The arena is divided into three areas. Two areas are for making mechanisms, each belonging to the contestants. The middle area is the mechanism battle area. In front of Ning Zhuo, there is a long table with many materials on it. Ning Zhuo quickly scanned these materials and found that they were all at the level of Qi Refining, so low-end that he felt familiar. They are fist gold, fire essence, ancient wood with spiritual patterns, large water droplets condensed with frost, and charcoal-baked clay. Finally, there is a piece of medium-grade spiritual stone. "Are there tools for making mechanisms?" Ning Zhuo had a question in his mind. He didn't see it for the time being. Without making tools, it is completely hand-made, and the difficulty of making mechanisms directly increased tenfold, not just that. However, Ning Zhuo found that there were a lot of array patterns on this table. This immediately reminded him of the operating tables in the clinic.
"Maybe this is the same arrangement as those operating tables. There are many mechanism tools stored in the table." Ning Zhuo wanted to verify this conjecture, but found that he couldn't move. There was an invisible force restraining him. It was not until the announcement of the start of this round of palace examination that this invisible force suddenly disappeared, allowing Ning Zhuo to move freely. Ning Zhuo first looked in front of him, where his opponent should be. It was blurry and unclear. Ning Zhuo took a few steps forward and came to the table. He reached out and touched the table, infused his magic power into it, and indeed took out many mechanical tools. There were welding torches, vise pliers, etc. After the conjecture was successfully verified, Ning Zhuo subconsciously glanced at the opposite side, and it was still blurry. He ignored these and focused on checking the materials provided for the palace examination. Fist gold one piece after another, at first glance, there were at least thirty pieces, each of which looked like a clenched fist. The name of fist gold also came from this. Ning Zhuo knew in his heart: this is a hard metal ore with high strength and durability. "I can use it to build the skeleton of the mechanical puppet." After the inspection of the fist gold, the quality was neither good nor bad, and it was the most common one on the market. Ning Zhuo continued to check. The second item was fire essence. This thing is one of the specialties of Huoshi Xiancheng. Ning Zhuo is most familiar with it and is the fastest to check it. Ancient wood with spiritual patterns... Ning Zhuo lifted a large piece of ancient wood and put it in front of him to observe. Even after being sawed off, this large piece of ancient wood still exudes a faint vitality. The cross section of the wood is covered with spiritual patterns.
As long as a plant absorbs spiritual energy for a long time, it will produce such spiritual patterns. The longer the time, the more and denser the spiritual patterns. On the other hand, the more spiritual patterns there are, the higher the efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy. "This piece of ancient wood must have been a spiritual plant when it was alive." When Ning Zhuo checked this material, he focused on the distribution and direction of its spiritual patterns. "It can be used to store spiritual stones and build a way to transmit spiritual power. There is only one spiritual stone, so it has to keep a part of it to make the array plate of the gathering spirit array!" Ning Zhuo continued to check. The large water droplets condensed with frost flowers are as big as a washbasin. The water droplets are like a huge blue steamed bun, round and plump. On the surface of the water drop, there are pieces of frost. These frosts are large, comparable to the palm of an adult. As Ning Zhuo's palm approaches, the frost on the surface of the water drop melts quickly. "It can be used to make weapon parts, or to cool its own auxiliary parts." Ning Zhuo thought of two main application directions. Then there is charcoal-baked clay. This clay is black and gray. It will undergo huge changes with the temperature. When the temperature is high, it will become a hard solid. When the temperature is low, it will be sticky and can be easily molded. In addition, it has a very outstanding resistance to fire. Sometimes, it can also be used as coal to provide a base material for combustion and accumulate heat for mechanical creations. Finally, there is the only piece of medium-grade spirit stone. "The quality is ordinary." "A spirit stone alone is not enough for a long battle. Therefore, the spirit gathering array in the mechanical puppet is necessary." "This spirit stone can only serve as a starting stone." In the process of checking the materials, Ning Zhuo has conceived a lot. Without a break, he raced against time and officially began to refine. The first step was to build the skeleton. Ning Zhuo processed the charcoal-baked clay. He first cooled it down so that the clay could be easily shaped. With his deft hands, he shaped a pile of clay into a deep-mouthed vessel, standing on the table, like a small well dug out. Ning Zhuo took the welding torch and smelted the fist gold. The fist gold immediately turned into a pool of gold solution in the spitting of hot flames. The flowing gold was stored in the small well formed by the charcoal-baked clay.
Ning Zhuo performed the gold-picking technique on it! This spell originated from the trial level and can freely extract metals according to the monk's mind. Under normal conditions, it is difficult to purify gold from solid fist gold, which is quite difficult and slow to achieve. But in liquid state, it is twice the result with half the effort. "How many times should it be purified?" Ning Zhuo faced this question. In theory, the more the better. But in reality, he must consider time. Once the time limit is up, he can no longer manufacture the mechanism. Too many times of purification will affect the final product. The question of how many times to purify is actually a comprehensive control of the entire refining process. It would be better if the time for each step can be accurately planned. This question is not difficult for Ning Zhuo. He had a clear plan deep in his heart. According to the plan, it was most appropriate to purify three times at this stage. Such a small detail can already show whether a mechanical monk is excellent. Such details are constantly piled up, and the impact on the finished product is huge in the end. Ning Zhuo quickly passed this step and started the next step. He molded the gold solution into a skeleton shape. It is worth mentioning that these skeletons are hollow. After completing this step, Ning Zhuo began to deal with the ancient wood with spiritual patterns. Because there was only one piece of spiritual stone, Ning Zhuo had to use ancient wood to cut out a formation plate and depict the spirit gathering formation. After completing this step, Ning Zhuo cut the ancient wood along the spiritual pattern and inserted the cylindrical thin wood strips into the golden skeleton to serve as the bone core. Ning Zhuo used the spell in the trial level again. A three-inch cylindrical ancient wood strip can grow to five inches at most. If it grows longer, it will be too much, and the whole wood strip will directly dry up and die. After completing this step, Ning Zhuo rested for a dozen breaths. Skilled mechanical cultivators often have such good habits, not busy all the time, but have a balance of tension and relaxation. Because next, Ning Zhuo has to deal with the fire spirit, and he must ensure his own state. He began to deal with the fire spirit. He was very familiar with this material. Ning Zhuo made firecrackers from the fire spirit. This was also a mechanical part that he was quite familiar with. His fire monkey mechanism was generally equipped with such firecrackers as a common means of attack. When facing the frost flower water droplet, Ning Zhuo thoroughly demonstrated his attainments in formation! He arranged at least three formations in the frost flower water droplet, which was fast and stable. And in the eye of the formation, Ning Zhuo filled several frost talismans that he made on the spot. In the end, this big water droplet could change its shape at will according to Ning Zhuo's wishes.
Ning Zhuo hung it on the skeleton. Then, he shaped the charcoal-baked clay again, made it into a body, and covered it completely on the skeleton. In the remaining time, he went back again and made a large number of firecrackers. Ning Zhuo named the final mechanical puppet - Five Elements Soldiers. Its main attack method is mechanical firecrackers, and its defense is provided by frost flower drops, which can rush out of the body at critical moments and turn into armor or shields.
