they led the way, were the same. They knew that immortals could use alchemy furnaces to refine elixirs, but they had never seen immortals use alchemy furnaces to cook dishes before.

Chongyun looked at the bowl in his hand with some hesitation. He couldn't eat spicy or hot food because of his constitution. Although he had tasted some hot food with cooling ingredients under Xiangling's "food therapy", the ingredients of "Yan Du Xian" were obviously not among them.

As a member of a family of alchemists who worshipped the immortals' sacred texts at home, Chongyun could not refuse the immortals' rewards. However, if he were to consume them and lose control of his "pure yang body," offending the immortals would be an even greater sin.

...Chongyun secretly used the power of the Eye of God to prepare to chill the food before eating it.

While Chongyun hesitated, Hu Tao had already devoured more than half a bowl, and then praised it highly: "Mmm, the meat is tender, the soup is delicious, the chewiness of the dried bamboo shoots is superb, and this texture... reminds me of the taste of home."

"The taste of home?" Xing Qiu asked curiously.

Hu Tao nodded. "Our family's Zhongli Keqing's 'Yan Du Xian' tastes just like this. In his words, it's called 'meticulous'."

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun raised his chin with a hint of pride: "As long as the taste is similar, that's good. The ham is made from the standard cuts used in the Moon Sea Pavilion banquet, the fresh meat is pork belly hunted that day in Qingquan Town, and the bamboo shoots are spring bamboo shoots with tightly internodes from Qingce Village. Adhering to the spirit of slow and meticulous work, it was simmered over a low flame for a full hour and a half... This recipe is from the Emperor..."

True Lord Li Shui Die Shan coughed loudly. Of course, the fact that Zhongli was the Emperor could not be revealed to these juniors.

"...Obtained from a true old-school Liyue native, he only wishes to share such 'refined' delicacies with those who appreciate them. You are truly fortunate to have such a treat today." Liu Yun borrowed Feng Zhenjun's head to cover his embarrassment, then urged, "Quickly, try it all and give us your feedback."

Everyone tried it as suggested, and this "slow-cooked pickled bamboo shoots and pork belly" was indeed extraordinary. If ordinary "pickled bamboo shoots and pork belly" is a fine dish among stews, then this "slow-cooked pickled bamboo shoots and pork belly" can be called an "artwork among stews".

Moreover—this dish seems to have been made using that strange mechanism?

Seeing the curiosity of the group, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun took out a pair of red-rimmed glasses and put them on his nose, instantly adding a touch of erudition and intellect to his demeanor—or, as Han Fulai put it, he suddenly looked like Gan Yu's colleague... that is, her female secretary.

She walked to the large blue cauldron and introduced it to everyone: "To create this cooking mechanism, I consulted countless ancient texts. You must know that in the matter of 'cooking,' there are several most important things. First, finding the ingredients. Ingredients are of paramount importance in cooking. Countless chefs have worked tirelessly, traveling far and wide to find rare and precious ingredients..."

The words of Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun clearly resonated with Xiangling, who nodded repeatedly.

Seeing this, True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng was secretly pleased and continued, "My mechanism can solve this problem first. This mechanism contains a 'food map'. Just activate the mechanism, and it will automatically search for the origin of the ingredients and mark the direction with immortal power. The chef only needs to follow the path."

...This, this is practically a built-in GPS navigation system! If this technology could be used in the military, guided missiles wouldn't be a dream... Han Fulai almost blurted it out.

Actually, this inspiration came from Granny Ping's sect. Granny Ping had mentioned to Xiangling that she was traveling around searching for delicious food, and the "Osmanthus Fairy Machine" that she gave to Xiangling's junior sister Yaoyao had a built-in fairy power positioning system. Liuyun Zhenjun combined these two ideas, which resulted in this wonderful use of automatically finding ingredients.

"Can it find its own ingredients?" Xiangling asked immediately, her words flowing freely.

"Ahem... Well..." True Monarch Liuyun Jiefeng coughed lightly, "This immortal has not had enough time to research this, and cannot solve this problem for the time being... how the pot can automatically find its way on the rugged mountain path..."

Wait, you actually thought about letting the pot find its own ingredients? Han Fulai felt that his understanding of Liyue's magical technology had been refreshed once again.

Lord Liuyun Jiefeng skipped over this topic and continued, "Secondly, it concerns cooking. I have set up countless ingenious mechanisms within the system; simply put in the ingredients, and it will automatically handle everything."

"Huh, does this pot cook automatically?" Hu Tao asked curiously. She was clever and quick to learn, but cooking was her only weakness. If she had a fully automatic cooking pot, where she could just throw the ingredients in and have fragrant dishes pop out on their own, she could definitely show off to Zhong Li.

The two True Lords, who were equally clueless about cooking, understood this all too well.

True Lord Xiaoyue Zhuyang nodded and said, "That's right. As long as you set the processing methods for each ingredient and carefully set all the parameters for making the dish, it can operate automatically according to the requirements."

"I saw with my own eyes how it cut bamboo shoots into shreds and sliced ​​ham into thin slices. Its knife skills are comparable to those of the most famous chefs in the world, and its ingenuity far exceeds our imagination." The True Lord of Lishui Dieshan praised it without reservation.

Hearing his two old friends' praise, True Lord Liuyun couldn't help but smile: "Hmph, I collected recipes from all over Liyue so that even those who don't know cooking techniques can make delicious dishes. As long as the recipe steps are entered into it, this 'Cooking Machine' will definitely be able to present the deliciousness of the recipe without any error."

Such incredible skill left everyone in awe.

"Not only that, it also has a very important function."

As Liu Yunjiefeng Zhenjun spoke, he pushed up his glasses, and a glint seemed to flash in his eyes behind the lenses.

She pressed the "mechanical cooking machine" and flipped the pot upside down. "Please take a look at this pot, everyone."