Once he spoke, Lou Feng fell silent.

He looked at him.

Speechless with shock.

Setting aside preconceived notions and thinking according to Ji Jue's question, the creation before him seemed, maybe, possibly, indeed...

Hiss!

—It really doesn't count!

The main materials are alloy, rubber, and chips; the primary technology is industrial exoskeleton paired with those already mature complementary technologies, and the driving mechanisms are all self-developed...although it was written by the servers post-Mechanical Descent, but you could say it's considered as self-developed!

A standard industrial product.

No spiritual circuits and special materials, nor does it have any blessing or Superior aura, how could it be counted as an alchemy creation?

Though the Spirit of Creation is mature, it's not artificially processed; in fact, it might not even be a Spirit of Creation...because it inherently has the dual attributes of spiritual creatures and the Spirit of Creation.

To be serious, it's merely suspected of abusing spiritual creatures, but this falls under the domains of Ascension and Vortex, and Ascension Series never manage these matters, everyone minds their own business. As for Vortex System... hahaha, we in the Vortex have much more flamboyant tricks than you craftsmen!

As for the main regulatory body, well, let me see, the Security Bureau!

And according to territorial principles, this is a domestic case in Hai Province; Coastal Industry and Coast Technology are registered in Cliff City North Mountain District and Tide City Central District respectively, administered by Wen Wen and Lou Yanyue. Even if it escalates, it can only be presented before Guardian Lv...

Alright, enough, who is it here, why accuse the official?

This loophole is so thin, even Gustav would shake his head, and even the Punishment Team wouldn't find the door!

What's more, even if it is a loophole, it still falls within the tacit rules. Even if the association gives no face, and really tightens the regulations, Ji Jue certainly won't be the one cursing the loudest!

If really speaking, on the whole machine, the only real risk is the container used to house the Spirit of Creation.

But now, Ji Jue rummaged through the gray and eventually found a tightly sealed, well-preserved box. After tearing open the seal and opening it, he took out a palm-sized motherboard.

He tossed it to Lou Feng.

Lou Feng held it, unceremoniously began reverse-engineering it, and the more he analyzed, the more astonished his expression became—sure enough, apart from the commonly seen motherboard materials, it contained some spiritual conductors, mostly common Mercury and lead, the favorite mediums for Fluid Alchemy.

But my industrial products use Mercury and lead, is that illegal?

What law is that breaking?!

Environmental protection law?

It does have Spiritual Crystals mixed in, but the method is extremely subtle and ingenious, the whole motherboard doesn't exceed 0.2 grams, effectively compressing costs, yet still far from meeting the association's alchemy product standards that mandates 0.41 grams per 200 grams!

It's been downgraded in quantity, but yes, the purity and quality are higher, and the processing requirements are stricter, which probably explains why there's interest in collaborating with the Lou Family.

With just a glance, Lou Feng identified four areas in craftsmanship and process where cost reductions could be made.

With this calculation, the highest cost ironically comes from the Spirit of Creation derived from the Fly King, yet if the entire product doesn't net over thirty times the profit, Lou Feng would write his own name backwards!

What truly perplexed him, making him hold the motherboard and continuously examine it, was...

"How did you solve the adaptation between the Spirit of Creation and the vessel?"

Lou Feng, holding a Spiritual Probe, commenced deconstructing it on the spot, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't find any traces of alchemy connection!

Admittedly, some places seemed processed, yet there was no exact evidence. The Spirit of Creation and the entire motherboard had already merged beautifully and adapted perfectly.

As if they were naturally integrated, seamless!

You have to realize, any spiritual circuit and rune inside would be ferreted out by the association's supervision department with magnifying glasses and restricted.

But now, the Spirit of Creation seemed to be born from within the motherboard, completely flawless.

Is this even possible?

Even Fluid Alchemy must adhere to the four principles of Ascension, Purification, Extraction, and Integration. How could there be no trace?

The more he observed, Lou Feng's pupils kept shrinking, uncontrollably quivering slightly:

"How did you do it?!"

Then, he saw Ji Jue's mysterious smile curve up at the corners of his mouth.

Smiling.

"Want to learn?"

Ji Jue's whisper echoed in his ear, like a devil's temptation: "I'll teach you."

Hell, do I need you!

Lou Feng instinctively wanted to retort, but his fingers involuntarily tightened around the motherboard, freezing.

Seems like, I really do need it...

The technology fits so perfectly with his research direction, right in front of him, yet he's never seen it, never even thought about it.

No craftsman could tolerate such a situation, nor overcome such a formidable lure. Before anger and refusal, what first emerged in his heart was uncontainable thirst and wavering.

Dazed, he looked at Ji Jue.

Ji Jue was also looking at him.

Just smiling.

Neither mocking nor mischievous, as if merely saying, casually, like offering to treat lunch after a chat, unconcerned and unhurried.

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